Signal boost
Mar. 1st, 2014 08:19 amHave you moved long distance? Please help my friend momebie, she needs advice!
Linkblogging!
Oct. 29th, 2011 04:36 pmThe good
I just put this bread in the oven. It smells yummy.
The bad
Gay Ugandans leave their country in fear.
States in the US, in South Dakota in particular, are taking Indian kids from their homes and tribes and putting them in white foster families.
Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation keeps track of charities and donation drives in Pine Ridge Reservation, an Oglala Sioux reservation in South Dakota, if that last segment makes you feel particularly angry and/or helpless.
The awesome
A slideshow of images of Edo-period Japanese art with an interview with the curator of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts' new show. See how many influences you can spot!
I just put this bread in the oven. It smells yummy.
The bad
Gay Ugandans leave their country in fear.
States in the US, in South Dakota in particular, are taking Indian kids from their homes and tribes and putting them in white foster families.
Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation keeps track of charities and donation drives in Pine Ridge Reservation, an Oglala Sioux reservation in South Dakota, if that last segment makes you feel particularly angry and/or helpless.
The awesome
A slideshow of images of Edo-period Japanese art with an interview with the curator of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts' new show. See how many influences you can spot!
Drive-by post...
Oct. 13th, 2011 06:17 amRest in peace, Frank Kameny, who fought the feds over his firing from the government for being gay. In 1957.
He kept over 70,000 documents over the years, the Smithsonian has the archive.
He kept over 70,000 documents over the years, the Smithsonian has the archive.
I Aren't Dead
Sep. 16th, 2011 08:33 pmCleolinda's update/summary of the Yes to Gay YA issue is well worth reading.
Here, have a list of SF/Fantasy YA with gay characters.
My Kindle screen died, which is sad, but I have a replacement, so there is that. I got it a fancy new case in an attempt to improve my Kindle karma. IT IS CUTE, GUYS.
Here, have a list of SF/Fantasy YA with gay characters.
My Kindle screen died, which is sad, but I have a replacement, so there is that. I got it a fancy new case in an attempt to improve my Kindle karma. IT IS CUTE, GUYS.
Spread the word
Sep. 13th, 2011 08:02 pmSay Yes to Gay YA! Rachel Manija Brown and Sherwood Smith share their story of an agent who would only accept their novel if they made one of their characters a little less gay. This is the LJ post, and there's a mirror at the Publishers Weekly blog.
Two completely unrelated things.
Jun. 28th, 2011 10:29 pmI've been meaning to pass this on: Maevele, who you may have seen in passing in this journal, needs a hand. Please read/pass on/give if you can/are comfortable.
Second is a question about criminal procedure in the UK. I know here on this side of the pond, if your stuff gets stolen, it can end up as evidence and you won't get it back for a while. I'm assuming this is the same in London as it in the US, but am not sure. Anyone know?
Second is a question about criminal procedure in the UK. I know here on this side of the pond, if your stuff gets stolen, it can end up as evidence and you won't get it back for a while. I'm assuming this is the same in London as it in the US, but am not sure. Anyone know?
Please pass this on and give if you can.
Nov. 19th, 2010 09:54 pmGareth Halfacree is raising money so Bletchley Park can buy Alan Turing's papers.
You know the old cliche 'if it wasn't for X, you'd be speaking German right now?' Well, if it wasn't for Alan Turing, the Nazi Enigma code might never have been broken. Turing also heavily influenced our thinking about computers and artifical intelligence, and contributed to mathematical biology. He was pretty much an amazing guy. If Bletchley Park doesn't get the cash, the papers will probably go into a private collection and be lost for years, if not forever. Please check it out, thanks.
You know the old cliche 'if it wasn't for X, you'd be speaking German right now?' Well, if it wasn't for Alan Turing, the Nazi Enigma code might never have been broken. Turing also heavily influenced our thinking about computers and artifical intelligence, and contributed to mathematical biology. He was pretty much an amazing guy. If Bletchley Park doesn't get the cash, the papers will probably go into a private collection and be lost for years, if not forever. Please check it out, thanks.
Passing on a post...
Oct. 10th, 2010 10:17 pmFrom ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
axelrod:
I don't think celebrating Spirit Day is wrong - let me be clear on that. I don't think gestures are worthless. I do think it can do things, however briefly, for morale. I do think it can send a message in some cases: "btw, I give a shit about this issue, and I probably won't let you get away with any homophobic bullshit around me" and "if you're queer, I support you".
But let's not fool ourselves.
Full text here.
EDITED to debork HTML.
axelrod:I don't think celebrating Spirit Day is wrong - let me be clear on that. I don't think gestures are worthless. I do think it can do things, however briefly, for morale. I do think it can send a message in some cases: "btw, I give a shit about this issue, and I probably won't let you get away with any homophobic bullshit around me" and "if you're queer, I support you".
But let's not fool ourselves.
Full text here.
EDITED to debork HTML.
That's from tsarina over at rm's post on an extremely triggery topic that's been going on.
( Regards Cornell University, gender policing, and surgery on little kids. Triggery as hell. )
tsarina over at rm's post on an extremely triggery topic that's been going on. ( Regards Cornell University, gender policing, and surgery on little kids. Triggery as hell. )
Icon squee ahoy!
May. 22nd, 2010 11:36 am1. Reply to this post, and I will pick five of your icons.
2. Make a post (including the meme info) and talk about the icons I chose.
3. Other people can then comment to you and make their own posts.
4. This will create a never-ending cycle of icon squee. Whoo!
chomiji picked:
( Kirk facepalming, among others )
mayatawi picked:
( A fake tiger and a death kitten, among others )
Also,save_liz is afoot again and THERE ARE ALOE PLANTS. ALOE. (And some other cool stuff too!) Liz is for real, guys, so anything you can do to help out is appreciated.
2. Make a post (including the meme info) and talk about the icons I chose.
3. Other people can then comment to you and make their own posts.
4. This will create a never-ending cycle of icon squee. Whoo!
chomiji picked:( Kirk facepalming, among others )
mayatawi picked:( A fake tiger and a death kitten, among others )
Also,
save_liz is afoot again and THERE ARE ALOE PLANTS. ALOE. (And some other cool stuff too!) Liz is for real, guys, so anything you can do to help out is appreciated.
