Things are feeling a bit quiet again with the Occupy movement. While LA is hopefully still dancing up a storm, Dallas is regrouping and being accused of doing nothing/being in the city’s pocket (apparently, there’s a report the Dallas occupation … Continue reading →
“Meg, I give you your faults.” “My faults!” Meg cried. “Your faults.” “But I’m always trying to get rid of my faults!” “Yes,” Mrs. Whatsit said. “However, I think you’ll find they’ll come in very handy on Camazotz. anywhere and … Continue reading →
I said yesterday that I was gonna mumble about money today, and I will via more links. Huzzah! St Paul’s report links City’s ethical decline to Big Bang reforms http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/06/church-report-says-city-morality-declining This report was actually commissioned well in advance of their … Continue reading →
First things first, the Avaaz petition broke 500,000 signatures yesterday! They’ve upped it to a million, so feel free to go and sign it if you haven’t yet: The World vs Wall Street http://www.avaaz.org/en/the_world_vs_wall_st/?fjfRgcb&pv=27 And of course, a few select … Continue reading →
First things first – if you’ve not signed this petition, you might just want to. It’s the finest sort of slacktivism in action! The World vs Wall Street http://www.avaaz.org/en/the_world_vs_wall_st/?fjfRgcb&pv=27 Signing a petition isn’t much, but it’s a fair sight better … Continue reading →
I’ve never much fitted into the girl stereotype. I rarely wear dresses, I never worried a whit about planning a dream wedding, and you probably don’t want to hear my thoughts about so-called fashion. Having said that, I’ve always been … Continue reading →
The Internet is conspiring to make extremists of us all. Both Google and Facebook try to tailor the things we see ‘to our interests’, thereby paring back things they think that we don’t want to see. … the fuck? As … Continue reading →
If there is one thing that my husband and I are staunchly against in the world of t’Internet and computing, it’s cloud computing. We are rather wary of the idea of all of our data being elsewhere… and having to … Continue reading →
I love The Hobbit. I always have, and I always will. I grew up watching the Rankin/Bass adaptation, and indeed, just finished watching it for the second time this year. I’m re-reading the book at current, which was the inspiration … Continue reading →
I hit a wall yesterday. One of my many friends on Facebook posted a ‘repost this!’ sort of thing; lots of those go around, after all. This one read: Here….. Let me Piss some people off…..Thank you Florida, Kentucky and … Continue reading →