Nice icon: Want one? Heck, I’ve just ordered one. —— i want one.

no women applicants: Josie Fraser notes the degree in game design at the University of Derby that received 102 applications – every last one from a man. She writes: [I]t’s a national issue that needs to be addressed nationally, as well as consistently, starting with 5 year old kids. And we also need to address […]

The Observer | International | Soldier lifts lid on Camp Delta: In an exclusive interview, Saar told The Observer that prisoners were physically assaulted by ‘snatch squads’ and subjected to sexual interrogation techniques and that the Geneva Conventions were deliberately ignored by the US military. He also said that soldiers staged fake interrogations to impress […]

Blogthings – How’s Your Taste in Music?: a Your Taste in Music: 80’s Rock: Highest Influence Classic Rock: Highest Influence Progressive Rock: High Influence 80’s Pop: Medium Influence 90’s Alternative: Medium Influence 90’s Pop: Medium Influence Punk: Medium Influence 80’s Alternative: Low Influence 90’s R&B: Low Influence Adult Alternative: Low Influence Hair Bands: Low Influence […]

Death of the Faire: The eerie beauty of an abandoned Renaissance Faire. Great pictures. (Caveat: One picture of unidentified animal remains, in case you’re eating.) Link courtesy of White Noise ——— I went there that summer with Brian Erbe, his then-wife Dianne, and their friend Molly. It was a good trip all in all, if […]

Pigdog Journal (Mr. Bad’s List) — Things to Say When You’re Losing a Technical Argument: Things to Say When You’re Losing a Technical Argument ——- not a bad list.

beunited.org – Open Standards BeOS-compatible Operating Systems: beunited.org is an international, non-profit organization working to define and promote open specifications for the delivery of the Open Standards BeOS-compatible Operating System (OSBOS) platform for personal computers in consumer and business environments. The mission of beunited.org is to proliferate these open specifications through the sponsorship of technology, […]

this should probably be looked at at around 1k, but here is the full image.

copenhagen Originally uploaded by buridan. including this little gem.

As Ukraine Watched the Party Line, She Took the Truth Into Her Hands: During the tense days of Ukraine’s presidential elections last year, Dmytruk staged a silent but bold protest, informing deaf Ukrainians that official results from the Nov. 21 runoff were fraudulent. Her act of courage further emboldened protests that grew until a new […]