February 2012
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Ask Surly Amy: Feminism, Is it Even Worth it? -... →
YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES. YES....
Feb 28th
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Feb 28th
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Ableism in Atheism | What Would JT Do? →
Feb 28th
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“Your students should not have to pretend to be someone they are not in order to...”
– Tiger Beatdown › No One Will Protect You: The Suffolk County “Cross-Dressing” Ban A rule that truly fucking fails.
Feb 28th
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Good Reason: Why are atheists so rude? →
An illumanating discussion.
Feb 28th
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“Because hung parliaments make for better democracy.  A hung Upper House has long...”
– What do I want from #respill today? Another hung parliament, please
Feb 28th
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How to not be an asshole when traveling #3: don’t... →
Feb 28th
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Feb 28th
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NeuroLogica Blog » The British Chiropractic... →
The British Chiropractic Association has learned nothing useful from the Simon Singh lawsuit.
Feb 27th
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Tiger Beatdown › In Praise of Von Trier-ian... →
A take on the movie Antichrist that got me thinking.
Feb 27th
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“I think that anything that could be called sex-positive in any meaningful sense...”
– Why Sex Is Not Spiritual - San Francisco Arts - The Exhibitionist
Feb 27th
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“At age 14, I was sitting in the St. Pius the 10th Catholic Church, and it...”
– Why I am an atheist – Mike Huben | Pharyngula
Feb 27th
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The Myth of the Muslim Monolith - Skepchick →
The dangers of conflating “Muslim” and “Arabian”.
Feb 27th
“Meanwhile, the news cycle delivers one story after another of ideas that might...”
Feb 27th
NeuroLogica Blog » Richard Dawkins – Agnostic →
On defending positions.
Feb 27th
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It's Just As Bad "Down Under," As It Is All Over... →
The woo down under.
Feb 27th
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The Importance of Strong Neighborhoods »... →
How our local world is built.
Feb 27th
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Irregular Webcomic! #3216 →
A meditation on history vs. mythology, science vs pseudoscience
Feb 27th
Irregular Webcomic! #3216 →
Feb 26th
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Parents charged in death of teen | Local news,... →
PRAYER. DOES. NOT. CURE.
Feb 22nd
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The Development of Oral Contraceptive Packaging »... →
Astounding.
Feb 22nd
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Chinese retiree leads crusade against fake... →
You rock, man.
Feb 22nd
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25 Things I Want To Say To So-Called “Aspiring”... →
DO IT.
Feb 22nd
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Science-Based Medicine » Re-thinking the Annual... →
My doctor told me NOT to get a Routine Full Physical, as it may stress the conditions I do have.
Feb 22nd
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Sentient Developments: SETI stuff →
But shouldn’t there still be “noise” from before they evolved to that point…?
Feb 22nd
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The Last Supper Syndrome | The Fat Nutritionist →
This is why I don’t do Fat Tuesday.
Feb 22nd
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Tiger Beatdown › Reproductive Parts →
S.E. Smith puts how the world treats a woman’s reproductive state in perspective.
Feb 21st
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The Rhetoric of Luck Among the 99 Percent »... →
And how this construct gets in the way. Another good piece on ‘framing’.
Feb 21st
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Science-Based Medicine » SANE Vax adopts Dr. Hanan... →
they are fucking TRYING to make me hategasm, they want me to go on a rampage, I SWEAR.
Feb 21st
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NeuroLogica Blog » Evolution – It Could Have... →
But it didn’t. So the theory stands.
Feb 21st
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Feb 21st
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Where Have All the George Washingtons Gone? - By... →
Feb 21st
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TidBITS Opinion: Booth Babes: iCandy or iScream? →
I avoid booths with babes.
Feb 21st
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Why Patriarchal Men Are Utterly Petrified of Birth... →
They rage so they can turn back the clock and regain control.
Feb 21st
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The 8 Stupidest Defenses Against Accusations of... →
The article’s win. The subjects… fail.
Feb 20th
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Meretrices and Prostibulae « The Honest Courtesan →
Those Romans. Sure liked to fuck.
Feb 20th
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Rick Santorum is against pre-natal screening →
When it comes to Santorum, I pretty much HAVE to mark him as fucking failing.
Feb 20th
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“Forget trying to pass for normal. Follow your geekdom. Embrace nerditude. In the...”
– Bruce Sterling, c/o m1k3y @grinding.be
Feb 20th
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Irregular Webcomic! #3215 →
The dismissive default.
Feb 20th
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Feb 19th
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Feb 19th
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People on the internet: Omg! You're so pretty and nice! Someone would be lucky to have you!
People in real life: Here comes the awkward whale.
Feb 19th
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Feb 19th
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justsayins: It's funny... →
justsayins: There have been a lot of reblogs on that post I made regarding comic character positions. When I wrote it in a fit of frustration, I can’t really say I imagined it would circulate the way it has. That is pretty cool! And I’m not gonna lie; I’m really enjoying the fact that there is such a…
Feb 19th
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justsayins: This needs to stop...and let me tell... →
justsayins: Okay. Guys. Guys. Two things. 1) I’m a martial artist. I’ve been studying since I was seven. I wouldn’t even hesitate to say that I’m good at it. I have done work as a fight choreographer for film, and I am trained in stage combat as well. 2) I’m a contortionist. Yes. Again, since…
Feb 19th
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How Tarot Cards Started My Skepticism « Skeptic... →
And how Chris feels it boosted her parenting skills.
Feb 19th
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“You’ve confused a ‘war on your religion’ with ‘not always getting everything you...”
– Jon Stewart, the daily show
Feb 19th
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“ The same Constitution that protects your freedom of religion and expression...”
– Nicki Minaj, Satan and the Phenomenon of Christian Butthurt | Atheist Oasis – A Rational Refuge
Feb 19th
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Can Science Test the Validity of the Supernatural? →
No special cases.
Feb 19th
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Feb 18th
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