Irrsinn.net: taking joy in human unreason

Quasi-daily linkage

Broadsheet - Salon.com - Very well-written article on overweight folks having to buy two seats on planes. "See, those of us who are and/or love people to whom airlines' "person of size policies" apply don't automatically envision the discomfort of getting stuck next to a fatty; we envision the ...

Deliberate starvation

I find that I have a lot of trouble mustering the courage to write about weight loss here. I mean, to really write about it, to give numbers and talk about specific failures and how I felt and how much weight loss sucks. My one goal for 2008 (from March ...

Not-a-review: A Very Hungry Girl

I wrote yesterday that I was 39 pages into Jessica Weiner's A Very Hungry Girl (beware: affiliate link!). I went ahead and finished it last night. I'll admit that I was a little disappointed by the book, as it soon began to describe Weiner's work in far more detail than her personal ...

Tastee (del.icio.us) links! (April 25th)

Links for April 25th from 15:30 to 20:48: The Psychology of the $1000 Emergency Fund | I've Paid For This Twice Already... - A commenter's word choice really got me: "For people who have never had a comma in their savings account before, getting to that magic number can be a ...

Tastee (del.icio.us) links

Links for April 17th from 17:33 to 19:07: Push-ups giving women a bad rep - I am all about doing full-length pushups. Anyway, this article is a good look at the value of pushups and what the reputation of women being unable to do them means for gender issues in ...

“Ensuring Safety” posted

It's been a couple of weeks since I posted a story. No good excuse other than "what in the hell happened to my life?". "Ensuring Safety" follows the Transhuman Congress story "Expanding Borders". It's probably a good idea to (re)read the first part before jumping into the ...

Quasi-daily linkage

10 Weird Miniature Versions of Normal Animals - Weird Worm - These are quite adorable. Puppy! - Joel on Software - "Although I appreciate that many people find Twitter to be valuable, I find it a truly awful way to exchange thoughts and ideas. It creates a mentally stunted world in ...

Awesome trumpets: no longer an oxymoron

Curt Ramm played with They Might Be Giants in Wednesday and last Friday's shows, and I'll admit, he's given me more than a little crush on the trumpet. I'm sure Greg will be jealous. I can't find much in terms of videos of him except for Bruce Springsteen ...