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Quasi-daily linkage
Links for January 11th from 11:11 to 11:11: A Democracy of Netbooks – I haven't found my netbook to be as revolutionary as Atwood suggests, but mine's an early model, and (I think) more hampered by the limitations of its hardware. I've had to replace its hard drive and screen once each. The newer ones I've used (Tyrone has one) are nothing short of amazing, and barely more expensive than the one I bought.
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Dancing: exactly what I wanted
Second week of belly dance and hip-hop classes: fucking amazing. We had a sub for the belly dancing class: instead of Nayna, it was her assistant, and she worked us pretty hard. We got through what felt like a big chunk of routine, learning 4 or 5 new moves and getting better at some of the early ones. The class was just as fun as last week, but felt a lot more productive. I’m going to be sore tomorrow from the rolls and agitators. Now, the hip-hop class… I dedicated a lot of words to it last week, when I wasn’t sure if I was gonna like it, blah, blah.…
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“Within Sights” posted
It’s been a while, but there’s a new mini-short in the Transhuman Congress series posted: “Within Sights“. Here’s a taste: The sniper took a deep, long breath, then picked one bullet out of her case. It was labeled “Pnth-1” on the casing. There were three others in her case, but she only needed this one right now. The Pnth models had been recognized 13 days ago as people by the Transhuman Congress, and many individuals — this entity included — were moving quickly to integrate themselves in human society. Like so many models before them, they quickly threw away decades of culture, of model identity, in their sick lust for…
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Tastee (del.icio.us) links! (January 6th)
Links for January 6th from 00:02 to 00:02: If Men Could Menstuate by Gloria Steinem – A reference in the other link I've posted: "So what would happen if suddenly, magically, men could menstruate and women could not? Clearly, menstruation would become an enviable, worthy, masculine event: Men would brag about how long and how much. Young boys would talk about it as the envied beginning of manhood. Gifts, religious ceremonies, family dinners, and stag parties would mark the day."
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Tastee (del.icio.us) links! (January 5th)
Links for January 5th from 12:12 to 12:12: Alienated Conclusions: What If Black Women Were White Women? – Wow. Great read. "What if suddenly, instantly, the power of white femininity were transferred to black women? The answer is clear: Black women would represent value, purity; and based on their natural traits would be worthy of protection and instantly become the objects of universal desire. White women would represent the opposite."