On Life and Love
Whatever is making or breaking my day.
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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."
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Um… jazz hands?
I stepped out of my shell a bit tonight and went to two dance classes: belly dancing and hip-hop. Belly dancing was a hoot — the instructor was hilarious and everyone was there for a good time. I was, of course, absolutely awful at it, but I got the gist of it pretty quickly and I’ll do a lot better next week. Hip-hop, on the other hand… Whoo. I went in knowing it wasn’t going to be club dancing, and that’s what I wanted: a “real” dance class. Unfortunately, there were a few things that complicated my ability to judge whether I want to take the class: Biggest of all:…
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Tastee (del.icio.us) links! (December 22nd)
Links for December 22nd from 09:58 to 10:23: Why It's Better To Pretend You Don't Know Anything About Computers – The Oatmeal – Ah, family. Holiday Fun: How Programming Language Fanboys See Each Others’ Languages – C# didn't make it into the table, but this is still pretty funny. Java vs. C vs. PHP vs. Ruby. The Elves Leave Middle Earth – Sodas Are No Longer Free « Steve Blank – The engineers focused on building product never noticed when the company had grown into something different than what they first joined. The sodas were just the wake-up call. As startups scale into a company, founders and the board need…