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The birds lizards and the bees
This post was started a week ago, but I fell asleep before I could finish and post it! I pulled an all-nighter last night, staying up to write a presentation in preparation for pointing it powerfully...
View ArticleOn Amanda Palmer
I really meant to add this blogpost by Hayley to my list of links below, but it slipped my mind (this is the disadvantage of blogging just before bed). Questioning Your Idols: As a person with feminist...
View ArticleSwitzerland's tax on the Y chromosome
The Swiss Army (not to be confused with the Swiss Guard, who have a much better uniform) is a militia army. That means that all Swiss men between the ages of 18 and 34 who are found suitable have to...
View ArticleOh gods, it's finally happened: a post about feminism and door-holding
Men like to hold doors open for me. I have no problem with that at all. The building I work in, like the building at my last job, is modern and contains a lot of doors to comply with fire safety...
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INTRASECTION - a cyberpunk hard science-fiction webcomic
When David and I first got together, we talked a lot about making a webcomic together. In fact, we still do, and if I get a bit of free time this autumn we're kind of sort of planning on trying it...
View ArticleMore human than human
Mild spoiler warning for Prometheus. This post was written together with Dave and is also posted at zarkonnen.com. There's a new film out by Ridley Scott, called Prometheus. It's mostly a prequel to...
View ArticleBut I just don't know now
I'm standing in my mum's kitchen at 2.30 a.m., drinking water and eating toast to stave off an inevitable hangover. Hayley found an alternative club night on my one Friday in Southend--at Chameleon, of...
View ArticleOpen letter to Jonathan Salem Baskin
Dear Jonathan Salem Baskin, My time as one of your Twitter followers has been short. I first discovered your work on the 16th September and today, one week later, I am unfollowing you. At first I was...
View ArticleHow often do you want to win?
Quick link: Dave just posted some thoughts about making computer games with adjustable difficulty levels. This piece is not really a collaboration (I think he did most of the thinking in the gym this...
View ArticleThe Slush Pile Project: by writers, for writers
You may remember my friend Sarah from many previous adventures (among them our writingretreats in Scotland, drawing on each other with mud at Glastonbury and writing drinking songs about pans). She...
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"Hope you survived the Falls, Moriarty."
The title of the post is the text message my mum sent me after our daytrip last weekend. My mum knows what side I'm on. With our friend Mike visiting from cold, dark Northern Germany, I suggested we...
View Article"Just because it burns, doesn't mean you're gonna die": mixed messages from P!nk
I saw the video for P!nk's latest single, 'Try', the other day and had a pretty strong reaction to it. It's embedded below—trigger warning for domestic violence represented in modern dance; additional...
View ArticleOur hearts are probably d20s, actually
Dave has been ill for a few days with some kind of flu bug. He keeps protesting his wellness but I eventually persuaded him to stay in bed for a while.Me: I kind of like it when you're sick. You just...
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Wubcomics, part I: Kittens All The Way Down
I had two things to blog about tonight, both regarding webcomics, and I tried to smoosh them together but the words got away from me. Part II is here. After more than five years of talking about it and...
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Wubcomics, part II: Marigold in a bikini and a storm in a teacup
I had two things to blog about tonight, both regarding webcomics, and I tried to smoosh them together but the words got away from me. Part I is here. One of my very favourite webcomics, which I've been...
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Futurist Manifesto of Men's Clothing, 1913
I found myself in the city the other day and decided to wander through the Niederdorf and look for a birthday present for a friend. Eventually I did find her something, but not before I'd made a long...
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Warrior women: how to include female characters in a historical RPG?
David asked me these questions this morning: How many female characters should you include in a fantasy role-playing game? If it has a historical setting, does historical accuracy mean female...
View ArticleEFF donation matching in memory of Aaron Swartz
Update: We hit our $200 total within twelve hours of posting this. Thank you to everyone who donated with us! Like many, we are very upset about the recent death of Aaron Swartz. By his death at age...
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The desk with everything
Here is a picture of my desk taken last summer. I think you can see that it contained everything necessary for a sensible workspace.
View ArticleHorrible things
Here are some horrible things I dreamed the other night:A cannibalistic vampire prince, who was fought and defeated by a warrior in his palace. Unfortunately, some of his flesh landed in the warrior's...
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