March 2012
7 posts
February 2012
11 posts
Why is PETA Killing Thousands of Rescue Pets? →
sprackraptor:
PETA advertises itself as the largest animal rights organization in the world, with over three million members and supporters. PETA stages “rescue” operations of abused animals, and can serve a useful purpose, which it is exceedingly adept at publicizing.
What PETA does not publicize, however, it euthanizes — kills — some 85% of the animals it rescues.
As far back as 2008,...
Indian High Court Rules That the Decision to Abort... →
somepolitics:
In a significant decision, the Punjab and Haryana High Court last week ruled that the right to abort a pregnancy in a marriage rests with the wife and not husband.
“A woman is not a machine in which raw material is put and a finished product comes out. She should be mentally prepared to conceive, continue the same and give birth to a child. The unwanted pregnancy would naturally...
Rainne Cassidy: What I don't like about Tumblr is... →
rainnecassidy:
You may disagree with me. That’s your right. However.
I see posts on Tumblr from people making comments about all the friends they’ve made and so forth. I don’t feel that I’ve made any. Sure, I follow a bunch of people who make kickass graphics, but I don’t feel like most of you are my friends~…
(The site itself allows 13 years of age and up users, but a lot of people who...
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jephjacques: UN Hearing On AI Rights →
jephjacques:
The subject of this debate is whether AIs are “people-” whether they possess the same degree of personhood as humans, and whether that entitles them to the same rights.
You have heard all the arguments for and against the consciousness, intelligence, free will, and cognition of artificial…
This made me bawl unabashedly.
A veteran pseudo-fictioneer.: lol tumblr →
niqaeli:
beermuda:
Every single time someone makes a post about how all m/m is fetishizing and anyone who writes it is a cesspool of internalized misogyny I just have to laugh. There are definitely some problematic aspects of m/m slash and definitely some people who do (some admittedly) fetishize m/m relationships. If you do the stuff on this list, you should probably check yourself. Hard.
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DD.tumblr: On Young Wizards fanfic and Sherlock... →
dduane:
I had an inquiry from a follower about this a week or so ago, and thought that it might be smart to make the response public, as it may answer some folks’ questions later.
Hi! I was wondering what your opinion is on fanfiction? Because I was thinking of writing a Sherlock/Young Wizards …
Legitimately howling with laughter at the Voldemort vs. Lone Power thoughts. I’m seeing...
FACT: Demisexuals go into heat every seven years,...
char*: Lament of the Delicious Librarian →
jessiechar:
I worked at a small Mac software company from 2008-2010 called Delicious Monster, founded by Wil Shipley and Mike Matas. Most people know the company for its hit software Delicious Library, but most people know me from the infamous booth at the 2009 Macworld Expo.
My boss Wil didn’t even…