Category Archives: Dwama

About the CFI Speech

So Women in Secularism 2 was this weekend in DC (I got to have a brief visit with LittleKropotkin, which was neat – will have a picture up sometime ’cause her camera is better than my Droid by, well, a … Continue reading

Posted in Atheism(n), In which I think too much, Noisy Perspectives, Self-determination, So how do we fix it?, TSCAC, Twitter Fite, WTF? Tagged , , , ,

Utilitarianism and Voting

Scott Lemieux, Paul Campos, and Erik Loomis talk about some of the reaction to the post I talked about yesterday, in which Conor Friedersdorf said he could not in good conscience vote for Obama. Apparently they are getting a lot … Continue reading

Posted in Boy You Suck, Elections, Green Lantern Theory, Living in the real world, Posts That Will Get Me Hate Mail, Self-determination, When the Internet and RL Collide Tagged , , , , , , ,

A Proposed Explanation for Atheism+

I hate getting some questions, I really do. I received this from a friend: I have a totally unfair question to ask you. I ask because 1.) I know your opinion won’t be bullshit that you just made up, and … Continue reading

Posted in Atheism(n), Deep Thought, Fundamentalism on the March, It Would Be Irresponsible Not To Speculate, Posts That Will Get Me Hate Mail, So how do we fix it?, When the Internet and RL Collide Tagged , , ,

Forget the Brass Ring

The whole Atheism+ thing has been a diverting bit of nonsense*, hasn’t it? If you think it’s been substantive in any way, I strongly suggest you take a look at this draft copy of the GOP party platform, and realize … Continue reading

Posted in Activism, Deep Thought, In which I think too much, Reproductive Rights, Self-determination, So how do we fix it?, Stupid Power Tricks, The Consequences of Finance, When the Internet and RL Collide Tagged , , , , , ,

Atheism+: Fighting Over Vaporware

Updated at the bottom Second update: I have put up another post here. My Grandfather (who is also an atheist) had a wonderful bumper sticker: “Dear lord, please save us from your followers!” I mention that because right now, that’s … Continue reading

Posted in Activism, Boy You Suck, Dwama, Flying Monkeys, Fuck Your Team, It Would Be Irresponsible Not To Speculate, Posts That Will Get Me Hate Mail, Schadenfreude, Self-determination, So how do we fix it?, The Peter Principle, TSCAC, Twitter Fite, When Bloggers Attack Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Bad Ethics of Pamew’s Performance Art

Update: Pamew has removed the videos, probably as part of a larger channel reorganization. So first and foremost, if you read this post and feel grumpy about it, I’m going to be having a blogtv Friday night at 7:00PM Eastern. … Continue reading

Posted in Deep Thought, In which I think too much, Posts That Will Get Me Hate Mail, So how do we fix it?, YouTube "Debates", YouTube Meta Tagged , , , , , ,

DUDEBROS w/ BLING 4 LYFE (and President)

Holy fuck, John Derbyshire got shitcanned at the NRO (old post, old news), but the crazy JUST KEEPS COMING! Like a Boss When it comes to being a rich guy, Mitt Romney should own it By Kevin D. Williamson Someone … Continue reading

Posted in Bad Media! Bad!, Bad Science Reporting, Boy You Suck, Fuck Your Team, Fundamentalism on the March, It Would Be Irresponsible Not To Speculate, Reproductive Rights, Schadenfreude, Self-determination, Sometimes I Just Do It To Piss People Off, Stupid Power Tricks, Stupid Safari, The Consequences of Finance, The Peter Principle, When Bloggers Attack, When the Internet and RL Collide, WTF? Tagged , , , , , , ,

GirlWritesWhat Means Srs Bsns

I feel like my last post regarding GirlWritesWhat really didn’t do justice to the potential schadenfreude involved with this particular situation, so I’ll try and remedy that a little bit while presenting the current chapter of what is apparently a … Continue reading

Posted in Boy You Suck, DMCA Follies, It Would Be Irresponsible Not To Speculate, Posts That Will Get Me Hate Mail, Stupid Safari, When Bloggers Attack, YouTube "Debates", YouTube Meta Tagged , , , , , , ,

Worrisome Ideas from Good Beginnings.

Update: Fixed the link to Jen McCreight’s blog. Oops. Update II: Added dates regarding Feminism for someone who thought I was talking about modern (3rd-wave) Feminism in the first paragraph. Added race, class, and sexual orientation specifically to avoid confusion … Continue reading

Posted in Activism, Deep Thought, In which I think too much, Living in the real world, When the Internet and RL Collide Tagged , ,

GirlWritesWhat Also Doesn’t Understand the DMCA (or YouTube)

Update at bottom In her most recent video, GirlWritesWhat is cranky. You can watch the video below, or go to her blog, which has a transcript: Meh. What to say that I haven’t already said before (many times, but yanno)? … Continue reading

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