Thursday Links

Posted on | July 29, 2010 | No Comments

Section: Incongruities

How come the two best advice columns out there are run by a coked-up LA party girl and an imaginary alien? (Not that I suggest you snort coke or begin subsisting on spinal fluid.)

This U.S. Army Comic Guide to DADT is the strongest argument I’ve seen yet in support of the fact that DADT really, really has to go.

Advice to Young Girls from the Little Mermaid (YouTube).

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Section: Race

Stuff White People Do: Force Non-White Students To Read Great Literature That Is Also Racist. Actually, read the whole blog.

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Section: Advertising

Cigarette manufacturers substitute colors for words, article on Sociological Images.

Jailbreaking your devices is now legal in the U.S. by order of DCMA! My prediction: Operators sell fewer locked phones, and a lot of customers in countries that offer locked devices will be confused and angry that their devices suddenly cost more and that they have to figure out the difference between “SIM card”, “device”, “operator” and “manufacturer”. Meanwhile, nerds celebrate.

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Section: Geeks FTW

Westboro Baptist Church picketed San Diego Comic-Con. This was always going to be hilarious. (Link to ComicsAlliance.)

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Section: This Is Why I Must Be So Difficult

My Fault, I’m Female – anecdotes of sexism.

STFU Sexists

Rating 3.00 out of 5

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