Work Update, Bad Politics and Bad Religion, Amazing Rats

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Two weeks since my last update?! This more than full-time work is for the birds, I swear. OK, three work changes worthy of note. One was discovering I'd signed a contract that included G.S.T. rather than excluding it. Damn nuissance and rather careless of me, but I suspect will soon be fixed. Second was pushing myself too hard on Friday afternoon after migrating some fifty sites, suffering from a pounding headache and thus accidently deleting the entire site of a major client. Yes, we had a backup, but not the best one possible. Third was recovering our mail system this morning after a the database in postgrey was hanging and thus refusing incoming mail to a large number of clients. Life really never is a dull moment as a sysadmin, it really isn't.

Reactionary feminist Mary Sullivan argues against the rights an desires of sex workers and receives justified responses. I take the opportunity to agree with her; to the 'logical' conclusions. iron_orchid alerts me that nutbar Catharine McKinnon will be at ANU in a few days. Do keep in mind this is the sort of person who will argue for a global and legal ban on all "pornography". Have fun Canberra people!

On-topic on the subject of ridicule and contempt, the Melbourne Unitarian Church has published Dr. Helen Szoke's speech supporting the Racial and Religious Vilification Act (2001). My response argues that many religious and racial beliefs deserve ridicule and contempt. A little less on-topic, The Age published my letter on the alleged requirement of an "Eternal God" for the universe to exist.

You have to see this; surfing rodents!; but wait, there's more. If you're called a rat, take it as a compliment. The full journal article, "Generalized Reciprocity in Rats", is available.

Comments

[madame-mage.livejournal.com]

and now for something fluffy from the token Yank!..because the issue about the sex industry has been a hot debate among her circle of friends....We go to the safer subject..that of Rats..

besides ratties are one of my favourite subjects,

I was born in the Year of the Rat..so anyone who calls me a Rat gets a genuine grin from me and maybe a hug if I feel generous! I did read that article and recollecting that the Rat kids I had were very sweet towards each other..I also observed one or two to be a bit crafty in hording a few sweets if they wanted to be a bit selfish. However, If one of their litter mates wasn't feeling well, I have seen a few push bits of cookie and lay next beside them. Just because of the comfort factor... I must say that Rats are my favourite pets...errr Friends!

The surfing rodents? aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WAY too cute for words! I enjoyed that.

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It is a hot topic, but one must be careful to differentiate between:

a) I don't like content 'x' therefore content 'x' is universally wrong and

b) I don't conditions of production in 'y' therefore all content produced 'y' is wrong

c) Some people, without thought, follow social norm or visual presentation 'z' ("monkey see, monkey do"), therefore visual presentation 'z' is universally dangerous.

I worries me that some senior academics don't (or won't) address these fairly trivial logical questions.

But yeah, surfing rodents rocked.