Dealing with Hate Mails
Not that much a fan of Richard Dawkins, but his approach to dealing with hate mail ... yep, got something.
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Month: January 2015
Recommendation: “I Need a Hashtag” by Remy
A 2 minute music clip that pretty much sums up hashtivism
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Recommendation: Aaron Clarey’s Asshole Consulting Videos, esp. Video Request reg. a Girl’s Concerns About Majoring in STEM
One of the gems on YouTube if you want another perspective, esp. this video about a girl's concerns about majoring in STEM.
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Sex Work and Art
A comment about a sex worker who tried to get her stage name legally recognized in her passport served as an interesting case about what art is -- or rather, what an artist is.
Image from "Dangerous Beauty" (1998).
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Image from "Dangerous Beauty" (1998).
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Disabled the Captcha check for Comments
Apparently there's an error with the Captcha plugin on my website. It rejects even valid entries. So I have disabled it.
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Using InDesign to Layout your Dissertation Thesis
When you use great writing software like Scrivener to write you thesis, you will likely need another program to create a final version you can submit. Especially if you have to get your thesis printed a couple of times for the university library. Personally, I used InDesign. It's a choice that's not for everyone, but, well, it worked (for me).
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Finally a(nother) paper published
So, even while (very likely) leaving Academia, some things do get through. A paper I liked very much is finally published.
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Joking about Religion
Stumbled upon a video of author Philip Pullman defending freedom of speech which lead to a short comment about Joking about Religion
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Searching Blogs that do not offer search fields and subscribing to blogs that do not offer RSS icons
Sometimes you find blogs that you like -- but you would like to know more. Search the blog or subscribe to it. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, they do not offer a search box, or they do not offer an RSS icon. In some cases, you can still access them.
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Scanning the Bible (or other books with thin pages)
How do you scan books with very thin paper? I don't know either, but I have a few suggestions.
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