Gayle Laakmann McDowell | Technology Woman

I usually don’t cross-post Seattle Anti-Freeze events, but this one’s for a good cause… Drink for the Cure / Bid for the Cure – Charity AuctionOct 1, 2008 at 8pm (Location TBD – Belltown / Downtown) Every three minutes, a woman in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer. One out of every eight [...]

Creepy. From the New York Times: The authorities will be able to track San Antonio students with a history of skipping school using ankle bracelets with Global Positioning System monitoring. Linda Penn, a justice of the peace, said she expected that some 50 students would wear the devices in a six-month pilot program. The American [...]

McKinney, charged with kidnapping and rape over thirty years ago, has recently emerged. Time Magazine tells us that in the winter of 1977, McKinney and a friend kidnapped a Mormon missionary by the name of Anderson, whom McKinney had been stalking since their relationship ended in 1975. Anderson was chained to a bed for three [...]

A creationist explains why men have higher sex drives than women: I believe God, in order to make certain that the human race would continue on, made sex one of most powerful desires known to mankind. But here’s the problem. If a guy created a baby every time he had sex and he had to [...]

Fascinating. An Albanian custom permits women to take an oath of virginity and live their life as men. The gender-swapping custom has its roots in gender inequality: it provided a patriarch for families who were left without one. The sworn virgin was born of social necessity in an agrarian region plagued by war and death. [...]

Eww. Father-Daughter Purity Ball [tip: get a login / password from bugmenot.com]. The girls, ages early grade school to college, had come with their fathers, stepfathers and future fathers-in-law last Friday night to the ninth annual Father-Daughter Purity Ball. The first two hours of the gala passed like any somewhat awkward night out with parents, [...]

One week in Buenos Aires really makes you appreciate the things the U.S. gets right – simple things, like safety regulations. The sidewalks are uneven and have gaping holes. Lane dividers in the road are mere suggestions. Steps are barely large enough for your foot and often vary in size. Building doors frequently open inwards. [...]

The Virginia Senate recently voted to cut off state funding for Planned Parenthood because it offers abortions. Ironically, Planned Parenthood probably does more to prevent abortions than almost any other organization in the country. Planned Parenthood offers pregnancy prevention education, contraception, breast exams, STD testing, etc. Why is it that the people who claim to [...]

On Abstinence-Only Driver’s Ed (parody): ABSTINENCE-ONLY DRIVER’S ED.BY SUZANNE KLEID – – – - Thanks for making it out on a rainy Saturday, kids. Slippery out there, huh? Let’s get started. We’re gonna have some fun today! Car accidents are a leading cause of death for teenagers. The school board and your elected representatives want [...]

Today while browsing on Facebook, I ran across this charming group: Hillary Clinton: Stop Running for President and Make Me a Sandwich “Dedicated to keeping Hillary Clinton out of the Oval Office and in the kitchen” It’s funny how overt sexism is so much more accepted than over racism. This got me thinking about some [...]