Brief Primer on Twitter and Feminism
When I wrote last on this topic, I approached it with a kind of dreary anger and antagonism. I’m much more hopeful now.
Discussing what I’ve learned in the time since I last wrote deserves more care and attention than I have time to give it now; but I’d still like to share a brief thought-dump on it. I [...]
Impression of Arch Linux, 4 Months Later
So. I’ve been busy these last few months. Phew.
One of my previous posts was about my initial impression of Arch Linux. That was four months ago. I’m still using Arch Linux; which tells you I either like Arch, or I’m obstinate enough to not use other things. (The truth is likely a bit of each). I will say, [...]
Feminism & Feminists
Isn’t this topic such a good one? I’d be willing to bet your mind is already made up by the time you’ve read past the title page. It’s been a topic which pops up on my social networks; especially moreso due to Emma Watson’s fantastic talk to the UN recently. And because I’ve seen enough discussion on the point, I’d [...]
Seducing Mr. Knightly is Amazing
I re-read through Maya Rodale’s “Seducing Mr Knightly” for the nth time recently. (Well, I read it again late August, and it’s now late September. I haven’t found the time to finish this writeup!).
It’s deservedly one of my favourite books. Wtih the good books, I cherish the moments in narrative which are sweet and adorable and intimate, and [...]
Brief Look at Haskell Editing Tools
Recently I used Haskell in a school project. It was unclear to me whether there’s a “killer” Haskell editor. (e.g. Leksah looks damn cool, but also looks quite old now). The Haskell Wiki does list a bunch, and some time I’d like to go through and do a better examination of these. My current understanding is as follows: EclipseFP The [...]
Beginning Arch Linux
So. Last week I decided to try out Arch Linux. Some of my friends, (or, rather, many of the smart folk I’m acquainted with) use Arch Linux. And the Haskell community has a love for Arch. Actually, part of the reason was because I screwed something or other up on my Linux Mint 17 install relating to fish + powerline [...]
Emma, Disapproved
Emma Approved’s most recent video, Boxx Hill gets us up to date with the part of Emma where they go to Box Hill. (Ohhh, now that makes much more sense). Jane comes in and sets Emma down; (you go girl? I don’t recall this part in the book, though Jane does opt to snob Emma). Then Knightly comes in and [...]
Women Against Women Against Feminism
Pictures of people with pieces of card saying “I need feminism because…” have apparently been on the rise. Women Against Feminism is apparently a Tumblr where women posts pieces of card saying “I don’t need feminism because…”. And that upsets some people. So there’s a convenient list of posts some for, some against. Arguments. Opinions. Name calling and condescending insinuation [...]
Readers, and Lists on GoodReads
Readers, man. GoodReads has reader lists:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/popular_lists Perhaps not surprisingly, a list of The Most Begun/Read but Unfinished includes a lot of so-called “literature”.
I’m under the impression people don’t finish the books because they’re boring, and they begin reading the books because it’s “literature”, rather than the books being good to read. There are genre-favourite lists like [...]
Trying to Install Lime
Lime is in that category of obscure and in development text editors. If the name isn’t a hint, Lime is a clone of Sublime Text, a popular cross-platform text editor which students will either pirate or just use without registering. (Just like good ol’ WinZip).
(Well, I’m not sure if it’s fair to call these editors “obscure”. NeoVim, LightTable, [...]