- More U.S. couples living together, study finds – CNN.com
- “When we started writing this report, we thought that people who were married, and not those just living with each other, would be better off. But that’s not the case,”…
- Specs that see right through you – tech – 05 July 2011 – New Scientist
- …most people…could use some help sensing the mood of people they are talking to. “People are just not that good at it,” says Picard.
…a small electronic badge that hangs around the neck. Its audio sensors record how aggressive the wearer is being, the pitch, volume and clip of their voice, and other factors. They called it the “jerk-o-meter”. …
Simply being able to see their role in a group made people behave differently, and caused the group dynamics to become more even. The entire group’s emotional intelligence had increased…
How would the world change if we could all read each other’s social signals accurately?
- South Sudan: A new nation rises | The Big Picture
- The Republic of South Sudan officially seceded from Sudan on July 9, ending a 50-year struggle marked by decades of civil war. After a referendum earlier this year on independence passed with the support of 99% of the population of southern Sudan, events were set in motion that led to Saturday’s celebration. Joy marked the festivities, but South Sudan faces steep challenges. Although the country has oil reserves and fertile soil, there is much poverty and little infrastructure. Collected here are images from the last several months, showing scenes of daily life, portraits of South Sudanese, and the celebration of independence. — Lane Turner (36 photos total)
- Are Rumors Accused WikiLeaks Source Bradley Manning Is Transgender Behind Harsh Treatment? | | AlterNet
- …suggests that being gay or transgender is “disturbed” or “confused” and causes criminal behavior—a demonstrably false idea. As Glenn Greenwald recently pointed out, “the notion that these reactions to wholly unjustified, massive blood-spilling is psychologically warped is itself warped. The reactions described there are psychologically healthy
- The status of pseudonymity and privacy on Google | Geek Feminism Blog • by Mary
- Here’s a separate thread for people most interested in keeping track of official, semi- and unofficial pronouncements about pseudonymity and/or privacy on Google in particular, in addition to the more general discussions taking place at Anti-pseudonym bingo and Social networking requirements. …
- Stop Your Whining! Dawkins on Western Women. | Echidne of the Snakes
- From now on I’m going to respond to anyone who whines: Stop your whining! Think about all those who died in the Rwandan genocide! You have nothing to complain about.
Which is to point out that Dawkins used that trick to respond to Watson.
But on another level it reads like something different: …
[Warning: explicit creepy references to female genital mutilation. Creeeeeepy. -L]
[My bookmarks live at delicious.com/camryl. In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. Also, signal boosts are awesome! --L.]
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