http://therumpus.net/2011/03/the-careless-language-of-sexual-violence/

I’m on my phone, on a plane, so I can’t comment on this extensively, but it’s important to read.

I am traveling today. Off to New Hampshire for a long weekend. I am not taking my laptop.

But, as Jesus said, the Grid is always with us. I will have my Droid. My friend has multiple computers. So… I may not be able to read all the Internets I usually read, and I might not be saying a whole lot for the next few days, but it’s not like I’ll be someplace totally uncivilized, like Los Angeles.

If your complaint is that union workers have a better deal than non-union workers, why is your solution to bring unions down instead of raising everyone else up?

http://www.someecards.com/2011/03/10/chrysler-official-twitter-account-compro…

In what I laughingly call my professional life, I have occasion to advise clients on, among other things, contracts involving social media services. I know there’s nothing you can do about a disgruntled employee with the keys to the account (except fire him), but I would not want to be on the agency side of this kerfuffle.

Of course, the fact that the guy was undoubtedly spot on with his tweet adds a little ironic spice to the whole thing.

Another find in the SXSW 2011 collection. Geeks, “Shizumanu Taiyou.”

My first thought on hearing this was that they have a very Green Day vibe. Took me a minute to realize that the lyrics are in Japanese. Then I listened to the track a half a dozen times in a row trying to figure out who the lead singer’s voice reminds me of — not Billie Joe Armstrong, but definitely a punk rock voice. Maybe it’s Mike Ness of Social D?

Holy crap. This is probably the next game on my list. But we are definitely marching deep into the Uncanny Valley on this one.

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/03/08/batman-odyssey-neal-adams-insane/

I don’t think a review has ever made me want to read a comic book this much.

I’m becoming disenchanted with Tumblr’s available themes. There are several “Premium” themes that I might like better, but I’m not ready to shell out money for them, especially since I can’t “test-drive” them to see how customizable they are.

Meh.

What does it mean that today is both International Women’s Day and Fat Tuesday?

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/03/08/seriously-jaw-dropp…

This is a phenomenal image. Click on the picture at this link to see it in all its full-sized glory.