links

GOP Berkeley racial bake sale
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/25/us/california-racial-bake-sale/index.html

Shortpacked on Starfire debacle
http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/math/

Portuguese constitution doesn't just mention socialism, it reads like a
socialist document
http://www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/po00000_.html

bicycle tire myths
http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/bicycle-tires-puncturing-the-myths-29245/

South has high unemployment, as does US
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/27/us/unrelenting-downturn-is-redrawing-americas-economic-map.html

Bachmann warns of Hezbollah missile sites in Cuba
http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/09/bachmann-warns-of-hezbollah-missile-sites-cuba/

Simon Tam / Sean Maher gay
http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/09/26/firefly-playboy-club-actor-sean-maher-comes-out-ga/

http://downlo.tumblr.com/post/10176644689/a-useful-rape-analogy

Social network balkanization

So, lyceum has declared she's actively dumping Facebook for Google+. mlc23 has been more active on G+, as well as retreating much of her content to a private blog. Google+ reportedly now has games, so presumably you can soon play Farmville there instead of on FB. anima views LJ/DW as online community things (like fandom circles), not friend following, whereas for me it's always primarily been about real friends, e.g. joining to comment on her posts and posting myself once lyceum and shiver had joined and followed me, and being happy when mlc23 gave up her *first* private blog to come here.

Le frigging sigh.

At dinner yesterday I mentioned boosting LJ over FB and the fandom-media teacher next to me said "no, Dreamwidth!" Heh.

Me, I'm tempted to cancel FB myself, what with all the changes and privacy leaks, but admit it's hard what with so many other people using it, and even some groups.