Weighty stuff below. Less here. So it goes some days.
- Clay Shirky had A Rant About Women that got me thinking. He talks about one of the big differences between men and women, and how it affects their job success. Is it fair? Nope. But then I also stumbled into Schrödinger’s Rapist: or a guy’s guide to approaching strange women without being maced, by way of Personal Space and Being a Lady, which touch on the same lack of assertive behavior in most women, and the surplus of same in most men. The timing was good, because recently I got asked by a woman I know,
Why didn’t we ever connect back then?
Well, she sent signals that she wasn’t interested in me (or I read such signals), so I didn’t make an approach. And when she did send signals of interest, I’d already called it a day. So like Clay, I don’t have an answer to the problem. [metafilter] - Based on Dan’s review of Avatar, I’m pretty sure I’m glad I still haven’t gone to see it. It sounds bad enough that not even naked blue boobies would salvage the movie for me, which is pretty sad, but I’ve come to realize I’m more sensitive to the uncanny valley than most, and “awesome CGI” won’t rescue a movie for me if the plot sucks. So I’ll be staying away. [flutterby]
- Heard about ATM skimmers? Would You Have Spotted the Fraud? This is an example of how good-looking they’re getting. Spooky. [flutterby]
- Over at The Luminous Landscape, there’s an article on Flying With Camera Gear Post 25 Dec, 2009. As Michael says,
But the plain truth (or plane truth, if you will) is that flying simply isn’t a very enjoyable process any more, and it’s my intention to do as little of it in future as I can. Cars, boats and trains are slower, but hey – I can and should learn to slow-down a bit more.
Yeah. I expect I’ll only fly when I absolutely have to. [luminous] - And here’s more information from Stephen Haynes about Controlling Photography in public places, which gives a very clear rundown of what security guards often try to do to stop photography, and what actually is legal. [shaynes]