tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165664662024-03-07T15:57:11.730+11:00Hoyden-About-Town<b>a tigtogblog</b>tigtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989643095255493683noreply@blogger.comBlogger301125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16566466.post-89468823701054650152009-07-26T11:38:00.008+10:002009-10-18T03:17:15.551+11:00Having problems commenting on new Hoyden site?If you can't successfully register as a commentor or manage to post a comment on the current site for Hoyden About Town, please leave a message here to tell me about it.NB October 2009: this post has been updated to reflect the new URL for the blog - http://hoydenabouttown.com/ - please update your bookmarks accordingly. We've switched all the feeds over to Feedburner as well, so please update tigtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989643095255493683noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16566466.post-46732815391365455392008-06-02T12:46:00.005+10:002009-01-24T14:25:56.082+11:00HAT is still down fully recoveredAll sorted out now. Original post below.-----------------------------------------------------And may be for a while yet. From my hosting service:At approx midnight Saturday (NSW time) a fire and subsequent explosion occurred in a Data Centre that houses one of ********** servers. None of the servers, including ours, housed in the data centre were damagedApparently an electrical gear shorted, tigtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989643095255493683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16566466.post-22707449894934884622008-06-01T13:39:00.002+10:002008-06-01T13:42:30.209+10:00The main site is downThe poor old webhost is trying to chase a gremlin that's bollixing the server for the "new" (nearly two years now) Hoydenspace - Hoyden About Town (unhyphenated).As it's raining here, I'm going to take the chance to update the blog here a bit, so that people who get sent here will see RSS of the latest posts over there, etc. The sidebar might look just a little odd until I get that sorted.tigtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989643095255493683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16566466.post-50299715560227024592007-03-10T21:21:00.000+11:002007-03-10T21:26:57.992+11:00Finally, a Feminism 101 Blogcalled Finally, A Feminism 101 Blog.Revived after a long period of neglect. It's a links round-up blog of existing articles/posts/essays on the simpler side of feminist theories, and is meant to be a general resource for the fem-blog community, with occasional announcements/activism alerts as well. Yes, I am looking for co-bloggers there if anyone is interested in coming on board.tigtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989643095255493683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16566466.post-73214563485861363952007-03-09T12:42:00.000+11:002007-03-09T13:25:02.415+11:00Jill Filipovic and internet searchesJill Filipovic, who blogs at Feministe and Ms. JD, is a NYU law student who has been the subject of cyber-obsession on a discussion board allegedly populated by law students. The discussions regarding Jill Filipovic (and many other female law students) are sexist and sexual in nature, rating the women's physical attractiveness and fantasising about sexual contact, both consensual and tigtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989643095255493683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16566466.post-1164692289626549092006-11-28T16:37:00.000+11:002006-11-28T16:38:09.650+11:00Current Cluestick CampaignRead about this paranoid whinergood sport and clueless wankergracious loser.UPDATE: Mission accomplished, I guess.tigtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989643095255493683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16566466.post-1160949923984541742006-10-16T07:26:00.000+10:002006-10-17T15:11:08.096+10:00Oh dearI knew I should have installed that handy-dandy "BackUp on Demand" plugin for my new blogspace on the weekend.However, I was busy tweaking the CSS for new Oz sports blog Sidelined instead, so I didn't do it. Now my viv.id.au domain is down entirely, so I hope my webhost's backup is working OK for when they get the site back up.UPDATE: the webhosts have come through and the new Hoyden is back up tigtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989643095255493683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16566466.post-1156766144748449772006-08-28T20:26:00.000+10:002006-08-29T01:22:17.366+10:00OK, that's a wrapThe new digs seem to be working, so it is now officially time to update your bookmarks.http://viv.id.au/blog/ is the URL of the new Hoyden About Town (note no more hyphenating)From time to time posts may appear here if something happens to my webhost, but otherwise that's it.Seeya over there, folks.P.S. for anyone so moved, comments on all archived posts here remain open and I will still receive tigtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989643095255493683noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16566466.post-1156548688100339552006-08-26T09:29:00.000+10:002020-09-11T09:01:11.192+10:00Weekend flashback has taken a journeyI'm testing out some new digs, so this weekend's flashback is over at a shiny new Hoyden About Town.Let me know either here or there if you run across any problems using the new site.tigtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989643095255493683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16566466.post-1156369522398533622006-08-24T07:39:00.000+10:002006-08-24T09:12:31.403+10:00Scary!New LP commenter tanja has a terrific blog - art and politics meet photoshop at Poligoths. If our muppets in Canberra confuse and infuriate you, head over for a point and a laugh.And my perennial favourite Chris Clarke at Creek Running North reminds us why we should Hang Up and Drive already.tigtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989643095255493683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16566466.post-1156234573093971932006-08-22T18:02:00.000+10:002006-08-22T18:16:13.116+10:00Look at this treeSeems rather attractive doesn't it? Harmless? Innocent even?Don't you believe it.A close relative of this tree has been working fiendishly for several years now to lever up one of the large concrete slabs that makes up my driveway.Today its nefarious scheme bore fruit, so to speak. As I was minding my own non-tree-related business, washing down the rear window of the togmobile before sallying tigtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989643095255493683noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16566466.post-1156044100515524542006-08-20T13:12:00.000+10:002006-08-20T13:24:56.633+10:00Amanda vs HefAmanda at Pandagon takes on the myth of Hugh Hefner as a sexual revolutionary. After noting a description of the lives of Hef's "girlfriends" where they are subject to strict curfews and other oppressive "house rules", she goes on to ask:How can someone be considered a symbol of freedom when he thinks he's entitled to stifle, control, oppress and dictate the lives of adult women? Granted, his "tigtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989643095255493683noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16566466.post-1156037821471948462006-08-20T11:30:00.000+10:002006-08-20T11:37:01.496+10:00Lies, Damned Lies and StatisticsFrom The Age:A new survey shows that one in five Victorians believe women are just as likely as men to violently assault their partner. The dramatic shift in public opinion stems from the rise in fathers' groups who say women are just as violent as men in relationships, reports Fairfax newspapers.[...]Mr Moodie said the change in attitude was disturbing given that domestic violence was tigtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989643095255493683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16566466.post-1155995312986977862006-08-19T23:38:00.000+10:002020-09-11T09:01:11.052+10:00Weekend flashback: boots on the bridgeI'm amazed at how difficult it is to find an image online of Uhura's boots.Apparently all the screen-capture nerds were much more interested in the Mirror-Uhura, but they only show her from the waist up, so I had to resort to the action figure to show you the even better boots.No wonder the bridge crew got all discombobulated.tigtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989643095255493683noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16566466.post-1155949206232407522006-08-19T10:52:00.000+10:002006-08-19T11:00:06.256+10:00A new superhero (swoon)The mighty Fixateur D. Perspective!image from hereAre you finding that relentless spin is making you dizzy and confused? Is the obsessive nit-picking over teeny-tiny reportage discrepancies by conspiracy theorists making you nauseous?Let Fixateur guide you through the passages of purple prose to the safe harbour of proper perspective. Check out his work in The Case of Mountains v. Molehills tigtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989643095255493683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16566466.post-1155806554984587912006-08-17T18:52:00.000+10:002006-08-17T19:27:42.790+10:00Transparency in Pregnancy CounsellingFrom the background section of the Senate Committee Minority Report:The aim of Transparent Advertising and Notification of Pregnancy Counselling Services Bill 2005 (to be referred to as 'the bill' from here on after) is to regulate pregnancy counselling services to prevent misleading or deceptive advertising or notification of pregnancy counselling services. On the recommendation of the tigtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989643095255493683noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16566466.post-1155685745288027692006-08-16T09:42:00.000+10:002006-08-16T09:49:05.310+10:00More pimping the idiot boxRicky Gervais' new series, Extras, starts tonight on ABC at 9pm in the slot where Absolute Power just ended its season. If they had to take my Stephen Fry away, at least I get Ricky in his place (talk about contrasts in brilliant biting humour styles).It follows on from our tied-for-#1-slot family favorite must-see programme, Spicks and Specks, (equal #1 is the new Dr Who). Then there's the tigtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989643095255493683noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16566466.post-1155559772632219132006-08-14T22:48:00.000+10:002006-08-14T22:49:32.653+10:00CRACKER!!!!This Fri night on Channel 7, Robbie Coltrane is back as Fitz after 10 years, and Jimmy McGovern is back writing it after 12 years.For some reason, Australia's getting the world premiere.Set those VCRs, everybody.tigtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989643095255493683noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16566466.post-1155550126353455452006-08-14T20:05:00.000+10:002006-08-14T20:09:19.960+10:00A beer bottle full of terrorThe Poor Man Institute (for Freedom and Democracy and a Pony) spent last Friday Getting Serious About Terror.There. Now I've articulated a strategy every bit as coherent and likely to succeed as the Bush-Cheney-Sullivan strategy.Well done that man.Hat-tip to Tim Lambert.tigtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989643095255493683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16566466.post-1155521272459940302006-08-14T12:04:00.000+10:002006-08-14T12:09:34.463+10:00Links post: authoritarian childrearing and exodusThere's some very interesting writing on the religious-authoritarian worldview around at the moment. Authoritarian childrearing practices such as those recommended and followed by many religious groups are an ancient tradition, and in certain societies add materially to survival prospects. But is authoritarian childrearing a successful strategy for producing adults capable of achieving what they tigtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989643095255493683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16566466.post-1155445840505416302006-08-13T14:44:00.000+10:002020-09-11T09:01:11.004+10:00Weekend flashback - the remiss editionI was so crook yesterday I forgot all about this, so I'm glad I did my Googling for images earlier in the week.When I was about 10, in the mid-70s, there was a big old picture palace about a mile away that still did the Saturday matinee sessions where we got one movie, then a couple of serials, and then another movie. We usually got a black and white classic adventure, then an old Western serialtigtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989643095255493683noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16566466.post-1155443591111879552006-08-13T12:57:00.000+10:002006-08-13T14:40:31.453+10:00The book tagMorgspace tagged me for a book meme. I don't usually do these blog memes, but Morgan knows me well enough to know I'm unlikely to resist a chance to jaw about books.1. One book you have read more than once I love rereading my favorite novels. As I read more and learn more about writing, I spot more ways that the authors have set their characters and plots up to bring about the satisfying tigtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989643095255493683noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16566466.post-1155431476327346702006-08-13T11:09:00.000+10:002006-08-13T11:18:33.080+10:00Don't come near meI hab a cod.Sneezing, sniffling, snoring, sinus-achy misery.I can't smell anything in my garden or taste anything on my plate. I hate the world. If you come near me I'll give it to you too, just so that I don't feel so alone in my pain.Bah.tigtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989643095255493683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16566466.post-1155258202834223072006-08-11T10:56:00.000+10:002006-08-11T11:03:22.863+10:00Short and sweetI've a long post up at Larvatus Prodeo today, and I'm composing a response to Morgspace's 10 Questions about Books meme with which he has tagged me, so that's preoccupying me somewhat.I just have to mention how my jaw dropped to the floor when I heard on the radio that one of the men charged over a group rape is apparently of the impression that "but I thought she was a prostitute" constitutes tigtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989643095255493683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16566466.post-1155073219127920172006-08-09T07:17:00.000+10:002006-08-09T08:00:34.913+10:00UnbelievableA WA teenager with leukaemia has been denied the disability pension on the grounds that leukaemia is not a permanent disability.Right. A condition requiring years of treatment to get better, and which in the meantime means he needs help dressing and bathing and more, is not disability enough to access Centrelink benefits just because he's not going to have it all his life (unless of course it tigtoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989643095255493683noreply@blogger.com4