Saturday link dump
Oct. 12th, 2013 10:49 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ofearthandstarsWhy we are so very tired of having to explain arguments of equality, diversity, and tolerance. One of the best compilations I've seen in a while.
30 Things Learned while transitioning gender is a beautiful, informative post for transfolk and allies.
How the White House is uniting with the business community to push back against Tea Party Republicans. Business lobbyists finally catch on to how they've screwed themselves.
Meanwhile, Google is still busy destroying your privacy, now with user data appearing in ads. Don't forget that there are plenty of Google alternatives.
Scientists are examining the emotional lives of dogs, confirming everything anyone who's ever lived with a dog already knows. At least the research methods are non-invasive.
In good news, while paying off your student loan debts, you can continue your college education on the internet for free. Or if you just want to stick to learning German on Duolingo, there's a handy reference on Wikipedia covering the personal pronouns.
While studying and snacking on your pineapple, be sure to think about the human and environmental costs of purchasing Costa Rican pineapples, which are grown in a monoculture.
And be sure to sift through Satya magazine, which, although no longer being published, is still available online in back issues covering issues of vegetarianism, animal advocacy, social justice, and environmentalism.
Or perhaps scroll through the artwork of Eduardo Rodriguez Calzado, in progress, which will move you to tears.
30 Things Learned while transitioning gender is a beautiful, informative post for transfolk and allies.
How the White House is uniting with the business community to push back against Tea Party Republicans. Business lobbyists finally catch on to how they've screwed themselves.
Meanwhile, Google is still busy destroying your privacy, now with user data appearing in ads. Don't forget that there are plenty of Google alternatives.
Scientists are examining the emotional lives of dogs, confirming everything anyone who's ever lived with a dog already knows. At least the research methods are non-invasive.
In good news, while paying off your student loan debts, you can continue your college education on the internet for free. Or if you just want to stick to learning German on Duolingo, there's a handy reference on Wikipedia covering the personal pronouns.
While studying and snacking on your pineapple, be sure to think about the human and environmental costs of purchasing Costa Rican pineapples, which are grown in a monoculture.
And be sure to sift through Satya magazine, which, although no longer being published, is still available online in back issues covering issues of vegetarianism, animal advocacy, social justice, and environmentalism.
Or perhaps scroll through the artwork of Eduardo Rodriguez Calzado, in progress, which will move you to tears.
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