June 2009
#philtech Regarding localization of theory: in "A...
Donna J. Hawaray. “A Game of Cat’s Cradle: Sicence studies, Feminist Theory, Cultural Studies.” In Critical Digital Studies: A Reader, edited by Marilouise Kroker Arthur Kroker. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2009.
p.46 Haraway advocates “Feminist, multicultural, anti-racist technoscience projects” because they “do no respect the boundaries of disciplines,...
Philosopher's Zone podcast
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#philtech instructions and ebook PDF link
Sorry I’ve been delayed with getting this all together; I’ve recognized that the Haraway book was terribly difficult to acquire so I took a little extra time to scan it and upload it as a PDF. I have not been able to OCR the text, so if anyone has access to OCR software and wants to do this please let me know and I’ll relink the PDF. For now, the PDF is at http://drop.io/xyxafi8...
Toronto's plea for streetcar funds rejected
He suggested Toronto could apply for stimulus cash to pay for infrastructure projects set for three or four years from now. By moving up public works like road or bridge repairs that meet Ottawa’s two-year eligibility timeline, he contends, the city could redirect the funds to streetcars. via theglobeandmail.com
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CBC Radio: Spark (Enhanced)
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Latest list of #philtech members, also visit...
Please let me know if anyone is missing, or, if you ended up on this list and want off let me know. Does anyone have an objection about starting Haraway’s Simians, Cyborgs, and Women in one week (June 22)? We’ll start slow at first… The complete list: @quinndupont @naxos @pareidoliac @endlessCities @saddekrabah @Stealinghome @ZSDP @sdv_duras @IlllllllllllllI @ixmesh...
NYTimes: Census Data Suggest Asians in U.S. Prefer...
From The New York Times: Census Data Suggest Asians in U.S. Prefer Having Male Babies By SAM ROBERTS
Experts say that small statistical deviations among Asian-American families are significant and reflect a growing embrace of sex-selection techniques…. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/15/nyregion/15babies.html
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47th Mersenne Prime Confirmed →
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“A {Twitter stream} may be broken, shattered at a given spot, but it will start...”
– Deleuze and Guattari, A Thousand Plateaus Page 9, in which I’ve substituted the words “Twitter stream” for “rhizome”. (via brandtrueboy)
Science-Based Medicine » The Oprah-fication of...
The message got through. In March 2007, the month after the first two shows on The Secret, Oprah invited a woman named Kim Tinkham on the program. She had been diagnosed with breast cancer, and her doctors were urging surgery and chemotherapy. But Tinkham wrote Oprah to say that she had decided to forgo this treatment and instead use The Secret to cure herself. On the show, Oprah seemed genuinely...
Oprah steps out of the limelight into an ethical...
Oprah’s views are ethical views, not mere “opinions” as she and her producers would like to hide behind. They are damaging to people’s health, and prey on the weakest and most ill informed members of society. I quote this recent Globe and Mail article at length: “McCarthy’s promotion of anti-vaccine propaganda and pseudoscience is, quite simply, so egregious...
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The hash tag is #philtech, so please use it when communicating to the group (and add it as a search in your twitter client). We’ll start reading Haraway’s “Simians, Cyborgs, and Women” in about 2-3 weeks, hopefully reading a chapter every week or two. Once we start we’ll sort out the pacing a bit better. So, go forth and purchase the book! See y’all again in...
Coming Up Thorns
The “hands-off” pretense already looks strained. Treasury holds 36 percent of Citigroup, all of AIG and a growing stake in GMAC. At some point, the charade of “private enterprise” living on public funds will have to be abandoned—especially if these banks stick with their reluctance to restart lending. via thenation.com
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