Thursday, March 8, 2012

Happy International Women's Day

Happy Women's Day, womens!
The day is an official holiday in Afghanistan,[16] Angola, Armenia,[17] Azerbaijan,[18] Belarus,[19] Burkina Faso,[20] Cambodia,[21] China (for women only),[22] Cuba,[23] Georgia,[24] Guinea-Bissau,[16] Eritrea,[16] Kazakhstan,[25] Kyrgyzstan,[26] Laos,[27] Macedonia (for women only), Madagascar (for women only),[28] Moldova,[29] Mongolia,[30] Montenegro,[citation needed], Nepal (for women only),[16] Russia,[16] Tajikistan,[16] Turkmenistan,[16] Uganda,[16] Ukraine,[16] Uzbekistan,[31] Vietnam,[32] and Zambia.[33]
Wouldn't it be swell to live in Afghanistan today?
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14 comments:

  1. ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©March 8, 2012 at 11:20 AM

    Wouldn't it be swell to live in Afghanistan today?

    Related.
    ~

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  2. Substance McGravitasMarch 8, 2012 at 11:31 AM

    The concise Glenn Greenwald!

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  3. ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©March 8, 2012 at 12:34 PM

    Of course, and it's an accurate complaint.

    But I'd still rather go there and read something worth reading about, as opposed to the well-written plutocrat-fellatio available in so many places. (Take Michael Kinsley, please.)
    ~

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  4. Substance McGravitasMarch 8, 2012 at 12:38 PM

    I've got not complaint with that one of Greenwald's for sure.

    LGM is on the Kinsley. It's been a long time since I have seen words of Kinsley's in print first-hand, and I think I will stick with that.

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  5. el ManquécitoMarch 8, 2012 at 12:55 PM

    McS:

    For your trip to Philly I have the following suggestions.

    Recommend Reading Terminal Market. DiNic's Roast Prok sammich. Campo's deli for stakes (214 Market St.).

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  6. Substance McGravitasMarch 8, 2012 at 12:59 PM

    Many thanks!

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  7. el ManquécitoMarch 8, 2012 at 1:26 PM

    Don't forget fish's suggestion. I worship true Italian sandwiches and have come to believe that the best are around Philly.

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  8. wileyMarch 8, 2012 at 3:27 PM

    On the topic of animation: not to be blog whoring, but really if you haven't seen this

    http://wileywitch.com/2012/uncategorized/starry-night-interactive-video/


    you should. I mean, like, wow!

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  9. mikeyMarch 8, 2012 at 4:05 PM

    Yeah, Roast Prok is pretty good, but one of my favorite things is the Pulled Prok.

    Try it! You'll Grok Prok!!

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  10. mikeyMarch 8, 2012 at 5:49 PM

    Aaaannnnddd....

    Substance goes all granny on the favicon.

    Well played, young man.

    The judges approve...

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  11. M. BouffantMarch 8, 2012 at 11:05 PM

    How were dudes in China, Macedonia, Madagascar & Nepal supposed to get sandwiches yesterday?

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  12. fishMarch 9, 2012 at 6:12 AM

    wiley,

    That is pretty cool. It feels like the painting should always do that.

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  13. Substance McGravitasMarch 9, 2012 at 8:41 AM

    On the topic of animation: not to be blog whoring

    I do a pretty decent job of of visiting the websites on the blogroll...not that the people without the comments find out...but yeah, cool video.

    Quartz Composer, which is the thing I use to make horrible GIFs of pope-heads exploding, makes all the Mac screensavers and runs a few different kinds of code apart from the easy shit I do, so in theory, if I didn't suck, that kind of interactivity is within reach. I don't know if you've seen how slick iPads are, but the ability to touch and interact with pretty graphics is quite striking.

    The Lovely Daughter has been the recent beneficiary of some iPad generosity, so I guess I should figure some of that out.

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  14. RachelMarch 10, 2012 at 10:05 PM

    And a woman from Afghanistan might reply:

    I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights. ~Bishop Desmond Tutu

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