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Here’s the thing, boys and girls: I don’t get this crap anywhere else I choose to invest my time. This is very much about atheism. It’s also about the more general skeptical community, of course, but atheism is a big part of that and getting bigger.

Yes, “Hate *Atheists*”

Here’s the thing, boys and girls: I don’t get this crap anywhere else I choose to invest my time. This is very much about atheism. It’s also about the more general skeptical community, of course, but atheism is a big part of that and getting bigger.

Jan 02 · by Guest Blogger · (1)
Warning: linked posts have, and quote, misogynist commentary.

15yo atheist woman posts pic of herself with Carl Sagan book to the atheism sub-reddit. Misogynist jokes about rape, women's appearance, women's intelligence, women's attention-seeking follow.

Quick hit: rAtheism fail

Warning: linked posts have, and quote, misogynist commentary.

15yo atheist woman posts pic of herself with Carl Sagan book to the atheism sub-reddit. Misogynist jokes about rape, women’s appearance, women’s intelligence, women’s attention-seeking follow.

Dec 30 · by Mary · (1)
This week's Wednesday Geek Woman is Fan Chung, leading combinatorics and graph theory researcher, and Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at UC San Diego.

Wednesday Geek Woman: Fan Chung, leading mathematician

This week’s Wednesday Geek Woman is Fan Chung, leading combinatorics and graph theory researcher, and Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at UC San Diego.

Dec 28·by Mary·(0)
I agree that having multiple "identities" is a huge asset to my work and creative abilities, bu I feel like… why are they making such a big deal about this, as if it's some hugely abnormal thing. Why do people insist on compartmentalizing people into single skill sets?

Re-post: The advantage of being me

I agree that having multiple “identities” is a huge asset to my work and creative abilities, bu I feel like… why are they making such a big deal about this, as if it’s some hugely abnormal thing. Why do people insist on compartmentalizing people into single skill sets?

Dec 26·by Terri·(0)
I am sad, still sad, continually endlessly sad and angry at the way everyone else's narratives collude to obscure Nina and her life.

Re-post: in memory of nina reiser

I am sad, still sad, continually endlessly sad and angry at the way everyone else’s narratives collude to obscure Nina and her life.

Dec 23·by yatima·(0)
This week's Wednesday Geek Woman is Annie Jump Cannon, luminary in astronomical research and stellar classification.

Wednesday Geek Woman: Annie Jump Cannon, astronomer and leader in stellar classification

This week’s Wednesday Geek Woman is Annie Jump Cannon, luminary in astronomical research and stellar classification.

Dec 21·by Guest Blogger·(0)
Open Thread: Darth Vader conducts Carol of the Bells
Dec, 20·by Terri·(2)
Pandering to horny teenage linkspam
Dec, 19·by spam-spam·(9)
Re-post: Geekery and the humanities
Dec, 19·by Courtney Stoker·(5)
Re-post: Impostor syndrome and hiring power
Dec, 17·by Mary·(6)
I feel like you are trying to tell me something
Dec, 16·by Guest Blogger·(20)
Cosplay is fine, girl, as long as you cosplay for me.
Dec, 15·by Courtney Stoker·(19)
Wednesday Geek Women: Moran Paldi, game designer; Leena van Deventer, gaming writing; Catriona Wimberley, medical physics student
Dec, 14·by Guest Blogger·(1)
A personal appeal for support from Valerie Aurora, executive director of the Ada Initiative
Dec, 13·by Valerie Aurora·(1)
Re-post: On competence, confidence, pernicious socialization, recursion, and tricking yourself
Dec, 12·by brainwane·(2)
A long time ago in a linkspam far, far away… (10th December, 2011)
Dec, 10·by spam-spam·(2)

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Yes, “Hate *Atheists*”: This is a guest post by Stephanie Zvan. It is cross-posted from her blog, Almost Diamond... http://t.co/TnmTmY4K

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