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Where is ExxonMobile’s Doomsday Clock?
Actually, that should read “Giga Ton Clock.” As this new article in Rolling Stone makes painfully clear, the math is simple. If we restrict future CO2 emissions to less than 565 gigatons, we might – hopefully – restrict climate change … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, environment, science, social change, technology
Contemporary Deities: Asphaltia
Names and titles: Asphaltia, Our Lady of Traffic, Changer of Stoplights, Who Bestows Parking Spaces. Symbols and correspondences: Good luck charms hanging from rearview mirrors, especially bells or chimes as representatives of Air, Element of movement and travel Offerings or … Continue reading
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Tagged Asphaltia, cars, contemporary deities, culture, Pagan, social change, technology, travel
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Given names: Up now at the Slacktiverse!
I’ve got a new piece up at the Slacktiverse called “Given names,” on the topic of names and power. I draw from several different examples and intersections: military interactions, men using women’s names to create an unwanted sense of intimacy, … Continue reading
When ads are annoying, now with added irony
Edited to add: I originally titled this post “What I hate about Patheos,” and while I said that I didn’t mean to attack anyone who works with Patheos, I managed to sound as though I was, and I’m deeply sorry … Continue reading
Divination apps on iPad
Here are quick reviews of a handful of free divination apps available on the iPad. This isn’t all the apps available, but it is most of the free ones related to runes and Tarot, my preferred divination methods. Sadly, only … Continue reading
My iPad and my feminism
After raving about the iPad’s capabilities, it’s only fair to point out that the technology is only as good as people make it. There’s a lot of stuff on the iPad app store that really annoys me, and most of … Continue reading
My iPad and my Paganism
I got an iPad 2 recently and I’ve been thrilled with a handful of apps on it that are very useful to me as a Pagan, so I thought I’d do a quick overview. I’m sorry, I’m not sophisticated enough … Continue reading
Witches’ Pyramid in action: Ban large handgun magazines
After I wrote about how the Witches’ Pyramid helped me understand how to frame my response to the Arizona shootings, I’ve been working on acting in accord with my words. One of the best opportunities for doing so is to … Continue reading
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Tagged death, ethics, guns, news, social change, technology
Theaology of the body
The Wild Hunt was one of the first places I heard about the new TSA pat-down procedures which are being introduced just as full body imagers (or “pornoscanners,” for those rhetorically inclined) are becoming common in US airports. Specifically, the … Continue reading
