(posted and compiled by Silver Adept, under the orbital targeting lasers of chris the cynic, written by members of The Slacktiverse)
The Blogaround
- Storiteller was all about the adventures this week. In response to Phil Sandifer’s insightful essay on the Doctor Who episode Amy’s Choice, she explains why she believes why having children does not bode the inevitable end of having adventures in There’s No Point in Growing Up (If You Can’t Adventure). Then, she reflects upon two recent trips out with the baby and how although both were good destinations, one went well while the other not-so-much in A Tale of Two Day Trips.
- chris the cynic wrote:
- This week I wrote a short bit of Snarky Bella noting the the lack of originality in vampire sports with, “Vampire Pool“, wished my nephew a happy first birthday, and commented that Harry Potter should have ended with Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff saving the day.
- The Slacktiverse itself:
In Case You Missed This
- Firedrake offers a few items for perusal:
- America as an oligarchy? That’s what the media said, but actually it’s
more interesting than that. - Also: how the Wright Brothers nearly killed the American aircraft
industry by turning from innovators into patent trolls:http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/19/opinion/nocera-greed-and-the-wright-brothers.html - How to indicate gender-neutral toilets? The official way, and
something simpler.http://itspronouncedmetrosexual.com/2014/04/gender-neutral-bathroom-sign/
- America as an oligarchy? That’s what the media said, but actually it’s
Things You Can Do
- No submissions this week; feel free to comment with things you think fit.
How to indicate gender-neutral toilets? The official way, and
something simpler.
What was that saying? Something about how a genius is someone who comes up with ideas that make people go “Why didn’t I think of that”?
What a genius idea.
@ Brin : I think it was trying to mock how difficult everyone thinks it would be to design and indicate gender-neutral toilets. The simple and obvious solution, according to the writer, is instead to use the sigil for “toilet” on all bathrooms intended to hold one person, thus removing any gendering. Voila, instant gender-neutral toilets.
Yeah, it does seem rather like it was supposed to be joking, but using a stylised toilet as the bathroom symbol is genuinely a good idea. (Or so it seems to me, anyway.)