Category Archives: I Am Aware of All Internet Traditions

Why The Twitter Icon Uproar Is Sort of Important

Posted on November 8, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, Twitter changed its “Favorite” gold star icon to a “Like” heart icon–and when you like something, the heart does a sparkly starburst thing. People were upset with the change, which inevitably led to self-righteous exclamations of “Don’t you … Continue reading →

Posted in I Am Aware of All Internet Traditions, Internet, TWEET!!! | 2 Comments

Want to Know What Privilege Looks Like? The ‘Tell Someone “No”, Get Called a Whore’ Edition

Posted on October 12, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

A while ago, I got an email from a science aggregator offering me a chance to crosspost for…free. To paraphrase the wisdom of the philosopher Tone Loc, I get paid to do the blog thing (actually, that’s not the case … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic Human Decency, Bloggity Blog, Feminism, I Am Aware of All Internet Traditions, Internet | 10 Comments

Great Minds Think Alike: The Bain Bust Out Edition

Posted on August 13, 2012 by mikethemadbiologist

After reading Matt Taibbi’s recent post where he briefly refers to Bain Capital as a mob bust out, I’m calling priority. Long before the cool kids were calling Bain Capital a mob bust out, the Mad Biologist was (from “How … Continue reading →

Posted in Bidness, I Am Aware of All Internet Traditions | 4 Comments