Podcast Episode 123: Putting Kidcha In The Spotlight
Julie Ann Horvath lets us know that sexism and harassment are still alive and well in the workplace, Australia says that anti-vaccine groups are not charities, Fred Phelps is dead and we aren’t sad to see him go, Gay marriage is temporarily legal in Michigan, Microsoft reminds us that emails often times aren’t private, and Kidcha brings us her exclusive on fan fiction.
Related Links:
Julie Ann Horvath Describes Sexism And Intimidation Behind Her GitHub Exit http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/15/julie-ann-horvath-describes-sexism-and-intimidation-behind-her-github-exit/ Related: http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/03/github-puts-founder-on-leave-kicks-wife-out-of-office-after-harassment-claim/ Related: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2455042,00.asp Anti-vaccine group has charity status pulled by Australian government http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/03/anti-vaccine-group-has-charity-status-pulled-by-australian-government/ Related: http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/03/whats-driving-the-rise-of-autism-diagnoses-vs-what-drives-autism/ Please, people, do not protest Fred Phelps’s Funeral http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/216971/please-people-do-not-protest-fred-phelpss-funeral/ Related: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/fred-phelps-sr-leader-of-westboro-baptist-church-dies-at-84/2014/03/20/a0c5cd30-ae2b-11e3-a49e-76adc9210f19_story.html US Judge Strikes Down Michigan’s Ban on Gay Marriage http://www.voanews.com/content/us-judge-strikes-down-michigans-ban-on-gay-marriage/1876780.html Related: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/michigan-couples-flock-courthouses-saturday-gay-marriage-ban-lifted-article-1.1730480 Arrest of secret-leaking ex-Microsoftie raises Hotmail privacy concerns http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/03/arrest-of-secret-leaking-ex-microsoftie-raises-hotmail-privacy-concerns/ Kidcha’s FanFic Exclusive https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1540350/1/Bath-Day [Quote the Kidcha: “Cute slice-of-life stuff”] https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8968388/1/The-Body-s-Memories [Continuation of Cannon Example] https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4656084/1/Rorschach-s-Frustration [Caution: NSFW – Very Mature Content] https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7301570/1/breath-normal-nerves-normal [Quote the Kidcha: “One of the best fic I’ve read for anything that deals with major character death … Seriously though don’t read Homestuck fanfiction.”] http://www.amazon.com/Hellboy-Emerald-Hell-Tom-Piccirilli/dp/1595821414/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395704970&sr=8-1&keywords=emerald+hell [Extended Universe Example] https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6829556/1/My-Immortal [The much discussed ‘My Immortal’] starphoenix’s Recommendation: Aardwolf http://www.aardwolf.comFeatured Image From Zouavman Le Zouave (Wikimedia Commons)
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