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Zuska is the kick-ass alter-ego of Suzanne E Franks. When not dispensing Zuska's wisdom, Suzanne can often be found gardening, reading, or having one of her thrice-weekly migraines.
The place where I come from...is a small town. Coalfields of the Appalachian Mountains
You will be wanting to read my excellent essay, 'Suzy the Computer' vs. 'Dr. Sexy': What's a Geek Girl to Do When She Wants to Get Laid? in She's Such a Geek! Women Write About Science, Technology, and Other Nerdy Stuff.
If you have not yet figured out why you shoud not be using terms like "hard science" and "soft skills", then you absolutely need to read Telling Stories About Engineering: Group Dynamics and Resistance to Diversity in NWSA Journal v. 16 No. 1, 2004 (Re)Gendering Science Fields.
You should also read They Blinded Me With Science: Misuse and Misunderstanding of Biological Theory, an excellent critique of Thornhill and Palmer's nonsense about rape as an evolutionary strategy. You can find it in Burack and Josephson's must-read tome, Fundamental Differences: Feminists Talk Back to Social Conservatives.
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January 25, 2010
Category: Ludicrous Language
I warned Jon, I did. D00d, that thread is for MOCKING MANSPLAINERS. Now, here I will repost Jon's mis-directed comment. Zuskateers, you may feel free to read (warning: contains mansplaing) or skip right over to the comment thread and post...
Posted by Zuska at 5:31 PM • 114 Comments •
Category: Ludicrous Language
Mansplaining. We've all had to endure it, on the internets or IRL, so frequently we are often overwhelmed with the desire to hork up serious chunks on the mansplainer's shoes.
Posted by Zuska at 9:23 AM • 409 Comments •
January 24, 2010
Category: Geekalicious
Mr. Z records live music and is nuts about microphones. Whenever we watch t.v. he is always pointing out microphones to me. Earlier this evening, the first NFL playoff game ends, there's a crazy scene on the field, confetti flying...
Posted by Zuska at 8:31 PM • 9 Comments •
Category: Tales From The Coal Patch
This is a story about making chicken soup completely from scratch, with local, organic ingredients, and starting with the carcass of a roasted chicken. The soup was very, very good, and looked like this: The chicken in question came from...
Posted by Zuska at 10:01 AM • 20 Comments •
January 21, 2010
Category: Burns My Shorts
remember that the world is staring at and judging you when you are overweight, young lady! No, we don't need to see your head or even your whole body. Just the boobs and crotch - the pieces that define women's worth.
Posted by Zuska at 5:12 PM • 63 Comments •
January 20, 2010
Category: Race Matters
You may have been hearing some of the buzz about Rebecca Skloot's forthcoming book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked...
Posted by Zuska at 9:47 PM • 2 Comments •
January 19, 2010
Category: Geekalicious
Over at A Blog Around the Clock there are a series of posts with great video interviews from ScienceOnline2010, but I'd like to especially point your attention to this one with David Kroll and Damond Nollan, both of North Carolina...
Posted by Zuska at 11:17 PM • •
January 14, 2010
Category: Totally Freaked
What will happen to all those big screen t.v.s when the lack of cheap oil makes them obsolete? Let's see...angry peeps plus ammo plus t.v.s no longer good for anything means....
Posted by Zuska at 9:34 AM • 37 Comments •
January 13, 2010
Category: Friday Bookshelf
I couldn't help myself. The aroma of fresh cheap books was too strong.
Posted by Zuska at 11:09 PM • 24 Comments •
January 12, 2010
Category: Burns My Shorts
I'm speaking from experience, people, having had most of these lobbed at me one time or another. Please feel free to add to the list in the comments section. 1. "When is the baby due?" I'm not pregnant, you douchebag....
Posted by Zuska at 4:48 PM • 52 Comments •
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