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Apr
14th

Thu

It should not be too surprising that in Brazil, the country with the largest number of Roman Catholics (73% of the populace, or about 140 million), abortion is illegal except in cases of rape, when the mother’s life is in danger or when the fetus has severe genetic abnormalities. Indeed, the ban on abortion is an immovable plank in the campaign platforms of the two main candidates in Brazil’s upcoming presidential election. Yet a recent study revealed that 1 in 5 Brazilian women of child-bearing age has terminated a pregnancy, and statistics by the Health Ministry show that 200,000 women each year are hospitalized because of complications arising from unsafe abortions.

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TIME

Planned Parenthood is pretty easily replaced with at-home materials. And then you’ve got a public health crisis on your hands that, from a deficit perspective, would be worse than just funding abortion. Of course this reveals that the actual thought is that not only will the Republicans outlaw abortion, they will then convince everyone who wants an abortion not to have one.

It’s the same thought process behind abstinence-only sex education. Which, of course, raised teen pregnancy AND abortion rates. Because it is fucking stupid to fight a culture war in practical terms. Hey Republicans: just say you’re fighting abortion on behalf of your churches. Be truthful!

(via correlationstonone)

1 in 5! I can’t get over that number.

(via theydothingsdifferentlythere)

Oct
9th

Sat

Ryan at Jerry’s birthday party

Aug
25th

Wed

Wuala - Secure Online Storage

Wuala logo

I love Dropbox, but the 2Gb free quota limits me from using it to share/sync large files or folders and the paid options are a bit too exe for me.

Enter Wuala. Wuala is a safe, secure way to store/backup/share stuff online, access it from the web (Java required) and just recently, they’ve added the ability to sync files between your computers.

You only get 1Gb storage for free, but there are several ways to increase your quota. You can buy extra storage (cheaper than Dropbox and more levels), or get up to 6Gb for inviting friends (disclaimer: one reason I’m writing this post).

The really innovative option however, is to allow Wuala to use your computer for storage. This contributes to the overall pool of available storage and increases your pesonal storage quota. All files are encrypted and stored redundantly and noone unauthorised can access your files.

You can share files with friends or the public and set up groups to share things with like-minded people.

Unlike most other online storage services, all your files get encrypted on your computer, so that no one - including the employees at Wuala and LaCie - can access your private files.

If you’d like to give Wuala a go and start sharing things with me and others, just click on the title of this post.

Cheers,

John

Apr
28th

Wed

Depression

DEPRESSION is not a sign of weakness, it is a sign that you have been trying to be strong for too long. It’s mental health week and 1 in 3 of us will suffer at some point in our lives.>

Mar
15th

Mon

Monday morning assembly

Mar
12th

Fri

Ryan having a haircut

Sam just had a haircut

Feb
11th

Thu

Stuck on the tarmac for what could be a long time due to a big electrical storm rolling in over Melbourne Airport.

Jan
22nd

Fri

Walking Ali down by Brighton beach

Wouldn’t you enjoy a day at this beach.