Andronormativity

If I was checking that two males friends were coming over soon I'd say "You guys coming over soon." - and I went to say something like this on IM to Morag (about her and Erin coming over for BSG) and paused, unsure what the right thing to say was when talking to two female friends...
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Delicious LiveJournal Links for 1-11-2009

• Finally, Guitar Hero for Actual Guitar
  Now this looks like it might be worth getting your hands on...
  (tags: gaming guitarhero software music guitar)
• Don't let it all unravel
  Animation using knitting. For those knit-verts on my friends list.
  (tags: environment video animation knitting)
• Samsung boffins demo transparent and foldable OLED screens
  Some very nice screen tech on its way.
  (tags: future technology oled screens)
• Body repair 'could be ramped up'
  A combination of drugs could trick the body into sending its repair mechanisms into overdrive, say scientists. The technique could be used to speed the healing of heart or bone damage, they claim. The bone marrow of treated mice released 100 times as many stem cells - which help to regenerate tissue.
  (tags: science medicine genetics health)
• Comment on /. written by someone who writes fake blogs for a living, so they can be used for advertising
  It becomes bad when you realize how many people actually read what you write and take it all as the truth. When single parent mothers comment my blog about family life (thinking I am a father of two young boys) and not realizing that they were recommended all those products because I am paid to recommend them sometimes sucks.
  (tags: advertising web blogs)
• Androgyne vs Genderqueer, word connotations and identities
  Fascinating discussion of gender identity
  (tags: gender identity discussion)

In order to keep marrog happy.

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