08-07 links — 7

1) laurashapiro: IBARW/The Kids Are All Right: Youth Media

when I saw Mindy Faber’s selections for the youth media video genre, I was struck by how many videos were made by and about people of color. Then I was struck by how few people of color were visible or behind the cameras in the other genres.

(tags: diy_video_summit auth.laurashapiro ibarw)

2) oyceter: IBARW: Random notes that turned into a post on discomfort

I was trying to think of good ways to [write for IBARW] if anyone did want to. So here’s a thrown-together list, with the disclaimer that it’s not meant to make people feel guilty about posting or not posting.

(tags: auth.oyceter ibarw race)

3) brown_betty: IBARW: Link to the person who said it better

The problem is, not knowing stuff isn’t a neutral state: it’s a state where you reflect the values of the society that raised you.

(tags: ibarw auth.brown_betty racism)

4) ibarw: Welcome to International Blog Against Racism Week!

How to participate

(tags: racism)

5) entangled_now: Fic: Biology Lessons

Ianto pretends he won’t use this piece of information for anything remotely nefarious. || No plot whatsoever, but drop-dead funny.

(tags: rec.flawless rec.funny rec.all_fanfic zombie crackfic jack_harkness.ianto_jones auth.entangled_now slash fanfic torchwood)

6) antennapedia: Journal migration tool

command-line tool for migrating journal entries […] needs testers. It should run on any system with a recent Python installed. That means OS X out of the box, most Linux distros, and any Windows system where the user has installed python.

(tags: software livejournal auth.antennapedia)

7) justhuman: Fandom: Locked Communities

Lockdown is not necessarily a solution to everything, but many communities are opting for it. If you’re running a community that you plan on locking down, here are some facts you might find useful

(tags: auth.justhuman livejournal meta.any_fandom)