tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209Very cool, if trueandrewduckerandrewducker2024-02-09T12:00:09Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4396291Interesting Links for 09-02-20242024-02-09T12:00:09Z2024-02-09T12:00:09Zpublic5<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://rtie.org/trans-facts/" rel="nofollow">1. Debunking common attacks on transgender people</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:LGBT">LGBT</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transgender">transgender</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bigotry">bigotry</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:debunking">debunking</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/transgender-survey-transition-hrt-surgery-gender-affirming-rcna137563?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=65c35bab39616d00012c1181" rel="nofollow">2. Survey of 90,000 trans people shows increased life satisfaction after transition</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transgender">transgender</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:happiness">happiness</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:society">society</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:USA">USA</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=AF8d72mA41M&si=iI7uIJimJYvfQle3" rel="nofollow">3. Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:led">led</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:colour">colour</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:technology">technology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1755705709667180594.html" rel="nofollow">4. Blizzard are an absolutely terrible company and nobody should ever work for them</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jobs">jobs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4396291" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4365487Missing Links (misc)2023-11-21T10:10:13Z2023-11-21T10:10:37Zpublic15Buncha links went missing. I think this covers everything!<br /><br /><dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskUK/s/Drruvwtnta" rel="nofollow">1. How are the British like the Japanese?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Japan">Japan</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:society">society</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/council/edinburgh-council-rules-out-underground-bins-but-plans-to-continue-with-green-gull-proof-sacks-in-new-town-4411697" rel="nofollow">2. Edinburgh council rules out pneumatic underground bins</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:waste">waste</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:technology">technology</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://bigbookoftorcs.com/2023/10/19/all-the-right-notes-but-not-necessarily-in-the-right-order-the-riddle-of-the-pulborough-area-torc-from-sussex/" rel="nofollow">3. 'All the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order': The riddle of the 'Pulborough Area' torc from Sussex. (And how much effort it takes to find a fraud)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:archeology">archeology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fraud">fraud</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/business/tech/meta-political-ads-2020-election-lies/index.html" rel="nofollow">4. Meta is now allowing lies about the 2020 election in political ads</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:facebook">facebook</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:advertising">advertising</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fraud">fraud</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/transforming-the-future-of-music-creation/" rel="nofollow">5. Transforming the future of music creation with AI</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/elephant-names-call-each-other-b2447530.html" rel="nofollow">6. Elephants might give each other names</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:elephants">elephants</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:names">names</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/nhs-england-university-of-sydney-australia-b2447397.html" rel="nofollow">7. for babies born before 34 weeks, delaying the clamping of the cord for a minimum of 60 seconds after birth reduces death by nearly a third</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:babies">babies</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:death">death</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://younganimator.uk/winner/1699875910225x437970782709919500" rel="nofollow">8. Young Animator of the Year UK - an impressive piece for anyone, but for a 16 year old...</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:animation">animation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:impressive">impressive</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://hedgehoglibrarian.com/2023/08/14/executive-function-theft/" rel="nofollow">9. Are you a victim of Executive Function Theft</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:behaviour">behaviour</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:work">work</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2023-11-15/nimona-breaking-barriers-netflix-disney" rel="nofollow">10. 'Nimona' breaks LGBT barriers and survives to tell the tale</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:LGBT">LGBT</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:movies">movies</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:animation">animation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Disney">Disney</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/11/apple-announces-rcs-support-for-imessage/" rel="nofollow">11. Apple announces RCS support for iMessage</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Apple">Apple</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sms">sms</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:communication">communication</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/17wu2gz/google_confirms_they_will_disable_ublock_origin/" rel="nofollow">12. Google confirms they will disable uBlock Origin in Chrome in 2024</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:adblock">adblock</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Google">Google</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Chrome">Chrome</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:web">web</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67446797?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA" rel="nofollow">13. IBM suspends ads on X after they appeared next to Nazi posts</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Twitter">Twitter</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Nazis">Nazis</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ibm">ibm</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:advertising">advertising</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=mnTU_hJoByA" rel="nofollow">14. Nihilist Penguin (Werner Herzog)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:penguin">penguin</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfdg3ECVrX4" rel="nofollow">15. Incredible video of Starling murmuration</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:birds">birds</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/health/world-first-gene-therapy-cure-sickle-cell-disease-2758937" rel="nofollow">16. World-first gene therapy that aims to cure sickle-cell disease</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:genetics">genetics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:disease">disease</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GoodNews">GoodNews</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/business/royal-mail-owner-reform-urgent-loss-2758955" rel="nofollow">17. Royal Mail owner says 'reform is urgent' after group slumps to a £319m loss</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:royalmail">royalmail</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/11/europeans-can-soon-strip-bing-edge-other-microsoft-cruft-from-windows-11/" rel="nofollow">18. People living in Europe are about to get a much better Windows 11</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:europe">europe</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:windows">windows</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:regulation">regulation</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/hittite-ancient-language-discovered-turkey-b2448942.html" rel="nofollow">19. Archaeologists discover previously unknown ancient language (3,000 years old, transliterated into Hittite)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:language">language</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:archeology">archeology</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/11/from-toy-to-tool-dall-e-3-is-a-wake-up-call-for-visual-artists-and-the-rest-of-us/" rel="nofollow">20. From toy to tool: DALL-E 3 is a wake-up call for visual artists—and the rest of us</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Technology">Technology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:art">art</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/i-was-deported-for-wearing-tinted-moisturiser-qatars-new-lgbt-crackdown-2759088" rel="nofollow">21. 'I was deported for wearing tinted moisturiser': Qatar's new LGBT crackdown</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:qatar">qatar</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lgbt">lgbt</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://timharford.com/2023/11/why-are-some-jobs-so-greedy/" rel="nofollow">22. Why are some jobs so "greedy"?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jobs">jobs</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/world/south-korea-ban-consumption-dog-meat-2761815" rel="nofollow">23. South Korea announces plans to ban consumption of dog meat</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dogs">dogs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:korea">korea</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:food">food</a> )</small></dd></dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4365487" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4361791Interesting Links for 11-11-20232023-11-11T12:00:08Z2023-11-11T12:00:08Zpublic8<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/at-43-ive-woken-up-and-realised-the-world-is-antisemitic-2742462" rel="nofollow">1. 'At 43, I've woken up and realised the world is antisemitic'</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Jews">Jews</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bigotry">bigotry</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/culture/2023/11/the-courtesan-who-brought-down-a-cult-and-other-unsung-women-of-ancient-rome/" rel="nofollow">2. The courtesan who brought down a cult, and other unsung women of ancient Rome</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:rome">rome</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:women">women</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://newatlas.com/energy/mingyang-22mw-massive-turbine/" rel="nofollow">3. China is building a wind turbine taller than the Eiffel Tower</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:china">china</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:windpower">windpower</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:impressive">impressive</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://nitter.net/jburnmurdoch/status/1722938749519077688" rel="nofollow">4. What effects is AI having on jobs so far?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jobs">jobs</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com/p/how-to-solve-the-israel-palestine-conflict" rel="nofollow">5. How to Solve the Israel/Palestine Problem</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Israel">Israel</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Palestine">Palestine</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-67381938" rel="nofollow">6. Edinburgh to be first Scottish city to ban pavement parking</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cars">cars</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Scotland">Scotland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/how-russia-made-e1b-from-an-eu-sanctions-loophole-for-bulgaria/" rel="nofollow">7. Putin rakes in extra €1B for his war chest via Bulgaria sanctions loophole</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Russia">Russia</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:oil">oil</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:war">war</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:money">money</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Ukraine">Ukraine</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.taxpolicy.org.uk/2023/09/24/70percent/" rel="nofollow">8. Why cutting 70%+ marginal rates should be a Government priority</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tax">tax</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4361791" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4354905Interesting Links for 20-10-20232023-10-20T11:00:07Z2023-10-20T11:00:07Zpublic4<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/netflix-password-sharing-crackdown-working-for-now/" rel="nofollow">1. Netflix's Password-Sharing Crackdown Is Working—for Now</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Netflix">Netflix</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/the-sleep-supplements-that-really-work-according-to-science-2696436" rel="nofollow">2. The sleep supplements that really work</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sleep">sleep</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/world/responsible-gaza-hospital-explosion-key-unanswered-questions-2697377" rel="nofollow">3. Who is responsible for the Gaza hospital explosion? The key unanswered questions</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:israel">israel</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:palestine">palestine</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:explosions">explosions</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:hospital">hospital</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/read-this/uk-is-facing-a-record-high-deficit-in-skilled-tradespeople-4377910" rel="nofollow">4. UK is facing a record high deficit in skilled tradespeople</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trade">trade</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jobs">jobs</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=Q-25c8Rsobw&si=Jv9x2YdcdTPHsNxt" rel="nofollow">5. Solving the Zelda Timeline in 15 Minutes</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.lumafield.com/article/usb-c-cable-charger-head-to-head-comparison-apple-thunderbolt-amazon-basics" rel="nofollow">6. Comparing CT scans of USB-C cables</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:technology">technology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mri">mri</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usb">usb</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaMyBrotherMike">viaMyBrotherMike</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/glitter-ban-european-union-b2432099.html" rel="nofollow">7. Plastic glitter ban officially goes into effect across European Union</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:plastic">plastic</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:europe">europe</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:regulation">regulation</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/marines-test-fire-robot-dog-armed-with-rocket-launcher" rel="nofollow">8. US! Marines! Strap! Rocket! Launcher! To! Robot! Goat!</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:robots">robots</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:rockets">rockets</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:USA">USA</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:military">military</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:technology">technology</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4354905" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4337607Interesting Links for 06-09-20232023-09-06T11:00:08Z2023-09-06T11:00:08Zpublic24<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/airbnb-ban-new-york-city/" rel="nofollow">1. The End of Airbnb in New York</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:housing">housing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:newyork">newyork</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GoodNews">GoodNews</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/culture/2023/08/the-strange-secretive-world-of-north-korean-science-fiction/" rel="nofollow">2. The strange, secretive world of North Korean science fiction</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:NorthKorea">NorthKorea</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:society">society</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:scifi">scifi</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-50000234" rel="nofollow">3. Stalker found Japanese singer through reflection in her eyes</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:stalking">stalking</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:location">location</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:japan">japan</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/uk-couples-opposites-dont-attract-b2404916.html" rel="nofollow">4. Study of over 80,000 UK couples finds that in love opposites don't actually attract</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:relationships">relationships</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/09/ai-took-my-job-literally-gizmodo-fires-spanish-staff-amid-switch-to-ai-translator/" rel="nofollow">5. "AI took my job, literally"—Gizmodo fires Spanish staff amid switch to glitchy AI translator</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:translation">translation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jobs">jobs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66671765?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA" rel="nofollow">6. Misinformation about contraception on social media may be contributing to Scotland's record high abortion figures</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:disinformation">disinformation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:contraception">contraception</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Scotland">Scotland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:abortion">abortion</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://physics.aps.org/articles/v16/116" rel="nofollow">7. The Nanohertz Gravitational-Wave Detection Explained</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gravity">gravity</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:research">research</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:space">space</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4337607" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4330083Interesting Links for 15-08-20232023-08-15T11:00:08Z2023-08-15T11:00:08Zpublic0<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66491354?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA" rel="nofollow">1. New Scottish teachers are quitting profession over insecure contracts</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Scotland">Scotland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:teaching">teaching</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Doom">Doom</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jobs">jobs</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/90667/" rel="nofollow">2. Video interview with a transgender man in Australia in 1937</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transgender">transgender</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:LGBT">LGBT</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Australia">Australia</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/interview-dragon-commander-commander" rel="nofollow">3. A fascinating 10-year-old interview with Larian (who just had a huge success with BG3) about how they've evolved their company and why they moved to self-publishing</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:business">business</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ComputerGames">ComputerGames</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/08/08/1192663920/southern-baptist-convention-donald-trump-christianity" rel="nofollow">4. He was a church official who criticized Trump. He says Christianity is in crisis</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:religion">religion</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:USA">USA</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4330083" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4326593Interesting Links for 05-08-20232023-08-05T11:00:10Z2023-08-05T11:00:10Zpublic4<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/waymo-will-expand-rideshares-to-austin-texas-its-fourth-city/" rel="nofollow">1. Waymo will expand rideshares to Austin, Texas, its fourth city</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:automation">automation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cars">cars</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:taxi">taxi</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/linux-surpasses-the-mac-among-steam-gamers/" rel="nofollow">2. Linux surpasses the Mac among Steam gamers</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:linux">linux</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:apple">apple</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.lgbtiqsurvey.eu/lgbtiq/?fbclid=IwAR37KpsQYyudskklt5s0ABriVE-IlmqbeKZPDz_kHj_Kdgc9HDflE_GP0mk" rel="nofollow">3. The EU is running an LGBT survey. Have your say</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:LGBT">LGBT</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:europe">europe</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-66407025?fbclid=IwAR070KVngA5AD8thni-c_YvAbtoqGTGoPWEtNq5Uodj8HpcudYFlioSciMg" rel="nofollow">4. Scotland's digital skills academy CodeClan goes into liquidation (I know a few people who it was helpful for)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Scotland">Scotland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:technology">technology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Jobs">Jobs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fail">fail</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:business">business</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaPatrickHadfield">viaPatrickHadfield</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4326593" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4315603Interesting Links for 11-07-20232023-07-11T11:00:08Z2023-07-11T11:00:08Zpublic15<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/electric-cars/running/do-electric-vehicles-produce-more-tyre-and-brake-pollution-than-petrol-and/" rel="nofollow">1. Do electric vehicles produce more tyre and brake pollution than their petrol and diesel counterparts?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pollution">pollution</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cars">cars</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-signs-off-on-data-transfers-deal-with-us/" rel="nofollow">2. EU signs off on data transfers deal with US</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:europe">europe</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dataprotection">dataprotection</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/edinburgh-airport-passengers-wont-have-to-remove-liquids-at-security-soon-due-to-new-scanners-4213526" rel="nofollow">3. Edinburgh Aiport is getting new scanners in 2024 which will mean we can carry more liquids.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:edinburgh">edinburgh</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:airport">airport</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:flying">flying</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:security">security</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Webb/Webb_inspects_the_heart_of_the_Phantom_Galaxy?fbclid=IwAR3Ec_ZrVcjMoLvuEV8Eh-LLDZPHOsdmXYkyGxtSQKaIAz6nz1eL0TC3xV0" rel="nofollow">4. Webb telescope inspects the heart of the Phantom Galaxy</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:astronomy">astronomy</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:space">space</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaNancyLebov">viaNancyLebov</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://theconversation.com/immigration-policies-dont-deter-migrants-from-coming-to-the-us-title-42-and-the-border-rules-replacing-it-only-make-the-process-longer-and-more-difficult-200776" rel="nofollow">5. Immigration policies don't deter migrants from coming to the US -- border rules only make the process longer and more difficult</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:immigration">immigration</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaBenWerdmuller">viaBenWerdmuller</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/labour-plans-ai-benefit-claims-jobs-2468726" rel="nofollow">6. Labour to use AI to speed up benefit claims and match unemployed people with jobs</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jobs">jobs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:unemployment">unemployment</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:labour">labour</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/imperial-college-london-b2372611.html" rel="nofollow">7. Same-sex sexual behaviour is widespread in macaque monkeys</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:monkeys">monkeys</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:primates">primates</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sex">sex</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lgbt">lgbt</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:homosexuality">homosexuality</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/rishi-sunak-suella-braverman-trans-jokes-parliament-equalities-chief-2467613" rel="nofollow">8. Sunak and Braverman's trans jokes 'unacceptable and dangerous' says Parliament equalities chief</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Conservatives">Conservatives</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bigotry">bigotry</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lgbt">lgbt</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transgender">transgender</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4315603" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4309955Supplemental Links - 27-06-20232023-06-27T20:27:44Z2023-06-27T20:27:44Zpublic2<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://timharford.com/2023/06/what-neo-luddites-get-right-and-wrong-about-big-tech/" rel="nofollow">1. What neo-Luddites get right (and wrong) about Big Tech</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Technology">Technology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jobs">jobs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://worksinprogress.co/issue/why-britain-doesnt-build" rel="nofollow">2. Why Britain doesn't build - and how it became the first country to give itself a self-inflicted housing shortage</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:housing">housing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:doom">doom</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-is-exporting-anti-lgbtq-hate-online/" rel="nofollow">3. The US Is Exporting Anti-LGBTQ Hate Online</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:christianity">christianity</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lgbt">lgbt</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bigotry">bigotry</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2023/06/26/europes-inflation-outlook-depends-on-how-corporate-profits-absorb-wage-gains" rel="nofollow">4. Europe's Inflation Outlook Depends on How Corporate Profits Absorb Wage Gains</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:economics">economics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:europe">europe</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd></dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4309955" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4303047Interesting Links for 13-06-20232023-06-13T11:00:05Z2023-06-13T11:00:05Zpublic26<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/06/10/tesla-autopilot-crashes-elon-musk/" rel="nofollow">1. Tesla 'Autopilot', has been involved in far more crashes than previously reported</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Tesla">Tesla</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:crash">crash</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:driving">driving</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:automation">automation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:epicfail">epicfail</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.undp.org/press-releases/decade-stagnation-new-undp-data-shows-gender-biases-remain-entrenched" rel="nofollow">2. Gender bias remains entrenched all around the world</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gender">gender</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bias">bias</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:society">society</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-talks-trade-renegotiate-b2355895.html" rel="nofollow">3. Blow for Britain as EU rules out renegotiating Brexit trade deal for years</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:europe">europe</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trade">trade</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:doom">doom</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/CrimeGirI/status/1668289087315275777" rel="nofollow">4. How to get your children to tell you what they've been up to today</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:communication">communication</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:advice">advice</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/that-plum-job-listing-may-just-be-a-ghost-3aafc794?tpl=cb" rel="nofollow">5. Job Listings Abound, but Many Are Fake</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jobs">jobs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fraud">fraud</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/askhistorians/status/1668212572921683969?" rel="nofollow">6. Why are so many Reddit communities on strike?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Reddit">Reddit</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:epicfail">epicfail</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:community">community</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:communication">communication</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:volunteers">volunteers</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/edinburgh-george-street-pedestrianisation-trees-to-be-included-and-increased-access-for-disabled-and-taxis-4179953" rel="nofollow">7. Edinburgh George Street pedestrianisation: Trees to be included and increased access for disabled and taxis</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:disability">disability</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trees">trees</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/23584135.scottish-ministers-propose-gas-boilers-ban-new-buildings-2024/" rel="nofollow">8. Scottish ministers propose gas boilers ban in new buildings from 2024</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:heating">heating</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Scotland">Scotland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:globalwarming">globalwarming</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://medium.com/@intemporaliter/flora-and-fauna-being-consistently-confused-197f165eff0e" rel="nofollow">9. It's not just English and American spelling that differ, we call very different animals and plants by the same names too!</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:animals">animals</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trees">trees</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:USA">USA</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:names">names</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:wtf">wtf</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.libdemvoice.org/is-it-just-abortion-law-that-needs-reform-after-woman-handed-28-month-sentence-73348.html" rel="nofollow">10. Abortion law clearly needs reform after woman handed 28 month sentence</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:abortion">abortion</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:law">law</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/regret-becoming-dad-children-ruining-marriage-2406192" rel="nofollow">11. Please please please do not have children unless you really want them.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:relationships">relationships</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://dw-news.dreamwidth.org/42429.html" rel="nofollow">12. There's an influx of Redditors to Dreamwidth - here's some useful advice for them</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reddit">reddit</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dreamwidth">dreamwidth</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4303047" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4273910Interesting Links for 30-03-20232023-03-30T11:00:08Z2023-03-30T11:00:08Zpublic9<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/29/giant-meatball-from-extinct-mammoth-dna-unveiled-by-food-firm" rel="nofollow">1. Giant meatball grown in a vat from extinct mammoth DNA unveiled by food firm</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:food">food</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:extinction">extinction</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:elephants">elephants</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:technology">technology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:headline">headline</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://goodlawproject.org/tory-private-members-club-pockets-50k-from-alleged-far-right-german-donor/" rel="nofollow">2. The German far-right are funnelling money to the Conservatives</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:germany">germany</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Conservatives">Conservatives</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/698478410/posts/pfbid0dLSfmdP1Ls83J6VUdWmwR4qpspTDgxebGiDnS1RZvYSbfsdHePvXY2oka47AcUaGl/?sfnsn=scwspmo" rel="nofollow">3. The people who trained and funded Kate Forbes, who nearly became First Minister of Scotland, are deeply deeply unpleasant bigots</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bigotry">bigotry</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:LGBT">LGBT</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Scotland">Scotland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Christianity">Christianity</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:religion">religion</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@ukrio/110100752908161183" rel="nofollow">4. Now ChatGPT is being (mis)used to do peer review</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:research">research</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:publishing">publishing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fraud">fraud</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/guntrip/status/1640694869785030657" rel="nofollow">5. Customer service jobs may be safe from AI for a bit</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:work">work</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fail">fail</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.ajmc.com/view/kashyap-patel-md-sees-link-between-covid-19-and-cancer-progression-calls-for-more-biomarker-testing" rel="nofollow">6. Covid may be bringing cancer forward decades</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Pandemic">Pandemic</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:inflammation">inflammation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cancer">cancer</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Doom">Doom</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/no-sign-improvement-rishi-sunaks-personal-poll-ratings-post-budget" rel="nofollow">7. Conservatives and Brexit continue to be deeply unpopular with the British public</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:polls">polls</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Europe">Europe</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://dair-community.social/@emilymbender/110104540950908338" rel="nofollow">8. The "Pause AI!" letter making the rounds is full of AI hype</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:hyperbole">hyperbole</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaPatrickHadfield">viaPatrickHadfield</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/inside-britains-anti-abortion-training-camps-2241243" rel="nofollow">9. Inside Britain's anti-abortion training camps</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:abortion">abortion</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:conspiracy">conspiracy</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/Jontafkasi/status/1641193954778697728" rel="nofollow">10. The UK government clearly *wants* to have cyber security issues</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:security">security</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jobs">jobs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pay">pay</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Doom">Doom</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4273910" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4267231Interesting Links for 14-03-20232023-03-14T12:00:09Z2023-03-14T12:00:09Zpublic12<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/work-to-begin-immediately-on-ps55m-music-centre-vision-for-edinburgh-landmark-4061520" rel="nofollow">1. Work to begin immediately on £55m music centre vision for Edinburgh landmark (the old Royal High School on Calton Hill)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:school">school</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:edinburgh">edinburgh</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/gary-lineker-row-people-employed-bbc-programming-outspoken-social-media-2204287" rel="nofollow">2. Gary Lineker row: All the people employed or used in BBC programming who are outspoken on social media</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bbc">bbc</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:twitter">twitter</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:socialnetworking">socialnetworking</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/opinion/theres-a-recruitment-crisis-bigger-than-the-nhs-but-we-arent-talking-about-it-2205401" rel="nofollow">3. The care worker recruitment crisis is even bigger than the NHS</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jobs">jobs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Doom">Doom</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:care">care</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.economist.com/interactive/britain/2023/03/09/why-did-250000-britons-die-sooner-than-expected" rel="nofollow">4. Why did 250,000 Britons die sooner than expected? (Austerity)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:austerity">austerity</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:death">death</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/noahbarsky/2023/03/12/silicon-valley-bank-proxy-shows-boards-secret-yearlong-risk-panic/" rel="nofollow">5. Silicon Valley Bank seem to have managed risk unusually badly</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:risk">risk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:banking">banking</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Technology">Technology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:epicfail">epicfail</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://at.tumblr.com/andrewducker/brujahinaskirt-vladimir-nabokov-officiallolita/pwpnt60ugous" rel="nofollow">6. Nabokov was not a fan of many people's interpretation of Lolita</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:abuse">abuse</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:rape">rape</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:writing">writing</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://davywavy.dreamwidth.org/537583.html" rel="nofollow">7. Gilbert and Sullivan's 'The Thing'</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:scifi">scifi</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:musicals">musicals</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://slate.com/business/2022/06/wilhoits-law-conservatives-frank-wilhoit.html" rel="nofollow">8. The Pithiest Critique of Modern Conservatism Keeps Getting Credited to the Wrong Man</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Conservatives">Conservatives</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mistakes">mistakes</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/mrjamesmack/status/1635374924222304256?t=vg1Gg-Sv4e2OzhGDHE1trg&s=09" rel="nofollow">9. Trams! Invade Leith!</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trams">trams</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transport">transport</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/whats-going-on-with-red-dwarf/" rel="nofollow">10. What's Going On With Red Dwarf?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:RedDwarf">RedDwarf</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:TV">TV</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:scifi">scifi</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4267231" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4259378Interesting Links for 20-02-20232023-02-20T12:00:06Z2023-02-20T12:00:06Zpublic9<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://at.tumblr.com/andrewducker/neil-gaiman-everythingfox-catwalk-thats/1p9x437w3zjz" rel="nofollow">1. Finally, proof that cats are pure evil</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cats">cats</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:evil">evil</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.themarysue.com/nyts-horrible-response-to-open-letter-on-anti-trans-bias-gets-the-callout-it-deserves/" rel="nofollow">2. The New York Times was called out by hundreds of contributors for it's transphobia. Its response is appalling (and I'm cancelling my subscription)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:nytimes">nytimes</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bigotry">bigotry</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:LGBT">LGBT</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transgender">transgender</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/man-beats-machine-at-go-in-human-victory-over-ai/" rel="nofollow">3. AI discovers weakness in other AI Go player, human delivers the payload</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jimmy-carter-nuclear-meltdown/" rel="nofollow">4. Yes, Jimmy Carter Really Did Once Help Contain a Nuclear Meltdown</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:nuclearpower">nuclearpower</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:USA">USA</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/18/how-to-keep-twitter-secure-two-factor/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADAPca_K5zCjZH6PQGWOtRv-nu5uSHhMXPPU_dEA85i78ugfIspbgV8y7ai-172tGEQzRZ34DblQhz0hhQOLhtfH992W2X5W-XTtf0SgbJXgYuqAS749JMAGseIFlJIXFzUWn6wUeGEKDj65-oS3vOorLIwlsjk75TIONnPKYeJT" rel="nofollow">5. How to keep your Twitter secure without giving Elon Musk any money</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Twitter">Twitter</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:money">money</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:business">business</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:security">security</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://archive.ph/ma8lK" rel="nofollow">6. The UK is locking intra-generational advantage more and more.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:inequality">inequality</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaRachel">viaRachel</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:parents">parents</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://bootcamp.uxdesign.cc/controlnet-and-stable-diffusion-a-game-changer-for-ai-image-generation-83555cb942fc" rel="nofollow">7. ControlNET and Stable Diffusion: A Game Changer for AI Image Generation (You can draw in what you want, and it will fill in the details)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:art">art</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/tobyordoxford/status/1627414519784910849" rel="nofollow">8. Microsoft's new AI will now threaten to ruin your chances of getting a job if it doesn't like the way you talk to it</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jobs">jobs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:microsoft">microsoft</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4259378" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4224737Interesting Links for 01-12-20222022-12-01T12:00:10Z2022-12-01T12:00:10Zpublic6<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.resumebuilder.com/1-in-4-hiring-managers-say-they-are-less-likely-to-move-forward-with-jewish-applicants/" rel="nofollow">1. 1 in 4 US hiring managers say they are less likely to move forward with Jewish applicants</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Jews">Jews</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bigotry">bigotry</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jobs">jobs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://at.tumblr.com/andrewducker/35-practical-tools-for-men-to-further-feminist/emfhainrl2v1" rel="nofollow">2. A list of practical feminist behaviours for men</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:men">men</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:feminism">feminism</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:advice">advice</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/copyright-cost-and-ageing-code-why-some-games-disappear-from-steam" rel="nofollow">3. Copyright, cost, and ageing code: why some games disappear from Steam</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:copyright">copyright</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/business/ofgem-reveals-plan-for-cheaper-cleaner-electricity-supplies-2003376" rel="nofollow">4. Ofgem reveals plan for cheaper, cleaner electricity supplies</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:electricity">electricity</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:renewables">renewables</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:thefuture">thefuture</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://theintercept.com/2022/11/29/elon-musk-twitter-andy-ngo-antifascist/" rel="nofollow">5. Twitter Thrills Far-Right Trolls by Silencing Left-Wing Voices</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Twitter">Twitter</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:censorship">censorship</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ElonMusk">ElonMusk</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/11/disney-creates-ai-fountain-of-youth-for-actors/" rel="nofollow">6. Disney's new neural network can change an actor's age with ease</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:age">age</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cgi">cgi</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Disney">Disney</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4224737" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4219017Interesting Links for 17-11-20222022-11-17T12:00:07Z2022-11-17T12:00:07Zpublic8<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-3a3816bd26418cc612d5b9b56d86f3a8" rel="nofollow">1. Automatic braking can cut crashes over 40%</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cars">cars</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:driving">driving</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:safety">safety</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:speed">speed</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:automation">automation</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(22)01535-4" rel="nofollow">2. Undetectable very-low frequency sound increases dancing at a live concert</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sound">sound</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dancing">dancing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/GergelyOrosz/status/1592801188277538818" rel="nofollow">3. I *really* don't want to work at Twitter</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Twitter">Twitter</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jobs">jobs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ElonMusk">ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaPatrickHadfield">viaPatrickHadfield</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://jabberwocking.com/did-vaccine-denial-play-a-role-in-republican-midterm-losses/" rel="nofollow">4. Vaccine denial probably didn't play a role in Republican midterm losses</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:vaccination">vaccination</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:death">death</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/world/bill-protect-equal-marriage-clears-hurdle-us-senate-with-support-republicans-1975857" rel="nofollow">5. Bill to protect equal marriage clears hurdle in US Senate with support from a dozen Republicans</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:USA">USA</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:marriage">marriage</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:LGBT">LGBT</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GoodNews">GoodNews</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/pubs-refuse-world-cup-protest-qatar-lgbtq-rights-record-1975364" rel="nofollow">6. Pubs refuse to show World Cup matches in protest over Qatar LGBTQ rights record</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:LGBT">LGBT</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:football">football</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:protest">protest</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pubs">pubs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Qatar">Qatar</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bigotry">bigotry</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/tar-art-social-media-stereotypes/" rel="nofollow">7. The Stereotype of the Woke Teen Is 'Tárring' Art</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:society">society</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:TV">TV</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:writing">writing</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://andrewducker.tumblr.com/post/701153053682827264" rel="nofollow">8. Creating huasi ruyi filigree jewellery the old fashioned way</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jewelry">jewelry</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/over-1000-songs-human-mimicking-ai-vocals-have-been-released-by-tencent-music-in-china-one-of-them-has-over-100m-streams/" rel="nofollow">9. Over 1,000 songs with human-mimicking AI vocals have been released by Tencent Music in China. One of them has 100m streams. (Sadly, I can't track any of them down.)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:china">china</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaPatrickHadfield">viaPatrickHadfield</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/BretDevereaux/status/1593095339200098305" rel="nofollow">10. Appreciating the history of chainmail armour</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:armour">armour</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:rome">rome</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaDanielDWilliam">viaDanielDWilliam</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/world/murdoch-twists-knife-trump-new-york-post-frontpage-1975335" rel="nofollow">11. 'Florida man makes announcement': Murdoch twists the knife on Trump with New York Post frontpage</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:RupertMurdoch">RupertMurdoch</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:journalism">journalism</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4219017" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4200628Interesting Links for 01-10-20222022-10-01T11:00:12Z2022-10-01T11:00:12Zpublic17<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://espc.com/property/36122509" rel="nofollow">1. Anyone want to be our neighbours?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:housing">housing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/xnfsls/i_hired_an_attractive_waitress_and_its_gotten/" rel="nofollow">2. Many men are simply incapable of being around attractive women</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">I officially apologise to any woman I've made uncomfortable. And I'm absolutely sure I have.</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:men">men</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:beauty">beauty</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jobs">jobs</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2022/09/29/go-nuts-show-nuts/#chokepoints" rel="nofollow">3. Porn on Tumblr is a complicated</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:porn">porn</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tumblr">tumblr</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:business">business</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:censorship">censorship</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Apple">Apple</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Android">Android</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://andrewducker.tumblr.com/post/696890538256891904/indigobluerose-littlegoblinbrains" rel="nofollow">4. Goblin cats are the best cats</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cats">cats</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://andrewducker.tumblr.com/post/696890612498202624" rel="nofollow">5. Just how insidious is K-Pop?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Korea">Korea</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/AFC_GLEN/status/1575942075287158785" rel="nofollow">6. Too... Many... Unusual... Laughs!</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:laughter">laughter</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaPatrickHadfield">viaPatrickHadfield</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/bodhipaksa/status/1575904104085278720?t=8WnGqGMlridB8Ju-TfbBgA&s=09" rel="nofollow">7. Some examples of languages younger than Scots</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:language">language</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.redfin.com/CA/Sacramento/2510-Coleman-Way-95818/home/19424475" rel="nofollow">8. This house definitely has "unorthodox" design choices</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:design">design</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:housing">housing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:EpicWTF">EpicWTF</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/09/elon-musk-texts-twitter-trial-jack-dorsey/671619/" rel="nofollow">9. Elon Musk's Texts Shatter the Myth of the Tech Genius</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Twitter">Twitter</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sms">sms</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ElonMusk">ElonMusk</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://phys.org/news/2022-09-pyridine-implicated-mass-crustacean-mortalities.html" rel="nofollow">10. Dredging the river Tees has released contaminants that killed crabs for miles around</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:crabs">crabs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:death">death</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pollution">pollution</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/EladNehorai/status/1575218783999836160?t=Xjg1HUqtizeXXe9pl0STKQ&s=09" rel="nofollow">11. The lack of Third Places is definitely one of the major issues in modern cities</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:community">community</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cities">cities</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4200628" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4172295Interesting Links for 15-07-20222022-07-15T11:00:13Z2022-07-15T11:00:13Zpublic12<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-scotland-62154575" rel="nofollow">1. Unknown Vincent Van Gogh self-portrait discovered in Edinburgh gallery</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:art">art</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Scotland">Scotland</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://academo.org/demos/james-webb-vs-hubble-telescope-comparison/" rel="nofollow">2. James Webb Space Telescope vs Hubble Telescope Comparison</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:astronomy">astronomy</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewgCqJDI_Nk" rel="nofollow">3. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power TV series looks quite pretty</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tv">tv</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lotr">lotr</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://mosameat.com/blog/cultivated-meat-progress" rel="nofollow">4. Where's the Beef? A First-Hand Assessment of Cultivated Meat Progress</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:meat">meat</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:technology">technology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaDanielDWilliam">viaDanielDWilliam</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=nt3mHDeziEC-Xo277ASzSjmyhv4Lz8tPuToBKZcY2O9UNkxXNVhCWjNJQzk5RjE1NDFTSUQ2TEdMVC4u" rel="nofollow">5. Should the Human Rights Act be replaced with a Bill of Rights? (The UK parliament human rights committee wants to know your opinions)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:rights">rights</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://andrewducker.tumblr.com/post/689777266975227904/hoetmilk-the-year-is-2250-your-great-great-great" rel="nofollow">6. How surnames work</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:names">names</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/edinburghs-north-bridge-to-remain-partially-closed-for-nine-months-longer-after-council-discovers-more-repairs-needed-3768970" rel="nofollow">7. Edinburgh's North Bridge to remain partially closed for nine months longer after council discovers more repairs needed</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bridge">bridge</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transport">transport</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/council/edinburgh-council-gives-ps100-per-child-payments-to-families-hardest-hit-by-cost-of-living-crisis-3768962" rel="nofollow">8. Edinburgh council gives £100 per child payments to families hardest hit by cost of living crisis</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:austerity">austerity</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220713-princess-mononoke-the-masterpiece-that-flummoxed-the-us?ocid=ww.social.link.twitter" rel="nofollow">9. Princess Mononoke: The masterpiece that flummoxed the US</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:movies">movies</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ghibli">ghibli</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:USA">USA</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:neilgaiman">neilgaiman</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-62098767?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA" rel="nofollow">10. UK tech talent shortage threatens to stifle growth in the industry</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:technology">technology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Jobs">Jobs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/keir-starmer-nhs-pledge-privatisation-b2123849.html" rel="nofollow">11. Keir Starmer scraps yet another pledge - this time to end NHS private sector outsourcing</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:nhs">nhs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:labour">labour</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lies">lies</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/university-of-oxford-people-nhs-brits-b2123654.html" rel="nofollow">12. Researchers identify two drugs effective at treating insomnia</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sleep">sleep</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:medicine">medicine</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4172295" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4155283Interesting Links for 04-06-20222022-06-04T11:00:09Z2022-06-04T11:00:09Zpublic2<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/bethdanger/status/1532636659413655553?t=Fw2DHY1jnb7ecYg6j-nAvA&s=09" rel="nofollow">1. Can you tell the difference between pictures of Queen Elizabeth and a parasite?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:monarchy">monarchy</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://tedgioia.substack.com/p/record-labels-dig-their-own-grave" rel="nofollow">2. Record labels dig their own grave, and the shovel is called TikTok</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:socialnetworking">socialnetworking</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:business">business</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Doom">Doom</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/uber-loses-appeal-top-swiss-court-rules-company-is-an-employer-2022-06-03/" rel="nofollow">3. Uber loses appeal as top Swiss court rules company is an employer</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:taxi">taxi</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Switzerland">Switzerland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:law">law</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jobs">jobs</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/government-prevent-strategy-extremism-muslim-b2093370.html" rel="nofollow">4. UK government has left a vacuum for extremists with strategy that fails to engage with Muslims</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Islam">Islam</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:terrorism">terrorism</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fail">fail</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://timharford.com/2022/06/has-nudge-tempted-us-away-from-systemic-solutions/" rel="nofollow">5. Has "Nudge" tempted us away from systemic solutions?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:systems">systems</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:society">society</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:decisions">decisions</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:economics">economics</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/edinburgh-strip-clubs-fundraiser-launched-to-help-with-legal-costs-as-united-sex-workers-fight-strip-club-ban-in-the-capital-3718731" rel="nofollow">6. Edinburgh strip clubs: Fundraiser launched to help with legal costs as United Sex Workers fight strip club ban in the Capital</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sexwork">sexwork</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fundraising">fundraising</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61657095" rel="nofollow">7. Canada trials decriminalising cocaine, MDMA and other drugs</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:decriminalization">decriminalization</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:canada">canada</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:drugs">drugs</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.rte.ie/news/2022/0604/1302945-ni-protocol-brexit/" rel="nofollow">8. An in-depth look at where we are with the Northern Ireland protocol</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:NorthernIreland">NorthernIreland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trade">trade</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Europe">Europe</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:conservatives">conservatives</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4155283" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4124228Interesting Links for 18-03-20222022-03-18T12:00:10Z2022-03-18T12:00:10Zpublic11<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/17/amazon-completes-its-8-5-billion-acquisition-of-mgm/" rel="nofollow">Amazon completes $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:amazon">amazon</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:movies">movies</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:business">business</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/DavidPrescott/status/1504442919083819008?t=PsAincIRFAkmNxw1NGlBKQ&s=09" rel="nofollow">P&O extracted a lot of money from Britain before sacking all their staff</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:business">business</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ships">ships</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/EdConwaySky/status/1504494681543135232?t=v1rZGuIk-fhKqlqrCUiEmQ&s=09" rel="nofollow">We are currently facing some massive problems as a society</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:society">society</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Doom">Doom</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:energy">energy</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gas">gas</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:farming">farming</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:food">food</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Ukraine">Ukraine</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaDanielDWilliam">viaDanielDWilliam</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.themarshallproject.org/2022/03/17/do-texas-prison-conditions-violate-human-rights-standards-one-scottish-court-says-yes" rel="nofollow">Do Texas Prison Conditions Violate Human Rights Standards? One Scottish Court Says Yes</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Scotland">Scotland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Texas">Texas</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:prison">prison</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:USA">USA</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:rights">rights</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-58997916" rel="nofollow">Reminder that the Conservatives blocked a law to prevent "fire and rehire"</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Jobs">Jobs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:conservatives">conservatives</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/russia-faces-it-crisis-with-just-two-months-of-data-storage-left/" rel="nofollow">Russia faces IT crisis with just two months of data storage left</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Russia">Russia</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:data">data</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Doom">Doom</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4124228" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4114198Interesting Links for 22-02-20222022-02-22T12:00:07Z2022-02-22T12:00:07Zpublic7<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60387324" rel="nofollow">The elaborate con that tricked dozens into working for a fake design agency (for free!)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fraud">fraud</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jobs">jobs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/benefits-changes-deeply-concerning-psychologists-b2016328.html" rel="nofollow">Benefits changes could have serious consequences on mental health, warns UK psychologists' body</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mentalhealth">mentalhealth</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:welfare">welfare</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lighted-fishing-nets-dramatically-reduce-shark-ray-and-squid-bycatch-180979597/" rel="nofollow">Lit-Up Fishing Nets Dramatically Reduce Catch of Unwanted Sharks, Rays and Squid</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:light">light</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fish">fish</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fishing">fishing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sharks">sharks</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:squid">squid</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://theconversation.com/first-gene-therapy-for-tay-sachs-disease-successfully-given-to-two-children-176870" rel="nofollow">First gene therapy for Tay-Sachs disease successfully given to two children</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:genetics">genetics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Jews">Jews</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:medicine">medicine</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://lithub.com/how-scholars-once-feared-that-the-book-index-would-destroy-reading/" rel="nofollow">How Scholars Once Feared That the Book Index Would Destroy Reading</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reading">reading</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:books">books</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:organisation">organisation</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://probablydance.com/2022/02/19/reasons-why-babies-cry-in-the-first-three-months-how-to-tell-them-apart-and-what-to-do/" rel="nofollow">Some Reasons why Babies Cry in the First Three Months, How to Tell Them Apart, and What to Do</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:babies">babies</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:advice">advice</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://whatever.scalzi.com/2022/02/19/oh-no-he-said-wringing-his-hands-where-are-all-the-men-in-science-fiction/" rel="nofollow">Where Are All the Men in Science Fiction?!?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:scifi">scifi</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:men">men</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gender">gender</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:women">women</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:publishing">publishing</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mrr3UNALww" rel="nofollow">The "Peacemaker" Opening Credits are just...amazing. (I just about held it together until the eagle. And then the giggling started.)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tv">tv</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:superheroes">superheroes</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/mjshally/status/1495458810177245184?t=RgTo2h94ylhx0_pPkwYvGA&s=09" rel="nofollow">Wordle, confirmation bias, and conspiracy theories</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:conspiracy">conspiracy</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:words">words</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:game">game</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/boris-johnson-announces-end-to-free-covid-tests-for-general-public-from-april" rel="nofollow">Boris Johnson takes away the tools people use to avoid killing their relatives</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:conservatives">conservatives</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Pandemic">Pandemic</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2022/02/we-are-in-unprecedented-era-of-uk.html" rel="nofollow">We are in an unprecedented era of UK relative macroeconomic decline</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:economics">economics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:doom">doom</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Conservatives">Conservatives</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaDanielDWilliam">viaDanielDWilliam</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4114198" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4071487Interesting Links for 06-11-20212021-11-06T12:00:06Z2021-11-06T12:00:06Zpublic5<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/covid-new-pill-pfizer-deaths-b1952155.html" rel="nofollow">Pfizer pill cuts Covid deaths by nearly 90%, study finds</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Pandemic">Pandemic</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:medicine">medicine</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GoodNews">GoodNews</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://nautil.us/issue/62/systems/there-is-no-such-thing-as-unconscious-thought" rel="nofollow">There Is No Such Thing as Unconscious Thought</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:thinking">thinking</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/there-is-no-such-thing-as-conscious-thought/" rel="nofollow">There Is No Such Thing as Conscious Thought</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:thinking">thinking</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/05/iab-europe-tcf-gdpr-breach-belgium/" rel="nofollow">IAB Europe cookie consent pop-ups to be found in breach of GDPR</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:privacy">privacy</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dataprotection">dataprotection</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cookies">cookies</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/Firr/status/1456324664628846599?t=GRR2IzXqTzJteTg9bppaDQ&s=09" rel="nofollow">When you get offered an interview for the job you just got fired from - and decide to accept...</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Jobs">Jobs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:interview">interview</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29127098" rel="nofollow">How were video games from the 90s so efficient?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:programming">programming</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/home-office-jamaica-hiv-deported-b1952429.html" rel="nofollow">HIV patient denied life-saving medication in UK detention centre</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:migration">migration</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:hiv">hiv</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Jamaica">Jamaica</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34121997/" rel="nofollow">High Fructose Corn Syrup-Moderate Fat Diet Potentiates Anxio-Depressive Behavior (in mice)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:diet">diet</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:anxiety">anxiety</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:depression">depression</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mice">mice</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/ClaraJeffery/status/1456490047327277056?t=zbSj3NUCMx8m-7tF1eXq-Q&s=09" rel="nofollow">Adding sad violin music to your ex's terrible apology text</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaJennieRigg">viaJennieRigg</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:relationships">relationships</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:apology">apology</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/LouisatheLast/status/1456761790440873987?s=09" rel="nofollow">Do *you* need a distraction log?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:distraction">distraction</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:adhd">adhd</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:advice">advice</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/lawyer-sued-parents-london-faiz-siddiqui-1645473" rel="nofollow">Lawyer, 41, Who Sued His University Over His Grade Sues His Parents to Pay Him $500 a Week, Loses Appeal</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:wtf">wtf</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:money">money</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:law">law</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4071487" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4066243Interesting Links for 27-10-20212021-10-27T11:16:19Z2021-10-27T11:16:19Zpublic8<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/j_cutting/status/1452368291976990721?t=6Zrm67HCbPdv-_TmNfTl4Q&s=09" rel="nofollow">On dealing with corruption on the Chicago police</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:police">police</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:corruption">corruption</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:USA">USA</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Chicago">Chicago</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/policy-regulation/european-energy-crisis-proves-the-lie-of-stable-fossil-fuels/" rel="nofollow">European energy crisis proves the lie of 'stable' fossil fuels</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:electricity">electricity</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fossils">fossils</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaDanielDWilliam">viaDanielDWilliam</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:renewables">renewables</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=Court_of_Appeal_of_Brussels_-_2019/AR/1006" rel="nofollow">Under GDPR you *must* be allowed to spell your name correctly. Even if your bank doesn't support accents on characters</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:spelling">spelling</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dataprotection">dataprotection</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:computers">computers</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-rule-of-law-angela-merkel-poland-hungary/" rel="nofollow">Europe's next rule of law problem: Angela Merkel</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Europe">Europe</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Poland">Poland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Germany">Germany</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Hungary">Hungary</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fascism">fascism</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@crescentshay/video/7021313831049825582" rel="nofollow">Making a greenscreen dress - because why have one fabric color when you can have ANY fabric color</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:technology">technology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:clothing">clothing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://flowingdata.com/2021/05/26/jobs-that-marry-together/" rel="nofollow">Jobs that Marry Together the Most</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jobs">jobs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:marriage">marriage</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxdeay/the-dune-screenplay-was-written-in-ms-dos" rel="nofollow">The 'Dune' Screenplay Was Written in an MS-DOS app</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:writing">writing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:scifi">scifi</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:movies">movies</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://openletter.earth/an-open-letter-to-the-bbc-regarding-an-article-published-by-catherine-lowbridge-9223a3ca" rel="nofollow">Please sign this open letter to the BBC regarding a transphobic article published by Catherine Lowbridge</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:LGBT">LGBT</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transgender">transgender</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:BBC">BBC</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bigotry">bigotry</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4066243" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4058372Interesting Links for 08-10-20212021-10-08T11:00:10Z2021-10-08T11:00:10Zpublic3<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-58828713?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA" rel="nofollow">World's largest floating wind farm planned off Dounreay in Scotland</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:windpower">windpower</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:scotland">scotland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sea">sea</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/05/magazine/dorland-v-larson.html?smid=tw-share" rel="nofollow">When art is drawn from life, who owns it, and who can write about it?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:art">art</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:organdonor">organdonor</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaSwampers">viaSwampers</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:writing">writing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:intellectual_property">intellectual_property</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://blog.plover.com/2021/10/05/#st-benedict" rel="nofollow">Worst. Miracle. Ever.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:religion">religion</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtu.be/JQL25_hoQ1k" rel="nofollow">7 spectacular moths taking off in slow motion</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:flight">flight</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:slowmotion">slowmotion</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:insects">insects</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-level-up-transport-b1934310.html" rel="nofollow">Broken transport networks outside of London cut off people from possible jobs</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jobs">jobs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transport">transport</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:epicfail">epicfail</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58828822" rel="nofollow">Sky launches streaming TV service - but only if you buy an actual TV from them (The stupidest idea I've hear so far today)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tv">tv</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sky">sky</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:streaming">streaming</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:wtf">wtf</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/pfizer-covid-vaccine-effectiveness-booster-b1933873.html" rel="nofollow">Pfizer vaccine: New study shows effectiveness waning six months after second shot - but continues to protect against hospitalisation and death</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:vaccination">vaccination</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pandemic">pandemic</a> )</small></dd></dl>
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