tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209Very cool, if trueandrewduckerandrewducker2023-11-08T12:00:09Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4361121Interesting Links for 08-11-20232023-11-08T12:00:09Z2023-11-08T12:00:09Zpublic28<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://blog.frontiersin.org/2023/11/07/contraceptive-pills-fear-regulating-womens-brains/" rel="nofollow">1. Contraceptive pills might impair fear-regulating regions in women's brains</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:contraception">contraception</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fear">fear</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:hormones">hormones</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.mitsc.org/news/maine-2023-election-ballot-question-6-fact-sheet" rel="nofollow">2. Maine's constitution has unprintable sections</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Maine">Maine</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://antidepressantsortolkien.vercel.app/" rel="nofollow">3. Antidepressants or Tolkien? (I got 20 out of 24 right)</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:Tolkien">Tolkien</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lotr">lotr</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:quiz">quiz</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://espc.com/news/post/espc-house-price-report-october-2023" rel="nofollow">4. Edinburgh house prices are down 7.4% over the last year. Fingers crossed that they get even more affordable.</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.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-67348861?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA" rel="nofollow">5. The people who bought The Escapist a few months ago have driven their entire video team to quit, including Zero Punctuation (their main money maker)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:videogames">videogames</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:journalism">journalism</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reviews">reviews</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:epicfail">epicfail</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:business">business</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4361121" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4340156Interesting Links for 11-09-20232023-09-11T11:00:05Z2023-09-11T11:00:05Zpublic4<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://reneweconomy.com.au/the-australian-solar-tech-that-may-have-found-a-low-cost-solution-to-deep-storage/" rel="nofollow">1. The Australian solar tech that may have found a low cost solution to storage</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:solarpower">solarpower</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Australia">Australia</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.vulture.com/article/rotten-tomatoes-movie-rating.html" rel="nofollow">2. Studios are bribing the critics used for Rotten Tomatoes scores</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:reviews">reviews</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bribery">bribery</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:corruption">corruption</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.statnews.com/2023/09/10/covid-cases-rise-new-normal-coronavirus/" rel="nofollow">3. Covid: What does the new normal look like?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Pandemic">Pandemic</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/the-carrington-event-of-1859-disrupted-telegraph-lines/" rel="nofollow">4. The Carrington Event of 1859 Disrupted Telegraph Lines. A "Miyake Event" Would Be Far Worse</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sun">sun</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:doom">doom</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:electronics">electronics</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/bajau-sea-nomads-free-diving-spleen-science" rel="nofollow">5. 'Sea Nomads' Are First Known Humans Genetically Adapted to Diving</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:asia">asia</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:diving">diving</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:genetics">genetics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:air">air</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://timharford.com/2023/09/the-uk-is-going-about-reclaiming-city-streets-the-wrong-way/" rel="nofollow">6. The UK is going about reclaiming city streets the wrong way</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:transport">transport</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cities">cities</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:design">design</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-07/california-magic-mushrooms-psychedelics-scott-wiener-psilocybin" rel="nofollow">7. California moves to decriminalize use of magic mushrooms, other psychedelics</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:psychology">psychology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psilocybin">psilocybin</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GoodNews">GoodNews</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/10/meta-deletes-al-jazeera-presenters-profile-after-show-criticising-israel" rel="nofollow">8. Meta deletes Al Jazeera presenter's profile after show criticising how Facebook works with Israel's intelligence agency</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:facebook">facebook</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/coincidentally-identical-waypoint-names-foxed-uk-air-traffic-control-system/154824.article" rel="nofollow">9. Coincidentally-identical waypoint names foxed UK air traffic control system</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:airplanes">airplanes</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:computers">computers</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:epicfail">epicfail</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4340156" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4319572Interesting Links for 22-07-20232023-07-22T11:00:09Z2023-07-22T11:00:09Zpublic2<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://thenib.com/im-a-luddite/" rel="nofollow">1. What the Luddites can teach us about resisting an automated future.</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:society">society</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/language-mind-cognition-english-bias/" rel="nofollow">2. Almost All Research on the Mind Is in English. That's a Problem</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:language">language</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:english">english</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ididnthaveeggs?utm_name=androidcss" rel="nofollow">3. I Didn't Have Eggs: Terrible recipe reviews by people who don't know how awful they are</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reviews">reviews</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cooking">cooking</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:wtf">wtf</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/edinburgh-construction-projects-heres-an-update-of-whats-going-on-behind-all-that-scaffolding-4228199?page=1" rel="nofollow">4. Edinburgh construction projects: Here's an update of what's going on behind all that scaffolding</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:construction">construction</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4319572" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4283607Interesting Links for 26-04-20232023-04-26T11:00:05Z2023-04-26T11:00:05Zpublic12<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65377793?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA" rel="nofollow">1. New UK rules ban subscription traps and fake reviews</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reviews">reviews</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:business">business</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:internet">internet</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:law">law</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/rahaeli/status/1650834380602982400" rel="nofollow">2. Social networks run on vibes. Do not fuck with them.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:socialnetworking">socialnetworking</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:epicfail">epicfail</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/smllwrlds/status/1650498972820070408" rel="nofollow">3. One tiny illustrated sci-fi story every day</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">More ideas than stories, of course, and some repetition. But worth a look</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:scifi">scifi</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:short_story">short_story</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/797/transcript" rel="nofollow">4. What it was like to run Twitter's Trust and Safety team when Musk took over</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:safety">safety</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www2.politicalbetting.com/index.php/archives/2023/04/26/the-tory-voter-suppression-plan-appears-to-be-working/" rel="nofollow">5. 3% of people who lack UK voter ID have applied for it</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:voting">voting</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:IDCards">IDCards</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</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=4283607" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4234563Interesting Links for 24-12-20222022-12-24T12:00:09Z2022-12-24T12:00:09Zpublic9<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://archive.ph/CkUIJ" rel="nofollow">1. Britain's winter of discontent is the inevitable result of austerity</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:austerity">austerity</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:NHS">NHS</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:infrastructure">infrastructure</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Doom">Doom</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://fediscience.org/@rahmstorf/109558443138670245" rel="nofollow">2. In the long term, if we want to keep the global temperature down, then our electricity generation has to be entirely generated from renewables</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:renewables">renewables</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:globalwarming">globalwarming</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://at.tumblr.com/andrewducker/704443995192999936/bi5egwhyi2uw" rel="nofollow">3. Stardust is inspired by The Voyage of The Dawn Treader</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:narnia">narnia</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:neilgaiman">neilgaiman</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://screenrant.com/yesterday-trailer-lawsuit-ana-de-armas-ruling-development/" rel="nofollow">4. Fans Can Now Sue Movie Studios For Deceptive Trailers</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trailers">trailers</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:law">law</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fraud">fraud</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaMyBrotherHugh">viaMyBrotherHugh</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.ringgame.net/riddles.html" rel="nofollow">5. Both versions of "Riddles in the Dark" (the Gollum chapter of The Hobbit, changed when Lord of The Rings came out)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lotr">lotr</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:TheHobbit">TheHobbit</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Tolkien">Tolkien</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/artificial-incompetence" rel="nofollow">6. Finally, a believable explanation of why Elon Musk bought Twitter!</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ElonMusk">ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Twitter">Twitter</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:comic">comic</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musk-orders-removal-twitter-suicide-prevention-feature-sources-say-2022-12-23/" rel="nofollow">7. Elon Musk orders removal of Twitter suicide prevention feature</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:suicide">suicide</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ElonMusk">ElonMusk</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-ministerial-government-cars-made-in-germany-audi-b2250544.html" rel="nofollow">8. Brexit means no British manufacturer able to build ministerial cars</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:cars">cars</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:manufacturing">manufacturing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Europe">Europe</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Doom">Doom</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/the-10-best-films-of-2022-2039123" rel="nofollow">9. The 10 best films of 2022</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:reviews">reviews</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4234563" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4138602Interesting Links for 20-04-20222022-04-20T11:00:08Z2022-04-20T11:00:08Zpublic10<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/business/boots-wet-wipes-plastics-b995013.html" rel="nofollow">1. Boots to flush plastic fibre wet wipes from its shelves by the end of the year</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:waste">waste</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:recycling">recycling</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.cityam.com/brexit-felt-all-the-way-down-in-falkland-islands-as-fishing-industry-takes-a-serious-hit-all-party-chair-warns/" rel="nofollow">2. Brexit felt all the way down in Falkland Islands as fishing exports take a hit after squid orders in EU dry up</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:squid">squid</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trade">trade</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:falklands">falklands</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Europe">Europe</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Doom">Doom</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtu.be/O_KVCFxnpj4" rel="nofollow">3. Me,a week ago "I'm not watching a five hour review of Dark Souls". Me, today "Well, I guess I'd better share that with my friends"</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:review">review</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61154748?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA" rel="nofollow">4. Fake reviews to be illegal under new UK rules - subscriptions to be easier to leave</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:law">law</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reviews">reviews</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fraud">fraud</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/leith-street-names-here-are-the-fascinating-stories-behind-10-of-the-roads-in-the-edinburgh-neighbourhood-from-baltic-street-to-easter-road-3660276?page=1" rel="nofollow">5. The stories behind 10 of the roads in the Edinburgh neighbourhood - from Baltic Street to Easter Road</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:edinburgh">edinburgh</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/YouGov/status/1516432661308485632" rel="nofollow">6. The UK population are not impressed with their government</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:Conservatives">Conservatives</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fail">fail</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:polls">polls</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/IlyaMatveev_/status/1516464028729679872?t=bZHkjBNqYpoSQ07rJ20NRQ&s=09" rel="nofollow">7. Sanctions on Russia are effective, and will get moreso</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Russia">Russia</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4138602" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4118275Interesting Links for 03-03-20222022-03-03T12:00:06Z2022-03-03T12:00:06Zpublic1<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/arothmanhistory/status/1215367605017509888?t=wplmk7WeQVv2KVThKBN8qw&s=09" rel="nofollow">Lecturers share their terrible reviews</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reviews">reviews</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:academia">academia</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:university">university</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/persons-of-interest/hidetaka-miyazaki-sees-death-as-a-feature-not-a-bug" rel="nofollow">Hidetaka Miyazaki Sees Death as a Feature, Not a Bug</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:death">death</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:failure">failure</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/y_akopov/status/1498923100653633536" rel="nofollow">What Russian "intellectuals" are saying right now</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:ukraine">ukraine</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:nationalism">nationalism</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/Mx_Mouski/status/1499041620913709059?t=b_0M2hE5y0tfFa3kuJz9Bg&s=09" rel="nofollow">The British Guardian Vs the American one on the subject of trans rights</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:rights">rights</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:guardian">guardian</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transgender">transgender</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/DmitryOpines/status/1499157917399977987?t=agwLr_OTZyUBU1QIL2-wSA&s=09" rel="nofollow">How badly will sanctions affect Russia?</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:war">war</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Ukraine">Ukraine</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:economy">economy</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:economics">economics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trade">trade</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaDanielDWilliam">viaDanielDWilliam</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtu.be/JPcDG1A-uQI" rel="nofollow">The projected light show from Paisley Abbey is rather beautiful</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:animation">animation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Scotland">Scotland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.libdemvoice.org/ukraines-chinese-characteristics-70054.html" rel="nofollow">Ukraine's Chinese characteristics</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ukraine">ukraine</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:china">china</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:taiwan">taiwan</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/cars/2022/03/carmakers-shut-factories-and-freeze-sales-as-invasion-fallout-spreads/" rel="nofollow">Carmakers shut factories and freeze sales as Ukraine invasion fallout spreads</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ukraine">ukraine</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:manufacturing">manufacturing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:russia">russia</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cars">cars</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/uk-bee-killing-pesticide-eu-ban-b2026622.html" rel="nofollow">Bee-killing pesticide banned by EU to be used in UK</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bees">bees</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pesticide">pesticide</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</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=4118275" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3999427Interesting Links for 18-05-20212021-05-18T11:00:10Z2021-05-18T11:00:10Zpublic9<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/05/12/want-to-know-whether-a-movie-or-book-will-be-a-hit-look-at-how-emotional-the-reviews-are/" rel="nofollow">Want To Know Whether A Movie Or Book Will Be A Hit? Look At How Emotional The Reviews Are</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:emotion">emotion</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reviews">reviews</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:movies">movies</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:books">books</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:advertising">advertising</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/05/try-this-one-weird-trick-russian-hackers-hate/" rel="nofollow">Try This One Weird Trick Russian Hackers Hate</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:language">language</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:hacking">hacking</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v43/n10/francis-gooding/from-its-myriad-tips" rel="nofollow">Fungi are more interesting than you'd think (and better at finding their way out of IKEA)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fungus">fungus</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/162400/us-military-white-supremacy-problem" rel="nofollow">The U.S. Military Has an Extremism Problem</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:military">military</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:racism">racism</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-video-which-purports-to-show-israeli-policeman-strangling-palestinian-boy-is-false" rel="nofollow">FactCheck: Video which purports to show Israeli policeman strangling Palestinian boy is false</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:videos">videos</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:misinformation">misinformation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Israel">Israel</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Palestine">Palestine</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://spacefem.livejournal.com/1056008.html" rel="nofollow">Don't time the stock market</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:stocks">stocks</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:time">time</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3999427" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3987247Interesting Links for 20-04-20212021-04-20T11:00:12Z2021-04-20T11:00:12Zpublic3<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://nypost.com/2018/07/23/how-fake-docs-carnival-sideshow-brought-baby-incubators-to-main-stage/" rel="nofollow">How a fake doctor saved thousands of infants and changed medical history by turning them into a sideshow</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:children">children</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:healthcare">healthcare</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaMyBrotherHugh">viaMyBrotherHugh</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.futurepropertyauctions.co.uk/property_details.asp?id=9724510#!/" rel="nofollow">For £130k you can buy the northernmost castle in Scotland - and be a baron!</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:castle">castle</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:scotland">scotland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaMyBrotherHugh">viaMyBrotherHugh</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://stackoverflow.blog/2021/04/19/how-often-do-people-actually-copy-and-paste-from-stack-overflow-now-we-know/" rel="nofollow">How often do people actually copy and paste code from Stack Overflow?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:software">software</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:programming">programming</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/etienneshrdlu/status/1384076454711857157?s=09" rel="nofollow">FOOTBALL!</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:football">football</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/BadWritingTakes/status/1383087203732090883?s=09" rel="nofollow">The writer who thought that 4.5 stars for her book was an insult</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:Twitter">Twitter</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reviews">reviews</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-edinburgh-east-fife-56802750" rel="nofollow">Fire crews tackle blaze at former Debenhams store in Edinburgh</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:fire">fire</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:shops">shops</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://americanhumanist.org/news/american-humanist-association-board-statement-withdrawing-honor-from-richard-dawkins/" rel="nofollow">American Humanist Association Board Statement Withdrawing Honor from Richard Dawkins</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:RichardDawkins">RichardDawkins</a> <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:identity">identity</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:racism">racism</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3987247" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3957882Interesting Links for 11-02-20212021-02-11T12:00:05Z2021-02-11T12:00:05Zpublic8<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://fozmeadows.wordpress.com/2021/02/10/sequel-rights-a-review-of-locus-reviews/" rel="nofollow">Locus really need better editors working on their reviews</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reviews">reviews</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fiction">fiction</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.countryliving.com/life/news/a41641/swedish-snow-lantern/" rel="nofollow">How To Build a Snölykta - Traditional Swedish Snow Lanterns</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:snow">snow</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Sweden">Sweden</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaNeilRodger">viaNeilRodger</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://pennyred.medium.com/fuck-your-feelings-never-applies-to-white-men-7aa827153774" rel="nofollow">'Fuck Your Feelings' Doesn't Apply to White Men</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:USA">USA</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gender">gender</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:society">society</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:racism">racism</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sexism">sexism</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/AllCharisma/status/1359537746843365381?s=09" rel="nofollow">Charisma Carpenter on Joss Whedon's abusive behaviour</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:acting">acting</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:TV">TV</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:buffy">buffy</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:abuse">abuse</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:JossWhedon">JossWhedon</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://m.tiktok.com/v/6916188626766384385.html?_d=secCgYIASAHKAESMgowty82%2BmOU0c7HmoWOr1IyVtN%2FcDFopLUbmVsKGOtkUkRo8BzbmJ2YvbX1H8JZo50VGgA%3D&language=en&preview_pb=0&sec_user_id=MS4wLjABAAAAjhdOdqiq5afE81qYKlDq6VlPcfHPClVZ8S65utgZWffP_yc5e1bicbJf_KUsVFmo&share_item_id=6916188626766384385&share_link_id=D038B5A1-556D-4F2F-B90B-E7217B1EA952&timestamp=1612959031&tt_from=messenger&u_code=dghe0jd6k2miah&user_id=6919885966317159429" rel="nofollow">Stage meat - food you can eat on stage and still act around</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:acting">acting</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaSwampers">viaSwampers</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/tconnellyRTE/status/1359590841619275776?s=09" rel="nofollow">I see the EU is asking the UK to honour its promises. I can't see that going down well</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1359590841619275776.html</span><br /><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> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:NorthernIreland">NorthernIreland</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.cityam.com/brexit-crowns-amsterdam-europes-top-trading-hub-ousting-london/" rel="nofollow">Amsterdam becomes Europe's top trading hub, ousting London</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Netherlands">Netherlands</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:shares">shares</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:finance">finance</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</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-highlands-islands-56022387" rel="nofollow">Temperature of -22.9C in Braemar 'UK's lowest in 26 years'</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:winter">winter</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Scotland">Scotland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:temperature">temperature</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cold">cold</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/02/netflix-will-adapt-brian-jacques-redwall-into-feature-film-tv-series/" rel="nofollow">Netflix acquires the rights to all 22 Redwall books, plans film and series</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:fantasy">fantasy</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:animals">animals</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:books">books</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Netflix">Netflix</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://oolong.medium.com/weird-pride-day-232465b67dd9" rel="nofollow">Weird Pride Day is March 4th</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:weird">weird</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pride">pride</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3957882" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3937508Interesting Links for 31-12-20202020-12-31T12:00:10Z2020-12-31T12:00:10Zpublic9<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/12/amazon-still-hasnt-fixed-its-problem-with-bait-and-switch-reviews/" rel="nofollow">Amazon still hasn't fixed its problem with bait-and-switch reviews</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:fraud">fraud</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reviews">reviews</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/12/uk-approves-another-covid-vaccine-as-its-new-virus-variant-shows-up-in-us/" rel="nofollow">New virus variant found in Colorado while UK struggles to limit it</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:USA">USA</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pandemic">pandemic</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Doom">Doom</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/whats-on/things-to-do/major-edinburgh-developments-set-be-completed-2021-3081396?page=1" rel="nofollow">10 Major Edinburgh developments set to be completed in 2021</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:construction">construction</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cycling">cycling</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:hotel">hotel</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:shopping">shopping</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/30-years-since-the-human-genome-project-began-whats-next/" rel="nofollow">30 Years Since the Human Genome Project Began, What's Next?</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:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:thefuture">thefuture</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/ohio-state-study-30-of-student-athletes-have-heart-damage-linked-to-covid-19" rel="nofollow">Ohio State study: 30% of student athletes who had Covid have heart damage</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:heart">heart</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:doom">doom</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://davidallengreen.com/2020/12/the-strengths-and-weaknesses-of-benjamin-the-donkey-from-animal-farm-as-a-political-commentator/" rel="nofollow">The strengths and weaknesses of Benjamin the Donkey from Animal Farm as a political commentator</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:GeorgeOrwell">GeorgeOrwell</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:animals">animals</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3937508" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3922898Interesting Links for 30-11-20202020-11-30T12:00:05Z2020-11-30T12:00:05Zpublic3<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/signal-encryption-protocol-hacker-lexicon/" rel="nofollow">What Is the Signal Encryption Protocol?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:encryption">encryption</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:communication">communication</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Android">Android</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/29/secretive-licensing-system-allows-uk-weapons-to-reach-repressive-regimes" rel="nofollow">Secretive licensing system allows UK weapons to reach repressive regimes</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:weaponry">weaponry</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:secrecy">secrecy</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtu.be/fyvyhkF8Xr4" rel="nofollow">What it's like playing a complex board game for the first time</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:funny">funny</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://howbidenstoletheelection.com/" rel="nofollow">How Joe Biden Stole the Election</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:elections">elections</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:USA">USA</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://m.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/boris-johnson-dumps-broadband-pledge-bury-bad-news_uk_5fc1232cc5b66bb88c66813e?ncid=other_twitter_cooo9wqtham" rel="nofollow">Boris Johnson Dumps Tory Manifesto Pledge Of Superfast Broadband For All By 2025</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:internet">internet</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:broadband">broadband</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:conservatives">conservatives</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lies">lies</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://unherd.com/thepost/accentism-is-real-but-impossible-to-end/" rel="nofollow">"Accentism" is real, but impossible to end</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:speech">speech</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bias">bias</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:France">France</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtu.be/8--5LwHRhjk" rel="nofollow">Sculpting a Selfie Girl, with Maths</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:mathematics">mathematics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sculpture">sculpture</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="http://www.jayrayner.co.uk/news/oi-you-yes-you-the-one-whingeing-about-the-cost-of-the-restaurants-i-review-read-this-a-one-size-fits-all-response/" rel="nofollow">An open letter to people who complain about the cost of restaurants</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:restaurant">restaurant</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:money">money</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:food">food</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:business">business</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reviews">reviews</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3922898" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3921994Interesting Links for 28-11-20202020-11-28T12:00:08Z2020-11-28T12:00:08Zpublic3<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/nicktolhurst/status/1332243804628406273?s=09" rel="nofollow">Glad to see the Conservative Party are as well run as ever</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:corruption">corruption</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:conservatives">conservatives</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/arts-entertainment/diana-twats-the-queen-with-a-corgi-how-accurate-is-the-crown-20201118202646" rel="nofollow">How accurate is The Crown?</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:facts">facts</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:royalty">royalty</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://andrewhickey.info/2020/11/26/why-i-think-elvis-was-autistic/" rel="nofollow">"Why I Think Elvis Was Autistic"</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:autism">autism</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://movingimage.nls.uk/film/4627/216587852" rel="nofollow">Short films recorded in the far north of Scotland at the start of the 20th century</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:scotland">scotland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viacmcmck">viacmcmck</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/jztwcd/builder_explains_why_the_rivets_on_a_tape_measure/" rel="nofollow">Why the rivets on a tape measure are so important</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:measurement">measurement</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:interesting">interesting</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55105285" rel="nofollow">R number for UK (just) below 1 for first time since August</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:pandemic">pandemic</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GoodNews">GoodNews</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/international/2020/11/can-home-office-be-de-radicalised" rel="nofollow">The Home Office must be destroyed</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:immigration">immigration</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/kate_ptrv/status/1332398737604431874" rel="nofollow">Analysing the prevalence of Covid through reviews of scented candles</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1332398737604431874.html</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reviews">reviews</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:smell">smell</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pandemic">pandemic</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:statistics">statistics</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/instruments/piano/joao-carlos-martins-plays-bionic-gloves-video/" rel="nofollow">Bionic gloves help injured concert pianist to play again.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:piano">piano</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cyborg">cyborg</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bionic">bionic</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3921994" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3877406Interesting Links for 27-08-20202020-08-27T11:00:07Z2020-08-27T11:00:07Zpublic16<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Scotland/comments/iginnp/ima_an_admin_on_scots_wikipedia_ama/" rel="nofollow">The Scots Wikipedia admins are looking for help from people who speak the language</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:Scotland">Scotland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/the_daydream_that_never_stops" rel="nofollow">The daydream that never stops - When does living in a fantasy world become a problem?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:thinking">thinking</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:storytelling">storytelling</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:stories">stories</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mentalhealth">mentalhealth</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://film.avclub.com/the-new-mutants-finally-opens-this-week-here-s-why-we-1844833667?rev=1598368725725" rel="nofollow">New Mutants - reviewers are not going to risk their lives for this</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:reviews">reviews</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pandemic">pandemic</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-53920916" rel="nofollow">Coronavirus: NHS Scotland to get 12-minute Covid test kit (300 machines, 500,000 tests. Still nasal, sadly. 2% false positive, 3% false negative.)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">Here's the info on the test:
https://www.medtechdive.com/news/lumiradx-lands-third-covid-antigen-eua-as-demand-for-rapid-tests-rises/583845/</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:scotland">scotland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pandemic">pandemic</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:testing">testing</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://mkorostoff.github.io/1-pixel-wealth/" rel="nofollow">Wealth, shown to scale</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:wealth">wealth</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:inequality">inequality</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ViaDrCross">ViaDrCross</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/js_thrill/status/1298654465852157952?s=09" rel="nofollow">The Conan Doyle estate can fuck off</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:copyright">copyright</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:SherlockHolmes">SherlockHolmes</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:emotion">emotion</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=3877406" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3857854Interesting Links for 16-07-20202020-07-16T11:00:10Z2020-07-16T11:00:10Zpublic12<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.archaeology.org/issues/386-2007/features/8756-a-silk-road-renaissance" rel="nofollow">A Silk Road Renaissance: Excavations in Tajikistan have unveiled a city of merchant princes that flourished from the fifth to the eighth century A.D.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trade">trade</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:silk">silk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:roads">roads</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tax-rise-uk-economy-labour-capital-gains-coronavirus-a9620366.html" rel="nofollow">Raising taxes would endanger economic recovery, Labour tells government</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:labour">labour</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tax">tax</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:wtf">wtf</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.thenational.scot/news/18581901.english-independence-49-people-england-back-ending-union/" rel="nofollow">49% of people in England back ending Union (including a majority of Labour and Conservative voters)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:England">England</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:independence">independence</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:polls">polls</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="http://lunarreviews.com/" rel="nofollow">Have you ever wished you could review the moon?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:moon">moon</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reviews">reviews</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/julian-lewis-tory-whip-chris-grayling-boris-johnson-intelligence-committee-a9621436.html" rel="nofollow">Tory MP Julian Lewis loses Conservative whip after beating Chris Grayling to chair intelligence committee</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:military">military</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:intelligence">intelligence</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:conservatives">conservatives</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://phys.org/news/2020-07-scientists-human-chromosome.html" rel="nofollow">Scientists achieve first complete assembly of human X chromosome</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:genetics">genetics</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/15/books/review/the-sandman-neil-gaiman-audio.html" rel="nofollow">Pretty good review of the audio version of Sandman</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:audio">audio</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Sandman">Sandman</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:neilgaiman">neilgaiman</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/sharifshameem/status/1282676454690451457?s=09" rel="nofollow">Creating user interfaces automatically using artificial intelligence</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:UI">UI</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:impressive">impressive</a> )</small></dd></dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3857854" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3802285Interesting Links for 04-01-20202020-01-04T12:00:10Z2020-01-04T12:00:10Zpublic0<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50982051" rel="nofollow">GirlsDoPorn: Young women win legal battle over video con</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:fraud">fraud</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/HickeyWriter/status/1213100775867588608?s=09" rel="nofollow">I am no expert on Middle-Eastern foreign policy by any means, but this is basically my view</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:middle_east">middle_east</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:war">war</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:death">death</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/garius/status/1213042733876731904?s=09" rel="nofollow">What kind of people give Paddington Bear 2 a 1 star review?</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:movies">movies</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bears">bears</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reviews">reviews</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://m.phys.org/news/2020-01-evidence-tool-seabirds.html" rel="nofollow">First evidence found of tool use by seabirds</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tools">tools</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:birds">birds</a> )</small></dd></dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3802285" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3799278Interesting Links for 26-12-20192019-12-28T16:59:29Z2019-12-28T16:59:29Zpublic1<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="http://amultiverse.com/comic/2019/12/23/jk-rowling-and-the-league-of-disappointing-authors/" rel="nofollow">JK Rowling and the League of Disappointing Authors</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:authors">authors</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bigotry">bigotry</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:hplovecraft">hplovecraft</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jkrowling">jkrowling</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:comic">comic</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/dxnielandrew_/status/1209629234601373699?s=09" rel="nofollow">A thread of purest horror and car crash</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:LGBT">LGBT</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:awful">awful</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:twitter">twitter</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3k94mj/whats-the-worst-christmas-movie-on-amazon-or-netflix" rel="nofollow">The Painful Quest to Find the Worst Christmas Movie Ever Made</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:christmas">christmas</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:movies">movies</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:awful">awful</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reviews">reviews</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/24/upshot/chinese-restaurants-closing-upward-mobility-second-generation.html" rel="nofollow">Chinese Restaurants Are Closing Across The USA. That's a Good Thing, the Owners Say.</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:cooking">cooking</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:China">China</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=3799278" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3727084Interesting Links for 10-04-20192019-04-10T10:59:29Z2019-04-10T10:59:29Zpublic1<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/apr/05/amazon-shoppers-misled-by-bundled-product-reviews" rel="nofollow">Amazon shoppers misled by 'bundled' star-ratings and reviews</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reviews">reviews</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:amazon">amazon</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="http://www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/exclusive-leith-street-close-again-soon" rel="nofollow">Leith Street to close for three weeks in May</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaCharlesStross">viaCharlesStross</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:edinburgh">edinburgh</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transport">transport</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:construction">construction</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/04/declassified-u-2-spy-plane-photos-are-boon-aerial-archaeology" rel="nofollow">Declassified U-2 spy plane photos are a boon for aerial archaeology</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:surveillance">surveillance</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:archeology">archeology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:photos">photos</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://theaspergian.com/2019/03/28/invisible-abuse-aba-and-the-things-only-autistic-people-can-see/" rel="nofollow">Invisible Abuse: ABA and the things only autistic people can see</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:autism">autism</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:abuse">abuse</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2019-04-autism-symptoms-percent-years-fecal.html" rel="nofollow">Autism symptoms reduced nearly 50 percent two years after fecal transplant (I'm sceptical, but intrigued)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:autism">autism</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:microbiome">microbiome</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaMyBrotherHugh">viaMyBrotherHugh</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaElfy">viaElfy</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47864177" rel="nofollow">Bodyguard star Richard Madden criticises 'unrealistic' weight demands</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:weight">weight</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bodies">bodies</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:acting">acting</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/cthulu-fossils-sea-cucumbers-discovery-sea-creature-lovecraft-a8862066.html" rel="nofollow">'Monstrous' ancient fossil named after Cthulu</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cthulhu">cthulhu</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fossils">fossils</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/bees-eyes-woman-taiwan-tears-hospital-a8862761.html" rel="nofollow">Four bees found living inside woman's eye, drinking her tears</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bees">bees</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:eyes">eyes</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:headline">headline</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/first-major-20mph-crackdown-in-edinburgh-sees-105-drivers-booked-1-4904722" rel="nofollow">First major 20mph crackdown in Edinburgh sees 105 drivers booked</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:driving">driving</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:speed">speed</a> )</small></dd></dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3727084" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3716552Interesting Links for 03-03-20192019-03-03T16:29:13Z2019-03-03T16:29:13Zpublic7<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2019/03/01/calibration" rel="nofollow">Everything wrong with the modern games industry</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> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="http://pvponline.com/comic/2019-02-27" rel="nofollow">I am baffled why Rotten Tomatoes ever allowed people to review films that weren't out yet</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:reviews">reviews</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:comic">comic</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47330924" rel="nofollow">When you try to rescue a dog from a frozen river, and discover what you've put in your car is...a wolf.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:wolves">wolves</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Estonia">Estonia</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/bah-2" rel="nofollow">How to cope with a post-scarcity society</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:work">work</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:society">society</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:satire">satire</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:thefuture">thefuture</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:robots">robots</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:comic">comic</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="http://andrewducker.tumblr.com/post/183174065125/madmaudlingoes-bropakpro-touch-my-cuboner" rel="nofollow">If women talk 15% of the time men think it's equal. At 30% men think women are dominating the conversation</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:women">women</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:conversation">conversation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> )</small></dd></dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3716552" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3640575Interesting Links for 11-06-20182018-06-11T11:00:11Z2018-06-11T11:00:11Zpublic8<dl class="links">
<dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1005796389459255296?s=09" rel="nofollow">Red states are realising how much Trump's trade war is costing them.</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trade">trade</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:republicans">republicans</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/festivals-to-close-two-more-capital-streets-1-4751974" rel="nofollow">Edinburgh to close two more streets to traffic during the festival</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transport">transport</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:festival">festival</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/fabreinbold/status/1005533097549598726?s=09" rel="nofollow">That photo of Trump at the G7, as seen from various directions</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:photos">photos</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/PulpLibrarian/status/1005886725686792192?s=09" rel="nofollow">A Marvel movie on a budget of just $1 million and a 21 day shooting schedule. Then the studio screwed them over. This is the story of Roger Corman's Fantastic Four</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:movies">movies</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:marvel">marvel</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:comics">comics</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://boingboing.net/2018/05/31/fake-reviews-now-generally-nec.html" rel="nofollow">Fake reviews now generally necessary to do business online</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reviews">reviews</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fraud">fraud</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/lord-of-the-rings-tv-show-amazon-peter-jackson-tolkien-most-expensive-a8292196.html" rel="nofollow">Lord of the Rings TV show will be most expensive series in history</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">Most amused at them getting the name of the third film wrong</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tv">tv</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lotr">lotr</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-06-polio-comeback-venezuela-decades.html" rel="nofollow">Polio makes comeback in Venezuela after decades</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Venezuela">Venezuela</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:disease">disease</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:poverty">poverty</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/06/09/616928895/how-to-get-your-kids-to-do-chores-without-resenting-it" rel="nofollow">How to get your children to do chores without resenting it</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:work">work</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/19/my-fear-and-fury-in-the-eye-of-the-russia-leave-storm?CMP=share_btn_tw" rel="nofollow">Theresa May has acknowledged that Russia has flooded Britain with lies and abuse - what's she going to do about it?</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:russia">russia</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:news">news</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fraud">fraud</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/RichGreenhill/status/991713977116889089" rel="nofollow">There is an island off the coast of Wales that the Government forgot</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:wales">wales</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-06-06/toys-r-us-the-world-s-biggest-toy-store-didn-t-have-to-die" rel="nofollow">The long, slow, death of Toys R Us</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:toys">toys</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:business">business</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fail">fail</a> )</small>
</dd>
</dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3640575" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3600540Interesting Links for 22-01-20182018-01-22T12:00:08Z2018-01-22T12:28:40Zpublic7<dl class="links">
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.cser.ac.uk/news/civilization-v-video-game-mod-superintelligent-ai/" rel="nofollow">Civilization V video game mod: Superintelligent AI</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:AI">AI</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:civilisation">civilisation</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/how-colliding-neutron-stars-proved-all-are-equal-before-the-law-of-gravity" rel="nofollow">Colliding neutron stars prove equality before the law of gravity</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:physics">physics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:space">space</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/jan/17/the-sopranos-to-blackadder-what-are-the-definitive-series-of-the-best-tv-shows" rel="nofollow">The Sopranos to Blackadder – what are the definitive series of the best TV shows?</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tv">tv</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reviews">reviews</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://andrewducker.tumblr.com/post/169961266210/argumate-wow-interesting-street-skiing-how" rel="nofollow">The most impressive skiing I've ever seen</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:impressive">impressive</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:snow">snow</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://andrewducker.tumblr.com/post/169961302220/rorleuaisen-the-real-seebs" rel="nofollow">An important tip for talking to doctors</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:doctors">doctors</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:advice">advice</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://prostitutescollective.net/2010/09/decriminalisation-of-prostitution-v-legalisation-2/" rel="nofollow">Decriminalisation of prostitution vs legalisation</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sexwork">sexwork</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:prostitution">prostitution</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:law">law</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/trekdocs/status/955192410933465089?s=09" rel="nofollow">The most defining TNG memo we have. Bob Justman suggests adding an android character, then mentions a little-known British actor named Patrick Stewart</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:PatrickStewart">PatrickStewart</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:StarTrek">StarTrek</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/worlds-top-1-earn-82-wealth-generated-2017-says-oxfam/" rel="nofollow">World’s top 1% earn 82% of wealth generated in 2017 (Top 1% = 720,000 Euros)</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:wealth">wealth</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:inequality">inequality</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:income">income</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://m.imgur.com/a/xVnyP" rel="nofollow">Things that are not Islands (a collection of incorrect Magic cards)</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:language">language</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:wrong">wrong</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:magic">magic</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:art">art</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/norway-parliament-drugs-decriminalise-recreational-cocaine-heroin-marijuana-a8111761.html" rel="nofollow">Norway becomes first Scandinavian country to decriminalise drugs</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:norway">norway</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:drugs">drugs</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GoodNews">GoodNews</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:decriminalization">decriminalization</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://youtu.be/_1V0rDSTC9I" rel="nofollow">This is what happens to your brain and body when you check your smartphone in bed</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:phones">phones</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:light">light</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sleep">sleep</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:brain">brain</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-node-js-collection/modern-javascript-explained-for-dinosaurs-f695e9747b70" rel="nofollow">Modern JavaScript Explained For Dinosaurs</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:javascript">javascript</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:development">development</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tools">tools</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://mymodernmet.com/andreas-feininger-long-exposure-night-helicopter-photos/" rel="nofollow">Nighttime Long Exposures of Rotating Helicopter Blades</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:photos">photos</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:helicopter">helicopter</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://hackernoon.com/im-harvesting-credit-card-numbers-and-passwords-from-your-site-here-s-how-9a8cb347c5b5" rel="nofollow">"I’m harvesting credit card numbers and passwords from your site. Here’s how."</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Technology">Technology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:javascript">javascript</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:web">web</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:security">security</a> )</small>
</dd>
</dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3600540" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3583267Interesting Links for 24-11-20172017-11-24T12:00:06Z2017-11-24T12:00:06Zpublic19<dl class="links">
<dt class="link"><a href="http://mashable.com/2017/11/22/tesla-battery-powerpack-australia/#IPfFqFox3iq8" rel="nofollow">Tesla completes world's largest lithium ion battery in Australia</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:australia">australia</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:batteries">batteries</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:power">power</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://jeff-vogel.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/i-settle-all-video-game-arguments-part.html?spref=tw&m=1" rel="nofollow">How to read reviews</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reviews">reviews</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2016/03/13/the-conservatives-have-been-the-biggest-borrowers-over-the-last-70-years/" rel="nofollow">The Conservatives are the party of high UK borrowing and low debt repayment</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:conservatives">conservatives</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:money">money</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fail">fail</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/belief/2017/nov/23/its-called-effective-altruism-but-is-it-really-the-best-way-to-do-good" rel="nofollow">It’s called effective altruism – but is it really the best way to do good?</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:altruism">altruism</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:effectiveness">effectiveness</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:charity">charity</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2017/nov/23/science-fiction-triggers-poorer-reading-study-finds" rel="nofollow">SF doesn’t really make you stupid. It’s more that if you’re stupid enough to be biased against SF you will read SF stupidly.</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:scifi">scifi</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reading">reading</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/15500234" rel="nofollow">The Financial Realities of Going Viral</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:money">money</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Fame">Fame</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viral">viral</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://makezine.com/2017/11/19/apology-to-naomi-wu/" rel="nofollow">"My Apology to Naomi Wu and the Make Community"</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">Good Lord. An _actual_ apology!</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:apology">apology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sexism">sexism</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Technology">Technology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:china">china</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://gonzo21.livejournal.com/1690198.html" rel="nofollow">Why the UK will not be speaking Arabic in a decade.</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:language">language</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:arabic">arabic</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:immigration">immigration</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2H8B1i3o18&feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow">A History of Music, through the medium of Daft Punk's "Get Lucky"</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/health-42105866/i-m-not-going-to-listen-to-you-any-more" rel="nofollow">'I'm not going to listen to you any more' - Confronting an avatar on a computer screen helped patients hearing voices to cope better with schizophrenic hallucinations</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:schizophrenia">schizophrenia</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:avatars">avatars</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:hallucinations">hallucinations</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/23/opinion/saudi-prince-mbs-arab-spring.html" rel="nofollow">What's going on in Saudi Arabia (an interview with the crown prince)</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:saudiarabia">saudiarabia</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/11/23/call-of-duty-ww2-graphics/" rel="nofollow">Call of Duty: WW2's takes a huge step in rendering faces</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:faces">faces</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:graphics">graphics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0187795" rel="nofollow">Medical Marijuana users reduce their opioid consumption dramatically</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:marijuana">marijuana</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:drugs">drugs</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pain">pain</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.libdemvoice.org/observations-of-an-ex-pat-the-middle-east-explained-55939.html" rel="nofollow">Observations of an ex pat: The Middle East explained</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:middle_east">middle_east</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://digest.bps.org.uk/2017/11/24/no-far-transfer-chess-memory-training-and-music-just-make-you-better-at-chess-memory-training-and-music/" rel="nofollow">Chess, memory training and music just make you better at chess, memory training and music</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:memory">memory</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:learning">learning</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.libdemvoice.org/why-i-wish-kez-dugdale-well-for-her-jungle-stint-55941.html" rel="nofollow">Why I wish Kez Dugdale well for her jungle stint</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:labour">labour</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tv">tv</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:scotland">scotland</a> )</small>
</dd>
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<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/11/02/clinton-brazile-hacks-2016-215774" rel="nofollow">Inside Hillary Clinton’s Secret Takeover of the DNC</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:money">money</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://timharford.com/2017/11/monty-hall-and-the-game-show-stick-or-switch-conundrum/" rel="nofollow">Monty Hall and the game show stick-or-switch conundrum</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mathematics">mathematics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://boingboing.net/2017/11/03/1000-smart-teapot-discontinue.html" rel="nofollow">$1000 smart teapot discontinued (how will I cope?)</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">My favourite bit is when they talk about how they would have needed more time to "educate the market". Because clearly and people who didn't want a $1000 teapot simply lacked education.</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tea">tea</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Technology">Technology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fail">fail</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/republican-sacked-slagging-prince-george-11462612.amp" rel="nofollow">Republican sacked for slagging Prince George loses unfair dismissal fight</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:monarchy">monarchy</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jobs">jobs</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.jwz.org/blog/2017/11/unicode-character-frowning-pile-of-poo-u1f979/" rel="nofollow">Great moments in standards committees: 1F979 - the frowning pile of poo</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:standards">standards</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:faeces">faeces</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Technology">Technology</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1712449/apparently-mark-ruffalo-and-kevin-feige-have-planned-a-special-trilogy-for-the-hulk" rel="nofollow">Apparently Mark Ruffalo And Kevin Feige Have Planned A Special Trilogy For The Hulk</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:movies">movies</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:marvel">marvel</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:hulk">hulk</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/11/la-times-you-cant-read-our-thor-review-because-disney-is-mad/" rel="nofollow">LA Times: You can’t read our Thor review because Disney is angry</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Disney">Disney</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reviews">reviews</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:media">media</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://gizmodo.com/if-your-vibrator-is-hacked-is-it-a-sex-crime-1820007951" rel="nofollow">If Your Vibrator Is Hacked, Is It a Sex Crime?</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sex">sex</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:hacking">hacking</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:rape">rape</a> )</small>
</dd>
</dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3577801" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3577140Interesting Links for 02-11-20172017-11-02T12:00:12Z2017-11-02T12:00:12Zpublic6<dl class="links">
<dt class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41829484" rel="nofollow">Kevin Spacey: More allegations of sexual harassment surface</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:hollywood">hollywood</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:abuse">abuse</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/meta-2-ar-headset-hands-on/" rel="nofollow">This AR Headset Won't Replace My Monitor, But It's a Promising Start</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:augmentedreality">augmentedreality</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:office">office</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:thefuture">thefuture</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/northern-ireland-talks-collapse-sinn-fein-dup-fail-reach-agreement-deal-a8031291.html" rel="nofollow">Sinn Fein blames DUP deal with Tories as Northern Ireland power-sharing talks collapse</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:NorthernIreland">NorthernIreland</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fail">fail</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/us-jewish-lobby-nigel-farage-power-anti-semitism-ukip-leader-a8031191.html" rel="nofollow">Nigel Farage: 'Jewish lobby' has disproportionate power in the US</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Jews">Jews</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UKIP">UKIP</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/nov/01/wings-over-scotland-blogger-cleared-over-online-harassment-claims" rel="nofollow">Wings Over Scotland blogger cleared over online harassment claims</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Scotland">Scotland</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:harassment">harassment</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/Cavalorn/status/924967445303123968?s=09" rel="nofollow">There was no "veil between the worlds" until Victorian times</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:myths">myths</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-41832537" rel="nofollow">Free ATMs could be cut back in cash machine shake-up</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:money">money</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:technology">technology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:banking">banking</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/01/tripadvisor-removed-warnings-rapes-and-injuries-mexico-resorts-tourists-say/820094001/" rel="nofollow">TripAdvisor removed rape and injury warnings at Mexico resorts, tourists say</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reviews">reviews</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:rape">rape</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fraud">fraud</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mexico">mexico</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-theresa-may-studies-economic-damage-vote-mps-force-latest-a8032311.html" rel="nofollow">MPs vote for Theresa May to release 58 secret studies into Brexit's economic damage</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:europe">europe</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/11/disney-makes-a-bigger-ask-of-theaters-than-ever-before-with-the-last-jedi/" rel="nofollow">Disney makes a bigger ask of theaters than ever before with The Last Jedi</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:StarWars">StarWars</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Disney">Disney</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:movies">movies</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:money">money</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171101151213.htm" rel="nofollow">Bacterial fats, not dietary ones, may deserve the blame for heart disease: Research could explain why gum disease is associated with atherosclerosis</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:microbiome">microbiome</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bacteria">bacteria</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fat">fat</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:disease">disease</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:heart">heart</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171101110145.htm" rel="nofollow">Almost half of those who resolve a drinking or drug problem do so without assistance</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:alcohol">alcohol</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:addiction">addiction</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:drugs">drugs</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171031202451.htm" rel="nofollow">Some natural environments are better for you than others</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:nature">nature</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mentalhealth">mentalhealth</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://theoutline.com/post/2437/who-banned-roger-stone" rel="nofollow">Could Twitter take a page from Something Awful?</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:forum">forum</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:communication">communication</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:discussion">discussion</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:internet">internet</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/Disney/status/925853092255551488?s=09" rel="nofollow">Disney releases the cast for Lion King 2019</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Disney">Disney</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lions">lions</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lionking">lionking</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41829534" rel="nofollow">The robot lawyers are here - and they’re winning</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:robots">robots</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:law">law</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://m.ebay.com/itm/Poppy-Z-Brite-LOST-SOULS-Original-Manuscript-w-Handwritten-Notes-Extra-Material-/372123917432?_mwBanner=1" rel="nofollow">Poppy Z Brite LOST SOULS Original Manuscript w/Handwritten Notes, Extra Material (on eBay)</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:books">books</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:writing">writing</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:horror">horror</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://qz.com/884448/every-successful-relationship-is-successful-for-the-same-exact-reasons/" rel="nofollow">Every successful relationship is successful for the same reasons</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:relationships">relationships</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:advice">advice</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171101151034.htm" rel="nofollow">Racial achievement gap fell by 50% in schools where teachers felt supported and capable</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Education">Education</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:race">race</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:school">school</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.makevotesmatter.org.uk/news/2017/11/1/our-parliamentary-debate" rel="nofollow">Proportional Representation has its day in Parliament</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:voting">voting</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:proportional_representation">proportional_representation</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://youtu.be/nY8y_dFolKo" rel="nofollow">My brother Mike has made an iPhone game! That you can use to make your own games!</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:iphone">iphone</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaMyBrotherMike">viaMyBrotherMike</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small>
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<dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/10/crypto-failure-cripples-millions-of-high-security-keys-750k-estonian-ids/" rel="nofollow">Millions of high-security crypto keys crippled by newly discovered flaw</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:security">security</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cryptography">cryptography</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fail">fail</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171016081947.htm" rel="nofollow">New antibiotic resistance genes found</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:antibiotics">antibiotics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:genetics">genetics</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/oct/16/end-immigration-controls-money-people-barriers?CMP=share_btn_tw" rel="nofollow">End all immigration controls – they’re a sign we value money more than people</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:immigration">immigration</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.eater.com/2017/3/7/14839472/irish-pub-design" rel="nofollow">Meet the Companies Literally Dropping ‘Irish’ Pubs in Cities Across the World</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ireland">ireland</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:design">design</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:alcohol">alcohol</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaSwampers">viaSwampers</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/10/15/16438750/weinstein-sexual-harassment-facts" rel="nofollow">Study finds 75 percent of workplace harassment victims experienced retaliation when they spoke up</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:harrassment">harrassment</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:work">work</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gender">gender</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://medium.com/@monteiro/one-persons-history-of-twitter-from-beginning-to-end-5b41abed6c20" rel="nofollow">One person’s history of Twitter, from beginning to end</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Twitter">Twitter</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:racism">racism</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:money">money</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-41635633" rel="nofollow">Lisa Wilkinson: Top Australian presenter quits in equal pay row</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pay">pay</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gender">gender</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:money">money</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:australia">australia</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tv">tv</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41640976" rel="nofollow">UK TV drama about North Korea hit by cyber-attack</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tv">tv</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:NorthKorea">NorthKorea</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:hacking">hacking</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:wtf">wtf</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/10/new-film-explores-the-real-life-romantic-threesome-behind-wonder-woman/" rel="nofollow">New film explores the real-life romantic threesome behind Wonder Woman</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:movie">movie</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:comics">comics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:relationships">relationships</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://nwhyte.livejournal.com/2897047.html" rel="nofollow">An Assessment of the Economic Impact of Brexit on the EU 27</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:economics">economics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:europe">europe</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/more-than-4000-mw-of-coal-power-slated-for-retirement-in-texas-but-why/" rel="nofollow">Coal has dropped from 51 per cent of US power to 31 per cent in 8 years.</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Coal">Coal</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:power">power</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GoodNews">GoodNews</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://andrewducker.tumblr.com/post/166480109980/pomrania-shaved-for-nothing-innovation-at-its" rel="nofollow">Seriously impressive paper engineering</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:paper">paper</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:engineering">engineering</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:impressive">impressive</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/16/facebook-acquires-anonymous-teen-compliment-app-tbh-will-let-it-run/" rel="nofollow">Facebook acquires anonymous teen compliment app tbh</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">I am boggled at the existence of such a thing.</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:teenagers">teenagers</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Facebook">Facebook</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:socialnetworking">socialnetworking</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/Gaohmee/status/920047582671380480?s=09" rel="nofollow">"In the wake of #HarveyWeinstein and #MeToo we need to not stop by exposing the magnitude but start talks about how to work with perpetrators"</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:abuse">abuse</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:harassment">harassment</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:advice">advice</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://www.gameinformer.com/blogs/members/b/freezedried72_blog/archive/2017/10/16/korix-saves-my-family.aspx" rel="nofollow">A Virtual Reality Game Saves My Family</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:VirtualReality">VirtualReality</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:relationships">relationships</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/reviews/moana/" rel="nofollow">Moana - two reviews by people of a Polynesian background</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reviews">reviews</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Disney">Disney</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:race">race</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://apnews.com/eec3f8b5b9274e7e8e7545136b809c94/Bomb-kills-reporter-who-covered-Malta%27s-%27Panama-Papers%27-link" rel="nofollow">Bomb kills journalist who exposed Malta's ties to tax havens</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tax">tax</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:murder">murder</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reporting">reporting</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:journalism">journalism</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://developers.googleblog.com/2017/09/how-machine-learning-with-tensorflow.html" rel="nofollow">Using AI to read text from curved surfaces under varying light conditions (in this case, from coke bottle tops)</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:text">text</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cocacola">cocacola</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.digitallook.com/news/news-and-announcements--/uk-inflation-surges-to-3pc---highest-since-2012--2917097.html" rel="nofollow">Wondering why Britain's manufacturing hasn't boomed? It's because fuel/raw materials inflation is at 8.4%!</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:economics">economics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:manufacturing">manufacturing</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> )</small>
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<dt class="link"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-talks-theresa-may-boris-johnson-angela-merkel-eu-germany-michael-fuchs-cdu-a8004366.html" rel="nofollow">Brexit talks will remain deadlocked unless Theresa May stands up to Boris Johnson, says key Merkel ally</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:europe">europe</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small>
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<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171016144846.htm" rel="nofollow">White men who exercise at high levels are 86 percent more likely to build up plaque in the heart arteries</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:exercise">exercise</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:heart">heart</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:health">health</a> )</small>
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