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2022-12-17T12:00:06Z
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Interesting Links for 17-12-2022
2022-12-17T12:00:06Z
2022-12-17T12:00:06Z
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<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63999452?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA" rel="nofollow">1. Twitter blocks users from sharing Mastodon links</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:Mastodon">Mastodon</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:censorship">censorship</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQQrIFatR_8" rel="nofollow">2. Would you like the perfect Christmas present for your cat?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cats">cats</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:christmas">christmas</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaKirsty">viaKirsty</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.chaosium.com/blogai-art-and-chaosium-16-dec-2022/" rel="nofollow">3. Chaosium announce that they will not use AI Art in their products (first company I've seen make such a pledge)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:art">art</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:roleplaying">roleplaying</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaJamesNicoll">viaJamesNicoll</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://timharford.com/2022/12/struck-by-the-power-of-the-simple-invention/" rel="nofollow">4. The Indian doctor who saved 50,000,000 lives with a simple invention</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:healthcare">healthcare</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sugar">sugar</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:salt">salt</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:water">water</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:india">india</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@philmyboots@mastodon.social/109523050537595915" rel="nofollow">5. The German office for data protection and freedom of information suggests that German ministries move to Mastodon</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:germany">germany</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mastodon">mastodon</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:twitter">twitter</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/12/taiwan-china-disinformation-propaganda-russian-influence/672453/" rel="nofollow">6. China's War Against Taiwan Has Already Started</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:China">China</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Taiwan">Taiwan</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:disinformation">disinformation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:war">war</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-64005227?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA" rel="nofollow">7. Queen's death events cost Edinburgh council £500,000</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:Queen">Queen</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:death">death</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:money">money</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64004673" rel="nofollow">8. EU adopts global minimum 15% tax on big business</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Europe">Europe</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tax">tax</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:globalization">globalization</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/ua704gj2lH0?feature=share" rel="nofollow">9. Games kind of suck at designing female heroes</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:design">design</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bodies">bodies</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:women">women</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://davidallengreen.com/2022/12/how-the-campaign-to-stop-the-united-kingdom-government-from-making-it-more-difficult-to-prosecute-war-crimes-was-won/" rel="nofollow">10. How the campaign to stop the United Kingdom government from making it more difficult to prosecute war crimes was won</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:torture">torture</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:law">law</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:WarCrimes">WarCrimes</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><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763422003839" rel="nofollow">11. Schizophrenia: Parasite x Genotype x Stress</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:stress">stress</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:genes">genes</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Parasites">Parasites</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:schizophrenia">schizophrenia</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.humanesociety.org/news/congress-passes-legislation-end-us-participation-global-shark-fin-trade" rel="nofollow">12. Congress passes legislation to end US participation in global shark fin trade</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sharks">sharks</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:USA">USA</a> )</small></dd></dl>
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Interesting Links for 19-04-2022
2022-04-19T11:00:08Z
2022-04-19T11:00:08Z
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<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/cog" rel="nofollow">1. You are not a cog in a machine</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:life">life</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:meaning">meaning</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.youtube.com/watch?v=wUHAJ-D-_aU&t=2s" rel="nofollow">2. David! Attenborough! Narrates! Dinosaurs!</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dinosaurs">dinosaurs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:documentary">documentary</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:DavidAttenborough">DavidAttenborough</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trailer">trailer</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaLilysea">viaLilysea</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWcvLMPRje8" rel="nofollow">3. Wish You Were Here... But it's Supertramp</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaNancyLebov">viaNancyLebov</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:PinkFloyd">PinkFloyd</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cover">cover</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/slaking-the-worlds-thirst-with-seawater-dumps-toxic-brine-in-oceans/" rel="nofollow">4. Desalination Plants Dump Toxic Brine in Oceans</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:water">water</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:salt">salt</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:desalination">desalination</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/wdmorrisjr/status/1510605658441326606" rel="nofollow">5. 8 fights worth picking with your kids. (I don't agree with all of these, but I think there's lots worth considering</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:parenting">parenting</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-liar-poll-b2060046.html" rel="nofollow">6. British people have worked out that Boris Johnson is a liar</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lies">lies</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:BorisJohnson">BorisJohnson</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/lougrims/status/1516013489722216450" rel="nofollow">7. No-one really knows why the most used spacecraft propulsion system today actually works</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:physics">physics</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2025334119" rel="nofollow">8. The right enjoys higher amplification compared to the left on Twitter</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Twitter">Twitter</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaSwampers">viaSwampers</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://everythingisamazing.substack.com/p/europes-lost-world-and-the-megaflood?s=r" rel="nofollow">9. Europe's Lost World (And The Megaflood That Ended It)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:prehistory">prehistory</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:europe">europe</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:flooding">flooding</a> )</small></dd></dl>
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Interesting Links for 28-02-2022
2022-02-28T12:00:08Z
2022-02-28T12:00:08Z
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<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/world/russians-troops-asking-ukrainians-food-dont-understand-why-theyre-ukraine-1486325?ito=twitter_share_article-top" rel="nofollow">Russians troops are disoriented, hungry, and don't understand why they're invading</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:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/eu-announces-plans-to-ship-arms-to-ukraine-after-putins-nuclear-threats" rel="nofollow">EU Plans To Send Weapons To Ukraine After Putin Escalates Nuclear Threat</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:nuclearweapons">nuclearweapons</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Ukraine">Ukraine</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Europe">Europe</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Russia">Russia</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:war">war</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://thehustle.co/how-ikea-tricks-you-into-buying-more-stuff/amp/" rel="nofollow">How Ikea gets you to buy more stuff</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:IKEA">IKEA</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:marketing">marketing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:business">business</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://andrewducker.tumblr.com/post/677375550681219072" rel="nofollow">The salt-mining elephants of Africa</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:elephants">elephants</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mining">mining</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:salt">salt</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Africa">Africa</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/OSICnick/status/1498022940759240717?t=CS8UPeXWVcBrmxF-repDqw&s=09" rel="nofollow">I would not have believed the levels of Russian incompetence if you'd told me last week</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:incompetence">incompetence</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13428-018-1077-9/tables/2" rel="nofollow">Words known better by men women, and vice versa</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gender">gender</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:language">language</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:English">English</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/the-end-of-europes-putin-illusion/" rel="nofollow">How Putin made the EU great again</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:Europe">Europe</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60304123" rel="nofollow">Sid Meier warns the games industry about monetisation (30th anniversary of Civilization interview)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:business">business</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:money">money</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://andrewducker.tumblr.com/post/677416370058723328/i-i-need-a-moment-i-love-this-actually" rel="nofollow">I love the Childline "Nobody is normal" video</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:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ukraine-refugees-uk-family-russia-b2024712.html" rel="nofollow">UK pledge to take Ukrainian refugees with family in Britain excludes brothers, sisters, adult children and parents</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:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:refugee">refugee</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://staff.tumblr.com/post/677081734921224192/this-is-100-new-and-100-tumblr-with-0-ads" rel="nofollow">Tumblr will now let you be the customer, rather than advertisers being the customer. I am *delighted* and wish Facebook/Twitter would do likewise</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tumblr">tumblr</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:advertising">advertising</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:business">business</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/alkellzz/status/1497752918585483264?t=UtzuCyfvgLKlOLHEeS4BDQ&s=09" rel="nofollow">What do parents' houses really look like?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:homes">homes</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:parenting">parenting</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mess">mess</a> )</small></dd></dl>
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Interesting Links for 13-07-2019
2019-07-13T15:59:20Z
2019-07-13T15:59:20Z
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<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/07/lion-king-remake-review-roaring-visuals-but-the-execution-is-a-hairball/" rel="nofollow">Lion King remake review: Roaring visuals, but the execution is a hairball</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Disney">Disney</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fail">fail</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:movies">movies</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:review">review</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lionking">lionking</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lions">lions</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/07/03/majority-uk-support-transgender-lgbt-relationships-education/" rel="nofollow">Clear majority of the UK public supports transgender self-ID and LGBT-inclusive education</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GoodNews">GoodNews</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:polls">polls</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:uk">uk</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.scottishlegal.com/article/england-more-than-half-of-young-judges-women" rel="nofollow">More than half of young English judges are women</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:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:law">law</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:women">women</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealHolli/status/1149046964715057152?s=09" rel="nofollow">Deposition on the Trump/Epstein rape case</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:rape">rape</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:republicans">republicans</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/Raquel_Savage/status/1066196367553359873?s=09" rel="nofollow">Talking about vagina smell</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:vagina">vagina</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:smell">smell</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/goats-helicopter-relocation-washington-olympic-national-park-a8998506.html#Echobox=1562764812" rel="nofollow">Hundreds of blindfolded goats airdropped into mountain range</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:goats">goats</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mountains">mountains</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:salt">salt</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaDanielDWilliam">viaDanielDWilliam</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://digest.bps.org.uk/2019/07/12/distinct-from-iq-or-working-memory-implicit-learning-ability-is-an-important-stable-trait-that-varies-between-individuals/" rel="nofollow">Distinct From IQ Or Working Memory, "Implicit Learning Ability" Is An Important, Stable Trait That Varies Between Individuals</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:learning">learning</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://jmrhiggs.blogspot.com/2012/05/illuminatus-vs-atlas-shrugged.html?" rel="nofollow">Illuminatus! vs Atlas Shrugged</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaSupergee">viaSupergee</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:illuminati">illuminati</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:objectivism">objectivism</a> )</small></dd></dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3752989" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments
tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3591314
Interesting Links for 20-12-2017
2017-12-20T12:39:27Z
2017-12-20T12:39:27Z
public
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<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/eating-too-much-sugar-can-hurt-your-health-and-for-some-its-actually-addictive/2017/12/15/3853d3e8-de8b-11e7-bbd0-9dfb2e37492a_story.html" rel="nofollow">Sugar is 'powerfully negative' for your health</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sugar">sugar</a> )</small>
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<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2017/dec/16/motoring-myths-black-boxes-telematics-insurance" rel="nofollow">Motoring myths: what ‘black boxes’ reveal about our driving habits</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:driving">driving</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:safety">safety</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:surveillance">surveillance</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:insurance">insurance</a> )</small>
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<dt class="link"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/16/health/16iodine.html" rel="nofollow">In Raising the World’s I.Q., the Secret’s in the Salt</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Intelligence">Intelligence</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:salt">salt</a> )</small>
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<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/12/19/oxenfree-unarguably-the-best-game-of-2016-is-free-on-gog-right-now/" rel="nofollow">Oxenfree, unarguably the best game of 2016, is free on GOG right now!</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:free">free</a> )</small>
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<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.catholicleague.org/boston-globe-refuses-to-name-abusers/" rel="nofollow">Catholics highlight hidden abuse at the Boston Globe</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:media">media</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:abuse">abuse</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:newspapers">newspapers</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> )</small>
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<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/markdistefano/british-politicians-have-absolutely-torn-into-the-social?__twitter_impression=true" rel="nofollow">MPs Have Absolutely Torn Into The Social Media Giants Over Hate Speech</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:freespeech">freespeech</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:internet">internet</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Google">Google</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Facebook">Facebook</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:twitter">twitter</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://youtu.be/R9OHn5ZF4Uo" rel="nofollow">How Machines Learn (a brief, simple, video introduction)</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:ai">ai</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/philosophy-needs-a-new-definition/" rel="nofollow">Philosophy Needs a New Definition</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:philosophy">philosophy</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.boredpanda.com/customer-stories-clients-from-hell/" rel="nofollow">Clients From Hell provides several reasons why you double never go freelance</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:clients">clients</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:business">business</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/pesticides-bees-harm-more-thought-study-new-a8119381.html" rel="nofollow">Pesticides even more harmful to bees than previously thought</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pesticide">pesticide</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bees">bees</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42423627" rel="nofollow">Uber is officially a cab firm, says European Court Of Justice</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:europe">europe</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:taxi">taxi</a> )</small>
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<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.justinobeirne.com/google-maps-moat" rel="nofollow">Amazing, detailed, article on how Google is generating maps that show what people find interesting</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:google">google</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:maps">maps</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:apple">apple</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2017/12/why-uk-has-weakest-hand-brexit-negotiations?amp&__twitter_impression=true" rel="nofollow">Why the UK has the weakest hand in the Brexit negotiations</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> )</small>
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tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3566043
Interesting Links for 24-09-2017
2017-09-24T11:00:12Z
2017-09-24T11:00:12Z
public
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<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/another-delay-for-scotrails-370m-edinburgh-to-glasgow-electric-train-service-plans/" rel="nofollow">Another delay for ScotRail's £370m Edinburgh to Glasgow electric train service plans</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:Glasgow">Glasgow</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trains">trains</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:electricity">electricity</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fail">fail</a> )</small>
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<dt class="link"><a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/semiconductors/design/superaccurate-gps-chips-coming-to-smartphones-in-2018" rel="nofollow">Superaccurate GPS Chips Coming to Smartphones in 2018</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GPS">GPS</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:location">location</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:phones">phones</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaFanf">viaFanf</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/clever-machines-learn-how-to-be-curious-and-play-super-mario-bros" rel="nofollow">Clever Machines Learn How to Be Curious (And Play Super Mario Bros.)</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:ai">ai</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:personality">personality</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:learning">learning</a> )</small>
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<dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/yashar/status/911323084598206464?s=09" rel="nofollow">A Ukrainian born billionaire who does biz w/ Russian oligarchs is funding Trump's legal representation via RNC</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:Russia">Russia</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:EpicWTF">EpicWTF</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://blog.acolyer.org/2017/09/18/bringing-the-web-up-to-speed-with-webassembly/" rel="nofollow">Bringing the web up to speed with WebAssembly</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:web">web</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:programming">programming</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:thefuture">thefuture</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/thing-explaining-with-randall-munroe-tickets-37832289396" rel="nofollow">I'm ggoing to Thing Explaining with Randall Munroe Tickets on Wed, 4 Oct - anyone else going?</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:xkcd">xkcd</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaSwampers">viaSwampers</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://kotaku.com/the-notorious-board-game-that-takes-1500-hours-to-compl-1818510912" rel="nofollow">A 1979 War-Game That Takes 1,500 Hours to Complete</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:time">time</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:wwii">wwii</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2017/sep/22/why-rejecting-the-modern-world-is-a-privileged-fantasy" rel="nofollow">Why rejecting the modern world is a privileged fantasy</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:medicine">medicine</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:life">life</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:society">society</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/XHNews/status/910898174432182272?s=09" rel="nofollow">Watch how long a two-euro coin can balance on Fuxing train traveling at 350 kph, on #HighSpeedRail linking Beijing with Shanghai</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">So, how long until we get trains that fast and smooth in the UK?</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trains">trains</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/04/half-uk-population-has-no-religion-british-social-attitudes-survey" rel="nofollow">More than half UK population has no religion</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:religion">religion</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GoodNews">GoodNews</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.avclub.com/rick-and-morty-s-worst-fans-don-t-deserve-rick-and-mort-1818667256" rel="nofollow">Rick And Morty’s worst fans don’t deserve Rick And Morty</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">It really bothers me that most of the t-shirts I've seen are clearly aimed at people who want to be Rick.</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:fandom">fandom</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fail">fail</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:abuse">abuse</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/08/sea-salt-around-world-contaminated-by-plastic-studies?CMP=share_btn_tw" rel="nofollow">Sea salt around the world is contaminated by plastic</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">Because, of course, the sea around the world is contaminated by plastic</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pollution">pollution</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:plastic">plastic</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ocean">ocean</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:food">food</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:salt">salt</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/science-technology/i-have-done-without-any-form-of-technology-for-six-months-and-my-life-is-utterly-shit-20170922136332" rel="nofollow">I have done without any form of technology for six months and my life is utterly shit</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:satire">satire</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:technology">technology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:media">media</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21729426-how-long-does-prejudice-last-research-suggests-students-are-biased-against" rel="nofollow">Students are biased against female lecturers</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:patriarchy">patriarchy</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:women">women</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:academia">academia</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://medium.com/citymapper/project-black-bus-4a838ddf7c06" rel="nofollow">Project Black Bus – using taxis like buses</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:transport">transport</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:taxi">taxi</a> )</small>
</dd>
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tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3522628
Interesting Links for 09-05-2017
2017-05-09T11:00:15Z
2017-05-09T11:00:15Z
public
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<dt class="link"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-stands-down-to-help-nhs-doctor-win-against-jeremy-hunt-a7723491.html" rel="nofollow">Progressive alliance: Greens, Labour and Liberal Democrats unite to take down Jeremy Hunt</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:uk">uk</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GoodNews">GoodNews</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/green-party-jonathan-bartley-complaint-bbc-local-elections-2017-ukip-disproportionate-coverage-a7723626.html" rel="nofollow">Green Party complain to BBC about disproportionate coverage of UKIP following local elections</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:uk">uk</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bias">bias</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bbc">bbc</a> )</small>
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<dt class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-39846268" rel="nofollow">Full Scottish council election results published</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:elections">elections</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:voting">voting</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://mimimatthews.com/2017/05/08/the-etiquette-of-the-victorian-ballroom-twenty-tips-for-single-gentlemen/" rel="nofollow">The Etiquette of the Victorian Ballroom: Twenty Tips for Single Gentlemen</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:advice">advice</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ettiquette">ettiquette</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/hayleycampbell/i-got-so-drunk-at-the-death-show-that-i-lost-my-bra#.pdZ5zZ1jy" rel="nofollow">"I Got Drunk With The Funeral Industry To Find Out What Happens When We Die"</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:death">death</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaSwampers">viaSwampers</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:society">society</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/may/03/theresa-may-cut-and-run-europe-illegal-trade-deal-another-galaxy?CMP=share_btn_tw" rel="nofollow">A nice simple explanation of why the UK won't be able to escape European Law</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:law">law</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:europe">europe</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/3174d5ce-30e7-11e7-9555-23ef563ecf9a" rel="nofollow">There is nothing cute about innumeracy</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:numbers">numbers</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:society">society</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170508130918.htm" rel="nofollow">Yoga helps with depression - after a few months</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:depression">depression</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:yoga">yoga</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5910b2e9e4b046ea176aeddb" rel="nofollow">Anyone care to offer a counterpoint to this assessment of the SNP's competence?</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:snp">snp</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:scotland">scotland</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:government">government</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://www.gulf-insider.com/saudi-king-orders-women-no-longer-need-mans-permission-travel-study-make-police-complaints/" rel="nofollow">Saudi king orders that women no longer need man’s permission to travel or study</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">Still a terrible place for women to live. But now slightly less terrible.</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:saudiarabia">saudiarabia</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:women">women</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GoodNews">GoodNews</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:religion">religion</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/salt-too-much-how-new-studies-daily-intake-makes-you-thirsty-a7725511.html" rel="nofollow">New studies suggest everything we thought we knew about salt could be completely wrong</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:food">food</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:biology">biology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:salt">salt</a> )</small>
</dd>
<dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/09/conservative-energy-price-pledge-not-same-as-labours-botched-plan" rel="nofollow">Is it me, or is the Conservative's approach to the energy cap actually pretty reasonable?</a></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">Deferring to Ofgem (the energy regulator) actually seems like the right approach to me. Am I missing something?</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:energy">energy</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:regulation">regulation</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Conservatives">Conservatives</a> )</small>
</dd>
</dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3522628" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments
tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3219230
Interesting Links for 07-04-2015
2015-04-07T11:00:02Z
2015-04-07T11:00:02Z
public
2
<ul class="links">
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/11516292/How-the-tactical-voting-tables-stand.html">Labour supporters in Scotland are currently trying to persuade people to vote Conservative!</a>
<br /><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/conservatives">conservatives</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/Labour">Labour</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/Scotland">Scotland</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/SNP">SNP</a> )</span>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://drplokta.livejournal.com/166650.html">A suggestion for the Hugo award nomination</a>
<br /><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/voting">voting</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/hugo">hugo</a> )</span>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://cavalorn.tumblr.com/post/115666686920/fun-facts">Repeat after me: Easter is not pagan</a>
<br /><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/easter">easter</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/paganism">paganism</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/history">history</a> )</span>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/sweet-ass-american-trends/">Death, Freedom, and Cold Winters - comparing opinions across the USA</a>
<br /><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/usa">usa</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/demographics">demographics</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/polls">polls</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/guns">guns</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/LGBT">LGBT</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/abortion">abortion</a> )</span>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://qz.com/371839/cheese-changed-the-course-of-western-civilization/">Cheese changed the course of Western civilization</a>
<br /><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/cheese">cheese</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/civilisation">civilisation</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/food">food</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/evolution">evolution</a> )</span>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24653643">The teenager who saved a man with an SS tattoo</a>
<br /><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/race">race</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/racism">racism</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/niceness">niceness</a> )</span>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/04/new-south-wales-attacks-researchers-who-warned-internet-voting-vulnerabilities">New South Wales Attacks Researchers Who Found Internet Voting Vulnerabilities</a>
<br /><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/internet">internet</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/voting">voting</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/hacking">hacking</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/Australia">Australia</a> )</span>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/artificial-sweeteners-may-change-our-gut-bacteria-in-dangerous-ways/">Artificial Sweeteners May Change Our Gut Bacteria in Dangerous Ways</a>
<br /><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/microbiome">microbiome</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/diet">diet</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/food">food</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/health">health</a> )</span>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.seattletimes.com/life/wellness/one-seattle-childrens-doctor-thinks-he-close-to-stopping-sids/">A possible cause for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome</a>
<br /><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/children">children</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/babies">babies</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/death">death</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/hearing">hearing</a> )</span>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/comment/house-and-housenots-the-chart-that-should-change-how-we-think-about-inequality-20150402-1mchsb.html">The biggest drive of inequality is...the cost of housing</a>
<br /><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/housing">housing</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/inequality">inequality</a> )</span>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/11517148/Cranberry-juice-drinks-have-more-sugar-than-Coca-Cola.html">Cranberry juice drinks have more sugar than Coca Cola</a>
<br /><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/sugar">sugar</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/food">food</a> )</span>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/04/06/more-scientists-doubt-salt-is-as-bad-for-you-as-the-government-says/">More scientists doubt salt is as bad for you as the government says</a>
<br /><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/salt">salt</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/diet">diet</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/advice">advice</a> )</span>
</li>
</ul><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3219230" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments
tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:2913244
Interesting Links for 13-07-2013
2013-07-13T11:00:01Z
2013-07-13T11:00:01Z
public
2
<ul class="links">
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.cs.indiana.edu/~alexr/nonpubs/fandomized.pdf">Fandomized Algorithms and Fandom Number Generation</a>
<br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/funny">funny</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/fandom">fandom</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/fanfic">fanfic</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/viafanf">viafanf</a> )</span>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://sealedabstract.com/rants/why-mobile-web-apps-are-slow/">Why mobile web apps are slow</a>
<br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/computers">computers</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/javascript">javascript</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/web">web</a> )</span>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://simont.livejournal.com/239013.html">Some useful adages</a>
<br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/advice">advice</a> )</span>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130711135459.htm">Why do we enjoy listening to sad music?</a>
<br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/music">music</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/emotion">emotion</a> )</span>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130711135319.htm">First full genome sequencing for autism: Promise for future diagnosis, prevention and treatment</a>
<br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/genetics">genetics</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/autism">autism</a> )</span>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/11/microsoft-nsa-collaboration-user-data">How Microsoft handed the NSA access to encrypted messages</a>
<br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/spying">spying</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/encryption">encryption</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/usa">usa</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/microsoft">microsoft</a> )</span>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://qz.com/103453/i-understood-gender-discrimination-after-i-added-mr-to-my-resume-and-landed-a-job/">I understood gender discrimination once I added “Mr.” to my resume and landed a job</a>
<br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/jobs">jobs</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/discrimination">discrimination</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/gender">gender</a> )</span>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/russian-scientists-build-monument-to-honor-lab-rats">Russian Scientists Build Monument To Honor Lab Rats</a>
<br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/rats">rats</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/science">science</a> )</span>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://genetic.ulriccollette.com/">Merging photos of family members makes for interesting comparisons</a>
<br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/family">family</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/photoshop">photoshop</a> )</span>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/RaminShokrizade/20130626/194933/The_Top_F2P_Monetization_Tricks.php">The psychological tricks that "free" games use to take your money.</a>
<br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/f2p">f2p</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/games">games</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/free">free</a> )</span>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://philmophlegm.livejournal.com/276342.html">A Steam sale discussion post. I'm tracking it, so leave recommendations!</a>
<br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/games">games</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/steam">steam</a> )</span>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://thoughtcatalog.com/2013/12-things-no-one-told-me-about-sex-after-rape/">12 Things No One Told Me About Sex After Rape</a>
<br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/sex">sex</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/viaTeresaFloyd">viaTeresaFloyd</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/rape">rape</a> )</span>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://cleolinda.livejournal.com/1048063.html">Livetweeting Game of Thrones (the whole first book, not the TV series)</a>
<br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/twitter">twitter</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/books">books</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/gameofthrones">gameofthrones</a> )</span>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/union-leader-bob-crow-seeks-to-form-new-working-class-party-to-replace-labour-8706561.html">Union leader Bob Crow seeks to form new 'working class party' to replace Labour (This would make me so happy)</a>
<br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/politics">politics</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/uk">uk</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/unions">unions</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/labour">labour</a> )</span>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://preventdisease.com/news/13/062113_CDC-Admits-Long-Standing-Error-in-Medical-Science-There-Is-No-Benefit-In-Reducing-Salt-Intake-May-Even-Be-Dangerous.shtml">There Is No Benefit In Reducing Salt Intake And It May Even Be Dangerous</a>
<br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/health">health</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/salt">salt</a> )</span>
</li>
</ul><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=2913244" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments
tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:2532282
Interesting Links for 10-11-2011
2011-11-10T11:00:11Z
2011-11-10T11:00:11Z
public
19
<ul class="links">
<li class="link"><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/09/proximity_payments/">It's actually pretty safe to pay by waving your card at things.</a>
<br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/payment">payment</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/nfc">nfc</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/money">money</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ecash">ecash</a> )</span>
</li>
<br><br>
<li class="link"><a href="http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/2011/11/08/bedworth-suicide-pact-couple-found-lying-side-by-side-92746-29739580/">Couple driven to suicide by appalling benefits system.</a>
<br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/benefits">benefits</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/disability">disability</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/welfare">welfare</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/uk">uk</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/EpicFail">EpicFail</a> )</span>
</li>
<br><br>
<li class="link"><a href="http://howithappened.com/post/12322767300/constitution-of-the-mexican-mafia">The Constitution of the Mexican Mafia (with attached academic paper)</a>
<br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/mexico">mexico</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/mafia">mafia</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/crime">crime</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/sociology">sociology</a> )</span>
</li>
<br><br>
<li class="link"><a href="http://moustair.tumblr.com/">Recursive hair. It's what the internet was invented for.</a>
<br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/hair">hair</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/moustache">moustache</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/awesome">awesome</a> )</span>
</li>
<br><br>
<li class="link"><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111109143011.htm">Computer trained to evaluate breast cancer - does it significantly better than humans.</a>
<br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/cancer">cancer</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/computers">computers</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ai">ai</a> )</span>
</li>
<br><br>
<li class="link"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/09/low-salt-diet-cholesterol-study_n_1084611.html">A Low-Salt Diet is probably not good for you.</a>
<br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/salt">salt</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/diet">diet</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/health">health</a> )</span>
</li>
<br><br>
<li class="link"><a href="http://thepotterblogger.blogspot.com/2011/11/why-ive-left-38degrees.html">Why I've left 38Degrees</a>
<br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/38degrees">38degrees</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/politics">politics</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/uk">uk</a> )</span>
</li>
<br><br>
<li class="link"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/malaria-the-beginning-of-the-end-6259691.html">Malaria: The beginning of the end?</a>
<br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/Malaria">Malaria</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/health">health</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/disease">disease</a> )</span>
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