Delicious LiveJournal Links for 8-9-2009

[andrewducker]

• Are the Glory Days Long Gone for I.T.?
  As an industry? Pretty much.
  (tags: computers business)
• THE FUCKING WEATHER
  Julie and I spent five minutes typing in place names to try different weather combinations out. Dubai was my favourite.
  (tags: weather funny temperature forecast)
• Tory MP denies homophobia exists
  Huzzah for our future overlords!
  (tags: conservatives homophobia)
• Some Basic Truths About Broadband Economics
  If you want dedicated uncontended broadband then you have to pay for it. You might be surprised how much that costs...
  (tags: broadband economics internet speed)
• The off-the-record gravy train stops here
  Because if someone tells you that you're not allowed to talk about something, it's frequently because they want to get away with the shit they're pulling.
  (tags: journalism lying)
• Your Brain Thinks Money Is A Drug
  That's it - I'm sleeping on a big bag of cash from now on!
  (tags: money psychology brains pain)
• Sincerely, John Hughes
  Memories from a pen-pal. Absolutely touching.
  (tags: JohnHughes movies writing film inspiration)
• Why You Can't Trust Those Jobs Figures
  Unemployment in the USA may be worse than is currently thought...
  (tags: statistics employment usa)
• The truth about lying: who does it, and why
  Everyone. Because they can.
  (tags: psychology science deception lying)
• Autism, Aspergers and the rise of the Neurotypicalâ¦
  If you're interested in this kind of thing, and frankly, a lot of you are...
  (tags: autism aspergers brains psychology)
• Playing multiple rotatable, scalable videos in your browser
  Using SVG and html5
  (tags: canvas html5 video)
• UK MSN Player
  Loads of British TV for free. Not sure why the BBC is doing it through MSN, but there you go.
  (tags: tv online streaming video)
• All Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees
  You have always wanted to hear an all-metal Bee-Gees band haven't you?
  (tags: music metal beegees myspace)

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[andrewducker]

I saw a piece on it somewhere recently - possibly in the Sunday Times my mum was reading when she was visiting. It does look fascinating, I'm looking forward to it.