Interesting Links for 27-12-2011

• Some people have better sex lives than you
  (tags: sex lgbt engineering )
• Ten awesome Android homescreens
  (tags: android design mobile )
• The Lifecycle Of LiveJournal
  (tags: livejournal dreamwidth funny )
• BT: The telco that stole Christmas
  (tags: BT internet phones )
• Richard Branson: It's time to end the war on drugs
  (tags: drugs portugal politics society RichardBranson )
• 'Fatshion' blogs defiantly celebrate plus-size couture
  (tags: weight fashion clothing )
• Microsoft no long allowing gun-like avatar items on XBox Live
  (tags: xbox microsoft guns )
• Man misses mouse and shoots roommate, revealing child rapist
  (tags: Child_abuse guns wtf )
• Five points about employment regulation everyone should know
  (tags: employment law uk )
• Prejudice is a fairly basic human trait (and requires work to minimise)
  (tags: discrimination prejudice emotion decisions psychology )

Christmas Thoughts: Family Photo

An hour long walk this morning with the dogs, during which Hugh took this.

Black blob on the left is Tara, then Mike, Meredith, Mum, Dad, Noah, myself, and Uther.

My stomach seems to be largely recovered now, and food has started tasting right again, but an hour's slow walk with the dogs still left me feeling exhausted. We're leaving in two hours for the flights back, and I should be home by 10pm tonight. I am very much looking forward to sleeping in my own bed tonight, lovely thought it has been to see my family.

Pirates: In an adventure with bankers

I was most amused by this:

which is a Pirate flag flying over the original Royal Bank of Scotland HQ.

I'm going to blame Occupy Edinburgh, who are based about 50 feet away...

Somewhat sad that absolutely no papers picked it up.