Interesting Links for 06-08-2012

• Swiss sheep to warn shepherds of wolf attacks by SMS
  (tags: sms wolves sheep )
• Memorial event for Mark Duggan takes an unfortunate turn. Idiot local council leader.
  (tags: EpicFail stupidity politics )
• The Criminalization of Mental Illness in Black America
  (tags: race mentalhealth usa )
• Richard E Grant to appear in the new series of Dr Who
  (tags: DrWho RichardEGrant )
• Kindle ebook sales have overtaken print for Amazon UK (not for the UK as a whole though)
  (tags: uk ebooks amazon )
• An unexpected meeting with the inventor of the first programmable computer (uplifting and challenging. Well worth reading)
  (tags: computers inspiration awesome )
• Pretending that God told me to kick people in the face sounds like an awesome way to find gullible idiots (fun too!)
  (tags: religion )
• So, bumbling Boris Johnson is lovable and funny? Well, have I got news for you
  (tags: BorisJohnson politics uk )

Lords Reform Aaaargh.

So, the Conservatives have blocked Lords Reform*, and in response the Lib Dems have blocked boundary reform. Which basically makes it utterly impossible for The Conservatives to ever have a majority of seats. Combining that with the fact that they've just made it clear that they can't be relied upon to live up to any coalition agreements, you have to wonder if they ever want to hold power ever again.

I really can't see what the Conservatives get out of this.



*Some people are blaming Labour for blocking Lords reform, but as Labour had a referendum on it as part of their manifesto I can understand them wanting to stick to that.

Plate Tectonics In Action

via henriksdal