Interesting Links for 28-06-2013

• Pandora Pays Over $1,300 for 1 Million Plays
  (tags: streaming music business )
• One tweet sums up Labour’s new, confused stance on cuts
  (tags: politics uk labour )
• What does Windows 8.1 offer to desktop die-hards?
  (tags: windows microsoft )
• Spending Review explanation 'was woeful', IFS says
  (tags: politics uk money )
• What happens if you run a 4 million number tarpit for junk callers?
  (tags: spam phones )
• Six Words: 'Black Babies Cost Less To Adopt'
  (tags: adoption children racism usa )
• The bad and good of Wonga
  (tags: loans uk money )
• This is what "serious" MMO gamers look like to me.
  (tags: gaming mmorpg )
• All you Kerbal Space Program players wish you were playing this
  (tags: computers awesome space )
• This is how you apologise
  (tags: funny apology )
• Why film size, and aspect ratios changed from the dawn of cinema to HD TV.
  (tags: history film technology movies viaJohnSmith )
• Sometimes, going to see your MP can be a good experience.
  (tags: cigarettes politics )
• The six-year-old singing Death Metal on America's Got Talent
  (tags: music HeavyMetal viaBartCalendar video )
• Nice visualisation of how marriage equality laws have changed across the USA
  (tags: viaCahwyguy marriage usa lgbt )
• Why Kickstarter is so successful
  (Also, because it means I can buy stuff I can't get elsewhere.)
  (tags: comic funny kickstarter )
• Why is the beginning of some movies so much better than the rest of them?
  (tags: movies )
• Grumpy kitty is not enjoying its bath.
  Also, this would make an awesome poster.
  (tags: water tiger )
• Damned impressive robot dancing
  I only see stuff like this because my friends repost it. It's a great way of seeing the best acts.
  (tags: dancing robot viaKillerWeasel video )
• Jesus comments on DOMA.
  (tags: funny lgbt religion )
• The sexual behaviour of undercover police fits the definition of rape
  (tags: Law Rape police )
• New Terminator trilogy coming. Also POTC 5 and SW: Ep 7. All in the same summer.
  Dubiousness levels: High. Expectation levels: Low
  (tags: movies )
• Scottish government plans charge for plastic bags (and give money to charity)
  (tags: scotland plastic environment charity )
• Plastic bag tax in Wales lowered usage between 45% and 96%.
  I mostly take my rucksack when I go shopping anyway.
  (tags: environment plastic wales )
• UK becomes first country in world to approve IVF using genes of three parents
  (tags: babies uk science )