Interesting Links for 04-10-2017

Brexit negotiations: European Parliament says sufficient progress not made as it urges EU leaders to delay next phase of talks

(tags: uk europe )

Scottish government bans fracking in landmark decision

(tags: scotland oil gas )

Navy Returns to Compasses and Pencils to Help Avoid Collisions at Sea (also increases sleep, abandons 100-hour duty rosters)

(tags: navy usa fail )

Waymo vs. Uber: unsealed court documents reveal damning evidence

(tags: crime Technology OhForFucksSake driving )

Different parts of the brain are used for different genres of computer game

(tags: games brain )

"In the past two weeks, Spain did more for Catalan independence than the Catalans in the past 10 years"

(tags: Spain Catalonia independence )

A look at the gun laws that may have aided Las Vegas shooter

Yay for legal machine guns for civilian use!
(tags: guns usa law )

United States rejects UN resolution condemning use of death penalty to target LGBTQ people

Apparently because it would have also condemned their execution of mentally ill people and children.
(tags: OhForFucksSake usa lgbt death )

Possibly the least romantic song of all time

(tags: vialilysea song video music sex funny )

What sex workers want should be a vital part of feminist politics

(tags: sexwork feminism politics )

Winnie-the-Pooh brought joy to readers, but misery to the Milnes

(tags: writing life history uk )

Fecal transplant success for diabetes might depend on the recipient's gut microbes

(tags: diabetes microbiome )

‘I wasn’t taught that at school’ – British viewers shocked by ITV drama’s ‘brutally honest’ portrayal of the Irish Famine

(tags: Ireland UK history )

This Future Looks Familiar: Watching Blade Runner in 2017

(tags: movies slavery thefuture RidleyScott )

Why the Thames water level changes rapidly during a day in London?

(tags: London funny water )

Why Final Fantasy's Very First Ultima Spell Was Useless

(tags: games design history )