Interesting Links for 31-10-2021

John Carmack issues some words of warning for Meta and its metaverse plans

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A few short examples of why Ringo Starr was a great drummer

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Activision Blizzard to Improve Diversity and Workplace Culture

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Bored animals at empty zoos are entertained by each other (the second video is lovely)

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Pain Doesn't Lie: On Elliott Page's Performance In Hard Candy

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The US Embassy sample Scottish cuisine ahead of their trip to Glasgow

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How to help a student get unstuck

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Tree Rings Show Modern Cyclones Are the Rainiest in Centuries

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This is the world’s oldest image of a ghost

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I don't usually find the Marks and Spencer checkout this exciting

Got everything scanned and into the rucksack, collected Sophia, got to the top of the steps, opened my phone, noticed the lack of a "You just paid a small fortune to Marks and Spencers" notification, equivocated for about 5 seconds, walked back down, found a person standing near that till, discovered that when they cancel an order they get a receipt, took that to a customer service point, waited while they failed to scan it because the printer ink was running out, stressed about missing my bus (while being aware that it was all my fault), breathed a sigh of relief when eventually they guessed the missing digit, paid, headed back off to get the bus, made it with three minutes to spare.

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Out guising along the street this evening. We must have been to twenty houses. Sophia got a bunch of sweets and had a great time. Lovely to see lots of parents with their kids and some awesome costumes.
Original is here on instagram.