Interesting Links for 08-04-2025

1. North of Scotland electricity network to have £450m upgrade

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2. Online fashion sales generated 941 million plastic bags in the UK alone last year - 2.6 million bags every day.

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3. 20 years of Git. Still weird, still wonderful.

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4. South Korea is doomed

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5. First baby born in UK to woman with transplanted womb

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The Unfortunate Destiny of Amélie Poulain

I discovered yesterday that "Amélie" isn't available to stream in the UK.

A neighbour wanted to watch it - but nobody was willing to take money for access to it.

Feels like a systemic failure.