Interesting Links for 15-5-2011

[andrewducker]

• Why the UK doesn't need Superman
  (tags: uk superman doctorwho)
• Orgasms unlock altered consciousness (Not even slightly a surprise).
  (tags: sex orgasm brain consciousness)
• Rising wages in China (and falling ones in the US) make offshoring less worthwhile. Twas only a matter of time.
  (tags: china manufacturing economy usa)
• The World has passed the peak number of children!
  (tags: children population)
• How To Buy A Book
  (tags: books)
• Support the cheerleader kicked off her squad for refusing to cheer her rapist
  (tags: usa law EpicFail donations)
• Wine tasters know fuck all. Seriously.
  (tags: wine psychology funny food)
• Roger Waters and David Gilmour reunited on stage - the complete video. Camera phones have really come along...
  (tags: video PinkFloyd RogerWaters DaveGilmour TheWall music)
• This picture makes me very happy, for reasons I cannot readily explain
  (tags: pictures bunnies awesome)
• The best explanation you will ever get for why The War On Terror will go on for ever...
  (tags: comic funny life war)
• CCTV camera films own destruction (sadly, no record of it crying out for help)
  (tags: cctv camera crime uk)

Comments

[soon_lee]

Re: the wine tasting

Not really a surprise, because humans are inconsistent & we are easily influenced (see: advertising). All of which makes a mockery of the 100 point scoring system.

I tend to treat wine ratings by wine judges like movie ratings by critics: it helps to know who did the rating & whether your tastes are similar or polar opposites to theirs.

[andrewducker]

Absolutely. I actually prefer reviews which are as score-free as possible, and are more descriptions of what the thing does/is, so that I can decide myself whether I'd like that. Reviews which are based on absolute good/bad axes frustrate me.