Interesting Links for 29-7-2011

[andrewducker]

• Brain waves can cut braking distances. Mandatory braincaps for all!
  (tags: brains cars technology)
• Torrent of abuse hindering ME research
  (tags: abuse research healthcare medicine)
• San Francisco circumcision ban struck from ballot
  (tags: circumcision religion usa)
• An English as a Second Language student describes odd pictures. Endearing and funny.
  (tags: english writing odd)
• Why Have Hackers Hit Russia's Most Popular Blogging Service?
  (tags: russia censorship livejournal politics)
• Gollancz releasing thousands of classic SF novels as ebooks
  (tags: books scifi ebooks)

Comments

hmmm

[marrog.livejournal.com]

If I was suffering from an illness which a researcher was thinking might be related to mental illness, I'm not sure my attempt to convince him/her otherwise would be a death threat.

Particularly when s/he knew damn well I couldn't get out of bed to carry out my threat...

*Grin*

[momentsmusicaux.livejournal.com]

(repeated from twitter)

I think it's rather poor of the BBC to illustrate the ME story with a stock photo of 'man looking a little bit tired after a long trip round Tesco'. Seems to somewhat belittle it.

[davesangel.livejournal.com]

Couldn't agree more. I have M.E. (at times quite chronic) and this just really ties in with what sufferers were told for years: that it's nothing more than "yuppie flu" and "you can't be *that* tired" etc.

[tysolna]

The news about Gollancz and the classic SF novels has made my evening. Can't wait. Hope the format will be one that's readable on my iPhone.