Interesting Links for 15-02-2012

[andrewducker]

• When will experiences replace movie theaters?
  I think people enjoy passive entertainment a lot, so I don't expect movies to go anywhere. It would be nice to see more "experiences", but I suspect that their cost is going to remain a chunk higher than a movie ticket.
  (tags: movies experience life fun museums culture )
• Some detail on what people who identify as "Christian" in the census actually believe
  (tags: religion uk census poll )
• Dutch government calls for loosening of copyright law. Could the tide be turning?
  (tags: copyright netherlands law government )
• Online RPGs WILL DESTROY YOUR RELATIONSHIP. Unless you play together, of course.
  (tags: relationships mmorpg )
• Some common sense on prayer and councils.
  What occurred to me, when reading someone else's journal, was that atheists are merely going to be irked by compulsory Christian prayers - but think about the effect it has on a Muslim, Sikh, etc. that in order to represent their constituents they have to sit through the prayers of a different religion.
  (tags: religion politics uk )
• Game of Thrones Valentine's Day cards
  (tags: gameofthrones valentines_day )
• The UK devolved rights to Antarctica to Scotland - by mistake. Now they want them back.
  (tags: scotland antarctic uk oil )
• The BBC replaces the word "Palestine" with the sound of breaking glass. No, really.
  (tags: bbc palestine israel censorship )
• Firefox Roadmap for 2012
  (tags: firefox web 2012 )
• This video is genius. Horrific, hilarious, genius. I can't say more than that without spoiling it.
  (tags: horror funny nsfw video )
• What If All the Cats in the World Suddenly Died?
  (tags: cats )
• Chocolate + Apple = best valentine's present evar.
  (tags: valentines_day apple chocolate ipad )
• Shitstorm 'best English gift to German language'
  (tags: english german language )
• Being left/right-handed affects your preferences
  (tags: handedness psychology )
• Game Developer Gives 7-Year-Old Best Birthday Present Ever
  (tags: awesome children computer_games )
• 9 Essential Skills Kids Should Learn
  (tags: children development )

Comments

[danieldwilliam.livejournal.com]

As an atheists (and speaking for my people) I might well be irked by formal prayers before procedings.

Perhaps not as much as a member of another faith group would be.

[spacelem.livejournal.com]

It largely depends on whether I was forced to attend or (or even participate) in the prayers in order to be present at the proceedings. If I'm allowed to arrive late, then fine. If not, then I must whole heartedly show my encouragement, by providing background music to the prayer. With a kazoo.

[danieldwilliam.livejournal.com]

There was a comment kicking about somewhere about people using prayer sessions to bags seats.

Might not seem an important point most of the time but there could be occassions when you really want or need to sit with someone.

So, even if not compulsory one is at a disadvantage if one doesn’t want to sit through a formal prayer session.

[spacelem.livejournal.com]

A good point, although I doubt you could argue that being unable to have your choice of seat was necessarily something they were required to do anything about.

[danieldwilliam.livejournal.com]

No, but if there is going to be a free for all I'd like not to start at the back of the scrum on account of my religious affiliation.