Interesting Links for 15-02-2012
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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.
- Some detail on what people who identify as "Christian" in the census actually believe
- Dutch government calls for loosening of copyright law. Could the tide be turning?
- Online RPGs WILL DESTROY YOUR RELATIONSHIP. Unless you play together, of course.
- 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.
- Game of Thrones Valentine's Day cards
- The UK devolved rights to Antarctica to Scotland - by mistake. Now they want them back.
- The BBC replaces the word "Palestine" with the sound of breaking glass. No, really.
- Firefox Roadmap for 2012
- This video is genius. Horrific, hilarious, genius. I can't say more than that without spoiling it.
- What If All the Cats in the World Suddenly Died?
- Chocolate + Apple = best valentine's present evar.
- Shitstorm 'best English gift to German language'
- Being left/right-handed affects your preferences
- Game Developer Gives 7-Year-Old Best Birthday Present Ever
- 9 Essential Skills Kids Should Learn
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Date: 2012-02-15 05:24 pm (UTC)(1) The lib dem "oh my human rights, I am so wounded" guy from your here:
http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-time-to-talk-about-things-that-dont-matter-27109.html#comment-196855
He was as far as we can tell from that column just asked to go into the chamber -- or rather someone expressed concern that he wasn't in the chamber. That's as far from being "forced" as I can possibly imagine. That's a pretty poor level of debate. Unless there's another part of that story he seems to be just being a bit of a dick. (Maybe, giving him the benefit of the doubt, it's wholly possible that he knew the other people were really awkward types and he would have been forced to attend had he kicked up a fuss... but he can't mention it here because...)
(2) The council over which the ruling was made.
I didn't know that detail that they'd voted on it. But was the debate "should prayers be included" or "should everybody take part in prayers". That is if it was "should we have prayers" and the guys who liked prayers voted yes, that's a different prospect from "I find it uncomfortable to be forced to go to these prayers can I be excused" and the guys who liked prayers voted "no".
I guess what I'd like to know is who was being intolerant here. I'm sort of 66% inclined to say it was the religious types being intolerant...