Interesting Links for 07-03-2012
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andrewducker- Ken Clarke defends secret courts. I, of course, think they're an awful idea.
- 6 Things Rich People Need to Stop Saying
- Jews in Scotland may be disenfranchised by a Saturday vote.
Is there a reason why voting has to happen on one day? Give people a week to vote, with daily updates on the ongoing count!
- Kids born later in the year more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD
- Govt. agencies, colleges demand applicants' Facebook passwords. (And they can, frankly, fuck off)
- Dammit, I find myself largely in agreement with esr on Hollywood, piracy and the internet
- A man who informed police when he found child abuse images on his computer has not been allowed to be alone with his daughter for four months.
- How I became Amazon’s pitchman for a 55-gallon drum of personal lubricant on Facebook
- On Writers Block
- I hadn't realised that Gillian Anderson stood on a box for The X-Files
- Either be offensive, or don't be offensive. Being offensive and then pretending you weren't is just dumb.
- Rather than a mansion tax we should be sorting out council tax
- Romney vs Mr Burns - can you tell which quote belongs to which one?
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Re: Jews in Scotland may be disenfranchised by a Saturday vote.
Date: 2012-03-07 01:41 pm (UTC)When even at the last general election people who wanted to get their arses to the polling station couldn't, I think something like this is just a little bit obscene.
Re: Jews in Scotland may be disenfranchised by a Saturday vote.
Date: 2012-03-07 01:43 pm (UTC)Re: Jews in Scotland may be disenfranchised by a Saturday vote.
Date: 2012-03-07 01:46 pm (UTC)My problem here is that I just don't comprehend that kind of inflexibility.
Re: Jews in Scotland may be disenfranchised by a Saturday vote.
Date: 2012-03-07 01:51 pm (UTC)It doesn't matter how silly I find it, or you find it. It has been commanded by God. And therefore asking them to be a teensy bit flexible on whether they follow the instructions of The Creator Of The Universe and followed since they were Chosen is not likely to go down well.
Re: Jews in Scotland may be disenfranchised by a Saturday vote.
Date: 2012-03-07 02:33 pm (UTC)