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andrewducker) wrote2012-09-21 12:00 pm
andrewducker) wrote2012-09-21 12:00 pm
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- adverts,
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- business,
- censorship,
- child_abuse,
- childbirth,
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- diablo,
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- disabilities,
- electricity,
- explosions,
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- uk,
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- video,
- web,
- wedding,
- welfare,
- wikipedia,
- wireless
Interesting Links for 21-09-2012
- MSPs hear UK welfare reforms are forcing a blind man to beg. (And the assessments are full of lies)
- The people tattooed with ads for websites that no longer exist.
- Mobile phones and wireless networks: No evidence of health risk found
- 7 Reasons Why Diamonds Are a Waste of Your Money
- Prince Charles letters to government must be published. Huzzah for FOI!
- If you buy LED bulbs on Kickstarter you are, basically, falling for fraud.
- What it's like being the CEO of a company.
- High-level Wikipedia Editors charging for exposure
- The CPS is drawing up guidelines for offensive online speech. How about "it shouldn't be a matter for the courts"?
- The US is more polarised than it has been since the civil war.
- There is no strong evidence to favour hospital birth for low-risk pregnancies.
- How have I not realised that Android's version names are in alphabetical order? (Also, Happy fourth Birthday to Android!)
- Torchlight 2: Officially better than Diablo III
- Ladies and Gentlemen, I believe we have found the pinacle of mankind's musical achievements.
- Viewpoints: Anti-Islam film and self-censorship
- Boy Scouts helped hundreds of child molesters cover their tracks
- Open Season on Patents Starts Thursday, Thanks to Crowdsourced Platform
- Scientist + liquid nitrogen + 1500 ping pong balls = boomhappy funtime
- Kickstarter Is Not a Store (and they're making changes to make that clearer)
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Skeptical OB discussed this recently on her blog
Statistical errors coming from Cocrane should be noted, and press releases about studies don't always count as scientific facts:
http://www.skepticalob.com/2011/06/cochrane-childbirth-reviews-riddled.html
Re: Skeptical OB discussed this recently on her blog
Re: Skeptical OB discussed this recently on her blog