Interesting Links for 13-07-2017
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andrewducker- How video encoding works (a very simple introduction)
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- The touching effect of putting an autistic hero into a computer game
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- Overwatch: Bigger than the Premier League? (No. But people are trying...)
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- Is Decentralized Storage Sustainable?
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- Greening announces 'evidence champion' for schools
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- Pthalates linked to chronic disease in men
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- Government refuses to release report into Saudi Arabia’s funding of Islamist extremism in UK
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- Inside the World of Chinese Bitcoin ‘Mining’ (Some great photos)
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- At 56, a ‘Light Bulb’ Goes Off and a Firefighter Emerges
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- The British View the War of 1812 Quite Differently Than Americans Do
- As a Brit I have to admit that I had no idea that there _was_ a war with America in 1812
(tags: war uk usa france canada history ) - The Facebook Algorithm Mom Problem
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- Radiohead releases a surprise ZX Spectrum program for OK Computer anniversary
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- Visa To Pay Restaurants To Stop Taking Cash
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- A Kingdom for a Horse: Kokpar and the Future of Kazakhstan
- “There are no Kazakhs,” he says. “Stalin made us up.”
(tags: kazakhstan horses ) - Scientists replay movie encoded in DNA
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- "I think I am becoming accustomed to the sight of guns."
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- Unix Time 1,500M – Friday July 14 02:40GMT
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- New corporate criminal offences of failure to prevent tax evasion effective from 30 September
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- Post-apocalyptic Dilbert
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Date: 2017-07-14 01:12 pm (UTC)I'm a military historian and get reminded from time to time that there are oodles of ballads about the Napoleonic wars and almost none about the war of 1812.
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Date: 2017-07-15 01:00 pm (UTC)The war also gave rise to a few catchphrases famous in the US, of which "Don't give up the ship" and "We have met the enemy and he is ours" are the most famous, though the latter has since been eclipsed by Walt Kelly's altered version, "We have met the enemy and he is us."
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Date: 2017-07-17 01:11 am (UTC)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVC677-YmfM