Interesting Links for 17-08-2017
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andrewducker- A Breakthrough In Solid-State Batteries (still two years away though, so not holding my breath)
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- Those Brexit Negotiations – abridged
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- Edinburgh Gothic (the most accurate description of living here during the festival)
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- The Best Way to Test Students? Make Them Explain It On Video
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- Weight-gain receptor linked to antipsychotic drugs
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- Lothian Buses announce diversions for the Leith Street Closure
- Actually works out well for me.
(tags: Edinburgh transport buses ) - What Is the Alt-Left? For Starters, Not a Thing
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- London Pride report questions organisers approach on diversity
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- This is the disruption caused by a drone flying near to Gatwick
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- The origin of complex life on Earth just got a little less mysterious
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- N.K. Jemisin's Hugo-Winning The Fifth Season Is Being Adapted for TV
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- Steve Bannon brands far right 'losers' and contradicts Trump in surprise interview
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- What mistakes in your experience does management keep making?
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- More than 200 jurors were excused from Martin Shrekli's trial. Because they hate him.
- I honestly thought this was satire when I first read it.
(tags: funny law usa ) - Woman Banned from US After Border Agent Finds Proof of Drug Use on Phone
- Have I mentioned how I've lost all interest in visiting the USA?
(tags: usa security OhForFucksSake drugs ) - Peanut allergy cured in majority of children in immunotherapy trial
- (tags: allergies GoodNews )
- If the media covered the US riots the same way it covers them in other countries
- Actually, 80% of this article _is_ the way that other countries cover the USA.
Other than the obviously satirical bits this could have been an article in The Independent
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Date: 2017-08-17 11:55 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2017-08-18 06:56 am (UTC)After all, I still stand by the idea that you don't understand something unless you can explain it.
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Date: 2017-08-18 12:14 am (UTC)Yup, reads much like Canadian news articles too.