Interesting Links for 10-12-2017

[andrewducker]

Ballet rotoscope (delightful connection of line and motion)

(tags: dance video Technology )

Membership of Mensa associated with mental and physical disorders

(tags: mensa Intelligence health mentalhealth )

Germany has come up with the best solution to single-use coffee cups

(tags: environment germany )

How to deal with high housing prices

(tags: housing japan economics )

10 Surprisingly Effective 2 P.M. Pick-Me-Ups

(tags: work funny advice satire )

Line Rider synced to Hall Of The Mountain King is a lot of fun

(tags: music animation video )

Widening inequality is largely a US and UK phenomenon – why?

(tags: inequality uk society libdem )

First electric trains to run on Edinburgh-Glasgow main line on Sunday

(tags: Edinburgh glasgow electricity Scotland trains transport )

Global powers lobby to stop special Brexit deal for UK

(tags: UK europe )

iPhone slow? Try replacing your battery

(tags: iPhone speed batteries )

A Cruise Ship Called “The World” Is a Luxury Home at Sea for the Super Rich

(tags: money ship ocean )

The six Brexit traps that will defeat Theresa May | Yanis Varoufakis

(tags: Europe UK greece )

Recycling Chaos in U.S. As China Bans 'Foreign Waste'

(tags: usa China recycling )

EU closes mammoth trade deal with Japan

(tags: Japan Europe trade )

Two-year degrees to lower tuition fees

(tags: education UK )

Bermuda abolishes same-sex marriage after six months

(tags: lgbt marriage OhForFucksSake viaJennieRigg )

Comments

[jack]

"Espresso Georg, who consumes 300,000 cups of coffee per hour is fairly typical and can be used as a representative example of german coffee drinking" :)

The six Brexit traps that will defeat Theresa May | Yanis Varoufakis

[jack]

It feels like, The EU is so much bigger than an individual country, they have all the leverage. It's like a small supplier or buyer negotiating with Tesco -- Tesco's attitude is "here's what we offer, take it or leave it". There are a LOT of details, but the big picture seemed to be like that.

But in Greece's case, the EU were unwilling to do anything that helped (i.e. less austerity -- a better tax system might have been a good thing). And in the UK case, most of what the uk govt wanted was impossible whether the EU were willing or not, but the EU didn't budge on anything else either.

If we get to the level of negotiating any individual details, then the EU's greater preparation, competence, leverage, and resolve will likely overwhelm any negotiation the UK govt try to make, but so far, the uk govt seem to have shafted themselves royally with no particular need to be pushed.

[momentsmusicaux]

"The U.S. exports about one-third of its recycling, and nearly half goes to China."

What that really means, is, 'There was badly-thought out legislation for recycling which didn't also provide the infrastructure to deal with it, and so for years it's just been handed over to China to be someone else's problem'.

I'm pretty sure I've read the UK dumps a lot of recycling on China too.

[momentsmusicaux]

Or it could just be that the sort of person who wants to join an organisation like Mensa tends to have those disorders.

I mean, I like to think I'm pretty damn intelligent, and I've never had the slightest desire to join a society in which I can show off / or whose membership allows me to show off that I'm so clever. I'm rather put off by the idea.

Then again, I am not saying I'm in tip-top mental health...

[heron61]

Membership of Mensa associated with mental and physical disorders

Pretty much everyone I know well would be eligible for membership in Mensa, and I know 0 Mensa members, and have in fact only met one person who I've known was a member. My guess is that the key correlation here is high IQ people who choose to join Mensa, rather than High IQ people in general.

[danieldwilliam]

I fully expect a move to two year degrees (perhaps starting very soon after A-level exams and contingent on A-level performance) along with more use of open on-line course, sandwich degrees, part-time degrees tied in to school-leaver / graduate recruitment.

[danieldwilliam]

I'm quite enjoying the concerns that Bermuda has that removing same-sex marriage at this time is a bit foolish given that they want to keep out of the spotlight "for other reasons."

Not sure what the situation pre and post this legislation actually is, I'm not sure I understood the bits about "name without rights changing to rights without the name."

[anna_wing]

What benefit does joining Mensa actually give? If there is nothing substantive then why would anyone who is both highly intelligent and mentally healthy feel the need to join?