Interesting Links for 08-05-2018

[andrewducker]

The vetting files: How the BBC kept out ‘subversives’

(tags: bbc uk surveillance )

Trans Lib Dem candidate called ‘disgusting’ in barrage of Twitter abuse

(tags: twitter abuse lgbt transgender libdem )

Who doesn't want an iron skull with a magnetic demonic beard?

(tags: magnets video awesome )

Behold: The future of my child!

(tags: thefuture babies funny comic )

This is my favourite ever Rube Goldberg machine

(tags: video awesome )

Does growing up poor harm brain development? (A multi million dollar experiment investigates)

(tags: GuaranteedIncome poverty intelligence children )

Trump Isn’t Playing 3D Chess — He’s Playing Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe

(tags: games politics )

The battle of the gas-sucking mega giants is set to begin

(tags: gas australia )

Wet wipes could face wipe-out in plastic clean-up

(tags: plastic cleanliness waste )

Conversations with a six-year-old on functional programming

(tags: programming mathematics children )

Obamacare Calorie Count Rules Ushered In (I hadn't realised the USA didn't already have these)

(tags: usa food )

Britain's first private police force to go nationwide after success in London's wealthiest neighbourhoods

Of course they aren't actually police - they're a private security firm based on the streets.
(tags: police uk )

The Cyborg Drummer - help an amputee drummer with an experimental robot arm

(tags: cyborg drums music kickstarter viaAlexTFish )

Comments

[skington]

See, that's far more informative than half of that BBC article - thank you! But there's still the issue with why they let the spokesperson say “they're biodegradable” when the rest of the story said ”they're not”.