Interesting Links for 23-07-2018

[andrewducker]

Saudis going to the movies, ditching face coverings under modernization efforts

(tags: saudiarabia GoodNews )

Rockstar: A programming language where programs are also song lyrics

(tags: music programming funny )

Brussels: "If Theresa May wants to give up, she should just say so"

(tags: Europe UK doom )

Four year olds who get sick should be punished, says school

(tags: school children OhForFucksSake )

Cats helping with the gardening

(tags: gardens cats )

Finally, the true story of Eleanor Rigby can be told

Yes, it's a repost. But I love it so...
(tags: comic beatles )

a comparison of the same shots from The Incredibles (2004) and Incredibles 2 (2018)

(tags: movies animation Technology )

Ex-Valve employee describes ruthless internal politics at 'self-organizing' companies

(tags: management organisation games business )

Why open data is vital to research

(tags: research open )

An unpopular Doctor Who opinion per season.

(tags: drwho )

24% of Britons openly racist scum, 38% dead set on destroying the economy

(tags: uk polls OhForFucksSake racism )

A third of companies have shifted contracts out of English courts' jurisdiction since Brexit vote

(tags: UK law Europe trade services )

Food safety controls could be abolished in event of 'no deal' Brexit

(tags: UK food safety Europe doom )

Homeless but working families rise by 73%

(tags: UK housing poverty OhForFucksSake )

Secret Life of an Autistic Stripper

(tags: autism sexwork )

UK now happy to hand people to the US for detention without trial and execution

(tags: UK death_penalty usa OhForFucksSake )

Recycled packaging 'may end up in landfill', warns watchdog

(tags: recycling uk fail )

Women Count: The role, value, and number of women executives in the FTSE 350

(tags: women jobs business )

Comments

UK now happy to hand people to the US for detention without trial and execution

[jack]

WTF? :(

I thought we had human rights (for at least the next six months) to stop this kind of inconsistent application of rights :(

Re: UK now happy to hand people to the US for detention without trial and execution

[zotz]

Possibly it's to do with them having been stripped of British citizenship. I'd guess we don't really have any legal standing in the case.

Re: UK now happy to hand people to the US for detention without trial and execution

[jack]

Oh, wait, now I'm terminally confused. The article makes it sound like they *might* have been stripped of their citizenship. I don't understand how that's in doubt.

(And I mean, I think that's ALSO a human rights violation, for this and other reasons, but I'm aware that the government disagrees :( )

But, if they're not British and not in British custody, why do we have any say at all what happens to them?

Re: UK now happy to hand people to the US for detention without trial and execution

[zotz]

The concern, I think, is that we have evidence and intelligence that would get a conviction in the States which we would normally refuse to provide without an agreement that the prosecutors not ask for death.

Re: UK now happy to hand people to the US for detention without trial and execution

[jack]

Ah, right :( OK, that makes sense. I still think human rights inherently apply to everyone, but I know that most countries still disagree :(

[lilysea]

Four year olds who get sick should be punished, says school

Not great outcome: four year olds miss out on fun activity, feel sad and discriminated against and unfairly punished.

Potentially devastating outcome: A child insists on attending school despite what they think is a mild illness because they don't want to miss out on fun day. It turns out the "mild illness" is day 1 of the measles (or similar), and one of their classmates, who is immunocompromised; or one of the 10% of vaccinated people who aren't protected by the vaccine, dies.

While obviously I hope this doesn't happen, I wonder if the grieving parents could sue the hell out of the school if it did, for creating an unsafe school environment by encouraging contagious children to come to school?

Also: wouldn't encouraging contagious children to come to school mean more paid sick leave being taken by sick teachers, and more relief teachers, thus increasing the schools costs?

[mountainkiss]

The autistic stripper article is wonderful. Thank you.

[andrewducker]

Glad you liked it. I found it fascinating, and empathised a lot.

[mountainkiss]

Likewise. Sadly my ineptitude with other human beings is (statistically improbably) outclassed by my physical ineptitude.