Interesting Links for 15-09-2018

[andrewducker]

An excellent summary of how badly the Brexit negotiations are going

(tags: uk NorthernIreland Europe doom viaFrancescaElston )

Beluga whales adopt lost narwhal in St. Lawrence River

(tags: whales )

Advocates hold birthday party for 30-year-old Boston gas leak

(tags: gas )

Dietary fiber reduces brain inflammation during aging

(tags: diet brain inflammation )

Scientists reveal drumming helps schoolchildren diagnosed with autism

(tags: music autism children drums )

Keep them guessing, keep them gaming: Uncertain rewards motivate consumers to make repeat purchases

(tags: psychology addiction )

Afghan father who sought refuge in UK shot dead by Taliban after being deported by Home Office

(tags: uk Afghanistan immigration OhForFucksSake )

The body in charge of ensuring the EU referendum was fair gave out the wrong advice and helped Vote Leave. This isn’t democracy

(tags: referendum UK Europe fraud OhForFucksSake )

BBC Question Time⁩ producer & person responsible for audience/panel selection revealed to be a member of British far right fascist organizations.

(tags: bbc racism politics tv OhForFucksSake )

Divorce law: Plans to overhaul archaic laws revealed

(tags: UK law divorce )

The UK's approach to negotiating with the EU continues to be...not good

(tags: uk europe fail )

Comments

Re: gas leak

[andrewducker]

Oh, I know. It just amused me.

You do not see that kind of thing in the UK for gas leaks.

Re: gas leak

[redbird]

I'm not sure if gas leaks get more community attention around here than in New York (where I used to live) or the UK because people care more about this specific issue, or because the local government and utilities are slower to fix them.

Re: gas leak

[andrewducker]

Oh, an unfixed gas leak in the UK would see the gas company in a lot of trouble. Those things get fixed very quickly indeed.