Interesting Links for 23-03-2019

[andrewducker]

#RevokeArticle50 is now Lib Dem policy

(tags:libdem uk europe )

The Light Triad - exploring the saintlier side of human personality

(tags:personality psychology good )

The Secret Jehovah's Witness Database of Child Molesters

(tags:religion children abuse rape )

Daniel M'Naghten - the Scottish killer who helped define the law on the insanity defense

(tags:law mentalhealth history viaDanielDWilliam )

Brexit: DUP kills off Theresa May's hopes it will rescue her deal - 'nothing has changed'

(tags:politics uk europe NorthernIreland DUP hope )

Demonstrating the first fully automated tool to store data in DNA

(tags:data dna Microsoft storage )

Comments

[hilarita]

#RevokeArticle50 - about damn time.

[andrewducker]

Tell me about it!

[hilarita]

I refer the honorable gentlebeing to the Twitter account Endless Screaming.

[dewline]

I just read that the Revoke Petition's hit 4.8 million plus signatures. And the founder of said petition's been intimidated into taking down her Facebook account.

Bullies should back the Hell off.

[danieldwilliam]

One of the things that caught my eye about the M'Naugton case was that his victim, the Prime Minister's secretary, was called Drummond and it reminded me of the Partician's secretary Drumknot.

[andrewducker]

I wonder if it was a deliberate reference. PTerry does seem the type.

[danieldwilliam]

That was exactly what I was wondering.

[nancylebov]

2 sf stories about storing data in DNA.

"The Preserving Machine" by PKDick. Music in insects. Isn't stable.

Author and title forgotten: Storing the Koran in Muslim's DNA. No problems in the story, but I have no idea whether this is something any Muslims would want.