Interesting Links for 24-03-2019

[andrewducker]

Revoke Article 50 petition calling for Brexit to be cancelled becomes most popular in Parliament website's history

(tags:UK europe petition )

Stop Child Abuse - Trace an Object

(tags:Child_abuse photos police )

'Cancel Brexit' petition woman receives death threats

(tags:UK europe petition abuse )

For years, drugmakers have tried targeting a brain compound called beta amyloid. Not one of those??attempts has worked

(tags:alzheimers fail research drugs )

How People Stop Learning: The Rise of the Expert Beginner

(tags:learning )

The truth about the human/robot war

(tags:robots comic funny )

NASA issues space herpes warning as virus reactivates in astronauts

I'm sure we'll be seeing the movie inspired by this any second now...
(tags:herpes virus space NASA )

Doomed Boeing Jets Lacked 2 Safety Features That Company Sold Only as Extras

(tags:airplanes safety OhForFucksSake viaLilysea )

Is part of the American democracy problem that the president is too important

(tags:usa politics )

Last night the North Bergen High School in New Jersey put on 'Alien' as their school play and it looks absolutely incredible.

(tags:theatre alien )

The failing coup against Theresa May could bring down the government

(tags:UK europe Conservatives )

Comments

[calimac]

Somebody - possibly it was Hammond - pointed out that talk of deposing May is meaningless unless you answer two questions that are hard to answer:

1) Who would replace her? (No likely candidates seem to want the job.)

2) How would it make a difference? That is, what avenues would open that are currently being kept closed?

[melchar]

Loved the 'hey kids, let's put on a show' story of an 'Alien' stage play. Awesome!

[birguslatro]

Presidents are a bad idea. Leaders should be elected by those who know them because they've been working with them every day. That's harder to stage manage than nation-wide voting for a leader. And the people should vote for parties in the hope of getting the policies they want, as apposed to a person they happen to like.