Interesting Links for 09-04-2019

[andrewducker]

The Vagina Museum needs your help to open

(tags:museum vagina CrowdFunding ViaDrCross )

Silent 999 calls: Dial 55 to confirm emergency, campaign warns

(tags:police emergency uk viaDanielDWilliam )

At the intersection of architecture and sex

(tags:architecture sex )

Cheer up: The worst Brexit dangers are fading away

(tags:UK europe hope )

Gender-affirming care needed for transgender children

(tags:transgender healthcare lgbt )

Divorce reform: Government scraps need to prove adultery as no-fault break-ups introduced

(tags:divorce uk )

UK government proposes sweeping new regulations of online content

(tags:uk internet regulation )

And now Brexiters turn against the Queen. I have to admit I didn't see that coming

(tags:royalty uk europe unlikely )

Brexit: Theresa May must produce plan within 24 hours if she wants Article 50 extension, EU warns

(tags:uk europe doom )

Comments

Silent 999 calls: Dial 55 to confirm emergency, campaign warns

[jack]

Although I wish people describing this could be specific. Some of the details are there -- it sounds like you go to an operator first, and if you don't say anything, you're shunted to a menu.

But is it a "myth"? Or did the police actually used to routinely check on 999 hang-ups, just like everyone was told, until mobile phones made accidental calls more likely and didn't automatically give locations, and then it became impractical?

It might also be helpful if you could dial 999 and then hit 555 wihtout having to obviously listen for the right prompt, but but I know that would need the infrastructure to change.

[cmcmck]

It's good to see the 'experts' finally realising!

The refusal to let me take oestrogen and T blockers until I was 18 forced me to go through puberty twice and I'm sure you can all recall what once was like! It also meant I had to undergo hundreds of hours of electrolysis as a result.