Interesting Links for 29-05-2019

[andrewducker]

Rock Paper Scissors 2.0

(tags:games )

There is no point DNA testing your cat

(tags:cats genetics fail )

Brexit: John Bercow warns Tory leadership hardliners that MPs can still block no-deal

(tags:politics UK hope europe )

All the different kinds of data

(tags:data StarTrek funny )

UK by far the biggest enabler of global corporate tax dodging

(tags:tax UK OhForFucksSake )

Ireland and France to build new electricity cable bypassing Britain after Brexit

(tags:UK France Ireland Europe electricity )

Predictions on the Future of Brexit

(tags:UK Europe hope )

Why Do Children Get Lice More Often Than Adults?

(tags:parasites children adult )

Boris Johnson must go on trial for lying and misleading in Brexit campaign, judge orders

(tags:UK Europe lying politics viaSwampers )

Brexit: Seeing Britain's failure has vaccinated other EU countries against euroscepticism

(tags:Europe hope )

The European elections proved the need to reform Britain's voting system

(tags:UK voting democracy )

John Bercow risks fury of Conservative MPs as he reveals plan to stay on as Commons Speaker

(tags:UK politics )

Indyref2: Nicola Sturgeon publishes referendum Bill at Holyrood

(tags:Scotland independence referendum )

IEA: Nuclear plant retirements could lead to 4 billion metric tons of extra CO2 emissions

(tags:nuclearpower co2 globalwarming )

Comments

[movingfinger]

Cat breeds, as controlled things, are far more recent than dog breeds. Breeds are defined mainly by coat and eye color, with some having physical conformation specs also (Manx, e.g.). Most cats, even purebreds, are going to be indistinguishably similar to all other cats. My guess is that their DNA database has a lot of Norwegian Forest Cats and/or claimed NFCs in it; that breed is much more popular in the UK than the US. And everyone thinks their longhaired cat is a Maine Coon.

That said, genetic tesing for disease in cats is very useful, and this service could offer something along those lines, what a waste that they don't! There is also DNA testing for allergen production; again, that could be very useful to shelters. (You can't guarantee that a cat that tests low will be lower, but it's pretty good. Siberian breeders use this test.) (No I'm wrong, Siberian breeders test kittens or cats as needed for high/low allergens, it's not a DNA test. Sorry!!!)

ETA: Too bad this person did not get a swab and send it in!

[lalajia]

Thank you for the link in the edit, that was a joy to read :)

[heron61]

Brexit: Seeing Britain's failure has vaccinated other EU countries against euroscepticism

That's simultaneously excellent news, inevitable, and one reason EU negotiators weren't willing to cut the UK a deal that was more beneficial to the UK.

Boris Johnson must go on trial for lying and misleading in Brexit campaign, judge orders

That's also excellent news - I'd love to see him end up in prison, even if it's only for a couple of years.

[calimac]

"Boris Johnson must go on trial." Oh, sweet, sweet news.

[danieldwilliam]

The extra exciting thing about Boris Johnson going to court is that he risks a recall petition if convicted.

Stone, Paper, Scissors, Laser gun, Super laser gun, Water bottle

[doug]

A discussion of a related game invented by my kids, and if extending it to 5 options isn't enough, there's links to 25- and 101-option extensions:
https://doug.dreamwidth.org/240855.html
(Includes a proof in the comments that all versions of the 5-option 'each option wins against two and loses to two' game are the same apart from the names being switched round, i.e. the unlabelled graphs are isomorphic.)