Interesting Links for 03-07-2019

[andrewducker]

An astrobiologist tries cooking in Antarctica at -70ºC.

(tags:viaFanf antarctic cooking temperature )

I Don't Think a Woman is Electable In 2020 Because Last Time Around the Female Nominee Only Got Three Million More Votes Than Her Opponent

(tags:politics USA women satire )

Your eyes are the key to distracted driving, not your brain

(tags:driving sight )

The Cannabis Debate: Brits think UK should follow Canada and make drug legal

(tags:UK marijuana legalisation )

Liberals are rising up to oppose 'populists' like Putin, Trump and Farage

(tags:liberal libdem politics )

Straws: UK government to bring in new controls on plastic

(tags:UK plastic )

All the ways in which flag-fetishist "patriots" are actually disrespecting the symbol they claim to venerate.

(tags:flags usa )

Sean Bean finally gets the role he was born for

(tags:yorkshire tea advertising )

Comments

[danieldwilliam]

I liked the satirical essay on the electabillity of women very much but I did find myself thinking "but they were 3 million more votes in the wrong bloody places" which is also what happened to Al Gore.

All the ways in which flag-fetishist "patriots" are actually disrespecting the symbol they claim to

[jack]

Indeed. Although if I'm honest, it's clear they ARE venerating the flag. Like, the rules they're following ("use it all the time everywhere", "no burning, ever") don't match up to the official rules much at all. And there's definitely times when putting it on underwear is not respectful in the way you want to be respectful.

But really, that's just showing that if they SAY they're following the flag code, they're misunderstanding themselves. But overall, the problem is that they ARE venerating the flag -- way too much :(

About that Scotsman article re: resistance to "populism"

[dewline]

My browser is complaining that I was trying to make an insecure connection. A pity, seeing as the content is probably going to be good for my mental and political health once I'm able to read it.

Re: About that Scotsman article re: resistance to "populism"

[andrewducker]

That's odd. And possibly worrying. I wonder what's interfering in your connection.

Re: About that Scotsman article re: resistance to "populism"

[dewline]

The browser reaction:

"The website tried to negotiate an inadequate level of security.

www.scotsman.com uses security technology that is outdated and vulnerable to attack. An attacker could easily reveal information which you thought to be safe. The website administrator will need to fix the server first before you can visit the site.

Error code: NS_ERROR_NET_INADEQUATE_SECURITY"

Re: About that Scotsman article re: resistance to "populism"

[andrewducker]

Huh. What browser? Works for me in Firefox and Chrome on Desktop and Firefox on Android.

Re: About that Scotsman article re: resistance to "populism"

[dewline]

Similar errors in Firefox and Chrome on desktop, but it seems to be okay in Opera.

Re: About that Scotsman article re: resistance to "populism"

[andrewducker]

Are you using a network security tool of some kind, which might be doing something odd?

Re: About that Scotsman article re: resistance to "populism"

[dewline]

Several.