Interesting Links for 08-08-2019

[andrewducker]

Could a government of national unity stop a no-deal Brexit? (no, and we don't need one)

(tags:politics uk )

What's the current consensus on food and diets?

(tags:psychology hunger food diet leptin )

No, plastic bag sales aren't down 90%

(tags:plastic shopping )

Men less likely to recycle because they are worried people will think they're gay

(tags:society environment stereotypes lgbt )

Amsterdam study of transgender people finds less than 1% regret surgery

(tags:lgbt transgender )

Personal statements do not predict performance at university. They should be dropped.

(tags:university )

Annoyed by loud music, man uses drone to hit neighbors with fireworks

(tags:fireworks music video noise drone assault )

Behold: the greatest scene in all of cinematic history

(tags:movies video amazing india )

Comments

[dewline]

4. Pretty sure that stereotyping doesn't apply in my neighbourhood. Ottawa makes it a point of making sure every private household in the urban areas has blue (plastics, metals, milk cartons), black (paper and cardboard) and green (food and yard waste) bins.

5. Good.

[calimac]

I thought there were at least 5 or 6 Conservative MPs who were sworn to vote no-confidence in a government determined to pursue no-deal. They don't seem to exist in this article.

[andrewducker]

Yeah, I thought I'd counted that high too!
Sadly I haven't kept track of who.

[calimac]

Uh, don't they include both David Gauke and Philip Hammond? Not exactly the most obscure backbenchers in the House.

What's the current consensus on food and diets?

[jack]

Yeah. I was thinking about this recently and completely forgot those articles of Scott's. I still feel far from certain, but I think that was useful.

Re: What's the current consensus on food and diets?

[andrewducker]

I got pointed back it by, of all places, Lib Dem Voice!

[fanf]

The palm tree soldier catapult comes near the end of Bahubali 2 - the two films are a single story. It is all brilliant :-)

[melchar]

Especially the group that *bonks* off the parapet

[cmcmck]

The Amsterdam survey proves beyond doubt what we've always known and it's time the users packed up and went home. You're wrong! You were always wrong!

Regret? The only regret I have is the fifteen wasted years that went before and the six further years being kept hanging around for surgery.

[cahwyguy]

Regarding personal statements: I can't get to it from work, but look at the Revisionist History Podcast. The first episode of this season explored the LSAT, and how well tightly timed tests are predictors of success in Law School, and why the LSAT really only tests how well you'll do on exams in certain law schools, not how good of a lawyer you might be.

[movingfinger]

BAAHUBALI! BAAHUBALI! BAAHUBALI!

A truly great set of films, great characters, and the soundtrack is truly, genuinely epic.

That guy should post the battlefield lawnmower clip too (first movie I believe).

[fanf]

There is an upgraded battlefield lawnmower in the second movie too, with yet more epic ox-wrestling

[conuly]

Annoyed by loud music, man uses drone to hit neighbors with fireworks

Overkill.