Interesting Links for 21-08-2019

[andrewducker]

A Party Room and a Prison Cell: Inside the Friends writers' room

(tags:friends TV writing )

Another really clear explanation of why HS2 is vital for improving Britain's railway infrastructure

(tags:UK trains hs2 )

World's oldest webcam to be switched off

(tags:webcam history )

Saudi Arabia implements end to travel restrictions for Saudi women

(tags:women saudiarabia )

Rabies is utterly terrifying. No, really, scarier than that.

(tags:disease viaSwampers brain death terrifying )

'Matrix 4': Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss & Lana Wachowski to Return

(tags:movies wtf )

Disney-Sony Standoff Means Spider-Man leaves the MCU

(tags:marvel movies Disney Sony spiderman business )

How to Make Friends, According to Science

(tags:friendship psychology )

A Future Message From Generation X's Reverse Mortgage Pitchman, Trent Reznor

(tags:TrentReznor funny Doom satire )

Scotland's finances: What is Gers and how is it calculated?

(tags:Scotland economy money statistics )

Maybe Your Zoloft Stopped Working Because A Liver Fluke Tried To Turn Your Nth-Great-Grandmother Into A Zombie

(tags:drugs biology Parasites evolution immune_system )

Practice doesn't always make perfect (and only accounted for 1/4 of the skills difference for violinists)

(tags:practice )

Channel 4's response to ridiculous complaints is fantastic

(tags:channel4 complaints funny video )

Comments

[andrewducker]

I think that given the choice between "the UK has a train system that's horribly overloaded and can't be reasonably upgraded" and "the UK has a train system which is reasonably modern and doesn't have the long distance and local trains on the same lines" I'm prepared to pay a staggering amount for that.

I'm seeing this as the starting point for a whole new network, and unless someone comes along with a way that that could be cheaper with a different approach, this is the only way we're going to get it.