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andrewducker ([personal profile] andrewducker) wrote2019-09-02 12:13 pm

Interesting Links for 02-09-2019

frith: White cartoon pony on a couch; record player (FIM Rarity music)

[personal profile] frith 2019-09-02 12:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Tru fax: you can trick me into grooving to trance electronica by slapping a 'inspired by My Little Pony' label on it. ;^)
frith: White cartoon pony on a couch; record player (FIM Rarity music)

[personal profile] frith 2019-09-02 01:55 pm (UTC)(link)
I bought a few albums last century for the one song I liked. Fortunately, many of the other songs on the albums turned out to be good too. I was surprised that in the last movie soundtrack CD I bought, about half the songs were not in the movie. The marketing gimmick lives on!
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Brexit!

[personal profile] lsanderson 2019-09-02 02:58 pm (UTC)(link)
There's a bright side to the aftereffects of Brexit! According to the New York Times, you won't have to suffer for as long:

Shortchanged: Why British Life Expectancy Is Falling
For the first time in modern history, Britons are living shorter lives, with poor lifestyles, depression and budget cuts the leading causes.
danieldwilliam: (Default)

[personal profile] danieldwilliam 2019-09-02 03:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Interesting article on the power blackouts.

Looks like it's more or less what I thought had happened, but with the added twist of the a second load shedding event at the CCGT.

I think an example of a situation where a battery pack would have helped.
supergee: (starmaker)

[personal profile] supergee 2019-09-03 09:20 am (UTC)(link)
Bat Durston in love!