Interesting Links for 22-09-2020

[andrewducker]

As students were always going to hold parties, it does seem foolish to send them back to university...

(tags:university pandemic OhForFucksSake )

Thousands of Britons living in EU told their UK bank accounts will be closed

(tags:uk europe banking doom )

Twitter apologises for racist image-cropping algorithm

(tags:racism photos twitter )

Facebook Says it Will Stop Operating in Europe If Regulators Don't Back Down

(tags:Europe dataprotection Facebook )

'No play dates or parties': Government announces English childcare exemption for areas under local lockdown (and £500 self-isolation payment for people on low incomes)

(tags:England pandemic children )

My friend is selling gorgeous embroideries based on medieval art

(tags:art history )

This is so horrific I have to share it. I recommend you don't click on it.

(tags:awful netherlands viaMartinPage )

'The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance' Canceled After One Season By Netflix

(tags:TV netflix )

What if bagpipes, but good?

(tags:music Scotland )

The Danish children's TV show using nudity to show what real bodies look like

(tags:nudity children Denmark TV )

Covid-19: re-opening universities is high risk (The BMJ)

(tags:university pandemic Doom )

Comments

Bagpipes

[fanf]

Clanadonia sound fun :-)

I really like the Peatbog Faeries and the Treacherous Orchestra, and I'm on the lookout for more choonz like that - upbeat instrumental music with a mixture of folk and electronic instruments, "acid croft" or similar genre labels. Wintergatan also hits this spot for me, without being Scottish :-)

Re: Bagpipes

[fanf]

Following this I had another dig around on spotify and I have found Face The West who are also fun to listen to :-)

[claudeb]

"Award-winning TV series canceled right after receiving their award." There, I fixed it for you. Good going, Netflix. You are now the place good TV goes to die.

And really? Poor, poor FB, under scrutiny when others aren't. Gee, being the biggest by an order of magnitude comes with problems? By all means, then, go away already.

Except, as Vice points out, they won't. And funny how that article fails to mention WhatsApp. It's all a show.

More bagpipes...

[rhythmaning]

https://youtu.be/XEl-GMD3IJQ

Facebook Says it Will Stop Operating in Europe If Regulators Don't Back Down

[jack]

Score! Hopefully they'll flounce off and there'll be a market niche for a social network people actually like and someone will build it.

Re: Facebook Says it Will Stop Operating in Europe If Regulators Don't Back Down

[andrewducker]

I'm not sure how that social network will manage to connect me with my American friends if it's not allowed to send any data to America.

Re: Facebook Says it Will Stop Operating in Europe If Regulators Don't Back Down

[claudeb]

Not... just any data. This is about where your personal data is stored long-term. You know, the one advertisers pay good money for, so you can use FaceBook for "free".

Re: Facebook Says it Will Stop Operating in Europe If Regulators Don't Back Down

[jack]

I actually read the article in more detail and my first reaction was too glib, sorry. I don't know how much concern about US
government surveillance is realistic and that is hard to avoid. But what I imagined was, sharing data abroad only in ways compatible with the law (eg things you've opted in to share because you actually wanted to, not because you had to give blanket permission).

Re: Facebook Says it Will Stop Operating in Europe If Regulators Don't Back Down

[dewline]

Under Trump? And therefore, under Putin?

It's all realistic these days.

[haggis]

Is the awful Netherlands thing traumatically awful or entertainingly awful?

[andrewducker]

It feels a bit horror movie like. In a body horror way, not a jump scare way.

[cmcmck]

See my latest with the BBC report.

I don't think you'll surprised, but you will be horrified!

[andrewducker]

Yeah, I saw https://genderedintelligence.wordpress.com/2020/09/22/small-changes-new-direction-following-governments-gra-response/ earlier.

I'm sad they didn't go further. But very relieved that none of the awful ideas that were floated ever came to pass.

[symbioid]

"Facebook Says it Will Stop Operating in Europe If Regulators Don't Back Down"

And nothing of consequence was lost. Does Facebook really think they're that essential that a threat to shut them down is that scary?

Let a thousand European Competitors bloom, I say!

[anna_wing]

I don't use Facebook or Instagram, so their functions are not personally relevant.

I do use Whatsapp, but there are many alternatives to that - for people who don't want to use Telegram (or Wechat), Viber and Line are good.

COVID-19 restrictions on students really are a version of the marshmallow/chocolate-chip cookie test, aren't they? Yes, I know that test doesn't test what people necessarily thought it was testing, (especially for children who loathe marshmallows or chocolate chip cookies), but it was still the first thought that came to mind when I read that article.

[coth]

The Danish Children's show article is behind a NYT paywall, so I can't read it.
Probably this one, about which I can read here:
https://www.buzz.ie/weird/ultra-strips-down-denmark-389484

The British game show Naked Attraction has some of the same virtues and um, discomforts. I thought it was horrifying when I first came across it, and still have reservations. But I have now (for reasons) watched two or three episodes, and think it's very educational about attitudes to bodies. Some of the attitudes then make me cringe, but one episode in particular, which involved a bi male choosing between male and female finalists (he chose the male) made me think quite a bit, and was also quite touching. (I think it was this one, but I'm not 100% sure because imdb doesn't give enough information: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7242360/?ref_=tt_cl_i1)

[andrewducker]

Yup, same show! You can probably open the NY Times article by doing so in a private browsing window.

I've not seen Naked Attraction, but have meant to take a look some time. Will try to remember!