Interesting Links for 04-12-2020

[andrewducker]

Warhammer owner becomes as valuable as parent of British Gas and Spirit Energy

(tags:warhammer gas business )

The snowflakes are at it again

(tags:StarWars funny society )

Politician Named after Adolf Hitler Wins Election In Namibia

(tags:hitler politics names )

Warner Bros. Smashes Box Office Windows, Will Send Entire 2021 Slate to HBO Max and Theaters

(tags:movies streaming )

Google Maps is being turned into a social network. For some reason.

(tags:Google maps socialnetworking wtf )

First publication of 'Twinkle, twinkle, little star'

(tags:history poetry children publishing )

Rishi Sunak imposes austerity on railway infrastructure investment with £1bn cuts

(tags:railways infrastructure austerity UK )

Disruption after 'thundersnow' hits Scotland (I was awake with Sophia and heard both strikes!)

(tags:snow weather Scotland Edinburgh lightning )

Comments

[cmcmck]

Thundersnow is remarkable.

We've only ever experienced it the once when we were living down in Gillingham.

I believe folks were phoning the police up in your part of the world!

[kerk_hiraeth]

I heard that here in Perthshire! Know what it reminded me off; later, not at the time? The was a minor earthquake; centred, I think, somewhere near Totnes. I was watching a Superbowl and there was disruption of the television signal, and I actually felt a slight 'wobble' in the world. But that is where my mind went earlier today when I was thinking on it.

kerk

[andrewducker]

Wow. That's a fair bit away!

I was getting lightning strikes in my app showing over Fife, but not that far away. It must have been amazingly loud!

[kerk_hiraeth]

I didn't interpret as anything but thunder at the time I must admit, but it came out of nowhere and certainly startled me. As did feeling that earthquake; again it wasn't until the following morning when I local news reports that I knew it was an earthquake which, until that experience I did not think happened in Britain. Until today I did not know about 'thundersnow' either.

kerk

On the subject of cinemas versus/alongside streaming?

[dewline]

https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/movies-streaming-covid-theatres/

I think I prefer a world with room for both methods of movie-watching in it. So, I suspect, might Mr. Heer...