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andrewducker) wrote2021-04-12 12:00 pm
andrewducker) wrote2021-04-12 12:00 pm
Entry tags:
- argument,
- bigotry,
- computers,
- consent,
- europe,
- family,
- flights,
- france,
- globalwarming,
- goodnews,
- history,
- homophobia,
- language,
- lgbt,
- links,
- meme,
- narnia,
- northernireland,
- predictions,
- scotland,
- sectarianism,
- sex,
- slang,
- society,
- technology,
- thefuture,
- transgender,
- transport,
- uk,
- viasarah,
- wtf
Interesting Links for 12-04-2021
- The Cursed Computer Iceberg Meme
- (tags:meme computers wtf )
- French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights
- (tags:France flights globalwarming GoodNews transport )
- "Technologies I Thought My Son Would Never Use"
- (tags:technology history thefuture predictions )
- There is no good argument for modern sex-negativity
- (tags:sex argument society )
- When I was a kid the insult "div" was quite common. To say its etymology is unclear would be an understatement.
- (tags:language slang viaSarah )
- The story of a man who transitioned, and what happened to his family who didn't
- (tags:family lgbt transgender )
- On firebombs in Northern Ireland and homophobia in Scotland
- (tags:lgbt homophobia Scotland NorthernIreland bigotry sectarianism Europe UK )
- What the Dufflepuds tell us about how CS Lewis thought
- (tags:narnia consent )
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Northern Ireland
I think it significantly influences what they say and do.
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3. I disagree re: mechanical HDs and purpose-built cameras because I use them now. I still see a value in and usage for those devices. We'll see how tech evolves, of course, regardless of what we expect and plan for.
4. Waiting for that essay too.
5. What?
French Flight Ban
https://onemileatatime.com/france-bans-short-domestic-flights/
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The Cursed Computer Iceberg Meme
Wooooow. I think I know less than half of those. I mean, okay, "Magic the Gathering is Turing-complete" isn't at all surprising, but "page fault handling is Turing-complete"? That's horrifying.
I'm going to have to click through a bunch of these...