Interesting Links for 17-03-2022

[andrewducker]

Why comments are usually terrible, and how to make them better

(tags:comments web )

I can see 29 distinct colours. How about you?

(tags:colour eyes genetics )

The happiness of love turns to sadness when unspent.

(tags:love dogs death sadness grief )

Disney employees are staging walkouts over company's response to the 'Don't Say Gay' bill

(tags:Disney LGBT )

Ukraine-Russia peace talks make significant progress as 15-point plan to end war drawn up by officials

(tags:Ukraine Russia war )

Americans overestimate how big minorities are (I'd be very surprised if Brits didn't think the same)

(tags:USA minorities polls demographics viaJennieRigg )

His software sang the words of God. Then it went silent.

(tags:Jews singing religion computers death lgbt )

UK sets out action plan to tackle inequality based on recommendations from a commission that concluded there was no systemic racism in Britain.

(tags:UK racism )

Why Russians Support Putin's War Against Ukrainians

(tags:Russia Ukraine war polls )

France ends gas heaters subsidies, boosts heat pumps in bid to cut Russia reliance

(tags:France heating electricity Russia )

Russian war in Ukraine 'largely stalled on all fronts', UK claims

(tags:russia ukraine )

In-flight surgery with a coat-hanger and silverware

(tags:surgery airplanes )

Comments

Colours

[channelpenguin]

I can see 35. On my phone. Wonder about on a properly calibrated screen. Guess I have 4 cone types (not the least bit surprised). I vastly prefer blue/purple colours and some flowers of those shades seem to glow.

Re: Colours

[lsanderson]

I see quite a few too, although I might hafta blame that on my monitor and chromatic aberration.

Re: Colours

[melchar]

I saw 35 colours too - on my computer monitor. I was amused to see the comment that yellow annoyed me - because it does. I have nothing yellow in my wardrobe. ^_^