Interesting Links for 12-04-2023

[andrewducker]

1. How Nicola Sturgeon's departure has helped to open the floodgates for anti-trans policy in UK politics

(tags:politics uk transgender lgbt OhForFucksSake bigotry )

2. 'Alien Calculus' Could Save Particle Physics From Infinities

(tags:quantum mathematics )

3. Russia's civilian economy is down around 50% as the country shifts to a war economy

(tags:russia war economics )

4. Voters want more compassionate politicians, survey suggests amid Labour ad row

(tags:politics uk OhForFucksSake )

5. Wind turbine blades recycling breakthrough

(tags:windpower recycling GoodNews )

6. No, current AI is not the solution to healthcare

(tags:healthcare ai )

7. Europe and Ukraine have repulsed Russia's attempts to weaponize energy - so far.

(tags:energy russia europe ukraine war )

8. UK economy to shrink by 0.3% this year, the worst performance in the G7

(tags:uk economy doom )

9. Nearly three quarters of Conservative voters want the UK to build more social housing

(tags:UK housing conservatives polls )

10. Truck carrying 40,000 pounds of toxic soil from East Palestine train derailment site crashes on highway (if you made this up then nobody would believe you)

(tags:environment usa incompetence WTF pollution )

11. Why does Outlook map Ctrl+F to Forward instead of Find, like all right-thinking programs?

(tags:software ux )

12. Traffic police roll out new way to catch reckless motorists - drones

(tags:drone traffic driving safety police UK )

13. EVE Online player uses obscure rule to pull off the biggest heist in the game's history (by buying shares and voting themselves into management)

(tags:games crime mmorpg EveOnline )

Comments

3. Russia's civilian economy

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While I don't think the article backs up the headline in any meaningful way, the article itself is very interesting and provides a lot of data.
I think chances are very slim that there will be an uprising from within the country. But it's at least good to know that its citizens experience the consequences of the war.

Re: 3. Russia's civilian economy

[andrewducker]

Which headline?

Re: 3. Russia's civilian economy

[trailer_spot]

The one that shows up in your entry: "Russia's civilian economy is down around 50% as the country shifts to a war economy"
I'm also not sure where it comes from. The link first goes to the Russian version, but you can then switch to the English one. I was wondering if maybe the headline changed later. The article then provides a number of statistics. But I don't think it's fair to extrapolate from those numbers that a large part of the civilian economy is down by half.

Re: 3. Russia's civilian economy

[andrewducker]

Re-reading it, you're right - 20-30% would have been more accurate. That's what I get for writing headlines on the fly!