Interesting Links for 04-11-2023

[andrewducker]

1. You can change any existing building in Edinburgh to be used for something new, what do you do and why?

(tags:edinburgh building )

2. The British government's ageing IT systems are an an outdated accident waiting to happen

(tags:uk computers obsolescence )

3. Doctor Who and BBC iPlayer | The first episode controversy explained

(tags:drwho copyright history )

4. Ada Blackjack: Stranded on Wrangel Island

(tags:history USA women )

Comments

[greenwoodside]

The Ada Blackjack article is wonderful. And holy shit, the extract from Lorne Knight's diary entry. He seems not even to have bothered to have learned her name.

It reminds me once when I worked in an academic library that I came across an English/Hindi phrase book for sahibs. Lots of stuff like 'walk faster', 'clean my boots', 'do that or get a whipping' etc.

[andrewducker]

Truly horrific and dehumanising.