Interesting Links for 29-11-2023

[andrewducker]

1. How Dave Gibbons went from being a building surveyor to one of the best known comics artists, and why he letters his own comics

(tags:comics art letter history )

2. I have long felt that autism isn't one thing, but a collection of things which produce similar traits. Looks like the research is swinging that way.

(tags:autism research psychology )

3. Some people might find this house too avant garde, but I think that being able to accept parcel deliveries without getting off the toilet would be very handy

Seriously though, do estate agents just heave a massive sigh when they take a look around these places?
(tags:housing toilets wtf )

4. How Jensen Huang's Nvidia Is Powering the A.I. Revolution

(tags:ai graphics history technology )

5. There is no evidence that the Internet strongly affects wellbeing or mental health globally

(tags:internet mentalhealth )

6. The User Interface failures that lead to an airliner being shot down by accident

(tags:ui epicfail iran usa military death )

7. Restaurants Are Using Tinder Profiles to Lure Diners In

(tags:restaurant dating fraud wtf )

Comments

[simont]

#5: the text, but not the title, makes it look as if they were specifically searching for evidence of negative effect on mental health or wellbeing.

I think it's also worth considering the possibility that the Internet might have helped people's wellbeing, by being useful, or fun, or both. It might even have specifically helped people's mental health, by helping them feel less alone!

[andrewducker]

Also, I think that a lot of social movements wouldn't have happened without it.

We may have both goodness and badness, cancelling each other out!