Interesting Links for 05-04-2024

[andrewducker]

1. If you like scary, fun mysteries then "Dead Boy Detectives" looks like it will be a fun TV series

(tags:tv dc sandman comics )

2. Where does the phrase "Beyond the pale" come from?

(tags:language history English )

3. Unemployment cuts pollution, increasing lifespan

(tags:pollution lifespan unemployment economics )

4. US support for Israel depends on protecting civilians, Biden warns in stinging rebuke

(tags:Israel Palestine USA )

5. Mario meets Pareto (bringing economic thinking to Mario Kart)

(tags:Mario economics visualisation )

6. An overview of what's planned for the Dalry area of Edinburgh

(tags:edinburgh transport )

Comments

2. pale

[fanf]

I expected it to mention the English Pale around Dublin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pale

Re: 2. pale

[andrewducker]

It did kinda:
When first used, the reference was to English jurisdiction, and over the centuries “the pale” (sometimes capitalized) has been used to refer to areas of Ireland, Scotland, and France (that is, the territory of Calais) when they were under England’s control.

Re: 2. pale

[nickys]

Yes, the article keeps repeating that the first usage was 19th Century and referred to areas occupied by Jewish people, and only at the bottom admits to the earlier use in English medieval colonial areas.
... not great given that we know that quite a lot of people only read the first few paragraphs.