Interesting Links for 14-02-2025

[andrewducker]

1. Why the UK's Public Finances are in Even Worse Shape than You Think (A different measure of the economy that shows how bad things have gotten over the last few decades)

(tags:UK economics video doom )

2. What language do the British people find offensive?

(tags:language offensive UK swearing viaPatrickHadfield )

3. Statement on Ukraine by Germany, France, Poland, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, the European External Action Service and the European Commission

(tags:Ukraine Europe uk )

4. US Voters Were Right About the Economy. The Data Was Wrong.

(tags:USA economics statistics poverty )

5. The one true test of whether something is a sandwich

(tags:ontology food )

6. A 'True Crime' Documentary Series Has Millions of Views. The Murders Are All AI-Generated

(tags:crime fraud ai lies viaPatrickHadfield )

7. German Navy Says Warships Were Sabotaged, Warns of Russian Threat

(tags:germany navy russia sabotage ships )

Comments

[mountainkiss]

That sandwich thing is genius, as are the tags.

[simont]

I think most sandwiches I make would fail that test. Normally I make sandwiches just after I've run the breadmaker, using a few slices of the bread fresh before slicing the rest and freezing it. As a result the bread doesn't have top structural integrity, because it's still soft (and this is compounded by it also being gluten-free). Then I make the most out of the rare opportunity to eat sandwiches by putting too many fillings in. So most of my sandwiches require two hands to hold, and sometimes I also have to wear an apron while eating them!