Entries tagged with testing

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Interesting Links for 01-10-2020

Dreading a dark winter lockdown? Think like a Norwegian: (tags:Norway psychology darkness winter pandemic happiness )
"My son can get a COVID test result in 90 minutes. And that's a disgrace.": (tags:pandemic virus testing OhForFucksSake uk )
Scotland's Covid death toll hits highest level since June (7 people): (tags:death Scotland pandemic )
Switzerland referendum: Voters reject end to free movement with EU: (tags:Switzerland referendum freedom immigration Europe )
Downing Street will not rule out using Scottish Islands for asylum processing plan: (tags:Scotland asylum viaPatrickHadfield wtf )
Covid-19 and the Problem of Collective Action: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1311276277798756352.html
(tags:pandemic economics organisation government viaDanielDWilliam )
Far Right Extremists celebrate after Trump's debate callout: (tags:racism USA politics republicans OhForFucksSake )
The Dying Russians: (tags:Russia death society )
The world is stranger than I can imagine: Australian prison tree edition: (tags:viaDanielDWilliam prison trees Australia weird history )
How Agatha Christie moved with her times: (tags:murder society writing history UK time )
Call for laws to force sale of derelict sites in Scotland: (tags:land housing Scotland )
Coronavirus Is Spreading Most Rapidly Among Young People in The North East and North West of England: (tags:pandemic UK )
Why the UK's "grammar, punctuation, and spelling" test is nasty and dangerous: (tags:language UK teaching OhForFucksSake )
Large scale sequencing of 1,500 SARS-CoV-2 genomes from Norwich shows 32 foreign strains and other interesting details: (tags:pandemic virus UK genetics viaPatrickHadfield )
EU brings Infringement process against the United Kingdom: (tags:UK Europe law )
Investigations launched after Atikamekw woman records Quebec hospital staff uttering slurs before her death: (tags:Canada racism healthcare OhForFucksSake )

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Interesting Links for 18-09-2020

Scotland's Covid tracing app reaches million download milestone: (tags:Scotland pandemic apps )
Statistics, lies and the virus: five lessons from a pandemic: (tags:statistics pandemic )
Coronavirus in Scotland: 11 cases linked to Edinburgh student flats: (tags:Edinburgh students pandemic )
Writing About Brexit: Tory MPs Vilify Their Own Withdrawal Agreement: (tags:UK Europe politics conservatives OhForFucksSake )
Coronavirus: Woman faces ten years in German prison after going on bar crawl while waiting for test results: (tags:Germany pandemic OhForFucksSake )
Demand for coronavirus testing outstripping capacity 'three to four times', Dido Harding admits: (tags:pandemic testing Doom )
Private Firms Handed Almost £200m To Run the UK's Test And Trace Will Not Face Financial Penalties If They Fail To Perform: (tags:UK testing fail privatisation )
German Hospital Hacked, Patient Taken to Another City Dies: (tags:computers hacking hospital healthcare )
TUC: UK's Trades Union Congress condemns anti-trans group LGB Alliance: (tags:transgender unions GoodNews UK LGBT )
North Carolina Is Already Rejecting Black Voters' Mail-In Ballots Five Times More Often Than White Voters': (tags:voting racism USA )
Non-Binary People Protected By U.K. Equality Act, Says Landmark Ruling Against Jaguar Land Rover: (tags:UK rights law gender LGBT GoodNews )
Local authority calls on care home providers to accept covid-positive hospital patients: (tags:pandemic OhForFucksSake UK England age )
Second national lockdown proposed by UK scientific advisers (second half of October): https://twitter.com/MattGarrahan/status/1306698937185828865?s=19
(tags:pandemic uk )
Surfaces vs Airborne: What We Know Now About Covid-19 Transmission: (tags:pandemic virus )

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Interesting Links for 15-09-2020

Apparently there are empty Covid testing centres in England which are turning people away because the booking systems are fucked.: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1305208471273566208.html
(tags:testing pandemic epicfail uk OhForFucksSake )
JK Rowling's latest book is about a murderous cis man who dresses as a woman to kill his victims: (tags:jkrowling OhForFucksSake )
Why political parties can't just be based on "what people think": https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1305434347852517376.html
(tags:polls politics UK )
Arm's fired China CEO refuses to leave, company reps banned from Arm China premises: (tags:business China wtf computers )
Microsoft's underwater data centre resurfaces after two years: (tags:Ocean data Microsoft technology Scotland )
Brexit and the break-up of the UK: (tags:UK Europe Doom )
Public Health Wales had a data breach of Covid sufferers: (tags:pandemic dataprotection fail OhForFucksSake wales )
Whistleblower: There Were Mass Hysterectomies at ICE Facility: (tags:crime USA OhForFucksSake )
A Massachusetts Judge Asked Harvard to Find Out Why So Many Black People Were In Prison. They Could Only Find 1 Answer: Systemic Racism: (tags:USA crime racism police )
Beautifully preserved cave bears emerge from Siberian permafrost: (tags:Russia Bears prehistory )
There's an awful lot of overclocking out there: (tags:Windows computers fail )

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Interesting Links for 13-09-2020

On Harvard and slavery: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1304472217133121538.html
(tags:slavery university USA OhForFucksSake )
The Anatomy of a Potential Constitutional Crisis: (tags:politics UK Constitution law Doom )
A Secret Recording Reveals Oil Executives' Private Views on Climate Change: (tags:oil globalwarming environment USA )
Why online voting is harder than online banking: (tags:voting technology )
Edinburgh university renames David Hume tower: (tags:Edinburgh university names history racism )
Some advice for people struggling with air quality because of the smoke: (tags:air fire advice )
Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2020 finalists revealed: (tags:animals funny photos )
UK Covid testing is a disastrous mess: (tags:epicfail testing pandemic virus )
Are Republicans or Democrats more corrupt?: (tags:crime politics USA republicans democrats )

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Interesting Links for 27-08-2020

The Scots Wikipedia admins are looking for help from people who speak the language: (tags:language Scotland Wikipedia )
The daydream that never stops - When does living in a fantasy world become a problem?: (tags:thinking storytelling stories psychology mentalhealth )
New Mutants - reviewers are not going to risk their lives for this: (tags:movies reviews pandemic )
Coronavirus: NHS Scotland to get 12-minute Covid test kit (300 machines, 500,000 tests. Still nasal, sadly. 2% false positive, 3% false negative.): Here's the info on the test: https://www.medtechdive.com/news/lumiradx-lands-third-covid-antigen-eua-as-demand-for-rapid-tests-rises/583845/
(tags:scotland pandemic testing )
Wealth, shown to scale: (tags:wealth inequality usa ViaDrCross )
The Conan Doyle estate can fuck off: (tags:copyright SherlockHolmes emotion OhForFucksSake )

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Interesting Links for 19-08-2020

Would you like to listen to some butt music from hell? (As painted by Hieronymus Bosch): (tags:music hell painting ViaDrCross )
Small Pleasures Are Just As Important For Our Wellbeing As Long-Term Goals: (tags:happiness psychology pleasure )
The Greek government is taking refugees out to sea and then leaving them there: (tags:murder refugee OhForFucksSake greece )
Want to keep predators away from your cattle? Paint eyes on their butts: (tags:predator cows eyes )
40 Wholesome Middle-Age Success Stories: (tags:MiddleAge success life )
Belarus president: "Until you kill me, there will be no new elections": (tags:politics belarus dictators )
Scientists calculate that the top 200 meters of ocean alone contains up to 21 million metric tons of plastic. And that wasn't even counting microfibers.: (tags:plastic Ocean Doom )
Coronavirus: UK to ramp up household testing: (tags:Pandemic testing UK )
This is what coronavirus could do to our offices and homes: (tags:disease work organisation architecture design )
Looks like I fit male and female stereotypes almost entirely equally: (tags:stereotypes quiz psychology )
Highland polar bear Hamish to leave Scotland: (tags:bears scotland )
Julian Assange: condemned by his own actions: (tags:JulianAssange )
How many pieces can a puzzle have?: Of course you also get weird-shaped puzzles. I had great fun with one last time I visited my parents that had puzzle pieces carved into the shape of skulls, gargoyles, etc.
(tags:puzzles design mathematics )
The town where it snowed chocolate: (tags:chocolate Switzerland )
Why a Baker's Dozen is 13 Instead of 12: (tags:history cooking bread numbers )

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Interesting Links for 22-05-2020

If you are a cisgender woman and consider yourself a friend and ally to trans people then please consider signing this open letter to Liz Truss.: (tags:transgender LGBT politics )
Scientists find area of mouse brain that shuts off pain: (tags:pain mice )
Scotland's route map through and out of the pandemic: (tags:pandemic scotland government )
This is my new favourite house listing: (tags:funny housing )
What it's like to be Elon Musk's neighbor.: (tags:ElonMusk OhForFucksSake texas )
The DfE has done no modelling on the impact on transmission rates of starting to reopen schools.: (tags:Education pandemic OhForFucksSake England )
Bumblebees fools plants into flowering - by biting them: (tags:bees flowers plants )
Coronavirus: Britons not welcome in Greece until infection rate declines: (tags:Greece UK pandemic tourism )
Breaking: The Scottish First Minister knows you're horny.: (tags:Scotland pandemic sex Twitter funny )
Pro-tip - if you're going to murder someone then don't do it while they're on a Zoom call with 20 witnesses: (tags:murder Technology )
Tens of thousands of coronavirus tests have been double-counted - tests which involve taking saliva and nasal samples from the same patient are being counted as two tests, not one.: (tags:testing UK OhForFucksSake )
'Siri, What Time Is It in London?': (tags:computers stupidity )
Left, Right, Above, and Under: Intel 3D Packaging Tech Gains Omnidirectionality: (tags:3d processor computers technology )
The science behind human irrationality just passed a huge test: (tags:psychology behaviour rationality )
Tracking down "The Worst Person You Know": (tags:meme photos journalism internet )

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Interesting Links for 03-04-2020

Jack Monroe gets brand new show. It's called Daily Kitchen and it's on from 10am-11am.: (tags:cooking tv )
Only a third of English Anglicans now believe Same-sex marriage is wrong.: (tags:marriage gender lgbt religion ChurchOfEngland )
The USA are literally buying medical supplies on the tarmac as they're about to be shipped to other countries: (tags:pandemic capitalism USA )
Researchers Introduce Pooling Method for COVID-19 Testing of Over 60 Patients Simultaneously: (tags:testing virus pandemic )
Coronavirus: Potential vaccine generates enough antibodies to fight off virus, first peer-reviewed study suggests: (tags:immune_system vaccine virus pandemic )
Introducing JIRA Jr. Project Tracking... for Kids: (tags:funny satire video projectmanagement )
Edinburgh approves Princes Street restaurant and hotel plan: (tags:Edinburgh restaurant )
Why the Netherlands has been so badly hit by the Coronavirus: (tags:Pandemic Netherlands )
What Everyone's Getting Wrong About the Toilet Paper Shortage: (tags:business trade design )
Watch this to see the scale of the unemployment problem the USA is now facing: (tags:USA unemployment video Doom )
Bringing 4K and HDR to Anime at Netflix with Sol Levante: (tags:TV anime technology art light hdr HDTV )
Amid virus pandemic, India welcomes twin babies Corona and Covid: (tags:pandemic virus names india )
How to build your very-own pop-up hospital: (tags:hospital architecture design viaPatrickHadfield )
Navy Sacks Carrier Captain, Pulls Another Carrier Off Station Over COVID-19 Concerns: (tags:pandemic navy usa )

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Interesting Links for 02-04-2020

The Fishy Fix to a Methane-Spewing Crop: (tags:rice fish methane globalwarming )
Coronavirus: Govt set to release 'contact tracking' app which detects nearby virus carriers: (tags:pandemic surveillance UK phones )
NHS staff gagged over coronavirus shortages: (tags:NHS OhForFucksSake Doom censorship )
Edinburgh takes 'profoundly difficult' decision to cancel 2020 August festivals: (tags:festival Edinburgh pandemic )
These Weather Apps Are Great Alternatives to Dark Sky on Android (and iOS): (tags:weather phones )
How to be a good amateur epidemiologist (or any kind of amateur scientist, frankly): (tags:science viaDanielDWilliam )
Fresh police guidance says that it's OK to drive a reasonable distance for exercise: (tags:UK pandemic advice )
Italy's Coronavirus Death Toll Is Far Higher Than Reported: (tags:Italy death virus pandemic Doom )
A collection of interesting landscape photos from around the world: (tags:photos )
The National Police Chief's Council on how police should behave during the pandemic: (tags:pandemic police uk )
Boris Johnson is the real victim here: (tags:satire BorisJohnson pandemic )
Museum Asks People To Recreate Paintings With Stuff They Can Find at Home, Here Are The Results: (tags:art viaElfy )
The lockdown only buys us time: to really defeat the virus we need mass testing now: (tags:pandemic virus testing )

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Interesting Links for 01-04-2020

Coronavirus Persists In Many Patients Up To Eight Days After Symptoms Disappear: (tags:virus Doom pandemic )
"Legal Systems Very Different From Ours, Because I Just Made Them Up": (tags:law )
How to deal with relationship and family stress during the pandemic: (tags:pandemic stress psychology ViaDrCross )
Captain of US aircraft carrier with growing coronavirus outbreak pleads for help from Navy: (tags:USA navy pandemic )
The government seems to be lying about why there aren't enough COVID 19 tests: (tags:virus testing government uk )
Apple acquires Dark Sky weather app, and it's bad news for Android users (including me. What should I use instead?): (tags:weather Apple OhForFucksSake )
What the Coronavirus is really thinking: (tags:viirus pandemic comic )
Seven alternative Edinburgh food delivery services if you're struggling to get a supermarket slot: (tags:food delivery Edinburgh )

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Interesting Links for 26-03-2020

A head teacher on what parents should be doing with their kids at home: (tags:children education pandemic )
A message from The Doctor to worried people everywhere: (tags:drwho pandemic video )
The economics of the Coronavirus pandemic: (tags:economics pandemic viaDanielDWilliam )
On capitalism and the Conservative fear that if people didn't have to work they wouldn't: (tags:work capitalism )
Across mammals, females live 18% longer than males: (tags:mammals age lifespan gender )
There are two guards. One who lies and one who tells the truth. They are _very_ bored.: (tags:funny satire philosophy puzzles audio )
Coronavirus: U.K. Says 3.5 Million Antibody Tests Coming in Days: (tags:pandemic virus testing )
What It's Like to Self-Quarantine With a Michelin-Starred Chef: (tags:restaurant pandemic cooking viaSwampers )
If you're bored at home you can help needed to rescue UK's old rainfall records: (tags:weather history UK )
An Exhaustive Analysis of 300 Winning Dishes on 'Come Dine With Me': (tags:TV food viaPatrickHadfield )

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Interesting Links for 21-03-2020

Scottish hotel sacks 12 staff over coronavirus making them homeless: (tags:OhForFucksSake hotel pandemic )
Body Camera Once Again Catches An NYPD Officer Planting Drugs In Someone's Car: (tags:police corruption usa transparentsociety )
Iceland is testing a higher proportion of its population than anyone else. Here's what they've found.: (tags:Iceland pandemic disease testing )
The real history of the Keep Calm and Carry On poster: (tags:propaganda wwii history )
Fake animal news abounds on social media, as people claim Coronavirus allows nature to return: (tags:nature meme fraud Twitter animals Italy )
Dublin Canals Run Clear Amid Covid Lockdown Revealing Beautiful Shopping Trolleys, Handguns: (tags:satire Ireland nature pandemic funny )
Oil giant Total dives into offshore wind with world's biggest floating array: (tags:Wales windpower viaDanielDWilliam )
London hospital's critical care unit overwhelmed by coronavirus patients: (tags:London hospital Doom pandemic )
This is why we can't have nice things: (tags:OhForFucksSake alcohol UK pandemic doom )
Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance: (tags:pandemic )

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Interesting Links for 16-03-2020

Different countries amuse themselves under quarantine: (tags:countries music sport disease )
Opinion polls on the government's handling of the Coronavirus: (tags:polls UK disease )
Trump offers 'large sums' for exclusive access to coronavirus vaccine: (tags:USA vaccine disease OhForFucksSake Germany )
A Note Regarding the Coronavirus Outbreak From Your University's Vice President of Academic Affairs: (tags:academia satire death disease )
UK coronavirus crisis 'to last until spring 2021 and could see 7.9m hospitalised': (tags:UK disease )
Clearly the finest instrument of all time: (tags:music movies wtf video )
99.7% of short-term lets in Edinburgh are illegal: (tags:rental Scotland law Edinburgh )
On the testing of Coronavirus: (tags:disease testing )
SARS immunity lasted two years: (tags:immune_system disease )
Reminder that any Coronavirus vaccine will take 12-18 months to reach production: (tags:vaccine disease )
"I'm not sure there is such a thing as an acceptable solution to (COVID 19)": (tags:disease doom )
Scotland Coronavirus Tracker: (tags:Scotland ViaDrCross disease )

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Interesting Links for 29-12-2019

Comparing the British and German citizenship tests (the German one is much more sensible): (tags:citizenship Germany testing )
The most ridiculous things happen to writers: (tags:writers WTF )