tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209 andrewducker andrewducker 2020-11-05T12:00:06Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3911340 2020-11-05T12:00:06Z 2020-11-05T12:00:06Z public 14 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://news.ufl.edu/2020/11/ta-bias/" rel="nofollow">Students give female teaching assistants vastly worse reviews than men - even when they're the same person</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bias">bias</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:misogyny">misogyny</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:teaching">teaching</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dppad/why-the-post-offices-last-minute-ballot-crisis-isnt-as-dire-as-it-seems" rel="nofollow">Why the Post Office's Last-Minute Ballot Crisis Isn't as Dire as It Seems</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:voting">voting</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:USA">USA</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mail">mail</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://reut.rs/34X7UTx" rel="nofollow">Denmark to cull entire mink population after coronavirus mutation spreads to humans</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:animals">animals</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Denmark">Denmark</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pandemic">pandemic</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:aieeee!">aieeee!</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/boris-johnson-tom-bower-book-review-rory-stewart/" rel="nofollow">Boris Johnson: Lord of Misrule (a fascinating insight from an ex colleague)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:BorisJohnson">BorisJohnson</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lies">lies</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:conservatives">conservatives</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/earwax-test-stress-depression-cortisol-antibodies-b1590920.html" rel="nofollow">Scientists hail earwax test for checking stress hormone levels (and possibly other things)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:stress">stress</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:hormones">hormones</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ears">ears</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/nataliemorales/status/1324083909404090374" rel="nofollow">Why Latinx people vote for Trump</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1324083909404090374.html</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:SouthAmerica">SouthAmerica</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:USA">USA</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:voting">voting</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53856776" rel="nofollow">750M genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in Florida</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Florida">Florida</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:USA">USA</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mosquito">mosquito</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:genetics">genetics</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://pancakeke.tumblr.com/post/625382574774190080/here-is-an-alignment-chart-for-types-of-kitchen" rel="nofollow">The alignment chart of kitchen corner cabinets</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:design">design</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:alignment">alignment</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cooking">cooking</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:storage">storage</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.psychnewsdaily.com/new-study-psilocybin-magic-mushrooms-relieves-depression/" rel="nofollow">New study finds psilocybin greatly and quickly relieves depression</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:depression">depression</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psilocybin">psilocybin</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:hallucinogenics">hallucinogenics</a> )</small></dd></dl> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3911340" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:2900234 2013-06-13T11:02:02Z 2013-06-13T11:02:02Z public 0 <ul class="links"> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn_2.nsf/vw-search/A2AF0257B165B3C085257A28005D5F1E?opendocument">The Salvation Army rejects and apologises for the Austrialian statement about wanting gay people dead.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/christianity">christianity</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/lgbt">lgbt</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://metro.co.uk/2013/06/11/meet-misty-the-working-dog-who-collects-customers-order-forms-and-takes-their-credit-cards-at-quarry-3837378/">Meet Misty, the working dog who collects customers’ order forms and takes their credit cards</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/dogs">dogs</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://thepricehike.com/post/52308734397/nycs-sushi-yasuda-eliminates-tipping-gratuities-no">New York sushi bar eliminates tipping, pays decent wages instead.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/jobs">jobs</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/pay">pay</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22868332">How British immigration rules are tearing families apart</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/uk">uk</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/family">family</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/immigration">immigration</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://mightygodking.com/2013/06/12/alignment-chart-game-of-thrones-season-three/">ALIGNMENT CHART! Game of Thrones, Season Three</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/alignment">alignment</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/gameofthrones">gameofthrones</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2013/06/12">The good things about Microsoft's E3 press conference (I laughed a lot)</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/consoles">consoles</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/epicfail">epicfail</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/microsoft">microsoft</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&amp;id=3007">A replacement for the Voight Kampff test</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/cats">cats</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/robots">robots</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/funny">funny</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://lilitufire.livejournal.com/251999.html">Warning: avoid LG products, their stocking and after sales repair service is shambolic</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/customerservice">customerservice</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://forums.steamrep.com/threads/today-i-discovered-that-there-are-tons-of-keys-with-doubtful-origin-injecting-into-the-market.14096/">There seem to be Russians laundering money through computer game economies</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/russia">russia</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/valve">valve</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/money">money</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.mharoldpage.com/?p=75">Teaching children not to swear: The geeky way</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/swearing">swearing</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/children">children</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://somefun.net/2013/02/today-tomorrow/#">This is why I try to get to spiders before Julie does...</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/spiders">spiders</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/funny">funny</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/06/facebook-now-lets-users-include-hashtags-in-posts/">Facebook now lets users include hashtags in posts. #facebook #tagging #hashtags #howquicklywillthisannoypeople</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/tagging">tagging</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/facebook">facebook</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/06/strong-lsheets-of-graphene-done-100s-of.html">Recent breakthroughs mean we are on the cusp of Big Graphene Solar Sails for crude interstellar missions</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/technology">technology</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/materials">materials</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/graphene">graphene</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/3/4391736/real-life-battlestar-galactica-larp-could-be-coming-to-america">Battlestar Galactica + retired naval destroyer = Best LARP ever!</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/awesome">awesome</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/roleplaying">roleplaying</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/bsg">bsg</a> )</span> </li> </ul><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=2900234" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:2745908 2012-08-08T11:00:01Z 2012-08-08T11:00:01Z public 1 <ul class="links"> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://andrewducker.livejournal.com/2764772.html?thread=22944228&amp;#t22944228">Why it may be too late for George Osborne to do anything positive to the British economy</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/economics">economics </a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ uk"> uk</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ politics"> politics</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ economy"> economy </a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://edinburgheye.wordpress.com/2012/08/07/scottishconstitution/">Why we need a Scottish Constitution _now_</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/scotland">scotland</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ law"> law</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-two-step-authentication/">If you have a Google or GMail account then read this, and follow the instructions. It could save you from hackers.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/google">google</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ security"> security</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/"> </a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.cracked.com/article_19901_5-great-movie-scenes-made-possible-by-reckless-endangerment.html?wa_user1=1&amp;wa_user2=Movies+&amp;+TV&amp;wa_user3=article&amp;wa_user4=feature_module">5 Great Movie Scenes Made Possible by Reckless Endangerment (spoilers for Inglourious Basterds and other, older, movies)</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/movies">movies</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://blog.emoto2012.org/">Visualising the emotional response to the olympics. (The post about Ireland is particularly funny)</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/viaErinMcElhinney">viaErinMcElhinney</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/olympics">olympics</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/visualization">visualization</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/emotion">emotion</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.csu.nisra.gov.uk/Mobile_phone_ownership_by_sex_and_age_Trend.htm">Mobile Phone Ownership Trends 2000-2010. I hadn't realised that it had basically hit _everyone_ under 50 in 2008.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/phones">phones </a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ uk"> uk</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ demographics"> demographics </a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2012/08/07/alignment-chart-gary-oldman/">The Gary Oldman alignment chart. I like Chaotic Evil Gary the best.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/GaryOldman">GaryOldman</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/alignment">alignment</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/dungeonsanddragons">dungeonsanddragons</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.thestar.com/sports/london2012/gymnastics/article/1237305--london-2012-olympic-gold-doesn-t-define-canada-kelly?fb_action_ids=4178050536800&amp;fb_action_types=og.recommends&amp;fb_source=aggregation&amp;fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582">The countries that don't need medals to feel good about themselves are the ones most worth living in</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/viaTeresaFloyd">viaTeresaFloyd</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/canada">canada</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/self-esteem">self-esteem</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/olympics">olympics</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://daveon.livejournal.com/637839.html">The Absolutely True Story Of how the new Mars Rover's landing was devised (Hilarious, and not actually true)</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/nasa">nasa</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/funny">funny</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/mars">mars</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&amp;id=2697">Why geeks shouldn't be allowed to describe sex.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/funny">funny</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/comic">comic</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/geeks">geeks</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/sex">sex</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/08/joss-whedon-avengers-sequel/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Top+Stories%29">Joss Whedon to Write, Direct The Avengers Sequel</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/tv">tv</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/comics">comics</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/marvel">marvel</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/Avengers">Avengers</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/JossWhedon">JossWhedon</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/05/opinion/sunday/raising-successful-children.html?_r=1">Raising Successful Children</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/children">children</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/education">education</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/parenting">parenting</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.ebuyer.com/309694-kingston-128gb-v200-ssd-sv200s37a-128g">128GB SSDs are now going for £50. My next desktop will definitely have a non-spinny main drive.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/harddrive">harddrive </a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ technology"> technology</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ storage"> storage </a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ thefuture"> thefuture </a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/ireland-abandoning-religion-faster-than-almost-every-other-country-16195112.html">Republic of Ireland abandoning religion faster than almost every other country</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ireland">ireland</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ religion"> religion</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ Yay"> Yay </a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2012/07/photos-evangelical-curricula-louisiana-tax-dollars">14 Wacky Facts Kids Will Learn in Louisiana's Voucher Schools. (For "wacky facts" read "disgusting lies")</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/viaBenWerdmuller">viaBenWerdmuller</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/usa">usa</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/education">education</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/wtf">wtf</a> )</span> </li> </ul><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=2745908" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments