tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209 andrewducker andrewducker 2026-03-14T12:00:07Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4674424 2026-03-14T12:00:07Z 2026-03-14T12:00:07Z public 6 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/afghan-girl-mahmood-university-taliban-b2933343.html" rel="nofollow">1. This 18-year-old Afghan girl had offers from York and Reading - thanks to Shabana Mahmood, she will now never escape the Taliban</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:women">women</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:migration">migration</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:asylum">asylum</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:education">education</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyg4wx6nxgo" rel="nofollow">2. AI toys for children misread emotions and respond inappropriately</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:toys">toys</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cge84xqjg5lo" rel="nofollow">3. PEGI to give 16 age rating to games with loot boxes (amongst several other changes)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gambling">gambling</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmVrWeFBToc" rel="nofollow">4. Have two people being *ridiculously* good at a Dance Pad game</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description"><blockquote>Streamed live at: https://www.twitch.tv/tomatoniumWorld 1st PG on Sarabande CoopP1: ElijahTSP2: Tomatonium</blockquote></span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dancing">dancing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viamybrothermike">viamybrothermike</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/new-nhs-england-review-excluded-97?r=3513nl&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;_src_ref=t.co" rel="nofollow">5. New NHS England Review Excluded 97% Of All Trans Studies To Say Care Doesn't Work</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:LGBT">LGBT</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bigotry">bigotry</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:healthcare">healthcare</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transgender">transgender</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/s/8hHI7bJWwN" rel="nofollow">6. Tracing the lobbying behind age verification laws</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:age">age</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:surveillance">surveillance</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:USA">USA</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:law">law</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> )</small></dd></dl> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4674424" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4531575 2025-02-18T12:00:07Z 2025-02-18T12:00:07Z public 0 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4z4vw3p1do" rel="nofollow">1. Pledge of two million extra NHS appointments met</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:nhs">nhs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GoodNews">GoodNews</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=IpY9hIQxiR4&amp;si=buqj32njHS9wI8jz" rel="nofollow">2. Incredible pole dancing performance with an animated backdrop</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dancing">dancing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:adventure">adventure</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-17/uk-public-services-brace-for-cuts-of-up-to-11-to-fund-defense?srnd=homepage-europe" rel="nofollow">3. UK Public Services Brace for Cuts of Up to 11% to Fund Defense</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:austerity">austerity</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:military">military</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24942545.children-not-leaving-edinburgh-private-schools-amid-vat-hike/" rel="nofollow">4. Children not leaving Edinburgh private schools amid VAT hike</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:school">school</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tax">tax</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://martinrobbins.substack.com/p/25-is-a-ludicrous-target-for-defence" rel="nofollow">5. 2.5% is a ludicrous target for defence spending</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:economy">economy</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:military">military</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:budget">budget</a> )</small></dd></dl> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4531575" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4530295 2025-02-15T12:00:16Z 2025-02-15T12:00:16Z public 3 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/14/g-s1-48923/stonewall-monument-transgender-park-service" rel="nofollow">1. Park Service erases 'transgender' and 'queer' from Stonewall monument website</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:LGBT">LGBT</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:censorship">censorship</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:USA">USA</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburghs-north-bridge-to-close-for-six-weeks-to-northbound-traffic-with-bus-diversions-in-place-4990893" rel="nofollow">2. Edinburgh's North Bridge to close for six weeks to northbound traffic with bus diversions in place</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bridge">bridge</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transport">transport</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFKVDGhTt6V/?igsh=MWNoM3FreHVhbG5oNg==" rel="nofollow">3. "Welcome to the Jungle" played on the Shamisen sounds epic</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Japan">Japan</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GunsNRoses">GunsNRoses</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaSwampers">viaSwampers</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGEQSL_TgAC/?igsh=MXN0Z285amJpMDJpNw==" rel="nofollow">4. Who needs to see a compilation of dogs dancing?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dogs">dogs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dancing">dancing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaSwampers">viaSwampers</a> )</small></dd></dl> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4530295" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4525352 2025-02-02T12:00:08Z 2025-02-02T12:00:08Z public 8 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/s/w02S9b0qch" rel="nofollow">1. Impressive horror dance from an Indian reality TV show</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dancing">dancing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:TV">TV</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:India">India</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:horror">horror</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-news-cdc-orders-mass-retraction?r=5p3cr&amp;triedRedirect=true" rel="nofollow">2. CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed. (like "LGBT")</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:censorship">censorship</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:USA">USA</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:research">research</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cdc">cdc</a> )</small></dd></dl> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4525352" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4497928 2024-11-21T12:00:06Z 2024-11-21T12:00:06Z public 7 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/you-can-now-buy-lab-grown-foie-gras-vow-cultivated-meat/" rel="nofollow">1. You Can Now Buy Lab-Grown Foie Gras</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Technology">Technology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:meat">meat</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:food">food</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/DeathStairs/" rel="nofollow">2. Dare you climb... The Death Stairs?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:death">death</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:stairs">stairs</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=o0axUoy4wbQ&amp;si=tXJHnW5KrQsmFzPW" rel="nofollow">3. The Mistake Waltz</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ballet">ballet</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dancing">dancing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mistakes">mistakes</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.unilad.com/news/world-news/japan-rare-earth-mineral-discovery-275611-20241118" rel="nofollow">4. Japan has made a $26Billion discovery of rare metals wrapped around megalodon teeth</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sharks">sharks</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:metal">metal</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ocean">ocean</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/world/banana-duct-taped-to-a-wall-sells-for-5-2m-at-auction-in-new-york-3392225" rel="nofollow">5. Would you pay $5m for the right to tape a banana to your wall?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:banana">banana</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:art">art</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rail-nationalisation-uk-labour-bill-lords-b2650736.html" rel="nofollow">6. Railways set to come back into public ownership after law passes</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:railways">railways</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trains">trains</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:labour">labour</a> )</small></dd></dl> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4497928" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4407360 2024-03-13T12:00:06Z 2024-03-13T12:00:06Z public 3 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/libraries/future-libraries" rel="nofollow">1. Edinburgh Future Libraries Strategy 2024 - 2029 - have your say!</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:libraries">libraries</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:consultation">consultation</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REPPgPcw4hk" rel="nofollow">2. Some absolutely amazing dancing (to "Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dancing">dancing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:impressive">impressive</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sXCTnk0yfs" rel="nofollow">3. The viral dance by CDK to "Somebody That I Used To Know) - performed live!</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dance">dance</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Juan-Capistrano/30971-Hunt-Club-Dr-92675/home/4910468" rel="nofollow">4. If you want to live in a Friendly Neighborhood this house looks Amazing (particularly photo 45)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:house">house</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:spiderman">spiderman</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.tumblr.com/andrewducker/744779574274097152/elodieunderglass-mugwomps?source=share" rel="nofollow">5. The ocean that humans carry inside of us</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:humans">humans</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ocean">ocean</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:evolution">evolution</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:blood">blood</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/keir-starmer-pledge-assisted-dying-vote-b2511370.html" rel="nofollow">6. Keir Starmer pledges landmark assisted dying vote in parliament</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:euthanasia">euthanasia</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:labour">labour</a> )</small></dd></dl> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4407360" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4398531 2024-02-15T12:00:08Z 2024-02-15T12:00:08Z public 15 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/144648836" rel="nofollow">1. I do not share the taste of the people who decorated this house</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:housing">housing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:design">design</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.tumblr.com/andrewducker/742336180059848704?source=share" rel="nofollow">2. The correct way to reheat pizza</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pizza">pizza</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://file770.com/the-2023-hugo-awards-a-report-on-censorship-and-exclusion/" rel="nofollow">3. The 2023 Hugo Awards: A Report on Censorship and Exclusion (leaked emails reveal what was going on)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Hugo">Hugo</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:awards">awards</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:china">china</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:censorship">censorship</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:scifi">scifi</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fandom">fandom</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaPatrickHadfield">viaPatrickHadfield</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://today.yougov.com/entertainment/articles/48239-54-percent-of-americans-read-a-book-this-year" rel="nofollow">4. 54% of Americans read a book last year</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:books">books</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reading">reading</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:USA">USA</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://x.com/sheherzog/status/1757848324055707893?t=83Cjm9X2nTOPOph0wBQNzA&amp;s=09" rel="nofollow">5. I have clearly been wasting my life raising kids when I could have been pursuing my dreams like this instead!</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dancing">dancing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fatherhood">fatherhood</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:parenting">parenting</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=Tf1NS1vEhSg&amp;si=hp3lRFi60s0xtsgR" rel="nofollow">6. Finland's entry into Eurovision is amazing</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Finland">Finland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:eurovision">eurovision</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:windows">windows</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/human-rights-court-takes-stand-against-weakening-of-end-to-end-encryption/" rel="nofollow">7. Backdoors that let cops decrypt messages violate human rights, EU court says</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:encryption">encryption</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:rights">rights</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:europe">europe</a> )</small></dd></dl> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4398531" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4394983 2024-02-05T12:00:08Z 2024-02-05T12:00:08Z public 28 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/russell-t-davies-series-14-delay-100995.htm" rel="nofollow">1. RTD Reveals Series 14 of Doctor Who Was Planned to Air Much Sooner, But Hit By FX Delays</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:drwho">drwho</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:TV">TV</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cgi">cgi</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/apple-vision-pro-boils-down-to-kitchen-timers-and-thats-a-problem/" rel="nofollow">2. The Apple Vision Pro's Killer App Is … Kitchen Timers</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:time">time</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cooking">cooking</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:augmentedreality">augmentedreality</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:apple">apple</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140131130630.htm" rel="nofollow">3. Autistic brains create 42% more information at rest</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:autism">autism</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:brain">brain</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://stuff.alienbill.com/jamesharvey/bignumbers/" rel="nofollow">4. Alan Moore's "Big Numbers" planning spreadsheet</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:comics">comics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:alanmoore">alanmoore</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:planning">planning</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:spreadsheet">spreadsheet</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-01-trial-gamified-home-falls-older.html" rel="nofollow">5. Playing dance mat games can help prevent falls in older people</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dancing">dancing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:age">age</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/04/asia/deepfake-cfo-scam-hong-kong-intl-hnk/index.html" rel="nofollow">6. Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake 'chief financial officer'</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fraud">fraud</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://archive.is/2024.01.23-183930/https://www.helpadvisor.com/community-health/long-covid-report" rel="nofollow">7. Nearly 1 in 4 American Adults Who Get COVID-19 Suffer From Long COVID</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Pandemic">Pandemic</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:disability">disability</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:doom">doom</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://xkcd.com/2889/" rel="nofollow">8. It's now 128 years since we discovered The Greenhouse Effect</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:globalwarming">globalwarming</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:co2">co2</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://x.com/Andrewnsnyder/status/1754233453300601014?t=UjlJlyu1t8P1eKSxrFioJQ&amp;s=09" rel="nofollow">9. A newly discovered letter from Tolkien sheds light on Balrogs and Legolas</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Tolkien">Tolkien</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lotr">lotr</a> )</small></dd></dl> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4394983" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4294452 2023-05-22T12:46:54Z 2023-05-22T12:46:54Z public 3 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eQPSaBoF_0&amp;t=207s" rel="nofollow">1. "I Don't Wanna Dance With Nobody" - a song for introverts</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dancing">dancing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/Foone/status/1037033142261968896" rel="nofollow">2. But *how* can a global communications network help us eat more sulfur?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:evolution">evolution</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ViaDrCross">ViaDrCross</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.tumblr.com/andrewducker/717998654347214848?source=share" rel="nofollow">3. How to have theme music follow you around</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/18/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-game-parenting/?wpisrc=nl_ideas&amp;carta-url=https%253A%252F%252Fs2.washingtonpost.com%252Fcar-ln-tr%252F3a0fd6c%252F6469fa3246cd7852d935c8e1%252F59752751ade4e21a8499adc3%252F15%252F78%252F6469fa3246cd7852d935c8e1" rel="nofollow">4. "What watching my daughter play ‘The Legend of Zelda’ taught me"</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:play">play</a> )</small></dd></dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4294452" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4249389 2023-01-24T12:00:07Z 2023-01-24T12:00:07Z public 11 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-64151535" rel="nofollow">1. 2,500 pieces, measuring 30 metres and weighing 25 tonnes - This medieval sessel is world's largest 3D puzzle</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ship">ship</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/opinion/seven-strategic-steps-to-help-end-the-war-in-ukraine-2100048" rel="nofollow">2. 7 steps to victory in Ukraine</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ukraine">ukraine</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:russia">russia</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:war">war</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw2QfPREu-Q" rel="nofollow">3. How the "smeariness" of CRT TVs made pixel art look so much better</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Technology">Technology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tv">tv</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:displays">displays</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://at.tumblr.com/andrewducker/707261217178288128/0wtm0y7xsg8u" rel="nofollow">4. Brainfarts, a collection</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:brain">brain</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:language">language</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:oops">oops</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mistakes">mistakes</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/01/dictionary-biz-finally-infiltrates-gaming-as-merriam-webster-buys-quordle/" rel="nofollow">5. Dictionary biz finally infiltrates gaming as Merriam-Webster buys Quordle</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dictionary">dictionary</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:words">words</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/Humanstein/status/1616974167366328320?t=OF_LVeN-KHrKUFawBvW6Cw&amp;s=09" rel="nofollow">6. These vaccine side effects look harrowing</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:vaccine">vaccine</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dancing">dancing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/xkcd/status/1617278817151721475" rel="nofollow">7. Disfrustrating puzzles</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:xkcd">xkcd</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://stratechery.com/2023/netflixs-new-chapter/" rel="nofollow">8. Netflix's New Chapter - how did it get here and what does it need to do next?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:streaming">streaming</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:TV">TV</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Netflix">Netflix</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:business">business</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/pet-fish-spend-cash-and-expose-nintendo-switch-owners-credit-card-during-pokemon-live-stream-12793603" rel="nofollow">9. Pet fish spend cash and expose Nintendo Switch owner's credit card during Pokemon live stream</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Nintendo">Nintendo</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fish">fish</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaPatrickHadfield">viaPatrickHadfield</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:weird">weird</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/money/why-men-are-more-likely-to-evade-tax-than-women-2101821" rel="nofollow">10. Why men are more likely to aggressively avoid tax than women</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:tax">tax</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gender">gender</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-64330954?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=KARANGA" rel="nofollow">11. New Scottish fox hunting bill to pass 20 years after ban</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:foxes">foxes</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:scotland">scotland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:law">law</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/world/russia-energy-blackmail-fails-europe-lng-prices-fall-2101545" rel="nofollow">12. Russia's energy blackmail fails as Europe switches to LNG and prices fall to pre-war levels</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:russia">russia</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gas">gas</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:electricity">electricity</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:europe">europe</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:economy">economy</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/opinion/germany-failing-ukraine-nato-allies-2101681" rel="nofollow">13. Germany is failing Ukraine, leaving Nato allies no choice but to sideline it</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:germany">germany</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ukraine">ukraine</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:war">war</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:russia">russia</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/chronic-uti-patients-waiting-12-years-diagnosis-specialists-2096249" rel="nofollow">14. Chronic UTI patients are waiting up to 12 years for a diagnosis from the NHS</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:nhs">nhs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:urination">urination</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:disease">disease</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-jenners-fire-princes-street-ms-3998687" rel="nofollow">15. Edinburgh Jenners fire: Shops and roads still closed after Princes Street fire, including M&S and TK Maxx</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:edinburgh">edinburgh</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fire">fire</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:shops">shops</a> )</small></dd></dl> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4249389" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4219017 2022-11-17T12:00:07Z 2022-11-17T12:00:07Z public 8 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-3a3816bd26418cc612d5b9b56d86f3a8" rel="nofollow">1. Automatic braking can cut crashes over 40%</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cars">cars</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:driving">driving</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:safety">safety</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:speed">speed</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:automation">automation</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(22)01535-4" rel="nofollow">2. Undetectable very-low frequency sound increases dancing at a live concert</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sound">sound</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dancing">dancing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/GergelyOrosz/status/1592801188277538818" rel="nofollow">3. I *really* don't want to work at Twitter</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Twitter">Twitter</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jobs">jobs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ElonMusk">ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaPatrickHadfield">viaPatrickHadfield</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://jabberwocking.com/did-vaccine-denial-play-a-role-in-republican-midterm-losses/" rel="nofollow">4. Vaccine denial probably didn't play a role in Republican midterm losses</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:vaccination">vaccination</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:death">death</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/world/bill-protect-equal-marriage-clears-hurdle-us-senate-with-support-republicans-1975857" rel="nofollow">5. Bill to protect equal marriage clears hurdle in US Senate with support from a dozen Republicans</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:USA">USA</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:marriage">marriage</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:LGBT">LGBT</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GoodNews">GoodNews</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/pubs-refuse-world-cup-protest-qatar-lgbtq-rights-record-1975364" rel="nofollow">6. Pubs refuse to show World Cup matches in protest over Qatar LGBTQ rights record</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:LGBT">LGBT</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:football">football</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:protest">protest</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pubs">pubs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Qatar">Qatar</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bigotry">bigotry</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/tar-art-social-media-stereotypes/" rel="nofollow">7. The Stereotype of the Woke Teen Is 'Tárring' Art</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:society">society</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:TV">TV</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:writing">writing</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://andrewducker.tumblr.com/post/701153053682827264" rel="nofollow">8. Creating huasi ruyi filigree jewellery the old fashioned way</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jewelry">jewelry</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/over-1000-songs-human-mimicking-ai-vocals-have-been-released-by-tencent-music-in-china-one-of-them-has-over-100m-streams/" rel="nofollow">9. Over 1,000 songs with human-mimicking AI vocals have been released by Tencent Music in China. One of them has 100m streams. (Sadly, I can't track any of them down.)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:china">china</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaPatrickHadfield">viaPatrickHadfield</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/BretDevereaux/status/1593095339200098305" rel="nofollow">10. Appreciating the history of chainmail armour</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:armour">armour</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:rome">rome</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaDanielDWilliam">viaDanielDWilliam</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/world/murdoch-twists-knife-trump-new-york-post-frontpage-1975335" rel="nofollow">11. 'Florida man makes announcement': Murdoch twists the knife on Trump with New York Post frontpage</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:RupertMurdoch">RupertMurdoch</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:journalism">journalism</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> )</small></dd></dl> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4219017" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4215989 2022-11-08T12:00:09Z 2022-11-08T12:00:09Z public 5 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/ask_aubry/status/1589413406607495169?t=UlokEvQglGhXZFqlbO8Ftw&amp;s=09" rel="nofollow">1. Learning people's favourite dance steps. (this made me grin all the way through)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dancing">dancing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theonion.com/centrist-advocates-moderate-approach-to-genocide-1849740376" rel="nofollow">2. Centrist Advocates Moderate Approach To Genocide</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:genocide">genocide</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:satire">satire</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaJohnBobShaun">viaJohnBobShaun</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/de8fc348-0025-4821-9ec5-d50b4bbacc8d" rel="nofollow">3. Britons now have the worst access to healthcare in Europe, and it shows</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:healthcare">healthcare</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:NHS">NHS</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Doom">Doom</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://ashfae.tumblr.com/post/700344774453035008" rel="nofollow">4. Seven Toothbrush Army, by the Device Orchestra</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:technology">technology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-63542741?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=KARANGA" rel="nofollow">5. Greens publish vision for Scottish independence</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GreenParty">GreenParty</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:scotland">scotland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:independence">independence</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/GordonJBarclay/status/1589563669004025856" rel="nofollow">6. How the myth of tanks in Glasgow's Battle Of George Squre in 1919 has spread</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:glasgow">glasgow</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:myths">myths</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaDanielDWilliam">viaDanielDWilliam</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/culturaltutor/status/1589766730599260161" rel="nofollow">7. A brief history of punctuation marks</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaPatrickHadfield">viaPatrickHadfield</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:punctuation">punctuation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> )</small></dd></dl> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4215989" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4080982 2021-11-30T12:00:12Z 2021-11-30T12:00:12Z public 11 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://yougov.co.uk/topics/health/survey-results/daily/2021/11/29/a2b3a/2" rel="nofollow">83% of English people support mask wearing in shops and on public transport</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Pandemic">Pandemic</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:polls">polls</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/59464428?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=KARANGA" rel="nofollow">Nicola Sturgeon: The first minister's conference speech fact-checked</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:facts">facts</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Scotland">Scotland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:snp">snp</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/3b5059c4-4ef1-44d1-ae1f-43a875efb7ca" rel="nofollow">Northern Ireland economy has outperformed rest of UK</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:economy">economy</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Europe">Europe</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trade">trade</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:NorthernIreland">NorthernIreland</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://medium.com/@pastachips/if-you-think-punter-forums-are-grim-you-should-see-how-this-parenting-website-talks-about-sex-7a9ccfa3bed1" rel="nofollow">If you think punter forums are grim you should see how this parenting website talks about sex workers</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sexwork">sexwork</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:women">women</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mother">mother</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/family/story/dancing-dad-daughters-remote-learning-video-school-74397388?fbclid=IwAR2LAmzxJg-c82lsdwInZ3l8jJQGgz0-V88R3m-k2v1pRinjY1u7DrKDe-I" rel="nofollow">I am not quite this dad. I do aspire to this level of ridiculousness though</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fun">fun</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fatherhood">fatherhood</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dancing">dancing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaClare">viaClare</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/neilhimself/status/1465231276764499971?t=VpqsldHUFHGhJH0csxrq9w&amp;s=09" rel="nofollow">How do people cope with death in the age of social media?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:death">death</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:socialmedia">socialmedia</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:neilgaiman">neilgaiman</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.mining.com/web/the-5-billion-hoard-of-metal-the-world-wants-but-cant-have/" rel="nofollow">The $5 billion hoard of metal the world wants but can't have</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:meta">meta</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trade">trade</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.pnas.org/content/118/33/e2022881118" rel="nofollow">Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition to still matter today, but it does</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:religion">religion</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sociology">sociology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:spain">spain</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/bad" rel="nofollow">Are humans good or bad?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:morality">morality</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:comic">comic</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://skepchick.org/2020/12/richard-dawkins-doesnt-know-what-a-woman-is/" rel="nofollow">Richard Dawkins Doesn't Know What a Woman Is</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:RichardDawkins">RichardDawkins</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lgbt">lgbt</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transgender">transgender</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:genetics">genetics</a> )</small></dd></dl> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4080982" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3995787 2021-05-08T11:00:12Z 2021-05-08T11:00:12Z public 0 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/cars/2021/05/why-hasnt-waymo-expanded-its-driverless-service-heres-my-theory/" rel="nofollow">Why hasn't Waymo expanded its driverless service? Here's a theory</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:automation">automation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:driving">driving</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cities">cities</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:taxi">taxi</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/DavidHenigUK/status/1390631132140560384?s=09" rel="nofollow">Every single simplistic election take debunked.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.lizziecassmaran.com/five-ways-to-make-your-content-less-ableist/" rel="nofollow">Five ways to make your content less ableist</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:disability">disability</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:language">language</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/07/only-4-of-ios-users-in-us-are-opting-in-to-ad-tracking-report-says" rel="nofollow">Only 4% of iOS users in US are opting in to ad tracking</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:privacy">privacy</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Apple">Apple</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:advertising">advertising</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210505-how-cities-will-fossilise" rel="nofollow">How cities will fossilise (a look at the far future)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cities">cities</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:thefuture">thefuture</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:archeology">archeology</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.insider.com/tom-holland-zendaya-lip-sync-battle-umbrella-oral-history-2021-5" rel="nofollow">An oral history of Tom Holland's sensational 'Lip Sync Battle' performance</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dancing">dancing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:spiderman">spiderman</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:TV">TV</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.livescience.com/toxic-masculinity-mystery.html?m_i=KLvd9LWzjBxucLrMv4TpFqCuj0hgDnOYPdcX230SW0yDJYt3Nw_abgvPBdmX%252BYdvSU5VwYlHbuPl5Dhg3lBPnCiTv8xHBVz_4B3x2hfKKH&amp;lrh=e49a34034f9993b2bfb67f1784503a6a43c682a335500bdc2f6f384dbf60e570" rel="nofollow">No, men don't learn toxic masculinity from their fathers</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:parenting">parenting</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:masculinity">masculinity</a> )</small></dd></dl> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3995787" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3993628 2021-05-04T11:00:10Z 2021-05-04T11:00:10Z public 0 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://james-davis-nicoll.dreamwidth.org/12763897.html" rel="nofollow">What if Uber - but superheroes?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:superheroes">superheroes</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:business">business</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:roleplaying">roleplaying</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://whatever.scalzi.com/2021/04/29/biden-at-100-days-boring-as-a-secret-weapon/" rel="nofollow">Biden at 100 Days: Boring as a Secret Weapon</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://whatever.scalzi.com/2021/04/28/corona-leaves-a-bad-aftertaste/" rel="nofollow">Coronavirus can change your tastebuds</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:taste">taste</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:disease">disease</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pandemic">pandemic</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/black-panther-wakanda-forever-the-marvels-captain-marvel-sequel" rel="nofollow">Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, The Marvels Official Titles Announced (and dates for several upcoming Marvel movies)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:marvel">marvel</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:movies">movies</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTDKqW_GLkw" rel="nofollow">The surprisingly complex maths behind Dobble (Spot It)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mathematics">mathematics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:patterns">patterns</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaMyBrotherHugh">viaMyBrotherHugh</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/05/verizon-agrees-to-sell-yahoo-and-aol-to-private-equity-firm-for-5-billion/" rel="nofollow">Yahoo and AOL still somehow worth $5 billion</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Yahoo">Yahoo</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:aol">aol</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:money">money</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:weird">weird</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtu.be/v2K_WgL71Ro" rel="nofollow">A Lock Picking Game Changer</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lock">lock</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://astjames.medium.com/gendered-caste-system-at-netflix-3f75fecd2e14" rel="nofollow">Gendered Inequality at Netflix.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Netflix">Netflix</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:women">women</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gender">gender</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:inequality">inequality</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:work">work</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56970368" rel="nofollow">Teens, tech and mental health: major study finds no link</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Technology">Technology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mentalhealth">mentalhealth</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:teenagers">teenagers</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://andrewducker.tumblr.com/post/650246477557497856/wolfofmars" rel="nofollow">Things! Being! Struck! By! Motherfucking! Lightning!</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lightning">lightning</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:impressive">impressive</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/18/arts/dance/designated-cheering-spectators-thrive-at-the-bolshoi-theater.html" rel="nofollow">The complicated relationship between the claqueurs and their dancers at the Bolshoi Theater</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ballet">ballet</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dancing">dancing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:russia">russia</a> )</small></dd></dl> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3993628" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3937248 2020-12-30T12:00:09Z 2020-12-30T12:00:09Z public 1 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/new-national-coronavirus-restrictions-are-needed-to-prevent-a-catastrophe-at-the-start-of-2021-sage-advisor-warns" rel="nofollow">New National Coronavirus Restrictions Are Needed To "Prevent a Catastrophe", Sage Advisor Warns</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pandemic">pandemic</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Doom">Doom</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/dec/29/scotland-faces-cuts-to-cod-and-haddock-fisheries-under-brexit-deal?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" rel="nofollow">Scotland faces cuts to cod and haddock fisheries under Brexit deal</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Scotland">Scotland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fish">fish</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Europe">Europe</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trade">trade</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-trump-agenda-white-nationalism-election-b1779883.html" rel="nofollow">Boris Johnson pursuing Trump-style agenda to 'work up white nationalism', race equality</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:racism">racism</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:BorisJohnson">BorisJohnson</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2020/12/29/22205055/boston-dynamics-robots-spot-atlas-handle-dancing-video" rel="nofollow">Boston Dynamics Atlas and Spot robots can now dance better than you can</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dancing">dancing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:robots">robots</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55280671" rel="nofollow">Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine approved for use in UK</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:vaccine">vaccine</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pandemic">pandemic</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-wuhan-nightlife-wi/one-night-in-wuhan-covid-19s-original-epicenter-re-learns-how-to-party-idUKKBN28Q36G" rel="nofollow">One night in Wuhan: COVID-19's original epicenter re-learns how to party (no community transmission since May)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:China">China</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pandemic">pandemic</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GoodNews">GoodNews</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaEatSoylentGreen">viaEatSoylentGreen</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="http://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/14071742" rel="nofollow">Radiation levels at Fukushima plant far worse than was thought</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Japan">Japan</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:nuclearpower">nuclearpower</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:radiation">radiation</a> )</small></dd></dl> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3937248" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3904001 2020-10-20T11:00:05Z 2020-10-20T11:00:05Z public 9 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/03/a-dancer-dies-twice-the-unique-sad-challenge-of-retiring-from-ballet/284187/#:~:text=Currently%20active%20dancers%20expect%20to,their%20early%20to%20mid%2Dthirties" rel="nofollow">Most ballet dancers retire in their early thirties. They then struggle with what to do next.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ballet">ballet</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dancing">dancing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jobs">jobs</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news/earth-just-had-its-hottest-september-on-record" rel="nofollow">Earth just had its hottest September on record</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:globalwarming">globalwarming</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/oct/19/students-from-northern-england-facing-toxic-attitude-at-durham-university" rel="nofollow">Students from northern England facing 'toxic attitude' at Durham University</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bigotry">bigotry</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:university">university</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_meat_shower?wprov=sfla1" rel="nofollow">The world is stranger than I can imagine: Kentucky meat shower edition</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:weird">weird</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:meat">meat</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-19/u-k-s-tories-start-war-gaming-to-stop-scottish-independence" rel="nofollow">Scotland Independence: UK Leaders Make Plan to Avoid Second Referendum</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:conservatives">conservatives</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Scotland">Scotland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:independence">independence</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/oct/19/leaked-review-of-met-police-body-worn-videos-reveals-officer-errors" rel="nofollow">Met police body-worn video footage reveals poor communication, a lack of patience, and a lack of de-escalation before use of force is introduced</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:police">police</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:London">London</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cameras">cameras</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transparentsociety">transparentsociety</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://tomlehrersongs.com/" rel="nofollow">Tom Lehrer releases song lyrics to public domain</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:copyright">copyright</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GoodNews">GoodNews</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://andrewducker.tumblr.com/post/632478019123052544" rel="nofollow">Reviewing Chuck Tingle's Trans Harry Potter novel</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:harrypotter">harrypotter</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transgender">transgender</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:LGBT">LGBT</a> )</small></dd></dl> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3904001" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3897950 2020-10-07T11:00:06Z 2020-10-07T11:00:06Z public 0 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/AvatarDomy/status/1313095104022876162?s=09" rel="nofollow">Look at all the majestic flap-flaps!</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Ocean">Ocean</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:nature">nature</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/06/qiui-smart-chastity-sex-toy-security-flaw/" rel="nofollow">Security flaw left 'smart' chastity sex toy users at risk of permanent lock-in</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:technology">technology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sextoys">sextoys</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:security">security</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fail">fail</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/baboons-male-female-friendships-mating-mount-kilimanjaro-kenya-b829630.html" rel="nofollow">Want to live longer? Make more female friends (and be a baboon)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:monkeys">monkeys</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:friendship">friendship</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:LifeExpectancy">LifeExpectancy</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/opinion-why-degrowth-is-the-worst-idea-on-the-planet/" rel="nofollow">Why Degrowth Is a Terrible Idea</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:growth">growth</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:environment">environment</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:technology">technology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:economics">economics</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.gendergp.com/uk-media-continues-its-sustained-attack-on-services-supporting-trans-people/" rel="nofollow">UK media continues its sustained attack on services supporting trans people</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:LGBT">LGBT</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transgender">transgender</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:media">media</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-qa-boris-johnsons-offshore-wind-plans" rel="nofollow">FactCheck Q&A: Boris Johnson's offshore wind plans</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:windpower">windpower</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://andrewducker.tumblr.com/post/631297002618208256/catedevalois-vr-trakowski-deducecanoe" rel="nofollow">The tropes are hungry and the hero is in the wrong story</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Shakespeare">Shakespeare</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:writing">writing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tragedy">tragedy</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/oct/07/businessman-to-hand-over-10m-following-unexplained-wealth-order" rel="nofollow">Businessman to hand over £10m following 'unexplained wealth order'</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:money">money</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:crime">crime</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/10/projecting-peak-water-and-peak-grain-for-the-us-high-plains/" rel="nofollow">Projecting "peak water" and "peak grain" for the US High Plains</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:USA">USA</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:water">water</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:wheat">wheat</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:food">food</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:thefuture">thefuture</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="http://www.tcj.com/their-other-last-hurrah-cinema-purgatorio/" rel="nofollow">Their Other Last Hurrah - Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's Cinema Purgatorio</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:comics">comics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:alanmoore">alanmoore</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/SITHLEIAS/status/1313240578566492161?s=09" rel="nofollow">Star! Wars! Dance! Offs!</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:StarWars">StarWars</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dancing">dancing</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54433396" rel="nofollow">Greece's Golden Dawn: Neo-Nazi leaders guilty of running crime gang</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:nazis">nazis</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Greece">Greece</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GoodNews">GoodNews</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:crime">crime</a> )</small></dd></dl> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3897950" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3839478 2020-05-12T11:00:05Z 2020-05-12T11:00:05Z public 9 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtu.be/eqvBaj8UYz4" rel="nofollow">Are There Problems That Computers Can't Solve?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:computers">computers</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:logic">logic</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.statnews.com/2020/05/08/porn-industry-model-for-reopening-amid-covid19/" rel="nofollow">Could the porn industry offer a model for reopening amid Covid-19?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:porn">porn</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:disease">disease</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pandemic">pandemic</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaSwampers">viaSwampers</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtu.be/E-6xk4W6N20" rel="nofollow">I finally tracked down my all-time favourite Disney mashup</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Disney">Disney</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mashup">mashup</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtu.be/M1F0lBnsnkE" rel="nofollow">A stunning collection of Black and White dance scenes, set to Uptown Funk</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">Mostly because I just spent twenty minutes looking for it and don't want to lose it again!</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dancing">dancing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mashup">mashup</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/business/nike-edinburgh-conference-was-ground-zero-covid-19-outbreak-scotland-2849739" rel="nofollow">Nike Edinburgh conference was Ground Zero for COVID-19 outbreak in Scotland</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pandemic">pandemic</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Scotland">Scotland</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.itv.com/news/london/2020-05-12/station-ticket-office-worker-dies-with-covid-19-after-being-spat-at/" rel="nofollow">Station ticket office worker dies with Covid-19 after being spat at</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pandemic">pandemic</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:assault">assault</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd></dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3839478" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3806904 2020-01-18T12:00:13Z 2020-01-18T12:00:13Z public 3 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.dancemagazine.com/jemel-mcwilliams-lizzo-2644808267.html" rel="nofollow">Lizzo's Choreographer on Why Plus-Size Dancers Shouldn't Be a "Specialty" Act</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dancing">dancing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:weight">weight</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/traffic-and-travel/edinburgh-low-emission-zone-drivers-have-5-years-clean-cars-or-face-hefty-fines-546994" rel="nofollow">Edinburgh Low Emission Zone: Drivers have 5 years to 'clean up cars' or face hefty fines</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cars">cars</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transport">transport</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pollution">pollution</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/wolf-cubs-fetch-domestic-dogs-scientific-discovery-a9288376.html" rel="nofollow">Scientists discover wolf cubs also play fetch, behaviour thought to belong to dogs alon3</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dogs">dogs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:wolves">wolves</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:behaviour">behaviour</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/NBedera/status/1217893350436569088?s=09" rel="nofollow">What can parents do to protect their daughters from campus sexual violence?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:assault">assault</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:rape">rape</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:university">university</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:advice">advice</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:parenting">parenting</a> )</small></dd></dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3806904" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3787774 2019-11-15T12:01:51Z 2019-11-15T12:01:51Z public 3 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="http://timharford.com/2019/11/the-weakest-link-theory-that-explains-our-economic-woes/" rel="nofollow">The "weakest link" theory that explains some of our economic woes</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:economics">economics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:organisation">organisation</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://google.github.io/tacotron/publications/speaker_adaptation/" rel="nofollow">AI Clones Your Voice After Listening for 5 Seconds</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:voice">voice</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/GeorgePeretzQC/status/1194996780414504960?s=09" rel="nofollow">The new NI protocol locks *the whole of the UK* into EU state aid rules in perpetuity</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:NorthernIreland">NorthernIreland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:europe">europe</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/thisdiegolopez/status/1194787735028060161?s=09" rel="nofollow">Put your hands in your pockets like you just don't care!</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dancing">dancing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/general-election-corbyn-labour-opinion-polls-conservatives-a9202241.html" rel="nofollow">We are hounded by Labour's myth of the 2017 contest</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Labour">Labour</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:elections">elections</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d3abgv/paypal-pulls-out-of-pornhub-payments" rel="nofollow">PayPal Pulls Out of Pornhub, Hurting Hundreds of Thousands of Performers (one of those situations where bitcoin may actually be a reasonable solution)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:payment">payment</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:censorship">censorship</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:paypal">paypal</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/newly-discovered-fossil-bird-fills-gap-between-dinosaurs-and-modern-fliers-180973551/?no-cache" rel="nofollow">Newly Discovered Fossil Bird Fills in Gap Between Dinosaurs and Modern Fliers</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:birds">birds</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dinosaurs">dinosaurs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:archeology">archeology</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-32/august-2019/me-and-monotropism-unified-theory-autism" rel="nofollow">Me and Monotropism: A unified theory of autism</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:autism">autism</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:interesting">interesting</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/cl_gamble/status/1194962073417060353?s=09" rel="nofollow">Why Frozen appeals</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Disney">Disney</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:relationships">relationships</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:abuse">abuse</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:women">women</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:movies">movies</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/Cavalorn/status/1194929265487335426?s=09" rel="nofollow">The possible origin of the idea of the doors between worlds being open on Halloween</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Halloween">Halloween</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Ireland">Ireland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/AfricaFactsZone/status/1193801691348504576?s=09" rel="nofollow">12-year-old British-Nigerian Whizkid discovers a new way of telling if something is divisible by 7</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mathematics">mathematics</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ring-around-rosie/" rel="nofollow">FACT CHECK: Ring Around the Rosie</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:song">song</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:myths">myths</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://petapixel.com/2019/11/13/this-algorithm-can-remove-the-water-from-underwater-photos-and-the-results-are-incredible/" rel="nofollow">Sea-Thru: A Method for Removing Water from Underwater Images</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Ocean">Ocean</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:water">water</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:photography">photography</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49794403" rel="nofollow">The £7,500 dress that does not exist (Digital clothing is the latest "stupidest thing ever")</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fashion">fashion</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:digital">digital</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:wtf">wtf</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/UKLabour/status/1195045327050625031?s=09" rel="nofollow">Everything is the fault of immigrants. Yes, everything.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:immigration">immigration</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Labour">Labour</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50432200" rel="nofollow">Greens offer basic income by 2025</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GuaranteedIncome">GuaranteedIncome</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GreenParty">GreenParty</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> )</small></dd></dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3787774" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3766069 2019-09-01T12:13:41Z 2019-09-01T12:13:41Z public 5 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="http://www.andrewrilstone.com/2019/08/pour-cowslip-dew-into-my-cup-puritan-am.html?m=1" rel="nofollow">On Morris Dancing and blackface (and traditions and the societies they inhabit)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:racism">racism</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dancing">dancing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:performance">performance</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.indiewire.com/2019/08/joker-review-joaquin-phoenix-1202170236/" rel="nofollow">Joker Review: Joaquin Phoenix Changes Superhero Movies Forever</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:movies">movies</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:DC">DC</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:comics">comics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:batman">batman</a> )</small></dd></dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3766069" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3764817 2019-08-27T12:15:22Z 2019-08-27T12:15:22Z public 2 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://kotaku.com/dungeons-deceptions-the-first-d-d-players-push-back-1837516834?scrollnorefresh=1" rel="nofollow">Dungeons & Deceptions: Who *really* created Dungeons and Dragons?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dungeonsanddragons">dungeonsanddragons</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtu.be/b0nNTklOKRA" rel="nofollow">Okay, so a lot of people had told me how good Tom Holland's performance on Lip Sync Battles was, but hot damn!</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dancing">dancing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:amazing">amazing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://jeff-vogel.blogspot.com/2019/08/i-am-cheapest-bastard-in-indie-games.html?m=1" rel="nofollow">Why indie games have bad art</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:art">art</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:business">business</a> )</small></dd></dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3764817" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3757701 2019-07-30T11:31:30Z 2019-07-30T11:31:30Z public 6 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/lewiswake/status/1154896109216706560?s=09" rel="nofollow">Famous dance scenes from movies with the wrong music. (favourites are Saturday Night Fever Vs Metallica and Flashdance Vs Bon Jovi</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:movies">movies</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dancing">dancing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaSwampers">viaSwampers</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/lowkeylang/status/1155302290749874177?s=09" rel="nofollow">I did not realise you could dissolve an infinite amount of candyfloss in water</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:chemistry">chemistry</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fun">fun</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/Temposaur/status/1155359097912528896?s=09" rel="nofollow">Can *you* throw like a girl?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:women">women</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sports">sports</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/bricksilk/status/1155386850607075328" rel="nofollow">If MPs no-confidence the government then it will be forced to seek an Article 50 extension</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:law">law</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:europe">europe</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:hope">hope</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://avikdas.com/2019/07/29/improved-seam-carving-with-forward-energy.html" rel="nofollow">Improved seam carving with forward energy</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:images">images</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:photoshop">photoshop</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:computing">computing</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://thehill-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/455136-new-york-governor-signs-bill-decriminalizing-marijuana-use?amp" rel="nofollow">New York governor signs bill decriminalizing marijuana use</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:marijuana">marijuana</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:decriminalization">decriminalization</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:newyork">newyork</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/nick_gutteridge/status/1154450103794425857?s=09)" rel="nofollow">How the EU sees the withdrawal agreement, and why they hate the backstop</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:europe">europe</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trade">trade</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theferrett.com/2019/07/29/when-having-friends-is-more-alluring-than-being-right/" rel="nofollow">Would you give up your best friends in search of the truth? Neither would flat earthers</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:belief">belief</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:community">community</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:internet">internet</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/dilbert-creator-scott-adams-tries-to-sell-interviews-with-gilroy-garlic-festival-shooting-survivors" rel="nofollow">'Dilbert' Creator Scott Adams Tries to Sell Interviews with Shooting Survivors</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:guns">guns</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Death">Death</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:business">business</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/new-trains-run-glasgow-edinburgh-16661423" rel="nofollow">New trains run on Glasgow to Edinburgh route for first time</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trains">trains</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:glasgow">glasgow</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transport">transport</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Scotland">Scotland</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/flyinglawyer73/status/1155850940186075143?s=09" rel="nofollow">Anti trans bigots have been compiling lists of trans people and harassing them. Thankfully this is illegal on multiple counts</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:harassment">harassment</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:LGBT">LGBT</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transgender">transgender</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:privacy">privacy</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaSwampers">viaSwampers</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mb8mvv/the-near-impossible-20-year-journey-to-translate-fire-emblem-thracia-776" rel="nofollow">A fascinating, detailed look at what it takes for fans to translate an ancient console game in to English</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:translation">translation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:japan">japan</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:nintendo">nintendo</a> )</small></dd></dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3757701" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3717548 2019-03-07T12:01:20Z 2019-03-07T12:01:20Z public 11 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/AshBCoffin/status/1101321918404325376?s=09" rel="nofollow">When TERFs aren't campaigning against Trans rights they like to focus on other important issues such as...Fighting each other for liking anal sex.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transgender">transgender</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sex">sex</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:wtf">wtf</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtu.be/hUJoR4vlIIs" rel="nofollow">The Good Omens trailer is out. I'm undecided, but it's at least plausibly good</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:terrypratchett">terrypratchett</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:neilgaiman">neilgaiman</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tv">tv</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:apocalypse">apocalypse</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190306143027.htm" rel="nofollow">A groove is better with rhythm and harmony, new research shows</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dancing">dancing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/business/the-writing-was-on-the-wall-for-jenners-toy-shop-donald-nairn-1-4764540" rel="nofollow">How to destroy a perfectly good toy shop (Jenners in Edinburgh)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:toys">toys</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:shopping">shopping</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:edinburgh">edinburgh</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fail">fail</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:outsourcing">outsourcing</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="http://andrewducker.tumblr.com/post/183286983325/black-geek-supremacy-brunhiddensmusings" rel="nofollow">I did not know how depressing the ending to the Dinosaurs TV show was!</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dinosaurs">dinosaurs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tv">tv</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://medium.com/@jsmp/orchestrating-false-beliefs-about-gender-discrimination-a25a48e1d02" rel="nofollow">Debunking the "Blind auditions help women in orchestras" research</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gender">gender</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:inequality">inequality</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:research">research</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtu.be/gDxBN1y5C8o" rel="nofollow">A Brief History of Brexit for Americans</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:europe">europe</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:doom">doom</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaJennieRigg">viaJennieRigg</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.com/travel/gallery/20190225-a-750-year-old-japanese-secret" rel="nofollow">You've never had "real" Soy Sauce. And you probably never will.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:food">food</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:japan">japan</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> )</small></dd></dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3717548" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments