tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209 Very cool, if true andrewducker andrewducker 2022-04-07T11:00:04Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4133679 Interesting Links for 07-04-2022 2022-04-07T11:00:04Z 2022-04-07T11:00:04Z public 4 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://digest.bps.org.uk/2022/04/06/what-leads-people-to-believe-they-have-been-abducted-by-aliens/" rel="nofollow">1. What leads people to believe they have been abducted by aliens?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:aliens">aliens</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sleep">sleep</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:memory">memory</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.livescience.com/new-body-cell-discovered-in-lungs" rel="nofollow">2. New part of the body found in the lungs</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bodies">bodies</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:humans">humans</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:air">air</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaNancyLebov">viaNancyLebov</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nuclear-power-uk-new-boris-johnson-b2051989.html" rel="nofollow">3. Boris Johnson's new nuclear plants expected to raise energy bills by over £80 a year - not be ready in time for anything useful</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:nuclearpower">nuclearpower</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:BorisJohnson">BorisJohnson</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:electricity">electricity</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/iamabayorr/status/1511229328553652229?t=78WOZu0Ud85aVMj3FdjBVA&amp;s=09" rel="nofollow">4. You all know about the millions of people in the Congo that Belgium killed and maimed to steal their resources, right?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Belgium">Belgium</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Congo">Congo</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:empire">empire</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:murder">murder</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/20047782.west-edinburgh-murray-estates-redheughs-village-development-wins-approval/" rel="nofollow">5. New 1,350 home village to be built in West Edinburgh</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:housing">housing</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/post/five-swift-answers-to-the-problem-of-baby-eating-authors" rel="nofollow">6. Five Swift Answers to The Problem of Baby-Eating Authors</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:satire">satire</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:behaviour">behaviour</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:authors">authors</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:writing">writing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jkrowling">jkrowling</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-61010060?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=KARANGA" rel="nofollow">7. Fluoride in water in Scotland would save NHS a fortune</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:water">water</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:teeth">teeth</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Scotland">Scotland</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://openai.com/dall-e-2/" rel="nofollow">8. A new AI system that can create realistic images and art from a description in natural language.</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:art">art</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/child-poverty-unit-target-uk-b2052299.html" rel="nofollow">9. UK government: "No need for government Child Poverty Unit because we abolished child poverty targets"</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:poverty">poverty</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:conservatives">conservatives</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/black-cost-living-households-food-b2051285.html" rel="nofollow">10. Black households three times more likely to be food insecure than the national average</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:race">race</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:poverty">poverty</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:food">food</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/stonehenge-fashion-capital-historic-world-b2052072.html" rel="nofollow">11. The fashion capital of the prehistoric world has been revealed</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:craft">craft</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fashion">fashion</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:prehistory">prehistory</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Spain">Spain</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:archeology">archeology</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germany-boosts-renewables-biggest-energy-policy-reform-decades" rel="nofollow">12. Germany boosts renewables with biggest energy policy reform in decades</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:electricity">electricity</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Germany">Germany</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:renewables">renewables</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/long-covid-symptoms-latest-rise-ons-b2052780.html" rel="nofollow">13. Long Covid cases in UK reach 1.7 million in record high. ⅓ of whom have had it for a year</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:health">health</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Doom">Doom</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://interconnected.org/home/2022/04/05/dunbar" rel="nofollow">14. Dunbar's number, optimal group sizes, and how speaking is 2.8x better than picking fleas</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:groups">groups</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:communication">communication</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:business">business</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:organisation">organisation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:friendship">friendship</a> )</small></dd></dl> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4133679" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3843786 Interesting Links for 23-05-2020 2020-05-23T11:00:10Z 2020-05-23T11:00:10Z public 8 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/coronavirus-uks-testing-chief-says-track-and-trace-was-abandoned-in-march-due-to-forecast-of-a-million-cases" rel="nofollow">Coronavirus: UK's testing chief says track and trace was ditched in March due to forecast of one million cases</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> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/05/youre-saying-it-wrong-how-to-say-oft-mispronounced-tech-terms/" rel="nofollow">Are you saying it wrong? How to say oft-mispronounced tech terms</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:language">language</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/donalscannell/status/1259804672455557120?s=09" rel="nofollow">The simplest DIY mask yet - all you need is a sock and some scissors</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:clothing">clothing</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/fearwig/status/1263534512371359746?s=09" rel="nofollow">The clams that can turn off Warsaw's water supply</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Poland">Poland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:water">water</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-03-alcoholics-anonymous-effective-path-alcohol.html" rel="nofollow">Alcoholics Anonymous most effective path to alcohol abstinence</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:alcohol">alcohol</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:addiction">addiction</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/may/22/ministers-rejected-school-reopening-plan-recommended-by-sage-experts" rel="nofollow">Ministers rejected school reopening plan recommended by Sage experts</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:school">school</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/06/dinosaur-nodosaur-fossil-discovery/" rel="nofollow">The Amazing Dinosaur Found (Accidentally) by Miners in Canada</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dinosaur">dinosaur</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:archeology">archeology</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/22/opinions/she-ra-and-the-princesses-of-power-mantoan/index.html" rel="nofollow">'She-Ra' is "hands down the best queer representation on television -- providing satisfying content through which kids can see people like us not just normalized but celebrated"</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:TV">TV</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lgbt">lgbt</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/earth-magnetic-field-satellites-space-a9528571.html" rel="nofollow">The Earth's magnetic field is weakening between Africa and South America, causing issues for satellites and space craft.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:magnets">magnets</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:space">space</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Doom">Doom</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/out-of-sync-loners-may-secretly-protect-orderly-swarms-20200521/" rel="nofollow">Out-of-Sync 'Loners' May Secretly Protect Orderly Swarms</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:behaviour">behaviour</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:groups">groups</a> )</small></dd></dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3843786" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3700312 Interesting Links for 29-12-2018 2018-12-29T11:00:13Z 2018-12-29T11:00:13Z public 3 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/ultima-thule-new-horizons-nasa-planet-9-when-space-kuiper-belt-latest-a8701371.html" rel="nofollow">Ultima Thule: Nasa prepares to explore most distant world ever probed by humankind</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:space">space</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.cake.co/conversations/w3j7jDp/that-time-steve-jobs-hired-a-career-juggler-to-teach-programming-to-developers" rel="nofollow">Steve Jobs hired a career juggler to teach programming to developers</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:software">software</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:learning">learning</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:apple">apple</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pixar">pixar</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-46701545" rel="nofollow">Queensferry Crossing improving reliability</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bridge">bridge</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:edinburgh">edinburgh</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/12/people-adopt-made-up-social-rules-to-be-part-of-a-group/" rel="nofollow">People adopt made-up social rules to be part of a group</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:groups">groups</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:community">community</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ethics">ethics</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/12/28/more-games-should-be-truly-honest-about-death/" rel="nofollow">More games should be truly honest about death</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:death">death</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/su-bfi122718.php#.XCXl2UQE_B8.twitter" rel="nofollow">Researchers analysing soil from Ireland long thought to have medicinal properties have discovered that it contains a previously unknown strain of bacteria which is effective against four of the top six superbugs that are resistant to antibiotics, includin</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:earth">earth</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bacteria">bacteria</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:antibiotics">antibiotics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ireland">ireland</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/computing/software/how-facebooks-software-engineers-prepare-messenger-for-new-years-eve" rel="nofollow">How Facebook Keeps Messenger from Crashing on New Year's Eve</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:facebook">facebook</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:chat">chat</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:im">im</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/how-the-artificial-intelligence-program-alphazero-mastered-its-games" rel="nofollow">How the Artificial Intelligence Program AlphaZero Mastered Its Games</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Chess">Chess</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Go">Go</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/air-pollution-england-illegal-deaths-lung-disease-environment-health-labour-a8702086.html" rel="nofollow">Most English people live with illegal air pollution</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pollution">pollution</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:death">death</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3700312" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3670389 Interesting Links for 16-09-2018 2018-09-16T11:00:15Z 2018-09-16T11:00:15Z public 1 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="https://reason.com/blog/2018/09/12/british-lawmaker-wants-to-ban-your-priva" rel="nofollow">Labour MP Wants to Ban Your Private Facebook Groups Because She Worries You're Using Hate Speech</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:freespeech">freespeech</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:privacy">privacy</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Labour">Labour</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/edinburgh-comedian-claims-his-routine-on-netflix-has-split-up-2-500-couples-1-4800396" rel="nofollow">Edinburgh comedian claims his routine on Netflix has split up 2,500 couples</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Relationships">Relationships</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:comedy">comedy</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/sep/15/short-term-payday-loans-borrow-money" rel="nofollow">Need a £250 loan? What are the options now Wonga has gone?</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:money">money</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:loans">loans</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://github.com/s-macke/Interplanetary-Postal-Service/blob/master/README.md" rel="nofollow">A lunar-lander type game with complex fluid dynamics</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mathematics">mathematics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:simulation">simulation</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:web">web</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://andrewhickey.info/2018/09/10/filter-bubbles/" rel="nofollow">We tend to encounter the worst of outgroups, which makes us hate them all the more</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:communication">communication</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fail">fail</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:groups">groups</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/09/13/chile-gender-identity-law-trans-people/" rel="nofollow">Chile approves new gender identity law in great victory for trans people</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:chile">chile</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transgender">transgender</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lgbt">lgbt</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45532566" rel="nofollow">'Broken' rail franchise system to be reviewed</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trains">trains</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:government">government</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.libdemvoice.org/time-for-hard-headed-realism-on-immigration-58604.html#utm_source=tweet&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=twitter" rel="nofollow">Time for hard headed realism on immigration</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:immigration">immigration</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:libdem">libdem</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/alexandraerin/status/1041060250479149056?s=09" rel="nofollow">No, 90% of D&D's rules are not about combat.</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dungeonsanddragons">dungeonsanddragons</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:rules">rules</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/conservative-party/news/98248/ruth-davidson-rules-out-ever-becoming-tory" rel="nofollow">Ruth Davidson rules out ever becoming Tory leader as she reveals mental health battle</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:conservatives">conservatives</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Scotland">Scotland</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mentalhealth">mentalhealth</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/DavidOBowles/status/1040791601566629888?s=09" rel="nofollow">"Why is Mexico spelled 'México' in Spanish, especially if in Nahuatl Mēxihco was pronounced [me: SHIʔ ko]?" (vulgar Latin and vowel shift)</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:language">language</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:spain">spain</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Mexico">Mexico</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:latin">latin</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3670389" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3568452 Interesting Links for 03-10-2017 2017-10-03T11:00:07Z 2017-10-03T11:00:07Z public 13 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="https://juliagalef.com/2017/09/07/cmon-not-all-disagreements-are-opportunities-to-change-your-own-mind/" rel="nofollow">Not all disagreements are opportunities to change your own mind</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:argument">argument</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:belief">belief</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-qa-the-tories-plans-for-student-loans" rel="nofollow">FactCheck Q&A: the Tories’ plans for student loans</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Conservatives">Conservatives</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:students">students</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:loans">loans</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/oct/02/electric-car-battery-savings-nissan-leaf-ovo" rel="nofollow">Electric car owners 'can drive for free by letting energy firms use battery'</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:electricity">electricity</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cars">cars</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:batteries">batteries</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-41469737" rel="nofollow">New 24/7 bus between Glasgow and Edinburgh</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Glasgow">Glasgow</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:edinburgh">edinburgh</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transport">transport</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/12/commentators-who-dont-understand-the-grid-should-butt-out-of-the-battery-debate" rel="nofollow">You can safely ignore any electricity commentator who uses the word "baseload"</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:electricity">electricity</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:renewables">renewables</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaDanielDWilliam">viaDanielDWilliam</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://boingboing.net/2017/10/02/gun-company-stocks-soar-after.html" rel="nofollow">Gun company stocks soar after Vegas massacre</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:guns">guns</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:money">money</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:death">death</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:business">business</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/9945" rel="nofollow">London voters happy with Uber decision</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:london">london</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:regulation">regulation</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:taxi">taxi</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.clickhole.com/article/5-ways-honor-victims-las-vegas-shooting-without-be-6766#1" rel="nofollow">5 Ways To Honor The Victims Of The Las Vegas Shooting Without Being Disrespectful To The NRA</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:satire">satire</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:guns">guns</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/Slennon_/status/915105197176836096?s=09" rel="nofollow">A Tom Petty tribute. With kittens</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cats">cats</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:death">death</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/10/google-admits-citing-4chan-to-spread-fake-vegas-shooter-news/" rel="nofollow">Google admits citing 4chan to spread fake Vegas shooter news</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:google">google</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:news">news</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fraud">fraud</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/10/at-50-a-barrel-billions-in-tax-breaks-keep-many-oil-projects-profitable/" rel="nofollow">At $50 a barrel, billions in tax breaks keep many oil projects profitable ($2Billion per year)</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:oil">oil</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tax">tax</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/10/02/different-worlds/" rel="nofollow">How is it that so many of us seem to live in different worlds?</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:personality">personality</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:society">society</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:groups">groups</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://digest.bps.org.uk/2017/10/03/the-psychology-of-sex-differences-5-revealing-insights-from-our-primate-cousins/" rel="nofollow">Sex Differences in Nonhuman Primates</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gender">gender</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:behaviour">behaviour</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:monkey">monkey</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://splinternews.com/every-member-of-congress-who-took-money-from-the-nra-an-1819059582" rel="nofollow">Every Member of Congress Who Took Money From the NRA and Tweeted 'Thoughts and Prayers' to Las Vegas</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:guns">guns</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://td-architects.eu/projects/show/independence-day/" rel="nofollow">A map of what it would like if all of the European Independence movements succeeded</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">Presumably not _all_ as there are some absolutely tiny ones out there.</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:independence">independence</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:maps">maps</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:europe">europe</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3568452" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3562497 Interesting Links for 14-09-2017 2017-09-14T11:00:18Z 2017-09-14T11:00:18Z public 6 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="https://andrewhickey.info/2017/09/12/why-are-the-lib-dem-leadership-so-keen-on-brexit/" rel="nofollow">Why Are The Lib Dem Leadership So Keen on Brexit?</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:libdem">libdem</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:europe">europe</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://norseandviking.blogspot.com/2017/09/lets-debate-female-viking-warriors-yet.html" rel="nofollow">Let’s Debate Female Viking Warriors Yet Again</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Viking">Viking</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:archaeology">archaeology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:women">women</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/23andme-is-digging-through-your-data-for-a-parkinsons-cure" rel="nofollow">23andMe Is Digging Through Your Data for a Parkinson's Cure</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:disease">disease</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:genetics">genetics</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/atheists-nicer-to-christians-religious-identity-known-study-research-ohio-university-a7944586.html" rel="nofollow">Atheists are nicer to Christians compared to the other way around if their religious identity is known</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:religion">religion</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:atheism">atheism</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.libdemvoice.org/the-independent-view-jewish-opposition-to-israeli-policies-55250.html" rel="nofollow">Jewish opposition to Israeli policies</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:israel">israel</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Jews">Jews</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://hbr.org/2003/04/tipping-point-leadership" rel="nofollow">Tipping Point Leadership</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:leadership">leadership</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaSwampers">viaSwampers</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://andrewducker.tumblr.com/post/165253799080/report-trevorrows-ego-torpedoed-his-shot-at-star" rel="nofollow">What's going on with all the directors on the Star Wars films?</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:StarWars">StarWars</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:movies">movies</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://bart-calendar.livejournal.com/2983185.html" rel="nofollow">Mother! - Movie Review (Oh very dear) (spoilers)</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:review">review</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:movies">movies</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.cracked.com/blog/why-every-terrible-person-thinks-theyE28099re-hero/" rel="nofollow">6 Reasons Good People Turn Into Monsters</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:morality">morality</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:groups">groups</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:evil">evil</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://kevinchurch.tumblr.com/post/165227067052/69-things-i-love-about-robocop-presented-in-no" rel="nofollow">I clearly _really_ need to watch Robocop again</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:movies">movies</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:robots">robots</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:police">police</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:awesome">awesome</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Churches_of_Scotland_timeline.svg" rel="nofollow">This timeline of the various versions of the Church of Scotland is impressive</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Scotland">Scotland</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:religion">religion</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:visualisation">visualisation</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://lithub.com/when-roald-dahls-editor-decided-he-was-too-much-of-a-prick-to-publish/" rel="nofollow">When Roald Dahl's Editor Decided He Was Too Much of a Prick To Publish</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:writing">writing</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:publishing">publishing</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaFJM">viaFJM</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/affordable-housing-spending-private-tory-government-a7945616.html" rel="nofollow">Government spends four times more subsidising private housing than building affordable homes</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:housing">housing</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/41264914/game-of-thrones-to-shoot-multiple-endings-of-final-season-to-stop-story-leaks" rel="nofollow">Game of Thrones to shoot multiple endings of final season to stop story leaks</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gameofthrones">gameofthrones</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://digest.bps.org.uk/2017/09/14/autistic-boys-and-girls-found-to-have-hypermasculinised-faces-supporting-the-extreme-male-brain-theory/" rel="nofollow">Autistic boys and girls found to have hypermasculinised faces</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:faces">faces</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:testosterone">testosterone</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:autism">autism</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/industrial-robots/autonomous-robots-plant-tend-and-harvest-entire-crop-of-barley" rel="nofollow">Autonomous Robots Plant, Tend, and Harvest Entire Crop of Barley</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:farming">farming</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:robots">robots</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:automation">automation</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.troyhunt.com/face-id-touch-id-pins-no-id-and-pragmatic-security/" rel="nofollow">Face ID, Touch ID, No ID, PINs and Pragmatic Security</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:security">security</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:faces">faces</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3562497" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3539680 Interesting Links for 30-06-2017 2017-06-30T11:00:13Z 2017-06-30T11:00:13Z public 18 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/29/eu-pension-planned-for-people-who-move-between-countries" rel="nofollow">'EU pension' planned for people who move between countries</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pensions">pensions</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:europe">europe</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2017/jun/29/uk-credit-pay-squeeze-bank-of-england-interest-rate" rel="nofollow">UK in credit splurge as pay is squeezed (unsecured debt up 10%, spending power down 2%)</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">So, how long until the country collapses into oblivion as people frantically try and keep their lifestyles propped up despite the economy falling apart?</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:debt">debt</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40446102" rel="nofollow">John Bercow: MPs don't need to wear ties</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:clothing">clothing</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:parliament">parliament</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://kottke.org/17/06/this-is-how-sperm-whales-sleep" rel="nofollow">This is how sperm whales sleep</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:whales">whales</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sleep">sleep</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaSwampers">viaSwampers</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/northern-ireland-nhs-abortions-uk-pay-terminations-pregnancy-philip-hammond-dup-a7814606.html" rel="nofollow">Government U-turns on NHS abortions for Northern Ireland women</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">I am not looking forward to multiple years of whiplash from the government. (I am glad that this has gone through though)</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:abortion">abortion</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:government">government</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:nhs">nhs</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2017/jun/22/buy-to-let-uk-property-sales-fall-by-almost-50-in-a-year" rel="nofollow">Buy-to-let UK property sales fall by almost 50% in a year</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:housing">housing</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/is-rotten-tomatoes-ruining-movies" rel="nofollow">The curse of the pseudo-data: How Rotten Tomatoes is Deciding What Movies You Don't See</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:movies">movies</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reviews">reviews</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:data">data</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/whimsical-wildlife-photography-isnt-seems/" rel="nofollow">When whimsical wildlife photography isn't what it seems</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:photography">photography</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:animals">animals</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:wildlife">wildlife</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.syfy.com/2017-6-28/david-goyer-josh-friedman-adapting-foundation" rel="nofollow">David Goyer and Josh Friedman adapting Isaac Asimov's Foundation for TV</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">Probably won't get made. If it does then will probably be terrible.</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tv">tv</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:asimov">asimov</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-sacks-fires-labour-ministers-brexit-rebels-single-market-vote-chukka-umunna-a7815496.html?cmpid=facebook-post" rel="nofollow">Jeremy Corbyn sacks Labour shadow ministers for voting against Brexit</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Europe">Europe</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:labour">labour</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170628183351.htm" rel="nofollow">Female first-year students earn a higher grade when paired with at least one other female for group projects</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:women">women</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Education">Education</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-40160310" rel="nofollow">The German and British children who became post-war friends</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Germany">Germany</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:wwii">wwii</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:friendship">friendship</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/germany-legalises-same-sex-gay-marriage-vote-bundestag-angela-merkel-spd-cdu-csu-lgbt-rights-a7815781.html" rel="nofollow">German parliament votes to legalise same sex marriage</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lgbt">lgbt</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:marriage">marriage</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Germany">Germany</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://hownot2code.com/2017/06/29/programming-is-like-sex/#more-3578" rel="nofollow">Ways In Which Programming Is Like Sex</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:programming">programming</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sex">sex</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://digest.bps.org.uk/2017/06/30/soon-after-giving-birth-mothers-typically-experience-a-self-esteem-dip-lasting-at-least-three-years/" rel="nofollow">Soon after giving birth, mothers typically experience a self-esteem dip lasting at least three years</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:motherhood">motherhood</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:self-esteem">self-esteem</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mother">mother</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://io9.gizmodo.com/game-of-thrones-most-beloved-relationship-was-totally-i-1796517833" rel="nofollow">Game of Thrones' Most Beloved Relationship Was Totally Improvised</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:relationships">relationships</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gameofthrones">gameofthrones</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/30/15898384/rick-and-morty-trailer-season-3-stream-date" rel="nofollow">Trailer for Rick and Morty season 3, streaming from July 30th</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:animation">animation</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trailer">trailer</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:awesome">awesome</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:excellent">excellent</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://programmingisterrible.com/post/162346490883/how-do-you-cut-a-monolith-in-half" rel="nofollow">How do you cut a monolith in half? (musings on distributed systems)</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:architecture">architecture</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:programming">programming</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:network">network</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.drmaciver.com/2017/06/there-are-no-hidden-rules/" rel="nofollow">"Hidden rules that everybody knows" is not a useful mental model of how people act</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:society">society</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:groups">groups</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:rules">rules</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40444354" rel="nofollow">Germany votes for 50m euro social media fines</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:germany">germany</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:censorship">censorship</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3539680" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3402774 Interesting Links for 16-05-2016 2016-05-16T11:00:08Z 2016-05-16T11:00:08Z public 0 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/i-went-to-a-eurovision-sex-party-and-didnt-have-sex" rel="nofollow">"I Went to a Eurovision Sex Party"</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sex">sex</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:eurovision">eurovision</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:party">party</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lgbt">lgbt</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://andrewducker.tumblr.com/post/144396379940/optimysticals-lyrangalia-tflatte" rel="nofollow">What happens if you mixed elephant toothpaste, gasoline, and fire together in a staircase</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fire">fire</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:awesome">awesome</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:explosions">explosions</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:norway">norway</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://andrewducker.tumblr.com/post/144396657760/andrewhickeywriter-normalizefatbodies-what" rel="nofollow">At least part of the reason why being fat means you liver a shorter life</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:weight">weight</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:life">life</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:healthcare">healthcare</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14493634.Revealed___Glasgow_effect__mortality_rate_blamed_on_Westminster_social_engineering/" rel="nofollow">'Glasgow effect' mortality rate blamed on Westminster social engineering</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:glasgow">glasgow</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lifespan">lifespan</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:death">death</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:government">government</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:scotland">scotland</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2016-05-13/record-labels-battle-youtube-with-complicated-emotions" rel="nofollow">The music industry is at war with itself over YouTube</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:youtube">youtube</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:business">business</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://medium.com/@lizandrade/survivor-mom-teaching-consent-16888274edf1#.7r039n1kg" rel="nofollow">Survivor Mom: Teaching Consent</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:consent">consent</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:parenting">parenting</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/Dr24hours/status/730549709098483713?s=09" rel="nofollow">If you want to know if a politician is in a group, ask the group</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:groups">groups</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.effectgames.com/demos/canvascycle/" rel="nofollow">Canvas Cycle: True 8-bit Color Cycling with HTML5 (gorgeous retro art)</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:art">art</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:animation">animation</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:html5">html5</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11688772" rel="nofollow">A collection of recommendations of gorgeous bits of (slightly) animated art</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:art">art</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:animation">animation</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://andrewducker.tumblr.com/post/144396497635/i-had-an-auto-repair-man-once-who-on-these" rel="nofollow">Asimov on types of intelligence</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Intelligence">Intelligence</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/07/08/study-aging-80s-metal-fans-doing-better-than-everyone/" rel="nofollow">Study: Aging ’80s Metal Fans Doing Better Than Everyone</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:HeavyMetal">HeavyMetal</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:happiness">happiness</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.themarysue.com/nancy-drew-and-the-case-of-the-passed-pilot/" rel="nofollow">CBS Passes on Nancy Drew Adaptation - for being too female oriented.</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:women">women</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tv">tv</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://asakiyume.livejournal.com/827478.html" rel="nofollow">The limits of clouds - a Google Suggest poem</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:poetry">poetry</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:google">google</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.esquire.co.uk/culture/news/a9977/still-friends-with-your-ex-dark-personality-psycopath/" rel="nofollow">Apparently being friends with my exes means I'm probably a psychopath</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:relationships">relationships</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychopath">psychopath</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/hungry-daughters-of-starving-mothers/" rel="nofollow">Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers (an award-winning horror short-story)</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:shortstory">shortstory</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:horror">horror</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:awards">awards</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.ischoolguide.com/articles/28325/20151006/california-state-sexual-consent-lessons-mandatory-high.htm" rel="nofollow">California Becomes First State To Make Sexual Consent Lessons Mandatory In High Schools</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:school">school</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:consent">consent</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:california">california</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-36300224" rel="nofollow">Sykes-Picot: The map that spawned a century of resentment</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:middle_east">middle_east</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:maps">maps</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:war">war</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:epicfail">epicfail</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.recode.net/2016/5/9/11609494/irving-azoff-youtube-artists-streaming-music" rel="nofollow">Dear YouTube: An open letter on their lack of transparency and control</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:business">business</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:youtube">youtube</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://citywire.co.uk/money/australias-change-signals-pension-freedom-danger/a907168" rel="nofollow">A couple of years after we bring in Pensions Freedom, Australia moves away from it</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pensions">pensions</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:australia">australia</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:money">money</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaSwampers">viaSwampers</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3402774" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3385547 Interesting Links for 05-04-2016 2016-04-05T11:00:19Z 2016-04-05T11:00:19Z public 0 <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.chillblast.com/chillblast-fusion-krypton-gaming-pc.html" rel="nofollow">Probably going to buy this PC (only with 256GB SSD rather than 128). Anyone spot any problems?</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gaming">gaming</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:computer">computer</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35958774" rel="nofollow">Prison employment pilot scheme sees 100% success rate</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:prison">prison</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:employment">employment</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:scotland">scotland</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/read/ad-industry-is-to-blame-for-ad-blockers-outgoing-ftc-commissioner-says-julie-brill" rel="nofollow">Rise of Ad Blocking Is the Ad Industry's Fault, Says Outgoing FTC Commissioner</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:advertising">advertising</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/296705429_Exercise_as_a_treatment_for_depression_A_meta-analysis_adjusting_for_publication_bias" rel="nofollow">Exercise is an evidence-based treatment for depression</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:exercise">exercise</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:depression">depression</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://jacquesmattheij.com/the-problem-with-evs" rel="nofollow">The Problem With Electric Vehicles (Solvable, will take time)</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">Nice rebuttal of many points over here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11421974</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:electricity">electricity</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transport">transport</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cars">cars</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/04/iphone-terror-crypto-uk-police/" rel="nofollow">To dodge crypto, undercover UK cops simply asked to see terror convict’s iPhone</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:police">police</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:encryption">encryption</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:terrorism">terrorism</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://io9.gizmodo.com/batman-v-superman-spoiler-faq-of-justice-1767720335" rel="nofollow">Batman v Superman: Spoiler FAQ of Justice</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:superman">superman</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:batman">batman</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:movies">movies</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:epicfail">epicfail</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://latining.tumblr.com/post/141567276944/tabletop-gaming-has-a-white-male-terrorism-problem" rel="nofollow">Tabletop Gaming has a White Male Terrorism Problem</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gaming">gaming</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:feminism">feminism</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:society">society</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:roleplaying">roleplaying</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.latex101.com/future-fit-3d/" rel="nofollow">Latex clothes - made to measure, based on laser scans</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lasers">lasers</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:clothes">clothes</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.avclub.com/article/dark-knight-returns-casts-long-enduring-shadow-sup-234457" rel="nofollow">The Dark Knight Returns casts a long, enduring shadow on superhero comics</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:batman">batman</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:comics">comics</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://andrewducker.tumblr.com/post/142256858215/ticktoast-the-ladies-of-star-trek-by" rel="nofollow">The ladies of Star Trek</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:StarTrek">StarTrek</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:art">art</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:women">women</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://andrewducker.tumblr.com/post/142257471910/dduane-bluespock-one-spock-two-spock-red" rel="nofollow">All of the spocks are here for you.</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:StarTrek">StarTrek</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/129002/secret-lives-tumblr-teens?curator=MediaREDEF" rel="nofollow">The Secret Lives of Tumblr Teens</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tumblr">tumblr</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:teenagers">teenagers</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:advertising">advertising</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:web">web</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:community">community</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:socialnetworking">socialnetworking</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://unpretty.tumblr.com/post/142158892973/unpretty-villain-attempts-to-go-back-in-time" rel="nofollow">Wherein time travellers attempt to kill a young Clark Kent, and his mother turns out to be handy with a shotgun</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:superman">superman</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fanfic">fanfic</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:timetravel">timetravel</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://slatestarcodex.com/2016/04/04/the-ideology-is-not-the-movement/" rel="nofollow">People will form tribes around nothing. If you don't understand that, you can't understand society.</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:groups">groups</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:people">people</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:religion">religion</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:discussion">discussion</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:islam">islam</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:disability">disability</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gaming">gaming</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/andrewducker/status/716677342257614849" rel="nofollow">Of all the awful things i've read on the internet, "women are the hitlers of sex" might be my favourite</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:misogyny">misogyny</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:hitler">hitler</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:feminism">feminism</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.listen-tome.com/wasted-hours/" rel="nofollow">This is the exact process I use to find my links</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:internet">internet</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:comic">comic</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:links">links</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaTheFerrett">viaTheFerrett</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2016/04/disgraceful-bbc-panorama-propaganda-hides-grim-truth-about-britain/" rel="nofollow">BBC documentary about "Panama" hides that actually the companies are based in the British Virgin Islands...</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tax">tax</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bbc">bbc</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaPatrickHadfield">viaPatrickHadfield</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.libdemvoice.org/laws-on-osborne-v-duncan-smith-50069.html" rel="nofollow">Laws on Osborne v Duncan Smith</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:welfare">welfare</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:libdem">libdem</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Conservatives">Conservatives</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3385547" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3294258 Interesting Links for 21-09-2015 2015-09-21T11:00:02Z 2015-09-21T11:00:02Z public 0 <ul class="links"> <li class="link" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><a href="http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/09/valve-hits-a-linux-landmark-1500-games-available-on-steam/" rel="nofollow">Valve hits a Linux landmark—1,500 games available on Steam</a> <ul> <li class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/valve">valve</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/steam">steam</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/Games">Games</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/Linux">Linux</a> )</li> </ul> </li> <li class="link" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><a href="http://azurelunatic.tumblr.com/post/129483672449/how-terry-pratchett-helped-me-hate-a-party-and" rel="nofollow">How Terry Pratchett helped me hate a party</a> <ul> <li class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/terrypratchett">terrypratchett</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/party">party</a> )</li> </ul> </li> <li class="link" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><a href="http://lorenzoandthellamas.tumblr.com/post/129428750323/miyuli-a-style-meme-with-my-cat" rel="nofollow">The same cat, drawn in several different styles</a> <ul> <li class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/cats">cats</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/art">art</a> )</li> </ul> </li> <li class="link" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><a href="https://www.blackgate.com/2013/11/28/heroic-historical-and-uncomfortable-truths/" rel="nofollow">Heroic Historical and Uncomfortable Truths</a> <ul> <li class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/history">history</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/slavery">slavery</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/Greece">Greece</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/war">war</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/heroism">heroism</a> )</li> </ul> </li> <li class="link" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><a href="https://blog.paribus.co/2015/09/20/the-double-whammy-of-being-poor-making-less-and-getting-charged-more/" rel="nofollow">The double whammy of being poor – making less and getting charged more</a> <ul> <li class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/poverty">poverty</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/Money">Money</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/shopping">shopping</a> )</li> </ul> </li> <li class="link" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><a href="https://www.rt.com/uk/316045-cameron-dead-pig-jokes/" rel="nofollow">#PigGate farce: Story of Cameron’s ‘private part’ in dead pig’s mouth resonates gloriously online</a> <ul> <li class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/davidcameron">davidcameron</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/pigs">pigs</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/epicwtf">epicwtf</a> )</li> </ul> </li> <li class="link" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><a href="http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/37522.html" rel="nofollow">The Internet of Incompatible Things</a> <ul> <li class="link-description">I feel this way about the various proprietary Sonos competitors. *sigh*</li><li class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/computers">computers</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/technology">technology</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/fail">fail</a> )</li> </ul> </li> <li class="link" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><a href="http://www.wired.com/2015/09/bjarke-ingels-2-world-trade-center-wtc" rel="nofollow">"This story is being previewed exclusively on Apple News until Tuesday, September 22nd."</a> <ul> <li class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/Apple">Apple</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/news">news</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</li> </ul> </li> <li class="link" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/sep/21/ashcrofts-david-cameron-book-doesnt-justify-the-daily-mails-hype" rel="nofollow">Ashcroft's David Cameron book doesn't justify the Daily Mail's hype</a> <ul> <li class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/DailyMail">DailyMail</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/davidcameron">davidcameron</a> )</li> </ul> </li> <li class="link" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/free-school-meals-for-infants-set-to-be-scrapped-under-osbornes-spending-review-10509664.html" rel="nofollow">Free school meals for infants set to be scrapped under Osborne's spending review</a> <ul> <li class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/children">children</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/food">food</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/school">school</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/conservatives">conservatives</a> )</li> </ul> </li> <li class="link" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><a href="http://www.robfahey.co.uk/blog/the-pm-the-pig-and-musings-on-power/" rel="nofollow">The PM, the Pig and musings on Power</a> <ul> <li class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/conservatives">conservatives</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/power">power</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/politics">politics</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/psychology">psychology</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/groups">groups</a> )</li> </ul> </li> </ul><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3294258" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3292687 Interesting Links for 17-09-2015 2015-09-17T11:00:01Z 2015-09-17T11:00:01Z public 0 <ul class="links"> <li class="link" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/16/archbishop-of-canterbury-urges-breakup-of-divided-anglican-communion?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Twitter" rel="nofollow">Archbishop of Canterbury plans breakup of divided Anglican communion</a> <ul> <li class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/religion">religion</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/Christianity">Christianity</a> )</li> </ul> </li> <li class="link" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34265850" rel="nofollow">British Chief of Defence Staff: "There is no longer a simple distinction 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paying off</a> <br /><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/NorthKorea">NorthKorea</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/economics">economics</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/reform">reform</a> )</span> </li> </ul><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3203898" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3188478 Interesting Links for 02-02-2015 2015-02-02T11:00:02Z 2015-02-02T11:00:02Z public 0 <ul class="links"> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.challengesophie.com/challenges-2/toughest-people-world-men">The BBC are only allowing men into the "World's Toughest Army" TV show</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/bbc">bbc</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/sexism">sexism</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/viaJennieRigg">viaJennieRigg</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/elanlee/exploding-kittens">Unsurprisingly the most popular Kickstarter of all time includes both kittens and explosions</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/kickstarter">kickstarter</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/CrowdFunding">CrowdFunding</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/games">games</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/TheOatmeal">TheOatmeal</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.noctua.org.uk/blog/2015/01/31/lindy-hop-codes-of-conduct-and-sexual-assault/">How do codes of conduct and safe spaces work, when there's supposed to be touching and songs about sex?</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/assault">assault</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/safety">safety</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/groups">groups</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://ladysisyphus.livejournal.com/880060.html">The Love Triangle in The Hobbit - not nearly as bad as most</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/love">love</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/relationships">relationships</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/thehobbit">thehobbit</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/movies">movies</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.religioustolerance.org/mar_bibl0.htm">The eight types of marriages in the Bible</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/relationships">relationships</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/marriage">marriage</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/Christianity">Christianity</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/bible">bible</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/religion">religion</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/the-bbc-appears-to-have-made-a-channel-just-for-ukip-voters--gJPqj3t9og">The BBC appears to think that men aged 25-44 were the group most in need of their own TV channel</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/tv">tv</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/men">men</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/bbc">bbc</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/viaJennieRigg">viaJennieRigg</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://angryflower.com/1070.html">Hot dog + Cookie dough = ......</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/food">food</a> )</span> 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href="http://eatsoylentgreen.tumblr.com/post/109732936241/knitmeapony-carryonsimon-this-just-in-jk">J.K. 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href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/network">network</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/research">research</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://syriza.net.gr/index.php/en/pressroom/253-open-letter-to-the-german-readers-that-which-you-were-never-told-about-greece">Open letter from the prime minsiter of Greece to German readers: That which you were never told about Greece</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/economy">economy</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/economics">economics</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/greece">greece</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/Germany">Germany</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/Europe">Europe</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jan/30/low-income-students-likely-apply-university-ucas">Low-income students more likely than ever to apply to university</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/university">university</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/uk">uk</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/poverty">poverty</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/inequality">inequality</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://world.openfoodfacts.org/">Open Food Facts - a database of food products from around the world</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/food">food</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/database">database</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/reference">reference</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://calgaryherald.com/life/swerve/gifted-children-are-frequently-misunderstood">For gifted children, being intelligent can have dark implications</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/intelligence">intelligence</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/children">children</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/bullying">bullying</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31085912">Obama plans tax on US firms overseas to fix roads at home</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/usa">usa</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/tax">tax</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/nhs/11344941/AandE-crisis-caused-by-NHS-111-phoneline-senior-medic-suggests.html">A&E crisis caused by NHS 111 phoneline, senior medic suggests</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/nhs">nhs</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/viaPhilmoPhlegm">viaPhilmoPhlegm</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://andrewhickey.info/2015/02/01/i-hate-it-when-im-right/">The victory against the prison "book ban" is, in fact, a massive failure.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/prison">prison</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/uk">uk</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/law/shortcuts/2015/jan/28/typo-how-one-mistake-killed-a-family-business-taylor-and-sons?CMP=fb_gu">The £8.8m typo: how one mistake killed a family business</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/law">law</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/business">business</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/mistakes">mistakes</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.networkworld.com/article/2187231/wireless/ietf-attendees-re-engineer-their-hotel-s-wi-fi-network.html">IETF attendees re-engineer their hotel's Wi-Fi network</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/WiFi">WiFi</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/networking">networking</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/viaCipherGoth">viaCipherGoth</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/12/08/american-pastor-who-helped-uganda-create-kill-the-gays-law-will-be-tried-for-crimes-against-humanity/">American Pastor Who Helped Uganda Create ‘Kill The Gays’ Law Will Be Tried For Crimes Against Humanity</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/LGBT">LGBT</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/crime">crime</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/homophobia">homophobia</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://borderlands-books.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/borderlands-books-to-close-in-march.html#more">Borderlands Books to close (increased minimum wage, can't put prices up)</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/minimumwage">minimumwage</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/usa">usa</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/business">business</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/books">books</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-30922032">Cutting university tuition fees to £6000 would help only the better off.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/university">university</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/fees">fees</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/uk">uk</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/politics">politics</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/silenok/status/561420493665087488">Moore's law visualized through the evolution of Lara Croft</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/games">games</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/graphics">graphics</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/viaLProven">viaLProven</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://m.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/31/1361398/-YT-Armed-Gamergate-r-Crashes-Mother-s-Prius-en-route-to-Brianna-Wu-s-House">Armed Gamergate-r Crashes Mother's Prius en route to Brianna Wu's House</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/games">games</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/women">women</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="https://edinburgheye.wordpress.com/2015/02/02/ge2015-the-sorting-hat/">The 2015 General Election faces...The Sorting Hat</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/harrypotter">harrypotter</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/politics">politics</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/uk">uk</a> )</span> </li> </ul><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3188478" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3187408 Interesting Links for 31-01-2015 2015-01-31T11:00:01Z 2015-01-31T11:00:01Z public 0 <ul class="links"> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.cracked.com/article_21884_5-awful-realities-being-man-who-was-raped-by-woman.html">On Being a Man Who Was Raped by a Woman</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/rape">rape</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/gender">gender</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/society">society</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/viafanf">viafanf</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/life/food/2015/01/chili_history_there_are_no_beans_in_san_antonio_s_specialty.single.html">There are no beans in Chili</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/food">food</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/texas">texas</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/usa">usa</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/viafanf">viafanf</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://arstechnica.com/science/2015/01/collision-avoidance-predicts-pedestrians-behavior/">Collision avoidance predicts pedestrians’ behavior</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/behaviour">behaviour</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/groups">groups</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/psychology">psychology</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/viafanf">viafanf</a> )</span> </li> </ul><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3187408" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:3038571 Interesting Links for 08-04-2014 2014-04-08T11:00:02Z 2014-04-08T11:00:02Z public 0 <ul class="links"> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26921734">Spider invasion prompts Mazda software fix (Now there's a bug I'm glad I don't have to deal with!)</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/spiders">spiders</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/software">software</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/cars">cars</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2014/apr/07/classic-album-covers-in-google-street-view-in-pictures">Classic album covers in Google Street View</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/albums">albums</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/Google">Google</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/photos">photos</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/music">music</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://thequietus.com/articles/14942-therapy-troublegum-infernal-love-reissue-review">One of the best albums of the 90s is getting a reissue!</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/music">music</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/review">review</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/viajohnbobshaun">viajohnbobshaun</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/apr/07/xbox-co-funds-channel-4-real-humans">Xbox co-funds first UK TV drama</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/microsoft">microsoft</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/channel4">channel4</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/tv">tv</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://time.com/51059/yahoo-television-shows-netflix-marissa-mayer/">Yahoo Wants to Make Cable-Style TV Shows</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/tv">tv</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/internet">internet</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/erinchack/heres-what-happens-when-you-ask-a-bunch-of-adults-to-label-m">Here's What Happens When You Ask A Bunch Of Adults To Label Male And Female Reproductive Systems</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/genitals">genitals</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/reproduction">reproduction</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/funny">funny</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2014/04/07/time">This is why I don't play MMOs by myself</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/gaming">gaming</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/mmorpg">mmorpg</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/comics">comics</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://lalajia.tumblr.com/post/82016909932/nocrimeinthewasteland-with-thanks-to">Monty Python and the Holy Game Of Thrones.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/gameofthrones">gameofthrones</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/montypython">montypython</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/funny">funny</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/what-s-on/film/new-film-venue-planned-for-on-the-waterfront-1-3367415">The Edinburgh Filmhouse may be moving (about five minutes walk around the corner)</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/edinburgh">edinburgh</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/cinema">cinema</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/10744997/Cool-London-is-dead-and-the-rich-kids-are-to-blame.html">'Cool' London is dead, and the rich kids are to blame</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/london">london</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/inequality">inequality</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://werd.io/?q=%23doctorwho">A friend of mine went to a fascinating talk on the security around the 50th anniversary Doctor Who</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/drwho">drwho</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/security">security</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/tv">tv</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140407143719.htm">Mortality risks of being overweight or obese are underestimated</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/obesity">obesity</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/health">health</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/weight">weight</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.rifters.com/crawl/?p=4738">Oxytocin makes you lie - but only if it helps other people.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/oxytocin">oxytocin</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/groups">groups</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/lies">lies</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26919673">Happy deathday Windows XP!</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/Microsoft">Microsoft</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/Windows">Windows</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/computers">computers</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2014/04/07/technology_kills_customer_service/">How technology is killing customer service</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/technology">technology</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/customerservice">customerservice</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/03/07/judge-says-prosecutors-should-follow-the-law-prosecutors-revolt/?tid=pm_lifestyle_pop">Judge says prosecutors should follow the law. Prosecutors revolt.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/law">law</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/usa">usa</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-gamblers-fallacy-explained-misguided-belief-in-the-big-win-just-around-the-corner-could-be-down-to-brain-damage-9244642.html">Gambling addicts have a different pattern of brain activity, making them believe that they can always beat the odds</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/gambling">gambling</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/brains">brains</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/neuroscience">neuroscience</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/psychology">psychology</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/08/telecoms_vat_rate_based_on_consumer_home_country_says_eu/">EU VAT change for 2015 - Telecoms and services tax to be set at consumer's homeland rate</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/tax">tax</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/europe">europe</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/08/us-eu-data-ruling-idUSBREA370F020140408">EU court rules against requirement to keep data of telecom users</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/europe">europe</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/surveillance">surveillance</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/internet">internet</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/phones">phones</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/08/video_games_make_you_nasty_and_violent/">Video games can make you violent (if you aren't very good at them)</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/games">games</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/violence">violence</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/psychology">psychology</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140407192735.htm">Scientists have found a protein that helps with gluten intolerance/coeliac (in mice)</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/gluten">gluten</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/04/07/the-less-americans-know-about-ukraines-location-the-more-they-want-u-s-to-intervene/">The less Americans know about Ukraine’s location, the more they want U.S. to intervene</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ukraine">ukraine</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/usa">usa</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.robedwards.com/2014/04/nuclear-bomb-companies-given-multi-million-pound-get-out-on-accidents.html">Nuclear bomb companies given multi-million pound get-out on accidents</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/scotland">scotland</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/nuclearweapons">nuclearweapons</a> )</span> </li> </ul><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3038571" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:2911977 Interesting Links for 10-07-2013 2013-07-10T11:00:01Z 2013-07-10T11:00:01Z public 0 <ul class="links"> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://lifehacker.com/twitter-wants-to-start-tracking-you-on-the-web-heres-661569459">Twitter announces plans to track people around the web.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/twitter">twitter</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/privacy">privacy</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.jofreeman.com/joreen/tyranny.htm">The Tyranny of Stuctureless (Lots of great advice for anyone working with groups)</a> <br><span class="link-description">The Tyranny of Stuctureless by Jo Freeman</span><br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/structure">structure</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/viaMyBrotherHugh">viaMyBrotherHugh</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/organisation">organisation</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/groups">groups</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2010/03/10/tips-and-tricks-clipboard-ring-and-toolbox-snippets.aspx">I just discovered a feature in Visual Studio that saved me a buttload of typing.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/visualstudio">visualstudio</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130709094841.htm">Rate of aging may be determined in the womb and linked to birthweight</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/gestation">gestation</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/children">children</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/aging">aging</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/07/france-defangs-its-anti-piracy-law-removes-disconnection-penalty/">France defangs its anti-piracy law, removes disconnection penalty</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/law">law</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/france">france</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/copyright">copyright</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/piracy">piracy</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://highscalability.com/blog/2013/7/8/the-architecture-twitter-uses-to-deal-with-150m-active-users.html">The Architecture Twitter Uses to Deal with 150M Active Users, 300K QPS, a 22 MB/S Firehose, and Send Tweets in Under 5 Seconds</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/computers">computers</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/twitter">twitter</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/architecture">architecture</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/viafanf">viafanf</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.wired.com/design/2013/07/incredible-cross-sections-of-real-ammunition/">Beautiful Cross Sections of Bullets</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/guns">guns</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/07/summer-babies/">Want a healthy baby? Best get shagging now...</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/babies">babies</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://revk.www.me.uk/2013/07/on-loo.html">What's the ettiquette for communicating from the toilet?</a> <br><span class="link-description">Guess where I'm saving this link from?</span><br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/toilets">toilets</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ettiquette">ettiquette</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/when-new-yorkers-lived-knee-deep-in-trash/">A Filthy History: When New Yorkers Lived Knee-Deep in Trash</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/history">history</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/waste">waste</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/07/marvel-iron-man-infinite-comics/">Marvel are actually experimenting with what you can do with digital comics</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/marvel">marvel</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/internet">internet</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/comics">comics</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/a-neat-solution-to-the-west-lothian-question-but-what-might-go-wrong-8698507.html">A neat solution to the West Lothian question, but what might go wrong?</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/politics">politics</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/scotland">scotland</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/uk">uk</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23245218">NHS redundancies have cost £435m since April</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/uk">uk</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/nhs">nhs</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/redundancy">redundancy</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/alyssa/2013/02/21/1619481/an-ethical-guide-to-consuming-content-created-by-awful-people-like-orson-scott-card/?mobile=nc">An Ethical Guide To Consuming Content Created By Awful People</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ethics">ethics</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/media">media</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130709094831.htm">Warring couples want power, not apologies</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/relationships">relationships</a> )</span> </li> </ul><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=2911977" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:2875676 Interesting Links for 16-04-2013 2013-04-16T11:00:13Z 2013-04-16T11:00:13Z public 3 <ul class="links"> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/15/opinion/hunger-striking-at-guantanamo-bay.html">Hunger Striking at Guantánamo Bay</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/guantanamo">guantanamo</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/usa">usa</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/books/features/iain-banks-marries-in-his-favourite-place-1-2882190">Iain Banks marries in his favourite place</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/IainBanks">IainBanks</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://lenboyette.com/?p=22">Why you should avoid rar files.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/antivirus">antivirus</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/compression">compression</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.kurzweilai.net/how-the-internet-and-sex-amplifies-irrational-group-behavior">How the Internet amplifies irrational group behavior</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/behaviour">behaviour</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/internet">internet</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/groups">groups</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://fishbowl.pastiche.org/2013/04/14/it_security_in_a_nutshell/">Why IT Security is so hard.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/epicfail">epicfail</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/security">security</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/viafanf">viafanf</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://adam-lynch.github.io/ked/">Ked - the first scripting language from The People's Republic of Cork</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ireland">ireland</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/programming">programming</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/funny">funny</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/language">language</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/viafanf">viafanf</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://spiffingcss.com/">Spiffing CSS: the preprocessor made for Brits</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/uk">uk</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/funny">funny</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/web">web</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/language">language</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/css">css</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/04/11/why-does-music-feel-so-good/">Why Does Music Feel So Good?</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/music">music</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/neuroscience">neuroscience</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://bedlambedlam.com/2013/04/its-time-to-admit-that-goth-culture-has-a-race-problem/">It's time to admit that Goth culture has a race problem</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/race">race</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/goths">goths</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://reasoninrevolt.wordpress.com/2013/04/14/the-myth-of-margaret-thatcher/">The Myth of Margaret Thatcher (Fascinating piece on her economics)</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/economics">economics</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/margaretthatcher">margaretthatcher</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.festo.com/cms/en_corp/13165.htm">The BionicOpter - Inspired by dragonfly flight</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/flight">flight</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/robot">robot</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/video">video</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-04/though-impressive-bioengineered-rat-kidney-long-way-demand-replacement-organs">We can now make rat kidneys.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/technology">technology</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/organs">organs</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://binashah.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/a-pakistani-response-to-boston-marathon.html">A Pakistani Response to the Boston Marathon Bombing</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/pakistan">pakistan</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/terrorism">terrorism</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22064353">Can streaming save music sales? (It is in Sweden)</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/music">music</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/04/game-of-thrones-music/">Why HBO Turned to Indie Bands for the Medieval Tunes of Game of Thrones</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/music">music</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/GameOfThones">GameOfThones</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-20042070">Who has a right to claim North Sea oil?</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/scotland">scotland</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/independence">independence</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/oil">oil</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2013/04/psa-ignore-the-news.html">Charlie Stross on avoiding the news (particularly after a tragedy like Boston)</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/news">news</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/charlesstross">charlesstross</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://blog.coinbase.com/post/48102298494/okcupid-starts-accepting-bitcoin-using-coinbase">OKCupid starts accepting Bitcoin using Coinbase!</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/bitcoin">bitcoin</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://theinternetoffendsme.wordpress.com/2013/04/09/the-real-story-behind-facebook-moderation-and-your-petty-reports/">The Real Story Behind Facebook Moderation and Your Petty Reports</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/facebook">facebook</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2012/10/exoskeleton/">Wearable robot exoskeleton helps people with paraplegia walk.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/technology">technology</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/cybernetics">cybernetics</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/disability">disability</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/report/article/why-your-games-are-made-by-childless-31-year-old-white-men-and-how-one-stud">Why your games are made by childless, 31 year old white men</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/development">development</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/gaming">gaming</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/culture">culture</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/16/netflix_planning_html5_switch/">Netflix plotting move to HTML5 video - but only if DRM works</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/drm">drm</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/movies">movies</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/html5">html5</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/web">web</a> )</span> </li> </ul><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=2875676" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:2685494 Interesting Links for 04-05-2012 2012-05-04T11:00:01Z 2012-05-04T11:00:01Z public 51 <ul class="links"> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://torrentfreak.com/judge-an-ip-address-doesnt-identify-a-person-120503/">Judge: An IP-Address Doesn’t Identify a Person (or BitTorrent Pirate)</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/law">law</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ usa"> usa</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ ip"> ip</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ piracy"> piracy</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ copyright"> copyright</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17938865">I don't remember any company losing the vote on executive pay before. I wonder how they'll react...</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/pay">pay</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ finance"> finance</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ business"> business</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ uk"> uk</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.wjh.harvard.edu/~dtg/DUNN%20GILBERT%20&amp;%20WILSON%20(2011).pdf">If money doesn't make you happy, then you probably aren't spending it right</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/money">money</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ happiness"> happiness</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ psychology"> psychology</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/local-west-yorkshire-news/2012/05/02/is-a-man-with-no-legs-disabled-department-of-work-and-pensions-officials-can-t-decide-86081-30880601/">Man has both legs amputated, applies for disability benefit & gets asked: 'So, how far can you walk?'</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/disabilities">disabilities </a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ welfare"> welfare</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ uk"> uk</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://clevergirlscollective.com/kristy-sammis/pinterest-sexists/">How to report on Pinterest without coming across as horribly sexist.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/sexism">sexism </a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ pinterest"> pinterest</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ women"> women</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ internet"> internet</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ reporting"> reporting </a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/news/2012/05may/Pages/girls-put-off-exercise-school-sport.aspx">PE lessons put girls off exercise (and me. I hated them.)</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/sports">sports</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ exercise"> exercise</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ school"> school</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ gender"> gender</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ women"> women</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/"></a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://theincidentaleconomist.com/wordpress/ask-your-doctor-about-cognitive-behavioral-therapy/">Have sleep problems? CBT significantly more effective than drugs, especially in the long-term</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/sleep">sleep</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ drugs"> drugs</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ cbt"> cbt</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://upcoming4.me/media-news/book-news/item/9382-iain-m-banks-the-hydrogen-sonata-cover-art-and-plot-summary-also,-book-launch-in-bath-announced">Cover art and blurb for the new Iain M. Banks Culture novel. Mine is already on order.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/squee">squee</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/TheCulture">TheCulture</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/IainBanks">IainBanks</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://amultiverse.com/2012/05/03/two-scoops-of-truth/">There are some things that do not require data to back them up.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/funny">funny</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/comic">comic</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/opinion">opinion</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/IceCream">IceCream</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/8809-kevin-shields/">Kevin Shields interviewed on the My Bloody Valentine remasters</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/interview">interview</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/music">music</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/mybloodyvalentine">mybloodyvalentine</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/2012/may/03/murdoch-bravest-media-owner">Murdoch has been the bravest media owner in Britain in the last 40 years</a> <br><span class="link-description">Purely because it's worth hearing the other side of the argument sometimes.</span><br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/RupertMurdoch">RupertMurdoch</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/newspapers">newspapers</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/uk">uk</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/media">media</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://danieldwilliam.livejournal.com/tag/theatre">A fascinating series of posts on theatre, directing and improvisation</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/improv">improv</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/acting">acting</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/theatre">theatre</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/may/03/what-should-we-pay-mps">What should we pay MPs? You won't like the answer.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/uk">uk</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/pay">pay</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/politics">politics</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.markpack.org.uk/31263/the-medias-problem-when-it-comes-to-general-elections/">Less than half the seats at the last election had Labour and Conservatives in the top two positions</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/uk">uk</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/politics">politics</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/libdem">libdem</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/Conservatives">Conservatives</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/labour">labour</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17945000">Why is hazing so common, and what do people get out of it?</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/bullying">bullying</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ hazing"> hazing</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ assault"> assault</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ psychology"> psychology</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ groups"> groups</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ membership"> membership</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/05/osama-diaries/">E-Mail Confused Osama, and 5 Other Revelations From the Bin Laden Files</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/OsamaBinLaden">OsamaBinLaden</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ email"> email</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ terrorism"> terrorism</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ technology"> technology</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ middle_east"> middle_east </a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120503104327.htm">One to Two and a half hours jogging per week increases lifespan by six years.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/jogging">jogging</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ exercise"> exercise</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ health"> health</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ lifespan"> lifespan</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://loveandgarbage.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/local-election-fever/">To Hell With The Lot Of Them (A better post on the elections than I wrote, but much of the same thoughts.)</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/politics">politics</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ scotland"> scotland</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://juststimming.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/quiet-hands/">Quiet Hands - on forcing people to conform.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/disability">disability </a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ ableism"> ableism</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ expression"> expression</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ children"> children</a> )</span> </li> </ul><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=2685494" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments