tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209 andrewducker andrewducker 2025-04-28T11:00:15Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4558472 2025-04-28T11:00:15Z 2025-04-28T11:00:15Z public 2 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIZWUe6N3ab/" rel="nofollow">1. 177-meter-long machine renews entire railway tracks — removing old rails, cleaning ballast, and laying new track all in one go!</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trains">trains</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Technology">Technology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:impressive">impressive</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/27/a-10-foot-microscope-reveals-big-lessons-about-the-tiniest-threats-to-the-human-body/?share=2ihneodeftuecmcrtin4" rel="nofollow">2. A 10-foot microscope reveals big lessons about the tiniest threats to the human body</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:virus">virus</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:microscope">microscope</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:impressive">impressive</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaKenny">viaKenny</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/louis-theroux-settlers-review-shocking-best-3659421" rel="nofollow">3. The Settlers is Louis Theroux at his shocking best</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:israel">israel</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:palestine">palestine</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gaza">gaza</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tv">tv</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:review">review</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/lifestyle/homes-and-gardens/places-for-people-to-deliver-further-affordable-housing-for-edinburgh-at-beat-street-east-5101883" rel="nofollow">4. Edinburgh to get 160 new affordable homes</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></dl> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4558472" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4487585 2024-10-23T11:00:06Z 2024-10-23T11:00:06Z public 3 <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8j7nrppny2o" rel="nofollow">1. How does WhatsApp make money?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:communication">communication</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:business">business</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/you-dont-need-words-to-think/" rel="nofollow">2. You Don't Need Words to Think</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:language">language</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:thinking">thinking</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=mey9EsOwhDo&amp;si=oTRxIfr7dO82HNtl" rel="nofollow">3. Who wants to hear interesting facts about the English language?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:language">language</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:writing">writing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:English">English</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.tumblr.com/andrewducker/765068798107779072/whydousernamesevenexist-chidi-anaqonye?source=share" rel="nofollow">4. Bohemian Rhapsody, told in memes</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:meme">meme</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:queen">queen</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://theonion.com/george-r-r-martin-announces-hes-written-every-and-that-will-appear-in-next-book/" rel="nofollow">5. George R.R. Martin Announces He's Written Every 'And' That Will Appear In Next Book</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:writing">writing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GeorgeRRMartin">GeorgeRRMartin</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:satire">satire</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/starmer-germany-defence-deal-brexit-reset-b2633594.html" rel="nofollow">6. Keir Starmer scores first major Brexit reset success with landmark defence deal with Germany</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:Germany">Germany</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:military">military</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:russia">russia</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/music/edinburgh-culture-festivals-gardens-calton-hill-arthurs-seat-4835094" rel="nofollow">7. Edinburgh city centre to get first major new public gardens for 200 years</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:gardens">gardens</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:school">school</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a62642208/water-cycle-malfunction/" rel="nofollow">8. Scientists Say Our Water Cycle Has Started Breaking Down</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:environment">environment</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:doom">doom</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/10/photomicrography-contest-winners-showcase-beauty-at-tiny-scales/" rel="nofollow">9. Meet the winners of Nikon's 2024 photomicrography contest</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:photos">photos</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:awards">awards</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:microscope">microscope</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/more-schools-than-ever-are-serving-vegan-meals-in-california-heres-how-they-did-it/" rel="nofollow">10. California Is Flooding School Cafeterias With Vegan Meals—and Kids Like It</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:food">food</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:california">california</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:vegan">vegan</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://davidallengreen.com/2024/10/what-explains-the-timing-and-manner-of-the-chagos-islands-sovereignty-deal/" rel="nofollow">11. What explains the timing and manner of the Chagos Islands sovereignty deal? (the USA)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:india">india</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://emptycity.substack.com/p/a-blow-against-the-alternative-remedies" rel="nofollow">12. UK Supreme Court rules that individuals can take regulators to court to make them do their job.</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:regulation">regulation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:law">law</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/untangling-biological-threads-from-autisms-phenotypic-patchwork-reveals-four-core-subtypes/" rel="nofollow">13. "Autism" is at least four different things.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:autism">autism</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:genetics">genetics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:development">development</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> )</small></dd></dl> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4487585" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments