tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209Very cool, if trueandrewduckerandrewducker2026-05-25T11:00:06Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4698673Interesting Links for 25-05-20262026-05-25T11:00:06Z2026-05-25T11:00:06Zpublic2<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-896978" rel="nofollow">1. I missed that Israel was now keeping out the wrong kind of Jews</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Jews">Jews</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Israel">Israel</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaFJM">viaFJM</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.15998" rel="nofollow">2. The meaning of doing mathematics</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:philosophy">philosophy</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mathematics">mathematics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yrkpegw0xo" rel="nofollow">3. I'd be more impressed with this article on how awesome free bus passes for young people in Scotland are if the graphs included before the lockdown...</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:visualisation">visualisation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transport">transport</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:buses">buses</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://maryanndimand.substack.com/p/stranger-danger-the-beloved-myth" rel="nofollow">4. Stranger danger, the beloved myth</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:abuse">abuse</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:society">society</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:myths">myths</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4698673" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4691218Interesting Links for 30-04-20262026-04-30T11:00:10Z2026-04-30T11:00:10Zpublic4<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/13623613251380340" rel="nofollow">1. Cultural influences on camouflaging and autistic burnout</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:society">society</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:autism">autism</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgpjd2zzl8o?at_format=link&at_bbc_team=editorial" rel="nofollow">2. More UK deaths than births expected every year from now on</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:population">population</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8pnwyy0zjo" rel="nofollow">3. University of Sussex wins landmark free speech case against universities regulator</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:LGBT">LGBT</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bigotry">bigotry</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GoodNews">GoodNews</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:freespeech">freespeech</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:law">law</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/hereditary-peers-last-day-house-of-lords-b2967849.html" rel="nofollow">4. Hereditary peers leave House of Lords</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:houseoflords">houseoflords</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GoodNews">GoodNews</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reform">reform</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://burrito.bio/essays/biology-is-a-burrito" rel="nofollow">5. Biology is a Burrito: A text- and visual-based journey through a living cell</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:biology">biology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:visualisation">visualisation</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4691218" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4689548Interesting Links for 25-04-20262026-04-25T11:00:09Z2026-04-25T11:00:09Zpublic14<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://allbrainsbelong.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CLINICIAN-GUIDE-Everything-is-Connected-to-Everything-Project-All-Brains-Belong-VT-8.15.23.pdf" rel="nofollow">1. A Constellation of Chronic Medical Conditions Commonly Seen in Autistic & ADHD Adults</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:health">health</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:autism">autism</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:adhd">adhd</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:neurodiversity">neurodiversity</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/cocaine-fueled-wild-salmon-swam-twice-as-far-as-sober-ones/" rel="nofollow">2. Cocaine makes salmon twice as far</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cocaine">cocaine</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:drugs">drugs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fish">fish</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://yougov.com/en-gb/daily-results/20240116-b1f46-3" rel="nofollow">3. Which of the following, if any, do you consider to be acceptable terms for the plural of 'octopus'?</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:octopus">octopus</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:polls">polls</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/04/europe-not-us-first-to-authorize-modernas-combo-mrna-flu-covid-vaccine/" rel="nofollow">4. Europe—not US—first to authorize Moderna's combo mRNA flu-COVID vaccine</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:vaccines">vaccines</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Europe">Europe</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:USA">USA</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://xtramagazine.com/power/politics/gender-mapping-unicorn-281724" rel="nofollow">5. The surprisingly long history of gender mapping</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gender">gender</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sexuality">sexuality</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:LGBT">LGBT</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:visualisation">visualisation</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4689548" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4676305Interesting Links for 17-03-20262026-03-17T12:00:06Z2026-03-17T12:00:06Zpublic11<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/gamblers-trying-to-win-a-bet-on-polymarket-are-vowing-to-kill-me-if-i-dont-rewrite-an-iran-missile-story/" rel="nofollow">1. "Gamblers trying to win a bet on Polymarket are vowing to kill me if I don't rewrite an Iran missile story"</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:iran">iran</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:israel">israel</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:journalism">journalism</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gambling">gambling</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ohforfuckssake">ohforfuckssake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://kotaku.com/subnautica-2-publisher-followed-chatgpts-advice-on-how-to-break-the-law-2000679155" rel="nofollow">2. Subnautica 2 Publisher Followed ChatGPT's Advice On How To Break The Law</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:law">law</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=4ZlwTtgbgVA" rel="nofollow">3. Nvidia's Next-Gen Photo-Realistic Lighting looks, frankly, amazing</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lighting">lighting</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:nvidia">nvidia</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://idrottsforum.org/feature-pieperetal250403/" rel="nofollow">4. Regression, Not Progress: A Response to World Athletics' Return to Sex Testing</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gender">gender</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:testing">testing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:women">women</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:LGBT">LGBT</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transgender">transgender</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:biology">biology</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.threads.com/@growthbyvisuals/post/DV6myhKCns6" rel="nofollow">5. Have some simple but inspiring images about growth through making mistakes</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:inspiration">inspiration</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:visualisation">visualisation</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Challenge_2002" rel="nofollow">6. Almost 25 years ago, a war game exercise had an Iran-stand in use asymmetric warfare to obliterate a US military force. So they re-ran it to force a US victory.</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:military">military</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ohforfuckssake">ohforfuckssake</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:iran">iran</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4676305" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4672733Links Extra: More data than you ever wanted.2026-03-09T09:57:25Z2026-03-09T10:00:12Zpublic8<p>I was chatting to a couple of friends last week, and realised that I really fancied having one of those "bar chart race" videos for my links, showing what had been the most popular links over the last 21 years that I've been saving links (to Delicious, and then Pinboard).</p>
<p>So I downloaded the JSON blob of my whole link history, used some PowerShell to slice and dice it into a CSV, and uploaded it to a site that converts a bunch of data with dates into a bar chart race. And voila:</p>
<p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/3AFpiurXORQ?si=2KKzSuHUGwtgawoW" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p>
<p>Unsurprising to see "Europe" break the top 20 in 2017. Followed a year later by "OhForFucksSake".</p>
<p>Both files available <a href="https://limewire.com/d/dRbfB#MOvyFs0jYs">here</a>, for the very curious.</p>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4672733" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4666491Interesting Links for 20-02-20262026-02-20T12:00:07Z2026-02-20T12:00:07Zpublic22<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://theonion.com/looksmaxxing-myth-vs-fact/" rel="nofollow">1. Looksmaxxing: Myth Vs. Fact</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trends">trends</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:beauty">beauty</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:society">society</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bodyimage">bodyimage</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://bateswells.co.uk/updates/case-update-good-law-project-limited-ors-v-ehrc/" rel="nofollow">2. An excellent break down of the EHRC trangender toilet case, and the High Court findings. It is, as you might expect, a mess.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:law">law</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transgender">transgender</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lgbt">lgbt</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://pudding.cool/2026/02/womens-sizing/" rel="nofollow">3. Sizing chaos - an incredibly visualised look at how and why women's clothes sizing is a mess that lets down half of all women</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:women">women</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:clothing">clothing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:visualisation">visualisation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:society">society</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=FG04zXwaEgM&si=_NC8sMD9qRjjjMEU" rel="nofollow">4. Psychology of Gen X Parents (I feel called out. Or described. Or something)</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:demographics">demographics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.hankgreen.com/crc" rel="nofollow">5. What is Going on with Colorectal Cancer in young people?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cancer">cancer</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:age">age</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:statistics">statistics</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4666491" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4639864Interesting Links for 06-12-20252025-12-06T12:00:07Z2025-12-06T12:00:07Zpublic9<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/05/media/netflix-deal-warner-bros?Date=20251205&Profile=CNN" rel="nofollow">1. Netflix announces deal to buy Warner Bros. and HBO</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:WarnerBrothers">WarnerBrothers</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:HBO">HBO</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:netflix">netflix</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://fullfact.org/economy/did-reeves-mislead-budget/" rel="nofollow">2. Did Rachel Reeves mislead the public ahead of the Budget?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:budget">budget</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:FactCheck">FactCheck</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=YGLNyHd2w10&si=5p-ILT6kp1FD2vlW" rel="nofollow">3. Visualising Klotski (fantastic 3d visualisations of possibilities)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:game">game</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaSwampers">viaSwampers</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:visualisation">visualisation</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=gJxzhUAGBDw&feature=shared" rel="nofollow">4. 'Forks Out': A Benoit Blanc Sesame Street Mystery</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:muppets">muppets</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mysteries">mysteries</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:satire">satire</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://rollingout.com/2025/12/05/wall-street-protects-itself-ai-bubble/" rel="nofollow">5. Wall Street races to protect itself from AI bubble</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:investment">investment</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:insurance">insurance</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-50th-anniversary-theatrical-release" rel="nofollow">6. Original version of Star Wars Returns to Theaters for 50th Anniversary</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:StarWars">StarWars</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:movies">movies</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.out.com/gay-athletes/dead-by-daylight-womens-world-cup-trans-ban?mrfcid=20251205692aa8005341f57da2fbe7fa" rel="nofollow">7. Several teams of female gamers have dropped out of the Dead by Daylight Women's World Cup after trans women were banned.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:LGBT">LGBT</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bigotry">bigotry</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transgender">transgender</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gaming">gaming</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:women">women</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://genomicpress.kglmeridian.com/view/journals/brainmed/aop/article-10.61373-bm025c.0134/article-10.61373-bm025c.0134.xml" rel="nofollow">8. Adenosine as the metabolic common path of rapid antidepressant action: The coffee paradox</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:depression">depression</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-5-2025" rel="nofollow">9. The USA is officially removing itself from positive engagement in world affairs.</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:politics">politics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:diplomacy">diplomacy</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:NATO">NATO</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.scottishconstructionnow.com/articles/edinburgh-confirms-visitor-levy-affordable-housing-spend" rel="nofollow">10. Edinburgh confirms Visitor Levy affordable housing spend</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> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GoodNews">GoodNews</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4639864" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4632433Interesting Links for 14-11-20252025-11-14T12:00:11Z2025-11-14T12:00:11Zpublic9<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/03/18/nx-s1-5326118/segregation-federal-contracts-far-regulation-trump" rel="nofollow">1. 'Segregated facilities' are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts</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:racism">racism</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/lupus-cause-epstein-barr-virus-study-rcna243364" rel="nofollow">2. Lupus may be caused by the common Epstein-Barr virus (as well as MS)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:disease">disease</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:virus">virus</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:immune_system">immune_system</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/waymo-robotaxis-are-now-giving-rides-on-freeways-in-these-3-cities/" rel="nofollow">3. Waymo robotaxis are now giving rides on freeways in LA, San Francisco, and Phoenix</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:automation">automation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:driving">driving</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/12/business/last-penny-minted" rel="nofollow">4. The last-ever US penny was minted today in Philadelphia</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:money">money</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cash">cash</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohwI3V207Ts" rel="nofollow">5. Inside China's Mini PC Production: How Tiny Computers Are Made (a 22 minute factory tour)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:computers">computers</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:manufacturing">manufacturing</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.worldlabs.ai/blog/marble-world-model" rel="nofollow">6. Marble: generating 3D scenes from text and imagery prompts</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:3d">3d</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:design">design</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=CaSxNAZUKsM" rel="nofollow">7. GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE (apocalyptically strange looking film, I rather fancy it)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:movies">movies</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trailer">trailer</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:weird">weird</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.thenational.scot/news/25619190.5-key-points-legal-experts-grilled-msps-routes-indyref2/" rel="nofollow">8. 5 key points as legal experts grilled by MSPs on indyref2</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:scotland">scotland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:independence">independence</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:law">law</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/697676/drop-religiosity-among-largest-world.aspx" rel="nofollow">9. Drop in U.S. Religiosity Among Largest in World (down 17% in a decade, to less than half)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:religion">religion</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:USA">USA</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/11/12/the-budget-2025-tax-calculator/" rel="nofollow">10. UK tax calculator showing tax rates and marginal rates under various suggestions by different groups/parties</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tax">tax</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:visualisation">visualisation</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4632433" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4631125Interesting Links for 09-11-20252025-11-09T12:00:07Z2025-11-09T12:00:07Zpublic8<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/2025/11/women-three-times-more-likely-than-men-to-get-severe-long-covid.html" rel="nofollow">1. Women are three times more likely than men to get severe long COVID</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:women">women</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Pandemic">Pandemic</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35533499/" rel="nofollow">2. We've found a biomarker for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:babies">babies</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:death">death</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/11/07/china-authorities-shut-down-film-festival-in-new-york" rel="nofollow">3. Chinese Authorities Shut Down Film Festival in New York (By harrassing filmmakers and their families)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:china">china</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:censorship">censorship</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:movies">movies</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/5f722a2e-71d8-430c-a476-95de2c4ad9a5" rel="nofollow">4. The modern homes hidden inside ancient ruins</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:architecture">architecture</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www1.politicalbetting.com/index.php/archives/2025/11/08/nic-reeves-and-the-wonder-stuff/" rel="nofollow">5. What do voters think would count as Labour breaking their promises on tax?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tax">tax</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:labour">labour</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:polls">polls</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/a-gene-editing-therapy-cut-cholesterol-levels-by-half/" rel="nofollow">6. A Gene Editing Therapy Cut Cholesterol Levels by Half (trial only lasted 60 days)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:genetics">genetics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:health">health</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2014/06/17/interactive_map_loss_of_indian_land.html" rel="nofollow">7. Interactive Time-Lapse Map Shows How the U.S. Took More Than 1.5 Billion Acres From Native Americans</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:USA">USA</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:maps">maps</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:visualisation">visualisation</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.tumblr.com/andrewducker/799728299098210304?source=share" rel="nofollow">8. Why didn't Democrats codify Roe v. Wade when Obama had a fillibuster proof majority in 2009?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:abortion">abortion</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:USA">USA</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4631125" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4582747Interesting Links for 28-06-20252025-06-28T11:00:27Z2025-06-28T11:00:27Zpublic4<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.jasondavies.com/maps/transition/" rel="nofollow">1. Map Projection Transitions - see which one upsets you the least!</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:maps">maps</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:visualisation">visualisation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaMyBrotherMike">viaMyBrotherMike</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-affairs/behind-the-ruling-how-sex-matters-is-shaping-uk-policy-on-trans-rights/" rel="nofollow">2. How 'Sex Matters' is shaping UK policy on trans rights</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:bigotry">bigotry</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:government">government</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:LGBT">LGBT</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transgender">transgender</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.jta.org/2025/06/27/israel/report-israeli-soldiers-say-they-are-ordered-to-shoot-at-unarmed-gazans-seeking-aid" rel="nofollow">3. Israeli soldiers say they are ordered to shoot at unarmed Gazans seeking aid</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:genocide">genocide</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gaza">gaza</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Palestine">Palestine</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9w1p44vzleo" rel="nofollow">4. Plans to help benefits recipients into work 'a mess', say DWP officials</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jobs">jobs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:government">government</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4582747" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4575264Interesting Links for 09-06-20252025-06-09T11:00:09Z2025-06-09T11:00:09Zpublic6<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-3DWBv0CvU" rel="nofollow">1. Have you experience the glory that is "It's Raining Tacos"? Because my children have subjected me to it over 5,000 times now...</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:food">food</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.city-scope.co.uk/planning-map" rel="nofollow">2. Mapping Edinburgh planning applications</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:planning">planning</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:maps">maps</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:visualisation">visualisation</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/north-transport-investment-140bn-3737551" rel="nofollow">3. The UK's North-South divide in transport funding - mapped</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:transport">transport</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:government">government</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:money">money</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/06/06/My-AI-Angst" rel="nofollow">4. AI - where are we now?</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:programming">programming</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:globalwarming">globalwarming</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:economics">economics</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4575264" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4573903Interesting Links for 06-06-20252025-06-06T11:00:18Z2025-06-06T11:00:18Zpublic6<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.technollama.co.uk/first-case-on-ai-and-copyright-referred-to-the-cjeu" rel="nofollow">1. First case on AI and copyright referred to the CJEU</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:europe">europe</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:law">law</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:copyright">copyright</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://futurism.com/therapy-chatbot-addict-meth" rel="nofollow">2. Therapy Chatbot Tells Recovering Addict to Have a Little Meth as a Treat</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:drugs">drugs</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://archive.ph/wiKQF" rel="nofollow">3. What it's like being made responsible for the behaviour of Conservative MPs</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Conservatives">Conservatives</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:chaos">chaos</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://theconversation.com/reform-leads-in-voting-intentions-but-where-does-their-vote-come-from-257754" rel="nofollow">4. Reform leads in voting intentions - but where does their vote come from?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:voting">voting</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:polls">polls</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://asteriskmag.com/issues/10/the-universal-tech-tree" rel="nofollow">5. The Universal Tech Tree</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:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:visualisation">visualisation</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4573903" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4573659Interesting Links for 05-06-20252025-06-05T11:00:16Z2025-06-05T11:00:16Zpublic8<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZJKeWoNtMUs&si=AQ9KhQpgvnliP2zM" rel="nofollow">1. Craftlings - Lemmings meets Settlers meets Terraria</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trailer">trailer</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.tudelft.nl/en/2025/lr/autonomous-drone-from-tu-delft-defeats-human-champions-in-historic-racing-first" rel="nofollow">2. Autonomous drone from TU Delft defeats human champions in historic racing first</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:automation">automation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:drone">drone</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:race">race</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://humans.maxcomperatore.com/" rel="nofollow">3. What are people doing right now?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:people">people</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:humans">humans</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:visualisation">visualisation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaLinkMachineGo">viaLinkMachineGo</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4573659" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4548262Interesting Links for 02-04-20252025-04-02T11:00:06Z2025-04-02T11:00:06Zpublic125<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://planetscale.com/blog/io-devices-and-latency" rel="nofollow">1. From tape to disk to solid-state - how storage has become faster (with some lovely animations to explain)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:storage">storage</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:visualisation">visualisation</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/handmaids-tale-sequel-the-testaments-hulu-cast-1236353125/" rel="nofollow">2. I see Gilead are making a sequel to 'The Handmaid's Tale'</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dystopia">dystopia</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:USA">USA</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:TV">TV</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:margaretatwood">margaretatwood</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:women">women</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/ftc-watching-23andme-bankruptcy-sale-for-impact-on-users-genetic-data/" rel="nofollow">3. FTC: 23andMe buyer must honor firm's privacy promises for genetic data</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:privacy">privacy</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:genetics">genetics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:business">business</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/ai-models-miss-disease-black-female-patients" rel="nofollow">4. AI models miss disease in Black and female patients (because it was trained less on them)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:racism">racism</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sexism">sexism</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:healthcare">healthcare</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cancer">cancer</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www1.politicalbetting.com/index.php/archives/2025/03/30/the-matter-of-britain/" rel="nofollow">5. What even is Britain?</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:nationality">nationality</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:society">society</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaDanielDWilliam">viaDanielDWilliam</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://buster.substack.com/p/what-are-your-beliefs-about-the-nature" rel="nofollow">6. What are your beliefs about the nature of reality? (I'm a scientific materialist. A mix of all of the subtypes.)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:reality">reality</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:beliefs">beliefs</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://lithub.com/on-the-best-worst-best-man-speech-ever-at-my-super-mario-themed-wedding/" rel="nofollow">7. "On the Best (Worst) Best Man Speech Ever (at My Super Mario-Themed Wedding)"</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:wedding">wedding</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:movies">movies</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:relationships">relationships</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:advice">advice</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:comedy">comedy</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4548262" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4526074Interesting Links for 03-02-20252025-02-03T12:00:09Z2025-02-03T12:00:09Zpublic2<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=B7cp7QMZfxU&si=5VA6aYWItiWIWh2J" rel="nofollow">1. Why would people rate a ten hour film about paint drying so highly, and how does the creator feel about it?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:painting">painting</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:movies">movies</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:weird">weird</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:community">community</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaSwampers">viaSwampers</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/keir-starmer-brexit-reset-european-union-patience-wearing-thin-3509653" rel="nofollow">2. EU patience 'wearing thin' in Brussels over Starmer's Brexit reset</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Europe">Europe</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:doom">doom</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/uks-biggest-solar-project-shaped-sheep-farmers-3515218" rel="nofollow">3. How the UK's biggest solar project could be shaped by sheep farmers</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sheep">sheep</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:solarpower">solarpower</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/usda-orders-removal-climate-change-mentions-public-websites/story?id=118312216" rel="nofollow">4. USDA orders removal of climate change mentions from public websites</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:globalwarming">globalwarming</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaElfy">viaElfy</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:censorship">censorship</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-38153853" rel="nofollow">5. Platypus venom is what led to Ozempic!</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaDrJon">viaDrJon</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:diabetes">diabetes</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/questions-lucy-letby-case-defence-new-evidence-3514993" rel="nofollow">6. The four questions from the Lucy Letby case as defence to unveil new evidence</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:murder">murder</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:law">law</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:evidence">evidence</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://ericdodds.com/research-and-the-realities-of-time-worked/" rel="nofollow">7. Reminder that working more than 40 hours per week produces *negative* marginal gains if you do if for more than a few weeks.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:work">work</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:working_hours">working_hours</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:efficiency">efficiency</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://phiresky.github.io/blog/2025/visualizing-all-books-in-isbn-space/" rel="nofollow">8. Visualizing all books of the world in ISBN-Space</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:books">books</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:visualisation">visualisation</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0WWbpBxLCI" rel="nofollow">9. basically every video essay (in 14 seconds)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:videos">videos</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:satire">satire</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4526074" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4517703Interesting Links for 11-01-20252025-01-11T12:00:09Z2025-01-11T12:00:09Zpublic39<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://bsd.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13293-024-00657-5" rel="nofollow">1. This is a great example of research that says "Men and women are different!" - but shows that they overlap massively.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gender">gender</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:brain">brain</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:visualisation">visualisation</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/ap3-oath-keepers-militia-mole" rel="nofollow">2. How a Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias</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:politics">politics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:civilwar">civilwar</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://theyseeyourphotos.com/" rel="nofollow">3. What can a computer tell about you by looking at a photo?</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:surveillance">surveillance</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:photos">photos</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaLProven">viaLProven</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.pagat.com/combat/cuttle.html" rel="nofollow">4. Cuttle - a MTG-like game played with a standard 52 card deck</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cards">cards</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://friendi.ca/" rel="nofollow">5. friendica seems to be the decentralised equivalent of Facebook</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:socialnetworking">socialnetworking</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.tumblr.com/andrewducker/772368819082723328/child-handling-for-the-childless-nurse?source=share" rel="nofollow">6. A guide to interacting with children of different ages</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:age">age</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:behaviour">behaviour</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4517703" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4499539Interesting Links for 23-11-20242024-11-23T12:00:04Z2024-11-23T12:00:04Zpublic9<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/venting-doesnt-reduce-anger-but-something-else-does-study-shows" rel="nofollow">1. Venting Doesn't Reduce Anger, Calming Distraction Does</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:anger">anger</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/why-is-it-so-tricky-to-show-the-sun-earth-and-moon-in-a-diagram/" rel="nofollow">2. Why Is It So Tricky to Accurately Show the Sun, Earth, and Moon in a Diagram?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:space">space</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:visualisation">visualisation</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c789yggdxn3o" rel="nofollow">3. Farming tax row - BBC Verify on which figures are more reliable and why</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:farming">farming</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:death">death</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tax">tax</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/958072934396039168.html" rel="nofollow">4. Why Edinburgh isn't as prepared for snow as Montreal</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:snow">snow</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Canada">Canada</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4499539" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4497659Interesting Links for 19-11-20242024-11-19T12:00:08Z2024-11-19T12:00:08Zpublic21<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://insideevs.com/news/713296/shell-closes-1000-gas-stations-to-focus-on-ev-charging/" rel="nofollow">1. Shell Is Closing 1,000 Gas Stations To Focus On EV Charging</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:oil">oil</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:electricity">electricity</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cars">cars</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaDanielDWilliam">viaDanielDWilliam</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.creativebloq.com/design/branding/i-cant-believe-coca-colas-remade-its-iconic-christmas-ad-with-ai" rel="nofollow">2. Coca-Cola remade its iconic Christmas ad with AI - and it looks as terrible as you'd expect</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:advertising">advertising</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:christmas">christmas</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:cocacola">cocacola</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www1.politicalbetting.com/index.php/archives/2024/11/18/this-is-how-polls-should-be-reported/" rel="nofollow">3. This is how polls should be reported</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:polls">polls</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:visualisation">visualisation</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly2xdyexkdo" rel="nofollow">4. High gas and electricity prices likely to be the new normal</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gas">gas</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:electricity">electricity</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:economics">economics</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/18/europe/undersea-cable-disrupted-germany-finland-intl/index.html" rel="nofollow">5. Two undersea cables in Baltic Sea disrupted, sparking warnings of possible 'hybrid warfare'</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Finland">Finland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Germany">Germany</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:infrastructure">infrastructure</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Russia">Russia</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-11-bullying-problem-incidence-primary-schools.html" rel="nofollow">6. Treating bullying as everyone's problem reduces incidence in primary schools</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bullying">bullying</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:research">research</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:school">school</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8rlk0d2vk2o" rel="nofollow">7. Only farms worth more than £3m will be taxed</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:farming">farming</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:farm">farm</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tax">tax</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4497659" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4492461Interesting Links for 04-11-20242024-11-04T12:00:10Z2024-11-04T12:00:10Zpublic13<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/starmer-brexit-reset-stalling-brussels-worried-3357302" rel="nofollow">1. Starmer's Brexit reset is stalling - and insiders in Brussels are worried</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Europe">Europe</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:doom">doom</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Labour">Labour</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.zmescience.com/other/shorties/70-percent-britain-land-owned-by-the-rich/" rel="nofollow">2. 70% of the land in Britain is still owned by 1% of the population, largely descended from William the Conqueror's army</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:inequality">inequality</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:land">land</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://slate.com/business/2022/01/inflation-services-cost-agatha-christie-baumol.html" rel="nofollow">3. The Mystery of How Agatha Christie Could Afford a Maid and a Nanny but Not a Car</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:economics">economics</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=295a4113-b3be-42df-8585-665f496cc913" rel="nofollow">4. PETA's Animal "Shelter" Continues as a Leader in Animal Death</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:PETA">PETA</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pets">pets</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:death">death</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2024/ai-overwhelmingly-prefers-white-and-male-job-candidates-in-new-test-of-resume-screening-bias/" rel="nofollow">5. AI overwhelmingly prefers white and male job candidates in new test of resume-screening bias</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:racism">racism</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sexism">sexism</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:names">names</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:jobs">jobs</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-eu-britain-reeves-budget-b2639584.html" rel="nofollow">6. 60% of Britain's Brexit pain is still to come, admits Treasury minister</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:europe">europe</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trade">trade</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:doom">doom</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyv7prndj0qo" rel="nofollow">7. The 'light sabre' wielding photographer creating colourful light paintings</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:light">light</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:art">art</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:photography">photography</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2018/08/11/ask-ethan-is-spacetime-really-a-fabric/" rel="nofollow">8. When you visualise spacetime curving you're probably doing it wrong.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:physics">physics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:visualisation">visualisation</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4492461" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4488056Interesting Links for 24-10-20242024-10-24T11:00:07Z2024-10-24T11:00:07Zpublic5<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/2024/10/22/why-disney-is-still-paying-for-2016s-star-wars-movie-rogue-one/" rel="nofollow">1. Why Disney Is Still Paying For 2016 Star Wars Movie 'Rogue One' (and how Hollywood accountants make use of the UK tax system)</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:movies">movies</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Hollywood">Hollywood</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:StarWars">StarWars</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:accounting">accounting</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://houseprices.anna.ps/" rel="nofollow">2. House prices by square metre in England & Wales</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:housing">housing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:visualisation">visualisation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:england">england</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:wales">wales</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4488056" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4475048Interesting Links for 19-09-20242024-09-19T11:00:10Z2024-09-19T11:00:10Zpublic27<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/09/how-crypto-bros-wrested-flappy-bird-from-its-creator/" rel="nofollow">1. How crypto bros wrested Flappy Bird from its creator</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Blockchain">Blockchain</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/09/john-peralta-exploded-technology/" rel="nofollow">2. John Peralta Explodes Historic Technology into Three-Dimensional Diagrams</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:visualisation">visualisation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:3d">3d</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/soldiers-seven-year-old-son-refused-passport-by-home-office-because-of-copyright/" rel="nofollow">3. LBC: Soldier's seven-year-old son refused passport by Home Office because of 'copyright' issues over blockbuster name (they then thankfully changed their minds)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:copyright">copyright</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:names">names</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:passport">passport</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=osYpGSz_0i4" rel="nofollow">4. The trailer for "Mickey 17" looks like a lot of fun.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:scifi">scifi</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trailer">trailer</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4475048" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4469126Interesting Links for 03-09-20242024-09-03T11:00:04Z2024-09-03T11:00:04Zpublic11<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-independent-group-gaza-b2605700.html" rel="nofollow">1. Jeremy Corbyn forms Independent Alliance group of five pro-Gaza MPs</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:USA">USA</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Palestine">Palestine</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=SQLyA7klkoY&si=vBikUS0eGGUtwpR0" rel="nofollow">2. Global most played board games over time from 2000 to 2023</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:boardgames">boardgames</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:visualisation">visualisation</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://theonion.com/everyone-in-restaurant-jealous-of-toddler-who-gets-to-wear-pajamas-and-watch-ipad/" rel="nofollow">3. Everyone In Restaurant Jealous Of Toddler Who Gets To Wear Pajamas And Watch iPad</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:society">society</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:restaurant">restaurant</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/50430-how-similar-do-britons-think-the-main-parties-are" rel="nofollow">4. How similar do Britons think the main parties are?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/blair-cabinet-chief-lord-odonnell-warns-against-pfi-accounting-games-3255316" rel="nofollow">5. Former Labour Cabinet Secretary warns against PFI 'accounting games'</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:labour">labour</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:economy">economy</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:accounting">accounting</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/08/09/where-is-the-most-religious-place-in-the-world/" rel="nofollow">6. Where is the most religious place in the world? (And the least)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:religion">religion</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://lordashcroftpolls.com/2024/07/how-britain-voted-and-why-my-post-vote-poll/" rel="nofollow">7. How Britain voted and why: A very-detailed 2024 post-vote poll</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:voting">voting</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:elections">elections</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4469126" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4465436Interesting Links for 25-08-20242024-08-25T11:00:07Z2024-08-25T11:00:07Zpublic7<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.tumblr.com/andrewducker/759720650921377792/the-very-first-star-trek-slash-fic-published?source=share" rel="nofollow">1. Who wants to see the very first piece of slash fic?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:slash">slash</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fanfic">fanfic</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:StarTrek">StarTrek</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://weatherspark.com/y/38026/Average-Weather-in-Edinburgh-United-Kingdom-Year-Round" rel="nofollow">2. The amount of information on this page about different places' weather is frankly staggering.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:weather">weather</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:visualisation">visualisation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaSwampers">viaSwampers</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4465436" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4459591Interesting Links for 06-08-20242024-08-06T11:00:07Z2024-08-06T11:00:07Zpublic26<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/sport/olympics/russia-boxing-ioc-gender-row-3208249" rel="nofollow">1. How war between Russia and the Olympics is fuelling boxing's gender row</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gender">gender</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sports">sports</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:olympics">olympics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:russia">russia</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/earth/watch-carbon-dioxide-move-through-earths-atmosphere/" rel="nofollow">2. Watch Carbon Dioxide Move Through Earth's Atmosphere</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:co2">co2</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:visualisation">visualisation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/huw-edwards-bbc-removes-family-content-doctor-who-3207913" rel="nofollow">3. BBC removing Huw Edwards from family and entertainment content (The Dr Who episode his voice was in will be redubbed)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bbc">bbc</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pedophilia">pedophilia</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:drwho">drwho</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-happens-in-a-mind-that-cant-see-mental-images-20240801/" rel="nofollow">4. What Happens in a Mind That Can't 'See' Mental Images (a brief history of aphantasia)</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:vision">vision</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:imagination">imagination</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/the-nature-of-consciousness-and-how-to-enjoy-it-while-you-can/" rel="nofollow">5. The nature of consciousness, and how to enjoy it while you can</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:consciousness">consciousness</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://x.com/levie/status/1820355555288056314?t=YKGNkhKRRpq-O7-AxOVo3A&s=09" rel="nofollow">6. A brief explanation of why the Japanese currency markets are causing issues right now</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:economics">economics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:investing">investing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Doom">Doom</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/no-dinosaurs-did-not-trudge-through-thick-rainforests-180984730/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1NN29dj5y1Os1roVfjpPsejML30iHoh3tKorDRxMYJDaIMkkV0TmWrDcs_aem_dHUbXjyW0gW1ubszksalkA" rel="nofollow">7. Dinosaurs Did Not Trudge Through Thick Rainforests</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trees">trees</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dinosaurs">dinosaurs</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/08/openai-has-the-tech-to-watermark-chatgpt-text-it-just-wont-release-it/" rel="nofollow">8. OpenAI has the tech to watermark ChatGPT text—it just won't release it</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ai">ai</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://joel.is/bluesky/" rel="nofollow">9. The significance of Bluesky and decentralized social media</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:socialmedia">socialmedia</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:decentralisation">decentralisation</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/chromes-manifest-v3-and-its-changes-for-ad-blocking-are-coming-real-soon/" rel="nofollow">10. Chrome is about to make it harder to block ads. I recommend switching to Firefox.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:advertising">advertising</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:chrome">chrome</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:web">web</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/the-cure-for-disposable-plastic-crap-is-here-and-its-loony/" rel="nofollow">11. Three different approaches to the problem of disposable plastic</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:plastic">plastic</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:environment">environment</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:waste">waste</a> )</small></dd></dl>
<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4459591" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-09:27209:4459106Interesting Links for 04-08-20242024-08-04T11:00:04Z2024-08-04T11:00:04Zpublic9<dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2024/july/butterflies-static-electricity.html" rel="nofollow">1. Butterflies accumulate enough static electricity to attract pollen</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:butterflies">butterflies</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=uYNzqgU7na4&si=VfpbMO-jadvUBymo" rel="nofollow">2. Why are British place names so hard to pronounce?</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:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:names">names</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:location">location</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://muccamukk.dreamwidth.org/1678972.html?style=mine" rel="nofollow">3. Neil Gaiman Sexual Assault Link Round Up and Timeline</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:neilgaiman">neilgaiman</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:assault">assault</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.tumblr.com/andrewducker/757794776294768640?source=share" rel="nofollow">4. A bit more context on the Olympic shooting competition.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:olympics">olympics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:guns">guns</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/comments/1ei2n3i/comment/lg3n32z/" rel="nofollow">5. The massive transphobic fuss over Imane Khelif seems to lead back to...Russian corruption.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:russia">russia</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:corruption">corruption</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bigotry">bigotry</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lgbt">lgbt</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transgender">transgender</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sports">sports</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:olympics">olympics</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://jimmyhmiller.github.io/ugliest-beautiful-codebase" rel="nofollow">6. "We ran out of columns" - The best, worst codebase</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:software">software</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:development">development</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://x.com/HolyroodRanger/status/1817580333136753049?t=k8vsVvpJoRCWiE2JMCsgsg&s=09" rel="nofollow">7. What happened to the swans in St Margaret's Loch (in Holyrood Park)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:swans">swans</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:disease">disease</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Scotland">Scotland</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:death">death</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://charts.substack.com/p/seeing-centuries-part-2" rel="nofollow">8. How to visualise (and display) incredibly long periods of time. The vast sparseness of the visualisation is overwhelming.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:time">time</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:visualisation">visualisation</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/boxing/olympics-imane-khelif-angela-carini-boxing-controversy-1.7282002" rel="nofollow">9. Olympic women's boxing eligibility controversy is a reminder of the harm in trusting bad faith actors</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Olympics">Olympics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bigotry">bigotry</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Russia">Russia</a> )</small></dd></dl>
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