https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/ Very cool, if true - Dreamwidth Studios Sun, 21 Oct 2018 11:00:10 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios andrewducker personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/707796/27209 https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/ 100 80 https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/3680287.html Sun, 21 Oct 2018 11:00:10 GMT https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/3680287.html <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="http://andrewducker.tumblr.com/post/179240322055/buzzfeed-laughterkey-wonderali" rel="nofollow">More information than you could possibly want to know about whether you should have sex with a malachite dildo</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:masturbation">masturbation</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:geology">geology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:biology">biology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:chemistry">chemistry</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://pvponline.com/comic/2018-10-17" rel="nofollow">Why dogs lick people's faces</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dogs">dogs</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:comic">comic</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/OSRI/" rel="nofollow">I score 104 for masculinity and 95 for femininity</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gender">gender</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://splinternews.com/the-activists-waging-a-war-to-make-the-far-right-go-bro-1829659363" rel="nofollow">The Activists Waging a War to Make The Far Right Go Broke</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:money">money</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bigotry">bigotry</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2018/10/100-brexits.html" rel="nofollow">100 different Brexits</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:europe">europe</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://today.uic.edu/how-to-avoid-raising-a-materialistic-child" rel="nofollow">How to avoid raising a materialistic child</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/20/us/politics/saudi-image-campaign-twitter.html#click=https://t.co/06ZTlBWgtU" rel="nofollow">Saudi Arabia's Troll Army and Twitter Insider</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:saudiarabia">saudiarabia</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:twitter">twitter</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:propaganda">propaganda</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://auntymuriel.com/2012/12/23/asterix-in-translation-the-genius-of-anthea-bell-and-derek-hockridge/" rel="nofollow">Asterix in Translation: The Genius of Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:comics">comics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:french">french</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:translation">translation</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:france">france</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:english">english</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.codersnotes.com/notes/elegance-of-deflate/" rel="nofollow">The Elegance of the Deflate algorithm</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:algorithm">algorithm</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:programming">programming</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:compression">compression</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2018/10/17/17986562/game-development-crunch-red-dead-redemption-2-rockstar" rel="nofollow">What will be left of the people who make our games?</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:working_hours">working_hours</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/dun/tawo/tawo06.htm" rel="nofollow">Why the Milkman Shudders When He Perceives the Dawn</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:short_story">short_story</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/intro_01" rel="nofollow">Understanding Science: An overview</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:science">science</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-us-trump-russia-nuclear-weapons-treaty-withdraw-putin-inf-a8594301.html" rel="nofollow">UK stands 'absolutely resolute' with the US after Trump pulls out of Russia nuclear weapons treaty</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Russia">Russia</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:nuclearweapons">nuclearweapons</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/foreign-affairs/brexit/news/99202/civil-servants-%E2%80%98war-gaming-second-brexit-referendum%E2%80%99-amid" rel="nofollow">Civil servants war-gaming a second Brexit referendum amid impasse fears</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:europe">europe</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:referendum">referendum</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3680287" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/3680287.html russia uk science ohforfuckssake compression working_hours saudiarabia programming nuclearweapons english games psychology money funny usa chemistry france links biology children europe translation twitter propaganda short_story gender referendum geology algorithm masturbation comic comics french bigotry dogs public 11 https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/3543231.html Thu, 13 Jul 2017 11:00:09 GMT https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/3543231.html <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="https://sidbala.com/h-264-is-magic/" rel="nofollow">How video encoding works (a very simple introduction)</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Technology">Technology</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/the-sleeper-autistic-hero-transforming-video-games" rel="nofollow">The touching effect of putting an autistic hero into a computer game</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:diversity">diversity</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:autism">autism</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40561417" rel="nofollow">Overwatch: Bigger than the Premier League? (No. But people are trying...)</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:games">games</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sports">sports</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:money">money</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:competition">competition</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://blog.dshr.org/2017/07/is-decentralized-storage-sustainable.html" rel="nofollow">Is Decentralized Storage Sustainable?</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:design">design</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:storage">storage</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:internet">internet</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:economics">economics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:decentralisation">decentralisation</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-40582786" rel="nofollow">Greening announces 'evidence champion' for schools</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Education">Education</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170712084807.htm" rel="nofollow">Pthalates linked to chronic disease in men</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:pthalates">pthalates</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:plastic">plastic</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:disease">disease</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/saudi-arabia-extremism-funding-arms-sales-government-a7837771.html" rel="nofollow">Government refuses to release report into Saudi Arabia’s funding of Islamist extremism in UK</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:saudiarabia">saudiarabia</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:terrorism">terrorism</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.chinafile.com/multimedia/photo-gallery/inside-world-of-chinese-bitcoin-mining" rel="nofollow">Inside the World of Chinese Bitcoin ‘Mining’ (Some great photos)</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:bitcoin">bitcoin</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:china">china</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/07/nyregion/volunteer-firefighter.html" rel="nofollow">At 56, a ‘Light Bulb’ Goes Off and a Firefighter Emerges</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fire">fire</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:age">age</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:life">life</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/british-view-war-1812-quite-differently-americans-do-180951852/" rel="nofollow">The British View the War of 1812 Quite Differently Than Americans Do</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">As a Brit I have to admit that I had no idea that there _was_ a war with America in 1812</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:war">war</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:france">france</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:canada">canada</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://boffosocko.com/2017/07/11/the-facebook-algorithm-mom-problem/" rel="nofollow">The Facebook Algorithm Mom Problem</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:facebook">facebook</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:algorithm">algorithm</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:mother">mother</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fail">fail</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/07/radiohead-releases-a-surprise-zx-spectrum-program-for-ok-computer-anniversary/" rel="nofollow">Radiohead releases a surprise ZX Spectrum program for OK Computer anniversary</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:software">software</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/visa-takes-war-on-cash-to-restaurants/ar-BBEhceI" rel="nofollow">Visa To Pay Restaurants To Stop Taking Cash</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:restaurant">restaurant</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:money">money</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Technology">Technology</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www.vqronline.org/reporting-articles/2017/07/kingdom-horse" rel="nofollow">A Kingdom for a Horse: Kokpar and the Future of Kazakhstan</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">“There are no Kazakhs,” he says. “Stalin made us up.”</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:kazakhstan">kazakhstan</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:horses">horses</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170712145623.htm" rel="nofollow">Scientists replay movie encoded in DNA</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dna">dna</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:genetics">genetics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:movies">movies</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://medium.com/@aliceross/i-think-i-am-becoming-accustomed-to-the-sight-of-guns-92751afb28ac" rel="nofollow">"I think I am becoming accustomed to the sight of guns."</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:guns">guns</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:society">society</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:France">France</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Scotland">Scotland</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.epochconverter.com/countdown" rel="nofollow">Unix Time 1,500M – Friday July 14 02:40GMT</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:time">time</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:unix">unix</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:thefuture">thefuture</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2017/july/new-corporate-criminal-offences-of-failure-to-prevent-tax-evasion-effective-from-30-september/" rel="nofollow">New corporate criminal offences of failure to prevent tax evasion effective from 30 September</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:law">law</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tax">tax</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/kalebhorton/status/783079297858670593?s=09" rel="nofollow">Post-apocalyptic Dilbert</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:dilbert">dilbert</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:apocalypse">apocalypse</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:comic">comic</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3543231" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/3543231.html ohforfuckssake autism video pthalates guns age tax scotland uk music education fail games competition money life usa law fire economics 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