https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/ Very cool, if true - Dreamwidth Studios Wed, 12 Dec 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/3695905.html Wed, 12 Dec 2018 11:00:10 GMT https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/3695905.html <dl class="links"> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/46521987" rel="nofollow">Patricio Manuel: First transgender pro boxer in US wins on debut</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:sports">sports</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:lgbt">lgbt</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:transgender">transgender</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://shanghai.ist/2018/12/04/beijing-is-trying-to-rid-city-of-chinglish-before-2022-winter-olympics/" rel="nofollow">Beijing is trying to rid city of Chinglish before 2022 Winter Olympics</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:China">China</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:language">language</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:translation">translation</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:fail">fail</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/11/nicola-sturgeon-brexit-may-corbyn-leader" rel="nofollow">Nicola Sturgeon’s clarity on Brexit reminds us what a leader looks like</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:snp">snp</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.today.com/news/time-person-year-2018-guardians-war-truth-t144911" rel="nofollow">Time magazine's person of the year is journalists who were murdered imprisoned, and harassed for doing their job.</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:journalism">journalism</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://thebias.com/2017/09/26/how-good-intent-undermines-diversity-and-inclusion/" rel="nofollow">How “Assuming Good Intent” Undermines Diversity and Inclusion</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:intentions">intentions</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:diversity">diversity</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:society">society</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:community">community</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/deep-life-microbes-underground-bacteria-earth-surface-carbon-observatory-science-study-a8677521.html" rel="nofollow">Massive ‘deep life’ study reveals billions of tonnes of microbes living far beneath Earth’s surface</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:life">life</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181211103058.htm" rel="nofollow">The brains of meditators are less affected by negative feedback</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:brain">brain</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:psychology">psychology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:meditation">meditation</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1426295" rel="nofollow">The Sun in its rearview mirror, Voyager 2 is in interstellar space</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:space">space</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://www2.politicalbetting.com/index.php/archives/2018/12/10/how-people-would-feel-if-the-government-cancelled-brexit-britain-in-the-eu/" rel="nofollow">How people would feel if the government cancelled Brexit & Britain stayed in the EU?</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">43% happy, 38% unhappy, 19% don't care/don't know/other.</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:polls">polls</a> <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:viaDanielDWilliam">viaDanielDWilliam</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/scotland-s-biggest-chippy-opens-in-heart-of-edinburgh-1-4842235" rel="nofollow">Scotland’s biggest chippy opens in heart of Edinburgh</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:food">food</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Scotland">Scotland</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:edinburgh">edinburgh</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://twitter.com/gbrockell/status/1072589687489998848?s=09" rel="nofollow">Dear tech companies, fix your algorithms and stop causing people massive heartache</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:death">death</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:advertising">advertising</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Facebook">Facebook</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:twitter">twitter</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/why-there-should-not-be-a-general-election-about-the-eu/" rel="nofollow">Why there should not be a General Election ‘about the EU’ – and why the UK isn’t a democracy</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:europe">europe</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:democracy">democracy</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:voting">voting</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/12/brexit-chaos-conservative-mps-trigger-vote-of-no-confidence-theresa-may" rel="nofollow">Impeccable timing there by the Conservatives in triggering a leadership election</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:conservatives">conservatives</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="http://cuberule.com/" rel="nofollow">Finally, a definitive ruling on whether a pop tart is a sandwich</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:food">food</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:ontology">ontology</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45953182" rel="nofollow">How a Conservative Leadership Challenge works</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Conservatives">Conservatives</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/chocolate-street-spill-germany-sweets-factory-dreimeister-westoennen-a8679031.html" rel="nofollow">Street paved with chocolate in Germany after colossal spill at sweets factory</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span class="link-description">It's Christmas come early!</span><br /><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:chocolate">chocolate</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:accident">accident</a> )</small> </dd> <dt class="link"><a href="https://newsthump.com/2018/12/12/tory-brexiters-demand-new-leadership-vote-insisting-the-will-of-the-mps-has-changed-since-2016/" rel="nofollow">Tory Brexiters demand new leadership vote insisting ‘the will of the MPs’ has changed since 2016</a></dt> <dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:satire">satire</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:true">true</a> <a href="http://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Conservatives">Conservatives</a> )</small> </dd> </dl><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=3695905" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/3695905.html edinburgh society funny diversity voting scotland language intentions death conservatives life uk meditation translation twitter food transgender brain lgbt facebook links china satire europe politics accident chocolate advertising viadanieldwilliam democracy sports polls snp journalism ontology usa true psychology ohforfuckssake fail community space public 4 https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/2618421.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:00:01 GMT https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/2618421.html <ul class="links"> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://andrewhickey.info/2012/01/29/the-shakespeare-code-a-short-story/">The Shakespeare Code: A Short Story</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/shortstory">shortstory</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/story">story</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/shakespeare">shakespeare</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://squid314.livejournal.com/307109.html">The strong principle of charity (I find this to be true 98% of the time, and dangerous the other 2%)</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/society">society</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/people">people</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/intentions">intentions</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/11/14/367883/wind-electricity-competitive-natural-gas/?mobile=nc">Wind Electricity To Be Fully Competitive With Natural Gas by 2016</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/wind">wind</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/renewables">renewables</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://kait.carbonmade.com/projects/3060081">Some gorgeous post-apocalyptic art.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/future">future</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/scifi">scifi</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/art">art</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5878901/confirmed-fleshlight-developing-ipad-case-you-can-bone">Fleshlight Developing an iPad Case You Can Have Sex With. If you love your iPad _that_ much.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/apple">apple</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/sex">sex</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/fleshlight">fleshlight</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33199_7-57366319-221/why-4k-tvs-are-stupid/">You do not need a 4K TV unless you are sitting 5 feet away and it's 80" across.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/tv">tv</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ 4k"> 4k</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ resolution"> resolution</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ eyesight"> eyesight</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ technology"> technology</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://liberalconspiracy.org/2012/01/30/what-child-smacking-ban-why-mail-was-wrong-on-the-law/">There is no child smacking ban.</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/uk">uk</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ children"> children</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ law"> law</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16658110">What is life like for a social worker?</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/children">children</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ development"> development</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/ socialwork"> socialwork</a> )</span> </li> </ul><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=2618421" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/2618421.html resolution people intentions society development renewables sex art apple fleshlight socialwork story links wind law future tv eyesight technology scifi children 4k shortstory uk shakespeare public 52