https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/ Very cool, if true - Dreamwidth Studios Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:00:15 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios andrewducker personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/707796/27209 https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/ 100 80 https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/4558472.html Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:00:15 GMT https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/4558472.html <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIZWUe6N3ab/" rel="nofollow">1. 177-meter-long machine renews entire railway tracks — removing old rails, cleaning ballast, and laying new track all in one go!</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:trains">trains</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Technology">Technology</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:impressive">impressive</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/27/a-10-foot-microscope-reveals-big-lessons-about-the-tiniest-threats-to-the-human-body/?share=2ihneodeftuecmcrtin4" rel="nofollow">2. A 10-foot microscope reveals big lessons about the tiniest threats to the human body</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:virus">virus</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:microscope">microscope</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:impressive">impressive</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaKenny">viaKenny</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/louis-theroux-settlers-review-shocking-best-3659421" rel="nofollow">3. The Settlers is Louis Theroux at his shocking best</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:israel">israel</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:palestine">palestine</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gaza">gaza</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:tv">tv</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:review">review</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/lifestyle/homes-and-gardens/places-for-people-to-deliver-further-affordable-housing-for-edinburgh-at-beat-street-east-5101883" rel="nofollow">4. Edinburgh to get 160 new affordable homes</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:edinburgh">edinburgh</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:housing">housing</a> )</small></dd></dl> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4558472" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/4558472.html edinburgh impressive viakenny links palestine israel trains microscope virus video housing gaza review tv technology public 2 https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/4487585.html Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:00:06 GMT https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/4487585.html <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8j7nrppny2o" rel="nofollow">1. How does WhatsApp make money?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:communication">communication</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:business">business</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/you-dont-need-words-to-think/" rel="nofollow">2. You Don't Need Words to Think</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:language">language</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:thinking">thinking</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=mey9EsOwhDo&amp;si=oTRxIfr7dO82HNtl" rel="nofollow">3. Who wants to hear interesting facts about the English language?</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:language">language</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:writing">writing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:history">history</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:video">video</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:English">English</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.tumblr.com/andrewducker/765068798107779072/whydousernamesevenexist-chidi-anaqonye?source=share" rel="nofollow">4. Bohemian Rhapsody, told in memes</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:meme">meme</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:queen">queen</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://theonion.com/george-r-r-martin-announces-hes-written-every-and-that-will-appear-in-next-book/" rel="nofollow">5. George R.R. Martin Announces He's Written Every 'And' That Will Appear In Next Book</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:writing">writing</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:GeorgeRRMartin">GeorgeRRMartin</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:funny">funny</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:satire">satire</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/starmer-germany-defence-deal-brexit-reset-b2633594.html" rel="nofollow">6. Keir Starmer scores first major Brexit reset success with landmark defence deal with Germany</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:UK">UK</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:Germany">Germany</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:military">military</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:russia">russia</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/music/edinburgh-culture-festivals-gardens-calton-hill-arthurs-seat-4835094" rel="nofollow">7. Edinburgh city centre to get first major new public gardens for 200 years</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:edinburgh">edinburgh</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:gardens">gardens</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:school">school</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:music">music</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a62642208/water-cycle-malfunction/" rel="nofollow">8. Scientists Say Our Water Cycle Has Started Breaking Down</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:water">water</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:environment">environment</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:doom">doom</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/10/photomicrography-contest-winners-showcase-beauty-at-tiny-scales/" rel="nofollow">9. Meet the winners of Nikon's 2024 photomicrography contest</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:photos">photos</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:awards">awards</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:microscope">microscope</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/more-schools-than-ever-are-serving-vegan-meals-in-california-heres-how-they-did-it/" rel="nofollow">10. California Is Flooding School Cafeterias With Vegan Meals—and Kids Like It</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:food">food</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:california">california</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:vegan">vegan</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://davidallengreen.com/2024/10/what-explains-the-timing-and-manner-of-the-chagos-islands-sovereignty-deal/" rel="nofollow">11. What explains the timing and manner of the Chagos Islands sovereignty deal? (the USA)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:usa">usa</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:india">india</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:politics">politics</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://emptycity.substack.com/p/a-blow-against-the-alternative-remedies" rel="nofollow">12. UK Supreme Court rules that individuals can take regulators to court to make them do their job.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:uk">uk</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:regulation">regulation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:law">law</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/untangling-biological-threads-from-autisms-phenotypic-patchwork-reveals-four-core-subtypes/" rel="nofollow">13. "Autism" is at least four different things.</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:autism">autism</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:genetics">genetics</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:development">development</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:children">children</a> )</small></dd></dl> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4487585" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/4487585.html english development meme military funny communication gardens georgerrmartin genetics germany doom autism awards thinking russia law music politics india edinburgh environment history children satire school food california photos water regulation usa language uk business links vegan microscope writing queen video public 3