https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/ Very cool, if true - Dreamwidth Studios Fri, 18 Jul 2025 11:00:09 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios andrewducker personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/707796/27209 https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/ 100 80 https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/4589162.html Fri, 18 Jul 2025 11:00:09 GMT https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/4589162.html <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c628ep4j5kno" rel="nofollow">1. UK voting age to be lowered to 16 by next general election</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:UK">UK</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vr4rymlw9o" rel="nofollow">2. Netflix uses AI effects for first time to cut costs</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:cgi">cgi</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:netflix">netflix</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/common-mythconceptions/" rel="nofollow">3. The world's most contagious falsehoods</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:myths">myths</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:beliefs">beliefs</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:misconceptions">misconceptions</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://gwern.net/blog/2025/perfume" rel="nofollow">4. The fascinating world of avant-garde perfumes</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:smell">smell</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:art">art</a> )</small></dd></dl> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4589162" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/4589162.html beliefs netflix voting misconceptions links myths ai uk art cgi smell public 11 https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/4215800.html Mon, 07 Nov 2022 12:00:08 GMT https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/4215800.html <dl class="links"><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-63526167" rel="nofollow">1. Keir Starmer is against using foreign people in the NHS</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:immigration">immigration</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:labour">labour</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:NHS">NHS</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://advanced-television.com/2022/10/13/study-uk-homes-use-456-gb-of-data-per-month/" rel="nofollow">2. UK homes use 456 GB of data per month (we used 463, so only slightly above average!)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:internet">internet</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/edinburgh-strip-club-ban-sex-workers-union-accuses-council-of-empty-promise-on-strip-club-ban-review-3907659" rel="nofollow">3. Edinburgh strip club ban: Sex workers union accuses council of 'empty promise' on strip club ban review</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:sexwork">sexwork</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:OhForFucksSake">OhForFucksSake</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.currentaffairs.org/2022/11/how-is-slavery-still-legal/" rel="nofollow">4. How Is Slavery Still Legal om America?</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:slavery">slavery</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:prison">prison</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:viaBenWerdmuller">viaBenWerdmuller</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/edinburgh-christmas-market-named-best-festive-market-in-europe-by-national-geographic-3907056" rel="nofollow">5. Edinburgh Christmas Market named best festive market in Europe by National Geographic</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:christmas">christmas</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:markets">markets</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/opinion/israel-new-racist-totalitarianism-middle-east-1953823" rel="nofollow">6. Israel's new racist totalitarianism will have implications beyond the Middle East</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:israel">israel</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/consumer/british-cucumbers-tomatoes-carrots-soon-harder-buy-1954608" rel="nofollow">7. British cucumbers, tomatoes and carrots will soon be harder to buy. Here's why</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:vegetables">vegetables</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:farming">farming</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:doom">doom</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/1e7f582d478a4b99bd0c70fffeac4c8b" rel="nofollow">8. Some common geographic mental misplacements (best viewed on desktop)</a></dt><dd style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><small class="link-tags">(tags:<a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:geography">geography</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:maps">maps</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:misconceptions">misconceptions</a> )</small></dd><dt class="link"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-63475943" rel="nofollow">9. Map norths converge on Dorset village in historic first - will travel through the UK until July 2026</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:magnets">magnets</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:navigation">navigation</a> <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:andrewducker/t:compass">compass</a> )</small></dd></dl> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=andrewducker&ditemid=4215800" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/4215800.html maps doom israel viabenwerdmuller slavery sexwork magnets ohforfuckssake christmas misconceptions internet nhs prison markets uk edinburgh immigration navigation compass geography farming usa links labour vegetables public 12 https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/3144778.html Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:00:02 GMT https://andrewducker.dreamwidth.org/3144778.html <ul class="links"> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/nov/10/david-cameron-more-austerity-ifs">David Cameron warns of more cuts – (many, many more, adds IFS)</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/austerity">austerity</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/UK">UK</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/10/amazon-uk-entertainment-market-sales-games-film-music-tesco-hmv">Amazon takes 22.5% of UK entertainment market</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/Amazon">Amazon</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/UK">UK</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/business">business</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://everydayfeminism.com/2014/11/misconceptions-trans-ally-understand/">10 Misconceptions About Trans People</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/lgbt">lgbt</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/misconceptions">misconceptions</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com/911358.html">The past was a confusing, terrifying place</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/history">history</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/technology">technology</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="https://storify.com/ollymoss/jurassic-park-the-new-nightmare">Jurassic Park: The New Nightmare</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/funny">funny</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/movies">movies</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://strangehorizons.com/2014/20141103/1banks-a.shtml">A Few Questions About the Culture: A (newly released) Interview with Iain Banks, by Jude Roberts</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/interview">interview</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/TheCulture">TheCulture</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/IainBanks">IainBanks</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/scifi">scifi</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/nov/11/payday-loans-caps-fca">New payday loan caps set</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/loans">loans</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/UK">UK</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-11-23-why-are-we-stuck-with-games-being-released-on-a-friday">Why are games released on a Friday in the UK and a Tuesday in the US?</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/games">games</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/date">date</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/10/spacex-will-announce-micro-satellites-for-low-cost-internet-within-three-months/">SpaceX Will Announce Micro-Satellites For Low Cost Internet Within Three Months</a> <br><span class="link-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/space">space</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/spacex">spacex</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/communications">communications</a> <a href="http://delicious.com/andrewducker/internet">internet</a> )</span> </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;" class="link"><a href="http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-human-clinical-trial-drug-shown.html">Cheap blood-pressure drug cures diabetes in mice and human islet cells - 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