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Interesting Links for 27-01-2021

Conservative Party illegally collected ethnicity data on 10 million voters: (tags:Conservatives race politics UK )
Why Are Conservatives Angry Biden Denounced White Supremacy?: (tags:racism USA republicans politics )
Why is there a slower Covid vaccine rollout in Scotland?: (tags:Scotland vaccination speed )
Grindr faces £8.6m fine for sharing user data with advertisers without permission (including their exact location!): (tags:LGBT privacy OhForFucksSake dating apps )
FDA approves first monthly injectable to treat HIV infection: (tags:hiv AIDS GoodNews medicine )
Are you a child fleeing war and destruction with no adult to help you? Then the UK thinks you should fuck off: (tags:asylum children UK OhForFucksSake )
In week after 2nd Pfizer vaccine shot, only 20 of 128,000 Israelis get COVID: (tags:vaccination Israel pandemic GoodNews )
Mother's blood test predicts a sub-type of autism: (tags:autism immune_system blood mother )
Sales Of Non-Alcoholic Beer are up significantly in the last few years (still a tiny part of the market): (tags:alcohol )

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Interesting Links for 01-12-2019

First catch your gannet ... then prepare for a challenge to nose and tastebuds: (tags:food birds scotland )
That time the Knights Hospitaller, of medieval crusading fame, 'accidentally' became a major European air power.: (tags:airplanes history Europe wtf Italy malta )
The Star Wars Holiday Special is on YouTube if you want to destroy any faith in humanity you had left: (tags:StarWars video christmas awful )
How Corbyn, Johnson and Swinson voted on LGBT issues and legislation: (tags:LGBT politics uk )
I'm with peanut butter penis guy: (tags:peanuts penis food funny viaSwampers )
Boris Johnson was personally warned about risks of freeing terrorists but said there was 'no money' to deradicalise them, ex-top prosecutor says: (tags:terrorism UK BorisJohnson )
10 things you should know about the London Bridge attacker and "early release": (tags:law crime prison politics UK )
How Edinburgh became the Aids capital of Europe in the 1980s: (tags:aids history Edinburgh Scotland heroin drugs )

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Interesting Links for 06-05-2019

The Saga Of 'Star Citizen,' A Video Game That Raised $300 Million???But May Never Be Ready To Play: (tags:games CrowdFunding OhForFucksSake )
Nurse in trousers told her London Marathon record would not count: (tags:marathon clothing women OhForFucksSake )
The Economics Of Losing Money on Patreon Rewards?: (tags:CrowdFunding economics )
Revealed: Radical plans to ban the most polluting cars from the whole of Edinburgh: (tags:Edinburgh cars pollution )
"My Husband Became a Poster Child of the Post-Antibiotic Era": (tags:antibiotics thefuture doom )
Man who removed condom during intercourse with sex worker jailed for rape: (tags:rape uk )
Gaza conflict: Rocket barrage and Israeli strikes intensify: (tags:Israel palestine OhForFucksSake )
'What Gets Us Through is Just Getting Through': Tom King Looks Back on the award-winning Mister Miracle: (tags:review comics )
The people of Grand Rapids did _not_ like people saying mean things about them. Their response is impressive. And done in one take!: (tags:video music )
Tolkien, Heinlein, and Leiber. How _do_ you pronounce them?: (tags:language names )
When in Mongolia do not hunt and eat the squirrels with bubonic plague: (tags:disease death OhForFucksSake )
Trump escalates trade war with China with plan to raise tariffs: (tags:trade China USA doom )
How people become radicalized by the U.S. health care non-system: (tags:usa healthcare epicfail )
The reporting on the chromosomes of Caster Semenya is based on faulty premises: (tags:usa sport gender )
Black people 40 times more likely to be stopped and searched in UK: (tags:racism police uk )
Change UK candidate is forced-birth homophobe: (tags:lgbt politics feminism UK europe OhForFucksSake )
Up to 1/7 of UK firms would collapse if interest rates were to rise. And it would probably be good for the economy if they did.: (tags:uk business economy )
End to Aids in sight as huge study finds drugs stop HIV transmission: (tags:aids GoodNews )
Anti-vaxx parents in Germany to face ???2,500 fines if children do not have measles jab: (tags:vaccination germany )
St Abbs 'twinned' with New Asgard: (tags:Scotland marvel movies )

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Interesting Links for 27-03-2019

Behind the scenes of the UK government petition site: (tags:UK petition Web design )
Rugged 'mountains' taller than Everest lurk deep inside Earth: (tags:earth mountains )
Brexit: Everything you need to know about "indicative votes": (tags:UK voting politics europe )
A Brief History of Person-First Language: (tags:language autism disability aids )
Prime minister would break the law if she ignores Letwin result: (tags:UK europe law )
Here is the text of the cross-party proposition on Revocation versus No Deal that has the maximum prospect of being supported by Parliament.: (tags:politics uk europe hope )
Possibly the most Northern Irish thing I have ever seen: (tags:NorthernIreland funny video )
The Duesseldorf and Edinburgh Twitter tourist sites are having fun: (tags:Germany Edinburgh tourism funny )
Here are the indicative votes which are happening today. Many of which are totally impossible: (tags:UK europe OhForFucksSake )
What will the EU be thinking about the indicative vote options?: (tags:UK europe )
A wee selection of Scots words and phrases that have been introduced to Hansard after being spoken at Westminster. (video): (tags:scotland language politics Westminster )
The Illustrated Word2vec (converting words into concepts automatically): (tags:language computers )
People think they're less biased than average. Particularly if they believe in free will.: (tags:FreeWill psychology bias )

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Interesting Links for 05-03-2019

Keith Flint death: Prodigy front man dies aged 49: (tags:music UK death )
The World Wide Fund for Nature Funds Guards Who Have Tortured And Killed People: (tags:nature charity OhForFucksSake )
Ministers halt discussion of tax transparency bill - because it was going to impose transparency on Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man: (tags:tax uk )
Tobacco giants say getting rid of packaging pictures of diseased organs will cost them millions after Brexit: (tags:uk europe cigarettes viaSwampers )
This is the best memorial to Keith Flint.: (tags:childbirth music death )
Virgin Atlantic removes make-up requirement from cabin crew: (tags:airlines makeup work women GoodNews )
UK government doesn't understand how EU works, says its former ambassador to Brussels: (tags:europe uk doom )
Artists Become Famous through Their Friends, Not the Originality of Their Work: (tags:art Fame socialnetworking )
Incredible shift in immigration attitudes in the UK: 64% were negative in 2011, now down to 26%.: (tags:immigration polls uk )
UK patient free of HIV after stem cell treatment: (tags:aids GoodNews stem_cells )
The BBC is running a positive transgender story. I do hope this is part of a change in the awful media approach that's been going on: (tags:lgbt transgender bbc uk )
Mozilla fears DarkMatter misuse of browser certificates for hacking: (tags:security browser firefox )
Star Wars, edited into five minutes. (been making the rounds this week, well worth a look): (tags:StarWars video )
Winter - a touching poem. Somewhat about poo.: (tags:faeces poetry relationships )
Plans for Edinburgh's biggest new park in over a century revealed: (tags:edinburgh nature park )

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Interesting Links for 21-11-2018

George R.R. Martin, now 'in hiding,' has wondered if he'll ever finish The Winds of Winter: (tags: gameofthrones GeorgeRRMartin )
The predictions of Robert A. Heinlein, from the Cold War to the waterbed: (tags: robertheinlein predictions )
Flat Earth conference attendees explain how they have been brainwashed by YouTube and Infowars: "It looks like you're easily taken in, how about you watch a video about how to join cults next?"
(tags: youtube videos fraud OhForFucksSake )
Nicola Sturgeon vows to work with Tory rebels and Labour to build Commons 'coalition' against May's Brexit deal: (tags: SNP uk europe )
They Shall Not Grow Old was an amazing piece of documentary filmmaking. I was riveted.: (tags: wwi history documentary peterjackson )
Bringing the Android kernel back to the mainline: (tags: android linux )
An independent Scotland should be allowed to rejoin EU, Spanish foreign minister says: (tags: Scotland Spain Europe )
New Labour was far more leftwing than it is given credit for: (tags: labour UK history )
Ruth Coker Burks, the cemetery angel: (tags: aids usa history death )
Brain-Destroying Prions Also Spread Through Victims' Eyes: (tags: eyes brain disease )
RPGs are Done with Edgelords and Bigots | Pop Culture Uncovered: (tags: roleplaying society racism sexism OhForFucksSake )
Amber Rudd admits new Brexit referendum on table if Theresa May's deal rejected by parliament: (tags: uk europe )
A mathematical proof that every odd integer is the difference of two squares - which fits in a tweet!: (tags: twitter mathematics )
The greatest Christian schism in hundreds of years happened last month.: (tags: christianity russia ukraine )
Lancet restaurant gives medical professionals discounts based on publication impact factor: (tags: medicine research food china )
The Brown One, The Honey Eater, The Shaggy Coat, The Destroyer - why bears are called anything but their real name: (tags: bears language )

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Interesting Links for 02-11-2018

Arron Banks and other Brexit campaigners referred to National Crime Agency over suspected criminal offences during referendum: (tags: uk europe referendum fraud )
Quantum Physicists Found a New, Safer Way to Navigate: (tags: quantum magnets navigation )
Israel silent as Iran hit by computer virus more violent than Stuxnet: (tags: israel iran virus hacking )
UK proposes plastic packaging tax: (tags: plastic recycling uk )
Everyone please enjoy being outraged about the outrage over Jacob Rees-Mogg’s best mate, the fired Waitrose mag editor: (tags: freespeech food vegan uk )
Medical cannabis treatments in UK to be limited over doctors' fears and lack of regulation despite new law: (tags: law doctors marijuana OhForFucksSake uk )
'Hologram' lecturers to teach students at Imperial College London: (tags: university Holograms Technology )
Mobile phone cancer stories are a trend that never goes out of fashion: (tags: cancer phones rats )
More interesting thoughts on the Waitrose Vegan kerfuffle.: (tags: politics society freespeech marketing vegan )
The greatest squirrel feeder ever!: (tags: squirrel video horror funny viaSwampers )
Major upgrade plan for Edinburgh's botanic garden: (tags: Edinburgh gardens environment )
Why the “circumcision solution” to the AIDS epidemic in Africa may increase it: (tags: circumcision aids Africa research )
Your native language affects what you can and can’t see: (tags: language perception colour psychology )
Colours in Irish: (tags: ireland colour language )

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Interesting Links for 13-12-2017

How Peppa Pig is destroying the NHS: (tags: children nhs healthcare )
David Davis has damaged trust in UK, says Verhofstadt: (tags: europe UK OhForFucksSake )
EU demands Brexit agreement made legally binding after David Davis says it is just a 'statement of intent': (tags: UK europe )
Speaking out against "Do they know it's Christmas": (tags: music africa viaSwampers )
HIV positive man unable to become a commercial pilot: (tags: hiv aids airplanes )
[Patreon] Something that's going on behind closed doors: (tags: CrowdFunding )
Internet protocols are changing: (tags: internet encryption networking )
These are my favourite Christmas Trees: (tags: christmas dogs )
Egyptian pop singer sent to prison for video that 'incited debauchery': (tags: egypt OhForFucksSake )
Cuphead: The Fake Outrage: (tags: games history video society journalism viaJohnBobShaun )
Internet traffic for Google, Facebook, Apple was briefly rerouted to Russia: (tags: Internet security russia )
TP-Link repeater firmware squanders 715 MB/month: (tags: networking OhForFucksSake )
Poland: Government agency fines private TV station for coverage of protests: (tags: Poland protests censorship )
Roy Moore defeat: Five consequences of Alabama election: (tags: usa politics )

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Interesting Links for 23-09-2017

'Freeways' Is a Mobile Game That Lets You Play Traffic Engineer: (tags: games traffic transport )
The Hobbit Was Almost Illustrated by Maurice Sendak (for its 30th anniversary): (tags: TheHobbit Tolkien illustration )
Lightning storms triggered by exhaust from cargo ships: (tags: weather shipping lightning )
Brexit: What did we learn from Theresa May's Florence speech?: (tags: uk Europe )
Usher syndrome: Gene therapy restores hearing and balance (in mice): (tags: hearing genetics )
New antibody attacks 99% of HIV strains: (tags: aids vaccination thefuture GoodNews )
How to Win a War on Drugs: (tags: drugs portugal viaFanf )
Laser Socks – a sweaty game pointing toward the future of computing: (tags: lasers games )
Post a boarding pass on Facebook, get your account stolen: (tags: security travel )
Macron: No moving forward on Brexit until divorce points cleared up: (tags: UK europe )
Uber London ban: The scandals that brought down the ride-hailing app: (tags: regulation taxi london uk )

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Interesting Links for 03-09-2017

Incredible Dragon Bench Carved Using A Chainsaw. (The pug one is awesome too): (tags: dragons )
The Three Waves of Discworld novels: (tags: terrypratchett )
Ronald Reagan: Monster and Mass Murderer: (tags: history aids usa politics republicans economics )
The unique thing about people is that we can make whole new kinds of errors: (tags: fail brain psychology thought )
Why Jack Kirby is the most important figure in comics history: (tags: comics history )
Only 10% of Brits believe in psychics: I'd have assumed at least double that, so I'm pretty happy
(tags: fraud death GoodNews belief )
62% of marriages in Scotland last year were non religious: (tags: religion Scotland wedding GoodNews )
The 'slave block' in a town in Virginia: should it stay or should it go?: I'd say it should stay. It's not glorification, it's history, and a necessary reminder of the horrors inflicted on the slaves.
(tags: racism slavery history usa )
Explaining what was wrong with the Seventh Season of Game of Thrones. (Still enjoyed it myself, mind you): (tags: gameofthrones )
Rogue private landlords given £2.5bn a year of public money: (tags: housing uk OhForFucksSake )
New earliest known gamebook/choose your own adventure—it was written by two women in 1930: (tags: games books history )
Yugoslavia had the oddest "sexy" computer magazine covers: (tags: sex computers Yugoslavia weird ViaDrCross )

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Interesting Links for 04-04-2017

A look at "American Graffiti" director George Lucas's failed attempt at cheesy science fiction.: (tags: StarWars funny review history )
Nevada’s investment strategy? Do nothing: (tags: investment advice )
British Mothers With HIV Are Going Hungry To Pay For Formula Milk: (tags: uk mother milk aids OhForFucksSake )
"For 18 years, I thought she was stealing my identity. Until I found her": (tags: usa identity OhForFucksSake )
NASA is planning a daring repair mission to save a $2 billion particle detector: (tags: NASA space astronomy )
Scotland’s sectarian equality gap larger then Northern Ireland's: (tags: scotland NorthernIreland inequality )
Android overtakes Windows as the internet’s most used operating system: (tags: android windows internet )
Hackers Can Easily Hijack This Dildo Camera and Livestream the Inside of Your Vagina (Or Butt): (tags: sex security viaJoachim )
Poland’s Crooked Forest: (tags: Poland trees mysteries )
Norwegian fjord ferries are going electric: (tags: electricity water norway transport )
Why F.E.A.R.’s AI is still the best in first-person shooters: (tags: ai games )
The Case for More Intellectual Humility: (tags: life advice belief )
Mexican Newspaper Shuts Down, Saying It Is Too Dangerous to Continue: (tags: mexico newspapers )
The Brexit deal that Theresa May should be aiming for: (tags: europe uk funny )
Ordnance Survey maps - now in 3D: (tags: 3d maps )
Developers have been given the green light to create a vast film studio complex on the outskirts of Edinburgh.: (tags: movies edinburgh scotland )

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Interesting Links for 27-10-2016

To forgive someone, see life through their eyes: (tags: empathy psychology )
Why Theresa May's secret speech on Brexit really does matter: (tags: Conservatives politics uk europe )
Petition started to throw Scotland out of the UK – #ThrowScotlandOut: (tags: scotland uk petition )
EU announces common corporate tax plan: (tags: europe tax )
Sid Meier reflects on 25 years of Civilization: (tags: interview games )
The Yale Record Does Not Endorse Hillary Clinton: (tags: politics usa )
'Super-parenting' improves children's ability to cope with autism: (tags: parenting autism )
Aids blamed on ‘Patient Zero’ man for decades because of horrifying typo: Also: Blame? He didn't know he was spreading anything, and it wasn't his fault he'd contracted a previously unknown disease!
(tags: aids history bureaucracy journalism OhForFucksSake )

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Interesting Links for 24-02-2016

FactCheck: Boris on Brexit: (tags: politics uk europe facts )
The Charlie Sheen effect on HIV prevention: (tags: hiv society )
Squirm with purpose: Fidgeting is helpful for ADHD patients: (tags: adhd )
Purity, cleanliness, guilt and modern diets: (tags: diet health )
Please sign my petition banning referendum poetry: (tags: poetry funny referendum uk petition europe )
Film Is Two Artforms, Not One: (tags: movies business )
Now that the HTC Vive costs $799, do I still want one?: (tags: VirtualReality )
Ten years later, They are still Taking the Hobbits to Isengard: (tags: music lotr funny video criticism review )
Why the Pandas must Die!: (tags: wildlife nature )
Mainly black prisoners are being forced to pick cotton in modern day slavery: (tags: race slavery prison usa )
Remember the dark ages of 10 years ago, when technology was awful?: (tags: Technology funny history )
Blind ‘fingering’ dates are London’s latest craze: (tags: sex nsfw meditation wtf )
The Tale of the Last Alliance (Compiled from Tolkien's own words): (tags: lotr Tolkien )
New molecular scissors cut out lingering HIV—maybe once and for all: (tags: genes virus aids hiv )
Researchers create super-efficient "passive" Wi-Fi: (tags: wifi Technology efficiency )
Fake girlfriend, revisited: (tags: relationships Technology internet )
The death of the founder of DHL is possibly more interesting than his life: (tags: death fatherhood law identity wtf )
The latest generation of the Atlas robot is looking ever more impressive: (tags: video robots )

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Interesting Links for 23-07-2014

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Interesting Links for 18-07-2014

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Interesting Links for 23-02-2014