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Interesting Links for 24-05-2024

1. New pylons to be installed across the UK in National Grid's £30bn green upgrade: (tags:uk electricity infrastructure )
2. For whom Good Omens is being written: (tags:neilgaiman terrypratchett alzheimers TV writing )
3. Football Association resists government pressure to change its transgender inclusion policy: (tags:football UK transgender LGBT GoodNews sports )
4. The next food marketing blitz is aimed at people on new weight-loss drugs: (tags:food weight drugs )
5. Daily cannabis use overtakes drinking for first time in US: (tags:marijuana alcohol usa )
6. The Suit Died, but for Good Reasons: (tags:history clothing UK monarchy class USA )
7. Managers - what are they good for?: (tags:management engineering software )
8. Google Is Paying Reddit $60 Million for Fucksmith to Tell Its Users to Eat Glue: (tags:Reddit Google ai OhForFucksSake safety advice headline epicfail )

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Interesting Links for 25-07-2022

1. Anyone I know want to be a Data Scientist for Full Fact: (tags:FactCheck data job viaDanielDWilliam )
2. Hungarian PM is a racist: (tags:Hungary racism OhForFucksSake )
3. Whenever I see the web3 people get involved in a medium it makes me feel like they've never actually enjoyed it for itself: (tags:books Blockchain OhForFucksSake )
4. When did children's songs start sounding like the kind of thing I danced to in the 00s?: (tags:music children video wtf )
5. Neil Gaiman Breaks Down 'The Sandman' Official Trailer: (tags:trailer neilgaiman sandman TV )
6. The "nice" option for the Conservative Leadership election is referencing Nigel Farage on immigration: (tags:immigration conservatives OhForFucksSake asylum )
7. British teachers give lower marks to children perceived to be working class, British doctors deny them pain relief.: (tags:uk Education class psychology OhForFucksSake healthcare )

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Interesting Links for 04-07-2022

1. A chipmunk having its mind blown by a flavour explosion: (tags:cute video food )
2. A "Chinese Borges" wrote millions of words of fake Russian history on Wikipedia for a decade.: (tags:wikipedia Russia China fake )
3. Fun! With! Science! (be better if there were explanations of each of these though): (tags:video science )
4. Innovative lung-imaging technique shows cause of long COVID symptoms: (tags:mri Pandemic Doom viaPatrickHadfield )
5. Daily Mail to turn against Boris Johnson: (tags:DailyMail BorisJohnson conservatives )
6. Neil Gaiman speaks honestly about the quality of the Sandman TV show: (tags:neilgaiman TV sandman )
7. How do politicians respond when asked whether Scotland is allowed to leave and what the democratic route to them doing so.: (tags:politics independence Scotland video )
8. When truth is another casualty: Why Ukraine is losing ground in the war by not telling the whole story: (tags:Russia Ukraine censorship war )
9. If I was 20 years younger and still had the time/energy to watch terrible movies then I'd love to see Assassin 33A.D. (Time traveling Muslim assassins go after Jesus!): (tags:religion timetravel awful Jesus Christianity movies review )
10. Transphobic LGB Alliance condemned by Trades Union Congress in near unanimous vote: (tags:LGBT transgender unions GoodNews )
11. The British class system is a delight: (tags:class UK politics )
12. England's population is ageing. Our deeply substandard politicians ignore what this is going to cost us: (tags:UK aging politics )

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Interesting Links for 27-03-2022

1. How inequality perpetuates itself: (tags:inequality class UK )
2. "Avoiding Lord Byron" may well be the biggest boost to creativity in the history of humanity: (tags:history fiction writing scifi horror vampires frankenstein )
3. Crossrail update on the Elizabeth line's opening plans (fiddly technical work that I'm fascinated by and glad I don't have to deal with): (tags:trains tube London transport )
4. Coolest occupational name ever?: (tags:IceCream names UK India empire history )
5. No, we are not about to have a worldwide grain shortage: (tags:wheat war Ukraine Russia )
6. Paralysed man uses brain implant to communicate first words in three months: 'I want a beer' (and a curry, and loud music): (tags:beer brain communication technology )
7. US surnames with no vowels: (tags:names USA )
8. I have rarely seen anyone want anything as much as this dog wants this pizza: (tags:dogs pizza )
9. Why dogs are good, according to science!: (tags:dogs awesome )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/4140098.html

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Interesting Links for 23-01-2022

Majority believe MPs who switch parties should fight by-election (63:17) - I entirely disagree: Individual representatives need a nuclear option if they believe that their party is no longer functional, whether that be joining an existing party or forming a new one. Party central offices already have too much power.
(tags:politics UK )
The Guardian says that working class people can't be good looking: (tags:attraction class guardian OhForFucksSake )
In pictures: Glasgow goes Gotham for Batgirl filming: (tags:batman comics movies Glasgow Scotland )
Cats just want a human to curl up on. Even big cats.: (tags:video cats sleep )
What have the Democrats achieved in the last year?: (tags:politics democrats USA )
The BBC thinks that what we need is more antivaxxer nonsense: (tags:UK BBC vaccination OhForFucksSake lies )
UK warns of plot to install pro-Moscow ally in Ukraine: (tags:UK Russia Ukraine )
Tory MP says she was sacked as minister because her Muslim faith made colleagues uncomfortable: (tags:conservatives Islam bigotry )
LGBT BBC staff past and present debate whether it's is even worth saving: (tags:LGBT BBC bigotry )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/4098548.html

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Interesting Links for 13-10-2021

Disney's The Shadow King - Henry Selick's Lost Masterpiece: (tags:Disney stopmotion animation video history )
Ten EU countries join France in condemning UK post-Brexit fishing regime: (tags:uk europe fish doom )
How much did Tim Burton have to do with The Nightmare Before Christmas?: (tags:TimBurton neilgaiman animation video history movies )
Issues to consider about Northern Ireland: (tags:NorthernIreland Ireland UK Europe trade usa )
Damnit, now I want a Robin Williams biopic!: (tags:video biography movies )
The real reason Britain failed on coronavirus: (tags:Pandemic epicfail uk )
China's solar power has reached price parity with coal: (tags:china solarpower coal GoodNews )
Scared Of Spiders? There's An App For That. (I've downloaded it myself to give it a go): (tags:phobia spiders apps psychology )
The role of class in the "Bad Art Friend" story: (tags:writing class behaviour )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/4026221.html

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Interesting Links for 22-04-2021

James Bond: The Flowchart: (tags:JamesBond flowchart charlesstross )
How to make Disappointment a positive force in your life: (tags:advice philosophy happiness self-improvement life )
The majority of people in the UK think that transphobia is a problem. Including almost twice as many women as don't.: (tags:bigotry UK LGBT transgender polls )
Manhattan to stop prosecuting prostitution, dismissing cases dating back decades: (tags:prostitution USA GoodNews )
The Super League Was The Wrong Solution To A Real Problem: (tags:money football business )
Ousted No 10 aide complains of class bias in Westminster: (tags:class uk CivilService government )
'An uncomfortable chair' - why the international trade secretary wrongly believes trade deals are quick and easy, and why this false belief matters: (tags:trade uk doom )
Sleep deprivation impairs molecular clearance from the human brain: (tags:sleep brain )
Don't ask artists to share your kinks.: (tags:art fetish )
AmIUnique - checking if your computer can be uniquely idenfitied by its browser details: (tags:surveillance browser viaNathan )
Scotland set for hybrid-electric plane trial: (tags:electricity planes scotland )
Ferrofluid display cell bluetooth speaker: (tags:pretty video music metal )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3952165.html

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Interesting Links for 04-11-2020

How presidential elections are impacted by a 100 million year old coastline: (tags:prehistory politics usa )
I hadn't realised that Chris Evans basically *is* Captain America: (tags:CaptainAmerica marvel movies impressive )
Election Day, swing states, and ballot counting: when to expect election results.: (tags:elections USA mess viaKalimac )
A map of Scottish witches: (tags:Scotland map viaDanielDWilliam witchcraft history )
There's a really clear delineation between Scots and Gaelic in place names.: (tags:map language Scotland viaDanielDWilliam )
The 30 day map challenge hashtag is great: (tags:maps viaDanielDWilliam )
Who Gets to be Awesome in Games?: (tags:games video design )
DC votes to decriminalize hallucinogenic mushrooms: (tags:USA hallucinogenics )
Donald Trump Hasn't Won Anything Yet: (tags:elections USA )
AI can tell when you have coronavirus just by listening to your cough: (tags:disease ai pandemic )
Reminder that it's largely middle classes who shifted to Trump in 2016.: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1323904277111279618.html
(tags:class voting USA )
Oregon decriminalizes possession of street drugs: (tags:drugs law USA GoodNews )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3898146.html

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Interesting Links for 12-07-2020

Here are the changes that will happen between the EU and the UK come the first of January: (tags:UK Europe Doom )
Vast Brexit customs clearance centre to be built in Kent: (tags:trade Europe UK )
Incredible restored video of Tokyo from 1913-1915: (tags:Japan history video )
CNN asked Black artists from Mississippi to design a new state flag: (tags:flags USA design )
Did you even know you needed 3D printed pasta?: (tags:pasta 3dprinting food technology )
How small satellites are radically remaking space exploration: (tags:space technology )
A fascinating, personal, story of transition, detransition, and transition again.: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1281537118183895041.html
(tags:gender transgender LGBT )
Scientists develop new antibody test which gives results in seven minutes: (tags:virus GoodNews )
Nearly all married women take their husband's last name - the patriarchy is alive and well: (tags:names patriarchy uk marriage )
A gold ring, a thieving Roman, and...JRR Tolkien?: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1281534833320222721.html
(tags:Tolkien archaeology rome viaDanielDWilliam )
The idea that the working class have limited interests is ahistoric, and just plain wrong: (tags:class culture history )
We have too much efficiency: (tags:efficiency society )
Why are toys such a bad business?: (tags:toys business )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3850680.html

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Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3849811.html

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Interesting Links for 17-12-2019

The working class has changed. Labour needs to understand that: (tags:Labour politics UK class viaMarrog )
Pro-Indian fake websites targeted decision makers in Europe: (tags:india europe fraud news )
Is Scottish Labour's position on independence changing?: (tags:labour scotland independence )
Play AI Dungeon 2. Become a Dragon. Eat the Moon: (tags:games ai adventure text )
My life in sex: the woman who has a thing for Moomins: I feel sad for her.
(tags:sad fetish books relationships viaZornhau )
The 200-year quest for fairer voting: (tags:voting reform history )
Does the "backfire effect" existâ€”and does it matter for factcheckers?: (tags:psychology facts viaLizzieCassMaran )
HSBC launches a bank account for homeless people: (tags:homelessness banking UK )
Labour members want party to back proportional representation (76% to 12%): (tags:proportional_representation labour voting uk )
The number one predictor of software bugs is organisational complexity: (tags:software bug organisation programming )
How Britain voted at the 2019 general election... by various demographics: (tags:voting politics UK polls )
Gorgie City Farm: New farm to open in spring: (tags:edinburgh farming GoodNews )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3848814.html

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Interesting Links for 14-12-2019

Leo Varadkar suggests Boris Johnson ready to sign up to EU standards to secure post-Brexit trade deal next year: (tags:uk europe trade )
'I feel dirty - but Labour took us for granted': Why Workington Man has no regrets about voting Tory: (tags:Conservatives labour class europe uk )
The future of British Europeanism: (tags:uk europe thefuture )
Here are some jokes to make today a little more bearable: (tags:jokes viaSwampers )
The main reasons people (say they) did not vote Labour: (tags:Labour polls voting )
Please don't stick coffee up your bum: (tags:coffee wtf )
The market in new antibiotics is badly broken: (tags:economics antibiotics fail )
Germany reintroduces 'Meister' qualification for craftspeople: (tags:germany craftwork business )
Thousands of penis fish appear on California beach: (tags:penis fish California headline ViaDrCross )
A socialist gives up on British politics: (tags:politics UK sad )
Collapsed retailer Mothercare to sell products in Boots: (tags:shopping UK )
This is, in fact, how I got in to IT.: (tags:technology Jobs it )
Some advice on what Labour need to do next: (tags:Labour politics uk reform )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3846904.html

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Interesting Links for 06-12-2019

Study that argued EVs aren't cleaner gets an update: (tags:electricity cars transport environment )
University of Reading threatening to cut 100 per cent of pay if staff don't work unpaid overtime: (tags:university academia pay jobs )
"I spent 22 years in prison for a crime I didn't commit. Ask me anything": (tags:crime prison USA OhForFucksSake )
Here's a bunch of evidence of antisemitism in the Labour Party (and of the party not dealing with it properly): (tags:jews bigotry labour )
How to vote in the forthcoming election: (tags:uk elections )
Self-styled 'anti-extremism' campaign just spending thousands on anti-Labour attack ads: (tags:labour politics fraud OhForFucksSake )
The Psychological Impacts Of Poverty: (tags:poverty psychology )
'The Irishman' Gets De-Aging Rightâ€”No Tracking Dots Necessary: (tags:age cgi movies MartinScorsese )
Does Who You Are at 7 Determine Who You Are at 63? - A History of the 7-Up Films: (tags:age class society people film movies documentary uk )
Pachelbel's Canon as played on passing trains: (tags:trains music video )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3832255.html

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Interesting Links for 30-09-2019

People are reporting collisions with Tesla's Smart Summon feature: (tags:cars automation fail )
A French Tunnel Sculpture That Took 30 Years to Complete: (tags:France sculpture history )
Margaret Beckett emerging as favourite to be caretaker prime minister: (tags:UK politics Labour Europe )
On Philip Lee, homophobia, and the Liberal Democrat party leadership not listening: (tags:LGBT libdem OhForFucksSake )
A Public Service Announcement About Bamboo Straws: (tags:advice food )
A viral fake news story linked trans health care to 'thousands' of deaths: (tags:transgender LGBT OhForFucksSake fraud )
Opposition parties pour cold water on SNP plan to bring down Boris Johnson this week: (tags:UK politics )
Vaccinations could be made compulsory for schoolchildren: (tags:school vaccination )
The Uterati Founders Disrupting the Vagina Economy: (tags:vagina health business )
China is stealing back its looted heritage: (tags:art theft history museums China )
BBC's Who Do You Think You Are? snubbed Christopher Eccleston because his family was too working class: (tags:family class history TV BBC )
Jane Eyre translated: 57 languages show how different cultures interpret Charlotte BrontÃ«'s classic novel: (tags:language translation ViaDrCross )
"What in Harry Potter did you think was magic but later found out was just British?": (tags:harrypotter UK school magic )
Employers Used Facebook to Keep Women and Older Workers from Seeing Job Ads: (tags:advertising discrimination Facebook jobs )
Daily Mail owner leads race to buy the i newspaper: (tags:newspapers uk )
Austrian elections: support for far-right collapses: (tags:austria politics )
We urgently need a long term plan to deal with social care in the UK. Signing this petition was the least I could do: (tags:care UK politics petition viaFrancescaElston )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3814752.html

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Interesting Links for 14-08-2019

How white boys are being recruited by the alt right: (tags:propaganda fascism boys internet )
Russian nuclear-powered cruise missile blows up, creating "mini-Chernobyl": (tags:nuclearweapons russia OhForFucksSake )
There are multiple methods remaining to avoid a No Deal Brexit: (tags:uk europe doom politics )
This person's drone battery running out is the epic blockbuster movie of the year.: (tags:drone batteries video viaSwampers )
Solar-plus-storage is undermining the economics of existing coal-fired generation: (tags:solarpower batteries coal renewables GoodNews )
The women who were too cool to get laid: (tags:sex women men OhForFucksSake viaTheFerrett )
Danish bank launches world's first negative interest rate mortgage: (tags:Denmark mortgages wtf economics )
Epstein's Death Was On 4Chan Before Officials Announced It â€” And Authorities Had To Look Into It: (tags:4chan suicide leaks prison )
FactCheck: No evidence for government's plastic straw claims: (tags:plastic UK myths environment )
Making Peppa Pig terrifying with the power of makeup: (tags:makeup pigs children TV video terrifying )
Reminder that The Last Jedi is a well-received, commercially-successful, critically-acclaimed Star Wars movie and that a small collection of extremely vocal accounts solely devoted to telling you otherwise doesn't change that fact.: (tags:StarWars )
First ads banned for contravening UK gender stereotyping rules: (tags:gender stereotypes uk advertising censorship )
Investment managers don't understand how to rate funds managed by black people: (tags:race racism investment usa )
Major breach found in biometrics system used by banks, UK police and defence firms (Plain-text passwords, and full fingerprints all leaked): (tags:biometrics security epicfail )
Psytrance Guide (I am always fascinated at how many subgenres people can identify within a given field of music, or indeed any art, sport, craft, or other field of endeavour): (tags:music guide )
Kevinism: (tags:names germany class )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3795880.html

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Interesting Links for 02-06-2019

Don't do this to your daughters.: (tags:girls children )
Chinese goods navigate alternate trade routes to US shores to avoid tariffs: (tags:trade USA globalization )
For the first time ever hymns didn't make the top ten songs played at funerals in the UK: (tags:music death religion uk )
Who owns the Bitcoin white paper?: (tags:bitcoin identity copyright )
If Star Trek's Data really didn't have emotions: (tags:funny StarTrek emotion comic )
Praying to Mister Rogers: (tags:religion prayer comic )
Review: This Is How You Lose the Time War: (tags:review scifi )
Science dresses for children: (tags:clothes science girls )
A few things to make you think that Russia might be involved with Trump: (tags:russia politics usa republicans )
Chefs ShareTheir Biggest Restaurant Red Flags: (tags:restaurant food )
Researchers strapped video cameras on 16 cats and let them do their thing. Here's what they found: (tags:cats video behaviour )
Scepticism can easily lead to supporting the status quo by default: (tags:scepticism conservatism )
'They have you in a cultish grip': the women losing thousands to online multi level marketing schemes: (tags:OhForFucksSake marketing women business )
Net worth of Americans aged 18 to 35 has dropped 34 percent since 1996: (tags:inequality age USA economy doom )
The old route into the arts for working class Brits has been closed off: (tags:welfare art UK class )
What does the next Prime Minister do?: (tags:politics UK Doom )
Austerity to blame for 130,000 preventable UK deaths: (tags:UK austerity murder death OhForFucksSake )
Revealed: women's fertility app is funded by anti-abortion campaigners: (tags:abortion fertility viaSwampers OhForFucksSake )