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2023-09-11 12:00 pm
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Interesting Links for 11-09-2023

1. The Australian solar tech that may have found a low cost solution to storage
(tags:solarpower Australia )
2. Studios are bribing the critics used for Rotten Tomatoes scores
(tags:movies reviews bribery corruption )
3. Covid: What does the new normal look like?
(tags:Pandemic )
4. The Carrington Event of 1859 Disrupted Telegraph Lines. A "Miyake Event" Would Be Far Worse
(tags:sun doom electronics )
5. 'Sea Nomads' Are First Known Humans Genetically Adapted to Diving
(tags:asia diving genetics air )
6. The UK is going about reclaiming city streets the wrong way
(tags:uk transport cities design )
7. California moves to decriminalize use of magic mushrooms, other psychedelics
(tags:decriminalization psychology psilocybin GoodNews )
8. Meta deletes Al Jazeera presenter's profile after show criticising how Facebook works with Israel's intelligence agency
(tags:israel palestine facebook OhForFucksSake )
9. Coincidentally-identical waypoint names foxed UK air traffic control system
(tags:uk airplanes computers epicfail )
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2023-08-23 12:00 pm
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1. The UK has a massive housing shortage, and yet builders are building less, because inflation is up.
(tags:uk housing OhForFucksSake )
2. Pioneering wind-powered cargo ship sets sail
(tags:wind shipping Technology )
3. Gaps in Elon Musk's SpaceX Starlink service cost Ukrainian lives and forced retreat
(tags:Ukraine Russia ElonMusk war )
4. We're All Just Temporarily Abled. (I notice this more and more. Every time a new twinge comes along I wonder if it'll be the one that doesn't ever get better)
(tags:bodies age aging )
5. Leaving the ECHR isn't popular, even with Tories
(tags:echr rights Europe politics polls UK )
6. W. H. Auden's 1954 review of The Fellowship of the Ring.
(tags:review lotr )
7. Could decriminalisation solve Scotland's drug problem? (Lessons from Portugal)
(tags:drugs decriminalization portugal scotland )
8. Can't lose what you never had: Claims about digital ownership and creation in the age of generative AI
(tags:ai intellectual_property regulation fraud usa )
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2023-07-08 12:00 pm
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2022-06-04 12:00 pm
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Interesting Links for 04-06-2022

1. Can you tell the difference between pictures of Queen Elizabeth and a parasite?
(tags:monarchy uk )
2. Record labels dig their own grave, and the shovel is called TikTok
(tags:music socialnetworking business Doom )
3. Uber loses appeal as top Swiss court rules company is an employer
(tags:taxi Switzerland law jobs )
4. UK government has left a vacuum for extremists with strategy that fails to engage with Muslims
(tags:Islam UK terrorism fail )
5. Has "Nudge" tempted us away from systemic solutions?
(tags:systems society psychology decisions economics )
6. Edinburgh strip clubs: Fundraiser launched to help with legal costs as United Sex Workers fight strip club ban in the Capital
(tags:sexwork Edinburgh fundraising )
7. Canada trials decriminalising cocaine, MDMA and other drugs
(tags:decriminalization canada drugs )
8. An in-depth look at where we are with the Northern Ireland protocol
(tags:NorthernIreland trade UK Europe conservatives )
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2022-03-28 12:00 pm
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Interesting Links for 28-03-2022

1. How's your sense of scale? Mine certainly can't cope with astronomical numbers
(tags:scale perspective space astronomy )
2. Any model of sex work short of full decriminalisation puts sex workers' lives at risk
(tags:sexwork decriminalization )
3. Mothers Fleeing Ukraine With Children Are Asked For Father's Consent In "Nightmare" Home Office Visa Process
(tags:OhForFucksSake refugee Ukraine war UK )
4. Cosplayers being arrested is hilarious
(tags:cosplay police photos funny )
5. Lia Thomas: Trans swimmer didn't have unfair advantage, data shows
(tags:swimming transgender LGBT sports )
6. Observations of motherhood
(tags:mother motherhood )
7. Are we looking at the collapse of Russia?
(tags:Russia Doom economy )
8. Is anyone *surprised* that the British army is full of far right awfulness?
(tags:UK military fascism )
9. Is it time to install solar power at home?
(tags:solarpower electricity )
10. U.N. Investigator Accuses Israel of Apartheid, Citing Permanence of Occupation
(tags:israel un palestine apartheid )
11. Dual 75" 4K - the home computing setup I need!
(tags:computers tv )
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2021-02-19 12:00 pm
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Interesting Links for 19-02-2021

Perth becomes first UK city centre with resident beavers
(tags:UK Scotland animals beavers cities )
Buffy Deserves Better Than Joss Whedon
(tags:JossWhedon buffy abuse tv viaKalimac )
Parenting: Three ways to calm your kids during a temper tantrum
(tags:children emotion psychology parenting )
Fifty construction workers from Edinburgh St James Quarter project self isolating following Covid-19 outbreak
(tags:Edinburgh construction pandemic )
I wish I was sixteen again so I could enjoy the new Mortal Kombat movie the way it was meant to be seen
(tags:movies violence games trailer video )
Japan's ruling party invites more women to meetings, as long as they don't talk
(tags:women Japan politics OhForFucksSake )
California State Legislator Introduces Bill to Decriminalize Psychedelics
(tags:psychedelics decriminalization California USA GoodNews )
New Kalashnikov comes with WiFi, Bluetooth and phone sync
(tags:guns WiFi Bluetooth wtf technology )
Wildlife Photographer Captures Never Before Seen Yellow Penguin
(tags:birds colour penguins photos )
UK Supreme Court rules Uber drivers are workers
(tags:Jobs law employment UK GoodNews )
The 'war on woke' and law and policy commentary - and the importance of responding to illiberals but not on their terms
(tags:society politics )
Relax. Machines Already Took Our Jobs
(tags:automation history )
COVID/Vitamin D: Much More Than You Wanted To Know
(tags:vitaminD pandemic research )
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2019-07-30 12:31 pm
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Interesting Links for 30-07-2019

Famous dance scenes from movies with the wrong music. (favourites are Saturday Night Fever Vs Metallica and Flashdance Vs Bon Jovi
(tags:music video movies dancing viaSwampers )
I did not realise you could dissolve an infinite amount of candyfloss in water
(tags:video chemistry fun )
Can *you* throw like a girl?
(tags:video women sports )
If MPs no-confidence the government then it will be forced to seek an Article 50 extension
(tags:politics law uk europe hope )
Improved seam carving with forward energy
(tags:images photoshop computing )
New York governor signs bill decriminalizing marijuana use
(tags:marijuana decriminalization newyork )
How the EU sees the withdrawal agreement, and why they hate the backstop
(tags:uk europe trade )
Would you give up your best friends in search of the truth? Neither would flat earthers
(tags:belief community internet )
'Dilbert' Creator Scott Adams Tries to Sell Interviews with Shooting Survivors
(tags:guns Death business )
New trains run on Glasgow to Edinburgh route for first time
(tags:trains Edinburgh glasgow transport Scotland )
Anti trans bigots have been compiling lists of trans people and harassing them. Thankfully this is illegal on multiple counts
(tags:harassment LGBT transgender privacy viaSwampers )
A fascinating, detailed look at what it takes for fans to translate an ancient console game in to English
(tags:translation japan games nintendo )
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2018-07-18 12:00 pm
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Interesting Links for 18-07-2018

Breastfeeding model causes stir on catwalk
(tags: breastfeeding models )
Venetian Voting was fascinating
(tags: voting history italy )
Is no deal better than a bad deal (Irish edition)?
(tags: Ireland Europe UK trade doom )
This is what a trade agreement looks like. (Not something you dash off in a weekend)
(tags: trade )
Your regular reminder that if you don't block all ads then you are leaving yourself wide open to attackers
(tags: advertising hacking security adblock )
LibDem Whip issues apology over Trade Bill vote
(tags: voting Europe uk libdem )
Conservatives are breaking vote pairing agreements
(tags: voting UK conservatives )
Lance Armstrong’s Tour de France wins reinstated after Brexit revelation that cheating is fine
(tags: UK europe satire cycling )
Jeremy Corbyn Told By Veteran Jewish MP 'You're A F***ing Anti-Semite And A Racist'
(tags: Jews labour )
UK Govt now mandated in law to take all necessary steps to remain part of EEA or EU
(tags: Europe uk )
More British people subscribe to a streaming TV provider than a cable/satellite one.
(tags: tv UK streaming )
Young people don't drive nearly as much as they used to
(tags: driving demographics uk )
Piling on a three way referendum shows 55% for Remain, large percentage want to cause food riots.
(tags: UK Europe polls )
MPs removed the legal safeguards that would have enabled an annulment of the referendum outcome if there was material cheating.
(tags: fraud referendum uk europe )
Since it decriminalised all drugs in 2001, Portugal has seen dramatic drops in overdoses, HIV infection and drug-related crime
(tags: Portugal drugs GoodNews decriminalization )
Banning sex work advertising online will put sex workers in danger
(tags: sexwork UK OhForFucksSake )
Dairy products may become luxuries after UK leaves EU
(tags: UK Europe milk doom )
This vision of a future British economy looks good. Am I missing something? (Other than Labour still being pro-Brexit)
(tags: uk europe thefuture labour economy )
9ft shark spotted in Cornwall
Also - if someone _has_ taken a vertical video, what exactly are they gaining by adding a blurry copy on each side of it?
(tags: Cornwall sharks video )
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2018-01-22 12:00 pm
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Interesting Links for 22-01-2018

Civilization V video game mod: Superintelligent AI
(tags: AI civilisation games )
Colliding neutron stars prove equality before the law of gravity
(tags: physics space )
The Sopranos to Blackadder – what are the definitive series of the best TV shows?
(tags: tv reviews )
The most impressive skiing I've ever seen
(tags: impressive snow video )
An important tip for talking to doctors
(tags: doctors advice )
Decriminalisation of prostitution vs legalisation
(tags: sexwork prostitution law )
The most defining TNG memo we have. Bob Justman suggests adding an android character, then mentions a little-known British actor named Patrick Stewart
(tags: PatrickStewart StarTrek history )
World’s top 1% earn 82% of wealth generated in 2017 (Top 1% = 720,000 Euros)
(tags: wealth inequality income )
Things that are not Islands (a collection of incorrect Magic cards)
(tags: language wrong magic games art )
Norway becomes first Scandinavian country to decriminalise drugs
(tags: norway drugs GoodNews decriminalization )
This is what happens to your brain and body when you check your smartphone in bed
(tags: phones light sleep brain )
Modern JavaScript Explained For Dinosaurs
(tags: javascript development tools )
Nighttime Long Exposures of Rotating Helicopter Blades
(tags: photos helicopter )
"I’m harvesting credit card numbers and passwords from your site. Here’s how."
(tags: Technology javascript web security )
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2017-12-17 12:13 pm
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Interesting Links for 17-12-2017

Lovecraft speaks from beyond the grave on Science Fiction
(tags: scifi video hplovecraft )
The Most Important Non-Superhero Comic You’ve Never Heard Of
(tags: cerebus comics )
Steam Purged Of Pepe Emoticons After Creator Files Copyright Claim
(tags: steam politics frog )
Brexit: Britons now back Remain over Leave by 10 points
(tags: UK Europe polls )
Norway votes to decriminalise drugs and offer treatment instead of jail time
(tags: Norway drugs decriminalization )
World's most detailed pregnancy scan revealed
(tags: pregnancy ultrasound babies )
Ibrahim Abu Thuraya: Disabled Palestinian activist shot dead by Israeli troops in Jerusalem protest
(tags: Israel Palestine OhForFucksSake )
"As a Doctor, I'm Sick of All The Health Care Freeloaders"
(tags: healthcare children usa OhForFucksSake )
Interviews with rapists show that most of them think that _every_ man is a rapist
(tags: rape )
Rescued lion and tiger are best friends
(tags: cute lions tiger video )
These Traffic Flow Simulations Are Weirdly Mesmerizing
(tags: traffic transport roads video games viaElfy )
Nearly a quarter of men don't consider exposing themselves or masturbating in front of someone to be sexual harassment
(tags: abuse men polls OhForFucksSake usa )
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2017-09-19 12:00 pm
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Interesting Links for 19-09-2017

Stanislav Petrov, the man who refused to destroy the world, has died
(tags: nuclearweapons russia history death )
Warren Buffett wins $1M bet made a decade ago that the S&P 500 stock index would outperform hedge funds
(tags: finance investment )
Amazon exert a massive amount of power over civil society
(tags: amazon society )
What It Looks Like When You Photoshop Men Out of Politics
(tags: politics men photoshop )
Kids Praised for Being Smart Are More Likely to Cheat
(tags: psychology children achievement )
'They just kept topping it up' – how one credit card user became £28,000 in debt
(tags: credit debt money OhForFucksSake )
UK debt is explosive – and it only needs a spark to light the fuse
(tags: debt uk )
The Best Health Care System in the World: Which One Would You Pick?
(tags: healthcare usa Switzerland Australia France Germany uk )
Reliance on 'gut feelings' linked to belief in fake news
Doesn't surprise me. Either you put your thoughts first when it comes to working out what to believe or you'll end up being taken in by stories because they feel right to you.
(tags: belief )
Gut Germs Appear to Play Role in Multiple Sclerosis
(tags: microbiome disease )
Top medical experts say we should decriminalize all drugs
(tags: drugs law decriminalization )
What A Doctor Calls A Condition Can Affect How We Decide To Treat It
(tags: language healthcare )
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