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Interesting Links for 14-02-2019
Feb. 14th, 2019 01:05 pm- Mars rover "Opportunity" is probably done, alas
- (tags:Mars robots NASA )
- Boys banned from playing netball at Urdd sports festival
- (tags:gender sports )
- What you, personally, can do about the upcoming insect apocalypse.
- (tags:insects gardens environment )
- Girl Scouts reject anti-transgender gift, then triple the money
- (tags:usa transgender scouts lgbt girls )
- EU officials: UK only 'pretending to negotiate' over Brexit impasse
- (tags:UK europe doom )
- Bikes put spanner in works of Dutch driverless car schemes
- (tags:cars automation bicycles netherlands )
- Lufthansa sues passenger for not getting on a plane
- (tags:airlines OhForFucksSake )
- Failed UKIP candidate claims he was personally invited on to BBC Question Time
- (tags:UKIP bbc OhForFucksSake )
- Post-Brexit trade partners ask UK to lower human rights standards
- (tags:rights trade doom uk europe )
- The "Impossible" Tech Behind SpaceX's New Engine
- (tags:technology space fuel Spacex )
- Female Gamer Angry About How Breast Physics Work in Real Life
- (tags:physics breasts games satire funny viaBartCalendar )
- Why is Ford leaving? Is it the risk of hard Brexit? Or because we're abandoning the Customs Union? Is it because we're leaving the Single Market? Or is it the Euro?
- (tags:trade europe euro uk doom )
- The Proverbial Murder Mystery (This made me giggle repeatedly)
- (tags:funny humour language )
- Newly isolated human gut bacterium reveals possible connection to depression
- (tags:depression microbiome )
- Effect of breastfeeding versus pumping on human milk microbiome
- (tags:microbiome milk breastfeeding babies )
- "One man who made history" by another who seems just to make it up: Boris on Churchill
- (tags:history myths fail uk wwii )
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Interesting Links for 06-03-2018
Mar. 6th, 2018 12:00 pm- "Why I want to be adopted at the age of 27"
- (tags: adoption parenting law scotland )
- Cognitive benefits of bilingualism overstated
- (tags: language brain )
- This satire version of Gwyneth Paltrow's health website reads like the real thing to me
- (tags: health fraud satire funny viaJohnBobShaun )
- A perfect economic storm made Italy ripe for a protest vote (and the Euro is partially to blame)
- (tags: euro Italy politics inequality economics )
- Re-enter Sandman: Neil Gaiman's comics return with new writers
- I loved the Lucifer series we got ages back. Hopefully some of these will also be good.
(tags: sandman neilgaiman comics ) - On the sexualisation of the sirens
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- How to persuade a robot that you should get the job
- (tags: cv jobs ai Technology )
- How generics were added to .NET
- (tags: programming design )
- Australia could become first country to (nearly) eradicate cervical cancer
- (tags: cancer women australia GoodNews )
- Fruits and Vegetables Have Become Less Nutritious
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- The Top Ten: Anachronistic skeuomorphs
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- MPs take 13 minutes to double Royal family income and approve £360m Buckingham Palace refurbishment
- (tags: royalty UK money snp )
- Women only multi-task because no other bugger does anything
- (tags: women multitasking satire funny )
- Toddler Feelings Helpline
- (tags: babies funny viaSwampers )
- Embiggen is now officially a cromulent word
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Interesting Links for 15-06-2017
Jun. 15th, 2017 12:00 pm- Theresa May says not to worry DUP's views on 'LGB…what's the rest?' (not satire!)
- (tags: lgbt Conservatives OhForFucksSake )
- A Merriam-Webster lexicographer reveals how words are added to the dictionary
- (tags: language dictionary video )
- Last year the Grenfell Action Group were pointing out that their tower block was unsafe...
- (tags: fire safety OhForFucksSake )
- Some Of The Oldest Color Photos Showing What The World Looked Like 100 Years Ago
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- Google AI used to vet New York Times comments
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- Edinburgh Trams scores highly in light rail survey
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- Pirate Bay may finally be sunk after EU copyright ruling
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- An amazing story, and advice on how to deal with awful people on the internet
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- Never Bathe or Shower in a Thunderstorm
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- Sony continues to lock PS4 players out of cross-platform play
- (tags: sony playstation gaming )
- Inside the pitch meeting for The Mummy
- (tags: funny movies fail review )
- Konami treat their former employees appallingly
- (tags: business gaming Japan OhForFucksSake )
- These maps reveal the hidden structures of ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ books
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- A really simple visualisation of how poverty has been decreasing over time.
- (tags: poverty GoodNews visualisation )
- Alpha (A translation of Genesis 1 using only words beginning with A)
- (tags: language religion christianity )
- Robert Maltby on the murder of his girlfriend Sophie Lancaster: ‘The goth thing was an oversimplification'
- (tags: UK violence murder goth )
- What is London’s euro clearing market and why is Brussels worried?
- (tags: europe uk money euro )
- I'm taking part in "A Walk to Remember 2017" to raise money for a hospice. If you can sponsor me, I'd appreciate it.
- (tags: charity money death )
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Interesting Links for 27-02-2016
Feb. 27th, 2016 12:00 pm- People feel less responsible for their actions when they're taking orders
- (tags: psychology evil organisation )
- FactCheck Q&A: will Brexit lead to independence for Scotland?
- (tags: independence scotland euro uk europe )
- Star Trek: CBS reboot sees return of veteran writer Nicholas Meyer
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- Apple vs the FBI: What's at the root of things?
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Interesting Links for 21-07-2015
Jul. 21st, 2015 12:17 pm- The euro is a disaster even for the countries that do everything right
- This is true for any large economic area, of course. A lower pound would be much better for the manufacturing sectors of Britain. And Scotland would probably be better off with its own currency.
- Mothers with chemical intolerances are 2-3 times more likely than other women to have a child with autism or ADHD
- 35 Slogans For College Majors If They Were Actually Honest.
- The Dark Side Of Celebrity: Chris Pratt Won’t Star In A Movie Unless You Pay Him
- The phrase "All Lives Matter" is ridiculous for the same reason that there is no "Straight Pride"
- Apocalyptic Giants Made From VHS Tape Wander Desolate Landscapes
- Women: This is how you gird your loins
- Petition to hold a referendum on electoral reform with the format used in New Zealand.
Interesting Links for 14-03-2013
Mar. 14th, 2013 11:00 am- The Dark Knight Rises was the best selling movie of 2012. Still beaten by Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and Fifa 13.
- Rape investigations are undermined by the false belief that false accusations are rife.
- I had no idea there was such a charge as "Recklessly producing household electricity"
- A one-way loop for buses is being planned for Edinburgh's city centre
- The Veronica Mars Movie Kickstarter. How long until we see a big movie funded this way?
- Hunting the spurious Eostre Hare
- Labour admit it would keep the Bedroom Tax. (Although in a better form.)
- A brief introduction to Dr Who
- HEAVILY ARMED SEX CRAZED DOLPHINS on RAMPAGE in Black Sea
- The Scottish Government is locking up trans men for not revealing their gender history to partners. Have a petition.
- Bemused cat surrounded by puppies.
- A story about trying to do the right thing spawns a hilarious comment thread
- Using handsfree kit is equivalent to half the legal limit of alcohol. Texting, much worse.
- If we can't afford for people to be disabled, what's the plan?
- The new pope was complicit in dreadful crimes in Argentina.
- The Health Secretary just banned gagging clauses in NHS severance packages. Huzzah!
- Germany stands to lose a fortune if the Euro collapses. So why isn't it doing more?
- Demographic time bomb: Government woefully underprepared to deal with Britain's aging population
- The smartphone that costs $40 to make, and sells for $65.
- Revised Estimate is 7 light years to the Nearest potentially habitable planet
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Interesting Links for 17-04-2012
Apr. 17th, 2012 12:00 pm- Sceptic debunks "miracle", is arrested for blasphemy
- Majority of England now declared to be in drought - may last until Christmas
- When your non-patented drugs are spontaneously converted into patents ones. I love nanotech.
- The conviction rate for rape is 58%, higher than the average. Reporting it as 6% just puts people off reporting it.
- Greece,Portugal and Spain all fucked. They can't devalue, and they can't be competitive _and_ pay debts off.
- When Eton and Goldman Sachs run charities, the system needs reform
- Volcano eruptions follow Benford's Law
- North Korean Press Bus Takes a Wrong Turn, Gets Some Unauthorised Pictures
- Man whose WMD lies led to 100,000 deaths confesses all
- Abuse At Scale: How GMail deals with outgoing spam.
- Most people not aware how much sugar there is in "healthy" drinks (like fruit juice).
- Can a stroke change someone's sexuality?
- The Official Doctor Who Fan Club - the story of how the BBC handed Who fandom to a 13-year-old
- Ann Widdecombe can fuck off. "Bring back the concept of shame" my arse. (Tories trying to clamp down on drunk people)
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Interesting Links for 10-03-2012
Mar. 10th, 2012 11:00 am- Why I Pirate - An Open Letter To Content Creators
- Can 'financial repression' solve the debt crisis?
I do sometimes think that inflating our way out of debt is the only response that's going to work in the long term. It's not going to be any fun though. And much harder for countries in the Euro.
- Why we should be hoping that Greece defaults today
- Ofcom lodges porn TV complaint with Dutch regulator
- Religious TV host Pat Robertson wants pot legalised
- 10 Things You Should Know about Comics.
- Playing chess in short skirts is now forbidden!
- The Wolves, the Pig, and the Retarded Bunny
- The NHS Bill will remove the obligation to provide free treatment and allow charging for health services
- There was, apparently, an R-rated cut of Galaxy Quest
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Interesting Links for 29-02-2012
Feb. 29th, 2012 11:00 am- India is having a bumpy journey towards legalising homosexual relationships
- Cineworld installing vibrating seats. Would go well with porn, methinks.
- Is this the most biased opinion poll question ever asked?
- The Great Ticket Scandal - many concert tickets go directly to resellers for a huge markup bypassing fans entirely
- On Scotland being forced to join the Euro (it can't be)
- EU law will not allow Scotland to be excluded just because it's not part of the UK any more.
- Who owns The Bank Of England?
- A chance in a generation to modernise the Lords
- Key SOPA/PIPA Post Censored By Bogus DMCA Takedown Notice
- Can Scotland be independent and keep sterling?
Personally, I'm actually leaning towards having our unique currency. I suspect we'd drop by a bit, making us more competitive.
- Men and women respond differently to stress
- KLM links Facebook to seat booking, making it even easier to sit next to tall blondes. Hurrah for in-air stalking!
- Against Big Bird, The Gods Themselves Contend In Vain
- Labour set to back Lords Reform
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Interesting Links for 22-12-2011
Dec. 22nd, 2011 11:00 am- The Silliest Things said to a group of SF editors, writers and academics
- Building new London homes is cheaper than providing temporary housing
- All publicly-funded research data should be made freely accessible says UK government
- No payouts for damage during the summer "riots". Because they weren't riots. Apparently.
- Dog+Ducks=CUTE
- The biology behind severe PMS
- Judge says extradition from US quicker than from UK
- A fantastic teacher shows her class that they don't have to conform to gender roles
- Stupid Things the British Believe About Americans (and vice versa)
- Microsoft Bringing HTML5 and JavaScript to Office 15
- What really caused the eurozone crisis?
- Want to know if you're depressed? Look at a picture of your mother.
While lying in an MRI scanner, of course.
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Interesting Links for 09-12-2011
Dec. 9th, 2011 03:00 pm- This is pretty much how I feel about wine-tasting and whisky-tasting.
- Scotland’s Hurricane Bawbag raises Twitter storm
- Star Wars vs Star Trek: An Objective Analysis
- The Biggest Star Wars Plot Hole, Explained By Science!
- You've Probably Read Enough
- First realistic 3D reconstruction of a brain circuit
- TWO giant pandas were very drunk within 15 minutes of arriving in Scotland, it has emerged.
- Occupy protesters talk reform with the head of the FSA
- Women to be allowed to serve on Royal Navy submarines
- A full addon pack for Defense Grid - with GladOS! Glee!
- SF to be first city in US history to set minimum wage over $10
- France and Germany urge common corporation and financial taxes
- The truth about supermarket 'bargains'
- High school senior kills cancer with nanotech, still can't legally drink
Personally, I think anyone that kills cancer should be given special drinking dispensation. Although their brains should also be classified as national treasures, and protected from alcohol at all costs.
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Interesting Links for 22-11-2011
Nov. 22nd, 2011 11:00 am- The spider that can process things too complex to fit in its brain all at once.
- What the recent paper on statistical interpretations of quantum physics means. (I skipped the equations).
- The cool twists of language
- Should swearing be against the law? (Err, no)
- How the automatic transmission almost killed the sperm whale
- UN General Assembly Votes To Allow Gays To Be Executed Without Cause | The New Civil Rights Movement
- How SpaceX is revolutionarising space travel.
- This is how I feel about dress codes.
- 5 Prejudices That Still Show Up in Every Movie
- British Columbia court to rule whether polygamy is constitutional
- The 12 Most Baffling Genres of Stock Photo, Explained | Cracked.com
- David Frum on the GOP’s Lost Sense of Reality
- Bionic contact lens to project emails before your eyes
- The Secret World - A Lovecraft meets Illuminati MMO
- Why the eurozone must change or die (part #1742)
- The daft hysteria over the EU's ruling on water and dehydration
- General tax avoidance prohibition should be introduced
- The Trials and Tribulations of HTML Video in the Post-Flash Era
- Are you a graduate with a child at least 18 months old? Take 5 minutes on a study to help understand autism.
- Can there be party funding consensus? (in the UK. Clearly there won't be in the US)
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Interesting Links for 11-11-2011
Nov. 11th, 2011 11:02 am- Warner Bros admit they issued takedowns for files they never saw and didn't own the copyright to.
- New Canary Island emerges as underwater volcano rises
- Is Apple nobbling iPhones to avoid more patent misery?
- 9 Equations You Should Know
- 9 More Equations You Should Know
- Understanding the Euro Crisis: Imagine Italy Was Your Business.
- Why Nvidia Tegra 3 will continue mobile software fragmentation. Do we need OpenGL for phones?
- Smartphones rocket past consoles for mobile game sales
- How scientists taught monkeys the concept of money.
- Scenes from Classic Movies, As Recreated By Arthur (A Baby).
- Eurozone crisis: We're all dooomed! Here's why.
- Chief inspector sacked for advertising uniformed self online for sex. How stupid are people? Really?
- The ocean is deep. Really deep.
- Fetus development can be affected by mother's emotional state
- Somebody Please Think For The Children (Or, actually, don't)
- Why self-published authors shouldn't be treated with kid gloves.
- The answer to your questions about God.
- The future of pop music is its past which is happening right now.
- Hillary Clinton: after Afghanistan and Iraq, Asia-Pacific is next
- Zynga to employees: Give back our stock or you'll be fired
- Focussing on someone's attractiveness reduces your perceptions of their agency.
- Sacha Baron Cohen announces current series of ‘Berlusconi’ will be the last
- Minimum wage in some of China's provinces is going up by 20%. Cheap labour moved inland/to Cambodia
- Awesome comic by an 86-year-old, looking back over his life.
- Where are all the decent handheld scribbling tools? (simple devices with keyboards please)
- The voice behind Siri breaks his silence - Also Garmin, TomTom and Radio 2.
Garm
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