Interesting Links for 07-09-2024

Sep. 7th, 2024 12:00 pm
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1. Neil Gaiman Film The Graveyard Book Paused After Sexual Assault Claims
(tags:neilgaiman books Disney assault )
2. Russia Aimed Propaganda at Gamers, Minorities to Swing 2024 Election
(tags:russia elections usa fraud )
3. Disabled children's charity hands 43% of grants to rightwing think-tanks
(tags:uk charity OhForFucksSake )
4. University of Edinburgh submits plans for 'New Darwin' bioscience hub at King's Buildings
(tags:Edinburgh university )
5. Sir Tony Blair branded 'despicable' by Fire Brigades Union for comments on Grenfell fire
(tags:fire UK tonyblair disaster )
6. Puberty blockers a 'safe, effective and reversible' form of gender-affirming care, finds Australian review
(tags:Australia puberty healthcare transgender )
7. Study: Playing Dungeons & Dragons helps autistic players in social interactions (it certainly did with me!)
(tags:dungeonsanddragons autism )
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Interesting Links for 04-09-2024

Sep. 4th, 2024 12:00 pm
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1. Is My Blue Your Blue? (Hue 177 for me, bluer than 76% of the population)
(tags:colour perception names )
2. Kids who use ChatGPT as a study assistant for maths problem do worse on tests
(tags:maths ai teaching )
3. Rail nationalisation takes a step closer under Starmer's first major public reform
(tags:rail uk labour )
4. Labour won't ban dynamic pricing despite Oasis tickets anger, but will make it more transparent
(tags:labour economics music )
5. New coastal neighbourhood masterplan unveiled for Seafield in Edinburgh
(tags:edinburgh housing sea viaDanielDWilliam )
6. What British women really fantasise about
(tags:fantasy sex uk )
7. I'd love to see some science-based discussion on this piece about whether Covid is something worth stressing about.
(tags:pandemic )
8. Grenfell disaster - key points
(tags:UK fire fraud death OhForFucksSake )
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Interesting Links for 25-07-2024

Jul. 25th, 2024 12:00 pm
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Interesting Links for 20-06-2024

Jun. 20th, 2024 12:00 pm
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1. Alzheimer's disease continues to elude a breakthrough treatment. What are we missing?
(tags:alzheimers disease research )
2. Labour Party tried to gag Black lawyer who wrote party's own racism report
(tags:Labour racism OhForFucksSake )
3. Boil the Frog - find a path between any two bands
(tags:music )
4. Using MRI to identify clinically distinct biotypes in depression and anxiety
(tags:depression anxiety psychology neuroscience mri )
5. Framework launched to transform water safety in Edinburgh schools
(tags:swimming scotland children )
6. Do you work in Wildfire Control and Prevention? Then you need the Thermonator Flamethrower Robot Dog!
(tags:robots dogs fire )
7. Tory director of campaigning takes 'leave of absence' as election betting scandal grows.
(tags:Conservatives corruption gambling elections incompetence )
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Interesting Links for 06-02-2024

Feb. 6th, 2024 12:00 pm
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Interesting Links for 01-11-2023

Nov. 1st, 2023 12:00 pm
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1. Israeli Intelligence Ministry 'concept paper' proposes transferring Gazans to Egypt's Sinai
(tags:israel palestine egypt )
2. Hw locational pricing could save businesses (and everyone) on electricity bills
(tags:electricity location uk economics )
3. Sports (and competitions) shouldn't worry about keeping themselves simple, learning the complications keeps experienced fans interested
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(tags:fandom sports competition viaDanielDWilliam )
4. I'm glad Neil Gaiman liked this post about Sandman, which meant I got to think about bits of it in ways I hadn't before
(tags:sandman neilgaiman dreams )
5. Edinburgh's Gorgie Farm Site: Community Consultation Questionnaire
(tags:Edinburgh farming animals community )
6. Black 4.0 Is The New Ultrablack
(tags:colour art )
7. Samhuinn Fire Festival - photos as hundreds gather in Edinburgh to mark beginning of winter at Holyrood Park
(tags:fire beltane edinburgh photos )
8. What The Goddamn Hell Is Going On In The Tech Industry? (So very very badly run)
(tags:Technology business epicfail organisation )
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Interesting Links for 29-06-2023

Jun. 29th, 2023 12:00 pm
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1. Can you beat...The Password Game
(tags:passwords funny game )
2. 10cm African huntsman spider found in Edinburgh suitcase
(tags:spiders aieeee! edinburgh )
3. Edinburgh tram report 'still with publishers' nine weeks on
(tags:Edinburgh trams publishing wtf )
4. The Connection Between Autism And The Gut Microbiome Is Clearer Than Ever
(tags:autism microbiome )
5. Catching Covid? Try not to have blood type A
(tags:blood Pandemic )
6. Canadian Smoke Reaches Europe (the pictures are terrifying)
(tags:Canada fire Europe Portugal )
7. do gender differences (sometimes) seem bigger in more gender equal countries? (If people think real sex differences exist, segregation will result regardless of real skill differences)
(tags:gender psychology society ViaDrCross )
8. Forcing council meetings to be in person causes those with jobs, children, and disabilities to quit
(tags:disability politics UK parenting work )
9. A Russian soldier on what it's like on their front lines in Ukraine
(tags:Ukraine Russia war epicfail incompetence )
10. US public wants climate change dealt with, but doesn't like the options
(tags:usa globalwarming doom )
11. Sharpie scanning goof reveals major PlayStation budgets and revenues - and that millions of gamers buy a PS just to play Call of Duty
(tags:games playstation sony )
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Interesting Links for 20-06-2023

Jun. 20th, 2023 12:00 pm
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Interesting Links for 21-03-2023

Mar. 21st, 2023 12:00 pm
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Interesting Links for 24-01-2023

Jan. 24th, 2023 12:00 pm
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1. 2,500 pieces, measuring 30 metres and weighing 25 tonnes - This medieval sessel is world's largest 3D puzzle
(tags:history ship )
2. 7 steps to victory in Ukraine
(tags:ukraine russia war )
3. How the "smeariness" of CRT TVs made pixel art look so much better
(tags:Technology games video tv displays )
4. Brainfarts, a collection
(tags:brain language oops funny mistakes )
5. Dictionary biz finally infiltrates gaming as Merriam-Webster buys Quordle
(tags:dictionary words games )
6. These vaccine side effects look harrowing
(tags:vaccine funny dancing video )
7. Disfrustrating puzzles
(tags:funny xkcd )
8. Netflix's New Chapter - how did it get here and what does it need to do next?
(tags:streaming TV Netflix business )
9. Pet fish spend cash and expose Nintendo Switch owner's credit card during Pokemon live stream
(tags:Nintendo fish viaPatrickHadfield weird )
10. Why men are more likely to aggressively avoid tax than women
(tags:psychology tax gender )
11. New Scottish fox hunting bill to pass 20 years after ban
(tags:foxes scotland law )
12. Russia's energy blackmail fails as Europe switches to LNG and prices fall to pre-war levels
(tags:russia gas electricity europe economy )
13. Germany is failing Ukraine, leaving Nato allies no choice but to sideline it
(tags:germany ukraine war russia )
14. Chronic UTI patients are waiting up to 12 years for a diagnosis from the NHS
(tags:nhs urination disease uk OhForFucksSake )
15. Edinburgh Jenners fire: Shops and roads still closed after Princes Street fire, including M&S and TK Maxx
(tags:edinburgh fire shops )
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Interesting Links for 23-01-2023

Jan. 23rd, 2023 12:00 pm
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Interesting Links for 26-11-2022

Nov. 26th, 2022 12:00 pm
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1. The real reason eggs are being rationed - it's not all down to avian flu, say farmers
(tags:farming eggs uk )
2. Wolves with Toxoplasmosis were 11 times more likely to leave their birth family to start a new pack, and 46 times more likely to become pack leaders
(tags:wolves ToxoplasmaGondii behaviour )
3. Kanye West has a disturbing history of admiring Hitler
(tags:hitler wtf music )
4. The black cat cigarette factory, an interesting piece of London's historical architecture
(tags:architecture cigarettes London Egypt )
5. Russian secret service mistakes LARPers for terrorists and kills them
(tags:Russia spying larp murder OhForFucksSake games )
6. Dead granny's number was up, but texts still came from beyond grave
(tags:death phones Ireland )
7. London Fire Brigade is institutionally misogynist and racist, independent review concludes
(tags:racism misogyny fire London UK OhForFucksSake )
8. List of things named after Norbert Wiener
(tags:names mathematics viaSwampers )
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Interesting Links for 24-09-2022

Sep. 24th, 2022 12:00 pm
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Interesting Links for 12-08-2022

Aug. 12th, 2022 12:00 pm
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1. Incredible video of a FireTornado
(tags:fire wind weather video viaPatrickHadfield )
2. The latest drought exposes the abject failure of Tory water privatisation
(tags:water privatisation UK epicfail )
3. The Daily Express is now actively trying to kill its readership
(tags:chemistry cleaning death journalism epicfail )
4. What motivates ordinary Russians about the Ukraine invasion?
(tags:Russia war Ukraine trade )
5. Vegetarian women have 33 per cent higher risk of breaking a hip
(tags:vegetarian bone health women )
6. Queensland researchers find overlap in pathology of long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome
(tags:pandemic disease ChronicFatigueSyndrome viaLilysea )
7. Public display of Nazi flags and memorabilia bearing swastikas banned in New South Wales following parliamentary inquiry
(tags:nazis censorship GoodNews )
8. Energy prices: UK must move to renewable power to avoid future crisis
(tags:renewables uk electricity )
9. Copyright infringement in artificial intelligence art
(tags:art ai copyright )
10. 'Meeting my rapist was the hardest thing I've done, but restorative justice gave me my life back'
(tags:rape justice crime )
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Interesting Links for 28-07-2022

Jul. 28th, 2022 12:00 pm
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Interesting Links for 21-03-2022

Mar. 21st, 2022 12:00 pm
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Interesting Links for 01-02-2022

Feb. 1st, 2022 12:00 pm
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Sue Gray says she's not able to present 'meaningful report' due to Metropolitan Police investigation
(tags:UK police conservatives BorisJohnson party )
What do you when the new hire who showed up is not the same person you interviewed?
(tags:work fraud identity wtf interviews )
The New York Times Buys Wordle
(tags:games newspapers newyork wtf )
People have the weirdest ideas: astronomy edition
(tags:astronomy ignorance )
The longer you watch this the more kittens appear
(tags:kittens cute video )
Police given 500 pieces of paper and 300 photographs of evidence on partygate
(tags:police party Pandemic )
Peter Dinklage Called Out By Actors With Dwarfism For His Accusations Against Disney
(tags:acting Disney size )
Scotland's new smoke alarms law comes into force
(tags:Scotland safety fire housing )
This Osprey Looks Right At His Rescuer As He Frees Him
(tags:birds video )
Sophia's nursery is the first childcare business in Scotland to transition to being owned by its staff!
(tags:children business ownership Scotland )
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Interesting Links for 25-01-2022

Jan. 25th, 2022 12:00 pm
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What are the most watched TV shows of the 21st century so far? (in the UK)
(tags:TV uk )
Accountability needs transparency, and both need to be enforceable by legal remedies
(tags:law politics )
No, £30 for a leg of lamb isn't expensive. Quite the opposite
(tags:meat food economics )
How botnets pushed a bigoted hashtag to Westminster
(tags:bigotry LGBT internet fraud Twitter )
How big was the Tonga eruption? (visualised over various countries)
(tags:visualisation volcano explosions )
Imam appointed to define Islamophobia has had no meaningful engagement from ministers
(tags:Islam bigotry conservatives )
Chicago sets its train tracks on fire when it's this cold
(tags:trains weather fire )
Boris Johnson praised a seven-year-old who cancelled their birthday party - and then had his own less than three months later
(tags:uk BorisJohnson party pandemic Conservatives )
North Korea has communist dolphin soldiers poised and ready to attack!
(tags:NorthKorea dolphins military )
Militarized Dolphins Protect Almost a Quarter of the US Nuclear Stockpile
(tags:nuclearweapons dolphins usa )
Why chefs are turning to artificial intelligence to discover new flavours
(tags:taste food ai )
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Interesting Links for 22-12-2021

Dec. 22nd, 2021 12:00 pm
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Women and Equalities committee reports on gender recognition legislation
(tags:UK transgender law )
Acapella Movie Intro Medley - the facial expressions for 20th Century Fox made it for me
(tags:viaKalimac movies music video singing )
The 2021 Hugos in detail
(tags:hugo awards scifi )
Intellectual Property For Early Man
(tags:funny intellectual_property comics prehistory fire )
A doctor driven from the profession by QAnon. They won't be the only one.
(tags:vaccination pandemic lies OhForFucksSake doctors )
Please don't try and force your kids to share your interests.
(tags:children parenting StarWars harrypotter scifi )
Brexit policy is, after five years, with the Foreign Office - and this is good
(tags:UK Europe trade diplomacy )
Radio Telescope Reveals How Lightning Begins
(tags:lightning )
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Interesting Links for 24-08-2021

Aug. 24th, 2021 12:00 pm
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Penises, it turns out, are like cats (3 parts - click next - totally not work safe)
(tags:comic sex penis nsfw )
What do we know about vaccine efficacy dropping over time?
(tags:vaccine pandemic Doom )
Evolution is now accepted by a majority of Americans
(tags:USA evolution )
In case you were wondering how impressive New Zealand's Covid approach is
(tags:newzealand pandemic impressive )
Queues, reclining airplane seats, and the innate sense of ownership
(tags:property psychology law )
All hospital car parking charges in Scotland to be scrapped
(tags:hospital cars Scotland )
Huge Edinburgh fire breaks out on George IV bridge causing major road closures
(tags:Edinburgh fire )
There was nearly a sequel to A Game of You with Wanda in it.
(tags:LGBT transgender comics sandman )
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