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Interesting Links for 16-08-2025
Aug. 16th, 2025 12:00 pm- 1. This is how the Swiss would have done HS2
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- 2. The ease of collective action induces more egalitarian behavior by individuals in a position of power and makes those without power less willing to accept unfairness.
- (tags:unions community society equality power psychology )
- 3. Meta appoints anti-LGBTQ+ figure Robby Starbuck as AI bias advisor
- (tags:facebook bigotry lgbt )
- 4. Photos: Wildfires Rage Across Southern Europe (CW: burned animal about 20 pictures down)
- (tags:fire europe photos )
- 5. Are you ready for polyaninmosity in your life?
- (tags:polyamory satire video funny )
- 6. There's something I love about stories that take a very simple concept and push it a far as they can
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- 7. Sauron the Economist
- (tags:lotr comic economics funny )
- 8. Chinese economists recruit Ray Dalio and MMT in their battle over deficit spending
- (tags:economics china )
- 9. The Electric Fence Stopped Working Years Ago - A metaphor for friendship
- (tags:advice friendship )
- 10. Once Again, Oil States Thwart Agreement on Plastics
- (tags:plastic pollution doom diplomacy )
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Interesting Links for 07-09-2024
Sep. 7th, 2024 12:00 pm- 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- 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 )
Interesting Links for 25-07-2024
Jul. 25th, 2024 12:00 pm- 1. Judge in E. Jean Carroll Case: Yes, Donald Trump Is a Rapist
- (tags:rape republicans )
- 2. World of Warcraft's Entire Development Team Has Officially Unionized
- (tags:WorldOfWarcraft unions games )
- 3. Number of long-term empty homes brought back into use in Scotland approaches 11,000
- (tags:Scotland housing )
- 4. Roblox Predator Problem Potentially Exposes Kids to Pedophiles
- (tags:games children abuse )
- 5. There's been a fire at Gorgie Farm
- (tags:edinburgh farm fire )
- 6. A 3-D London Tube Visualisation With Moving Trains
- (tags:london tube visualisation viaSwampers )
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Interesting Links for 20-06-2024
Jun. 20th, 2024 12:00 pm- 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- 1. How Russian oil could be in your car as sanctions loophole found
- (tags:oil russia uk usa europe india )
- 2. Labour Is Losing Muslim Support Over Israel-Gaza War
- (tags:israel palestine islam labour politics uk )
- 3. Fire Tornado in Slow Motion 4K
- (tags:fire slowmotion video )
- 4. The world has warmed 1.5 °C, according to 300-year-old sponges
- (tags:ocean globalwarming doom )
- 5. Second bid to ban Edinburgh strip clubs defeated as existing venues to stay open (with an option for a future worker-run club)
- (tags:sexwork edinburgh GoodNews )
- 6. Marvel's Editing Is the Cruelest Cut of All
- (tags:marvel TV movies editing )
Interesting Links for 01-11-2023
Nov. 1st, 2023 12:00 pm- 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- 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- 1. This is how much restaurants are really making from your meal
- (tags:restaurant business )
- 2. Keir Starmer's flip-flopping is becoming a huge danger for the Labour Party
- (tags:labour politics UK )
- 3. Japan to open up Apple and Google app stores to competition
- (tags:Japan apple android regulation )
- 4. Two Ways to Visualize Canada's Wildfires
- (tags:canada fire viewDewline )
- 5. Google doesn't want its employees using code created by its own AI
- (tags:ai coding google )
- 6. Mum's microbes might boost brain development of c-section babies
- (tags:babies vagina birth brain )
- 7. Edinburgh's Smart City programme
- (tags:Edinburgh technology viaJackie )
Interesting Links for 21-03-2023
Mar. 21st, 2023 12:00 pm- 1. Massive Semen Explosion after Blaze Hits Bull Artificial Insemination Facility, Firefighters Forced to Dodge 'Projectiles'
- (tags:sperm fire headline )
- 2. Cyclists Now Outnumber Motorists In City Of London
- (tags:london cycling cars transport )
- 3. The ten types of magic
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- 4. Octopus boss Greg Jackson: The UK is going backwards on renewables
- (tags:UK renewables regulation electricity )
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Interesting Links for 24-01-2023
Jan. 24th, 2023 12:00 pm- 1. 2,500 pieces, measuring 30 metres and weighing 25 tonnes - This medieval sessel is world's largest 3D puzzle
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- 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- 1. The Broom Method of telling if you're about to walk into a cloud of burning hydrogen
- (tags:hydrogen fire history NASA )
- 2. How much would you need to sell a shirt for in the USA if you paid your employees a living wage?
- (tags:clothes economics USA )
- 3. Scientists Discover Species of Gut Microbes That Can Boost the Motivation To Exercise (in mice)
- (tags:microbiome bacteria exercise mice )
- 4. How our microbiome is shaped by family, friends and even neighbours
- (tags:microbiome bacteria )
- 5. How the 'deal' between the monarchy and the media really works
- (tags:monarchy media journalism uk )
Interesting Links for 26-11-2022
Nov. 26th, 2022 12:00 pm- 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- 1. Pennywise and Mary Poppins are members of the same species, and they work on the rules set out by Monsters Inc
- (tags:stephen_king horror movies fanfic explanations )
- 2. Facebook Report: Censorship Violated Palestinian Rights
- (tags:facebook palestine censorship )
- 3. The Margaret fire is 1,200 acres
- (tags:fire photos nature )
- 4. Knitting is a lot more recent than I expected!
- (tags:knitting history )
- 5. What the Russian "referendum" in Ukraine looks like
- (tags:Russia Ukraine war )
- 6. Edinburgh's most famous cat Mr Spock, the Wandering Cat of Marchmont, has thousands of fans
- (tags:Edinburgh cats celebrity )
Interesting Links for 12-08-2022
Aug. 12th, 2022 12:00 pm- 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- 1. Wildfires Are Setting Off 100-Year-Old Bombs on WWI Battlefields
- (tags:wwi explosives fire weather europe war )
- 2. What does Johnson have to say (and not say) about meeting with ex-KGB members?
- (tags:russia spying BorisJohnson )
- 3. Meta trying to decide if Facebook should have more harmful health misinformation
- (tags:fraud health Pandemic Facebook )
- 4. Bar charts as imagined by an AI in a variety of styles. My favourite is tentacles
- (tags:graphs ai viaPatrickHadfield )
- 5. West London faces new homes ban as electricity grid hits capacity due to data centres
- (tags:london data electricity computers housing )
- 6. The world has become less colourful
- (tags:colour visualisation )
- 7. Colour & Shape: Using Computer Vision to Explore the Science Museum's Collection
- (tags:history colour Technology )
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Interesting Links for 21-03-2022
Mar. 21st, 2022 12:00 pm- The propaganda that Russians feed to their schoolchildren
- (tags:children school Russia propaganda )
- Twas Tumblr, and the slithy memes Did bode and call out on the dash:
- (tags:poetry tumblr )
- Which Russians are dying in Ukraine and what effect will it have?
- (tags:Russia war death Ukraine viaPatrickHadfield )
- Someone set fire to the hill behind my house!
- (tags:fire Edinburgh )
- Most of Scotland's remaining Covid restrictions end (masks stay)
- (tags:Scotland Pandemic )
- Our cat is getting monoclonal antibodies as a painkiller!
- (tags:cats pain )
Interesting Links for 01-02-2022
Feb. 1st, 2022 12:00 pm- 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 )
Interesting Links for 25-01-2022
Jan. 25th, 2022 12:00 pm- 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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