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Interesting Links for 11-07-2025
Jul. 11th, 2025 12:00 pm- 1. Everything tech giants will hate about the EU's new AI rules
- (tags:ai technology regulation Europe )
- 2. Photos: The Scale of China's Solar Power Projects
- (tags:solarpower photos china )
- 3. What kind of video games do different fantasy races make?
- (tags:games funny fantasy )
- 4. Fake signs and graffiti, frequently science-fiction related, from Glasgow
- (tags:Glasgow scifi graffiti sign art funny viaSwampers )
- 5. The Marks & Spencer hack was down to TCS having *terrible* security processed on their helpdesk.
- (tags:security epicfail OhForFucksSake incompetence )
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Interesting Links for 30-10-2024
Oct. 30th, 2024 12:00 pm- 1. The difference between men and women's bathroom graffiti (in song form!)
- (tags:graffiti toilets men women video song funny viaSwampers )
- 2. The best out-take off all time. (Lord of the Rings edition)
- (tags:movies funny mistakes lotr viaSwampers )
- 3. A perfect summary of what it's like owning a cat.
- (tags:cats video funny viaSwampers )
- 4. Lost Mayan city found in Mexico jungle by accident
- (tags:mexico archeology )
- 5. The Lord of the Rings Demonstrates Hollywood's Franchise Problem
- (tags:movies business lotr video )
- 6. Europe (and the UK) aren't taking Russia as seriously as they should.
- (tags:Russia Ukraine Europe war USA )
Interesting Links for 16-08-2020
Aug. 16th, 2020 12:00 pm- The Granny Who Is Fighting Fascism - One Spray at a Time
- (tags:graffiti germany nazis ViaDrCross )
- Gun Enthusiasts Celebrate Man Who Shot Himself in the Balls as Their King
- (tags:guns OhForFucksSake )
- Psychedelic drugs reduce depressive symptoms by helping individuals accept their emotions
- (tags:emotions psychology psychedelics )
- Computer latency: 1977-2017. Or "Why are modern computers so slow to react?"
- (tags:computers speed )
- Using machine learning to recreate photorealistic portraits of Roman Emperors from their busts
- (tags:sculpture ai faces rome )
- Yale's rapid COVID-19 saliva test receives FDA emergency use authorization
- (tags:pandemic virus GoodNews )
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Interesting Links for 10-11-2018
Nov. 10th, 2018 11:00 am- Edinburgh's road signs hacked by artist
- (tags: roads sign graffiti art edinburgh )
- More than 50% of countries now have a declining population
- (tags: population children GoodNews )
- Women over 34 are being refused IVF treatment in England
- (tags: uk england fertility women nhs )
- Number of shop closures in Scotland accelerates
- (tags: scotland shopping )
- Iceland's Christmas TV advert banned for being too political
- (tags: iceland advertising uk politics business )
- The 2018 US Gender voting Gap Was Huge
- (tags: voting politics usa gender )
- Ryanair plane seized by French authorities in cash row
- (tags: airplanes france subsidies )
- We didn’t have to do Brexit in this damn silly way
- (tags: uk europe epicfail )
- Female Afghan barrister sacked in favour of white man
- (tags: women afghanistan law uk bigotry )
- Conservative minister resigns over Brexit deal - demands new referendum.
- (tags: UK europe Conservatives )
- A Work in Progress: Earthsea Sketches by Charles Vess (I have the book on my Christmas list)
- (tags: UrsulaKLegGuin books fantasy )
- Photos of Kristallnacht.
- (tags: Jews holocaust history germany )
- Before Envelopes, People Protected Messages With Letterlocking
- (tags: history paper letter )
- Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Being Sued Over Satanic Deity
- (tags: religion TV intellectual_property )
- Living in Canada? Now you can date through Facebook
- (tags: facebook dating relationships )
- Jeremy Corbyn angers Labour MPs as he declares 'we can't stop Brexit'
- (tags: labour UK europe OhForFucksSake )
- EU clamps down on Isle of Man tax loophole for private jets and yachts
- (tags: tax europe UK )
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Interesting Links for 05-04-2017
Apr. 5th, 2017 12:00 pm- Visit the Nuclear Bunkers That House a Million People in Beijing
- (tags: china nuclearweapons history housing )
- Theresa May arrives in Saudi Arabia without headscarf in rejection of strict dress code for women
- (tags: women saudiarabia Conservatives )
- Nivea removes 'white is purity' deodorant advert branded racist
- (tags: racism OhForFucksSake advertising )
- Bristol has a grammar vigilante
- (tags: grammar graffiti uk )
- Piers Anthony's Xanth novels in development for film and TV
- (tags: tv fantasy )
- Theresa May is being held hostage over Brexit by curious cabal of old men
- (tags: uk europe Conservatives )
- Reddit’s April Fools’ experiment was fascinating
- (tags: internet cooperation reddit AprilFool )
- Has music streaming killed the instrumental intro?
- (tags: music streaming )
- Invader Zim returning to Nickelodeon
- (tags: cartoon doom )
- Driverless shuttle bus to be tested by public in London
- (tags: london bus transport automation )
- Sex, consent and the mentally ill
- (tags: mentalhealth consent sex )
- Nuclear plant shutdowns tied to coal pollution, decreased birth weights
- (tags: nuclearpower coal weight children pollution )
- In tech, the wage gender gap worsens for women over time, and it’s worst for black women
- (tags: women money Technology usa )
- The link between suffocation, panic, and pregnancy
- (tags: women psychology pregnancy )
- When Do Memories Start And What Do Kids Remember?
- (tags: memory children viaSwampers )
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Interesting Links for 30-03-2017
Mar. 30th, 2017 12:00 pm- Scotland wants independence too, but in a bad way
- (tags: scotland independence satire )
- Edinburgh Trams record busiest day ever
- (tags: edinburgh trams )
- Apple approves and then promptly removes app that tracks US drone strikes
- (tags: apple censorship usa military )
- Blackpool Conservative club to pay out £35,000 after equality blow
- (tags: women equality Conservatives )
- Independence for Scotland - what are Theresa May's options?
- (tags: Scotland UK independence europe politics )
- Ravenserodd and other lost settlements of the East Yorkshire coast
- (tags: uk history viaFanf )
- Graffiti from Pompei
- (tags: history rome graffiti )
- The Title Of This Court Filing Will Amaze You!
- (tags: lists law funny )
- UK denies woman visa to attend Green Party conference because she's single
- (tags: travel uk OhForFucksSake green )
- When ideology trumps biology
- (tags: biology sex evolution research )
- Why a federal UK of four nation states is never, ever going to work.
- (tags: uk scotland england wales NorthernIreland )
- The Dangers of Blaming Trump for Anti-Semitism
- (tags: jews islam bigotry politics usa )
- Coffee cup fee could cut use by 300 million
- (tags: environment tax coffee )
- What are the knock-on effects of self-driving cars?
- (tags: automation cars viaDanielDWilliam )
- Francois Hollande tells Theresa May that talks on EU-UK relations must wait
- (tags: europe uk )
- Bank of England considers palm oil for the new £20 note
- (tags: money uk plastic oil environment )
- The world's blackest material
- (tags: colour Technology viaPatrickHadfield )
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Interesting Links for 28-10-2014
Oct. 28th, 2014 11:00 am- #NotAllSeagulls
- Meanwhile, in a parallell universe
- Why is David Cameron afraid to call himself a feminist?
- How to Make Moss Graffiti
- Apparently you can now get flights cancelled by creating a WiFi network called "Al-Quida"
- A9 average speed cameras switched on
- ...punk is over - it's time for ...glam!
- The drunk utilitarian
- Two genes linked with violent crime
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Interesting Links for 08-10-2013
Oct. 8th, 2013 12:00 pm- 13 of the Year's Best Infographics
- LG announces it will launch curved smartphone next month
- Justice Department kills investigation into spying issue, because NSA won't grant them security clearance
- I really want to know if this is even possible...
- Screw writing "Strong Women"
- The owls have a message for you
- Street Art
- Welcome To Vegas: Where Everything Is A Game, And Games Are Illegal
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- Chickens: Eerily awesome
- Last night I had takeout from the best Indian in the UK
- The Hobbit Trilogy Is A Bargain
- Wedded bliss or blues? Scientists link DNA to marital satisfaction
- Romania Legalizes Medical Marijuana, Becomes 10th EU Country To Permit Theraputic Use
- Ten Surprising Facts About Rejection
- A scotswoman and her girlfriend talk about Scottish Independence
- Here's Exactly What Twitter Earns Each Time You Look at Your Feed
- Britain has a big problems in both literacy and numeracy - including massive inequality
- Techies with Asperger's? Yes, we are a little different...
- Cabinet (and National Security Council) were told nothing about GCHQ spying programmes
- GTA 5 v all the books ever: which sold the most?
- Politics Wrecks Your Ability to Think Straight
- Note to the Sun: if you're going to stigmatise mentally ill people, at least get your figures right
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Interesting Links for 25-07-2013
Jul. 25th, 2013 12:00 pm- Say Goodbye to the Tech Sounds You'll Never Hear Again (although at least two of these are wrong)
- You can now make a living playing video games on YouTube
Well, a few people can. I suspect it's a very small niche.
- What Happens When People in Pakistan Start Taking MIT Classes?
- 10 jargon phrases used for my autistic son
- Porn-blocking season is here again - pointing out the wilful stupidity behind the Government's latest push.
- Methane meltdown: The $60trn arctic timebomb
- Putting a price on life - why the meningitis B vaccine isn't being taken up by the NHS
- 21 Awesome Pictures Of "Bunny Island"
- Nice post on bisexuality. (I find it barking that it's still an issue for anyone.)
- The cutest penguin-related thing _ever_
- Moss Graffiti looks awesome
- 5 Thoughts From A Month With The Oculus Rift
- Facebook: 700million users every day, $333million profit last quarter.
- Mystery in Motion, Beauty in Battle - Helicopter+sand = pretty!
- How to Train Your Spouse Like an Animal (See also: Children & coworkers)
- Psychopaths have an empathy switch - they only understand how you feel when they want to.
- What DNA Proves about the ancestry of the people of Ireland
- Bot wars - The arms race of restaurant reservations in San Francisco
- Why the UK Government website doesn't have FAQs
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Interesting Links for 01-06-2013
Jun. 1st, 2013 12:00 pm- What we can learn from one of the worst charities in the world
- College in Sweden is free but students still have a ton of debt. How can that be?
- Giant genome study finds tiny links between genetics and schooling (0.02%)
- Nearly 1 billion people have been taken out of extreme poverty in 20 years. The world should aim to do the same again
- The world is slowly turning into the one Max Headroom promised us
- Some women want to stay home with children and feminism needs to make peace with that
- Earth Structural Layer Cake. (I am damned impressed)
- Patrick Stewart continues to be an amazing person
- Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella as armed graffiti
- Why is this program erroneously rejected by three C++ compilers?
- The former president of the Association of Chief Police Officers agrees with me on privacy and terrorism
- Wikipedia has a list of notable sandwiches. Guess which one is top!
- I love that there is Mass Effect fanfic seven times as long as Lord of The Rings
- A Prison Letter from a CIA Whistleblower
- 5 Celebrities You Won't Believe Were Badass Soldiers/Heroes
- Gender Bias in College Admissions Tests
- If this was a pill, you’d do anything to get it
- 10 popular myths debunked
- Patients offered the choice of local anaesthetic+a movie vs general anaesthetic
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Interesting Links for 24-11-2011
Nov. 24th, 2011 11:00 am- Jawbones are shaped by diet. Chew harder if you want enough space for your teeth!
- "Community" takes three years to set up a joke. I really hope it doesn't get cancelled.
- Amazon locks person out of their account with $1000 worth of ebooks in it.
- What's Wrong with OKCupid's Matching Algorithm? Fascinating analysis
- The best response I've seen to the Frank Miller/OWS stuff. Hilarious, and _right_.
- Psychopaths' brains show differences in structure and function
- Marvellous gallery of photoshops of The Pepper-Spray Cop.
- From Lascaux to The Sex Pistols, history begins and ends with graffiti
- Government says its policies will increase electricity prices, and reduce bills.
- Humans are unique amongst animals in having a Middle Age.
- 'Brinicle' ice finger of death filmed in Antarctic
- How to Deal with Family Members that Stress You Out or Drive You Crazy
- Interesting things are afoot on The Pacific Rim (USA swaying countries away from China)
- Leonardo da Vinci's earth-shattering insights about geology and fossils.
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