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Interesting Links for 20-01-2022

If you're poor then the cost of living has gone up by a *lot* more than 5%: (tags:economics UK poverty )
A NASA Probe Went and Touched the Sun: (tags:sun space NASA )
Coffee can't fix all the cognitive impairments caused by a bad night's sleep: (tags:caffeine psychology sleep )
Men Are Creating AI Girlfriends and Then Verbally Abusing Them: As a friend put it "This is how you get Terminators"
(tags:ai abuse misogyny hate )
The gender wage gap is really a child care penalty: (tags:children patriarchy wages gender society )
New rules passed for short-term lets in Scotland: (tags:rental housing Scotland )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/4116546.html

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Interesting Links for 24-11-2021

Covid stamp duty holiday cost £6.4bn and helped rich house buyers in south: (tags:housing uk OhForFucksSake )
In simple English, what does it mean for a number to be transcendental?: (tags:numbers )
Americans are struggling to deal with a rising tide of hatred and extremism: (tags:USA hate bigotry school LGBT )
What gets to be a valid word? A linguist's view: (tags:language )
The woman with XY chromosomes: (tags:women genetics )
New licencing laws for short term lets in Scotland: (tags:rental Scotland housing )
The Moral of the Roller-Skating Christmas Pudding - the Significance of the Absenteeism of the Lord Chancellor: (tags:politics law uk )
The Conspiracy Chart: (tags:conspiracy visualisation )
When Americans think each season starts: (tags:time date usa polls )
Striving For Perfection, Rather Than Excellence, Can Kill Creativity: (tags:psychology creativity perfectionism )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/4100160.html

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Interesting Links for 16-10-2021

Steam bans all blockchain and NFT games on its platform: (tags:Steam cryptography money games )
Facebook claims to take down 94% of hate speech. It's actually 3%: (tags:Facebook hate ai abuse )
How cricket works: (tags:cricket games rules comic funny )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/4097806.html

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Interesting Links for 12-10-2021

We May Have Found Roman Concrete's Secret Strengthening Ingredient: (tags:rome concrete history architecture materials )
Why won't Sally Rooney allow her latest novel to be translated into Hebrew?: Update in comments
(tags:Jews language translation OhForFucksSake )
What support did the UK's only trans councillor get?: (tags:LGBT politics transgender UK libdem )
In the last six years homophobic hate crimes have tripled and transphobic ones have quadrupled: (tags:LGBT hate crime assault UK transgender bigotry OhForFucksSake )
This made my morning. Who doesn't want fish singing Bohemian Rhapsody?: (tags:music fish viaSwampers funny video )
The UK has had tens of thousands of avoidable deaths: (tags:uk death pandemic Conservatives epicfail )
Ladies and gentlemen, I present for your entertainment a goose on a motorcycle!: (tags:motorcycle birds video viaPatrickHadfield )
A musical of Cyrano de Bergerac, starring Peter Dinklage? Yes Please!: (tags:musicals love movies trailer video )
Apple don't want you to be able to read anything: (tags:ux ui design apple OhForFucksSake )

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Interesting Links for 02-02-2021

With the SNP civil war kicking off I've just joined so I get a vote in whoever gets to run it next: (tags:politics Scotland SNP )
EU Says A Post-Brexit Shellfish Export Ban Is Indefinite, After Government Claimed It Was Only Temporary (thousands of tons of oysters with nowhere to go): (tags:seafood UK Europe trade )
Science! Confirms! The! Obvious!: Worth doing, in case you were wondering, because obviousness is neither universal nor necessarily correct
(tags:science CommonSense )
Evan Rachel Wood and Others Make Allegations of Abuse Against Marilyn Manson: (tags:abuse music )
Some potentially positive news on the Hate Speech bill front: (tags:freespeech hate law Scotland transgender LGBT )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3914706.html

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Interesting Links for 17-08-2020

Workers at the centre of an outbreak faced pay dock if they self-isolated: (tags:pandemic food money )
Facebook refused to check hate speech by India BJP fearing business fallout: (tags:India hate facebook )
Who wants a large house, complete with attached jail. Yes, a real one. (See photos 1-30, and then the switchover...): (tags:housing prison weird )
Making decisions is work: (tags:work decisions viaCipherGoth )
How Denmark reopened its schools without massively increasing infection risk: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1294707856462295041.html
(tags:school pandemic Denmark )
The Tentacled Monster Here is Racism: Lovecraft Country Episode 1 Review (looks like it's going to be excellent): (tags:hplovecraft racism TV horror )
What if Corbyn's Labour had had a chance at government in 2017?: (tags:politics UK labour history )
Global Wave Discovery Ends 220-Year Search: (tags:air earth science )
Public urged to sign up for Covid-19 vaccine trials after 100,000 people register in first month: (tags:vaccine pandemic UK )
Why does Google think the slowest animal is the sloth?: (tags:animals Google Wikipedia facts )
Morrisons to remove plastic 'bags for life' and trial paper alternative: (tags:plastic shopping paper environment )
UK facing worst wheat harvest since 1980s: (tags:food farming wheat UK Doom )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3850466.html

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Interesting Links for 19-12-2019

The anti LGBT organisation 'One Million Moms' is just one.: (tags:homophobia lgbt USA OhForFucksSake viaZornhau )
What makes something a Christmas film?: (tags:Christmas movies )
Hidden 'dark river' could stretch more than 1,000 miles under Greenland: (tags:greenland ice rivers )
ScotRail contract to end three years early after commuter anger rises: (tags:Scotland trains )
Man threatens to sue magazine for using his photo in article about hipsters looking alike, before realising it isn't him: (tags:clothing identity funny mathematics headline )
Why India shuts down the internet more than any other democracy: (tags:india censorship internet )
The National Theatre's "Smart Caption Glasses" are an awesome use of technology: (tags:disability captions glasses Technology awesome theatre )
Hedge funds hacked into Bank of England briefings: (tags:hacking banking economics uk )
Judge rules that transphobia isn't protected speech: "The approach is not worthy of respect in a democratic society"
(tags:LGBT transgender bigotry hate GoodNews )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3830747.html

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Interesting Links for 12-10-2019

Government "Get Ready for Brexit" adverts accidentally fund anti-Brexit billboard campaign: (tags:UK Europe funny )
The effect of pollution on crime (10% reduction in particulate matter and ozone would save $1.4Billion in violent crime costs): (tags:crime pollution violence )
Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopian Prime Minister, Awarded Nobel Peace Prize: (tags:ethiopia peace nobel )
Twitter Analysis: Identifying A Propaganda Bot Network: (tags:propaganda twitter )
The five demands of the people of Hong Kong: (tags:HongKong democracy protests )
Books with Jewish protagonists which aren't set during the Holocaust: (tags:books Jews )
Pro-Remain parties to strike election deal in more than 70 seats: (tags:UK Europe hope elections viaDanielDWilliam )
New map shows where and when Edinburgh's trams will be extended with work set to begin: (tags:Edinburgh trams )
Flora and Birdseye have both ended Mumsnet partnership over spread of anti-trans sentiment: (tags:LGBT transgender mumsnet )
Blizzard reinstates Hong Kong protestor's prize: (tags:games China HongKong )
Hate crime surged during Brexit 'surrender' bill debates in parliament, police reveal: (tags:hate crime UK police politics )
FactCheck: has violent crime doubled under the Conservatives?: (tags:crime UK conservatives )
Why enterprise software is like baby clothing: (tags:software business clothing babies )
Good, detailed, writeup of the latest Brexit negotiations: (tags:UK Europe politics trade )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3669411.html

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Interesting Links for 19-03-2018

Scotland's better off without e-voting: (tags: Scotland voting Technology )
Many of You Are Homesick–For a Place You’ve Never Been: (tags: location emotion )
Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower used to work for Lib Dems and warned them of their 2015 demise: (tags: libdem politics personality uk facebook )
Lead kills one in five Americans: (tags: death lead health )
The Metropolitan Police doesn't understand hate crime: (tags: crime hate uk )
The latest meme type is fantasy painting object labelling. I like it.: (tags: meme art fantasy )
What is the meaning behind the March equilux and equinox?: Only three months until the days get shorter!
(tags: light time date astronomy )
Psychologists have profiled the kind of person who is willing to confront anti-social behaviour: (tags: psychology behaviour society )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3650120.html

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Interesting Links for 08-01-2018

Sexual dimorphism of brain structure in the 1-month infant: (tags: gender brain )
"Me and Harry Potter" (by the original book cover artist): (tags: harrypotter art books )
How Smart People Talk About Themselves: (tags: Intelligence )
Is Your Child Lying to You? That’s Good: (tags: children lying Intelligence )
WH Auden reviews The Fellowship Of The Ring: (tags: lotr review )
Black Mirror: 1951: (tags: comic Technology funny )
Baby kangaroos are the easiest animal to kidnap: (tags: animals video cute )
Solar doesn’t need a “breakthrough”. It’s a breakthrough on it’s own.: (tags: solarpower viaDanielDWilliam GoodNews )
The old year is slain. With luck, the next one we raise will be better.: (tags: comic time life )
BBC China editor Carrie Gracie quits in equal pay row: (tags: bbc gender pay money equality feminism )
Sarah Silverman’s response to a sexist tweet is a much-needed ray of hope: (tags: sexism hate abuse love twitter )
Girl who shaved her head for cancer charity 'put in isolation' by school: (tags: hair school girls OhForFucksSake )
Open Banking starts next week. Meet the man making it happen: (tags: banking Technology uk )
If you find a package full of mysterious white powder - DO NOT SNORT IT!: (tags: OhForFucksSake drugs idiocy )
Harry Potter vs Brexit: (tags: uk europe fascism usa harrypotter fanfic )
Jeremy Corbyn's views on Brexit: a long held stance on Europe: (tags: Europe labour politics uk )
LG Display's 65-inch OLED TV can roll up like a poster: (tags: tv technology )
Beijing bets on facial recognition in a big drive for total surveillance: (tags: china surveillance )
Chinese shoe company tricks people into swiping Instagram ad with fake strand of hair: (tags: advertising fraud genius )
Fujitsu has a citywide surveillance solution. I wonder how many other companies are selling such things: (tags: surveillance Technology )
Facts aren’t everything – understanding parents’ moral reasons for avoiding vaccination: (tags: vaccination morality psychology )
Birth-order effects may be strong - but also very specific: (tags: children birth personality psychology )
Blackbeard's Book Club? Document Discovery May Reveal Pirate Reading List: (tags: pirates books history )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3644526.html

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Interesting Links for 19-12-2017

The top ten movies of 2017 are all remakes or sequels: (tags: movies remake )
First female Bishop of London appointed: (tags: uk women ChurchOfEngland )
Estimates of physical strength determined over 70% of men's bodily attractiveness: (tags: attraction men psychology )
Grenfell Tower fire report finds UK building regulations not fit for purpose: (tags: housing regulation )
Twitter suspends Britain First leaders: (tags: Twitter censorship hate racism )
What are the best soundtracks?: Saved so I can find it again when I need to
(tags: music movies soundtrack )
Birds learn from each other's 'disgust,' enabling insects to evolve bright colors: (tags: evolution birds insects learning )
Poor people forced to attain happiness through spending time with others: (tags: happiness money psychology )
Abandoned rape kits identify over 800 serial rapists in one Michigan county: (tags: rape usa OhForFucksSake )
Artist Creates Amazing Sculptures With Her Natural Hair: (tags: hair sculpture art )
20mph zones are not causing more deaths: (tags: transport death cars )
Queensferry Crossing speed limit will increase from tomorrow: (tags: edinburgh bridge transport scotland )
Interstellar object Oumuamua covered in thick crust of carbon-rich gunk: (tags: space )
Link between brain injuries and criminal behaviour found: (tags: brain crime )
When your friend dies and Facebook hides that from you: (tags: facebook death OhForFucksSake )
Let it go: The Arctic will never be frozen again: (tags: arctic globalwarming )
Belgium ends 19th-Century telegram service: (tags: Technology communication telegraph )
Different countries answer whether life is better or worst than 50 years ago: Quite glad I don't live in Venezuela
(tags: life history happiness society )
So, you've messed up with Git. Here's some tips to recover: (tags: git advice )
Was the Agricultural Revolution a Terrible Mistake? Not If You Take Food Processing Into Account: (tags: agriculture food history society )
Flight rules for git - in-depth guide to carrying out a variety of tasks: (tags: git advice )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3621041.html

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Interesting Links for 29-09-2017

The Coming Software Apocalypse: I'm not completely sold by this. There are areas where it definitely makes sense, but I'm not sure how it would fit into a lot of the work I see. But I'm prepared to be convinced.
(tags: software design complexity )
China to shut down North Korean companies: (tags: china NorthKorea )
Edinburgh set for first all-electric buses: (tags: Edinburgh buses transport electricity )
What happened to the improved UK plug?: (tags: uk design electricity )
If you have any interest in Robert Heinlein then you should take a look at this new book on his work: (tags: scifi heinlein )
Brexit: European Parliament to propose Northern Ireland stays in single market: (tags: europe UK NorthernIreland )
In people with OCD, actions are at odds with beliefs: (tags: belief behaviour psychology )
Self-esteem in kids: Lavish praise is not the answer, warmth is: (tags: children parenting )
Floating Point Visually Explained: (tags: numbers mathematics programming computers )
Amazon developing three new sci-fi series: Lazarus, Snow Crash and Ringworld: (tags: Amazon scifi tv )
Does Adding Expensive Housing Help the Little Guy?: (tags: housing economics )
A large chunk of British "exports" are actually people selling gold from London vaults: And because this mostly leaves the EU it distorts our trade balances
(tags: uk gold Europe )
EU justice commissioner resists calls for legislation on online hate speech: (tags: freespeech europe hate )

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Interesting Links for 21-12-2015

‘You Stink,’ He Explained - The unending deliciousness of literary rivalries
- writing authors argument hate

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Interesting Links for 27-05-2014

I'm not generally a fan of make-up, but in this case...
(tags: makeup starwars )
HTTP/2 Considerations and Tradeoffs - Insouciant
(tags: http spdy performance networking web internet standards )
Some thoughts on the Euro Elections Results
(tags: europe elections libdem )
Not All Men...but far too many of them
(tags: men assault society )
The symptoms that led to this week's shooting have always been pervasive.
(tags: society men assault )
US man finds lost mother in Amazon tribe
(tags: amazon Venezuela parents family )
My evil wife won't let me rip out the bathroom tiles and put these amazing Star Wars ones in instead.
(tags: starwars design art )
The internet remembers too much
(tags: internet decentralisation web surveillance )
When Online Games Turn Players Into Psychopaths
(tags: games psychology )
The best way to win an argument
(tags: argument teaching psychology )
Whitewood under Siege : Inside the pallet wars
(tags: transport business wwii history usa viafanf )
The brave new world of DIY faecal transplant
(tags: faeces biology medicine )
Amazon: malignant monopoly, or just plain evil?
(tags: amazon books publishing )
The MRM and the PUA scene aren’t causes, they’re symptoms of how our culture views masculinity.
(tags: men society hate viaErindubitably )
Which is the must-have smartphone of 2014 so far?
(tags: phones )
Amazon v Hachette: Don’t Believe The Spin
(tags: amazon books publishing viaCipherGoth )

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Interesting Links for 13-03-2013

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Interesting Links for 09-03-2012

if you don’t feel that International Women’s Day is for you …
(tags: women feminism )
Cuddly Cthulhu: how HP Lovecraft's dark materials turned soft
(tags: cthulhu hplovecraft )
The government view of Britain's role in the world is unrealistic
(tags: uk politics world )
Apple and publishing companies being sued by DOJ for price fixing
(tags: publishing apple ebooks business )
Apple switches to OpenStreetMap for map data on iPhoto
(tags: apple maps OpenStreetMap )
London is the sixth-largest French city
(tags: france uk london )
How Neil Gaiman seduced Amanda Palmer
(tags: AmandaPalmer neilgaiman )
Growing a beard VS shaving a beard - The Oatmeal is reading my journal!
(tags: comics beards )
What should happen to pickup artists
(tags: PickupArtists comic xkcd )
The First Amendment And Hate Speech
(tags: hate freespeech )
10 things I hate about Git
(tags: git software ux source )
Labour tries to outflank Tories on welfare
(tags: labour Conservatives uk politics welfare jobs )
Google orders Android developers to use Google Wallet if they want to use the market (thank goodness for alternative markets)
(tags: android software google business )
LSD helps alcoholics to give up drinking
(tags: lsd alcohol )