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Interesting Links for 14-12-2021

Republicans say colleagues toe Trump's line out of fear
(tags:violence politics usa republicans )
In Bid for Control of Elections, Trump Loyalists Face Few Obstacles
(tags:politics usa republicans corruption doom )
Palm oil is actually better than many alternatives
(tags:oil food forests environment viaDanielDWilliam )
Chemical emitted by babies could make men more docile, women more aggressive
(tags:babies pheremones behaviour )
Businesses accused of trying to delay Scotland's deposit return scheme
(tags:environment recycling scotland )
Introverts Actually Understand People Way Better Than Extroverts Do
(tags:introversion extroversion psychology )
How Much Does Education Improve Intelligence?
(tags:Education Intelligence psychology )
Only one Scottish beach isn't meeting environmental standards
(tags:Scotland sea water environment )
Jesus was not born in a stable
(tags:religion Christmas language christianity )
No evidence asylum seekers have used pets to argue against deportation
(tags:rights law facts UK immigration )
California wants to copy Texas abortion tactics for gun control
(tags:USA abortion guns Texas California viaDanielDWilliam )
How vending machines are making life better for Kenyans
(tags:Kenya technology shopping milk )
If anyone tries to do business via cheque and then asks for a refund then it's a scam
(tags:business fraud cheques OhForFucksSake )
Literacy and numeracy levels drop due to pandemic
(tags:Education pandemic literacy numeracy uk )
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Interesting Links for 22-03-2020

Tracking which businesses are treating their employees well and which aren't during the pandemic
(tags:business viaSwampers )
Comixology Unlimited Free Trial Extended to 60 Days
(tags:comics free viaSwampers )
This is Jane during self-isolation
(tags:funny introversion comic pandemic )
Extensive breakfasting is better than a large dinner for preventing obesity
(tags:food time weight )
Map of people's temperatures as detected by smart thermometers
(tags:USA map disease pandemic )
If you ever wondered how a bat pees, you're welcome
(tags:urination bats video )
Is hydrogen the solution to net-zero home heating? (probably not)
(tags:hydrogen heating uk )
Scottish government furious at people traveling to Highlands and Islands to isolate themselves
(tags:Scotland pandemic OhForFucksSake )
Radio interview with an NHS A&E consultant about what it's like doing a shift right now
(tags:NHS pandemic doom radio interview )
Doctor Who and The Unravelling Text
(tags:drwho writing continuity )
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Interesting Links for 13-10-2019

Eliud Kipchoge is the first human to run a marathon in less than two hours!
(tags:running )
How to Love Your Introvert
(tags:introversion love poetry video )
The end of uBlock Origin for Google Chrome?
(tags:adblock Google Chrome web )
Meet the Money Behind The Climate Denial Movement
(tags:money globalwarming fraud OhForFucksSake )
Old Man Yells At Cloud (Marvel edition)
(tags:MartinScorsese movies art marvel )
Is crude oil is a genuine eldritch horror?
(tags:oil evil satire )
DUP's Nigel Dodds rejects double customs Brexit solution: "It cannot work"
I'm not sure why the EU is even trying to negotiate something that the ERG and DUP will vote against...
(tags:europe uk NorthernIreland )
Some downsides to being in the EEA rather than the EU
(tags:europe Norway trade )
New, smaller, banks are all losing money
(tags:Banking fail )
How Italians Became 'White'
(tags:racism USA history )
Some details on the Brexit withdrawal deal being put together. Can't see it getting past parliament, but we'll see!
(tags:UK Europe )
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What do you do when you can't give away a building, can't sell it, and can't demolish it?
(tags: architecture scotland )
Misconceptions about Alexander Hamilton
(tags: politics history usa )
This is pretty much going to be my approach for posting about Sophia online
(tags: children privacy consent )
Forget Inbox Zero - Here's The Case for Inbox Infinity
(tags: email organisation advice )
What makes men send dick pics?
(tags: penis pictures )
Kids: Connection to nature lessens distress, hyperactivity and behavioral problems
(tags: nature psychology children happiness )
Idiots are challenging each other to drive blindfold because of "Bird Box"
(tags: idiocy blindness movies driving OhForFucksSake )
When people complain about political correctness, ask them exactly what they can't say
(tags: language society )
The Era Of Easy Recycling May Be Coming To An End
(tags: Recycling waste )
DNA pioneer James Watson has final honours stripped amid racism row
(tags: racism dna )
Discussion of the single greatest photograph in history
(tags: photography reddit history )
Packbonding tips for introverts
(tags: advice work introversion )
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2018-09-18 12:00 pm
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Interesting Links for 18-09-2018

Details on the end of European time changes
(tags: time europe )
Early gender tests leading to selective abortions of girls in UK
(tags: patriarchy uk abortion )
Who likes to be alone? Not introverts
(tags: introversion personality loneliness psychology )
Household cleaning products may contribute to kids being overweight by altering their gut microbiota
(tags: children microbiome cleanliness weight )
Growing up in a violent environment is bad for kids, whether or not you are directly bullied
(tags: violence bullying children behaviour )
How safety standards made infant walkers 90% safer
(tags: safety children walking )
People tend to cluster into four distinct personality groups
(tags: personality psychology )
Using literally figuratively is literally prehistoric
(tags: language history )
Only a quarter of Mail readers think UK will get good Brexit deal. Mostly they blame the British government
(tags: UK Europe fail polls newspapers DailyMail )
In January 2019 Britain will switch from a pro-Brexit to an anti-Brexit country - even if nobody changed their minds
(tags: UK Europe demographics )
Coca-Cola in talks to develop cannabis drinks
(tags: marijuana cocacola inflammation )
Sixteen gambling regulators unite to grumble about loot boxes and skin gambling
(tags: gambling games regulation )
A memory of Rees-Mogg
(tags: Conservatives politics class )
Value of EU citizens to the economy is the equivalent of 5p on income tax
(tags: europe uk tax doom )
UK children with maths difficulties (dyscalculia) are 100 times less likely to receive an official diagnosis than peers with dyslexia
(tags: mathematics children fail uk )
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2016-11-23 12:00 pm
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Interesting Links for 23-11-2016

Washington pot sales now nearly as high as their alcohol sales
(tags: marijuana alcohol usa legalisation )
Microsoft's war on sleep
(tags: work life microsoft sleep )
Jews struggled for decades to become white. Now we must give up white privilege to fight racism.
(tags: racism Jews )
Resistance is NOT Futile: A lesson from Nazi Germany
(tags: wwii nazis germany history protests )
Cosplayers making and wearing their costumes
(tags: cosplay viaSwampers )
Tesla runs an entire island on solar power
(tags: solarpower batteries )
Aspartame may prevent, not promote, weight loss by blocking intestinal enzyme's activity
(tags: weight sugar )
Landlords and letting agents react with rage to ban on agency fees
(tags: rental housing uk money )
The 4 Types of Introvert
(tags: introversion )
New Zealand reef, raised by massive quake, provides new insights
(tags: newzealand ocean )
How Renaissance’s Medallion Fund Became Finance’s Blackest Box
(tags: investment money mathematics )
The hygge conspiracy
(tags: society denmark viaSwampers )
UK to censor online videos of 'non-conventional' sex acts
(tags: sex censorship uk OhForFucksSake )
Women swear more than men.
(tags: swearing gender )
Labour aren't focussing on white people enough, apparently.
(tags: labour race uk politics )
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2016-10-03 12:13 pm
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Interesting Links for 03-10-2016

Driverless, Electric Shuttles Now Operating in Lyon, France
(tags: automation france transport )
‘If I Sleep for an Hour, 30 People Will Die’ - the story of a Jewish forger
(tags: forgery wwii Holocaust history )
Whales are fish. And so are you.
(tags: evolution names ontology )
London hasn't been kind to the man behind the Tube Chat badge
(tags: viaSwampers london transport society conversation introversion )
What else can you do with a Big Dumb Booster Rocket?
(tags: space )
Our Part of the Milky Way Is Four Times Bigger Than We Thought
(tags: space astronomy )
May speech makes it clear: We’re leaving the single market
(tags: viaSwampers europe uk )
21 Clueless Men Reveal The Most Obvious 'Hint' From A Girl They've Missed.
Worth following the Source back too to see more of them.
(tags: women men relationships funny reddit )
Brain scan study reveals dogs attend to word meaning, not just intonation
(tags: language dogs mri )
Meet the mathekniticians - and their amazing woolly maths creations
(tags: mathematics knitting craftwork )
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Interesting Links for 14-09-2016

How the New York Times critic writes the reviews that make and break restaurants.
(tags: food reviews newyork journalism business )
Black metal legend elected to Norwegian town council against his will
(tags: HeavyMetal music politics norway funny )
Brain-sensing technology allows typing at 12 words per minute
(tags: communication brain monkey Technology )
To tell someone they're wrong, first tell them how they're right
(tags: argument discussion )
The inner thoughts of introverts
(tags: introversion funny )
The UK has a terrible electoral system, but it’s not gerrymandered
(tags: uk politics voting )
How to make your indie game as late as possible
I backed this game back in, ooh, October 2012. It's due in June 2013. So, any day now?
(tags: games kickstarter time fail )
The 12 months of the first year of baby
(tags: parenting mother funny babies viaSwampers )
Intel's Xpoint is pretty much broken
(tags: memory Technology fail )
Taking selfies can make you happy
(tags: happiness photography )
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2016-09-07 12:00 pm
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Interesting Links for 07-09-2016

Ministers back tax disclosure plan amid pressure from MPs
(tags: tax uk )
Government wants Brexit 'national consensus'
(tags: doom europe uk )
Who wants baby otter GIFs? (Spoilers: You!)
(tags: cute animals )
Supermarkets accused of sexist pricing after charging women more than men for same products
(tags: shopping women gender patriarchy )
The YA Not-Hugo should not be named after Heinlein
(tags: heinlein hugo awards history )
What happens when a boy achieves teenagerdom
(tags: teenagers children age comic funny viaSwampers )
Interovert? You may appreciate this site
(tags: personality introversion )
Humans probably first arrived in the Americas by boat
(tags: prehistory usa geology )
Managerial vs transformative politics
(tags: politics history )
Sony Bravia TVs to lose YouTube access (Huzzah for Smart TVs)
(tags: tv youtube video internet OhForFucksSake )
Robot Macroeconomics: What can theory and several centuries of economic history teach us?
(tags: robots economics )
Multi-process Firefox brings 400-700% improvement in responsiveness
(tags: firefox memory computers browser )
An interview with Amazon's first employee
(tags: amazon business internet history )
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