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Interesting Links for 29-08-2012
Aug. 29th, 2012 12:00 pm- Tarantula found in Glasgow street (That's me crossing Glasgow off my list of places to visit)
- On the Persistence of Climate Change
- I hadn't realised that anthology publishing had now moved in a Kickstarter direction.
- How Norway avoided the Oil Curse
- The Sun wins this week's prize for casual appalling sexism. I'm somewhat flabbergasted.
- Why different polling companies show different levels of support for different political parties.
- Why Decentralized Software Is 10x Harder
- What if fairy-tale characters were reasonable people?
- Heat-proof face paint to withstand bomb heat
- How to type as fast as a movie hacker
- Deaf three-year-old asked to change the sign for his name, because it looks like a gun.
- If you vote for Obama then THERE WILL BE NO PIZZA!
- Manga Artist Lets Anyone Use His Work, Royalty-Free
- Major Labels Claim Copyright Over Public Domain Songs; YouTube Punishes Musician
- Is There a Limit to How Tall Buildings Can Get?
- Another 40 years of copyright bullshit, but we'll have won long before then
- "A calorie is a calorie" violates the second law of thermodynamics
- The Hidden Truths about Calories
- What Happens to Stolen Bicycles?
- Softer fast food restaurant lighting and music can cut calorie intake 18 percent (and increase satisfaction)
- Whedon to develop S.H.I.E.L.D. TV series
- Forensic Test Can Determine Person's Eye and Hair Color (only 85% accurate so far)
- 'Tatooine-like' double-star systems can host planets
- On both hating and loving Apple
- Towards a clear policy on the future of British aviation
- Stopping piracy the right way - ABC Australia to stream Dr Who within an hour of the UK (and a week before they broadcast it!)
- Great dads and awful dads
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