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1. Putin's new approach to censorship will probably backfire: (tags:russia censorship )
2. If you want more interesting shops then you need better zoning laws: (tags:viaDanielDWilliam business regulation cities )
3. Europe cracks down on data cap exemptions in update to net neutrality rules: (tags:internet regulation Europe )
4. How autistic and neurotypical viewers see things differently: (tags:eyesight eyetracking autism psychology )
5. Many pieces of art by Tolkien are now on the official website: (tags:Tolkien art lotr TheHobbit )
6. Love On The Spectrum is designed to make autistics look awkward and uncomfortable: (tags:autism TV OhForFucksSake )
7. Rising sea levels: 200,000 English properties will be abandoned: (tags:globalwarming sea housing UK Doom )
8. Renting: No-fault evictions to be banned in England: (tags:rental GoodNews uk )
9. Microsoft retires Internet Explorer after 27 years: (tags:internet ie GoodNews )
10. The linguistics professor who was a Swahili Room: (tags:language linguistics ai )

Movie programming Vs real life programming: (tags: programming movies video )
More than 200,000 children married in US over the last 15 years. The youngest were 10 year old girls marrying men aged up to 31: (tags: age marriage USA OhForFucksSake )
Edinburgh trams overcome weather to record more than 30k customers: (tags: Edinburgh trams GoodNews )
What makes Jewish comedy Jewish?: (tags: Jews comedy history usa )
Ever wondered how a self driving car sees the world? This video shows you.: (tags: video automation driving )
When Did Americans Stop Marrying Cousins? Ask the World’s Largest Family Tree: (tags: family genetics usa )
Amazon will stop selling Google's Nest smart home devices: (tags: Amazon Google OhForFucksSake )
Having Sex Once a Week Makes People Happier Than Earning an Extra $50,000 (if they get a hug afterwards): (tags: sex money happiness )
40 Years of Data Suggests 3 Myths About Globalization: (tags: economics inequality globalisation )
Expectant Dads May Also Have Hormonal Changes: (tags: testosterone pregnancy men )
Exploring the Linguistics Behind Regular Expressions: (tags: language linguistics programming )
Quite happy about the internet speed on my phone: (tags: internet phone speed )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3665610.html

German vocational training scheme for Africa 'part of new Marshall Plan' for regional investment: (tags: africa Germany europe jobs investment )
The Spy Revolt Against Donald Trump Begins: (tags: spying usa OhForFucksSake )
The Biggest Mistakes In World War 2: (tags: wwii fail )
On breaking promises and electoral reform - a letter to Justin Trudeau: (tags: reform voting fail canada )
Every Social Media Thread On Heterosexual Online Dating Ever: (tags: dating internet comments funny )
"Azhdarchids were giraffe-sized, quadrupedal Panzer-storks": (tags: dinosaurs prehistory awesome )
You get amazing photos if you fly over an active volcano: (tags: volcano photos )
Non-Partisan Congressional Tax Report Debunks Core Conservative Economic Theory-GOP Suppresses Study: From 2012. But this kind of thing really gets to me, no matter which side does it, or when it happens.
(tags: politics usa economics )
New 'automatic online conviction procedure' to be set up by the UK government: (tags: uk law internet )
Draconian changes proposed to Official Secrets Act: (tags: secrecy uk censorship )
Four Kinds of Dystopia: (tags: dystopia )
The State of Traditional TV: Updated With Q3 2016 Data: (tags: tv analysis )
Becoming a parent rewires the parents’ brain.: (tags: parenting )
Yes-no questions in mathematics and in Chinese: (tags: china linguistics language questions logic )

Crossposts: http://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3552172.html

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'True Detective' Creator Nic Pizzolatto on the finale, season 2, and what it really means
(tags: writing tv )
'True Detective' finale review - I love this.
(tags: tv writing )
How Bronies Are Redefining Fandom — And American Manhood
OH DEAR LORD DON'T READ THE COMMENTS
(tags: mylittlepony fandom )
Agile Is Dead (Long Live Agility)
(tags: agile development software management )
Natural selection has significantly altered the appearance of Europeans over the past 5,000 years
(tags: genetics europe )
A short story about travelling with a time-traveller
(tags: scifi timetravel viaFiddlingFrog )
Spinning! Squirrel!
(tags: squirrel animated_gif )
10 Things You Need to Know Before You Support the Swedish Model of Sex Work
(tags: sexwork law uk politics )
Detroit analyses 1/7th of its rape kit backlog, finds 100 serial rapists.
(tags: rape usa )
The Daily Mash's piece on Bob Crow is just perfect
(tags: unions capitalism uk )
8 pronunciation errors that made the English language what it is today
(tags: language english linguistics )

Crossposts: http://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3059757.html

Crossposts: http://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3032877.html

BitTorrent doesn't effect movie sales - except for delayed releases in other countries
I could have told them that - make it available and people will buy it. Make us wait for months and it'll get sucked down the intertubes.
(tags: bittorrent movies )
The End of the Mainframe Era at NASA
(tags: ibm mainframe nasa computers )
What it's like to be Brian Cox's wife
(tags: BrianCox relationships tv feminism gender )
How the internet is killing magic
(tags: internet magic )
NHS among developed world's most efficient health systems
(tags: efficiency uk healthcare nhs )
Crowdtilt - a less limited version of Kickstarter
(tags: money funding social )
Glasgow Labour rebels forming splinter group. Interesting if it takes off up here.
(tags: politics labour glasgow scotland )
Why Arabic is Terrific
(tags: grammar writing linguistics arabic language )
Interview: Ruth Davidson, leader of the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party
(tags: conservatives politics scotland )
On Alan Moore's Doctor Who Work
(tags: alanmoore drwho )
Portraits created using police composite sketch software - from descriptions of literary characters
(tags: fiction portrait sketches literature )
The Order of the Stick Reprint Drive - check the "Updates" for all the awesome stuff you can get!
(tags: kickstarter comics oots )
Some numbers on Scotland's whether Scotland's incomings and outgoings balance
(tags: money economics scotland )
The British government is, unsurprisingly, not interested in harm reduction for drug-taking
(tags: politics uk drugs )
It's only a matter of time before Valentine-induced-anxiety is an official disorder.
(tags: stress valentines_day funny xkcd )
Education Gap In The USA Grows Between Rich and Poor
(tags: usa wealth education )

Crossposts: http://andrewducker.livejournal.com/2654612.html

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