Entries tagged with monkey

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Interesting Links for 04-12-2022

1. Who wants to give a tummy rub to a cute little kitty?: (tags:cats video cute leopard )
2. What did Susan Hussey say? Royal race row explained (with transcript): (tags:racism UK royalty )
3. Twitter now reinstating neo-nazis: (tags:ElonMusk Nazis Twitter OhForFucksSake )
4. "I Was Wrong About Mastodon" (and moderation and scaling): (tags:mastodon socialnetworking )
5. Labour's manipulation of selection contests reveals its emptiness of purpose: (tags:labour OhForFucksSake )
6. The Excel World Championship Is the Internet at Its Best: (tags:Excel spreadsheet competition )
7. EU Leader Uses Mastodon to Tell Elon Musk How Twitter Needs to Be Regulated: (tags:Twitter Mastodon regulation Europe ElonMusk )
8. How British colonialism killed 100 million Indians in 40 years: (tags:UK India )
9. 53% of Britons are non-religious. Who are they and what do they believe?: (tags:religion UK atheism society )
10. Learning to play the piano improves people's ability to process sights and sounds: (tags:piano music psychology )
11. Female monkeys prioritise friends and actively reduce social circle as they age: (tags:monkey friendship family )
12. UK to let safety laws lapse. Because sovereignty.: (tags:safety UK Europe law OhForFucksSake )

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Interesting Links for 05-08-2022

1. The many levels of racism: (tags:racism ontology )
2. Behind a nice conceit and good packaging, the Mr Men and Little Miss books are very, very bad: (tags:books children )
3. Turning off the UK's analogue phone system is proving harder than they thought: (tags:uk phones )
4. Putin is recruiting prisoners from Russian jails to fight on frontline in Ukraine: (tags:russia ukraine war prison )
5. Edinburgh North Bridge to remain closed until 2025 after discovery of 'previously concealed' issues: (tags:Edinburgh bridge )
6. How to really change someone's mind: (tags:belief communication viaDanielDWilliam )
7. The monkeypox situation keeps getting worse - here's why: (tags:monkey pandemic vaccination doom viaDanielDWilliam )
8. Playing action video games boosts brain activity and decision-making skills: (tags:videogames games psychology )
9. Apple retaliated against women who complained about rape, assault, and harrassment: (tags:apple rape harrassment assault OhForFucksSake )
10. Who knew that watching fences being knitted would be so soothing: (tags:video )
11. Summers are getting so hot in Florida that turtles there are mostly born female: (tags:florida usa globalwarming turtle gender )
12. Scottish prosecutors angered by US criticism of record on child slavery: (tags:scotland children slavery )
13. It's lovely to see sheer joy in playing with technology: (tags:Technology weather viaSwampers touchscreen happiness )
14. What happens to Russian soldiers who refuse to continue fighting in Ukraine?: (tags:ukraine russia military war viaDanielDWilliam )

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Interesting Links for 20-05-2022

1. The right wing company who own hundreds of local American TV broadcasters: (tags:TV politics usa )
2. No US-UK trade deal if Boris Johnson discards Northern Ireland protocol: (tags:UK Europe NorthernIreland Ireland USA trade )
3. Monkeypox outbreak erupts; US, UK, Spain, Portugal, and more report cases: (tags:disease monkey )
4. Single progressive challenger to Tories wins seats (because of FPTP): (tags:voting uk fptp OhForFucksSake )
5. Why "Scottish" not "British" now leads Scotland's identity: (tags:Scotland UK identity )
6. SpaceX Paid $250,000 to a Flight Attendant Who Accused Elon Musk of Sexual Misconduct: (tags:ElonMusk abuse sex )
7. Hinkley Point C delayed by a year as cost goes up by £3bn: (tags:nuclearpower uk )
8. OnlyFans Star Got Her Instagram Back by Sleeping With Facebook Employees: (tags:sexwork censorship facebook sex )
9. There's a bunch of fantasy that I struggle with nowadays because it comes across like this.: (tags:StarWars fantasy genetics )

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Interesting Links for 01-10-2018

You are always allowed to leave: (tags: boundaries advice society )
Ethiopian baboons are domesticating wolves: (tags: monkey wolves )
He Got Schizophrenia. He Got Cancer. And Then He Got Cured.: (tags: schizophrenia immune_system microbiome inflammation )
California has a new law: No more all-male boards: (tags: business equality women )
11-year-old girl forced to sit through classes in blood-soaked clothes after getting first period: There's a teacher who should be fucking sacked.
(tags: school menstruation OhForFucksSake )
A trade expert explains why Brexit is catastrophic: And, because of technical issues, actually gets a decent amount of time to talk about it.
(tags: Europe trade doom uk )
Jeremy Hunt rebuked by Latvian ambassador for saying EU membership is like being occupied by the USSR: (tags: OhForFucksSake Conservatives russia Europe uk )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3681162.html

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Interesting Links for 24-04-2018

Software Testing Anti-patterns: (tags: software testing )
My new favourite sound effects are "Clong doying whizz" and "Standard orgy with smashing glass, screams, footsteps and whipping sounds": Who'd want a non-standard orgy?
(tags: sound bbc ViaDrCross )
The last living human link to the 19th century is gone: (tags: history humans death )
Excel pivot table data leak leads to £120k fine for London council: (tags: privacy law excel )
US soldier gets world's first penis and scrotum transplant: (tags: penis organdonor surgery )
Why a universal plastic straw ban is actually bad for people with disabilities: (tags: disability plastic )
Monkey-selfie lawsuit finally ends: Court affirms adorable macaque can’t sue: (tags: photography copyright monkey )
Golf club apologizes for calling cops on black women members: (tags: golf women racism usa OhForFucksSake )
I will be so proud of my kid if she does this: (tags: children science teeth )
The Five Types Of Nicolas Cage Movies: (tags: movies acting )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3679988.html

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Interesting Links for 20-04-2018

Do not ready activated charcoal foods if you're on birth control (Or taking any medication): (tags: food contraception OhForFucksSake )
Map: Final designs for top of Leith Walk revealed: (tags: edinburgh design transport )
Senior MPs to force (non-binding) customs union vote: Yay, more things for Theresa May to ignore!
(tags: Europe UK politics )
The UK Refused To Raid A Company Suspected Of Money Laundering, Citing Its Tory Donations: (tags: UK conservatives crime )
Amazon Prime passes 100m subscribers mark: (tags: amazon )
Finland to end basic income experiment: (tags: GuaranteedIncome finland )
Everspace dev paid thousands to influencers who were "shit at playing the game": (tags: advertising games video )
What day, night and the shape of the terminator would look like on Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion Map: (tags: sun time maps video )
Some thoughts on autism: (tags: autism disability )
Land by latitude and longitude, or, a pile of continents (makes it clear how small Europe is): (tags: maps earth viaDanielDWilliam )
Mammals are smaller than they used to be, and it’s our fault: (tags: mammals prehistory humans death )
Robot Conquers One of the Hardest Human Tasks: Assembling Ikea Furniture: Although I actually enjoy assembling Ikea furniture, and rarely find it hard
(tags: furniture ikea robots )
Why is insect protein more expensive than pork chops?: (tags: insects food money )
The Eurovision Song Contest...In Spaaaaaaaaace!: (tags: review music scifi )
Male contraceptive compound stops sperm without affecting hormones (in monkeys): (tags: contraceptive sperm monkey men )
Dear Prince Charles, do you think my brown skin makes me unBritish?: (tags: royalty uk racism )
Taxi firms face claims over drivers' rights in wake of Uber case: (tags: jobs law taxi )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3626581.html

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Interesting Links for 20-10-2017

Smacking to be banned in Scotland: (tags: children violence Scotland GoodNews )
Theresa May says 'being trans is not an illness' and pledges to reform Gender Recognition Act: (tags: uk transgender lgbt Conservatives )
Dogs are trying to communicate with us, even if we don't know it: (tags: dogs communication )
Why I keep being concerned about the rise of streaming services: (tags: streaming movies )
Scientists pinpoint jealousy in the monogamous mind: (tags: monkey psychology monogamy relationships brain )
Chronic gastrointestinal problems? Your dirty mouth may be partly to blame: (tags: microbiome )
The Treasury report on leaving the EU with no deal makes terrifying reading: (tags: Europe UK trade doom )
Lupita Nyong’o: Speaking Out About Harvey Weinstein: (tags: abuse movies )
"Who Are The Harvey Weinsteins Of Your Industry? Tell Us.": (tags: abuse women work )
Robert Scoble and Me (Abuse within the tech community): (tags: abuse women Technology )
Balearic cave home – in pictures (looks gorgeous!): (tags: housing )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3622015.html

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Interesting Links for 03-10-2017

Not all disagreements are opportunities to change your own mind: (tags: argument belief )
FactCheck Q&A: the Tories’ plans for student loans: (tags: Conservatives students loans )
Electric car owners 'can drive for free by letting energy firms use battery': (tags: electricity cars batteries uk )
New 24/7 bus between Glasgow and Edinburgh: (tags: Glasgow edinburgh transport )
You can safely ignore any electricity commentator who uses the word "baseload": (tags: electricity renewables viaDanielDWilliam )
Gun company stocks soar after Vegas massacre: (tags: guns money death usa business )
London voters happy with Uber decision: (tags: london regulation taxi )
5 Ways To Honor The Victims Of The Las Vegas Shooting Without Being Disrespectful To The NRA: (tags: satire guns usa )
A Tom Petty tribute. With kittens: (tags: cats music death )
Google admits citing 4chan to spread fake Vegas shooter news: (tags: google news fraud OhForFucksSake )
At $50 a barrel, billions in tax breaks keep many oil projects profitable ($2Billion per year): (tags: oil tax OhForFucksSake )
How is it that so many of us seem to live in different worlds?: (tags: personality society groups psychology )
Sex Differences in Nonhuman Primates: (tags: gender behaviour monkey )
Every Member of Congress Who Took Money From the NRA and Tweeted 'Thoughts and Prayers' to Las Vegas: (tags: usa politics guns )
A map of what it would like if all of the European Independence movements succeeded: Presumably not _all_ as there are some absolutely tiny ones out there.
(tags: independence maps europe )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3615570.html

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Interesting Links for 12-09-2017

Children as young as four believe in karma – good things happen to those who do good: (tags: children morality belief )
Row over AI that identifies gay faces: (tags: lgbt ai )
Labour: The UK will definitely be leaving the single market: (tags: europe uk labour OhForFucksSake )
Can Macron and Merkel agree on how to fix the eurozone?: (tags: economics germany france europe )
In the volcanic ice caves under Antarctica, life has hidden for many strange aeons: (tags: life antarctic volcano )
From dinosaurs to birds - Scientists track the brain-skull transition: (tags: dinosaurs birds archaeology )
Scientist finds secret to thriving: (tags: happiness success psychology )
Photographer wins 'monkey selfie' legal fight: (tags: monkey rights photography law viaSwampers )
Australians told to eat more kangaroo as population hits double that of humans: (tags: Australia animals )

Crossposts: http://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3605969.html

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Interesting Links for 09-08-2017

Death as a social privilege?: (tags: death euthanasia race )
Computer says no: Irish vet fails oral English test needed to stay in Australia: (tags: OhForFucksSake ireland language accents australia )
Unlearning the myth of American innocence: (tags: usa history )
Adorable Black Metal Comics That’ll Satisfy Your Dark Side: (tags: music funny metal )
Rare 'pink rainbow' spotted in sky over Bristol: (tags: pretty sky )
How a children’s cartoon ignited a debate about skin color in Roman Britain, and what it has to do with genetics: (tags: genetics Rome UK history )
The Broken US Economy, in One Simple Chart: (tags: usa inequality )
Edinburgh tram decision in September, with line due in 2022: (tags: Edinburgh trams )
The Most Common Error in Coverage of the Google Memo: (tags: google diversity journalism )
Keep them busy and poor: (tags: unions politics students )
How does biology explain the low numbers of women in computer science: (tags: biology gender mathematics programming )
Researchers are studying psychopathic chimps to better understand the human variety: (tags: monkey psychology psychopath )
Second whole-class failure of Inverness College media exam: I would love to know how this happens. Do the teachers not understand what the exam boards want? Is there total incompetence on the part of the college?
(tags: Education fail )

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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 )

Crossposts: http://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3419467.html

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Interesting Links for 07-03-2016

Spotify launches Fresh Finds playlists for undiscovered artists: (tags: spotify music )
Technological breakthrough for cheaper lighting, flexible solar cells: (tags: lighting Technology )
Monkeys learn to drive wheelchairs with their thoughts: (tags: cybernetics monkey Technology brain )
Iron Fist, racial casting, and narrative tropes: (tags: race comics tv )
What do Bitcoin mining setups look like?: (tags: bitcoin Technology )
Lions are awesome: (tags: lions )
Legal marijuana is cutting heavily into Mexican cartel profits: (tags: mexico legalisation marijuana usa )
Dragons with unusual hoards: (tags: dragons )
Russ Heath's Comic About Being Ripped Off By Lichtenstein: (tags: art comics history )
Low resting heart rate has a surprisingly strong link with men's and women's propensity for violence: (tags: violence heart psychology )

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Interesting Links for 01-02-2016

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Interesting Links for 24-10-2015

How to _really_ annoy a software developer
- (tags: software unicode pranks )
XKCD on World Polio Day
- (tags: disease xkcd )
Sex differences in rhesus monkey toy preferences parallel those of children
- (tags: sex gender toys monkey preferences behaviour hormones )
Why you shouldn’t believe everything you’ve read about China this week
- (tags: china politics economics uk )
The Future of Dieting Is Personalized Algorithms Based On Your Gut Bacteria
- (tags: diet health microbiome )
What does English Votes For English Laws actually do?
- (tags: votes law uk )
Paint Stripper - paint + nudity + green-screen
- (tags: nsfw nudity painting art video )
John Oliver discovers Daily Show slashfic
- (tags: slash funny )
Mom's thank-you letter to stranger who taught her daughter to skateboard goes viral
- (tags: parenting viral niceness )
Tolkien's annotated map of Middle-earth discovered inside copy of Lord of the Rings
- (tags: lotr Tolkien maps )
Nobody gets any work done on "Take your puppy to work" day
- (tags: puppy dogs work funny )
Of kimono and cultural appropriation
- (tags: cultural_appropriation culture Japan )
Medieval sexting
- (tags: history art penis funny comic )

Crossposts: http://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3309182.html

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Interesting Links for 07-07-2015

What it's like to have schizophrenia
- (tags: schizophrenia mentalhealth )
The biggest debt write-offs in the history of the world
- (tags: debt )
This sums up my feelings on threesomes
- (tags: sex funny )
I'm trying to work out how much they'd have to offer me to make me work with COBOL again
- (tags: programming )
The monkeys and wolves who live together
- (tags: monkey wolves )
Scientists have discovered fundamental property of light 150 years after Maxwell's famous theory
- (tags: light quantum )
IPv6 Exhaustion Counter
- (tags: ipv6 funny time )
A Historical Perspective On The Usage Of IP Version 9
- (tags: geeky internet funny scifi )
Hands up everyone who needs dinosaur-themed cocktails?
- (tags: cocktails dinosaurs geekery )
One man's 12 year journey to becoming an artist (fascinating and inspiring)
- (tags: art professionalism education )
Plexiglas, poop, and penguins: Life behind the scenes on the Puppy Bowl (Why had nobody told me about this???)
- (tags: viaFireCat puppy dogs TV )