Entries tagged with pensions

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Interesting Links for 11-01-2024

1. "I am from Norway. Here's why the UK pension system baffles me": (tags:pensions )
2. Plans released for the new arena intended for Edinburgh Park: (tags:edinburgh music architecture concerts )
3. 17 dramatic projects set to transform Edinburgh in the next five years: (tags:edinburgh city architecture )
4. Side by side maps of Scotland (in this case Edinburgh in 1804 vs a photo): (tags:maps scotland edinburgh history )
5. A huge battery has replaced Hawaii's last coal plant: (tags:batteries Hawaii GoodNews )
6. How one mislabeled raccoon skull led to a whole load of imposter-wolf tattoos: (tags:tattoos raccoon wolves funny bone )
7. Children are more likely to be hospitalised by air pollution: (tags:pollution children health )
8. I'm generally in favour of Labour's plans for schoolkids: (tags:children labour politics uk )
9. Bitcoin: exchange-traded funds get the green light - but what are they?: (tags:bitcoin blockchain investment )

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Interesting Links for 03-06-2021

I recommend you do not do this to your penis: (tags:penis injury wtf )
Guess how many objects are in Low Earth Orbit - then click on this link.: (tags:space visualisation viaSwampers )
Trans *and* not skinny? The NHS wants you to fuck off and pay for surgery yourself.: (tags:nhs transgender OhForFucksSake )
NFL pledges to stop assuming that black people are less intelligent: (tags:racism football USA WTF )
"I painstakingly built my own analog drum machine": (tags:drums music technology )
Covid precautions may have killed off one strain of Flu: (tags:pandemic flu viaDanielDWilliam )
"Xbox Co-pilot mode changed my disabled sister's life": (tags:xbox disability amazing games consoles )
The Loaf Guardians: Parsing the Early History of the Anglo-Saxons: (tags:UK history )
Scotland's largest council pension fund backs climate change move: (tags:globalwarming pensions scotland glasgow )
Amazon Won't Test Job Seekers For Marijuana Use, Backs Legalisation: (tags:marijuana amazon legalisation )
Mass scale manipulation of Twitter Trends discovered: (tags:twitter fraud )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/4020978.html

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Interesting Links for 09-04-2021

"A Q&A with the Man Who Keeps Uploading My Feet to Wikifeet": (tags:feet fetish interview internet )
Could Index Funds Be 'Worse Than Marxism'?: (tags:investing investment pensions )
The science of fatherhood: How your body and brain change when you become a dad: (tags:brain fatherhood children hormones testosterone oxytocin )
How Boris Johnson broke the fragile peace in Northern Ireland: (tags:NorthernIreland BorisJohnson UK Europe doom )
Exposure to sunlight prompts skin to release nitric oxide that could reduce Covid virus ability to replicate: (tags:virus sun pandemic )
If you could blue-screen a Johnson briefing who would *you* put behind him: (tags:conservatives Photoshop funny )
This man is looking for the friends who shipped him overseas in a crate in 1965: (tags:australia uk history shipping usa )
"It was Remainers All Along" - Brexit and Wandavision: (tags:uk europe tv marvel )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3893576.html

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Interesting Links for 03-06-2020

Why Our Intuition About Sea-Level Rise Is Wrong: Turns out that reality is complex
(tags:ocean earth globalwarming complexity )
Financial Times shares its Coronavirus excess mortality data: (tags:viaPatrickHadfield pandemic data )
Bournemouth Beach tells us how doomed we all are: (tags:pandemic OhForFucksSake uk )
Simplifying Board Games (you know, for kids!): (tags:children games design )
The UK Now has the Highest Health Worker Deaths in Europe: (tags:UK death pandemic OhForFucksSake )
Here's the correct process to follow if you're upset about police violence in the USA: (tags:USA police violence )
Bread was invented as a way to store the ingredients for beer: This is, of course, just one theory. But a pretty reasonable one, from somd additional reading.
(tags:alcohol prehistory bread food )
The American Right is infected with Neo-Confederate apocalypticism.: (tags:politics religion USA republicans )
Travel in Scotland may be restricted after hundreds flout rules: (tags:Scotland pandemic OhForFucksSake )
Northern Ireland is not impressed with Boris Johnson: (tags:BorisJohnson pandemic NorthernIreland polls )
Maps show which UK pavements are not wide enough for social distancing: (tags:pandemic roads UK maps )
75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice: (tags:racism society USA )
Who needs to see the cutest thing on earth?: (tags:cute animals )
Nissan: UK factory still under threat from no-deal Brexit: (tags:uk europe manufacturing doom cars )
Urban foxes are becoming more like domesticated dogs: (tags:foxes evolution urban )
Last Person to Receive Civil War-Era Pension Dies: (tags:pensions civilwar usa history )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3866780.html

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Interesting Links for 05-10-2019

Elon Musk Wanted Dirt On A Cave Rescuer He Called A "Pedo Guy," So He Hired An Ex-Felon To Find It: (tags:ElonMusk OhForFucksSake )
Star Wars Le Creuset cookware looks amazing: (tags:cooking StarWars )
Plate tectonics runs deeper than we thought: (tags:earth prehistory )
Touchscreen typing speeds close in on keyboard rates: (tags:keyboard speed )
In the Pancreas, Common Fungi May Drive Cancer: (tags:cancer microbiome )
Marcus Aurelius. In Yorkshire: (tags:yorkshire philosophy )
Brexit: Boris Johnson moves to scrap environment, job, and food safeguards to get deal with Trump: (tags:regulation UK Europe USA OhForFucksSake trade )
What Games Are Like For Someone Who Doesn't Play Games: (tags:games design learning video )
Animated Comic Covers: (tags:comics animation )
Transgender People Who Have Gender-Affirming Surgery Less Likely to Need Mental Health Treatment: (tags:Transgender LGBT surgery )
UK pension rules are causing chaos for doctors: (tags:pensions uk doctors OhForFucksSake )
How Brussels sees the current UK proposals: (tags:UK Europe doom )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3805577.html

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Interesting Links for 09-07-2019

MT-DNN Achieves Human Performance in General Language Understanding Benchmark: (tags:language ai )
For 40 Years, Crashing Trains Was One of America's Favorite Pastimes: (tags:history trains usa )
Young women in academia - this clothing will guarantee you respect!: (tags:clothing women funny )
'Babylon 5' is great, so why does it look so bad?: (tags:TV cgi OhForFucksSake money )
NHS waiting lists soar as doctors stop working overtime in pension row: (tags:tax pensions doctors nhs )
AI pilot 'sees' runway and lands automatically: (tags:airplanes ai )
"I ran a bookies for 12 years - they deserve no sympathy for these store closures": (tags:gambling UK business )
Earth's eighth persistent lava lake found on remote sub-Antarctic island: (tags:geology lava )
Bitcoin mining on an Apollo Guidance Computer: (tags:bitcoin computers space history NASA )
If you're not careful then your children will spend hundreds of pounds gambling for football players: (tags:gambling children games football )
Stricken Russian Nuke Sub Crew Prevented 'Planetary Catastrophe': (tags:nuclearpower submarine ocean OhForFucksSake firefox )
Labour's message to Remainers: "Don't vote for us": (tags:Labour UK europe )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3800269.html

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Interesting Links for 18-06-2019

Why Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles: (tags:cars design ux control )
Millions at risk of retiring on incomes below living wage: (tags:pensions uk doom )
Domino's will start robot pizza deliveries in Houston this year: (tags:pizza delivery automation )
China is harvesting organs from prisoners: (tags:China organs murder OhForFucksSake )
Extinction Rebellion protesters tied together to block Edinburgh streets (outside my office!): (tags:Edinburgh globalwarming doom )
Boris Johnson: Bar Scottish people from being prime minister: (tags:conservatives scotland )
Inspirational Fitness Quotes Over Pictures of People Taking a Dump: (tags:toilet inspiration funny satire viaSkreidle )
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Where Is It?: (tags:airplanes Malaysia crash )
Dogs evolved 'puppy dog eyes' to help them get on with humans: (tags:dogs cute evolution )
UK firms overcharging loyal customers could soon face instant fines: (tags:uk money business )
Lack of eating disorder training causing preventable deaths as patients feel they have to be dangerously underweight to get help: (tags:nhs mentalhealth eatingdisorders training )
There's no such thing as a tree: (tags:trees evolution plants names ViaDrCross )
Austerity: The issue no-one talks about is still ruining lives: (tags:austerity uk OhForFucksSake )
Ireland to ban new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2030: (tags:ireland globalwarming cars )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3754650.html

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Interesting Links for 02-10-2018

Nicolas Cage: ‘If I don’t have a job to do, I can be very self-destructive’: (tags: acting movies )
Postman Pat and… the law of merchandise: (tags: merchandising law contracts )
NHS to suffer £2.7bn cuts after government miscalculation of public sector pension costs: (tags: nhs pensions Conservatives OhForFucksSake )
Edinburgh Council reveal city-wide electric vehicle plan: (tags: edinburgh electricity cars scotland )
The Financial Times 404 Error Page is brilliant: (tags: web errors 404 funny economics )
Sex worker stall at Brighton university freshers' fairs sparks row: (tags: sexwork university )
Magic Leap Review Part 1 – The Terrible View Through Diffraction Gratings: (tags: augmentedreality fail )
Ruth Davidson doesn't understand what democracy is: (tags: democracy Conservatives Scotland UK europe )
UK will enforce hard border in Ireland if there is no Brexit deal: (tags: uk Ireland Europe NorthernIreland doom )
The Conservatives think Blockchain may resolve Irish border Brexit problem. *sigh*: (tags: ConservatIves technology bitcoin OhForFucksSake uk europe NorthernIreland Ireland )
Cern physicist suspended over 'highly offensive' presentation on sexism in science: (tags: gender physics )
'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Was Targeted by Russian Trolls: (tags: StarWars russia )
We won't compromise our principles to rescue the Tory party from Brexit, Guy Verhofstadt warns Theresa May: (tags: uk Europe doom )
Traditional societal markers of age aren't applying to millennials, and this is hard for everyone.: (tags: age society )
Artificial sweeteners have toxic effects on gut microbes: (tags: microbiome food )
‘Goblin’ world found orbiting at the edges of the Solar System: (tags: planets space solarsystem )
Why Can a Machine Beat Mario but not Pokemon?: (tags: ai pokemon Mario games )
Civil partnerships: Law to be changed for mixed-sex couples (in England and Wales. Scotland investigating): (tags: law relationships marriage uk )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3719576.html

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Interesting Links for 31-08-2018

Unmarried mother wins access to a widowed parent's allowance in a landmark Supreme Court ruling.: (tags: law marriage relationships uk pensions )
Ever wanted to see “beyond” the NES game screen? With WideNES, you can: (tags: games emulation )
"I won’t cheer if Wonga fails. I was grateful it was there for me": (tags: loans poverty )
Panasonic to move Europe headquarters from UK to Amsterdam: (tags: business europe uk doom )
People who are religious gain happiness from believing there is a deeper meaning to everyday events: (tags: religion meaning psychology )
Microsoft will require suppliers to offer paid parental leave: (tags: parenting holidays Microsoft usa )
Earth quickly heading for 'point of no return' unless we takes immediate action, climate scientists warn: (tags: globalwarming thefuture doom )
Calm down. Barnier's words were not a green light for Brexit deal: (tags: uk Europe doom )
Ireland to hold referendum on women's role in the home: (tags: Ireland referendum women )
AI Can Make Anyone Look Like a Professional Dancer: (tags: dance video ai )
Google reportedly bought Mastercard data to link online ads with offline purchases: (tags: advertising surveillance Google mastercard shopping )
Once you've fallen for someone else you're not likely to be able to save your relationship.: (tags: relationships psychology )
New centrist party backed by LoveFilm founder splits before launch: (tags: politics uk )
The new Edinburgh St James shopping centre is now half finished: (tags: edinburgh construction shopping thefuture )
EU to recommend that member states abolish daylight saving time: Although the article seems unclear if we're abolishing Summer Time or moving to it always being Summer Time. (Because Daylight Saving Time is summer time.) Which would be odd, if only because it would mean that it was never Greenwich Mean Time in Greenwich any more. I'll look forward to more details coming out.
(tags: Europe summer time )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3718801.html

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Interesting Links for 28-08-2018

The worst Edinburgh festival venues in ‘Bad Boss Awards’: (tags: work Edinburgh fringe OhForFucksSake )
Pension opt-outs have not jumped since auto-enrolment rate rise: (tags: pensions GoodNews )
Emmanuel Macron rejects Theresa May's plea for help to rescue her Brexit plan: (tags: uk europe doom france )
Path to 2 nm May Not Be Worth It (for computer processors): (tags: computers technology size thefuture )
Online Bettors Good Indicator For If Psychology Studies Will Replicate: (tags: psychology gambling )
How Facebook, Apple and Microsoft Are Contributing to OpenStreetMap: I find OpenStreetMap really useful for footpaths, and details that Google doesn't bother with.
(tags: maps OpenStreetMap )
Depressed people find it hard to tell which negative emotion they're feeling: (tags: depression psychology )
EU calls Trump’s bluff as he takes an ax to the WTO: (tags: wto usa europe )
Germany calls for global payments system free of US: (tags: Germany usa money )
Stop telling women how they should talk: (tags: women voice viaFanf )
Diet has bigger impact on emotional well-being in women than in men: (tags: diet mentalhealth gender )
Blizzard disabling paid loot boxes in Overwatch & Heroes Of The Storm in Belgium: (tags: games gambling belgium )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3663465.html

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Interesting Links for 26-02-2018

If you work at a university, here's why you should join the strike: (tags: UK university strike pensions )
Cognitive decline sets in at 45. (Ban old people from voting!): (tags: age Intelligence )
Please, please stop saying that "Autistic people lack empathy": (tags: autism empathy OhForFucksSake )
For 1300 years Europeans thought that Queen Bees were Kings. Here's how that changed: (tags: science gender bees history society patriarchy )
‘Black Panther': choose your weapons.: (tags: weapons marvel movies )
If you look at the economics, it's completely reasonable for university lecturers to strike over pension changes: (tags: pensions regulation academia uk strike )
Genetic contribution to neuroticism associated with affluence, health, longevity: (tags: genetics emotion psychology success health money )
A 19th-century painting of Narnia - or as close as we can get: (tags: narnia CSLewis art history oxford uk )
i agree with Nigel Farage: (tags: politics borders nationalism )
Starlings Obscure Sky Over Rome in Dystopic Viral Photo: (tags: birds Rome italy )
What is the evolutionary purpose of having periods?: (tags: menstruation evolution humans )
How poverty changes your mind-set: (tags: poverty psychology )
What is happening in the Arctic is now beyond words, so here are the pictures: (tags: globalwarming OhForFucksSake arctic ice )
How Gun Laws Could Change Even If Republicans Don’t Embrace Restrictions: (tags: usa guns )

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Interesting Links for 02-02-2018

Theresa May starts another fight she will not win (over transition this time): (tags: politics UK Europe OhForFucksSake )
Free Bananas In the Break Room - a tale of email apocalypse: (tags: email funny OhForFucksSake viaSwampers )
Baltimore: more than twice as lethal as Northern Ireland during the Troubles: (tags: NorthernIreland usa racism OhForFucksSake )
Baltimore Cops Kept Toy Guns to Plant Just in Case They Shot an Unarmed Person: (tags: usa guns police corruption OhForFucksSake )
13% of British households are millionaires (Mostly because of pensions and housing): (tags: wealth uk pensions housing )
The government isn't planning for "No Deal" - here's how you can tell: (tags: uk europe fail government Conservatives )
A interview with an Elite Dangerous player from 10 years from the future.: (tags: interview thefuture games funny )
Group Of DC Fans Attempting to Sabotage 'Black Panther's Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score: (tags: comics OhForFucksSake )
Scotland set to pass 'gold standard' domestic abuse law: (tags: law abuse scotland )
Why PS4 downloads are so slow: (tags: playstation networking OhForFucksSake )
How to Do Karate in a Victorian Dress: (tags: clothing women MartialArts history )
Last Commanders: a geeky new Knightmare-esque gameshow: (tags: games tv bbc uk VirtualReality )
Why American Farmers Are Hacking Their Tractors With Ukrainian Firmware: (tags: farming software hacking )
A satirical list of tv shows that should exist: (tags: tv funny )
Ibuprofen could harm fertility of unborn baby girls: (tags: medicine fertility women babies )
Interesting look at what it's like as a professional League of Legends player: (tags: games )
Use of plastic straws scrapped at Scottish Parliament: (tags: recycling scotland GoodNews )
Prostate cancer now kills more people than breast cancer: (tags: uk prostate cancer )
Asking the Right Questions About Artificial Intelligence: (tags: ai ethics Technology thefuture )
A Dad Stole This Toddler's Identity To Open Credit Cards. Here's How The System Failed Him.: (tags: fraud credit viaSwampers children )