Entries tagged with quiz

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Interesting Links for 14-09-2024

1. The Music industry's 1990s hard drives, like all HDDs, are dying: (tags:music Technology fail )
2. How to Spot NASA's Solar Sail Demonstration Streaking Through the Night Sky: (tags:solar space NASA )
3. New beanless 'coffee' emerges but does it taste any good?: (tags:coffee caffeine )
4. What's the most accurate weather app in the UK?: (tags:weather apps uk )
5. Lord Darzi review finds Tory austerity has left NHS in critical condition: (tags:austerity nhs uk )
6. AI chatbots might be better at swaying conspiracy theorists than humans: (tags:conspiracy ai GoodNews )
7. 'Good Omens': Neil Gaiman Offers To Step Back From Season 3 (I hope he does the same with the Netflix Sandman show): (tags:neilgaiman assault tv terrypratchett )
8. All maps are wrong: (tags:GPS maps Technology )
9. New ChatGPT o1 Blitzes "Britain's Hardest TV Quiz" (Only Connect): (tags:ai quiz viaSteer )

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Interesting Links for 23-07-2024

1. Unions are spreading through the games industry (Bethesda this time): (tags:unions games )
2. How to stop released prisoners reoffending: what the evidence says: (tags:crime prison society psychology )
3. The Sun and the Sunday Times backed Labour at this month's general election after News UK received private assurances that a Starmer-led government would not pursue Leveson 2, or introduce restrictions on press freedom: (tags:regulation journalism UK Labour OhForFucksSake )
4. One in six Conservative voters likely to die before next election: (tags:Conservatives age politics uk )
5. Are these photos Real or AI? (I got 10/10): (tags:photos ai quiz )
6. Dark oxygen made by deep sea 'batteries': (tags:ocean oxygen electricity )
7. News Happening Faster Than Man Can Generate Uninformed Opinions: (tags:news opinion funny satire )
8. No Man's Sky had a terrible launch, and I really get the feeling they've spent the 8 years since then going "No, really, we can make the game we imagined if we just keep going a little longer." (and now it looks amazing): (tags:games video impressive )
9. In Australia, the war on smoking has turned violent: (tags:crime smoking australia )

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Interesting Links for 19-09-2023

1. Keir Starmer warned he can't renegotiate Brexit deal without rejoining EU single market: (tags:UK Europe labour Doom )
2. Edinburgh tourist site uses AI chat. It is, of course, rubbish.: (tags:tourism ai OhForFucksSake )
3. What happened to prices when fishermen started using mobile phones?: (tags:fish economics communication history phones )
4. On the Presumption of Innocence As It Stands Between Private Citizens: (tags:law abuse guilt )
5. I took the monotropism questionnaire (and scored 174. More than 21% of autistic people and 89% of allistic people).: (tags:autism psychology quiz )
6. Trans woman who took own life after three years waiting for NHS appointment was failed by system, mother says (Current waiting list is around 5 years): (tags:transgender nhs OhForFucksSake suicide )
7. The Edinburgh Tram Inquiry is finally released!: (tags:edinburgh trams )

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Interesting Links for 01-04-2023

1. Italian privacy regulator bans ChatGPT: (tags:ai Italy privacy Europe regulation )
2. Where Stands Scotland after the SNP Leadership Election?: (tags:Scotland LGBT politics religion snp )
3. My cultural dimensions are most like the Netherlands. I can live with that: I object to the "feminine" bit, by the way. At no point are you asked if you think if women are better. It's all about "Are women real people like men are?"
(tags:Netherlands society quiz )
4. Europe's first remotely operated underwater laboratory is taking shape 2.5 km under the sea: (tags:research physics ocean Europe )
5. How Chaos Control Is Changing The World: (tags:chaos control ai video viaNancyLebov )
6. This kind of abuse is what Keir Starmer wants for trans children: (tags:LGBT school labour OhForFucksSake )
7. Energy Saving Road Lighting in Norway Dims To 20% When No Cars Are Nearby: (tags:lighting energy roads Norway )
8. Coloring LGBT history: (tags:lgbt history photos colour )

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Interesting Links for 23-05-2022

1. Gene-editing experiment unexpectedly turn hamsters into hyper-aggressive bullies: (tags:aggression bullying genetics hamster )
2. 'Shocked and scared': Trans man speaks out over reporting psychiatrist for conversion therapy: (tags:LGBT transgender )
3. Which is better for quality of life - capitalism or socialism?: (tags:capitalism socialism life health society )
4. How words are made: (tags:language )
5. UK isolated over Northern Ireland protocol as US-EU alliance rules out renegotiation: (tags:USA Europe uk NorthernIreland Ireland )
6. His cancer screening led him to invent dissolving wet wipes: (tags:invention cancer environment )
7. When we learn more about a stranger, we feel like they know us better too: (tags:psychology )
8. Can you tell if an image was created by a human or a computer (I got 17/30 - I absolutely cannot tell): (tags:ai art quiz )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/4132198.html

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Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/4123613.html

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Interesting Links for 11-12-2021

"10 years late, I have fallen in love with Dark Souls, and you can too": (tags:games )
Brutal review of Michelin-starred restaurant Bros' goes viral: (tags:restaurant review funny )
New Zealand unanimously passes gender self-ID law in trans rights win: (tags:LGBT transgender newzealand )
Which early hominid are you? (I got homo sapiens sapiens, which delighted me): (tags:neanderthal prehistory quiz ViaDrCross )
The TikTok Couch Guy on what it's like to be investigated on the internet.: (tags:privacy internet socialmedia OhForFucksSake )
"The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience" makes it clear how impressive modern games can look: (tags:games graphics matrix )
Computers revolutionized chess - Magnus Carlsen wins by being human: (tags:chess games AI humans )
What it's like when your brain starts working properly for the first time: (tags:adhd brain )
How do you do on the digit span memory test? (I top out at 8, and seem to use auditory memory to hold them): (tags:memory numbers )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3915355.html

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Interesting Links for 19-08-2020

Would you like to listen to some butt music from hell? (As painted by Hieronymus Bosch): (tags:music hell painting ViaDrCross )
Small Pleasures Are Just As Important For Our Wellbeing As Long-Term Goals: (tags:happiness psychology pleasure )
The Greek government is taking refugees out to sea and then leaving them there: (tags:murder refugee OhForFucksSake greece )
Want to keep predators away from your cattle? Paint eyes on their butts: (tags:predator cows eyes )
40 Wholesome Middle-Age Success Stories: (tags:MiddleAge success life )
Belarus president: "Until you kill me, there will be no new elections": (tags:politics belarus dictators )
Scientists calculate that the top 200 meters of ocean alone contains up to 21 million metric tons of plastic. And that wasn't even counting microfibers.: (tags:plastic Ocean Doom )
Coronavirus: UK to ramp up household testing: (tags:Pandemic testing UK )
This is what coronavirus could do to our offices and homes: (tags:disease work organisation architecture design )
Looks like I fit male and female stereotypes almost entirely equally: (tags:stereotypes quiz psychology )
Highland polar bear Hamish to leave Scotland: (tags:bears scotland )
Julian Assange: condemned by his own actions: (tags:JulianAssange )
How many pieces can a puzzle have?: Of course you also get weird-shaped puzzles. I had great fun with one last time I visited my parents that had puzzle pieces carved into the shape of skulls, gargoyles, etc.
(tags:puzzles design mathematics )
The town where it snowed chocolate: (tags:chocolate Switzerland )
Why a Baker's Dozen is 13 Instead of 12: (tags:history cooking bread numbers )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3912262.html

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Interesting Links for 11-08-2020

Every British swear word has been officially ranked in order of offensiveness: (tags:swearing language offensive )
'Godzilla' was a metaphor for Hiroshima, and Hollywood whitewashed it (by cutting twenty minutes from the original film): (tags:Godzilla movies nuclearweapons history censorship )
Why Wikipedia Decided to Stop Calling Fox a 'Reliable' Source: Spoilers: because they aren't
(tags:Wikipedia FoxNews )
Scientists discover the perfect way to make tea! It is, of course, in the microwave: (tags:tea microwave china )
Are *you* the unnecessary pedant?: (tags:language comic funny )
If you could see your brain's world-modelling system it would be incredibly embarrassing: I have to fight mine all the time
(tags:thinking conspiracy models funny comic )
Doctor Who fans "healed something" in me, says Christopher Eccleston: (tags:christophereccleston drwho fandom )
Imperial! Marching! Ducks!: (tags:ducks StarWars video )
Which glowing legendary cat are you? (A personality quiz generated by an AI. Made me giggle a lot): (tags:quiz cats ai ViaDrCross )

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Interesting Links for 19-05-2020

Smooth sharks are kryptonite for people for who have to be right all the time: (tags:sharks troll funny )
Turns out I'm socially liberal and economically left-wing. I'm shocked!: (tags:politics quiz viaDanielDWilliam )
Children from more disadvantaged families have fewer educational resources and parental support for home learning.: (tags:inequality school children pandemic )
Pizza Arbitrage - why the food delivery business is so awful: (tags:food delivery economics business Doom )
Dutch spies helped Britain's GCHQ break Argentine crypto during Falklands War: (tags:netherlands uk falklands cryptography history war )
What *are* are they teaching British kids about WWII?: (tags:wwii propaganda OhForFucksSake UK education )
Coronavirus: Baby shower partygoers flee after flouting lockdown: (tags:OhForFucksSake pandemic UK )
South Korean football team apologises for using sex dolls to fill stands: (tags:headline football sex korea )

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Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3743645.html

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Interesting Links for 22-11-2018

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3726396.html

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Interesting Links for 23-09-2018

Nvidia have made it so you can't trust any video you see, every again: (tags: video fraud Technology nvidia )
Streaming accounts for 75 percent of music industry revenue in the US - CDs down 41% in one year: (tags: music streaming usa money )
A leading homelessness charity passed key information about migrant rough sleepers to Home Office enforcement teams. Some were subsequently rounded up and deported: (tags: homelessness uk charity OhForFucksSake )
One reason we're not able to get a withdrawal agreement: the DUP: (tags: DUP NorthernIreland UK europe doom )
"What is the most pedantic argument you have ever had with a pub quizmaster over an answer?": (tags: quiz argument )
Jeremy Corbyn says Labour will back second Brexit referendum if members demand it: (tags: labour referendum UK Europe GoodNews )
Theresa May's aides 'plan November snap election' to end Brexit standoff: (tags: election GoodNews uk europe )
Revealed: the police list of flags that could be criminal offence to fly in Scotland: (tags: flags Scotland wtf )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3653340.html

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Interesting Links for 20-01-2018

How accurate is your mental map of the world?: (tags: maps quiz )
What ambitions do children have for their future careers?: (tags: work children society )
Corbyn being briefed on the situation in Syria by Assad apologist and conspiracy theorist: (tags: Labour Syria OhForFucksSake )
There *is* gold at the end of the rainbow: (tags: physics gold rainbow comic )
Redesigned Picardy Place to have more public areas: (tags: edinburgh transport roads )
List of oldest companies (dating back to 578!): (tags: business history )
While we laugh at Boris Johnson our fate is being decided in Europe: (tags: euuros uk trade thefuture )
Hugely important European court ruling on Western Sahara: (tags: Morocco europe )
How to change: your duvet cover: Alternate, black magic, method: https://youtu.be/c1IzS2oBBN0
(tags: fairytale advice story )

Crossposts: http://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3577133.html

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Crossposts: http://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3507453.html

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Interesting Links for 26-09-2016

Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer?: (tags: programming psychopath quiz )
Experimental stem cell therapy helps paralyzed man regain use of arms and hands: (tags: healthcare health stem_cells )
Forget VR. The Future of Roller Coasters Is About Maglev: (tags: fun Technology magnets )
Japanese Can Soon Pay Utility Bills with Bitcoin: (tags: bitcoin japan )
The 21st Century’s 100 greatest films: (tags: movies viaElfy )
Microsoft Bets Its Future on a Reprogrammable Computer Chip: (tags: microsoft hardware Technology )
The many hurdles of Brexit – a short summary post: (tags: uk europe law politics )
Relationship Advice I Wish I'd Heard Before Getting Divorced: (tags: relationships advice divorce fail communication psychology marriage )
China begins operating world's largest radio telescope: (tags: space china astronomy )
Some cities are taking another look at LED lighting after AMA warning: (tags: light lighting led health usa )
Sweden Wants To Fight Our Disposable Culture With Tax Breaks For Repairing Old Stuff: (tags: tax environment Technology sweden )
"Reasons to be cheerful" - a short story about happiness, and choice, and what it means to be human: (tags: shortstory happiness psychology )

Crossposts: http://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3463911.html

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Interesting Links for 10-06-2016

Parents who think failure is harmful to learning have children who think ability is fixed: (tags: learning failure psychology parenting children )
In sunny Oxford, £200k will get you half a house. Literally.: (tags: housing wtf )
It is now legal to criticise Henry VIII’s second marriage in Ireland: (tags: history law )
Why You Should Never Use MongoDB: (tags: database design )
Take it with a pinch of salt – the food marketing myths we’ve swallowed whole: (tags: food marketing advertising myths )
Mathematicians are chronically lost and confused (and that’s how it’s supposed to be): (tags: mathematics research )
Analysis of Untested Rape Kits Reveals Serial Rapists Are Far More Common Than We Thought: (tags: rape data )
This Might Be The Hardest Female Sexual Anatomy Quiz Ever: (tags: sex reproduction women bodies quiz anatomy )
Yay! I found a bug in the mocking framework we use at work!: (tags: programming bug software )