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1. Finally, the true meaning of the universe is revealed: (tags:meaning StarWars comic funny )
2. The condemnation of Jess Phillips for honouring a trans teenager is a new low in our culture wars: (tags:bigotry uk lgbt transgender )
3. National Academies: We can't define "race," so stop using it in science: (tags:race racism science )
4. There's a hierarchy of racism under Starmer: (tags:labour racism UK OhForFucksSake politics )
5. Against the idea of gender dysphoria as a mental illness: (tags:gender mentalhealth transgender LGBT )
6. Silicon Valley Bank's collapse was spotted well in advance by everyone in the know - other than the regulators.: (tags:banking regulation OhForFucksSake )
7. 10 best D&D map makers for dungeons, cities and worlds: (tags:maps dungeonsanddragons )
8. So, you've been challenged to a duel. What are the rules?: (tags:duelling rules usa history )
9. Nebraska lawmaker 3 weeks into filibuster over trans bill: (tags:LGBT USA transgender politics )
10. Northern Ireland rejects Irish unity by large margin (50% to 26%): (tags:NorthernIreland polls )
11. A Pro-Trump Social Network Wants to Corner the Anti-Vax Jizz Market: (tags:fertility politics USA viaPatrickHadfield headline )

Understanding bad character: Research into the Dark Triad: (tags:psychology behaviour psychopath narcissism manipulation )
How to hold a baby when you are not used to holding babies: (tags:babies comic funny )
Pastor Resigns After Incorrectly Performing Thousands of Baptisms: (tags:religion epicfail )
Northern Ireland is trading a lot more with the Republic of Ireland: (tags:ireland NorthernIreland trade )
The UK's Covid testing is one of the very best in the world: (tags:testing UK Pandemic impressive )
Is Our Pandemic the Ghost of the 1889 Russian Flu?: (tags:history Russia disease Pandemic )
Finality does not exist in payments: (tags:money payment law rules banking )
Thanks to Trans Kids, Arizona's Anti-Trans Bill Is Dead: (tags:LGBT USA Arizona GoodNews transgender )
Omicron wave was worse for young kids; hospitalization rates 4X higher than delta's (7.1 per 100,000): (tags:pandemic children )
Wales trials paying universal basic income of £19,200 a year: (tags:wales GuaranteedIncome )
EU can withhold funds from Hungary, Poland, top court rules: (tags:law eu hungary Poland )
Covid in Scotland: Vaccine offered to children aged five to 11: (tags:scotland vaccination children )

An interesting take on a simple time management tool: (tags:time )
Covid: Are Scotland and England's isolation rules different?: (tags:scotland england pandemic rules )
Operation Save Big Dog: Boris Johnson draws up plan for officials to quit over partygate so he can keep job: (tags:politics BorisJohnson Pandemic party )
Any geneticists out there able to tell me is this is paranoid nonsense or a reasonable take on COVID?: (tags:genetics Pandemic virus conspiracy )
Old stone toilet reveals Jerusalem's wealthy elite had intestinal parasites: (tags:parasites Israel archeology )
We don't know why, but being in space causes us to destroy our blood: (tags:blood space disease anaemia )
Boris Johnson's 'wine time Fridays' - No10 staff held drinks EVERY week during pandemic: (tags:BorisJohnson Pandemic Party )
How to make friends around the world: (tags:uk history food funny comic )
Some thoughts about the Sue Gray investigation into Johnson's parties: (tags:party Pandemic BorisJohnson investigation )
Countries that have managed to almost completely suppress Covid have difficult choices ahead of them: (tags:Pandemic viaDanielDWilliam )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/4136564.html

Steam bans all blockchain and NFT games on its platform: (tags:Steam cryptography money games )
Facebook claims to take down 94% of hate speech. It's actually 3%: (tags:Facebook hate ai abuse )
How cricket works: (tags:cricket games rules comic funny )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/4100160.html

People Without Covid Are Being Treated On The Same Wards As Infected Patients Because Hospitals Are Overwhelmed: (tags:hospital UK NHS Doom )
'Welcome to the Brexit, sir': Drivers have sandwiches confiscated at Dutch border: (tags:UK Europe food trade )
Liberals and Conservatives Read Totally Different Books About Science: (tags:books politics science )
How disinformation reaches millions of people: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1348689248006893568.html
(tags:Twitter lies disinformation )
Ban non-mask wearers, health secretary tells supermarkets: (tags:pandemic shopping UK )
'No show' Glasgow councillor forced from office: (tags:politics Scotland Glasgow )
Did Man at Capitol Riot Die After Accidentally Tasing Himself In The Testicles?: (tags:tasers coup facts penis )
QAnon Has Woken Up the Real Deep State: (tags:law politics terrorism coup usa )
Which of these bedrooms do you like best?: (tags:design beds )
Deutsche Bank will not do future business with Trump: (tags:Banking coup USA politics )
How far is "local"?: (tags:pandemic rules )
Scotland considering crackdown on takeaways and non-essential construction: (tags:Scotland food construction pandemic )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3983681.html

Anyone in Edinburgh want an a IT admin role and know both Windows and Linux?: (tags:Jobs Edinburgh computers Windows Linux )
The Myth of Whiteness in Classical Sculpture: (tags:colour sculpture history Roman greece racism )
How archeology is used for nationalism: (tags:archeology nationalism viaDanielDWilliam )
Old Government advert suggesting ballet dancer could retrain is one of several from 2019. The internet is still outraged, of course: https://mobile.twitter.com/eleanormia/status/1315586377703190528 for more of them.
(tags:advertising jobs anger technology )
Former Senate Majority Leader Confirms Federal Government Covered Up UFOs For Years: (tags:USA ufo )
Solar meets 100 percent of South Australia demand for first time: (tags:Australia solarpower )
You can buy these grapes, but there are a few rules you need to know first... (because they're patented): (tags:food rules OhForFucksSake patents )
U S. COVID Cases since June by state partisanship: (tags:ViaDrCross visualisation pandemic USA politics )
Scientists discover why mosquitoes are so attracted to human blood: (tags:blood mosquito )
Leaders Can Feel Licensed To Behave Badly When They Have Morally Upstanding Followers: (tags:psychology morality behaviour leadership )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3942648.html

Beloved, You Are Not "Torn," You Are In Denial About Your Choices: Found this one fascinating because I've drifted like this in the past and am very glad not to be this person any more.
(tags:relationships Choice decisions )
Austerity blamed for life expectancy stalling for first time in century (and declining for the poorest): (tags:inequality poverty austerity uk Conservatives )
Ancient 'lost' civilisation uncovered by archaeologists in Turkey (who defeated King Midas): (tags:turkey prehistory archeology )
I am absolutely fascinated by how "Sovereign Citizens" think the world works: (tags:weird law society conspiracy )
FactCheck: the Conservatives' youth unemployment claim: (tags:unemployment employment UK conservatives )
The original sins of grammarians still plague the rulebooks: (tags:grammar language history rules OhForFucksSake )
How to share bad news of sexual abuse by someone you trusted?: (tags:abuse support )
Freakangels Adapted For Animation At Crunchyroll: (tags:comics TV WarrenEllis )
Third of Poland now declared 'LGBT-free zone', making intolerance official: (tags:bigotry LGBT Poland OhForFucksSake )
Covid 19 looks likely to become the fifth freely circulating coronavirus: (tags:virus )
Scotland to make period products such as tampons and pads free: (tags:Scotland menstruation viaSwampers )
Getting Sweet Patron Money On the Modern Internet: (tags:business money CrowdFunding )
UK income inequality greater than previously thought: (tags:inequality uk )
More humans than thought survived volcanic super-eruption 74,000 years ago: (tags:prehistory volcano )
Secret doorway in Parliament leads to historical treasure trove: (tags:parliament uk history )
A Gamer Has Beaten Superman 64 Over 300 Times: (tags:viaSwampers games superman )
Getting 6 hours sleep for 2 weeks is as bad as no sleep for 2 days - but you don't feel as tired.: (tags:sleep )
Musicians Algorithmically Generate Every Possible Melody, Release Them to Public Domain: (tags:copyright music technology )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3868657.html

A Surprising New Source of Attention in the Brain Raises New Questions: (tags:brain attention )
Häagen-Dazs Loves Honey Bees: (tags:bees sustainability )
The US almond harvest is killing billions of bees: (tags:bees Doom USA farming )
FactCheck: has the government pulled the UK out of Erasmus?: (tags:UK Europe politics Education )
What video game is the "Cats" of gaming?": (tags:games epicfail questions )
Imagine being told you can't chat to your grandmother about your plans for life. Not surprised Harry decided to leave.: (tags:monarchy family UK )
Women's rights, religious sensibilities. Can Israel respect both?: (tags:religion rights women Israel )
Scottish Labour to hold conference over indyref2 stance: (tags:Labour Scotland independence )
For Suicide Prevention, Try Raising The Minimum Wage: (tags:minimumwage economics suicide )
Married people talk about the stupid disagreements they have: (tags:argument marriage relationships )
Man hacking his girlfriend's favorite Disney movie might be the best proposal ever: (tags:marriage Disney impressive )
Mondo Mascots - a collection of Japanese mascots (why are mascots such a big thing in Japan?): (tags:Japan )
Understanding Japan's National Mascot Obsession: (tags:Japan cute anime viaSwampers )
The ridiculous 14 page handbook for running a 5-a-side football team: (tags:football rules wtf viaSwampers )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3855746.html

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3806828.html

Labour MP Wants to Ban Your Private Facebook Groups Because She Worries You're Using Hate Speech: (tags: freespeech privacy OhForFucksSake Labour uk )
Edinburgh comedian claims his routine on Netflix has split up 2,500 couples: (tags: Relationships comedy )
Need a £250 loan? What are the options now Wonga has gone?: (tags: money loans uk )
A lunar-lander type game with complex fluid dynamics: (tags: mathematics games simulation web )
We tend to encounter the worst of outgroups, which makes us hate them all the more: (tags: communication fail groups politics )
Chile approves new gender identity law in great victory for trans people: (tags: chile transgender lgbt )
'Broken' rail franchise system to be reviewed: (tags: uk trains government )
Time for hard headed realism on immigration: (tags: immigration libdem )
No, 90% of D&D's rules are not about combat.: (tags: dungeonsanddragons rules )
Ruth Davidson rules out ever becoming Tory leader as she reveals mental health battle: (tags: conservatives Scotland mentalhealth )
"Why is Mexico spelled 'México' in Spanish, especially if in Nahuatl Mēxihco was pronounced [me: SHIʔ ko]?" (vulgar Latin and vowel shift): (tags: language spain Mexico latin )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3723805.html

Norwegian lessons for Brexit Britain - could the EEA be the answer we're looking for?: (tags: europe uk )
The Vulkan graphics API is coming to macOS and iOS, but no thanks to Apple: (tags: graphics apple )
No affordable housing is being built in Manchester city centre - and the local Labour council is not improving things: (tags: labour manchester housing OhForFucksSake )
An AI just beat top lawyers at their own game: (tags: ai law )
24 per cent drop in road casualties since 20mph rolled out in Edinburgh: (tags: transport safety speed Edinburgh GoodNews scotland )
Harry Potter wizard school will open in East Lothian this summer: (tags: harrypotter scotland )
Labour still want to end freedom of movement: (tags: Labour Europe UK immigration OhForFucksSake )
Why Remain can’t understand Leave: (tags: Europe uk empathy rules )
Brexit: Labour plan to keep UK in customs union with EU is 'an option not a commitment', says Corbyn's team: (tags: uk europe labour )
On the seraphic terror of the two scariest entities in popular fantasy literature: Tom Bombadil and The Sorting Hat.: (tags: lotr harrypotter )
Moana is an inversion of The Little Mermaid: (tags: Disney movies )
'They Don't Want to Include Women Like Me.' Sex Workers Say They're Being Left Out of the #MeToo Movement: (tags: abuse sexwork OhForFucksSake society )
Woman Who Lied to Police About 3 Black Men Raping and Kidnapping Her Faces Zero Years in Prison: (tags: racism USA fraud rape OhForFucksSake )
‘Frankenstein’ Manuscript Shows the Evolution of Mary Shelley’s Monster: (tags: history scifi horror frankenstein writing )
Why Do We Sleep Under Blankets, Even on the Hottest Nights?: (tags: sleep materials )
How Girls and Women "Camouflage" Their Autism: (tags: autism women psychology society )
Counting to one million would take me 55 days. How about you?: (tags: numbers time viaElfy )
Being motivated doesn't increase your IQ test score: (tags: motivation iq Intelligence )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3663763.html

In Defence of Wallpaper Science Fiction: (tags: scifi writing science )
The school with no rules in the playground: (tags: rules school safety responsibility video )
Scotland ranks third in world for women in politics: (tags: women politics scotland )
Russian “troll” describes interview for meddling in elections: (tags: election Russia fraud usa )
The random walk of cars and their collision probabilities with planets: (tags: cars Tesla space thefuture )
Student Stops Church Shooting - Is Shot by Cops: (tags: police guns usa )
Speeches at the UKIP emergency meeting are basically satires of themselves: (tags: UKIP politics )
I really do weep for American children. They should not have to think like this: (tags: children guns usa )
In Defense Of Erik Killmonger And The Forgotten Children Of Wakanda: (tags: marvel movies race )
The Gluten Project: A Search Engine for 35K Certified Gluten-Free Products: (tags: gluten food )
Calculate the Taylor expansion… OR DIE: (tags: mathematics death history )
The 1700 ton telco building that was relocated while running, in 1950: (tags: building history communication impressive )
The duties of John von Neumann's assistant: (tags: Technology computers history )
'I took my wife's name - and then the hassle began': (tags: names patriarchy )
World's first human-sheep hybrids pave way for diabetes cure and mass organ transplants: (tags: organs sheep diabetes )
The Shannon Matthews kidnapping hoax - what _really_ happened?: (tags: hoax fraud children )
Average person is eating 50% more calories than they realise: (tags: food estimating uk )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3661351.html

Theresa May accused of suppressing report into deaths in police custody: (tags: politics Conservatives police death uk )
Google DeepMind NHS medical trial broke UK privacy law: (tags: privacy google healthcare research )
What Killed Single-Payer In California?: (tags: healthcare california usa )
Self-driving car timeline for 11 top automakers: (tags: thefuture cars automation )
China tears up promises to UK and shows the world who is in charge: (tags: China uk )
Britain plays its hand amateurishly in Brexit poker: (tags: UK europe )
What is happening to the gulls?: (tags: birds )
Archaeologists uncover Tenochtitlan’s legendary tower of skulls: (tags: death history )
A little insight into what it's like being a journalist in 2017 and why Trump's rhetoric is incredibly dangerous: (tags: politics journalism usa OhForFucksSake )
Israel seizes solar panels donated to Palestinians by Dutch government: (tags: Israel palestine OhForFucksSake )
Millennials can destroy anything: (tags: funny society satire )
The Asian stars of 'Hawaii Five-0' quit the show after CBS refused to pay them as much as their white costars: (tags: racism money tv )
From Creepy Comments to Sexual Assault - shedding light on some of the behaviour in Silicon Valley: (tags: abuse sex Technology work )
Theresa May pleads for Lib Dem votes to help her weakened government on NHS rescue plan: (tags: nhs libdem Conservatives )
Anarchist Surprisingly Strict About Board Game Rules: (tags: society games rules satire funny )
England's Chief medical officer calls for gene testing revolution: (tags: uk genetics healthcare )

Crossposts: http://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3594491.html

'EU pension' planned for people who move between countries: (tags: pensions europe )
UK in credit splurge as pay is squeezed (unsecured debt up 10%, spending power down 2%): So, how long until the country collapses into oblivion as people frantically try and keep their lifestyles propped up despite the economy falling apart?
(tags: debt uk )
John Bercow: MPs don't need to wear ties: (tags: clothing parliament uk )
This is how sperm whales sleep: (tags: whales sleep viaSwampers )
Government U-turns on NHS abortions for Northern Ireland women: I am not looking forward to multiple years of whiplash from the government. (I am glad that this has gone through though)
(tags: abortion government uk nhs )
Buy-to-let UK property sales fall by almost 50% in a year: (tags: uk housing )
The curse of the pseudo-data: How Rotten Tomatoes is Deciding What Movies You Don't See: (tags: movies reviews data )
When whimsical wildlife photography isn't what it seems: (tags: photography animals wildlife )
David Goyer and Josh Friedman adapting Isaac Asimov's Foundation for TV: Probably won't get made. If it does then will probably be terrible.
(tags: tv asimov )
Jeremy Corbyn sacks Labour shadow ministers for voting against Brexit: (tags: Europe UK labour politics )
Female first-year students earn a higher grade when paired with at least one other female for group projects: (tags: women Education )
The German and British children who became post-war friends: (tags: children Germany uk wwii history friendship )
German parliament votes to legalise same sex marriage: (tags: lgbt marriage Germany )
Ways In Which Programming Is Like Sex: (tags: programming sex funny )
Soon after giving birth, mothers typically experience a self-esteem dip lasting at least three years: (tags: motherhood self-esteem psychology mother )
Game of Thrones' Most Beloved Relationship Was Totally Improvised: (tags: relationships gameofthrones )
Trailer for Rick and Morty season 3, streaming from July 30th: Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
(tags: animation trailer awesome excellent )
How do you cut a monolith in half? (musings on distributed systems): (tags: architecture programming network )
"Hidden rules that everybody knows" is not a useful mental model of how people act: (tags: society groups psychology rules )
Germany votes for 50m euro social media fines: (tags: germany censorship )

Crossposts: http://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3593177.html

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