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Interesting Links for 13-02-2023

1. Jews, bicycle riders and trans folk: (tags:bigotry Jews lgbt transgender Russia )
2. Trove of spices from around the world found on sunken fifteenth-century Norse ship: (tags:food history boats trade Sweden )
3. Protesters clash at Tate Britain during drag queen kids story-telling event held to mark LGBT+ History Month: (tags:lgbt history UK art bigotry )
4. ChatGPT Is a Blurry JPEG of the Web: It's not clear that it's technically possible to retain the acceptable kind of blurriness while eliminating the unacceptable kind
(tags:ai knowledge text )
5. 84% of studies find that Adenovirus 36 causes people to put on weight: (tags:Weight virus obesity )
6. What if Judaism advertised the way that Christianity does?: (tags:religion judaism funny )

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Interesting Links for 27-03-2021

You say you want a 'written constitution' for the UK? Here are four online places where it is already written down.: (tags:Constitution UK )
Learning to code 'will seriously change your life': (tags:computers propaganda UK programming )
Alex Salmond becomes leader of new pro-independence Alba Party ahead of Scottish elections: (tags:politics Scotland independence viaDanielDWilliam )
Easter and paganism. Part 1: (tags:Easter religion history paganism )
Easter and paganism. Part 2: (tags:religion history paganism easter )
Ooh, DC got someone competent to direct The Suicide Squad reboot, and it shows!: (tags:movies DC trailer )
Solar Is Cheapest Electricity In History, U.S. DOE Aims To Cut Costs 60% By 2030: (tags:electricity solarpower GoodNews thefuture USA )
In Stockholm there's an IT battle underway for people's schools: (tags:it schools Sweden OhForFucksSake )
The parental consent case against the Tavistock has succeeded (puberty blockers no longer blocked): (tags:LGBT law GoodNews transgender children puberty )
How The Hobbit became the best selling text adventure of all time: (tags:text adventure games TheHobbit history programming )
How a coronavirus variant tore through an English island and onto the world stage: (tags:UK Kent virus pandemic )
Police lied about officers with broken bones during the Bristol protests: (tags:protests police lies violence )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3849811.html

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Interesting Links for 17-12-2019

The working class has changed. Labour needs to understand that: (tags:Labour politics UK class viaMarrog )
Pro-Indian fake websites targeted decision makers in Europe: (tags:india europe fraud news )
Is Scottish Labour's position on independence changing?: (tags:labour scotland independence )
Play AI Dungeon 2. Become a Dragon. Eat the Moon: (tags:games ai adventure text )
My life in sex: the woman who has a thing for Moomins: I feel sad for her.
(tags:sad fetish books relationships viaZornhau )
The 200-year quest for fairer voting: (tags:voting reform history )
Does the "backfire effect" existâ€”and does it matter for factcheckers?: (tags:psychology facts viaLizzieCassMaran )
HSBC launches a bank account for homeless people: (tags:homelessness banking UK )
Labour members want party to back proportional representation (76% to 12%): (tags:proportional_representation labour voting uk )
The number one predictor of software bugs is organisational complexity: (tags:software bug organisation programming )
How Britain voted at the 2019 general election... by various demographics: (tags:voting politics UK polls )
Gorgie City Farm: New farm to open in spring: (tags:edinburgh farming GoodNews )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3797703.html

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Interesting Links for 09-06-2019

California Considering a Ban on Realtime Police Body Camera Facial Recognition: (tags:faces police California usa )
Charlie Stross on The Millenial Joker Origin Story: (tags:batman jobs comics origins )
Torture Should Not Work in Dungeons & Dragons: (tags:torture games dungeonsanddragons viaSupergee )
The trailer for "Ophelia" looks awesome: (tags:shakespeare women hamlet trailer )
A third of people are sensitive to artificial fragrances. 9% of us have had to take time off (or lose a job) in the last year because of it: (tags:smell jobs health )
Commons committee finds UK welfare approach counterproductive and pointlessly cruel. Government ignores it.: (tags:welfare uk OhForFucksSake )
ASCII fluid dynamics: (tags:ascii text video fluid physics )
An open letter to pretty much every linguistic Voynich theorist ever: (tags:language epicfail )
The Kelly Criterion - how should you bet in a given situation?: (tags:gambling )
Have a bunch of pretty images (pulled from Reddit): (tags:photos reddit pretty )
Michael Sheen Inspired By Good Omens Fanfic For Aziraphale's Love Of Crowley: (tags:books tv neilgaiman terrypratchett fanfic )
NYC Burger King has been passing off beef as (vegan) Impossible Whoppers: (tags:meat food OhForFucksSake )
Clearing Up Some Misconceptions about Neurodiversity: (tags:neurodiversity )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3675150.html

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Interesting Links for 04-04-2018

Six reasons why Edinburgh trams project was so badly run: (tags: edinburgh trams OhForFucksSake )
Our Statement from Jewdas On Their Seder: (tags: Jews labour )
Ten Simple Ways To Make Renting Less Awful: (tags: rental UK OhForFucksSake )
US law enforcement officers beat their wives or girlfriends at nearly double the rate of the rest of the population: (tags: police assault USA OhForFucksSake )
Pasta may not be as bad as other carbohydrates: (tags: carbohydrates pasta food )
Long-term caffeine worsens Alzheimer’s disease: (tags: caffeine alzheimers )
Most people have no idea what the letter g looks like: (tags: letter writing )
Be careful what you copy: Invisibly inserting usernames into text: (tags: security text )
Three-month-old infants can learn abstract relations before language comprehension: (tags: language thinking babies )
Orange Order in Scotland is on the brink of collapse: (tags: bigotry religion Ireland NorthernIreland Scotland GoodNews )
The UK has no trade strategy, and the government is in chaos: (tags: UK government europe fail OhForFucksSake )
What’s The Deal With Transparent Aluminum?: (tags: materials glass )
The genealogy of the Saudi royal family is...tricky to validate: (tags: family saudiarabia names )
And a member of Jewdas on Corbyn and antisemitism: (tags: Jews labour )
On systemic racism in the romance publishing world: (tags: romance publishing racism )
Japanese couple apologise for ignoring work pregnancy timetable by conceiving ‘before their turn’: There are a lot of things I've heard about Japanese business practices that make me sure I wouldn't want to live there
(tags: Japan pregnancy OhForFucksSake work viaSwampers )
'Bill And Ted 3' Now Has A Title, A Director, And More: (tags: movies )
Brexit Committee MPs demand Norway-style deal with the EU: (tags: uk europe norway )
How not to fix the Irish border problem: (tags: ireland europe uk borders trade )
How to interpret breaking news: (tags: news )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3634316.html

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Interesting Links for 14-11-2017

Are British people actually polite?: (tags: etiquette UK politeness funny true )
15% of people are sensitive to bread. But it's not gluten that's upsetting their stomach.: This is what happened to me. I assumed gluten-sensitive, but my IBS is FODMAPs-related, and discovering that helped me to finally get it under control. I don't blame people who think they're gluten-sensitive. If you got an upset stomach every time you ate wheat then you'd probably start to think you had a gluten problem too...
(tags: food health gluten viaSwampers )
Tiny Tiny RSS sends bad threads to "The Gas Chamber": (tags: OhForFucksSake Holocaust Technology )
Ferry McFerryface to be name of new Sydney ferry after public vote: (tags: names funny viaSwampers )
Not the comp.text.sgml Frequently Asked Questions List: I kinda wish I found this less funny
(tags: text Technology funny )
In 2015, homeowners voted CON 46 LAB 22, mortgage holders CON 39 LAB 31. But social renters voted CON 18 LAB 50, private renters CON 28 LAB 39.: (tags: housing uk voting politics )
Working 9 to 5? 66% of Brits would prefer their work day started and ended earlier (I am clearly deeply odd): (tags: work time uk )
Government offers now a meaningless vote on Brexit: (tags: europe uk government OhForFucksSake )
A UK Cinema Is Screening Every Episode Of 'Game Of Thrones' Back-To-Back: I love Game of Thrones, but this is too much.
(tags: cinema gameofthrones )
Amazon announces Lots of the Rings prequel series: (tags: Amazon lotr tv )
The UK Supreme Court has never ruled whether Article 50 can be rescinded: (tags: UK law europe )
'Bros' fight the patriarchy with fliers about consent and housework at Blazers games: (tags: consent patriarchy society GoodNews men )
A clear example of the sociopathic nature of the gig economy: (tags: work OhForFucksSake apps )
The Post-Weinstein Reckoning: (tags: women abuse society viaFanf )
SpotMini - the latest robot dog from Boston Dynamics: (tags: robots video )
Against Brilliant Jerks: (tags: society behaviour teams viaFanf )
Trade school, not 4-year college, can solve the US income gap: (tags: Education work money )
Illegal puppy trade surges in UK ready for Christmas (horrifying!): (tags: dogs uk abuse )
Book Review: Legal Systems Very Different From Ours: (tags: law society )

Crossposts: https://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3625900.html

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Interesting Links for 17-10-2017

Millions of high-security crypto keys crippled by newly discovered flaw: (tags: security cryptography fail )
New antibiotic resistance genes found: (tags: antibiotics genetics )
End all immigration controls – they’re a sign we value money more than people: (tags: immigration )
Meet the Companies Literally Dropping ‘Irish’ Pubs in Cities Across the World: (tags: ireland design alcohol viaSwampers )
Study finds 75 percent of workplace harassment victims experienced retaliation when they spoke up: (tags: harrassment work gender )
One person’s history of Twitter, from beginning to end: (tags: Twitter racism money usa )
Lisa Wilkinson: Top Australian presenter quits in equal pay row: (tags: pay gender money australia tv )
UK TV drama about North Korea hit by cyber-attack: (tags: UK tv NorthKorea hacking wtf )
New film explores the real-life romantic threesome behind Wonder Woman: (tags: movie history comics relationships )
An Assessment of the Economic Impact of Brexit on the EU 27: (tags: economics uk europe )
Coal has dropped from 51 per cent of US power to 31 per cent in 8 years.: (tags: Coal power usa GoodNews )
Seriously impressive paper engineering: (tags: video paper engineering impressive )
Facebook acquires anonymous teen compliment app tbh: I am boggled at the existence of such a thing.
(tags: teenagers Facebook socialnetworking )
"In the wake of #HarveyWeinstein and #MeToo we need to not stop by exposing the magnitude but start talks about how to work with perpetrators": (tags: abuse harassment advice )
A Virtual Reality Game Saves My Family: (tags: VirtualReality games relationships children )
Moana - two reviews by people of a Polynesian background: (tags: reviews Disney race )
Bomb kills journalist who exposed Malta's ties to tax havens: (tags: tax murder reporting journalism )
Using AI to read text from curved surfaces under varying light conditions (in this case, from coke bottle tops): (tags: ai text cocacola )
Wondering why Britain's manufacturing hasn't boomed? It's because fuel/raw materials inflation is at 8.4%!: (tags: economics manufacturing uk )
Brexit talks will remain deadlocked unless Theresa May stands up to Boris Johnson, says key Merkel ally: (tags: uk europe OhForFucksSake )
White men who exercise at high levels are 86 percent more likely to build up plaque in the heart arteries: (tags: exercise heart health )

Crossposts: http://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3595664.html

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Interesting Links for 03-04-2017

Spain drops plan to impose veto if Scotland tries to join EU: (tags: scotland europe spain )
Anger as tampon tax is used to help fund anti-abortion group: (tags: menstruation abortion charity OhForFucksSake )
A Retiree Discovers an Elusive Math Proof—And Nobody Notices: (tags: mathematics )
Don't believe the 500 million quid passport story until you see it on the side of a bus: (tags: uk europe migration passport )
Mega-Tunnels Dug by South American Megafauna: (tags: animals prehistory tunnels wtf )
Bacon Ipsum - A Meatier Lorem Ipsum Generator: (tags: text meat funny )
It's very hard not to be _this_ smug about Brexit: (tags: comic fail )
Differences in gender and sexual identity between different age ranges: (tags: gender age demographics lgbt )
For Americans who don't realise that racism in Europe is different to the US: (tags: racism europe )
Karl Lagerfeld's Schedule in 24 Hours: (tags: fashion life privilege work )
Ambient Sounds has a whole set of background noises from TV/movies. You can chill in Rivendell or 221B Baker Street!: (tags: sound tv movies )

Crossposts: http://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3554355.html

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Interesting Links for 21-02-2017

The Programming Interview from Hell (So glad I haven't had to interview for 12 years): (tags: interview jobs work )
Oppenheimer and the atom bomb: The story behind 'Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds': (tags: quotes nuclearweapons history india religion )
Build an Amazing (Free) Markdown Editor Using Visual Studio Code and Pandoc: (tags: text writing )
"I Discuss Things With My Husband, But I Don't Ask For Permission": (tags: relationships )
Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?: (tags: men leadership fail women management )
This video helped me understand what fractional dimensions are (and thus, fractals): (tags: fractals mathematics video viaSwampers )
Fuckers: A scientific inquiry: (tags: science evil comics satire )
Mismatch between the way our senses evolved and modern world is making us ill: #modernlifeisrubbish
(tags: life Technology world )
4chan: How a group who define themselves by their powerlessness are the skeleton key to the rise of Trump: (tags: viaCahwyguy politics economics society power men patriarchy )
Daily Mail exactly the same in parallel universe where Nazis won: (tags: DailyMail satire scifi )
The power and danger of women who take up space.: (tags: women fat society )
All you need to know how to influence the EU in one easy chart: (tags: europe politics viaFanf )
Pssst, wanna see some sleeping puppies?: (tags: dogs cute )
Fresh Guacamole - an Oscar-nominated (very) short film: (tags: video food funny )
Single women hide their ambtion if others can see them.: (tags: feminism women jobs society )
"I’m a commis in a Chinese restaurant kitchen, this is what I do": (tags: food china cooking )
Some people wanted to know what my most-used tags are...: (tags: links categorisaton )
The Moon: A propaganda hoax!: (tags: moon conspiracy satire funny )
A lovely Calvin and Hobbes sketch - in 3D: (tags: 3d comics art )
An actual Calvin & Hobbes comic recreated in 3D: (tags: comic 3d )

Crossposts: http://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3399176.html

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Interesting Links for 18-01-2016

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Interesting Links for 14-10-2014

Schools urged to teach about consent in sex education
(tags: sex education )
What It’s Like to Carry Your Nobel Prize through Airport Security
(tags: nobel vianwhyte security )
No Smoke, No Mirrors: The Dutch Pension Plan
(tags: pensions netherlands )
How well is the "Right to be forgotten" working out?
(tags: rights internet Google )
When astronauts had to deal with floating turds: A transcript from Apollo 10
(tags: faeces space history )
MPs take historic decision to recognise Palestinian state
(tags: Palestine Israel politics UK )
Star Trek Fact Check (fascinating behind-the-scenes information)
(tags: StarTrek facts viaLovelyAngel )
20 Facts That Should Be Common Knowledge But Aren't
(tags: facts viaPatrickHadfield )
Inside Disney’s new Production Renderer
(tags: Disney 3d graphics animation )
Guy writes chilling post about being a stalker
(tags: stalking terrifying )
Always bet on text
(tags: text communication )
The Green Party is not doing itself any favours with its media operations
(tags: GreenParty politics media UK )
Proportion of Britons in work finally returns to pre-recession levels (in different places, and for less money)
(tags: work jobs UK )
Robert Downey, Jr. Joins Captain America 3
(tags: movies marvel )

Crossposts: http://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3074663.html

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Interesting Links for 10-04-2014

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Interesting Links for 05-03-2014

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Interesting Links for 06-02-2014

What would life be like on a torus planet?
(tags: physics earth gravity planets )
Majority of cuts still to come, says IFS
(tags: uk finances government austerity )
Should Netflix bring back channel-surfing?
(tags: netflix streaming television )
Why Mom's Time Is Different From Dad's Time
(tags: gender parenting time )
Netflix ISP Speed Index
(tags: netflix network speed )
Your memory rewrites the past and edits it with new experiences
(tags: memory )
The comforting tone of the hourly radio pips
(tags: radio bbc time )
A Side By Side Look at How I Met Your Mother’s Excellent Use of Flashbacks
(tags: tv )
Metatextual art
(tags: art text meta )
On Harry, Ron and Hermione
(tags: harrypotter )
If you have anything cuter than this then I demand you send it to me at once!
(tags: cute )
Cervical cancer vaccine inventor to target herpes
(tags: cancer sex disease vaccination )
11 Emotionally Repressed Valentine's Cards For British People (I'm hoping to get #6)
(tags: funny Valentine )
LOL and/or Lol! The Internet Has a Style Guide Now
(tags: language internet viaJennieRigg )
How a mammoth effort first brought clean water to Edinburgh
(tags: edinburgh water history )
HBO Makes More Money Than Netflix — For Now
(tags: netflix streaming tv business )
What makes us human? Unique brain area linked to higher cognitive powers
(tags: brains psychology neuroscience animals )
What do women want? Men with wide faces.
(tags: psychology attraction relationships )
Artificial arm plugs into nerve endings, giving amputees the ability to feel.
(tags: prostheses cybernetics technology thefuture )

Crossposts: http://andrewducker.livejournal.com/3035191.html

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Interesting Links for 14-01-2014