Sep. 2nd, 2014
Interesting Links for 07-06-2014
Sep. 2nd, 2014 01:00 am- New Statesman | Tactical voting against Ukip is bad news for Farage
The Newark by-election saw centre-left voters hold their noses and back the Tories to stop Ukip.
- The bizarre secret of London’s buried diggers
And one day, they shall rise up, their shovels honed to a razor edge on the gravel they were buried in, inexorably driving toward us on their caterpillar tracks…
- D-day anniversary: emotional swansong for UK veterans of Normandy
We will remember them.
Interesting Links for 11-06-2014
Sep. 2nd, 2014 05:00 am- ‘Bring back British hand swearing’
We should be swearing by showing our foes we can still shoot them with an arrow!
Interesting Links for 13-06-2014
Sep. 2nd, 2014 07:00 am- All Our Patent Are Belong To You | Blog | Tesla Motors
'Tesla Motors was created to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport. If we clear a path to the creation of compelling electric vehicles, but then lay intellectual property landmines behind us to inhibit others, we are acting in a manner contrary to that goal. Tesla will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use our technology.'
- Sales of toilet paper plummet after delivery of free copy of The Sun
"…do you know what’s better than wiping your arse on a copy of The Sun?Wiping your arse on a copy of the The Sun that Rupert Murdoch had to pay to give to you.”
Interesting Links for 19-06-2014
Sep. 2nd, 2014 02:00 pm- Government bans all existing and future Academies and Free Schools from teaching creationism as science » British Humanist Association
I'd call that good news.
- Facebook down today, not working say users | Product Reviews Net
Probably will be back up before anyone reads this…
- Zuckerberg dies turning Facebook back on
'Internet user Tom Logan said: “That’s cool but I was momentarily inconvenienced so fuck him and Facebook, I’m 100 per cent Twitter now.”'
Interesting Links for 26-06-2014
Sep. 2nd, 2014 09:00 pm- BBC News - Campaigners lose 'right to die' case
'but the judges said Parliament should now act.'
- What Remains: Portraits of Women Wearing Their Ex-Lovers Shirts
Interesting Links for 27-06-2014
Sep. 2nd, 2014 10:00 pm- Fairly in depth piece on the phone hacking trial
and on the power that comes from throwing a *lot* of money at legal representation
Interesting Links for 28-06-2014
Sep. 2nd, 2014 11:00 pm- Petition to make Father Ted's 'My Lovely Horse' Ireland's Eurovision song turned down - News - Music - The Independent
'Irish MPs said they 'didn't have the musical expertise' to decide'
- Facebook tinkered with users’ feeds for a massive psychology experiment · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Facebook is playing with your emotions, because it can.
- GOP Candidate Charges Opponent Is Dead, Represented By A Body Double
'[His opponent] told KFOR however, that he has never been to the country where he's being accused of having been executed.'