Interesting Links for 18-08-2014

• Flickonomics: eight movies that teach us how money works
  (tags: Interesting economics film business )

Interesting Links for 19-08-2014

• Pathfinder's new iconic shaman is a transgender dwarf
  And they appear to have handled it with a lot of care and understanding.
  (tags: Interesting Gaming equality trans-issues tabletop-RPGs pathfinder )
• BBC News - Julian Assange speaks of 'leaving' Ecuador embassy
  (tags: Interesting news Julian-Assange wikileaks crime law Europe rape international-affairs )

Interesting Links for 23-08-2014

• The least popular election ever?
  We now had an elected official who wasn't supported by 94.8% of the electorate. Pretty shitty.
  (tags: democracy UK politics Police-and-Crime-Commisioners wtf fail Xandar;our-reign-has-gone-on-long-enough.Indeed;summon-the-meteors )

Interesting Links for 24-08-2014

• Town of Montezuma sues all of its voters over flawed election
  All 65 of them. Maybe they'll go back to drawing straws to decide who's mayor
  (tags: WTF weird USA democracy )

Interesting Links for 27-08-2014

• Love is Not Enough - Mark Manson
  'because we idealize love, we overestimate it. As a result, our relationships pay a price.'
  (tags: Interesting love relationships braaaaaains psychology culture )

Interesting Links for 28-08-2014

• Better Together gets mauled for its #PatronisingBTLady ad
  I've previously been saying "From a self-interest PoV, I'd probably benefit from Scotland staying, but if I lived there, I'd vote Yes in a shot" But after the sheer level of talking down to people in that ad, fuck it, run free Scotland, and I'll just blame the idiots who made this.
  (tags: fail Scotland Scottish-independence Xandar;our-reign-has-gone-on-long-enough.Indeed;summon-the-meteors TV advertising people-suck politics independence )

Interesting Links for 29-08-2014

• UKIP's Clacton Candidate Says He Won't Stand Down For Douglas Carswell
  'prominent local UKIP activists say there is no guarantee that the local association is willing to adopt Carswell as their official candidate.'
  (tags: politics UKIP by-elections democracy UK amusing )
• Panda Fakes Pregnancy To Get More Food | IFLScience
  (tags: amusing biology Pandas pregnancy sex )

Interesting Links for 01-09-2014

• There Isn’t A Specific Threat To London’s Tube Network, Despite What Your Text Messages Say
  Has been shared a lot, but the police say it's bollocks.
  (tags: PSA memes important London transport tube terrorism fear )
• California Passes Affirmative Consent Bill; Rape Apologists Retreat Into Fantasy | Autostraddle
  Trigger warning for discussion of rape, though it's discussed very much from just the consent side.
  (tags: law USA rape rape-culture university sex )

Interesting Links for 02-09-2014

• There IS a “B” in There, You Know. I’m More Than “an Ally.” | the inadvertent feminist
  Bisexuality, it's not just a phase. Contains descriptions of a lot of homophobic and biphobic bullying and abuse this person received.
  (tags: LGBT sexuality discrimination people-suck abuse bullying trigger-warning )

Interesting Links for 03-09-2014

• Teenagers hack ATM by bothering to read the instructions
  Google instructions. See if they've changed the default passcode. Don't steal money, just set the welcome screen to say it's been hacked, and tell the bank. Realise you're late for your next school lesson…
  (tags: Awesome fail hacking technology money Canada )
• A PSA About Nude Photos
  '*Tasers you* *steals your shoes* SHOULDN’T WEAR SHOES BRO' Well put. It's theft. But because its of women, and because there's a sexual/titillation element, the victim blaming suddenly appears.
  (tags: sexism theft crime hacking people-suck current-events social-media news privacy )