Interesting Links for 23-11-2011

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• Iterating Towards Bethlehem - No Moods, Ads or Cutesy Fucking Icons (Reloaded)
  How does the Portia spider consider huge and complex problems of hunting down its various prey? Very slowly. Yet far more completely than a far larger-brained animal would. (one picture of a spider there)
  (tags: interesting awesome biology nature braaaaaains via theweaselking clever dude... Warning: SPIDER )
• BBC News - London 2012: Britain sets Olympic record for UN truce call
  Britain has set an early Olympic record by getting all 193 UN member states to sponsor the traditional call for a truce during the London 2012 Games.
  (tags: interesting awesome war )
• BBC News - Analysis: Can there be party funding consensus?
  It seems the answer is 'yes'. Alas the consensus is on 'Is there a bit of the proposed reforms that we don't like?'. Different bits for different parties, but they all hate *something* in it.
  (tags: politics money uk interesting via Andrew Ducker culture )
• B.C court to rule whether polygamy is constitutional | CTV News
  'The husbands and wives in the isolated polygamous commune of Bountiful, B.C., are about to learn whether the 121-year-old law that has overshadowed their lives violates their religious freedoms.' One wonders why they don't prosecute them for marrying 12 year old rather than for polygamy. Strange reference at the end that unmarried people in poly relationships might also be covered by the law.
  (tags: canada law marriage polly relationships crime )
• 5 Old-Timey Prejudices That Still Show Up in Every Movie | Cracked.com
  '…certain weird movie stereotypes refuse to die, but there are larger, sadder trends that seem like they'll never go away.'
  (tags: film racism discrimination sexism image interesting people suck via Andrew Ducker )