Interesting Links for 05-01-2012
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fearmeforiampink- How the Candidates Roll - Graphic - NYTimes.com
The modes of travel and the entourages of the Republican potential nominees vary widely.
- BBC News - Loch Ness is giant 'spirit level'
Does that mean if we bash it on the ground a few times it'll work better?
- Management Myth #1: The Myth of 100% Utilization | Project Management
There was a time when it was important to get 100% utilisation of a company's computers, because they were so expensive. But now? That doesn't really work. And it doesn't work with people either.
- What Video Games Can Learn from Board Games
'right now board games invite, whereas video games only permit.'
- Space Exploration History: The Space Shuttle and the Horse's Rear End
The width of the booster rockets for the space shuttle is partially determined by the width of the arse of a Roman chariot horse.
- Babes of the BNP | VICE
The stupid, it burns. Particularly "I wouldn't mind them if they actually worked and didn't take all of our jobs" That's an impressive self-contradiction to fit into a single sentence. Some of the pictures may be mildly NSFW.
- Lord, spare us this wave of nerdy new scientists | This is Cornwall
Anti-elitism is making its way to the UK. Who needs all those physicists? Certainly not anyone who appreciates how MRI machines allow the easy detection or diagnosis of many sorts of health problem…
- From the Mailbag | Regretsy
Buyer disputes authenticity of the $2500 violin he's just bought? Paypal says to get a refund he must DESTROY THE VIOLIN!!!
- ‘Yes we know it’s Christmas’ say African musicians as they finally record a response to Band Aid - Hayibo | Hayibo
After 28 years of silently tolerating it, a group of unemployed local musicians have joined forces to release a Christmas single, entitled ‘Yes we do,’
- This is What Happens When You Give Thousands of Stickers to Thousands of Kids | Colossal
A room done entirely in white. Many, many coloured stickers. Lots of children. The result? Something quite beautiful.
- BBC News — Q&A;: Assisted suicide
'A group of experts have called for a change in the law to allow assisted suicide.'
- Brits' Unpaid Overtime 'Worth A Million Jobs'
'Workers gave bosses nearly two billion hours of unpaid overtime last year'
- Can we run PC Pro on tablets? Live blog
Is it viable to write articles, answer email & update magazine's blog via tablets?
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Date: 2012-01-05 05:38 pm (UTC)Which roughly jibes with when I remember seeing it the first time!
But yeah.