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Interesting Links for 16-07-2016
Jul. 16th, 2016 01:00 pm- Turkey army group announces takeover on TV - BBC News
Not yet sure what the result will be, but looks like a coup in process.
- There is such a thing as a gin bus and it's coming to London
Interesting Links for 18-02-2014
Feb. 18th, 2014 12:00 pm- Crystal Head Vodka Forensic Facial Reconstruction
Rather freaky. But awesome. And he's *so* happy!
- Large Pooh blocks Scottish sewers
Winnie, specifically.
- Britain somehow manages to drag itself away from the curling
'Millions of workers congratulated each other on their strength of character and pledged mutual support until they can rush home and immerse themselves once more in the icy drama.'
Interesting Links for 03-09-2013
Sep. 3rd, 2013 05:00 pm- BBC News - 'Walkie-Talkie' skyscraper melts Jaguar car parts
- Parents celebrate end of nightmare
I think my favourite bit is the last paragraph. Does that make me a bad person?
Interesting Links for 17-01-2013
Jan. 17th, 2013 04:00 pm- Meet the Sandy Hook truthers - Salon.com
'Theorists think they've found “absolute proof” that Newtown was a hoax.'
- This man helped save six children, is now getting harassed for it - Salon.com
'Gene Rosen sheltered six kids during the Sandy Hook massacre. Now he's become a target of conspiracy theorists'
- Cat Map | PUBCATS | yep, cats in pubs
A map of the nearest pubs to you that have cats in 'em
- Upside-Down-Ternet
'My neighbours are stealing my wireless internet access. I could encrypt it or alternately I could have fun.'
- Police demand DNA samples from gay men
'Men convicted of victimless homosexual offences three decades ago are threatened with arrest if they refuse to provide samples for the national DNA database.'
- Another Java zero-day vulnerability apparently available - The H Security: News and Features
- Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal — 'Assume no air resistance'
'… so everbody's dead?' (Dave)
- The Second Amendment was Ratified to Preserve Slavery
'to preserve the slave patrol militias in the southern states, which was necessary to get Virginia's vote. Founders Patrick Henry, George Mason, and James Madison were totally clear on that . . . and we all should be too.'
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Interesting Links for 10-12-2012
Dec. 10th, 2012 04:00 pm- Valve's Gabe Newell confirms the Steam Box project | bit-gamer.net
All that remains to be discussed: a release date and a price.
- All you need is love | The Atlantic
How to stop people dying for their country? Make them want to live for something.
- back of a spreadsheet; back of the net - On Lighting A Christmas Pudding
An informative guide! I don't like Christmas puddings, but I did like this guide to lighting 'em.
Interesting Links for 09-09-2012
Sep. 9th, 2012 05:00 pm- Drinks are on the house! Landlord outwits pub licensing law by asking customers to buy beer mats - UK - News - Evening Standard
'Drinkers are flocking to a bar that doesn’t need a licence because it doesn’t charge its customers.' (Came up in a discussion about LARP games where you can buy alcohol with IC currency.)
- Grant Shapps altered school performance entry on Wikipedia | Politics | The Observer
'New Tory party chairman Grant Shapps deleted O-level entry and information about donors to his private office'
- Google blacklists websites run by family of Grant Shapps | Politics | The Guardian
'for breaching its rules on copyright infringement. A string of at least 19 sites run by the wife, sister or 75-year-old mother of Shapps have been banned from carrying Google's adverts and been relegated to the bottom of its search results.'
- The rise and fall of Grant Shapps' Twitter followers | Politics | The Guardian
'It appears that Shapps, at regular intervals, increases the number of people he follows by as many as 5,000 and if they do not follow him back, he unfollows them.'
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Interesting Links for 10-05-2012
May. 10th, 2012 05:00 pm- Cave Johnson’s Flaming Lemonade — The Garage
'“I’m gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!” -Cave Johnson'
Interesting Links for 28-11-2011
Nov. 28th, 2011 04:00 pm- Senators Demand the Military Lock Up American Citizens in a “Battlefield” They Define as Being Right Outside Your Window » Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union
'The Senate is going to vote on whether Congress will give this president—and every future president — the power to order the military to pick up and imprison without charge or trial civilians anywhere in the world.'
- Why our brains make us laugh - Ideas - The Boston Globe
'A sense of humor is the lure that keeps our brains alert for the gaps between our quick-fire assumptions and reality.'
- Graham & Coase: when big companies are a good idea
The economist in me looks at this and says "A reasonably good, if somewhat confused at times, description of how economies of scale and diseconomies of scale work."
- Teaching Good Sex - NYTimes.com
'“There is abstinence-only sex education, and there’s abstinence-based sex ed,” said Leslie Kantor, vice president of education for Planned Parenthood Federation of America. “There’s almost nothing else left in public schools.”'
- The Greastest Drunk on Earth - Modern Drunkard Magazine
A tale of Andre the Giant, and his many drinks.
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