Interesting Links for 11-07-2014
- This Bike Elevator Makes Steep Hills a Little More Manageable - CityLab
- Trigger Warning: Breakfast — The Nib — Medium
Discusses rape. And the narratives our culture pushes us towards.
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Interesting Links for 15-11-2013
- Welcome to Dinovember
' Every year, my wife and I devote the month of November to convincing our children that, while they sleep, their plastic dinosaur figures come to life.'
- Boris Johnson accused of dodging responsibility over cycling deaths
Says there can be no blame or finger-pointing, then does exactly that.
- Men and Women Can't Be "Just Friends": Scientific American
Titled for the internet; more accurate would be "Men are more likely to be attracted to platonic friends, and to think it's recipriocated, than women are."
- The Glass Ceiling Illustrated in one 'Meet the Staff' page
Funnily enough, that page has now disappeared from the company's website.
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Interesting Links for 23-05-2013
- BBC News - Why the war between drivers and cyclists?
'A motorist's tweet boasting about hitting a cyclist created uproar when it went viral. What does it reveal about the battle on the UK's roads?'
- BBC News - Nick Clegg vows to introduce lobbying register by 2015
- Amazon Kindle Words Sell Fanfic. Yes, you read that right | The Mary Sue
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- beauty,
- boris johnson,
- cars,
- conservatives,
- culture,
- cycling,
- death,
- economics,
- financial crisis,
- genitalia,
- image,
- interesting,
- korea,
- lies,
- lies damn lies and statistics,
- links,
- london,
- military,
- money,
- news,
- north korea,
- nuclear weapons,
- politics,
- posttofacebook,
- safety,
- semi-nsfw,
- sex,
- the ferrett,
- transport,
- war,
- westminster
Interesting Links for 09-03-2013
- Head of economic watchdog rebukes Cameron for misrepresenting its position - UK Politics - UK - The Independent
'it in fact believed there was a short-term effect and that "fiscal consolidation measures have reduced economic growth over the past couple of years".'
- BBC News - How potent are North Korea's threats?
- BBC News - Sailor recalls 1968 North Korean capture of USS Pueblo
'Its crew were held prisoner by North Korea for exactly 11 months before being released.'
- Crossrail for bikes: Boris unveils fully-segregated cycle lanes in billion-pound plan to revolutionise cycling in London - U...
- The Ferrett's Journal - Your Genitals Will Dissatisfy Someone: A Rant
'Look, if someone doesn’t like your nethers? That’s just one opinion. It may be a hurtful opinion, if it comes from someone you want to impress… but don’t extrapolate it to the whole world. It’s a big fucking universe, and out there is someone who is mad for exactly what you possess.'
Interesting Links for 19-07-2012
- Cycle Facility of the Month
A catalog of crazy cyclepaths and suchlike things.
Interesting Links for 20-04-2012
- Tory minicab donor Addison Lee fires first shot in battle of London bus lanes
Private car firm has launched aggressive PR campaign as it orders its drivers to defy traffic rules