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Interesting Links for 02-03-2016
- Kiddle: a search engine which endangers children
Blocking LGBT searches and a load of searches that children seeking help might use — including support helplines.
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Interesting Links for 13-05-2015
- David Cameron appoints anti-gay marriage MP to be minister for equalities
'who previously said the state had “no right” to redefine marriage, and who voted against same-sex marriage'
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Interesting Links for 19-08-2013
- Doctor Who Phrases from your waiter; how to get more tips (and sometimes confuse)
- Ubuntu sets crowdfund pledge record for Edge smartphone
Dear BBC; try and get someone who understands crowdfunding to write about it? 'Canonical would have to return all the money if it does not reach the target.' — no it wouldn't, as it doesn't *get* the cash unless it reaches the goal.
- Mexico politician: Gays shouldn’t marry ‘as they don’t face each other during sex’ | Gay Star News
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Interesting Links for 15-05-2013
- The Future Is Here And Her Name Is Princess Monster Truck
- Cat enjoying licking hoover airstream - tumblr - In Search of the Happiness Max
Though unlike the person asking, I think it's obvious how they discovered the cat liked it.
- NoHomophobes.com
A visualisation of how often homophobic words are in a derrogatory fashion on twitter. This is a real problem, it hurts people.
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Interesting Links for 01-03-2013
- BBC News - Judicial review of TfL's decision to ban gay cure ad
- Tories beaten by ‘perfect storm’ of Huhne, Rennard and nutjobs
'THE Tories admitted there was no way they could have won the Eastleigh by-election as their opponents were either mired in scandal or completely insane.'
- Former SNP council leader compares Scotland to 'slave' state - Telegraph
Also argued that 'North Sea oil and gas revenue flowing to the Treasury was akin to domestic abuse.'
- Nationwide to leave benefit claimants homeless - Telegraph
'The Mortgage Works (TMW), which is part of Nationwide, will not offer new loans to landlords who accept housing benefit in a move which experts said could leave people unable to find anywhere to live.'
- Tim Bale: Eastleigh By-Election: Worst of All Worlds for the Tories
'Rather than shooting Nigel Farage's fox, all Cameron has done is feed it.'
- BBC News - Dice and digital - rehabilitating the board game geek
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Interesting Links for 23-11-2012
- Fit to Be Tied: Holiday Parade Balloons in Bondage
Not actually NSFW
- Macy’s Thanskgiving Day Parade 2012: Helium is wasted in floating parade balloons. - Slate Magazine
Isn't an MRI machine more useful than a giant Spiderman baloon?
- BBC News - Pregnant woman 'refused' Manchester Metrolink tram seat
'complained that staff failed to help'
- Students should act less gay, says Alberta school trustee (seriously?) - The Globe and Mail
Dale Schaffrick suggested if "children with a gay tendency" could hide their gayness it would be "for their own benefit."
- Russian anti-gay activists court case against Madonna thrown out of court | Gigwise
(Semi NSFW images with story) Plaintiffs claimed that Madonna's 'homosexual propaganda' would affect the birth rates in Russia and deprive the country of future soldiers - which led to the judge threatening to make journalists leave the court if they laughed too much.
- BBC News - Flood warnings as more rains batter UK
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Interesting Links for 22-05-2012
- Jack Conkling, Kansas Teacher, Writes On Facebook That Being Gay Is 'The Same As Murder'
'writing that homosexuality "ranks in God's eyes the same as murder, lying, stealing, or cheating."'
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- xandar; our reign has gone on long enoug
Interesting Links for 18-03-2012
- Daily Kos: Texas loses Medicaid funding in effort to spite Planned Parenthood
'the state would lose basic health and family planning services funding from Medicaid because it is in violation of federal law'
- 100 Real Tweets from Homophobes Who Would Murder Their Gay Child · homophobes · Storify
- Nano Ink 'Tattoo' Could Monitor Diabetes: Discovery News
"injectable nanotech ink" makes it sound like something out of Shadowrun or Cyberpunk (Edit: Old story, but variations on this are still being worked on)
- Why We Have to Go Back to a 40-Hour Work Week to Keep Our Sanity | Visions | AlterNet
'One hundred fifty years of research proves that shorter work hours actually raise productivity and profits -- and overtime destroys them. So why do we still do this?'
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Interesting Links for 21-11-2011
- Telegraph hires virulent homophobe as columnist | Liberal Conspiracy
'The Reverend Peter Mullins has just made his debut on the Telegraph website as a regular columnist'. He's previously made blog posts 'demanding gay men should be forced to have “sodomy” warnings tattooed on their bodies.'
- FAIL UPWARDS | Dave Trott's Blog | CST The Gate
How many failures can lead to great opportunities.
- Congressional SOPA hearings: no opponents of the bill allowed
'As the House of Representatives opens hearings on SOPA, the worst piece of Internet legislation in American history, it has rejected all submissions and testimony from public interest groups and others who oppose the bill.' (I have a vague suspicion it *may* not be quite that cut and dried, but it does seem focused towards its support rather heavily)
- Daft hysteria over the EU's ruling on water and dehydration | by Martin Robbins @mjrobbins | Science | guardian.co.uk
'The EU has not said that water isn't healthy, and it's ruling on the vexatious claim that bottled water can prevent dehydration is perfectly sensible'