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Russia Moves To Ban Online Services That Don’t Store Personal Data In Russia | TechCrunch
Your government is in control. Go back to sleep.
(tags: Russia computers Internet authoritarianism via-Andrew-Ducker social-media )
Hot water with bag floating in it not a cup of tea
“Drinks retailers treat coffee drinkers like cherished, fussy children, giving them a zillion pretentious, intricate options involving frothy milk and syrups. Tea drinkers, by contrast, get a cup of nuclear-temperature water with a deflated paper testicle floating on it."
(tags: amusing The-Daily-Mash tea UK tea-is-important-dammit silly )
The motherfucker song.
An ode to the baddassery of Boxer Crabs
(tags: amusing Awesome singing nature via-Aquarion )

Any Animal That Touches This Lethal Lake Turns to Stone
I find this really beautiful. Albeit, also strange.
(tags: photos animals nature awesome beautiful photography science )

Game of Thrones producers sue George R. R. Martin for plot leaks
'thousands of pages of plot details available in bookstores around the globe.'
(tags: silly posttofacebook parody amusing Game of Thrones )
“Warning” signs at historical sites tell visitors to relax and enjoy themselves
(tags: photos posttofacebook National Trust nature awesome amusing interesting )

Beware the rise of the government scientists turned lobbyists | CommentIsFree - George Monbiot
(tags: comment corruption farming interesting lobbying nature politics science uk )
30 July – UK copyright: Accessing Orphan Works | Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
A response to the Register thing on 'your photos belong to everyone now' thing I shared yesterday. I probably give this more weight, partly because El Reg is unreliable, but also because I'm told the particular Reg reporter is especially bad.
(tags: law politics posttofacebook intellectual property UK via andrew ducker copyright )
Jobseekers made to carry out bogus psychometric tests | Society | guardian.co.uk
(tags: jobs fail lies UK benefits interesting lies damn lies and statistics )
What happens when pirates play a game development simulator and then go bankrupt because of piracy? | Greenheart GamesGreenheart Games
In said game, the copies put on torrent sites (by the makers) had a crippling level of piracy make it harder to do well in the game.
(tags: computers posttofacebook intellectual property gaming money interesting piracy business )
CosMARXpolitan
'Your va-jay-jay called! It wants to talk about anarcho-syndicalism'
(tags: sex posttofacebook marxism image via Aquarion silly parody awesome amusing economics communism tumblr culture )
Train Loop - What If? - XKCD
'i will diminish, and go into the west, and remain a train'
(tags: SCIENCE!!! speed transport awesome amusing interesting trains science )
On the verge of testing human long term memory device and seizure prevention
(tags: braaaaaains living in the future awesome via andrew ducker interesting health science )
Overton window - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
'a political theory that describes as a narrow "window" the range of ideas that the public will find acceptable, and that states that the political viability of an idea is defined primarily by this rather than by politicians' individual preferences'
(tags: politics posttofacebook image interesting culture )

BBC News - America's forgotten black cowboys
(tags: america culture image interesting movies race racism wildwest )
LibreOffice for Android “frustratingly close” to release | Ars Technica
Which is frustrating for me too, as I'd like to use it. Ah well, there appear to be a few other options.
(tags: android cloud interersting libreoffice opensource posttofacebook smartphones technology )
Leopards are the new urban foxes in India - Telegraph
(tags: animals nature wildlife interesting India )

A sensational breakthrough: the first bionic hand that can feel - News - Gadgets & Tech - The Independent
(tags: Apologies; I have forgotten who I got this link from posttofacebook living in the future technology awesome injury healthcare )
Burger King's Twitter Account Hacked (And Switched To McDonald's)
'“Just got sold to McDonalds because the whopper flopped =[“ Someone's having a bad day over at BK HQ. Still going after nearly an hour.'
(tags: twitter fail hacking amusing social media food fast food internet )
HowStuffWorks "What's so important about the Code of Hammurabi?"
An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth, a couple of hundred years before Moses came up with that idea.
(tags: history law awesome interesting )
BBC News - RSPB Ham Wall 'slime' baffles experts
'Scientists at a nature reserve in Somerset have been baffled by a jelly-like slime which has appeared in a number of locations at the site.'
(tags: nature UK interesting weird )

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Pink elephant is caught on camera
Sort-of on parade
(tags: animals nature Africa biology )
Swanson: Wombs of Women on Birth Control 'Embedded' with 'Dead Babies' | Right Wing Watch
(tags: sexism America posttofacebook xandar; our reign has gone on long enough. indeed; summon the meteors. abortion birth control stupidity wtf what the everliving fuck )
Police spies stole identities of dead children | UK news | The Guardian
'Undercover officers created aliases based on details found in birth and death records'
(tags: information identity police lies surveilance culture )
wulfmojo • Twilight - Bella & Jacobs first kiss
Trigger warning for sexual assault/non-consent. Okay, I know Twilight is messed up. I didn't realise it was quite *this* fucked up. (Assuming that the quoted passage is from it; a quick google provided nothing that suggested it wasn't)
(tags: sex posttofacebook vampires trigger warning fiction rape culture wtf culture what the everliving fuck )
Chris Huhne facing jail sentence after admitting perverting course of justice | UK news | guardian.co.uk
'Former minister resigns seat after pleading guilty over claims he persuaded his ex-wife to take speeding points for him in 2003'
(tags: politics lies news cars corruption driving westminster interesting Lib Dem )

The murky world of interests peers don't think you need to see - UK Politics - UK - The Independent
'A senior Conservative peer has been acting as an adviser to a European lobbying firm for five years without declaring it to Parliament' (and other examples of interests not declared.
(tags: posttofacebook corruption politics Westminster interesting )
The 7 Most Terrifying Mouths in Nature | Cracked.com
(tags: nature cracked awesome amusing )
Louise Mensch launches rival to Twitter | Media | guardian.co.uk
Better description: Louise Mensch launches a semi-eponymous discussion forum website, decides to call it a rival to twitter for some unknown reason.
(tags: posttofacebook internet technology politics social media twitter )
'Wallace and Gromit' gadget cooks full breakfast automatically - Telegraph
'including an omelette, toast (with customisable spreads), coffee and freshly squeezed orange juice.'
(tags: posttofacebook post can I have one? geeky technology clever awesome )

India Reports Completely Drug-Resistant TB | Wired Science
'…news has broken in India of the existence of at least 12 patients infected…' Yikes. A certain song from REM seems appropriate now
(tags: via theweaselking via posttofacebook doom doom dooooom doom doom dooooooom medicine health disease India scary interesting )
BBC News - Rhinos' feet tested to see how they support heavy loads
'how do they carry this weight on their stumpy little feet?'
(tags: biology animals nature science interesting )

BBC News - An Italian's view on British winter clothes
'In reply [to the piece of being 'hit by air'], an Italian based in the UK explains the different attitudes to winter clothes and health.'
(tags: Italy interesting seasons winter health culture psychology comment )
BBC News - How to avoid getting 'hit by air' in Italy
'Many Italians, it seems, are prone to a particularly wide range of winter illnesses, helped apparently by an in-depth knowledge of human anatomy.'
(tags: Italy health interesting psychology medicine braaaaaains comment )
En route to Belgium, woman caught with 5 grenades in Newark airport | NJ.com
Possibly related to the attacks there on Tuesday.
(tags: interesting violence weapons Belgium terrorism )
BBC News - On the trail of the offshore tax dodgers
'The government's attempts to squeeze more money from offshore tax dodgers is being run from just about the most nondescript set of offices you could possibly imagine.'
(tags: interesting money tax UK fairness )
Disappearance of the elephant caused rise of modern humans: Dietary change led to modern humans in Middle East 400,000 years ago
'Elephants have long been known to be part of the Homo erectus diet. But the significance of this specific food source, in relation to both the survival of Homo erectus and the evolution of modern humans, has never been understood -- until now.'
(tags: via Andrew Ducker interesting evolution food nature )

Seven Arrested For Ohio Amish Beard Attacks
Mullets attacking beards. Whatever next…
(tags: interesting amusing wtf religion Christianity America weird crime )
LINX Public Affairs » Scarlet wins in European Court
'Scarlet Extended SA has won its protected legal battle in the European Court, against a Belgian Court ruling forcing it to impose network level content filtering to prevent copyright infringement on peer-to-peer networks.'
(tags: interesting news intellectual property copyright technology internet europe awesome )
Softly, Softly: Beijing Turns Other Cheek — For Now | Via Meadia
'The cascade of statements, deployments, agreements and announcements from the United States and its regional associates in the last week has to be one of the most unpleasant shocks for China’s leadership — ever.'
(tags: China international affairs American politics interesting via Andrew Ducker )
BBC Nature - 'Brinicle' ice finger of death filmed in Antarctic
'A bizarre underwater "icicle of death" has been filmed by a BBC crew.;
(tags: interesting pretty awesome ice nature dude... via Andrew Ducker )
BBC News - Viewpoint: Just what is middle age?
People love to talk about the perils of middle age and mid-life crises. But what really happens in our middle years, asks David Bainbridge.
(tags: interesting via Andrew Ducker biology culture comment )
This $10 Tip Is Not The Best Way To Show Your Gratitude To Your Server - The Consumerist
'For a waiter who depends on tips to earn more than minimum wage, a $10 tip can be a welcome sight. But not in this instance.'
(tags: religion atheism interesting amusing people suck culture money )
Foreclosure Mill That Mocked Homeless For Halloween Is Shutting Down, Blames NY Times - The Consumerist
'Remember that foreclosure mill law firm in NY state that got caught mocking the homeless during Halloween? They subsequently apologized, but that couldn't keep the firm afloat, and last week it was announced that the company was closing.' Good riddance.
(tags: interesting law financial crisis money )
Neighbors Are Mad At Guy Who Got $300K House For $16 - The Consumerist
'…a man [is trying to use] the law to his advantage and snags a $300,000 house in Texas for a mere $16. Now his high-falutin' neighbors are all cranky that he might get away with such a steal.
(tags: interesting amusing money property clever America law )
SBS Dateline | China's Ghost Cities
'All the shops in this mall are empty, not that that worries the government, because they're simply more concerned with maintaining economic growth and one way of achieving that is building cities like this one. The big question, though, is how much longer all these shops and properties can remain vacant?'
(tags: interesting China money property economics )
Man charged with attempting to assassinate President Obama | World news | guardian.co.uk
'Prosecutors charge 21-year-old White House shooting suspect Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez with attempted assassination'
(tags: crime death politics America news )
George Clooney and Cristiano Ronaldo star in Berlusconi trial witness list | World news | The Guardian
'It could be the cast for a remake of one of those 60s classical epics: George Clooney as one of the stars, together with a former belly dancer and 32 assorted starlets, dancers and showgirls.'
(tags: interesting law Italy lies crime corruption )
Groups rally against Nominet take-down push | Regulation | ZDNet UK
'The Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has joined the Open Rights Group and London Internet Exchange (Linx) in resisting a proposal by Nominet to take down websites involved in illegal activities without the need for a court order.'
(tags: interesting internet law crime )

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 )

The case of the 500-mile email
'I was working in a job running the campus email system some years ago when I got a call from the chairman of the statistics department. "We're having a problem sending email out of the department." "What's the problem?" I asked. "We can't send mail more than 500 miles," the chairman explained.'
(tags: amusing technology internet SCIENCE!!! weird geeky )
Garden Law - Garden Burial
'It is possible to bury a loved one in your garden. The law is contained in the Burial Laws Amendment Act 1880.'
(tags: interesting death )
Nature Wants to Eat You
Warning: Teeth.
(tags: nature biology awesome fear )
Moray eels attack with second pair of ‘Alien-style’ jaws | Not Exactly Rocket Science | Discover Magazine
'In the Alien movies, the eponymous monster killed shipmates and marines with a fearsome set of double jaws. That may have been science fiction but science fact isn’t too far off. In our planet’s tropical oceans, moray eels use a ballistic set of second jaws to catch their prey.'
(tags: awesome weird biology )

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