Entries tagged with nature

Seven Arrested For Ohio Amish Beard Attacks
Mullets attacking beards. Whatever next…
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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.'
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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 )

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Interesting Links for 23-11-2011

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 )

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Interesting Links for 10-11-2011

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 )