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Interesting Links for 24-08-2015
Aug. 24th, 2015 01:00 pm- Google ordered to remove links to ‘right to be forgotten’ removal stories
Don't forget to forget the stories reminding you what you've forgotten
Interesting Links for 25-09-2014
Sep. 25th, 2014 01:00 pm- Ello appears to have no way to control who sees your stuff
Which rather lowers its usefulness as a social network
Interesting Links for 03-09-2014
Sep. 5th, 2014 06:00 pm- Teenagers hack ATM by bothering to read the instructions
Google instructions. See if they've changed the default passcode. Don't steal money, just set the welcome screen to say it's been hacked, and tell the bank. Realise you're late for your next school lesson…
- A PSA About Nude Photos
'*Tasers you* *steals your shoes* SHOULDN’T WEAR SHOES BRO' Well put. It's theft. But because its of women, and because there's a sexual/titillation element, the victim blaming suddenly appears.
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- canada,
- crime,
- current-events,
- fail,
- hacking,
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- money,
- news,
- people-suck,
- privacy,
- sexism,
- social-media,
- technology,
- theft
Interesting Links for 04-01-2014
Jan. 4th, 2014 12:00 pm- David Cameron's internet porn filter is the start of censorship creep | Laurie Penny
- Happy 40th birthday to Dungeons and Dragons | Mary Hamilton
- Facebook faces lawsuit for allegedly scanning private messages | PCWorld
'Swiss firm High-Tech Bridge, for example, reported in August it used a dedicated Web server and generated a secret URL for each of the 50 largest social networks, Web services and free email systems it was testing for their respect of user privacy.'
- I am the guy with two penises. AMA. — Reddit
NSFW text and links to NSFW images, duh. 'Just to summarize what we've learnt. He's bisexual. He's attractive. He's lives in a threesome. He likes fisting others and being fisted. He likes putting things down his urethra. He casually mentions the time six people had sex with him simultaneously. He shoots 12 times when he cums. Straight men magically turn bicurious around him. And on top of that, he has two penises. Well played, God. Good to know you didn't waste that extra penis on a prude.'
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- amusing,
- biology,
- censorship,
- comment,
- comment-is-free,
- communication,
- culture,
- d&d,
- facebook,
- geeky,
- history,
- interesting,
- internet,
- law,
- links,
- litigation,
- nsfw-links,
- nsfw-text,
- penis,
- politics,
- porn,
- privacy,
- rpg,
- semi-nsfw,
- sex,
- social-media,
- tabletop-rpgs,
- uk,
- via-#maelfroth,
- weird
Interesting Links for 15-08-2013
Aug. 15th, 2013 05:00 pm- Blood in Your Eye: Why We Need Violent Stories -- Vulture
'we generally demonize violent acts and violent work. We make them Other, and we just distance ourselves. They are Other, and they didn’t come from us, and we’re just going to stand over there and shake our heads sadly. And, moreover, anyone who gets closer to it in order to experience or understand it must be a freak.'
- Gmail Users Shouldn't Expect Privacy, Google Says In Filing : The Two-Way : NPR
- Newsnight strips "porn user" of her PhD - The Media Blog
Spare a thought for academic Dr Jude Roberts who admitted on Newsnight on Wednesday night that she uses porn. A minute or so later the caption writers at the BBC had made the necessary changes to her billing and stripped her of her PhD.
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- academia,
- bbc,
- braaaaaains,
- culture,
- discrimination,
- email,
- films,
- google,
- interesting,
- law,
- links,
- media,
- news,
- porn,
- posttofacebook,
- privacy,
- psychology,
- sex,
- technology,
- the other,
- violence,
- warren ellis,
- wtf
Interesting Links for 02-06-2013
Jun. 2nd, 2013 05:00 pm- Why do Muslims keep having to explain themselves? We hate extremists more than any outsiders ever could - BelfastTelegraph.c...
- So Much For Fiscal Hawks - Republicans Now Costing You Tens Of Millions To Save A Few Million
Infrastructure maintenance. It's a thing.
- 5 Gamer Comments That Give Straight White Guys a Bad Name | Cracked.com
- Prague introduces singles only 'love carriages' on underground trains - Telegraph
- Only half of officers 'would report colleague who punched suspect' - Telegraph
'for fleeing and resisting arrest, figures showed, as senior officers called for a new code of ethics.'
- MI5 failures over Woolwich probably 'misjudgement' not lack of snoopers' charter, says Sir Chris Fox - Telegraph
'result of human misjudgement rather than lack of "draconian" powers to monitor email traffic, a former police boss said today.'
- 5 Brilliant Clues Hidden in the Background of Movies | Cracked.com
Contains spoilers
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- cracked,
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- economics,
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- privacy,
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- relationships,
- religion,
- republicans,
- sexism,
- surveilance,
- terrorism,
- transport,
- via andrew ducker,
- violence,
- war on terror,
- warning: spoilers
Interesting Links for 31-05-2013
May. 31st, 2013 05:00 pm- “Why do women try to get ahead by pulling men down?” — LadyBits on Medium — Medium
A rather good metaphorical escalator
- Peter Mandelson joins board of Russian firm 'with organised crime links' | Business | The Guardian
- BBC News - Incapacity benefit test claims 'conflated figures' - watchdog
'Suggestions that 878,300 benefit claimants dropped their claims rather than take a medical test have been challenged by the statistics watchdog.'
- BBC News - Scottish independence: Dissecting legal advice on student fees post-yes
- Nick Clegg: we will strike a balance on 'snoopers charter' after Woolwich attack - Telegraph
'work is already under way within the civil service to resurrect some of the proposals without the need for legislation, meaning the Liberal Democrats would not be able to vote it down in parliament.'
- Motorola's tattoos could replace passwords for phones- Telegraph
- BBC News - Tory MP Patrick Mercer resigns
'has resigned the Tory whip to "save my party embarrassment" over a BBC Panorama programme alleging he had broken lobbying rules.'
- 33 Teachers Who Got The Last Laugh
I may have to use the Helen Waite one at some point myself.
- How attractive is Britain to ‘benefit tourists?
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- lib dem,
- lies,
- lies damn lies and statistics,
- links,
- living in the future,
- lobbying,
- money,
- news,
- organised crime,
- phones,
- photos,
- politics,
- posttofacebook,
- privacy,
- russia,
- scotland,
- scottish independence,
- security,
- sexism,
- silly,
- smartphones,
- statistics,
- surveilance,
- teaching,
- technology,
- the coalition,
- tuition fees,
- uk,
- university,
- via #maelfroth,
- wearable technology,
- westminster
Interesting Links for 13-03-2013
Mar. 13th, 2013 04:00 pm- Google Glass is banned in Seattle bar months before launch- The Inquirer
'due to privacy concerns'
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Interesting Links for 15-01-2013
Jan. 15th, 2013 04:06 pm- Who is to blame for the farce in Whitehall? | Unlock Democracy
'Have we really not moved on from this vision of a government run by processes and procedures so convoluted that only the civil-servants have the power to control what’s really going on?'
- London Dungeon to sell unwanted stock - Telegraph
Think I'll be popping along to this. 'One of the capital’s most popular tourist attractions is to sell hundreds of its macabre props at a Pimlico car boot sale.'
- University investigation after explicit video of student safe sex ball posted on the internet - Telegraph
Ahh, Exeter. Went to a couple of SSB's during my time there. Via Katherine Fitton.
Interesting Links for 17-10-2012
Oct. 17th, 2012 05:00 pm- For all the details on Mitt Romney's 5 trillion dollar tax plan visit ROMNEYTAXPLAN.COM
'For a detailed explanation of how the Romney-Ryan tax plan is able to cut taxes by $5 trillion without exploding the deficit or requiring tax hikes on the middle class, simply click the button below.'
- NHS Reform, the bill "no one voted for"? No, not really. | Mat Bowles
'Saying "I disagree wtih this" is fine'… 'but saying "no one voted for it" is a blatant lie. 44% of voters in my constituency voted for a candidate backing these reforms. 39% did nationally.'
- Full Disclosure: Is it OK to hold credit card numbers in cookies? Santander?
Full credit card number, name, user ID stored in cookies. What the hell?
- Man in court for hitting Darth Vader's wife - Top Stories - News - Birmingham Mail
'An angry Walsall man who threw a punch at his neighbour called Darth Vader because he suspected he had been having a relationship with his girlfriend has been punished in court.'
- How Does Homeopathy Work?
A useful, informative and comprehensive summation.
- Homeopathy: there's nothing in it | The 10:23 Campaign | #ten23
'The 10:23 Campaign aims to raise awareness about the reality of homeopathy. This site will tell you how we know there is nothing in it, why the claims made by homeopaths are impossible, and why you should care.'
- When the Most Personal Secrets Get Outed on Facebook - WSJ.com
'two students were casualties of a privacy loophole on Facebook—the fact that anyone can be added to a group by a friend without their approval. As a result, the two lost control over their secrets, even though both were sophisticated users who had attempted to use Facebook's privacy settings to shield some of their activities from their parents.'
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- health,
- healthcare,
- homeopathy,
- image,
- information,
- interersting,
- interesting,
- it's a craaazy world,
- lgbt,
- links,
- medicine,
- money,
- politics,
- posttofacebook,
- privacy,
- relates to another of today's links,
- republicans,
- romney,
- science,
- security,
- silly,
- social media,
- star wars,
- technology,
- uk,
- via #maelfroth,
- via andrew ducker,
- weird,
- westminster,
- what the everliving fuck,
- xandar; our reign has gone on long enoug
Interesting Links for 24-08-2012
Aug. 24th, 2012 05:00 pm- Some light on a key legal issue surrounding the Assange case | Love and Garbage – some commonplace musings
'As a result of this crucial case it is the right of any accused person who has breached bail conditions and is located in England to tell the prosecuting authorities where, when, and how he or she should be questioned.'
- How Hollywood Is Encouraging Online Piracy: Scientific American
'Of the 10 most pirated movies of 2011, guess how many of them are available to rent online, as I write this in midsummer 2012? Zero.'
- If 'Dark Knight Rises' Was 10 Times Shorter and More Honest | Cracked.com
- Conservative Party raise £1million through secretive supper clubs - Mirror Online
The system allows the party to trouser the cash without naming the wealthy backers it comes from
- Ashcroft tells David Cameron to defy Tory right on gay marriage - UK Politics - UK - The Independent
"People who oppose gay marriage would remember that he was in favour of it before the going got tough. Those who support it would see that he abandoned the idea in the face of a determined minority. Those who don't much care either way would notice another flip-flop."
- Constitutional Reform and Prince Harry's Balls
The reason that the son of Prince Harry has an outside chance of being Head of State and mine doesn’t is that Prince Harry has Magic Balls
- SearchTheMoney.com
Website looking at where Tory MPs get their donations. NB: Is a partisan website paid for by unions that fund the Labour Party. Still, some interesting stuff there, and may help the push towards party funding reform.
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- amusing,
- apologies; i have forgotten who i got th,
- batman,
- comment,
- conservative party,
- corruption,
- cracked,
- freedom of information,
- intellectual property,
- interesting,
- internet,
- julian assange,
- law,
- lgbt,
- links,
- london,
- magic balls,
- media,
- monarchy,
- money,
- movies,
- parody,
- partisan,
- party funding,
- people suck,
- piracy,
- politics,
- posttofacebook,
- privacy,
- rights,
- uk,
- unions,
- warning: spoilers,
- westminster,
- xandar; our reign has gone on long enoug
Interesting Links for 09-07-2012
Jul. 9th, 2012 05:00 pm- CEO Of Internet Provider Sonic.net: We Delete User Logs After Two Weeks. Your Internet Provider Should, Too. - Forbes
'It seemed like half the time, the customer wasn’t the one right one, but they rolled over because it would be very embarassing. And I think that’s an abuse of process. I was unwilling to become part of that business model. In many cases the lawyers never pursued the case, and it was all bluster. But under that threat, you pay.'
Interesting Links for 14-06-2012
Jun. 14th, 2012 05:00 pm- 400 women called Sarah
Julie Bindle has written an article essentially dismissing the existence of bisexuality, and suggesting it's all a political/feminist issue. The 'evidence' she includes is a survey of 400 women, some of those women thinking bisexuality doesn't exist. As a comparison, inspired by the project to get a longer list of evolution-supporting scientists named Steve, than the list of evolution denying scientists (named anything), a friend has set up a page to get 400 women called Sarah to affirm that they believe bisexuality exists.
- Julie Bindel: Where's the Politics in Sex?
The story relating to the 400 women called Sarah group. The rather flabbergasting idea that people should choose to be lesbian for political reasons.
- Memos From Fury
Director Fury has to let people know who's boss. Using memos.
- BBC News - Theresa May sets out plans to monitor internet use in the UK
- BBC News - World's first 'tax' on Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7
'Customers who use IE7 will have to pay an extra surcharge on online purchases made through the firm's site.'
- World+dog discovers hi-res aerial maps, thanks to Google and Apple • The Register
'‘Military grade spy stuff’, my arse'
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- awesome,
- bigotry,
- comics,
- facebook,
- freedom,
- i do not agree with the page linked to,
- interesting,
- internet,
- lgbt,
- link is to a facebook page,
- links,
- marvel comics,
- parody,
- politics,
- posttofacebook,
- privacy,
- protest,
- sex,
- sexism,
- surveilance,
- technology,
- the register,
- tumblr,
- via endisni,
- westminster,
- what the everliving fuck
Interesting Links for 30-05-2012
May. 30th, 2012 05:00 pm- Benefits claimant admits subsistence income scam
'AN unemployed man is scamming the taxpayer out of £67.50 a week, it has emerged.'
- Google facing new WiFi 'snooping' investigation - Telegraph
'its Street View cars secretly harvested emails, photographs and other personal data from WiFi networks.'
Interesting Links for 13-04-2012
Apr. 13th, 2012 05:00 pm- Emirates wedges national ID cards inside NFC phones • The Register
- Icann forced to delay web address deadline by software glitch - Telegraph
'"Unusual behaviour" by a software system run by the internet’s governing body'
Interesting Links for 27-03-2012
Mar. 27th, 2012 05:00 pm- MPs try to overturn 'God can heal' ad ban | Total Politics
'they want the Advertising Standards Authority to produce "indisputable scientific evidence" to say that prayer does not work - otherwise they will raise the issue in Parliament.'
- May be months to stop North Sea gas cloud - Total | Reuters
'A cloud of explosive natural gas boiling out of the North Sea from a leak at Total's abandoned Elgin platform forced wider evacuations off the Scottish coast'
- BBC News - Google under fire in UK MPs report into privacy
'called on Google to introduce an algorithm to remove search links found to be in breach of privacy - or face legislation to force it to do so.'
- How GPs are set to make a killing out of NHS reform - UK Politics - UK - The Independent
'One in three who publicly supports change may have conflicts of interest'
- O2 forced to expose 'porn downloaders' - Telegraph
'personal details handed to a pornographer who claims they unlawfully downloaded his films'
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- belief,
- bias,
- christianity,
- communications,
- corruption,
- disaster,
- energy,
- google,
- healthcare,
- if you can't prove my invisible sky frie,
- image,
- interesting,
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- links,
- medicine,
- natural gas,
- news,
- nhs,
- north sea,
- oil,
- piracy,
- politics,
- porn,
- posttofacebook,
- privacy,
- religion,
- scotland,
- uk,
- westminster,
- wtf
Interesting Links for 26-03-2012
Mar. 26th, 2012 05:00 pm- Richard Hanna, GOP Congressman, Tells Women To Give Their Money To Democrats
They're trying to remake the Equal Rights Amendment, which Congress passed in 1972 but has not yet been ratified by the necessary 38 states, which simply says that equality under the law "shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex."
- David Cameron reveals Tory donors dinners list - The Independent
So, a register of dinner guests is happening. How about decent register of lobbyists too? And while they're at it, a donations database that allows you to uniquely identify people.
- Senators want ruling on whether Facebook password requests are illegal
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Interesting Links for 01-12-2011
Dec. 1st, 2011 04:00 pm- Ask Chris #81: Scooby-Doo and Secular Humanism - ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews
'I will fight tooth and nail over the idea that there should never, ever be even a trace of the supernatural in the world of Scooby-Doo.'
- Gavin Mackey's Pokemon Redesigns Will Haunt Your Nightmares [Art] - ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews
'In Mackey's art, [pokemon] take an insidious turn toward resembling Renée French subjects or that creepy baby in David Lynch's Eraserhead.'
- Comics, Everybody: The History of Captain America Explained - ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews
'Curt Franklin and artist Chris Haley of Let's Be Friends Again have broken down the history of Marvel Comics' esteemed Sentinel of Liberty. Read all about the fabled ascent of Steve Rogers from weakling to Nazi-smasher to Avengers Leader to head of S.H.I.E.L.D'
- EU: Copyright Doesn't Cover Functionality, Programming Language
'Yves Bot, an advocate-general at the Court, has stated that functions provided by computer programs, as well as the programming languages they're written in, do not receive copyright protection.'
- US judge orders hundreds of sites "de-indexed" from Google, Facebook
'After a series of one-sided hearings, luxury goods maker Chanel has won recent court orders against hundreds of websites trafficking in counterfeit luxury goods.'
- BBC News - Fahrenheit 451 becomes e-book despite author's feelings
Best line in the article? This: '"We have too many cellphones. We've got too many internets. We have got to get rid of those machines. We have too many machines now," he said.'
- Paul McMullan lays bare newspaper dark arts at Leveson inquiry | Media | The Guardian
''Privacy is for paedos," declared former News of the World man and tabloid veteran Paul McMullan in the midst of his evidence at the Leveson inquiry. He had only just observed that "in 21 years of invading people's privacy I've never found anybody doing any good" – statements that together amounted to a credo for the brutal Sunday tabloid world of which McMullan became the chief spokesman in the otherwise stifled confines of courtroom 73.'
- BBC News - Is £40,000 really a liveable income for families in the UK?
Perhaps a bad idea for them to lead with the family where the lady of the house "spends £10,000 every couple of years to buy a new car and likes to go on two or three package holidays a year." and yet complains of money being tight. The later couple who's café collapsed, leaving them with lots of debt, that I can more emphasise with.
- BUSTED! Secret app on millions of phones logs key taps • The Register
'…Trevor Eckhart showed how software from a Silicon Valley company known as Carrier IQ recorded in real time the keys he pressed into a stock EVO handset, which he had reset to factory settings just prior to the demonstration.'
- BBC News - Ministers announce U-turn on mobility benefit cut
'Controversial plans to axe some benefit payments to disabled people living in care homes are being dropped.' Very glad to see this, as the plan to drop it felt very much like "If you're in a care home, you can stay there, you don't need to see the outside world"
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