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Interesting Links for 12-03-2016
Mar. 12th, 2016 12:00 pm- Millions of ordinary Americans support Donald Trump. Here's why | Thomas Frank | Opinion | The Guardian
Interesting point; as well as all the racism, Trump says a lot about how free trade has moved jobs overseas, leaving working class people unemployed and feeling angry at the system
Interesting Links for 24-01-2016
Jan. 24th, 2016 12:00 pm- Is Donald Trump now unstoppable? - BBC News
Fortunately just talking about the Republican nomination. But still… fuck.
Interesting Links for 28-06-2014
Sep. 2nd, 2014 11:00 pm- Petition to make Father Ted's 'My Lovely Horse' Ireland's Eurovision song turned down - News - Music - The Independent
'Irish MPs said they 'didn't have the musical expertise' to decide'
- Facebook tinkered with users’ feeds for a massive psychology experiment · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Facebook is playing with your emotions, because it can.
- GOP Candidate Charges Opponent Is Dead, Represented By A Body Double
'[His opponent] told KFOR however, that he has never been to the country where he's being accused of having been executed.'
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Interesting Links for 17-10-2013
Oct. 17th, 2013 05:00 pm- Senate leaders strike deal to raise debt ceiling and end government shutdown | World news | theguardian.com
'John Boehner signalled he was ready to accept a Senate-drafted peace deal that contained almost no concessions to conservatives who had driven the country the brink of a new financial crisis.'
- Unfortunate publishing layouts of our time | The Poke:
26 is fairly obviously 'shopped, and I'm guessing several of the rest are. Still funny.
- Stenographer starts ranting about Freemasons who ‘go against God’ during House vote to avert U.S. debt crisis | National Post
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Interesting Links for 08-10-2013
Oct. 8th, 2013 05:00 pm- Daily Kos: A political crisis
After all, if you can't win, it's your responsibility to make sure the others lose. Right? Right??
- It’s enough to make you cancel your reservation | bl0gdramedy
“I was bitten by a mosquito. The brochure did not mention mosquitoes.”
- 25 True Facts About Scottish Independence
'All our dreams will come true. Yes, all of them. Including the slightly unsavory one involving Kylie Minogue, a talking parrot called Steve and two pounds of warm lard.'
- Facebook Requires Social Fixer Browser Extension To Remove Key Features
Facebook, making its site more annoying to use. Why am I not surprised?
- iOS 7 Does NOT Make Your iPhone Waterproof
Nor will it walk your dog for you.
- Scott Lynch's Blog - Against Big Bird, The Gods Themselves Contend In Vain - February 29, 2012 00:24
Muppets be badass.
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Interesting Links for 30-09-2013
Sep. 30th, 2013 05:00 pm- Card sharp used infrared contact lenses in Cannes poker scam - Telegraph
He had the technology, but didn't have the brains to use it a bit more subtly.
- US shutdown: an explainer for non-Americans | theguardian
Personally, I think that a big reason they want to shut down Obamacare is how popular it'll become once it actually kicks in properly.
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Interesting Links for 16-07-2013
Jul. 16th, 2013 05:00 pm- Former High-School Teacher Congressman Irks GOP By Marking Their Memos With A Red Pen | Happy Place
He suggests they provide evidence to back up their thesis, and offers to explain the bill for them if they don't understand it.
- Five things Iain Duncan Smith doesn't want you to know about the benefit cap
Leaked letter states the measure "does not take account of the additional costs to local authorities (through homelessness and temporary accommodation). In fact we think it is likely that the policy as it stands will generate a net cost..."
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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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Interesting Links for 17-02-2013
Feb. 17th, 2013 04:00 pm- Are You Addicted to Job Hunting?
- Computer science students successfully boycott class final | The Johns Hopkins News-Letter
'all grades are relative to the highest actually achieved score. Thus, if no one showed up and everyone got 0 percent, everyone would be marked as 100 percent'
- Amazon 'used neo-Nazi guards to keep immigrant workforce under control' in Germany - Europe - World - The Independent
- Politician moves to make vulgar Photoshopping illegal | Technically Incorrect - CNET News
"No one has a right to make fun of anyone," he says.
- Hi, I'm Earnest G. Smith, Please Photoshop Me
Some NSFW pictures. A FB page dedicated to photoshopped pictures of the aforementioned American politician.
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Interesting Links for 24-01-2013
Jan. 24th, 2013 04:00 pm- X-Surface: Don't believe everything you read.
Journalism no longer appears to include even basic fact checking, as regards tech, anyways.
- Actual Facebook Graph Searches
Simultaneously amusing and worrying.
- Get ready for 'Objectify a Male Tech Writer Day' | Crave - CNET
- Private health contractor's staff told to cut 999 calls to meet targets | Society | The Guardian
'Leaked email from Serco managers tells workers to manipulate computer system to 'stop the clock' on emergency calls'
- Cat Transit System (CTS) | Because We Can
- Obama Urged to Resign Over Beyonce Scandal : The New Yorker
It worries me that I've grown so used to the level of anti-Obama retoric that it took me a while to be sure this was a parody. Poes Law is starting to apply to politics more and more.
- Government says mot-diese is proper French term for hashtag – The Connexion
THE French government has caused amusement on the internet by insisting the proper term for “hashtag” in French should be mot-dièse.
- 'Leave immediately': Britons in Benghazi warned to get out due to 'specific and imminent threat' - Africa - World - The Independent
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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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Interesting Links for 12-10-2012
Oct. 12th, 2012 05:00 pm- BBC News - World of Warcraft hobby sparks US political row
'Ms Lachowicz's liking for back-stabbing and poison in WoW raise questions about her "fitness for office", [Maine Republicans] claim.'
- 'Softball-Sized Eyeball' Washes Up In Florida; Can You I.D. It? : The Two-Way : NPR
- BBC News - New York's High Line: Why cities want parks in the sky
'Once an elevated freight railway track, New York's High Line is now an oasis for pedestrians.'
- BBC News - Looking back to the future of video games
'many developers have been looking backwards of late and spending their time resurrecting games that are five, 10 and 20 years old.'
- Terrifying French children's books - in pictures | Books | guardian.co.uk
They look awesome!
- Terrifying French children's books (with images) · jennycolgan · Storify
'But where is papa?' - more similar stuff
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Interesting Links for 26-09-2012
Sep. 26th, 2012 05:00 pm- Rush Limbaugh: Feminism shrinks penises - Salon.com
'the average size of [a male's] member is 10 percent smaller than 50 years — it has to be the feminazis, the chickification and everything else.'
- Future Projects - Angus Reid
'This project, built around the poem Call for a Constitution, stems from a personal quest to initiate a discussion around a constitution for Scotland.'
- Global Bacon Shortage 'Unavoidable' Next Year, Says U.K.'s National Pig Association
'With pork costs rising, Great Britain is facing a bacon and sausage shortage as pig farmers cut back on herd size. But the problem may soon become global.'
- Rick Perry Blames Satan For Separation Of Church And State | TPMMuckraker
'Rick Perry shared his thoughts on the origins of the constitutionally mandated separation of church and state. Rather than tracing the idea to the nation’s founders, Perry warned of a more nefarious source: Satan.'
- Clegg hints at split with Tories on Leveson - UK Politics - UK - The Independent
'Nick Clegg privately told members of the Hacked Off campaign group, including the comedian Steve Coogan, that there was nothing in the Coalition Agreement that prevented him from taking a different position on press regulation from the Conservatives.'
- Google Seaview
Rather awesome google 'streetview' of a coral reef.
- Outrage at CIA's deadly 'double tap' drone attacks - Americas - World - The Independent
'initial strikes are now followed up by further missiles in a tactic which lawyers and campaigners say is killing an even greater number of civilians. The tactic has cast such a shadow of fear over strike zones that rescuers often wait for hours before daring to visit the scene of an attack.'
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Interesting Links for 20-09-2012
Sep. 20th, 2012 05:00 pm- The Top 10 Relationship Words That Aren't Translatable Into English | Marriage 3.0 | Big Think
'Mamihlapinatapei: The wordless yet meaningful look shared by two people who desire to initiate something, but are both reluctant to start.'
- Talk like a Poirot Day
'Eet ees a day most important, Hastings!'
- The Spanish fresco lady would like some money now
'she has recruited lawyers and is planning to claim copyright on her work, asking for a cut from the collection box that the church positioned under the fresco since it started taking off on the internet.'
- SECRET VIDEO: Romney Tells Millionaire Donors What He REALLY Thinks of Obama Voters | Mother Jones
'When he doesn't know a camera's rolling, the GOP candidate shows his disdain for half of America.'
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Interesting Links for 18-09-2012
Sep. 18th, 2012 05:00 pm- NASA Starts Work on Real Life Star Trek Warp Drive
'Dr. White and his colleagues don't just believe a real life warp drive is theoretically possible; they've already started the work to create one.'
- Don’t Tell Anyone, but the Stimulus Worked - NYTimes.com
A very telling comment from within it: 'White House economists had rejected the idea of distributing the tax cuts as flashy rebate checks, because people were more likely to spend the money (and help the economy) if they didn’t notice it. Good economics, perhaps, but terrible politics.'
Interesting Links for 13-09-2012
Sep. 13th, 2012 05:00 pm- Jeremiah Goulka: Joining the Reality-Based Community
Without using the word, a comprehensive explanation of privilege, and how it feels to have your privilege revealed to you.
Interesting Links for 06-09-2012
Sep. 6th, 2012 06:00 pm- Daily Kos: Crazy never sleeps
This Modern World on the Republican National Convention
Interesting Links for 30-08-2012
Aug. 30th, 2012 05:00 pm- 33 Perfectly Timed Photos | Bored Panda
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
- Barack Obama surprises internet with Ask Me Anything session on Reddit | Technology | guardian.co.uk
'For a little while Wednesday afternoon, the commander-in-chief commanded the internet's notoriously fickle attention'
- Coal Miners Forced To Attend Romney Event – Without Pay | Addicting Info
“Yes, we were in fact told that the Romney event was mandatory and would be without pay, that the hours spent there would need to be made up my non-salaried employees outside of regular working hours"
- Delving into the Taxpayers’ Alliance data on councillors’ basic allowances | Unlock Democracy
Cherry picking data for sensationalism, when there's not actually anything worth getting excited about..
- back of a spreadsheet; back of the net :: On the Petty Criminal of the Future
Rather wonderfully done narrative description of the effect of cheap GPS & suchlike on low level criminals.
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