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Interesting Links for 12-08-2016
Aug. 12th, 2016 01:00 pm- Ducklings and abstract thought
What I want to know is which of the models was a better parent…
- 400-year-old Greenland shark ‘longest-living vertebrate’ - BBC News
The stuff in Werewolf about the Rokea being designed to survive the apocalypse seems even more appropriate. Though thy century and a half from birth to breeding might make that a bit harder…
Interesting Links for 03-01-2016
Jan. 3rd, 2016 12:00 pm- Why Facebook Won, and Other Hard Truths | Hapgood
Makes good points. I think the other advantage FB has is the extra integrated stuff — events, chat, and groups all make organising this, socialising, discussing stuff so much easier.
- What Science Says About Using Physical Force To Punish A Child
tl;dr? Doesn't work, messes them up. It's an old article, but one that seems worth sharing
Interesting Links for 30-07-2015
Jul. 30th, 2015 01:00 pm- Six (scientifically approved) tips to make your man fall for you
*Not* the Glamour article that's been doing the rounds previously.
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Interesting Links for 23-07-2015
Jul. 23rd, 2015 01:00 pm- The Fermi Paradox - Wait But Why
A rather good explaination of a big question, and some of the possible answers.
Interesting Links for 22-01-2015
Jan. 22nd, 2015 12:00 pm- Nanostructure etched onto metal is so hydrophobic it makes water bounce
Pity about the OTT and slightly inaccurate article title
Interesting Links for 18-11-2014
Nov. 18th, 2014 12:00 pm- #Shirtgate / #Shirtstorm - a bunch of people being disappointed and saying "That's inappropriate", not a feminist lynch mob
Assuming this is an accurate representation (I've not searched myself), the guy in the stupid shirt hasn't been 'hounded', he's just very visibly worn an inappropriate shirt, thus had quite a few people react (fairly mildly) to it.
Interesting Links for 19-06-2014
Sep. 2nd, 2014 02:00 pm- Government bans all existing and future Academies and Free Schools from teaching creationism as science » British Humanist Association
I'd call that good news.
- Facebook down today, not working say users | Product Reviews Net
Probably will be back up before anyone reads this…
- Zuckerberg dies turning Facebook back on
'Internet user Tom Logan said: “That’s cool but I was momentarily inconvenienced so fuck him and Facebook, I’m 100 per cent Twitter now.”'
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Interesting Links for 20-05-2014
May. 20th, 2014 01:00 pm- What is Twitch, and why does Google want it?
For the pokemons, obviously!
- The Lives of Sociable Spiders - NYTimes.com
It's about spiders, but no photos (one non-autoplaying video though). Some are bold hunters, some timid nurturers. The latter 'eventually liquefy their own bodies to nourish the next generation', so they're hardcore childminders!
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Interesting Links for 01-05-2014
May. 1st, 2014 01:00 pm- Oklahoma execution: Clayton Lockett writhes on gurney in botched procedure | World news | theguardian.com
'Heart attack kills Lockett 43 minutes after drugs injected'
- Would you push a stranger off a bridge? How your morals depend on language - Science - News - The Independent
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Interesting Links for 26-04-2014
Apr. 26th, 2014 01:00 pm- Zero-hours crackdown plan unveiled by Labour leader - BBC News
Reading the tenses of a story going into a future speech's contents in exacting detail gets rather confusing. "[Blah] would be harder" he will say, adding "…"
- Physics-exploiting axe splits wood in record time | News | Geek.com
SCIENCE AXE!
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Interesting Links for 17-04-2014
Apr. 17th, 2014 01:00 pm- Attractiveness of facial hair declines the more men adopt it and vice versa, study finds
Journalists assume that this means that *right now* we have reached peak beard.
Interesting Links for 10-04-2014
Apr. 10th, 2014 01:00 pm- Homeopathy is bunk, study says
I for one am shocked and appalled!
- Calvin & Muad'Dib — Do not be trapped by the need to achieve anything....
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Interesting Links for 22-03-2014
Mar. 22nd, 2014 12:00 pm- The problem with “We are all Oxford"
When people say they've experienced racism, it's not good to dismiss it with "But we're trying really hard!" or "But these other people haven't experienced that!"
- PHD Comics: Cosmic Inflation Explained
A rather good visual explanation of stuff to do with Cosmic inflation and gravitational waves
- “‘We Have Always Fought’: Challenging the ‘Women, Cattle and Slaves’ Narrative” by Kameron Hurley — A Dribble of Ink
'I’m going to tell you a story about llamas. It will be like every other story you’ve ever heard about llamas: how they are covered in fine scales; how they eat their young if not raised properly; and how, at the end of their lives, they hurl themselves – lemming-like - over cliffs to drown in the surging sea. They are, at heart, sea creatures, birthed from the sea, married to it like the fishing people who make their livelihood there.'
Interesting Links for 19-03-2014
Mar. 19th, 2014 12:00 pm- What are gravitational waves?
'What does the apparent discovery of gravitational waves by the Bicep telescope say about inflation and the big bang?'
Interesting Links for 13-03-2014
Mar. 13th, 2014 12:00 pm- The Skywhale
Slightly NSFW for droopy boobs on an air balloon.
- Reddit Users Were Asked To Sum Up Their First Sexual Experience With A GIF.
And all with SFW gifs too!
- Woman accidentally joins search party looking for herself
Sounds like situations I've heard of happening in LARP games…
- 5 Myths About Polyamory | LiveScience
- What Kind Of Person Who Takes Online Personality Quizzes Are You?
If you don't take one personality quiz this year, don't take this one!
Interesting Links for 27-01-2014
Jan. 27th, 2014 12:00 pm- BBC News - Ukraine crisis: Peaceful negotiations 'futile'
- The secrets of Sloth-poo
- Mull of Kintyre test - Wikipedia
'an unofficial guideline said to have been used by the British Board of Film Classification to decide whether an image of a man's penis could be shown.'
- So You Want To Be A Writer For Evil Hat
'You’re in luck! We’re looking for a few writers for our plans over the next few years. To get your name on our talent list, you need to pass our evaluation. Details follow.'
