Interesting Links for 25-02-2014
- Batman (military) - Wikipedia
'an officer's batman was also in charge of the officer's "bat-horse"'
- A Farscape movie is in the works
Carrying on from the comics, partially about John & Aeryn's son, apparently
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Interesting Links for 12-11-2013
- Affordable homes facing demolition because of bedroom tax | Society | The Observer
There isn't the spare housing for people to move around like the bedroom tax wants them to. And it's not a bad thing for people to have spare rooms. But the government keeps on pushing this, because it's a way to punish people on benefits.
- The gambling machines helping drug dealers 'turn dirty money clean'
- Proverbial Wallets Keep You Informed About Your Spending
'the pocket-sized cases are meant to help you pay better attention to your spending at a time when most of your transactions are done using debit cards and credit cards, instead of cash'
- Tom Baker – the longest serving time lord, but by no means the best
Shared mostly to see what reaction it gets. I notice it doesn't say who *is* the best, or even slightly discuss the other Doctors.
- Finally, A Game Where You Argue About Slashfic
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Interesting Links for 30-10-2013
- Skip Ender's Game
Do not let your box-office dollars fuel his anti-gay agenda.
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- doctor who,
- english,
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Interesting Links for 08-03-2013
- BBC News - Silvio Berlusconi convicted over Italy wiretap
Fucking hell, how many times does he have to be found guilty before they send him to jail? ' Berlusconi has been accused of charges including accounting fraud, perjury, bribery, corruption, having unlawful sex with a minor, and fraud over the sale of film rights.'
- BBC News - Vicky Pryce guilty over Chris Huhne speeding points
- Carrie Fisher back as Princess Leia? Hmm, not so fast | Internet & Media - CNET News
Just joking, lol, apparently.
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Interesting Links for 07-03-2013
- Facebook's 'New Look' May Include Multiple News Feeds
'we could see multiple news feeds based on categories, such as Instagram photos and music your friends are listening to and artist updates.'
- AFP: N. Korea threatens 'pre-emptive' nuclear strike on US
- Lib Dems want new rules to sack Nick Clegg - Telegraph
'A party conference this week will week vote on new rules that would allow grassroots members to force a leadership contest.'
- Is This The Greatest Cover For "Fahrenheit 451" You've Ever Seen
The '1' is a match, the spine is a striking paper. Awesome
- Detailed Floor Plan Drawings of Popular TV and Film Homes - My Modern Metropolis
My main reaction to this is 'Wow, Americans have really big houses'
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Interesting Links for 06-03-2013
- Billionaire Alki David Promises To Pay Tuition Fees In Return For Streaking Past Nick Clegg
- Photos of abandoned school buildings, with scenes from when they were used mixed in over the top
- Adult Cat Finder
'you're never more than one click away from chatting with a hot, local cat in your area!'
- Carrie Fisher Confirms She Will Be Back As Princess Leia In Star Wars Episode VII - CinemaBlend.com
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- the onion,
- twitter,
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- via andrew ducker,
- via emily randall,
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Interesting Links for 18-02-2013
- Inside the Battle of Hoth: The Empire Strikes Out | Danger Room | Wired.com
'How did the Galactic Empire ever cement its hold on the Star Wars Universe? The war machine built by Emperor Palpatine and run by Darth Vader is a spectacularly bad fighting force, as evidenced by all of the pieces of Death Star littering space. But of all the Empire’s failures, none is a more spectacular military fiasco than the Battle of Hoth at the beginning of The Empire Strikes Back.'
- PULP-O-MIZER: the custom pulp magazine cover generator
- Teenage Girl Blossoming Into Beautiful Object | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
'in the span of 14 months, the high school junior underwent a staggering metamorphosis from a young girl with thoughts, feelings, and aspirations into a truly stunning commodity.'
- Techno Viking and the curse of internet celebrity | Fruzsina Eordogh | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
'Finding yourself at the centre of a meme sensation should be lucrative – but a Berlin lawsuit shows fame doesn't always pay'
- Politwoops - All deleted tweets from politicians
So, what are they changing their minds about…
- There Are Giant Camera Resolution Test Charts Scattered Across the US
- Neil Gaiman on Alan Moore's life
- A Parliament without transparency has no accountability | Unlock Democracy
There's a push for the MEPs to have a secret ballot on whether they accept the EU budget. Doesn't that make them unaccountable to their constituents?
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Interesting Links for 06-02-2013
- The Distress of the Privileged « The Weekly Sift
Acknowledges that the "Things are changing and I feel disadvantaged by that!" is a natural human reaction from the people whose privilege is being eroded, but that said people then conflate it as being as bad/worse than the actual discrimination. And does so in a way that doesn't come off as "You should be less angry"
- Stardancer News - In the Future, All Space Marines Will Be Warhammer 40K Space Marines
Please share far and wide. GW tries to claim ownership over a term that's been used by others for decades.
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- america,
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- the internet. you will never find a more,
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- what the everliving fuck,
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Interesting Links for 16-01-2013
- BBC News - Police pay: Cuts and changes explained
'The Home Secretary is implementing a range of major reforms to police pay in England and Wales after two years of tense negotiations between officers and government.'
- Coulter: ‘Not a gun problem,’ U.S. has ‘demographic problem’ with non-whites | The Raw Story
'Ann Coulter is insisting that guns don’t kill people, non-white people kill people.'
- Security audit finds dev OUTSOURCED his JOB to China • The Register
'and was spending all his work time playing around on the internet.'
- Burchill slams Chorlton and the Wheelies
- Planet Earth Abandons Death Star Project In Face Of Superior Galactic Imperial Power | Star Wars Blog
'The overwhelming military superiority of the Galactic Empire has been confirmed once again by the recent announcement by the President of the United States that his nation would not attempt to build a Death Star, despite the bellicose demands of the people of his tiny, aggressive planet.'
- Tumblr: Arthur Novit,...
The Superman of the Subway
- The price of a peerage | Unlock Democracy
- Coalition For Equal Marriage | Support For Equal Marriage
Equal marriage is winning; 332 for, 126 against, 177 unknown, 15 neutral/nonvoting at the time of writing. Is your MP an unknown? Then write to them!
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- vandalism,
- via #maelfroth,
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Interesting Links for 18-02-2012
- Weird Recruiter Email - hol.istic.net
A rather strange recruitment email a friend received.
- Cannabis seized after pilot strays into Obama's airspace | World news | The Guardian
'It is an unwritten rule of drug running, but important nonetheless – if you're flying a small plane carrying a sizeable consignment of cannabis, don't stray into President Barack Obama's airspace.'
- BBC News - St James' Park graffiti: Michael Atkinson admits painting stadium
I love that he makes sure to mention that he *was* going to include the apostrophe.
- Spotify: 1 million plays, £108 return - News - Music - The Independent
That's what Lady Gaga earned last year from fans listening to 'Poker Face'.
- The artist vandalising advertising with poetry - Features - Art - The Independent
Interesting words, lovely typography.
- EA launching copies of Mass Effect 3 into Space, you can catch one
'using weather balloons, EA is launching copies of Mass Effect 3 into space, and gamers literally across the globe will have a chance a snagging one when they touch down on Earth.'
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- amusing,
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- awwww,
- banking,
- communication,
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- geeky,
- inebriation,
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Interesting Links for 21-01-2012
- Epic Hug In St Pancras Breaks World Record | Londonist
'an arm-numbing 24 hours, 44 minutes of continuous hugging'
- Drunk Texts from the U.S.S. Enterprise
'combines screencaps from Star Trek with captions from textsfromlastnight.com '
- This year the contactless 'wave and pay' revolution finally begins
'retailers and banks are finally embracing the technology;
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- slate,
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- time,
- time = money,
- via,
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Interesting Links for 20-01-2012
- Met spent £35,000 to find out time - The Independent
'110,000 calls to the speaking clock over the last 2 years'
- Sorry day for Murdoch as High Court hears hacking apology - The Independent
'lawyer says more victims emerge every day '
- Man threatens students at debate on sharia law - The Independent
'told they would be "hunted down and killed"'
- Insane Entitlement: EMI Sues Irish Gov't For Not Passing SOPA-Like Censorship Law | Techdirt
- Muslim College Student Reports Sexual Harassment, Gets Reported To FBI For Terrorism And Expelled | ThinkProgress
- "What if..." Movies reimagined for another time & place on the Behance Network
- Feds Shut Down Megaupload.com File-Sharing Website | Techland | TIME.com
- Russia in color, a century ago - The Big Picture - Boston.com
- 1st Science Fiction Movie Filmed in Space Stays Underground | Space.com
NASA won't let him release it publicly, alas.
- Copyright King: Why the "I Have a Dream" Speech Still Isn't Free | Motherboard
EMI owns the rights, it turns out.
- Unexpurgated atheist FAQ
'Although these are my personal answers, I am confident that I speak for all atheists…' (Potentially offensive, but also pretty funny)
- Anonymous Shuts Down The MPAA, RIAA And Other Websites - CinemaBlend.com
- Sex is cheap: Why young men have the upper hand in bed, even when they're failing in life. - Slate Magazine
- GOOD RIDDANCE - Slate Magazine
'The long-overdue movement to abandon Caps Lock.'
- The New Muslim suffragettes of the United Kingdom
An increasing number of Muslim women activists are receiving death threats, fatwas and even hate-mail from extremist male and female Muslims. Their crime: Rescuing fellow Muslim women from violent and life threatening situations.
- BBC News - Leveson Inquiry evidence can be anonymous, judges rule