Interesting Links for 15-11-2015
- Fallout 4's release caused Pornhub's traffic to plummet
And Pornhub responded by looking at the data in some detail.
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- lgbt,
- links,
- relationships,
- sex
Interesting Links for 04-09-2015
- "Can’t you just CHOOSE?": Being bi with a preference
' Like all bisexuals, I am a 50/50 split between liking men/male-identifying people and liking women/female-identifying people. Oh no, wait.'
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Interesting Links for 30-07-2015
- Six (scientifically approved) tips to make your man fall for you
*Not* the Glamour article that's been doing the rounds previously.
Interesting Links for 16-01-2015
- Louisiana Upholds Ban On Oral Sex, While Necrophilia Remains Legal
'while the law cannot be enforced and sodomy can’t be used as a cause for arrest, the House refuses to remove it from the books.'
Interesting Links for 18-11-2014
- #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 01-09-2014
- There Isn’t A Specific Threat To London’s Tube Network, Despite What Your Text Messages Say
Has been shared a lot, but the police say it's bollocks.
- California Passes Affirmative Consent Bill; Rape Apologists Retreat Into Fantasy | Autostraddle
Trigger warning for discussion of rape, though it's discussed very much from just the consent side.
Interesting Links for 29-08-2014
- UKIP's Clacton Candidate Says He Won't Stand Down For Douglas Carswell
'prominent local UKIP activists say there is no guarantee that the local association is willing to adopt Carswell as their official candidate.'
- Panda Fakes Pregnancy To Get More Food | IFLScience
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Interesting Links for 29-05-2014
- Asexuals tell their stories – CNN Photos
Photos, along with a quick comment on their asexuality from each subject.
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Interesting Links for 21-05-2014
- Will UKIP make me Richer, or will UKIP make me Poorer?
AKA 'flat taxes are regressive'
- Disabled students could be 'shut out' by government cuts
Some of the support I got through the Disabled Students Allowance, particularly the PDA it got me, were a real help in getting myself organised, actually managing to make all the things I was supposed to, etc. I think I'd've had a much harder time without them.
- What If We Admitted to Children That Sex Is About Pleasure? - Pacific Standard: The Science of Society
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Interesting Links for 13-03-2014
- 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
- 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.'
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Interesting Links for 22-01-2014
- How to make sex 'more awesome' using Google Glass
'A new app developed at a wearable-tech hack day promises to show what your partner sees during sex - and means you could even turn off the lights with just your voice'
- Guest post: Matt Pennington on drugs, roleplay and validation. | LARP experience
The powerful effects of a piece of laminated card that tells you that you're high.
- Don't play Candy Crush Saga, for a while at least, because its creators are being dicks
Best way to make them notice is reduce their player numbers. They're claiming trademarks on the words 'Candy' and 'Saga', and going against utterly unrelated indie games that can't afford to oppose them in court.
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- censorship,
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- comment-is-free,
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- geeky,
- history,
- interesting,
- internet,
- law,
- links,
- litigation,
- nsfw-links,
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- penis,
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- privacy,
- rpg,
- semi-nsfw,
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- social-media,
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- uk,
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- weird
Interesting Links for 04-01-2014
- 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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Interesting Links for 31-10-2013
- BBC News - Press regulation: Papers lose Privy Council injunction bid
'two judges refused them an injunction and said there were no grounds for a judicial review;
- Phone-hacking trial: three ex-News of the World staff plead guilty | UK news | theguardian.com
One of the major parts of the case appears to be Brooks and others running around hiding information about their awareness and support of the hacking.
- Russell, choosing to vote is the most British kind of revolution there is
'Robert Webb tells Russell Brand: your essay has made me rejoin the Labour party.'
- ISO 3103 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
a standardized method for brewing tea
- Robot Hugs - Body Policing Police
"You and your cunt have a nice night now, ma'am." Potentially NSFW subject, but nothing explicit actually shown.
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Interesting Links for 10-10-2013
- The Best Of The Amazing "Penis Beaker" Debate
'Edited highlights from the possibly greatest thread in Mumsnet history. NSFW, especially if you work in a beaker factory.'
- Christopher Columbus was awful (but this other guy was not) - The Oatmeal
- New York court declares unpaid interns can’t file sexual harassment charges against employers | The Raw Story
'Unpaid interns aren’t covered by Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, so they have to depend on local laws to protect them. In this case, no such laws exist.'
- ZEN PENCILS - Ithaka by Constantine P Cavafy
It is better to travel than to arrive...
Interesting Links for 09-10-2013
- 29 People Who Make You Proud To Be British
Heroes, one and all.
- Why Parents of Transgender Children Are Faced With a Difficult Decision
- Do you dunk your penis? (full thread) | Mumsnet Discussion
'Even if you have an acid fanjo and his sperm is nine tenths itching powder, surely you can use the bathroom at the same time?'
Interesting Links for 04-09-2013
- 8 Ruined Cities That Remain a Mystery to This Day
'Even if we know who built them, certain aspects of the city may simply defy comprehension in the modern age. Here are 8 ancient cities that we may never fully understand.'
- BPAL Debuts New Dark Crystal Scents At DragonCon
I mean, who *doesn't* want to smell like a Skeksis?
- Outrage over Brighton bondage bridal fair (From The Argus)
"From a Catholic point of view, marriage is sacred and I think dressing up in fantasy outfits risks damaging that."
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Interesting Links for 19-08-2013
- Doctor Who Phrases from your waiter; how to get more tips (and sometimes confuse)
- Ubuntu sets crowdfund pledge record for Edge smartphone
Dear BBC; try and get someone who understands crowdfunding to write about it? 'Canonical would have to return all the money if it does not reach the target.' — no it wouldn't, as it doesn't *get* the cash unless it reaches the goal.
- Mexico politician: Gays shouldn’t marry ‘as they don’t face each other during sex’ | Gay Star News
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- the onion,
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Interesting Links for 16-08-2013
- www.themediablog.co.uk
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.
- 4 Copy Editors Killed In Ongoing AP Style, Chicago Manual Gang Violence | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
''graffiti tags in which the word “anti-social” had been corrected to read 'antisocial.''
- 27 Pictures That Will Change The Way You Look At The World
Ahh, data :)
- 'I said to Klaus Barbie: I want people to see your human side' | World news | The Guardian
'French lawyer Jacques Vergès has represented some of the 20th century's most notorious criminals.'
- Women who fear being forced to marry abroad told to hide spoon in underwear | World news | The Guardian
Charity advises women and young girls to set off airport metal detectors to give them more time to seek help from authorities