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Interesting Links for 21-10-2013

BBC News - Italy's Silvio Berlusconi gets two-year office ban
'However, the ban must be approved by parliament before taking effect.'
(tags: berlusconi corruption italy politics )
A Cellphone's Missing Dot Kills Two People, Puts Three More in Jail
(tags: technology violence crime death Turkey language phones )
Facebook status updates, wall posting and payments currently down for some
Apparently #RIPFacebook is trending...
(tags: technology news social media facebook internet )

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Interesting Links for 13-10-2013

Skepchick | Facebook Says a Page about Murdering a Feminist Isn’t Harassment
Until people start reporting it en masse, at which point suddenly it disappears…
(tags: bigotry death facebook fail sexism social media )

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Interesting Links for 08-10-2013

Daily Kos: A political crisis
After all, if you can't win, it's your responsibility to make sure the others lose. Right? Right??
(tags: politics America amusing money republicans comment comics healthcare Obamacare )
It’s enough to make you cancel your reservation | bl0gdramedy
“I was bitten by a mosquito. The brochure did not mention mosquitoes.”
(tags: people saying stupid things amusing people suck holidays travel wtf )
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.'
(tags: politics silly Scotland Scottish independence amusing )
Facebook Requires Social Fixer Browser Extension To Remove Key Features
Facebook, making its site more annoying to use. Why am I not surprised?
(tags: social media facebook litigation internet )
iOS 7 Does NOT Make Your iPhone Waterproof
Nor will it walk your dog for you.
(tags: water iPhone living in the future technology people saying stupid things amusing smartphones Apple )
Scott Lynch's Blog - Against Big Bird, The Gods Themselves Contend In Vain - February 29, 2012 00:24
Muppets be badass.
(tags: Sesame Street religion muppets awesome children Ancient Egypt )

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Interesting Links for 25-07-2013

How Facebook's Own Algorithms Are Killing Facebook
'EdgeRank was put in place to ensure users don’t get overwhelmed by content and to reduce spammy content in favor for interesting content.' But it encourages spammy 'like/comment/share' posts, to increase your rank.
(tags: posttofacebook fail social media facebook interesting the internet. you will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. we must be cautious. Internet )

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Interesting Links for 28-06-2013

#overlyhonestmethods
More than you need to know about SCIENCE!!
(tags: photos silly SCIENCE!!! parody awesome amusing social media science )

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Interesting Links for 23-05-2013

BBC News - Why the war between drivers and cyclists?
'A motorist's tweet boasting about hitting a cyclist created uproar when it went viral. What does it reveal about the battle on the UK's roads?'
(tags: posttofacebook transport cycling cars social media UK interesting culture )
BBC News - Nick Clegg vows to introduce lobbying register by 2015
(tags: politics posttofacebook Nick Clegg lobbying corruption westminster the coalition Lib Dem )
Amazon Kindle Words Sell Fanfic. Yes, you read that right | The Mary Sue
(tags: amazon eReaders geeky interesting literature posttofacebook writing )

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Interesting Links for 20-05-2013

BBC News - Yahoo 'to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn'
(tags: posttofacebook news social media blogging Yahoo tumblr Internet )
Chicago Grid | Eight nerds get rich off a game that makes Oprah sob into a Lean Cuisine
'Cards Against Humanity has made well more than $12 million, all because some Highland Park 20-somethings wanted to avoid conversation.'
(tags: amusing awesome business culture gaming geek money posttofacebook via James Graham )
Scotland's tough call: stay in the UK, or stay in the EU? | Angus Roxburgh | Comment is free | The Guardian
'It's the bad luck of the Scots. You wait a lifetime for a referendum, and then two of the damned things come along at once, each profoundly influencing the other.'
(tags: Scotland politics posttofacebook europe Scottish independence news EU interesting )
Intervision Song Contest - Wikipedia
'The competition had an interesting way of voting. Because lot of citizens did not have phones, viewers would turn on lights if they liked the song or turned them off if they didn’t like the song. According to load experienced on the electrical network, points were granted accordingly to each contestant.'
(tags: music technology posttofacebook clever via andrew ducker interesting voting )

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Interesting Links for 15-05-2013

The Future Is Here And Her Name Is Princess Monster Truck
(tags: photos cats posttofacebook awesome amusing interesting cute biology awwww )
Cat enjoying licking hoover airstream - tumblr - In Search of the Happiness Max
Though unlike the person asking, I think it's obvious how they discovered the cat liked it.
(tags: cats silly posttofacebook amusing video )
NoHomophobes.com
A visualisation of how often homophobic words are in a derrogatory fashion on twitter. This is a real problem, it hurts people.
(tags: homophobia twitter posttofacebook people saying stupid things social media people suck bigotry visualisation Internet statistics LGBT )

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Interesting Links for 25-04-2013

25 Photos You Need To Really Look At To Understand
'Ever notice how many things look like genitals at first glance?'
(tags: photos silly posttofacebook awesome amusing clever via andrew ducker not actually NSFW but almost looks it )
Facebook Censors Users during Media Blackout on Privatisation of the NHS | Scriptonite Daily
(tags: politics face posttofacebook freedom fail censorship important social media wtf )

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Interesting Links for 16-04-2013

IDS cites "personal observations" to defend junk statistic
The amount of two-generation worklessness is tiny, there's not backup for three generation.
(tags: work politics posttofacebook lies westminster conservatives interesting lies damn lies and statistics statistics )
Two explosions at Boston marathon finish line - latimes.com
'About three hours after the winners crossed the line, there was a loud explosion on the north side of Boylston Street, just before the photo bridge that marks the finish line. Another explosion could be heard a few seconds later.'
(tags: terrorism America posttofacebook breaking news news dude... yikes )
Electoral Commission spends £55,000 on ice cream scoops and cats - The Commentator
And they copied Reform Cat!
(tags: silly posttofacebook amusing money democracy voting )
This Image Should NOT be Seen by the Whole World | How to be an Anthropologist
Misattributation of events seems to be a rising issue on social media
(tags: photos memes posttofacebook social media image )

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Interesting Links for 20-03-2013

Emergency Compliment Generator
'A steady supply of Emergency Compliments to be used at times of great insecurity.'
(tags: posttofacebook awesome amusing internet positivity )
IDS' emergency jobseeker law sparks civil liberties outrage
Retroactive legislation to cover the government's arse? No thanks.
(tags: law politics posttofacebook fail money westminster government benefits wtf )
TOM THE DANCING BUG: ...And Who Shall Save God-Man? - Boing Boing
(from a rock he has created that's so heavy he cannot lift it)
(tags: religion silly posttofacebook philosophy amsuing interesting )
The Best Of The Internet's Reaction To George Osborne Joining Twitter
'everyone is determined to give him a warm welcome'
(tags: politics twitter amusing social media westminster NSFW for swearing conservatives )

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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.'
(tags: posttofacebook social media facebook interesting internet design )
AFP: N. Korea threatens 'pre-emptive' nuclear strike on US
(tags: politics news nuclear weapons North Korea interesting Korea war military )
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.'
(tags: politics posttofacebook interesting rules Westminster Lib Dem )
Is This The Greatest Cover For "Fahrenheit 451" You've Ever Seen
The '1' is a match, the spine is a striking paper. Awesome
(tags: photos posttofacebook via James Graham awesome amusing scifi fiction clever design )
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'
(tags: film posttofacebook fiction architecture via andrew ducker interesting TV )

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Interesting Links for 19-02-2013

A sensational breakthrough: the first bionic hand that can feel - News - Gadgets & Tech - The Independent
(tags: Apologies; I have forgotten who I got this link from posttofacebook living in the future technology awesome injury healthcare )
Burger King's Twitter Account Hacked (And Switched To McDonald's)
'“Just got sold to McDonalds because the whopper flopped =[“ Someone's having a bad day over at BK HQ. Still going after nearly an hour.'
(tags: twitter fail hacking amusing social media food fast food internet )
HowStuffWorks "What's so important about the Code of Hammurabi?"
An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth, a couple of hundred years before Moses came up with that idea.
(tags: history law awesome interesting )
BBC News - RSPB Ham Wall 'slime' baffles experts
'Scientists at a nature reserve in Somerset have been baffled by a jelly-like slime which has appeared in a number of locations at the site.'
(tags: nature UK interesting weird )

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Interesting Links for 24-01-2013

X-Surface: Don't believe everything you read.
Journalism no longer appears to include even basic fact checking, as regards tech, anyways.
(tags: journalism technology posttofacebook fail image via andrew ducker interesting media culture )
Actual Facebook Graph Searches
Simultaneously amusing and worrying.
(tags: information posttofacebook social media facebook image amsuing interesting culture )
Get ready for 'Objectify a Male Tech Writer Day' | Crave - CNET
(tags: sexism technology amusing via james graham interesting media culture )
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'
(tags: posttofacebook fail money health NHS wtf privatisation healthcare )
Cat Transit System (CTS) | Because We Can
(tags: cats geeky home lifehack awesome pets via james graham clever design )
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.
(tags: politics posttofacebook parody america amusing republicans obama )
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.
(tags: France silly technology amusing language government lack of understanding error culture via bart calendar )
'Leave immediately': Britons in Benghazi warned to get out due to 'specific and imminent threat' - Africa - World - The Independent
(tags: politics news war )

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Interesting Links for 17-10-2012

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.'
(tags: silly via #maelfroth image money Republicans America politics posttofacebook 2012 Presidential elections Romney clever amusing )
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.'
(tags: posttofacebook democracy Westminster UK healthcare Conservative Party medicine politics interesting )
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?
(tags: posttofacebook technology via Andrew Ducker fail security Xandar; our reign has gone on long enough. Indeed; summon the meteors. what the everliving fuck )
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.'
(tags: Star Wars posttofacebook it's a craaazy world weird amusing )
How Does Homeopathy Work?
A useful, informative and comprehensive summation.
(tags: amusing science homeopathy )
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.'
(tags: posttofacebook relates to another of today's links medicine science health homeopathy activism interersting )
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.'
(tags: posttofacebook family discrimination lgbt culture social media information Facebook privacy )

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Interesting Links for 05-10-2012

BBC News - Facebook 'likes' automatically added without user-clicks
'sending a web address to a friend using Facebook's private messaging function would add two likes to that page. Leaving a comment on a story within Facebook also adds to the tally.'
(tags: information internet via Andrew Child lies damn lies and statistics social media image data manipulation data posttofacebook Facebook interesting )
Cupertino effect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 'Damn you autocorrect' effect is named after Apple… but for a non-iPhone reason
(tags: interestin amusing posttofacebook Apple wikipedia language computers "oops" )

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Interesting Links for 09-09-2012

Drinks are on the house! Landlord outwits pub licensing law by asking customers to buy beer mats - UK - News - Evening Standard
'Drinkers are flocking to a bar that doesn’t need a licence because it doesn’t charge its customers.' (Came up in a discussion about LARP games where you can buy alcohol with IC currency.)
(tags: via #maelfroth posttofacebook post law dodgy business money alcohol interesting )
Grant Shapps altered school performance entry on Wikipedia | Politics | The Observer
'New Tory party chairman Grant Shapps deleted O-level entry and information about donors to his private office'
(tags: Conservatives UK Westminster politics who's a naughty boy then corruption interesting )
Google blacklists websites run by family of Grant Shapps | Politics | The Guardian
'for breaching its rules on copyright infringement. A string of at least 19 sites run by the wife, sister or 75-year-old mother of Shapps have been banned from carrying Google's adverts and been relegated to the bottom of its search results.'
(tags: Conservatives Westminster politics interesting copyright crime law who's a naughty boy then Google )
The rise and fall of Grant Shapps' Twitter followers | Politics | The Guardian
'It appears that Shapps, at regular intervals, increases the number of people he follows by as many as 5,000 and if they do not follow him back, he unfollows them.'
(tags: Westminster Conservatives dodgy politics social media twitter interesting )

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Interesting Links for 20-06-2012

The murky world of interests peers don't think you need to see - UK Politics - UK - The Independent
'A senior Conservative peer has been acting as an adviser to a European lobbying firm for five years without declaring it to Parliament' (and other examples of interests not declared.
(tags: posttofacebook corruption politics Westminster interesting )
The 7 Most Terrifying Mouths in Nature | Cracked.com
(tags: nature cracked awesome amusing )
Louise Mensch launches rival to Twitter | Media | guardian.co.uk
Better description: Louise Mensch launches a semi-eponymous discussion forum website, decides to call it a rival to twitter for some unknown reason.
(tags: posttofacebook internet technology politics social media twitter )
'Wallace and Gromit' gadget cooks full breakfast automatically - Telegraph
'including an omelette, toast (with customisable spreads), coffee and freshly squeezed orange juice.'
(tags: posttofacebook post can I have one? geeky technology clever awesome )

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Interesting Links for 25-04-2012

Good grades are key to cutting 'risky behaviour', says Gove - Telegraph
'Michael Gove said formal sex education lessons may not be needed if schools can raise pupils’ overall grades across the curriculum.' Dear person-who-is-in-charge-of-education-for-the-entire-bloody-country… I wish to introduce you to a simple statistical phrase; "Correleation does not imply causation"
(tags: posttofacebook Xandar; our reign has gone on long enough. Indeed; summon the meteors. fail what the everliving fuck the coalition sex education wtf )
Google Drive: Hard to download, but free (as in beer) - Computerworld Blogs
This is the best look at the new Google Drive that I've found from a quick through the news, it even has a link for the sign-up (or rather, sign-up-to-be-told-when-they'll-deign-to-allow-you-it) page.
(tags: posttofacebook useful Google technology cloud computing internet computers interesting )
Romney campaign spent $18.50 per vote - CNN
Romney spent a total of $76.6 million, far more than any other campaign. That total is, for example, more than the combined spending of Ron Paul, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich.
(tags: Republicans democracy 2012 Presidential elections America money interesting )
BBC News - Twitter effect: How the hashtag has shaped political debate
'Some now argue the hashtag has come of age politically. It matters - whether you're on Twitter or not.'
(tags: media journalism culture posttofacebook social media twitter technology interesting )
The Geeks Who Saved Prince of Persia's Source Code From Digital Death | Game|Life | Wired.com
(tags: posttofacebook history clever technology computer games games geeky awesome )