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Interesting Links for 07-09-2013
Sep. 7th, 2013 05:00 pm- UK's lowest-paid employees to be classed as 'not working enough' | Politics | The Guardian
'One million people could be pushed to earn more – or have their benefits cut'
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Interesting Links for 31-05-2013
May. 31st, 2013 05:00 pm- “Why do women try to get ahead by pulling men down?” — LadyBits on Medium — Medium
A rather good metaphorical escalator
- Peter Mandelson joins board of Russian firm 'with organised crime links' | Business | The Guardian
- BBC News - Incapacity benefit test claims 'conflated figures' - watchdog
'Suggestions that 878,300 benefit claimants dropped their claims rather than take a medical test have been challenged by the statistics watchdog.'
- BBC News - Scottish independence: Dissecting legal advice on student fees post-yes
- Nick Clegg: we will strike a balance on 'snoopers charter' after Woolwich attack - Telegraph
'work is already under way within the civil service to resurrect some of the proposals without the need for legislation, meaning the Liberal Democrats would not be able to vote it down in parliament.'
- Motorola's tattoos could replace passwords for phones- Telegraph
- BBC News - Tory MP Patrick Mercer resigns
'has resigned the Tory whip to "save my party embarrassment" over a BBC Panorama programme alleging he had broken lobbying rules.'
- 33 Teachers Who Got The Last Laugh
I may have to use the Helen Waite one at some point myself.
- How attractive is Britain to ‘benefit tourists?
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Interesting Links for 23-05-2013
May. 23rd, 2013 05:00 pm- 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?'
- BBC News - Nick Clegg vows to introduce lobbying register by 2015
- Amazon Kindle Words Sell Fanfic. Yes, you read that right | The Mary Sue
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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 19-09-2012
Sep. 19th, 2012 05:00 pm- Energy minister's adviser copied into £5m contract email | Politics | The Guardian
'David Cameron disclosed that the minister's relationship with Maes was so concerning that the cabinet secretary Jeremy Heywood had been asked to secretly look into whether she was properly appointed.'
- Labour raises the stakes over Leveson - UK Politics - UK - The Independent
A Labour government will implement statutory regulation of the press if Lord Justice Leveson recommends it, party sources have revealed
- BBC News - Tories to select candidates in existing constituencies
'A senior party source insisted the move did not indicate they had given up on hopes of boundary changes but critics will suggest the decision signals a retreat.'
- Batman Quotes
'Robin: "Holy molars! Am I ever glad I take good care of my teeth!" Batman: "True. You owe your life to dental hygiene."'
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Interesting Links for 25-04-2012
Apr. 25th, 2012 05:00 pm- 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"
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.'
- The Geeks Who Saved Prince of Persia's Source Code From Digital Death | Game|Life | Wired.com
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Interesting Links for 25-02-2012
Feb. 25th, 2012 04:00 pm- This is Why I Oppose the MPAA : SOPA
A powerful story of what the big companies do to the little people to get their way.
- Happy News - Real News. Compelling Stories. Always Positive.
News that makes you smile.
- How Bots Seized Control of My Pricing Strategy
'with “Turing Test” we have a delightful futuristic absurdity: a computer program, pretending to be human, hawking a book about computers pretending to be human, while other computer programs pretend to have used copies of it.'
- A good description of the problem with the TV/film industry, compared to the ease of piracy
- Google to Sell Heads-Up Display Glasses by Year's End - NYTimes.com
'able to stream information to the wearer’s eyeballs in real time.'
- Doctor who criticised NHS reforms is threatened with disciplinary action | Society | The Guardian
He was told "You are bound by the NHS code of conduct and as such it is inappropriate for individuals to raise their personal concerns about the proposed government reforms."
- This is the worst reproductive strategy in the animal kingdom
'Between navigational problems, botanical problems, and the occasions when horny male parrots try to have sex with animals that can kill them, this is the most hopelessly inefficient reproducer on Earth.'
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Interesting Links for 19-02-2012
Feb. 19th, 2012 04:00 pm- 'Anti-gay' book puts Gove at centre of faith school teaching row
It's telling that he's not denying that it's discriminatory, he's saying "Sure it is. And I don't have to do anything about it."
- 6 Insane Foreign Memes That Put Lolcats To Shame | Cracked.com
They are pretty weird, and pretty awesome.
- Mountain Lion could maul Windows 8 - SlashGear
One wonders when the antitrust phone to OS over-integration stuff will start.
- Why Chrome connects to three random domains at startup — Mike West
Less creepy than you might think. Probably.
- Who is, and is not, invited to Cameron's emergency NHSbill summit? A data visualisation. - bengoldacre - secondary blog
Here's a hint; there's a correlation between attendance and current opinion on the bill.
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Interesting Links for 03-02-2012
Feb. 3rd, 2012 04:00 pm- I favour a Total Recall... but it depends who's Terminator
Does the Recall of MPs bill go far enough? And how far is too far?
- London | Get Ahead of the Games
Useful map of what's going to be busy when during the Olympics.
- BBC News - Chris Huhne to face charge over speeding points case
'charged with perverting the course of justice'
- Anonymous Hacks Neo-Nazis, Finds Ron Pau
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Interesting Links for 30-01-2012
Jan. 30th, 2012 04:00 pm- Civil servant in charge of Lobbying reform steps down after tweeting death wish for group campaigning for said reforms
'Walsh Atkins will be asked to explain the tweet she posted on December 22, saying: “I wish Unlock Democracy [the campaign group] would die. I am prepared to help it along.”'
- Tory grumblers told to fall in line over Lords reform
'because the policy was in the party's general election manifesto, the constitutional reform minister has said'
- "Universal Music Group Stole Our Music" | VICE
Youtube's auto-removal tool for the music industry leads to the industry removing stuff that's not their copyright
- No Devo-Max says Cameron - even if Scots vote for it
'UK Prime Minister David Cameron has flatly ruled out any extension to tax raising [or benefits system] powers for Scotland beyond the proposals contained in the Scotland Bill which is currently going through the Westminster Parliament.'
- Steve Jobs personally asked Eric Schmidt to stop poaching employees, and other unredacted statements in a Silicon Valley scandal | The Verge
- Freedom Act leads to bad government, O'Donnell warns
risks forcing ministers and civil servants into a system of "oral government" Because gods forbid we should know what and why our politicians and civil servants decide things.
- Loveless partners in coalition ditch plan to renew their vows - Politics - The Independent
No new coalition agreement 2.0 The parties haven't gotten enough of what they were wanting through, and they can't agree on new stuff.
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Interesting Links for 14-01-2012
Jan. 14th, 2012 04:00 pm- Two spaces after a period: Why you should never, ever do it. - Slate Magazine
Because it's an outdated adaptation to typewriters.
- The House of Lords and the Welfare Bill - The Web of Evil
Rather good, if sardonic, sarcastic and satirical, description of the recent events.
- 50 My Little Pony Mods for Geeks
Very well made. Seen many of them them before, but quite a few were new to me, and awesome.
- How much do rabbis, priests, pastors, and imams earn? - Slate Magazine
A priest, a rabbi, and an imam walk into a bar. Who buys the drinks?
- What You Need to Know About ICANN's New Generic Top Level Domains
.coke, .smith, etc. Also, non-Latin characters too.
- The Day MLK Died - Photo Gallery - LIFE
LIFE photographer … had unfettered access to the hotel grounds, Dr. King's room, and the surrounding area.
- BBC News - Mitt Romney lambasted in attack ad for speaking French
Even worse, who else speaks French? John Kerry! Oh no!!!
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Interesting Links for 09-12-2011
Dec. 9th, 2011 04:00 pm- BBC News - Who, What, Why: How do you reassemble shredded documents?
Governments and businesses have long used shredders to destroy sensitive documents. How easy is it to reassemble the pieces?
- London Dungeon Skeleton Turns Out To Be Genuine | Londonist
'Another week, another skeleton unearthed in London, this time not from the closet of a cabinet politician. A body in the London Dungeon has turned out to be real!'
- BBC News - Hillary Clinton declares 'gay rights are human rights'
'The US has publicly declared it will fight discrimination against gays and lesbians abroad by using foreign aid and diplomacy to encourage reform.'
- BBC News - In pictures: Manchester after an apocalypse
- Damn You Auto Correct! » The 25 Funniest Autocorrects Of DYAC’s First Year
- The arms company, the oligarch and the ex-PM's sister-in-law: lobby firm's Wikipedia hit list - UK Politics - UK - The Independent
'Bell Pottinger targeted the Wikipedia entry of Gordon Brown's sister-in-law, the environmental campaigner Clare Rewcas'tle Brown, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism can reveal
- BBC News - Make 'council bureaucrats' wear bowler hats says MP
'Council officials should be forced to wear bowler hats if proposals allowing them to clamp down on minor offences are approved, a Conservative MP says.'
- BBC News - Wikipedia investigates PR firm Bell Pottinger's edits
'Wikipedia has suspended at least 10 accounts linked to the public relations firm Bell Pottinger as it investigates allegations of content manipulation.'
- One Direction fans boo George Osborne over Christmas lights mix-up - Showbiz News - Digital Spy
'Rumours that the 'Gotta Be You' group were to make an appearance at the event in Knutsford circulated earlier this week, sparking an outraged reaction from the 3,000-strong crowd when their local MP turned up to flick the switch.'
- BBC News - Danny Alexander in 'ginger rodent' Christmas card
'Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander, who was branded a ginger rodent by a Labour rival, has poked fun at the insult in his Christmas card.'
- BBC News - Oxford Circus Tube station evacuated by London police
A group of more than 200 DR Congo demonstrators have caused an emergency evacuation of Oxford Circus Tube station in central London, British Transport Police (BTP) has said.
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Interesting Links for 07-12-2011
Dec. 7th, 2011 05:00 pm- BBC News - Panorama - Revealed: The truth about supermarket 'bargains'
'Britain's biggest supermarkets spend a lot of advertising money telling us they offer great value. But an investigation by Panorama has revealed that not all "bargains" are quite what they seem.'
- How Doctors Die « Zócalo Public Square
'It’s not a frequent topic of discussion, but doctors die, too. And they don’t die like the rest of us. What’s unusual about them is not how much treatment they get compared to most Americans, but how little. '
- Free schools and academies must promote marriage - Telegraph
'Headteachers will be told that children must be "protected from inappropriate teaching materials and learn the nature of marriage and its importance for family life and for bringing up children".'
- How to Conquer a Dragon in Skyrim - Dorkly Comic
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