Interesting Links for 28-06-2013
- Pandora Pays Over $1,300 for 1 Million Plays
(tags: streaming music business ) - One tweet sums up Labour’s new, confused stance on cuts
(tags: politics uk labour ) - What does Windows 8.1 offer to desktop die-hards?
(tags: windows microsoft ) - Spending Review explanation 'was woeful', IFS says
(tags: politics uk money ) - What happens if you run a 4 million number tarpit for junk callers?
(tags: spam phones ) - Six Words: 'Black Babies Cost Less To Adopt'
(tags: adoption children racism usa ) - The bad and good of Wonga
(tags: loans uk money ) - This is what "serious" MMO gamers look like to me.
(tags: gaming mmorpg ) - All you Kerbal Space Program players wish you were playing this
(tags: computers awesome space ) - This is how you apologise
(tags: funny apology ) - Why film size, and aspect ratios changed from the dawn of cinema to HD TV.
(tags: history film technology movies viaJohnSmith ) - Sometimes, going to see your MP can be a good experience.
(tags: cigarettes politics ) - The six-year-old singing Death Metal on America's Got Talent
(tags: music HeavyMetal viaBartCalendar video ) - Nice visualisation of how marriage equality laws have changed across the USA
(tags: viaCahwyguy marriage usa lgbt ) - Why Kickstarter is so successful
(Also, because it means I can buy stuff I can't get elsewhere.)
(tags: comic funny kickstarter ) - Why is the beginning of some movies so much better than the rest of them?
(tags: movies ) - Grumpy kitty is not enjoying its bath.
Also, this would make an awesome poster.
(tags: water tiger ) - Damned impressive robot dancing
I only see stuff like this because my friends repost it. It's a great way of seeing the best acts.
(tags: dancing robot viaKillerWeasel video ) - Jesus comments on DOMA.
(tags: funny lgbt religion ) - The sexual behaviour of undercover police fits the definition of rape
(tags: Law Rape police ) - New Terminator trilogy coming. Also POTC 5 and SW: Ep 7. All in the same summer.
Dubiousness levels: High. Expectation levels: Low
(tags: movies ) - Scottish government plans charge for plastic bags (and give money to charity)
(tags: scotland plastic environment charity ) - Plastic bag tax in Wales lowered usage between 45% and 96%.
I mostly take my rucksack when I go shopping anyway.
(tags: environment plastic wales ) - UK becomes first country in world to approve IVF using genes of three parents
(tags: babies uk science )
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