Interesting Links for 04-10-2017
Brexit negotiations: European Parliament says sufficient progress not made as it urges EU leaders to delay next phase of talks
(tags: uk europe )
Scottish government bans fracking in landmark decision
(tags: scotland oil gas )
Navy Returns to Compasses and Pencils to Help Avoid Collisions at Sea (also increases sleep, abandons 100-hour duty rosters)
(tags: navy usa fail )
Waymo vs. Uber: unsealed court documents reveal damning evidence
(tags: crime Technology OhForFucksSake driving )
Different parts of the brain are used for different genres of computer game
(tags: games brain )
"In the past two weeks, Spain did more for Catalan independence than the Catalans in the past 10 years"
(tags: Spain Catalonia independence )
A look at the gun laws that may have aided Las Vegas shooter
Yay for legal machine guns for civilian use!
(tags: guns usa law ) United States rejects UN resolution condemning use of death penalty to target LGBTQ people Apparently because it would have also condemned their execution of mentally ill people and children.
(tags: OhForFucksSake usa lgbt death ) Possibly the least romantic song of all time (tags: vialilysea song video music sex funny ) What sex workers want should be a vital part of feminist politics (tags: sexwork feminism politics ) Winnie-the-Pooh brought joy to readers, but misery to the Milnes (tags: writing life history uk ) Fecal transplant success for diabetes might depend on the recipient's gut microbes (tags: diabetes microbiome ) ‘I wasn’t taught that at school’ - British viewers shocked by ITV drama’s ‘brutally honest’ portrayal of the Irish Famine (tags: Ireland UK history ) This Future Looks Familiar: Watching Blade Runner in 2017 (tags: movies slavery thefuture RidleyScott ) Why the Thames water level changes rapidly during a day in London? (tags: London funny water ) Why Final Fantasy's Very First Ultima Spell Was Useless (tags: games design history ) Original post on Dreamwidth - there are
comments there.
(tags: guns usa law ) United States rejects UN resolution condemning use of death penalty to target LGBTQ people Apparently because it would have also condemned their execution of mentally ill people and children.
(tags: OhForFucksSake usa lgbt death ) Possibly the least romantic song of all time (tags: vialilysea song video music sex funny ) What sex workers want should be a vital part of feminist politics (tags: sexwork feminism politics ) Winnie-the-Pooh brought joy to readers, but misery to the Milnes (tags: writing life history uk ) Fecal transplant success for diabetes might depend on the recipient's gut microbes (tags: diabetes microbiome ) ‘I wasn’t taught that at school’ - British viewers shocked by ITV drama’s ‘brutally honest’ portrayal of the Irish Famine (tags: Ireland UK history ) This Future Looks Familiar: Watching Blade Runner in 2017 (tags: movies slavery thefuture RidleyScott ) Why the Thames water level changes rapidly during a day in London? (tags: London funny water ) Why Final Fantasy's Very First Ultima Spell Was Useless (tags: games design history ) Original post on Dreamwidth - there are
comments there.