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Interesting Links for 20-12-2021
NORAD's Santa Tracker Began With A Typo And A Good Sport(tags:Christmas nursery USA viaEatSoylentGreen )The ecosystems that grew around animals that no longer exist(tags:extinction evolution plants bees animals life )Christmas Island school students spend hours protecting iconic red crabs(tags:crabs christmas children ) The crumbling Thwaites ( Read more... ) -
Interesting Links for 23-06-2021
EU can shut off flow of data and 'slow down' UK exports in a Brexit trade war, Boris Johnson warned(tags:europe uk trade doom )Cargo Is Piling Up Everywhere, And It's Making Inflation Worse(tags:trade shipping )Scotland lockdown easing delayed by three weeks(tags:scotland pandemic ) Two brief stories about The Muppet Movie(tags:Muppets movies ) ( Read more... ) -
Interesting Links for 31-07-2020
When you're chronically ill, self-care feels a lot like weakness(tags:mentalhealth )Hackers post fake stories on real news sites to discredit NATO(tags:NATO Russia hacking news fraud )Coronavirus in Scotland: two weeks without a confirmed Covid-19 death(tags:Scotland pandemic GoodNews )How the Founder of Moon Juice Eats Every Day (I rolled my eyes ( Read more... ) -
Interesting Links for 29-05-2020
Coronavirus lockdown breakers telling police 'if it's okay for Cummings, it's okay for us',(tags:UK pandemic doom OhForFucksSake )Mongolia has had the best COVID-19 response in the world(tags:Mongolia pandemic )Lord OF The Rings Reunites Apart on Sunday!(tags:lotr video pandemic )Coronavirus: What can you do in Scotland from Friday?(tags:Scotland ( Read more... ) -
Interesting Links for 22-05-2020
If you are a cisgender woman and consider yourself a friend and ally to trans people then please consider signing this open letter to Liz Truss.(tags:transgender LGBT politics )Scientists find area of mouse brain that shuts off pain(tags:pain mice )Scotland's route map through and out of the pandemic(tags:pandemic scotland government )This is my ( Read more... ) -
Interesting Links for 02-03-2020
Wat HiFi? - An amazing selection of actual ridiculous music products aimed at separating the gullible from their money(tags:money business fraud music funny OhForFucksSake )I didn't realise tumbleweed was an invasive species (and a horrifyingly awful one at that)(tags:plants USA history video ) No, women are not paid less "because they choose to ( Read more... ) -
Interesting Links for 23-11-2019
The difference between an expert's brain and a novice's(tags:brain mice )'Horrific' stats show how the vast majority of disability benefit fraud allegations are false(tags:disability fraud welfare OhForFucksSake )Bad news: 'Unblockable' web trackers emerge. Good news: Firefox with uBlock Origin can stop it. Chrome, not so much(tags:Web advertising ( Read more... ) -
Interesting Links for 22-06-2019
Lothian Buses staff vote for strike action in Edinburgh(tags:buses transport edinburgh unions )How Oxford university shaped Brexit — and Britain's next prime minister(tags:Oxford university politics UK epicfail )Why brilliant people lose their touch (reversion to the mean after a lucky streak)(tags:luck success sports investment gambling )Do ( Read more... ) -
Interesting Links for 18-06-2019
Why Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles(tags:cars design ux control )Millions at risk of retiring on incomes below living wage(tags:pensions uk doom )Domino's will start robot pizza deliveries in Houston this year(tags:pizza delivery automation )China is harvesting organs from prisoners(tags:China organs murder OhForFucksSake ) ( Read more... ) -
Interesting Links for 24-05-2019
Turning a single photo (or a piece of art) into an animated face. Incredibly impressive - watch to the Mona Lisa!(tags:video art ai faces ) Your regular reminder that Labour are pro-Brexit(tags:labour uk europe )European elections: EU citizens report being barred from polling stations(tags:europe uk voting OhForFucksSake )Terminator: Dark Fate - ( Read more... )