Over the last few months, I’ve been working away at a little project: to win Civilization 6 on every one of the maps, on all four victory settings. For each game I played, In decided in advance which victory I was going for and chose a map, but let the game assign me a leader, and in general it worked. A waste of time? Well, I don’t get as much ( Read more... )

Sick of politics: Ten charts that show why Donald Trump and Brexit could happen in Australia
Graphic.
(tags: politics australia )

Four myths about Brexit and financial services
A sobering message to the industry.
(tags: ukpolitics eu brexit )

How We Identified the D.N.C. Hack’s ‘Patient Zero’
Journalism in action.
(tags: media uspolitics )

What ( Read more... )

POLITICO - Morning Exchange 26 July
Lots of interesting stuff on consequences of Brexit today.
(tags: ukpolitics eu )

Owen Smith: There are too many immigrants in parts of Britain
Appalling.
(tags: ukpolitics migration )

Pokemon GO, Eleven Days Later
Lydy's take on class and disability.
(tags: games )

Yes, Your Opinion Can Be Wrong
On facts.
(tags ( Read more... )

What Theresa May really thinks - trawl of speeches over 20 years
*Very* interesting.
(tags: ukpolitics )

8 Reasons Why Pokemon GO Is the Greatest Game Ever
Haven't tried it yet. Am sure I will!
(tags: games )

From Thatcher's private secretary to yogi
Fascinating. I knew him in the Balkans!
(tags: religion Balkans )

Azerbaijan imprisoned me. Pharrell Williams and others should stop helping my jailers.
Khadija speaks out.
(tags: azerbaijan )

Exploring your surroundings through GPS-based games
Unleash the power of location!
(tags: Games Internet )

AGAIN
A sonnet by Roz Kaveney for Jo Cox.
(tags: poetry ukpolitics )

Apple Withholds Support For GOP Convention ( Read more... )

Brexit and the small UK wargames business | The Strange Worlds of Orun hi Kharsan A report from the world of toy soldiers - serious SME perspective.
(tags: ukpolitics eu games ) Boris Johnson's attack on Barack Obama belongs in the gutter Nick Cohen gives BoJo both barrels.
(tags: ukpolitics eu ) 2011 Northern Ireland Assembly results animated ( Read more... )

Unexpected changes of bright spots on Ceres discovered Interesting!
(tags: astronomy asteroids ) Don't bemoan the Remain campaign; find advocates instead! @jonworth pushes back.
(tags: ukpolitics eu ) Nintendo Employee Fired After Smear Campaign, Company Denies Harassment Was Factor Oh yeah?
(tags: games internet sexandgenderandsexuality )

The World Isn’t Less Free Than It Used To Be @fivethirtyeight summarises @FreedomHouseDC.
(tags: politics democracy ) We Are Hopelessly Hooked Why we can't stop being online.
(tags: internet psychology ) The Onion on Jeb Bush Cruel but hilarious.
(tags: uspolitics ) Independent and Independent on Sunday print closures confirmed Not very surprising ( Read more... )

This is what makes Republicans and Democrats so different
Repubs believe in (wrong!) ideas, Dems in people.
(tags: uspolitics )

Why are Pluto and Charon so different?
Pluto stole Charon's atmosphere!
(tags: astronomy )

When Video-Game Worlds End
Experiencing online apocalypse.
(tags: internet games )

Peter Jackson: "The Very Hungry Caterpillar ( Read more... )

• Gendered merchandising: A rant
  @liwella calls out the @sciencemuseum's lack of women's T-shirts.
  (tags: sexandgenderandsexuality )
• This is what makes Republicans and Democrats so different
  Repubs believe in (wrong!) ideas, Dems in people.
  (tags: uspolitics )
• Why are Pluto and Charon so different?
  Pluto stole Charon's atmosphere!
  (tags: astronomy )
• ( Read more... )