Interesting Links for 01-10-2013

[andrewducker]

• Petition : Put an end to commercial 'parenting club' reps in Maternity Units
  (tags: petition children nhs )
• Ads Are Coming To Gmail For Android
  (tags: advertising gmail )
• AMD's Direct3D alternative is a fascinating move in the consumer 3D API space
  (tags: computers technology 3d amd graphics )
• By the end of 2014 solar power should no longer need

Comments

Bounty

[woodpijn]

Tried to sign, but not succeeded yet (first I got "there was an error, please try later", then it complained about the form fields being blank when they weren't). Will keep trying.

I love the petition title though ("bountymutiny") :)

[ice_hesitant]

I think crisp and crispy mean different things.

Lettuce is crisp.

Chicken skin is crispy.

[andrewducker]

Which link was that in response to?

[ice_hesitant]

Food verbiage which should be banned

[ajr]

How to be miserable in ten easy steps

Interesting article. And, goddamn do I hate this one:

1. Assume you know why other people do what they do

Not because I fall prey to it myself, but because I see other people applying it all the fucking time and it drives me potty. To the extent that part of me wants to run around hitting people over the head with a mallet while yelling "IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT YOU!"

As a result, it's the hardest one to avoid out of all ten on the list. Because while you might accept it, there's not telling how the people you're interacting with are affected by it. That's the tricky part. Account for yourself? Sure, that's sorted. Then other people come along and bugger the whole thing up.

[andrewducker]

Oh yes, I get very frustrated with friends who "mind-read" the worst in others.