Interesting Links for 27-01-2014

[andrewducker]

• Secret papers show extent of senior royals' veto over laws
  (tags: monarchy politics uk secrecy )
• From one cell to many: How did multicellularity evolve?
  (tags: evolution )
• BeWifi lets you use your neighbor’s bandwidth when they’re not using it
  (tags: technology networking )
• Don't practice the same thing over and over - shuffle it up to learn more

Comments

[artkouros]

Good for the Queen. I'm glad she still has her hand in. Doesn't seem to be much point otherwise.

[andrewducker]

It's a risky business, prioritising the views of the unelected over democratic representatives. Some days they'll do things you like, and others they really won't.

[artkouros]

We have the same problem with congress - once elected, they almost cannot be un-elected.

[andrewducker]

That strikes me as an argument for more democracy, not less...

[apostle_of_eris]

So this fuzzy, dispersed "constitution" you claim to have has parts you didn't even know were there?