Interesting Links for 17-05-2014

[andrewducker]

• Algorithm appointed board director
  (tags: computers algorithms technology investment business thefuture )
• How Writing for the TV Show “Community” Cured Me
  (tags: writing tv DanHarmon viaTheFerrett )
• Forced viewings of Frozen begin
  (tags: movies Disney funny )
• ‘The Problem With Music’ has been solved by the internet.
  (tags: viafanf internet music )

Comments

[bart_calendar]

The youth unemployment rate caused by austerity politics is really, dangerous and really going to bite people in the ass eventually

[andrewducker]

Yup, this level of unemployement, without real support for the unemployed, is utterly toxic.

[bart_calendar]

What's really weird is that Germany is saying "well our unemployment is low, so it's not that bad a thing."

This, to me, shows a real ignorance of history, because their own history shows what happens when you let one Euro country economically collapse and don't do anything about it.

[danieldwilliam]

There’s a question about labour mobility here for me.

If unemployment is low in Germany but very, very high in Spain etc why aren’t we seeing more people moving from Spain to Germany?

[bohemiancoast]

people in technical occupations more likely to have kids on the spectrum: "No shit, sherlock".

[andrewducker]

I know. But you wouldn't believe the number of people out there still saying that there's no relationship and it's all down to chemicals.

[bohemiancoast]

Tell that to nwhyte. Or consider the proportion of families where both parents are science fiction fans who have a child on the spectrum.

[andrewducker]

Why would _I_ tell them that?

[quirkytizzy]

That also makes sense. Especially the part about health care workers being more aware of the conditions that would lead to an autism diagnosis. Lol about your son and the Engineer. That's actually really cool!

[nancylebov]

Paternal age and autism.

Most but not all of the studies find a correlation.

I had no idea the effect (assuming it's there) kicked in so early.

I suggest checking on whether men in technical occupations are more likely to have their children later, and young men should be encouraged to get some sperm frozen.

[andrewducker]

On older fathers:
http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/04/18/confounder-of-the-day-how-sexy-your-parents-were/

[artkouros]

I cannot abide this blatant disregard for Hadrian's Wall!!!

[andrewducker]

Psst, Hadrian's Wall not actually in Scotland :->

The Western end is on the border, but after that the modern border is a fair bit North of it)

[artkouros]

Hence the disregard for it by annexing northern England.