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andrewducker

Interesting Links for 13-07-2014

Jul 13, 2014 12:00

Over Half of All Statements Made on Fox News Are False
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A more fundamental International System of Units
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Neuroscience: The man who saw time stand still
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Thousands of new homes in Edinburgh moving off the drawing board?
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Comments 19

bart_calendar July 13 2014, 11:04:24 UTC

I wonder what the percentage of lies in The Daily Mail is.

I need to know which of these things is more annoying andrewducker July 13 2014, 11:12:32 UTC

I'd love to see a study done on all newspapers. I suspect the results would be enlightening on all sides :->

Re: I need to know which of these things is more annoying bart_calendar July 13 2014, 11:30:10 UTC

Having worked in newsrooms for a decade in my younger years i can tell you it would be really depressing.

del_c July 13 2014, 11:19:42 UTC

He left out the Persians, who came between Babylon and the Greeks. The Persians were responsible for the Israelites going home from Babylon and building the Temple again. Cyrus brags about doing it, on a cylinder seal.

sock it to socket covers snarlish July 13 2014, 11:52:43 UTC

at first glance the design of the Fatally Flawed site looked like one of those 'This simple plant will cure all your flatulent worries' or 'Electricians Hate This!' sites
on second glance and reading: well-written in plain English, clear links to information, and nicely structured through all points. like 'the bottom line' on the pages as well.

thanks for this link.

Re: sock it to socket covers andrewducker July 13 2014, 12:44:59 UTC

Yeah, the site looks rather old-fashioned, but the info is solid.

This is also a very entertaining take on it:

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Re: sock it to socket covers andrewducker July 13 2014, 12:52:10 UTC

Yeah - those are made safer by socket covers, sadly.

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supergee July 13 2014, 12:35:20 UTC

People were starting to realize what a shit place Qatar is for the World Cup, but now We Can't Let the Terrorists Push Us Around.

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del_c July 13 2014, 13:07:20 UTC

I get the feeling vertical stripes are considered Barbarian Style: such as the Celtic one-pieces on the Gundestrup Cauldron, or Obelix's trousers on the comic strip. Stripes should be an easy way to break up the monotony of single colour cloth.

More complicated patterns can be very old, such as the recently-discovered 3,000 year old riding trousers in Central Asia, but I suppose they might be too heavy for a sail.