Interesting Links for 21-10-2014

[andrewducker]

• Ex-US Navy fighter pilot: Why drones beat humans and smartcars should be driverless
  (tags: drone cars robots )
• Cheap African solar energy could power UK homes in 2018
  (tags: solarpower renewables Africa UK )
• Human intestine grown in mouse for first time as scientists say there is hope to create spare parts for people
  (tags: mice organs humans

Comments

[kalimac]

The noble Baroness was right to be horrified. It is horrifying. That it's an everyday thing now doesn't make it any less so.

There are already multiple laws covering trolling - can anyone tell me what advantage the new one...

[rhythmaning]

Politics.

If the police and CPS can't get a conviction with what they have already, new laws won't help.

(This may be a touch cynical - the new law will apparently have a more severe sentence.)

[rhythmaning]

I'm surprised by the manga verdict. I remember the Oz trial, over a "school kids" issue which included a pornographic comic of Rupert the Bear.

Initially found guilty, the three defendents were acquitted on appeal.

I think my brother still has a copy of "School Kids Oz".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oz_%28magazine%29#UK_obscenity_trial_and_appeal

[nancylebov]

American government even worse than you think.

[andrewducker]

Dammit - this is where I got that link from!

Sorry, forgot to say thanks or to credit you!

[nancylebov]

No biggie.

Drones

[fanf]

This Radio 4 programme is interesting as an officially sanctioned opinion from the MOD... http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04k9gj6