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Interesting Links for 31-05-2015
May. 31st, 2015 12:00 pm- Here’s Matt Weiner’s List of All the Things ‘Mad Men’ Wanted to Cover in Season 7, But Didn’t
- Schools in the UK Are Now Asking Muslim Children to Fill Out “Counter-Extremism” Tests
- The Editing of Mad Max the Movie (Why it's action sequences are some of the best in years)
- How Do New Yorkers Respond To Rape Jokes?
- Westminster is a total boys club with weird traditions
- Lego's MMO had a dong-detection problem
- Reality continues to not exist if you aren't looking at it
Interesting Links for 19-05-2015
May. 19th, 2015 12:00 pm- Most voters think the government should prioritise fighting inequality over economic growth
- (tags: inequality growth uk )
- It's all very well to create 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 unique planets out of maths, but will the game be any fun?
- (tags: games mathematics viaMyBrotherHugh )
- Labour didn’t lose the election in 2015….
- (tags: Labour politics austerity )
- Ukip, Lib Dems, Greens, SNP and Plaid Cymru sign 478,000-strong petition for voting reform
- (tags: politics voting reform )
- Jon Hamm Talks About the 'Mad Men' Series Finale
- (tags: madmen )
- The Original, Resonant, Existentially Brilliant “Mad Men” Finale
- (I spotted the ribbons at the time, but didn't quite put it all together)
(tags: madmen ) - Here are 24 people. These are not their cats.
- (tags: cats )
- A Walmart orientation video teaching new staff to not join unions
- (tags: walmart unions video )
- Game of Thrones episode chapter coverage
- (tags: gameofthrones )
- Cannes Film Festival rejects women from red-carpet screening of pro-LGBT romance 'Carol' for not wearing high heels
- (tags: shoes women movies )
- Betting markets very slightly more accurate than polls for predicting the general election results.
- (tags: election gambling polls )
Interesting Links for 01-07-2014
Jul. 1st, 2014 12:00 pm- Man finds tarantula in cupboard in Portobello (I'm moving!)
- Exploding the 10,000 hours myth - it's no guarantee for greatness
- 5% of the population responsible for 50% of all lies (I assume that abusive behaviour follows similar patterns)
- Labour says business needs a 'fairer' deal on tax
- Steam reaches highest-ever concurrent user count at over 8 million
- Tilda Swinton answers questions. Delightfully
- Man Men has finished filming. Can't believe I have to wait 9 months to see the end!
- Expanding the introvert/extrovert scale. I'd class myself as Introvert/Gregarious/Charming. Ish
- One reason for airlines charging for add-ons - it's a tax dodge
- How reliable are different contraceptive methods?
- A day in the life of a physics student with autism
- An interview with Jimmy Saville from 1990 in which he's asked about the rumours of his paedophilia.
- 'Community' Lives! Yahoo Has Saved Greendale for a Sixth Season
- Real life medicine vs TV medicine
- Essential Futurist SF
- A good explanation of what's going on with Juncker, Cameron and increasing democracy in Europe
- Pelvic exam study: Annual well-woman exams have no medical basis.
- 19th century math tactic gets a makeover -- and yields answers up to 200 times faster
- Racists fly Ku Klux Klan flag in east Belfast
- Labour parliamentary candidate apologises for comparing pro-independence protestors to Hitler Youth
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Interesting Links for 17-06-2014
Jun. 17th, 2014 12:00 pm- Affectionless, strict parenting increases cannabis and alcohol use in kids
- What's so hard about covering up to breastfeed?
- Predicting When ‘Game of Thrones’ Author George R. R. Martin Will Come Out With His Next Book (With Science!)
- How the GoT book chapters and TV episodes are now matching up
- The Pivot - One of the best explanations I've seen of how Silicon Valley startups work
- GM banana designed to slash African infant mortality enters human trials
- Sherlock lives in public domain, US court rules
- Smart glasses allow the near-blind to see
- How our brains store recent memories, cell by single cell
- Wind turbines pay back their energy costs in six months
- You can predict how anxious children are from the size of their amygdala
- Which ‘Mad Men’ Character Are You? (Genius!)
- UK intelligence forced to reveal secret policy for mass surveillance of residents’ Facebook and Google use
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Interesting Links for 02-06-2014
Jun. 2nd, 2014 12:00 pm- A pre-ticked checkbox is not permission to send you spam.
- When Dr Seuss took us to war
- Stabilized original Star Trek shot
- Getty's Crusade to Turn Photographed Women From Dead-Eyed Props Into People
- The case for Mad Men as science fiction
- The pension changes are a cute move politically, but it may end in tears
- 800 Years Of Human Sacrifice In Kent
- Scottish independence: Common Weal urges different economy
- RAID5 is no longer sufficiently redundant.
- The politics of same-sex marriage are swiftly changing
Interesting Links for 30-05-2014
May. 30th, 2014 12:00 pm- Gay Dads' Brain Activity Pattern Resembles Both New Mothers And Fathers, Study Finds
- BBC Skylon spaceplane economics stack up
- New report backs Scottish membership of the EU
- Scientists Studied What Psychedelics Do to the Brain, and It's Not What You've Been Told
- LiveJournal revives the "Feedback" community, asks for users opinions. *gasp*
- Publishing books without DRM continues to have no negative consequences
- Puppy training advice (also applies to children)
- The drug you should be giving up
- The fiction of Ted Chiang: Why you should read his stories
- Could 'Community' be revived on Hulu?
- Robert Morse on His Big ‘Mad Men’ Number (spoilers if you're not up to date)
- Disney’s ‘Game of Thrones'
- On asexuality oppression
- If Compulsory Voting Is The Answer, You’re Asking The Wrong Question
- Utah high schoolers furious after their yearbook photos are photoshopped to add more clothes (all women, obviously)
- A study of sexism in Dr Who - with Moffat vs RTD figures!
- Under Ex-Googler CEO, LiveJournal Gets A Revamp, Promises New Services, Apps And More In 2014
via Gonzo21
- Mario Kart 8 vs Mario Kart 64
- Think You're Sensitive To Gluten? A Different Carb In Wheat May Be The Real Culprit
- The brain's reaction to male odor shifts at puberty in children with gender dysphoria
- Labour will be unable to reverse government cuts
- Elon Musk unveils Space X's Reusable Dragon V2 spacecraft
- Mother wants answers after teenage daughter's armpits were shaved by teacher (I would too!)
- Britain is still feasting on credit – and the next crunch will hit in 2016
- Would Marvel Really Cancel Fantastic Four To Snub Fox?
- Drugs and prostitution add £10bn a year to UK economy
- Anti-Independence advert pulled over fraudulent child hospital claim
- An open letter to all my male friends
- Lessons From a Day Spent With the UCSB Shooter's Awful Friends (Warning: horrible)
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Interesting Links for 18-11-2013
Nov. 18th, 2013 11:00 am- Common misconceptions about publishing: "Why do you use Microsoft Word?"
- Denmark surpasses 100 percent wind power
- A Day In the Life of An Empowered Female Character
- Jon Hamm interview: 'Don Draper is dismal and despicable'
- Britain to be hit by entirely typical weather
- What's behind the 'coldest winter for 100 years' headline?
- The keyboard phone seems to be dead, alas.
- Japan cancels plan to cut emissions by 25% citing end to nuclear power
- How to moonwalk
- Long-term use of paracetamol during pregnancy has adverse developmental outcomes on three year-olds
- Long commutes cause obesity, neck pain, loneliness, divorce, stress, and insomnia.
- The level of benefits have no effect on whether the unemployed want a job
- Bus fare app to cut out finding change in Edinburgh
- The Forgotten Giant Arrows that Guide you Across America
- Playing games at age 5 has no effect on children's conduct at age 7.
- Worldwide IPv6 takeup hits 2.5% for the first time ever.
- 17 Most Offensive Adverts That Would Be Banned Today
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Interesting Links for 18-09-2013
Sep. 18th, 2013 12:00 pm- Every day, 520million books-worth of text is posted on the internet.
- Sleepy Hollow Is Crazy, Dumb Fun With a Machine Gun-Wielding Headless Horseman
- Why Telling Men "No" Doesn't Work For Everybody -- And Can Even Be Dangerous
- In Radical Shift, Robots Work Right Next to Auto Workers
- Ranking The Disney “Renaissance Era” Animated Films
- A very unusual brain.
- Where would the Conservatives be now if they had gone with constitutional reform?
- George RR Martin talks about what's coming on next seasons GOT
- How SyFy's "reality TV" ruined a convention for people trying to have fun.
- Do Lib Dems have the nerve to win STV for local government?
- Dinosaur Feathers Discovered in Canadian Amber
- Physicists Discover Geometry Underlying Particle Physics | Simons Foundation
Physicists have discovered a jewel-shaped geometric object that challenges the notion that space, time and particles are fundamental constituents of nature.
- Ben Affleck Reads Comments About Batman Casting, Learns Not to Read Comments
- The definitive difference between Funny and LOL
- Areas with free school meals for primary pupils saw them two months ahead academically
- Mad Men finale season split across two years - 2014 and 2015.
- How to pick up women (with science)
- How do people feel about their local MPs?
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Interesting Links for 09-06-2013
Jun. 9th, 2013 12:00 pm- Department of Defence slaps D Notice on possible leaks to UK press.
- Spain builds submarine 70 tons too heavy after putting a decimal in the wrong place
- The sealed bottle garden still thriving after 40 years without fresh air or water
- The man who can see in ultraviolet.
- Game of Thrones, Mad Men, and the 1960s
- Sweden male train drivers banned from wearing shorts, wear skirts instead.
- Animated GIFs showing before and after photoshop for celebrities. Makes me so angry.
Did you notice what they did to the Elton John AIDS Charity?
Interesting Links for 03-05-2013
May. 3rd, 2013 12:00 pm- What do philosopher's believe?
- Clearing up myths about the orphan works legislation
- Intel's new processor looks pretty impressive
- Publishers turning down women from writing hard SF.
- If you're an abusive ass on the internet then people _will_ take screenshots
- Things you should know about dealing with the police (in the UK)
- 80's Don Draper
- A quirky little game about candy. And goblins. And quests.
- The 9 Types Of Hangover We've All Endured (Actually, I've only had 1 and 6)
- 40 Reasons Scotland Is Better Than England (Ok, so 35 of them are rubbish. Still better.)
- Knowing your place in a robot-dominated future.
Interesting Links for 08-04-2013
Apr. 8th, 2013 12:00 pm- Thoughts On Disability From A Guy Who Should Be On It
- Nice interview with the awesome Louis CK
- Fetal exposure to excessive stress hormones in the womb linked to adult mood disorders
- Greg Mulholland to propose “complete separation of state marriage and religious weddings”
- On stopping being an XBox developer
- Body Paint Superheroes Featuring Galactus, TMNT & War Machine (NSFW, but awesome)
- Warning. This article on gay marriage contains optimism
- Genetic mutations linked to childhood obesity
- What shows have done long-term plot better than Babylon 5?
- 'Mad Men' Premiere Features Group Of Actors Who Are Scared To Death Of Never Making Transition To Film
- What The Male Cast of "Game of Thrones" Looks Like Without Facial Hair
- Lift weights to lower blood sugar? White muscle helps keep blood glucose levels under control
- When computer programming was ‘women’s work’
- Microalgae produce more oil faster for energy, food or products
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Interesting Links for 30-09-2012
Sep. 30th, 2012 12:00 pm- Don Draper with an iPhone? Candid behind-the-scenes photographs capture the stars of Mad Men on and off set
- The Case for Abolishing Patents (Yes, All of Them)
- Little-known sexual orientations (I laughed)
- If you are Neil Gaiman the internet will make sure you don't forget your hat.
- Britain now producing more cars than Germany: How the UK has become the car production capital of Europe
- Behind the scenes of the final moments of the latest episode of DrWho
- Embracing 3-D Printers, Manufacturer Tells Customers to Print Their Own Replacement Parts | Wired Design | Wired.com
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Interesting Links for 24-04-2012
Apr. 24th, 2012 12:00 pm- Why the Super Mario Movie Sucked
- Only 22% of British people are horrifically racist, 25% just a bit racist when it comes to definition of "English"
- Why is there a dead bird on Tonto's head? Johnny Depp explains
- Details on the proposed House Of Lords changes
- My nightmare about falling, is pretty much like the 4th image here.
- The cast of Mad Men go bowling. Featuring Wierd Al. Yes. Really.
- What publishers do for authors
- Customer Reviews: Veet for Men Hair Removal Gel (Made me giggle)
- Game of Thrones: How HBO and Showtime make money despite low ratings.
- John Slattery on playing Roger Sterling in the latest episode of Mad Men (S05E06)
- First Asteroid Mining Company launched. Has a few billion behind it.
- Facebook’s new moneymaking scheme - hide your posts and then charge you to make them visible again.
- The woman who edited Nuts magazine
- When I see emails like this, I get a massive rush of anticipatory schadenfreude.
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