Entries by tag: links
- Thirty things you didn't know about the EU referendum
Most of this was indeed new to me.
- This is the truth about the Berlin Christmas market terror attack
Wow.
- Three party constituency tri-points
This is true anorak stuff. (In Belfast, North South and West meet at the junction of Bridge St and High St, and North South and East on the Queen's Bridge 500m away; the core of the historical city.)
- Why Republican voters decided on Trump
- And how @fivethirtyeight got it wrong.
(tags: uspolitics ) - The elevators of New York
- Fascinating.
(tags: usa newyork ) - TTIP under pressure
- Serious analysis from @VoteWatchEurope.
(tags: eu ttip )
- America Has Never Been So Ripe for Tyranny
- Gloomy reflections from @sullydish, drawing on Plato. #fb
(tags: uspolitics ) - Negotiating TTIP
- Characteristically vigorous pushback by @MalmstromEU re #TTIPleaks.
(tags: ttip eu ) - Can you hear the hum?
- No, more like a high-pitched but very soft buzz.
(tags: The Hum ) - 2015 Locus Ward Finalists
- I've read 3/5 on the sf list, 4/5 on the fantasy list.
(tags: sf ) - Post-Brexit negotiations "could last 9 years" - House of Lords
- It took 5 yrs for both Greenland and St-Barthélemy.
(tags: eu ukpolitics )
- DUP likely to drop seats but stay top
- My piece for the News Letter.
(tags: northernireland my media ) - The forgotten occupation
- The broken promise of an independence referendum for Western Sahara.
(tags: westernsahara ) - Regarding My 2016 Hugo Award Nomination
- Tom Mays withdraws his story from 2016 Hugos.
(tags: sf ) - Rabid Puppy Finalists’ Reactions, Compiled
- What the slated finalists said.
(tags: sf ) - Northern Ireland Assembly election 2016
- All you need to know, in Kindle format.
(tags: northernireland ) - John Boehner just confirmed everything liberals suspected about the Republican Party
- *gulp*
(tags: uspolitics ) - Seanad Elections 2016 – A Final Overview
- Adrian Kavanagh's overview.
(tags: ireland elections Seanad ) - Diary of a somebody: could I solve the mystery of 148 lost notebooks?
- Wow.
(tags: writing cambridge ) - io9 Was Founded on the Idea That Science Fiction Belongs to Everyone
- Charlie Jane Anders speaks out.
(tags: sf ) - More Details Revealed About Iceland’s “Woman in Blue”
- Apparently some bits of her are now blue.
(tags: archaeology ) - Half of Western European men descended from one Bronze Age ‘king’
- It's a small world, after all.
(tags: archaeology genealogy ) - Large Hadron Collider: Weasel causes shutdown
- Great headline!
(tags: physics ) - Analysis of Slate Voting for the 2016 Hugos
- It took just over 200 Puppies to hijack the process.
(tags: sf ) - ‘Normal America’ Is Not A Small Town Of White People
- It's more like New Haven-Milford, Connecticut.
(tags: usa ) - Hugo Awards: 3-Stage Voting
- Kevin has a proposal.
(tags: sf ) - Who Will Speak for Northern Ireland? The Looming Danger of an Ulster Brexit
- Indeed.
(tags: northernireland ukpolitics eu ) - Hello, operator, Kosovo wants its own calling code
- If normalisation means anything, it means this.
(tags: kosovo serbia ) - The UK Referendum on EU Membership: How Much Will Turnout Matter?
- Who knows? Who can tell?
(tags: ukpolitics eu ) - The Transit of Mercury
- Next Monday, May 9th, in the morning European time.
(tags: astronomy ) - Alyson Bailes, 1949-2016
- Sad though not unexpected news. Not only a great diplomat, but also a science fiction fan.
(tags: deaths ) - The Harmonic Series grows to infinity, unless you throw out numbers with a 9 in the denominator.
- WHAT?
(tags: mathematics ) - Indiana is weird
- In case you were wondering.
(tags: uspolitics )
- Brexit and the small UK wargames business | The Strange Worlds of Orun hi Kharsan
- A report from the world of toy soldiers - serious SME perspective.
(tags: ukpolitics eu games ) - Boris Johnson's attack on Barack Obama belongs in the gutter
- Nick Cohen gives BoJo both barrels.
(tags: ukpolitics eu ) - 2011 Northern Ireland Assembly results animated
- These are lovely - click on each constituency.
(tags: northernireland ) - The Secret Shame of MIddle-Class Americans
- 47% cannot find $400 for an emergency - a must-read.
(tags: uspolitics )
- The Medieval Tube Map
- Lovely bit of research!
(tags: maps london ) - As your friend, let me tell you that the EU makes Britain even greater
- Obama on Brexit.
(tags: eu ukpolitics uspolitics ) - How to Explain Mansplaining
- New York Times reports.
(tags: sexandgenderandsexuality )
- “Karabakh rules Armenia”
- Reporting from Yerevan.
(tags: armenia nagornokarabakh ) - 'Accuracy is for snake-oil pussies': Vote Leave's campaign director defies MPs
- Gawd.
(tags: eu ukpolitics ) - Brokered Conventions Often Make A Winning GOP President
- Though not since 1952.
(tags: uspolitics ) - who2voteNI.com
- Discover your place in the Northern Ireland political landscape!
(tags: northernireland ) - Macedonia’s political crisis: Make or break for civil society
- A bad time for my favourite Balkan country.
(tags: macedonia )
- Predata Signals Offer a Fresh Perspective on the Brexit Campaign
- Crunching data from online debate.
(tags: ukpolitics eu ) - She had a Washington job on TV. Then this ‘West Wing’ actor got one in real life
- Beautifully appropriate!
(tags: uspolitics tv ) - Is it fair for Shakespeare to overshadow Cervantes?
- Maybe not; but life isn't always fair!
(tags: shakespeare spain ) - Message in a bottle, promising finder a shilling, bobs up after 108 years
- I've had cross-channel journeys that seemed that long!
(tags: science ) - 8 porkies Gove uses to build Brexit case
- Leavers lying.
(tags: eu ukpolitics ) - Leyla Yunus And Husband Arif Yunus Leave Azerbaijan For Holland
- Some mercy after awful persecution.
(tags: azerbaijan )
- UC Berkeley student removed from Southwest flight after speaking Arabic on plane
- Good grief.
(tags: race waronterror ) - What happens when you appear before a judge you called a c*** on Facebook?
- Judge's closing words: "Don't give a toss." New Zealand, eh?
(tags: funny newzealand ) - Blast off! Why has astronaut Helen Sharman been written out of history?
- Good question.
(tags: sexandgenderandsexuality space ) - Increasingly, neither the UUP nor the SDLP seem likely to opt for Opposition
- Good #ae16 overview from Alex.
(tags: northernireland )
- March 2016 was the hottest March on record.
- The sixth record-breaking month in a row...
(tags: climatechange ) - A train ride with Millwall fans – and the hope it gave me for the EU debate
- @campbellclaret listens to voters beyond the bubble.
(tags: ukpolitics eu ) - A tangled plan ensnared McCrory in HB2
- How North Carolina entrenched discrimination.
(tags: uspolitics sexandgenderandsexuality ) - Alabama Governor Embroiled in Sex Scandal Had Wallet Delivered by Police Chopper
- Somehow I missed this story.
(tags: uspolitics ) - What caused Haiti’s cholera epidemic? The CDC’s museum knows but won’t say.
- A really shocking conclusion.
(tags: health un haiti nepal )
- A New Map for America
- @paragkhanna redraws the lower 48.
(tags: usa maps ) - Ozymandias, illustrated by Justin Oaksford
- This is brilliant.
(tags: comics poetry ) - Monica Lewinsky: ‘The shame sticks to you like tar’
- Fascinating.
(tags: sexandgenderandsexuality internet uspolitics )
- DWP 'punishing' low-paid full-time workers under new benefits rule
- Fighting poverty by making the poor poorer...
(tags: ukpolitics ) - Baiting the bear
- Russia struggles with the consequences of its illegal seizure of Yukos a decade ago.
(tags: russia ) - Luck Is a Bigger Contributor to Success Than People Give It Credit For
- Food for thought.
(tags: work ) - Dolmio and Uncle Ben's firm Mars defends limit on products
- Hardly controversial! Impressive for Mars to go public though.
(tags: food ) - Alien ‘Wow!’ signal could be explained after almost 40 years
- Sneaky comets!
(tags: astronomy ) - Protesters who blockaded London arms trade fair acquitted after judge sees evidence of illegal weapons on sale
- Hooray!
(tags: war )
- Protesters ransack Macedonia president’s office as crisis deepens
- Crumbs.
(tags: macedonia ) - Blake's 7 star Gareth Thomas dies at age 71
- Sad news.
(tags: sf deaths ) - America Hasn’t Gone Crazy. It’s Just More Like Europe
- Ivan Krastev's take.
(tags: uspolitics ) - Man accidentally 'deletes his entire company' with one line of bad code
- The code was good; the user incompetent!
(tags: work computers ) - Ivanov Has Spat in Macedonia’s Face
- Yep.
(tags: macedonia )
- Hanna and Barbera: the last portraits
- Lovely!
(tags: photos ) - The Dutch Referendum on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement: Legal options for navigating a tricky and awkward situation
- Indeed.
(tags: Netherlands eu ukraine ) - Who Can Forget the Inheritance Tax Riots of 1990?
- "I feel morally certain that these riots were incited by 'the most hated tax in Britain'. Now it so happens that I’m so old and stupid I’m not clear as to what that tax was. But it must have been the inheritance tax musn’t it? I could waste a few moments checking which tax it was – but why should I? If I can’t trust Conservative Central Office and Tabloid headlines – then who can I trust?"
(tags: ukpolitics ) - The dark side of Guardian comments
- Reader behaviour.
(tags: internet )
- How hot-desking offices can wreck productivity
- Obvious, really.
(tags: work ) - This Will Be the Biggest Dam-Removal Project in History
- Impressive.
(tags: geography ) - Internet mapping turned a remote farm into a digital hell
- Location, location...
(tags: maps internet ) - How the Average Triumphed Over the Median
- Fascinating!
(tags: mathematics ) - Brexiteers trade on a myth
- The Commonwealth chimera.
(tags: eu ukpolitics )
- Oh, So Now I’m Bangladeshi?
- On hyphenation and nationality.
(tags: race ) - How Europe Can Pay For The Solution Of The Refugee Crisis
- George Soros's recommendation.
(tags: eu migration ) - UK scores worst on electoral integrity in Western Europe. Here's why.
- Yup.
(tags: ukpolitics democracy elections )
- Lunch with the FT: Nigel Farage
- A very entertaining read.
(tags: ukpolitics ) - Obama can appoint Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court if the Senate does nothing
- Interesting thought!
(tags: uspolitics ) - Sowing History: A Gardener's Tale
- @UrsulaV goes outside.
(tags: writing ) - Phil Collins Reshot All His Original Album Covers for the 2016 Reissues
- Cool!
(tags: photos ) - Molenbeek, Maalbeek, Schaarbeek. How many beek?
- Belgian toponyms!
(tags: Belgium maps )
- The Day I Failed on Stage at TEDx
- That drying up moment...
(tags: publicrelations ) - Gaps and holes: How the Swiss cheese was made
- Tax avoidance and secrecy.
(tags: economics )
- Bafflin' Islands: How Many Big Ones Can You Name?
- A matter of size.
(tags: maps ) - Royal Mint starts new £1 coin production
- It's gonna be a dodecagon!
(tags: uk money ) - Solve the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Before It Explodes
- @Tom_deWaal calls for action.
(tags: armenia azerbaijan nagornokarabakh ) - Pentagon Report: The F-35 Is Still a Mess
- More on the US military's mega-boondoggle.
(tags: uspolitics war )
- Mummy genomes reveal just how catastrophic European contact was for New World
- Horrifying.
(tags: biology archaeology ) - Why do people believe myths about the Confederacy? Because our textbooks and monuments are wrong.
- Indeed.
(tags: uspolitics history ) - Europe’s Last Dictator Comes in From the Cold
- Lukashenko's geopolitical success.
(tags: belarus ) - What exactly is going on in Iceland?
- Good question!
(tags: iceland ) - Paralympics hopeful Carly Tait: ‘My lifeline is being taken away’
- Britain's war on its own disabled citizens continues, despite Duncan-Smith's departure.
(tags: ukpolitics disability )
- Belgium is No Failed State
- Sir Michael Leigh with a breath of sanity.
(tags: Belgium waronterror ) - Gun lobby stirs to life in Europe
- Jeepers.
(tags: guns eu ) - Britain Can’t Afford to Leave the EU
- @profalanriley1 thinks the numbers don't add up.
(tags: eu ukpolitics ) - What Brexit would mean for the NHS
- It would be bad news.
(tags: eu ukpolitics )
- What’s Behind the Flare-up in Nagorno-Karabakh?
- Magdalena at @Crisisgroup writes.
(tags: armenia azerbaijan nagornokarabakh ) - Paul Ryan Is Running for President
- Yup.
(tags: uspolitics ) - Top Republicans talking up Paul Ryan as nominee
- Yup.
(tags: uspolitics )
- Dangerous Days in Karabakh
- This is very bad news.
(tags: armenia azerbaijan nagornokarabakh ) - Why everything about the way we report on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is wrong
- A timely warning.
(tags: armenia azerbaijan nagornokarabakh ) - Have you been threatened with legal action by “Scientists for Britain”?
- Brexiters trying to chill scientific discourse.
(tags: eu ukpolitics science law )
- Will artificial intelligence kill us all?
- Probably not.
(tags: computers )
- If Azerbaijan is a democracy, why were we imprisoned for our views?
- "If."
(tags: azerbaijan humanrights ) - How to Hack an Election
- A chilling read.
(tags: elections democracy )
- Unexpected changes of bright spots on Ceres discovered
- Interesting!
(tags: astronomy asteroids ) - Don't bemoan the Remain campaign; find advocates instead!
- @jonworth pushes back.
(tags: ukpolitics eu ) - Nintendo Employee Fired After Smear Campaign, Company Denies Harassment Was Factor
- Oh yeah?
(tags: games internet sexandgenderandsexuality )
- Brussels Airport stays closed a 7th day, snarling Easter holiday travel
- I'm in @USAToday! (Name misspelled).
(tags: my media Belgium waronterror ) - Is 'Friends' Still The Most Popular Show On TV?
- Apparently so.
(tags: tv ) - Why ISIS Is Winning the Social Media War
- Excellent piece (thx @tochitruestory).
(tags: waronterror internet )
- Should You Tinder While You Travel?
- Dating apps in London, Berlin, Sweden and Brooklyn.
(tags: travel internet sexandgenderandsexuality ) - All Those New Dinosaurs May Not Be New — Or Dinosaurs
- Insider nomenclature baseball of paleontology.
(tags: fossils ) - Crossing the border
- My Cypriot friend @esraaygin explores the Franco-German frontier.
(tags: cyprus france germany eu ) - Follow the money: Apple vs. the FBI
- @cstross has a theory about the real agenda.
(tags: technology internet economics ) - An Open Letter to Trump Voters from His Top Strategist-Turned-Defector
- Extraordinary testimony by former Trump insider @SCegielskiPR.
(tags: uspolitics ) - 4 Reasons Why You (Yeah, You) Are Qualified To Nominate for the Hugos
- Rock on!
(tags: sf ) - Why we think terrorism is scarier than it really is (and we probably always will)
- Very sensible.
(tags: psychology waronterror )
- The Octopus That Ruled London
- Victorian tentacles!
(tags: historyofscience )
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Yeah, and…
I’ve been obsessed with “A Boy and His Dog” for as long as I can remember, and I look for new scholarship and articles on the novella (and the film) regularly, just to keep up to date…