Essex police officers forged documents and hid evidence out of ‘cynical disdain’
It’s possible that I shall make an ass of myself. But in that case one can always get out of it with a little dialectic. I have, of course, so worded my proposition as to be right either way (K.Marx, Letter to F.Engels on the Indian Mutiny)
Saturday, May 11, 2019
Projects include AI-equipped tanks, fighter jets, and machine guns.
SEE KILLER ROBOTS
QZ.COM
Seven countries are known to be developing "killer robots" for military purposes. Have we enabled a dystopian future we'll come to regret?
Naturally, it's not a rain of water, but a rain of superheated gas. (via Curiosity)
CURIOSITY.COM
We're used to rain and the water cycle here on Earth, but what about on the sun? Guess what: It rains there well. But naturally, it's not a rain of water, ...
"Ultimately, it comes down to economics: to fix the issue, somebody has to pay for it."
(via The Business of Fashion)
BUSINESSOFFASHION.COM
Big brands have talked for decades about their commitment to workers’ rights, but millions of people who make our clothes still don’t earn enough to live off. BoF walks you through how the industry needs to change to come up with a solution.
Before the school run, or commuting to work, increasing numbers are taking tiny doses of psychedelic drugs in the UK. Why?
THEGUARDIAN.COM
Before the school run, or commuting to work, increasing numbers are taking tiny doses of psychedelic drugs in the UK. Why?
Denver’s move is just the latest outbreak of common sense on drugs – how depressing, then, that Britain remains so backward on the issue."
THEGUARDIAN.COM
Denver has just decriminalised magic mushrooms – British politicians need to be equally brave
IN ENGLAND ANARCHISTS HAVE BEEN PUTTING UP TINY FREE WOODEN LIBRARIES ON THE STREET NOW IT HAS EXPANDED
Never mind books: in a slightly tatty block in Oxford you can borrow all the things that usually cost a fortune to hire – and its advocates say it’s a scheme that is about to conquer the world.
THEGUARDIAN.COM
The library of things: could borrowing everything from drills to disco balls cut waste and save m...
Never mind books: in a slightly tatty block in Oxford you can borrow all the things that usually cost a fortune to hire – and its advocates say it’s a scheme that is a...
One solution being offered is the Real Man Training Club in Beijing.
THE RETURN OF THE METROSEXUAL
QZ.COM
“If you are promoting these effeminate figures, it’s a calamity for our country.”
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