Interesting Links for 14-11-2017

Are British people actually polite?

(tags: etiquette UK politeness funny true )

15% of people are sensitive to bread. But it’s not gluten that’s upsetting their stomach.

This is what happened to me. I assumed gluten-sensitive, but my IBS is FODMAPs-related, and discovering that helped me to finally get it under control.

I don’t blame people who think they’re gluten-sensitive. If you got an upset stomach every time you ate wheat then you’d probably start to think you had a gluten problem too…
(tags: food health gluten viaSwampers )

Tiny Tiny RSS sends bad threads to “The Gas Chamber”

(tags: OhForFucksSake Holocaust Technology )

Ferry McFerryface to be name of new Sydney ferry after public vote

(tags: names funny viaSwampers )

Not the comp.text.sgml Frequently Asked Questions List

I kinda wish I found this less funny
(tags: text Technology funny )

In 2015, homeowners voted CON 46 LAB 22, mortgage holders CON 39 LAB 31. But social renters voted CON 18 LAB 50, private renters CON 28 LAB 39.

(tags: housing uk voting politics )

Working 9 to 5? 66% of Brits would prefer their work day started and ended earlier (I am clearly deeply odd)

(tags: work time uk )

Government offers now a meaningless vote on Brexit

(tags: europe uk government OhForFucksSake )

A UK Cinema Is Screening Every Episode Of ‘Game Of Thrones’ Back-To-Back

I love Game of Thrones, but this is too much.
(tags: cinema gameofthrones )

Amazon announces Lots of the Rings prequel series

(tags: Amazon lotr tv )

The UK Supreme Court has never ruled whether Article 50 can be rescinded

(tags: UK law europe )

‘Bros’ fight the patriarchy with fliers about consent and housework at Blazers games

(tags: consent patriarchy society GoodNews men )

A clear example of the sociopathic nature of the gig economy

(tags: work OhForFucksSake apps )

The Post-Weinstein Reckoning

(tags: women abuse society viaFanf )

SpotMini – the latest robot dog from Boston Dynamics

(tags: robots video )

Against Brilliant Jerks

(tags: society behaviour teams viaFanf )

Trade school, not 4-year college, can solve the US income gap

(tags: Education work money )

Illegal puppy trade surges in UK ready for Christmas (horrifying!)

(tags: dogs uk abuse )

Book Review: Legal Systems Very Different From Ours

(tags: law society )