Links for 3 February 2010

Posted on 3 Feb 2010 in Daily Links (0 comments)

Another rather random assortment for you today... How are you liking this "irregular posting but with more links" thing anyway?

National Chip Week 2010 is coming soon...

15 - 21 Feb everyone! Get those potatoes frying! No Oven Chips allowed! (Says me. Or else.)
Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance

Weird, freaky, mad 1980s pop video of the day!
Carling is the official beer of Scottish rugby - Brands news - Lager & Cider - Morning Advertiser

Yes nothing quite says Scotland than the taste of a Canadian lager brewed in Yorkshire and Hampshire.
Railways and slime moulds: A life of slime - The Economist

Using slime mould to solve complex network engineering problems. Seriously. It works.
Boris Johnson 'furious' at Northern Line closure plan - BBC News

"We are angry because this is where we feel the Tube Lines have not really learnt a lot from what's been a debacle in terms of delivering the Jubilee Line update, for which they are also responsible." As I said recently, it's time to get angry. But this person can get angry and do something. So Boris, whatcha gonna do about it?
Terry Pratchett: A tribunal of mercy - guardian.co.uk

"I would like to die peacefully before the disease takes me over. I hope that will not be for some time, because if I knew that I could die at any time I wanted, then suddenly every day would be as precious as a million pounds. If I knew that I could die, I would live. My life, my death, my choice." An edited excerpt from Terry Pratchett's Richard Dimbleby Lecture for 2010