Apparently it is time for Oxfordshire County Council to devise cycling and walking plans (LCWIPS) for Oxford, Bicester, and Didcot. Must not snark, since efforts in this direction are to be welcomed.
(Via Dominic Furniss on Twitter)
Noted by Damian Cugley .OpaVote provides elections as a service: you can choose between a variety of counting systems including various flavors of STV. Small elections are free, otherwise they charge by usage (meaning number of voters and number of candidates).
(Via Counting single transferable votes)
Noted by Damian Cugley .A description in English and in Pascal of Meek’s method for counting an election using Single Transferable Vote. This differes from some methods in that fractional votes are transferred, which entails using a computer to tally the votes.
(Via Counting single transferable votes)
Noted by Damian Cugley .This comprehensive exploration of women and girls in early rock & roll music started life as a PhD thesis
(Via Mat Osman on Twitter)
Noted by Damian Cugley .Remember the hardware virus spread through meeting-room DVI cables?
(Via Marcin Wichary on Twitter)
Noted by Damian Cugley .Podcast including a segment on research into where the stereotypical human pointing gesture comes from. As I was listening I was practicing pointing at things and being amazed at how the researchers described behaviour I'd been performing without realizing all my life!
Cross-laminated timber and other innovations make large-scale wood buildings increasingly attractive.
KeepCup are celebrating 10 years of keeping cups with a video series on Twitter.