Interesting Links

A place for me to hoard links to really interesting stuff, never to be looked at again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XUEz4rlhTc GCSE English Language: presentational devices: Lessons for critically interpreting media sources.
http://www.loyalbooks.com/book/the-decline-and-fall-of-the-roman-empire-vol-i-by-edward-gibbonHistory of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Spanning a period of nearly 1500 years, this monumental work of…
https://www.betterinternet.sg/Resources/Resources-Listing?topic=everything&persona=everyoneMedia Literacy Council – Resources
https://youtu.be/w8lm4GV7ahgLife of a Pixel Steve Kobes
https://ledger.humanetech.com/Ledger of Harms
http://techno-logic-art.com/clock.htmThe Clock
https://secretgeek.github.io/html_wysiwyg/html.htmlSee the HTML markup in a page. Could be useful for educating people about web, expected response, and actual tracking/ad encumbered responses.
https://thebaffler.com/salvos/in-the-era-of-teenploitation-pellyOpinion on Teen Boss and the harm being done to children by indoctrinating them into the world of Social Media influencers.
Not a link, just an interesting quote.
It gels with my opinion that the UK public, mischievously voting to keep the terrible dancer John Sergeant in Strictly, is a worrying red-flag for democracy.
“after working at Reddit, I can say for sure that direct democracy does not work.”