Extenuating Circumstances

This is an auto-posted collection of public links I’ve either posted to, or favourites from Twitter, my Instapaper bookmarks and my public links posted to Pinboard.in for October 20th from 23:22 to 21:54:

• Does The International Space Station Have An On-Call Doctor? –
• Dyson’s robo-vac goes on sale in Japan for an eye-popping price | The Verge – Last September, Dyson finally unveiled its futuristic-looking robot vacuum cleaner: the 360 Eye. Now, the autonomous bot is finally going on sale, but only, unfortunately, in Japan.…
• Eurostar’s first new trains in 20 years are bigger, quieter, and Italian-designed | The Verge – After 20 years in service, the Eurostar is finally getting some new trains. If you don’t live in Europe, then this might not mean much to you, but for people in France, Belgium, and the UK,…
• We’ve Spent Billions to Fix Our Medical Records, and They’re Still a Mess. Here’s Why. | Mother Jones – this
• Cara Ellison on Twitter: “Irene is playing Yoshi’s Wooly World and I feel SICK from cute I’m DISGUSTED I might DIE https://t.co/k2kBlnAYul” – Irene is playing Yoshi's Wooly World and I feel SICK from cute I'm DISGUSTED I might DIE
• Civil Service Fast Stream: Digital and Technology – GOV.UK – We've now had several Civil Service Digital and Technology Fast Streamers do a 6 month placement in Business Design