Highlights from last week’s tweets (and more displacement activity for Monday morning). Follow @fp2p if you want the rest, including lots more serious development type stuff
Twitter loves snark – the ‘4th law of thermodynamics’ got by far the most (in fact, an order of magnitude more) retweets last week. [h/t Conrad Hackett]
Is humour a better mobilizer than pity? The rise of aid satire (I blame the Norwegians) [h/t WhyDev]
Why is accusing someone of doing something ‘like a girl’ an insult? Inspiring, viral (33m hits) video. Does it matter that it’s linked to product promotion?
Getting action on Climate Change will need a combination of shocks, readiness and narratives, but so far we have only had the shocks. Great piece from Alex Evans
How to shine in Meetings continued [h/t Paul O’Brien]. (Please add to last week’s list)
MSF issued a highly critical report on the state of humanitarianism. Here’s a review of aid workers’ mixed reactions. Oxfam’s Jane Cocking responds here
This could make a really annoying ringtone: Hear the Oldest Song in the World: A Sumerian Hymn Written 3,400 Years Ago.
Two breakneck tours of Britain’s regional accents: this one’s fun, but this one is more accurate [h/t Alan Beattie]
Misheard song lyrics. Let’s ruin some of your favourite songs [h/t Leah Kreitzman] [youtube height=”HEIGHT” width=”WIDTH”]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nVvRwrgsGU&sns=em[/youtube]