Interesting Links for 22-03-2016

Why we should fear a cashless world

(tags: Technology money society )

Agreement on plans to look at three-hour Scotland to London rail link

(tags: scotland london trains )

Jeremy Kyle Show swear word escapes censure by Ofcom - because nobody understands Scottish

(tags: scotland language swearing )

Google self-driving car will be ready in between 3 and 30 years.

(tags: cars robots google )

Paris terrorists used burner phones, not encryption, to evade detection

(tags: phones terrorism )

Which US presidential candidates lie the most?

(tags: usa lies truth )

The government's budget is in such a disastrous place because they refuse to touch pensions

(tags: pensions politics budget )

On Williams, Djokavic and Equality of Pay and Opportunity

(tags: equality gender tennis pay )

This is, essentially, how most project estimation works

(tags: planning funny xkcd comic )

New online poll could see George Osborne renamed Cunty McCuntface

(tags: funny satire politics names )

The Diary of River Song (Really gorgeous, hand-made)

(tags: drwho design books )

When assembling your dog, be sure to follow the instructions to avoid disasters like this

(tags: dog funny )

Amazing dresses that reflect nature

(tags: nature clothes beautiful )

What books would serve as a good introduction to economics for a complete beginner?

(tags: economics books advice )

Let’s get rid of the Budget

(tags: budget politics )

Harrison Ford continues to be good value in interviews

(tags: StarWars interview )

How did the order for LGBT end up that way?

(tags: lgbt language )

How to win the war on drugs (Legalize It All)

(tags: drugs history legalisation )

On Iain Duncan Smith and The Failure of George Osbourne.

(tags: politics welfare fail )

I need to know what mobile phone contract I should go for

My "All the data you can eat, 5000 minutes, 5000 messages for £15" contract is coming to an end in a couple of weeks. And the bastards won't let me renew it.

The most data I've (recently) used in a month is 3.7GB, and I never use more than about 100 minutes or 150 texts in a month.

I'm currently tempted by Three's
12GB, 200 minutes, unlimited texts for £17.
The main alternative is GiffGaff, with their 6GB, 2000 minutes, 6GB data for £18.

Is there any alternative I should be aware of?

You can never trust the news again (Real-time CGI allows an actor to "be" George Bush)

"Face2Face: Real-time Face Capture and Reenactment of RGB Videos (CVPR 2016 Oral)" (Watch on YouTube)