Almost impressed by this spammer

On the one hand, nice try to make it look like they're not spamming, but are actually offering useful advice. And on leaving a 12-hour gap between the two comments.

On the other hand, they should have made the link into an actual links. And, most importantly, not have posted the spam on a post from four years ago, where nobody but me would ever know it existed.

Interesting Links for 27-04-2016

What if you could always have the _best_ advice?

(tags: philosophy short_story thefuture Technology advice viaJack )

Portishead Recorded a Cover of Abba's "SOS": Listen to it.

Although possibly not on the bus, as it just made me cry on the way to the doctor's.
(tags: music sad )

What scientists learned when they bribed babies with crackers

(tags: psychology babies )

We are nearing affordable extraction of uranium from seawater

(tags: ocean nuclearpower )

Reason #379 to like Dark Souls - no boob armour

(tags: women games )

UK government looking at bitcoin technology for tracking taxpayer money

I'm not sure how this is better than any other method of tracking money. Glad that they investigate possibilities though
(tags: uk government bitcoin )

Have Software Developers Given Up?

Of course, I'm fairly sure it was this bad twenty years ago too.
(tags: software fail )

How To Respond When You Suspect Someone Is Flirting

(tags: funny flirting relationships )

Where the work is - some nice visualisations of what kinds of jobs there are, and how much they pay

(tags: work money uk )

How Uber conquered London

(tags: London transport taxi Technology )

Maisie Williams Crashes Game of Thrones Viewing Party

Dr Jon pointed me at an example of Tom Baker doing something similar for Dr Who once: http://www.tombakerofficial.com/biography/excerpts-from-toms-autobiography/excerpt-from-chapter-17/
(tags: gameofthrones )

A government move I'm in favour of

Last year George Osborne announced that, soon, landlords wouldn't be able to offset tax against mortgage interest.

Today, I was keeping a friend company while they looked at a flat they were thinking of buying (to live in) and the seller was complaining that he was pushed into selling because of that change.

I had to resist the urge to cheer at him.

(Obviously, the long-term answer is to build a ton of new houses, so that there's enough supply to meet demand, in the places where people actually live nowadays. But removing the advantage that landlords have over buyers is still a good thing. And this is on top of the 3% stamp duty surcharge for a second home.)