Interesting Links for 19-10-2017

The future is everyone having their own currency

Clearly not. But it's an interesting idea. And fascinating how easy it is now. (I'm reminded that Emperor Norton had one too)
(tags: currency Technology economics )

The eyes of dyslexic people are different

(tags: dyslexia eyes )

Anyone can track your location by using $1,000 of mobile ads. (Never felt better about blocking ads)

(tags: advertising surveillance OhForFucksSake )

An open letter to anyone struggling to understand cryptocurrencies

(tags: bitcoin software money )

The concept of “compensation” makes sense of several autism puzzles

(tags: autism psychology )

A new LEGO set honors the women of NASA

(tags: NASA women lego )

Let's talk for a minute about "he knew what he signed up for."

Context here.
(tags: war politics usa death OhForFucksSake )

Dying chimpanzee recognises old human friend before smiling and embracing him

(tags: chimpanzees death )

Millennial Women, More Than Older Women, Think Men Have It Easier

(tags: women society usa )

75% decline over 27 years in total flying insect biomass in protected areas

(tags: insects OhForFucksSake doom )

New law bans California employers from asking applicants their prior salary

(tags: salary usa privacy )

Giant robots clash in US-Japan battle

(tags: robots funny video usa japan )

Google's AI now learns without human intervention

(tags: ai learning )

More girls aged 13 to 16 are self-harming than ever before - but why?

(tags: girls women children mentalhealth uk )

Spain moves to suspend Catalan autonomy

(tags: Catalonia spain democracy )

Kevin Smith to donate residuals from his Weinstein-produced films to Women in Film

(tags: women abuse movies GoodNews kevinSmith )

Why are the Illuminati advertising on my journal? And why don't they have their own domain?

(tags: illuminati spam conspiracy )