Interesting Links for 13-7-2011

[andrewducker]

• Schools don't seem terribly suited to an age where both parents work
  (tags: school children education uk)
• The lost continent off the coast of Scotland - and its link to ancient climate change.
  (tags: scotland climatechange)
• A new rule for Science Fiction DVDs
  (tags: scifi BrianCox funny webcomic)
• Flywheels for cheaper hybrid cars and for energy storage
  (tags: energy cars electricity storage)
• Tryptophan depletion seems to be connected to autism
  (tags: autism tryptophan serotonin)
• Singapore building massive desalination plants using new more-efficient methods
  (tags: water singapore technology)
• Johann Hari suspended by The Independent
  (tags: johannhari independent)
• Teens prefer caffeinated drinks - even if they can't taste it.
  (tags: caffeine teenagers)
• HTML5 Parsing in IE10
  (tags: internet microsoft browser html html5)
• Cheques not be scrapped after all. I don't think I've seen my cheque-book in five years.
  (tags: banking cheques payment uk)
• It is now one year since we discovered Neptune
  (tags: neptune astronomy solarsystem)
• 100 Firefights, Three Weeks: Inside Afghanistan’s Most Insane Fight
  (tags: war afghanistan military usa taliban)

Comments

[simont]

Whereas, conversely, I'm annoyed by receiving cheques because I have to personally take them in to my bank, whereas any other form of money transfer (cash or electronic-bank-wurgling) I can either spend directly or only have to go as far as the nearest random cash machine.

(Rumour has it that there is one UK bank which permits you to deposit cheques by posting them to it, but I have not as yet gone to the effort of finding which one it is and opening an account there...)

[spacelem.livejournal.com]

To be fair, I have a cheque in my wallet that has been there for over a month already. I probably should do something about it soon!

[bracknellexile.livejournal.com]

That'll be Smile, the Co-Op Bank's online-only bank. They've got very few branches (you can use co-op bank but they're few and far between) so cheque deposit can either be done by post or at the Post Office.

Have had a current account with them for about 5 years and love 'em.

[mair_in_grenderich]

I thought all banks allowed you to post cheques to them.

[channelpenguin.livejournal.com]

Cater Allen do that - at least for business accounts, dunnoabout personla, but they seem to run the same system. They are part of Santander these days, so maybe they do too?