Interesting Links for 16-12-2017

[andrewducker]

Want to really understand how bitcoin works? Here’s a gentle primer

(tags: bitcoin )

CDC gets list of forbidden words: fetus, transgender, diversity

(tags: usa politics OhForFucksSake )

Ashley Judd, Mira Sorvino thank Peter Jackson for 'being honest' about Weinstein blacklist

(tags: movies abuse OhForFucksSake lotr )

Literary fiction in crisis as sales drop dramatically

(tags: fiction business in books publishing )

Statistics, we have an abuse problem

(tags: abuse academia )

Comments

[skington]

This is my favourite response to the list of banned words so far.

[andrewducker]

Hah! Yes.

Regarding electronic currency

[agoodwinsmith]

https://www.coindesk.com/the-united-nations-wants-to-accept-ethereum-and-bitcoin-and-soon/

story dated April 2017, but only seen by me today

Re: Regarding electronic currency

[andrewducker]

Huh, interesting. I hope it works out for them.