Interesting Links for 25-05-2018

[andrewducker]

Counteracting US trade sanctions on Iran: the EU Blocking Regulation

(tags: Europe usa Iran trade )

Ulster Bank to put vertical bank notes into circulation

(tags: NorthernIreland money design )

Morgan Freeman accused of inappropriate behavior, harassment

(tags: MorganFreeman OhForFucksSake abuse )

Firefox addon to bypass paywalls

(tags: firefox newspapers )

Full Brexit set to take seven years as Theresa May seeks extra transition period

(tags: UK europe thefuture )

Pennsylvania school enforces smiling, while bullying gets ignored

(tags: OhForFucksSake usa school )

To save the world, archeology must be banned

(tags: archeology scifi funny apocalypse )

GDPR Hall of Shame

(tags: privacy )

Analogue phones, 1876 to 2025, RIP

Although still a lot of work to do.
(tags: phones )

Apple has rejected iOS version of Steam Link app, Valve says

(tags: Apple valve steam games )

Comments

[calimac]

Good thing you wrote "Pennsylvania" in the headline, because the name of the district, "Northern Lebanon," by itself gives an entirely different geographical impression.

Not clear whether "Analogue phones" are the same thing as landlines or not. Mobiles can be very useful, but I only use them for very quick business exchanges. Holding any kind of extended conversation on one is unbearable, largely because the sound quality and signal reliability are so bad.

[andrewducker]

That's exactly why I changed the headline :-)

And yes, I feel the same way. Landline phones are much better for actual phone calls.

[armiphlage]

Here's what the Canadian vertical-design bill looks like. One side shows brave human rights activist Viola Desmond, while the other side shows the Canadian Human Rights Museum.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/viola-desmond-10-unveiled-1.4567290

[andrewducker]

I rather like that!