Interesting Links for 18-03-2021

[andrewducker]

Spain's high Covid mortality rate was caused by storing age as 2 digits. So people over 100 looked like children...

(tags:age computers death pandemic OhForFucksSake )

Scotland's train operator ScotRail to be nationalised

(tags:Scotland railways )

Want to play FIFA Ultimate Team without being at a disadvantage? You'll need to play for 69 days without sleeping or pay tens of thousands of pounds

(tags:football games money OhForFucksSake viaSwampers )

NHS warns of significant reduction in vaccines at the end of March (all over 50s should still be fine)

(tags:UK vaccine pandemic )

How the brain stores an analogue representation of a spatial memory

(tags:brains location neuroscience )

Visa Plans to Enable Bitcoin Payments at 70M Merchants

(tags:visa bitcoin )

It is impossible to parody the Men's Rights groups. They are beyond it.

(tags:men OhForFucksSake rights )

Major new study shows ancient international trading routes between Exeter and Europe

(tags:history UK Europe viaDanielDWilliam )

Accountants: Government to break up dominance of Big Four firms

(tags:accounting UK )

Reddit-based investors adopt 3,500 gorillas in six days (over three times as many as there are)

(tags:gorillas GoodNews reddit )

Why men get away with assault on women

(tags:assault law UK )

Comments

VISA and Bitcoin

[dewline]

Am I the only one who worries about this backfiring on everyone using either credit cards, cryptocurrency, or both?

Re: VISA and Bitcoin

[andrewducker]

It's certainly going to be interesting!