Interesting Links for 15-09-2022

[andrewducker]

1. The Queue is the greatest piece of British performance art of all time

(tags:UK funny Queen death London )

2. Ah, that classic comedy sketch, "getting balloons into the back of your car on a windy day"

(tags:funny video balloon wind viaPatrickHadfield )

3. Ethereum has moved to Proof of Stake, reducing the world's electricity bill by 0.5%

(tags:electricty blockchain )

4. Here's Russia recruiting soldiers from prison with a promise of amnesty from all crimes

(tags:russia prison war military )

5. Five years of data show that SSDs are more reliable than HDDs over the long haul

(tags:ssd harddrive storage )

6. The Queue will clearly be the smash romantic comedy of 2024

(tags:movies UK Queen death funny )

7. Quality Is Systemic

(tags:software systems organisation quality )

Comments

Ethereum has moved to Proof of Stake, reducing the world's electricity bill by 0.5%

[jack]

Oh! I had assumed that was never going to happen, apparently I was wrong. But agh, was it really 0.5% of all electricity? That's terrifying :(

Re: Ethereum has moved to Proof of Stake, reducing the world's electricity bill by 0.5%

[mtbc]

Now I'll actually have to understand proof of stake, so far I didn't manage to have it make sense …

[mountainkiss]

I initially thought that the first headline read "The Queen is the greatest piece of British performance art of all time", which I think is also an arguable case.

[andrewducker]

Definitely. The monarchy as a whole is a performance, and much though I dislike the institution I can still appreciate the performance and the work that goes into it.