Interesting Links for 17-11-2012

[andrewducker]

• Wordpress will now accept payments in Bitcoins
  (tags: bitcoin WordPress )
• Want a cheap Aston Martin to blow up for your James Bond movie? Print it.
  (tags: 3dprinting cars specialeffects JamesBond )
• Liberalising migration could deliver a huge boost to global output
  (tags: immigration economics )
• Breakfast, lunch and dinner: Have we

Comments

[bart_calendar]

The most interesting thing in that prometheus article are all the commentators who think Vickers is transgendered.

It actually makes a huge amount of sense.

[innerbrat]

Why does it make sense?

[bart_calendar]

The healing couch being set for someone with male DNA, her father's weird disappointment with her. The lack of the details from the sex scene that everyone wanted to see, her father taking her out of the line of succession for the firm itself, etc...

[andrewducker]

Surely the healing couch was set up for male DNA because it was set up for her father in the first place? It was only installed because he was secretly along for the ride.

[spacelem]

I had a relative who died when she set fire to her hair, about a century ago. She was looking after her 4 year old son (my 2nd cousin twice removed), and her hair (which was red, and to her knees) went past the fireplace and caught fire. She was probably wearing the sorts of clothing that were very difficult to get off and put out. I wouldn't say it was dumb, just tragic.

[drdoug]

A likely contributing factor is panic and not knowing what to do

[andrewducker]

Useful advice for the guys in the video in the comments at the bottom of this:
http://andrewducker.livejournal.com/2816571.html