Tue. 1/12 - 16th Century Disease Prevention & Beer Can Archaeology
The sixteenth-century manual on containing the spread of disease that is eerily reminiscent of current COVID guidelines. Bitcoin millionaires who can’t access their digital wallets due to forgotten passwords. And the guy whose massive beer...
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The sixteenth-century manual on containing the spread of disease that is eerily reminiscent of current COVID guidelines. Bitcoin millionaires who can’t access their digital wallets due to forgotten passwords. And the guy whose massive beer collection is playing an important role in archaeological studies.
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Links:
- The 432-year-old manual on social distancing (BBC)
- As Bitcoin Prices Swing, Millionaires Lose Sleep Over Lost Keys (NY Times)
- The Archaeologist Who Collected 4,500 Beer Cans (Atlas Obscura)
- Kottke.Org
- Jackson Bird on Twitter
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