Assorted links

1. NASCAR and the Tullock paradox.  And how Zerocoin can turn Bitcoin into complete anonymity.

2. What job carries the highest recommendation rate and how much does it pay?  And Peter Thiel possibly supports a minimum wage hike.

3. Is human stool a tissue or a drug?  It matters.

4. Half an hour in Oslo.

5. Why do Japanese people wear surgical masks?

6. “When you feel the ice on your shoulder all of a sudden?” he said. “That is not good.”