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Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:55:59 -0400

"Eating alone at home is one thing: You cook, then sit at the table and eat. Maybe you read or watch..."

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:55:40 -0400

“Eating alone at home is one thing: You cook, then sit at the table and eat. Maybe you read or watch TV at the same time. But at twenty-one, eating alone in a restaurant was new to me. Growing up I’d always gone out to eat with my family, and in college, with friends. The idea of going to a proper restaurant and eating a meal by myself had never really occurred to me.”

- On Eating Alone

QuickStats: Percentage of Children Aged <18 Years with an...

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:18:34 -0400

QuickStats: Percentage of Children Aged <18 Years with an Impairment or Health Problem That Limits Crawling, Walking, Running, or Playing, by Age Group and Poverty Status* —- National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), United States, 2001—2007†

Child mortality, 0-5 years. From...

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 19:45:28 -0400

Child mortality, 0-5 years. From http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2810%2960703-9/fulltext

"Despite calls to boycott the company responsible for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Mora..."

Tue, 25 May 2010 11:39:37 -0400

“Despite calls to boycott the company responsible for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Mora never even considered steering clear of BP’s gas. “Of course you feel bad, but it’s not only the company’s fault,” he said. “It’s the government’s fault. You need to regulate these guys.””

- For some Washington drivers, convenience outweighs calls for BP gas boycott

Speechless.

Pitchfork: New Stars: "We Don't Want Your Body"

Mon, 24 May 2010 20:48:12 -0400

Pitchfork: New Stars: "We Don't Want Your Body":

I really, really wish this didn’t sound so Owl City. Stars! I love you so much! Please tell me the rest of the album won’t be like this? You’re allowed to grow old gracefully you know. :(

Dialogue Through Design: 78 Reasonable Questions to Ask about Any Design

Sun, 23 May 2010 22:00:32 -0400

Dialogue Through Design: 78 Reasonable Questions to Ask about Any Design:

I asked the guys at work if they’d given any thought to our product lifecycle. The answer was “no.” A couple of the engineers just stared at me but a few seemed interested in exploring the idea. This list of 78 questions you could ask about design impacts seems to me like a place to start — even if some of them seem silly, I think a lot of these questions could provoke some really important discussions.

"Sometimes, willingness to change not just institutions but geographical regions — and..."

Sun, 23 May 2010 20:23:28 -0400

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Sometimes, willingness to change not just institutions but geographical regions — and drastically so — at each career stage seems to be taken as an indication of greater “commitment” to science and to the scientific life. And the only interpretation of this fact that makes much sense to me is that commitment to science is, in these cases, being judged on the basis of one’s willingness to throw all non-career-centered considerations to the wind:

“See how much s/he loves science? No partner who wasn’t willing to act as a scientist’s helpmeet would follow that pathway, shifting hundreds or thousands of miles every few years. The only roots this candidate has put down are roots to this scientific field. Clearly, with what grad stipends and postdocs pay, it’s not like s/he could have purchased a home anyway, even if s/he wasn’t ready to pack up and follow the siren song of science to the ends of the earth. We don’t have to worry that this candidate will ever leave us because of a partner’s career, or family responsibilities, or to surf — see how much already has been sacrificed to the dream of being a scientist!”

”

- Pack your bags: assessing young scientists’ commitment to science. : Adventures in Ethics and Science

Teachers in Hot Holy Water After Alleged Sprinkling - News-...

Sat, 22 May 2010 13:57:07 -0400

Teachers in Hot Holy Water After Alleged Sprinkling - News- msnbc.com

This story is awkward. This picture is terrible/awesome/hello? photo editor? XD

Vicon Revue: Document your Life Every 30 Seconds - information aesthetics

Fri, 21 May 2010 11:45:48 -0400

Vicon Revue: Document your Life Every 30 Seconds - information aesthetics:

Commercial revival of the Microsoft SenseCam concept. I’m finding the videos curiously uncompelling, but maybe that’s just because they’re not mine?

notes.husk.org. “Infographic” (by Phil Gyford, repurposed under...

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:42:39 -0400

notes.husk.org. “Infographic” (by Phil Gyford, repurposed under a….
bitchy but pretty fair

Most People Use the Web to Talk to People Nearby | TechWatch |...

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:04:46 -0400

Most People Use the Web to Talk to People Nearby | TechWatch | Fast Company

The article is completely wrong about the implications about this graph. No shit, your strongest social ties are generally your local ones: that’s always been true, and the Internet ain’t gonna change that. It’s zero percent surprising that you’d use the Internet to talk to the people you’re emotionally closest to, which are generally the same people you’re physically closest to.

The whole point here is that the Internet enables the long tail — getting updates from people you’d be unlikely to hear from otherwise. The whole point of weak links isn’t that you’re in constant heavy communication with them; it’s that you can find and reactive them more easily now. That’s why they’re weak.

Right?

BBC News - Kodak sues Apple and RIM over iPhone and Blackberry

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:33:34 -0500

BBC News - Kodak sues Apple and RIM over iPhone and Blackberry:

“Camera maker Kodak has said it will sue Apple and Research In Motion (RIM), the makers of the iPhone and Blackberry, over technology used in their handsets.” Whatever, I’m just waiting for the countersuit. Why is the tech industry wasting time with these circular-firing-squad lawsuits? To me, this is a clear sign of the growing irrelevance and danger of the current IP protection regime.

science of tumblr

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:07:49 -0500

8:59:24 PM Tim Smith: tv commercial: something somethign science of sleep
8:59:33 PM Tim Smith: me: science of sleep? wasn’t that a michel gondry movie
8:59:36 PM Tim Smith: my mom: what?
8:59:42 PM Tim Smith: me: wasn’t that a michel gondry movie?
8:59:42 PM Roland Crosby: hah
8:59:46 PM Tim Smith: my mom, to my dad: what did he say
8:59:49 PM Tim Smith: my dad: i have no idea
8:59:51 PM Tim Smith: me: sigh
9:00:10 PM Roland Crosby: and that, friends, is what tumblr is for
9:00:38 PM Tim Smith: if you say so

"Researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine are running an experiment in a..."

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:04:06 -0500

“Researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine are running an experiment in a service station to count the number of people who wash their hands. They have got an infra-red beam on the door to the toilets, and sensors on the soap dispensers. The results are automatically sent to their computers. In 2008 about 30% of the men visiting the facilities used the soap dispensers, while last year, when the experiment re-started six weeks after the pandemic in Mexico, hand washing was at 45%, Dr Schmidt notes. “Hand washing then went up throughout July and August, and peaked at 57%.””

- BBC News - The clean hands mission

These numbers are DISTRESSINGLY LOW, can I say.

"A US study of 12 to 18-year-olds found those with bedtimes after midnight were 24% more likely to..."

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:01:39 -0500

“A US study of 12 to 18-year-olds found those with bedtimes after midnight were 24% more likely to have depression than those who went to bed before 2200. And those who slept fewer than five hours a night had a 71% higher risk of depression than those who slept eight hours, the journal Sleep reports.”

- BBC News - Earlier bedtime ‘cuts teenage depression’

Fond memories of TJ, ha.

5 myths about keeping America safe from terrorism

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:26:35 -0500

5 myths about keeping America safe from terrorism:

An insightful Washington Post op-ed that’ll appear in print in the Outlook section this Sunday.

His points, stated briefly:

1. Terrorism is not the biggest threat you’re facing right now, so chill the fuck out.

2. Offense is a lousy defense.

3. Our borders will never serve as a meaningful line of defense against terrorism.

4. Technology is not necessarily our savior.

5. You and me are probably a better defense against terrorism than air marshals. There are more of us.

Not that I expect the national dialogue to reflect any of this.

The List - What's In and Out for 2010 - The Washington Post

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:08:56 -0500

The List - What's In and Out for 2010 - The Washington Post:

OUT: Boom boom pow.

IN: Rah rah ah-ah-ah, roma ro ma-ma, ga ga oh la-la

EtherPad Blog: Google Acquires AppJet

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:39:13 -0500

EtherPad Blog: Google Acquires AppJet:

Etherpad is dead; Google bought it and brought the devs onto Wave. :( So I guess we can all start using that, now. beWeeVee looks like an interesting alternative, though it requires Silverlight.

kiosk maringoons

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:12:01 -0500

kiosk sent this out in an email, i wanted to give it a url so i could tag it in delicious, where i (naturally) keep my recipes; they sound interesting! anyway kiosk is an amazing store and you should support them especially if you are looking for slightly-off-the-beaten-path sorts of gifts. recipe follows:

Maringoon

Preheat oven to 350

2 egg whites at room temperature
1/ 4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup sifted confectioners sugar
5 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup coconut flakes
1 1/2 cups of corn flakes

Combine the first three ingredients until stiff but not dry
Gradually add the sifted sugar
Beat until stiff and satiny
Fold in chocolate chips, coconut and cornflakes

Drop by teaspoon onto well greased cookie sheet or baking paper
Cook for 12 - 15 minutes

TIP! Do not make on a rainy day, has to be low humidity or they do
not turn out right!