November 2011
42 posts
confessions of an addict →
Years ago I read Freaks, Geeks & Asperger Syndrome: A User Guide to Adolescence. The author talked about Specialty Subjects. People with AS have their specialty subjects and can talk about…
Human-computer-human interaction →
lonelysandwich:
There’s an unformed thought I’ve had bouncing around in my head since I first tried out Siri on my 4S. I’d have liked to develop it into something more robust, but it’s a pretty simple idea so I’ll just leave it here.
You can’t say to Siri, “I guess I’d like to do something later like maybe a…
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Forget the flu shot
poobah:
Forget the flu shot—this is from the Lancet—a team of University of Minnesota researchers conducted a meta-analysis of about 30 studies and came up with two key conclusions…
1) When 100 adults don’t get a flu shot, less than three of them come down with the flu.
2) When 100 adults do get the shot, 1.5 of them get the flu.
Of course, you’ll now be told it cuts your risk of flu in...
Most of what you think about health isn't true,... →
poobah:
Women with high cholesterol live longer! For this study, Norwegian researchers followed more than 50,000 men and women between the ages of 20 and 74 for 10 years. They checked cholesterol levels for the volunteers at the beginning of the study. Then, the researchers checked back up on the…
While You Were Sleeping: For those of you still... →
whileyouweresleeping:
What is going on in Europe is catastrophic.
If, as it looks like it’s happening, Italy follows the same path as Greece, and investors continue to ditch not only Italian bonds, but also Irish, Spanish, Portuguese, Belgian, and French bonds, the euro is very likely to disappear.
While Greece can…
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Podcast: Jordan, Jesse, Go! →
hollywoodartcritic:
I’ve been listening to a lot of the podcast called Jordan, Jesse Go! lately, and I’m a bit uncertain as to why. Certainly the show has its enjoyable qualities, which would encourage an occasional — or even weekly — listen. It consists of about an hour of gabbing…
One of my favorite podcasts.
duke and seventh grade talent search →
On the way to the dentist, Ryan pulled out of his backpack a sheet informing him of an invitation from Duke University Seventh Grade Talent Search to take the SAT or ACT in seventh…
“U.S. congressmen should have to dress like Nascar drivers and wear the logos of...”
– Did You Hear the One About the Bankers? - NYTimes.com (via exhibita)
Do this.
(via wreckandsalvage)
