And all to feed somebody’s voracious greed: Eighteen thousand mothers, fathers, sisters, and brothers, dying preventable deaths because insurance was too expensive or flat-out unavailable. (Link) Oh, and please, Mr. Capitalism-And-Profit-Above-All-Else, please reconcile for me your devotion to profit with your so-called Christianity and supposed devotion to Christ. k thx bai
An essay examining Twitter in light of Cory Doctorow’s concept of Whuffie and Charles Stross’s ideas of a post-money society in Accelerando using Amanda Palmer as a prime example of someone creating an reputation based economy for themselves.
How cool is this: Sparkle labs – DIY Electronics kit (video) from make magazine on Vimeo. I definitely feel like I could stand to learn some basics about electronics considering I spend most of my life surrounded by the stuff! Plus it would be a great way to stretch my brain and help me think …
With the release of the new iPhone operating system and the new iPhone 3GS, the intertubes are chock full of iPhone news and commentary. So, I thought to myself this afternoon, why not add to the general din. So here are a few things I wish for (and would even wish for if I could …
Lately I’ve noticed I’m tense. Not occasionally, not sporadically. All the frakin’ time. Like I spend my life in a state of flight or fight response. I have no idea how long I’ve been like this, but this explains a lot about why I never seem to have much energy, why I don’t sleep well, …
I recently started using Markdown to write my posts and installed a script to convert Markdown to HTML on my site. However, I have discovered today that this has caused some formatting problems. If you come across a page or an entry that looks odd or funny or completely screwed up, let me know. I …
Lately I’ve been thinking about all the support and encouragement given to me by friends and family over the course of my life. My family never held me to their own preconceived notions of success and supported me when I wanted to be an actor, when I quit URI 1 year short of a degree, …
(via Ze Frank)
Gotta love this juxtaposition of videos on the front page of YouTube.
When we have a watch that can do video calling, eyeware that can display interactive menus based on eye movement, and signals from outer space, you know that the future is upon us.Meanwhile, gay penguins raise a family, women are just as good at math as men, men are selfish pigs, and if you think …