"In September 2009, when Barack Obama announced he was debating the merits of increasing the United States' human commitment to an unpopular war, there were no riots. The police did not square off with masked protesters, fire tear gas into streets swarming with people, or herd malcontents into protest pens. The war's opponents were nowhere to be found." And that's too bad too.
Less expensive, lower-quality innovations abound in every economic sector—except medicine. - American Scientist online (David Kent)
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f 'much cheaper, almost as good' products are attractive in other economic sectors because they permit the reallocation of saved resources to items of more value than the benefits sacrificed, why not in medical care as well?"The ground-breaking cyberpunk TV series Max Headroom is finally coming out on DVD - io9
Protect your heart by regularly flossing your gums. - Everyday Health blog
The "Compton Cook-Out" Controversy in LA - LA Times
The best take yet on the Tilikum the Killer Orca incident - Scientific American
From the comments section: "How would YOU feel if you were kept in a small closet and forced to do tricks for food?" Mean, pissed and easily aggravated and that's just for starters.
"Good heavens! A young, athletic, good-looking alpha-male behaves promiscuously." - Seattle Post Intelligencer (Dr. Pepper Schwartz)-Comment #469352. Sheesh. I'd say that this is the norm rather than the outlier, IMO.
Apple is shocked to discover that it exploits it's poor foreign workforce. - Cnet
Yeah, right.
An interesting article on the paleo-lifestyle movement. - McClean's online
