The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Public health group files FTC complaint about Merck’s ‘Madagascar 3’ marketing
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/Public-health-group-files-FTC-complaint-about-Mercks-Madagascar-3-marketing.html?cmpid=138890509
I blogged earlier about a middle ground approach between our current idiotic war on drugs and what prior to that point was my only other solution, full legalization …
Ban on supersize soda: are we putting too much emphasis on soda, not portion size in general?
http://www.boston.com/dailydose/2012/06/20/ban-supersize-soda-are-putting-too-much-emphasis-soda-not-portion-size-general/jLgrFjbn77qYGe01JMV8xO/story.html
This is an interesting situation for me. It is clear that there are many reasons why the US has porked up over …
Ignoring the tax gap
We’re not Greece but the IRS could do a better job
http://www.salon.com/2012/06/20/ignoring_the_tax_gap/
According to a passage in the article the IRS fails to collect $385 billion each _year_. According to my calculations, over 10 years (why …
This post is in response to a comment by DaWei on a previous post “Deficit fetishism“. I felt that rather than have a long comment that might never be read I would create a post that has a …
What You Need to Know About the GOP’s War Against Eric Holder
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-gops-war-against-eric-holder-20120618
Not that I have much respect for Holder (his wishy-washy-ness regarding trying terrorists put him on my ‘idiot politician’ list (granted there are few politicians _not_ on …
What Part of ‘Austerity Isn’t Working’ Don’t People Get?
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/what-part-of-austerity-isnt-working-dont-people-get-20120617
This ties back well with my post on “Why the rich don’t care about a robust economy“, the people most clamoring for austerity are the people least likely …
Negotiating a truce with our own germs
http://health.heraldtribune.com/2012/06/19/negotiating-a-truce-with-our-own-germs/
While the idea of getting a poop inoculation is quite gross, there is nearing overwhelming evidence that our ‘microbiome’ is dramatically influential to our health and welfare. One can easily analogize antibiotics …
The aging brain: Why getting older just might be awesome
http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/19/health/enayati-aging-brain-innovation/index.html?hpt=hp_bn12
Though my previous post indicated that my brain was atrophying, I in general I feel that getting older gets you smarter (unless, of course, you are a moron). Though …
I spoke earlier about my efforts to work on a personal project part-time, I have a rather depressing update to report. Though I did manage to design the algorithm and code the core of it, it seems my motivation problem …
Senators Grovel, Embarrass Themselves at Dimon Hearing
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/senators-grovel-embarrass-themselves-at-dimon-hearing-20120615
Another article where it might be too depressing to read. It is indescribably sad to me to realize how completely captured our government is by the oligarchy. Even our theater has become …