“An article published … by the Centers for Disease Control [reported] that about 20 people a year are killed by cows in the United States… . In 16 cases, “the animal was deemed to have purposefully struck the victim,” the report states… . All but one victim died from head or chest injuries; the last died after a cow knocked him down and a syringe in his pocket injected him with an antibiotic meant for the cow. In at least one case, the animal attacked from behind.” —The Times.
Listened to this last night - it was incredible. A two-year operation to catch a “terrorist” - except what really happens is so confounding: the US government sends an informant to buy a missile from a suspected crook, and then, frustrated, supplies the crook with said missile to sell to the informant in order to complete their strike. And the one juror who thinks this might be entrapment decides to cave, because she’s trying to close a deal on a house and wants jury duty to end. So full of ironies and interesting conflicts; if only it were fiction. I think they should make a George Clooney movie out of this.
Part 1 and Part 2 of the John Stewart / Betsy McCaughey interview. Watch it, and prepare to be outraged. More on this on The Atlantic here and here.
When the U.S. Congress declared the week of October 20, 1991, World Population Week, President Bush issued a proclamation that stated: Population growth in itself is a neutral phenomenon… . Every human being represents hands to work, and not just another mouth to feed. This statement voices an alluring partial truth. But if that partial truth is all they taught George Bush at Yale, he should have gone to Harvard, or even Princeton.
– How Many People Can Earth Hold? | DISCOVER MagazineHe was acting very suspicious,” Buble said. “Not delusional, just suspicious. You know, it was pouring rain and everything.
– New Jersey Homeowner Calls Cops on Bob Dylan
Cut the Carp: Repelling Invasive Species With Noisy Bubbles
I just like the picture of the irrritated fish turning around.
From http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/17-08/st_acousticcarp
Here, you can look up Section 1233 (it starts on page 424). It’s convoluted, sure, but it’s not forcing anyone to do anything. It’s saying Medicare would cover end-of-life consultations. They’re optional.
I suspect that our collective search for villains—for someone to blame—has distracted us and our political leaders from addressing the fundamental causes of our nation’s health-care crisis. All of the actors in health care—from doctors to insurers to pharmaceutical companies—work in a heavily regulated, massively subsidized industry full of structural distortions. They all want to serve patients well. But they also all behave rationally in response to the economic incentives those distortions create. Accidentally, but relentlessly, America has built a health-care system with incentives that inexorably generate terrible and perverse results. Incentives that emphasize health care over any other aspect of health and well-being. That emphasize treatment over prevention. That disguise true costs. That favor complexity, and discourage transparent competition based on price or quality.
You know, the long messages when you leave a voicemail that say things like “To leave a message, speak after you hear the tone. When you’re done, you can hang up the phone” (oh really?). Why does this suck, besides the fact that it’s annoying? Those extra 15 seconds of airtime add up — for everyone (thanks to double billing, which charges you airtime for incoming and outgoing calls, even if you’re listening to a prerecorded advert call!).
Well first of all, Sprint users can disable that garbage*.
The others…
Verizon: Post a complaint here: http://bit.ly/FJncH.
AT&T: They’re going to make some changes! (and iPhone users don’t have the long messages, for some reason)
T-Mobile: Post a complaint here: http://bit.ly/2rKy0u.
Read David Pogue’s various postings on his campaign:Part 1, Part 2, and an update. Pass it on!
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*Sprint Users: Access your voicemail box. Press 3 for personal options. Press 2 for greetings. Press 1, to change your personal greeting. Press 3 to add or remove the caller instructions. Follow the prompts to turn instructions on or off.
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