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I’ve read eight of them, six for school and one as part of a book club. Three guesses as to which one I read entirely on my own initiative.
10 Books People Pretend They’ve Read
I’ve read eight of them, six for school and one as part of a book club. Three guesses as to which one I read entirely on my own initiative.
A study has estimated the economic cost of food allergies at $24.8 billion/year in the US
A study has estimated the economic cost of food allergies at $24.8 billion/year in the US, about 17% of it being borne by the health care industry and the rest by families. The cost to families includes both out-of-pocket costs (medication, doctor’s visits, specialized food, etc.) and opportunity costs in lost work productivity and, in some cases, lost job opportunities where a parent has to alter or give up a job to provide extra care.
Short article: Food Allergy’s Economic Burden on Families: $3,500 a Year (Allergic Living)
Longer article for those less familiar with what it takes to manage a severe allergy: What Food Allergies Are Costing Families and the Economy (Time)
From the “off by one” department: Hackers deface NASA sites demanding that they stop…
“Stop spy on us!” 14 NASA sites hacked
From the “off by one” department: Hackers deface NASA sites demanding that they stop spying. Though as the article suggests, NASA’s websites are probably easier to break into than the NSA’s.
If you aren’t already following Zen Pencils, perhaps this will convince you.
Bill Watterson: A Cartoonist’s Advice
If you aren’t already following Zen Pencils, perhaps this will convince you.
I remember learning about the OSI seven-layer network model in college…
How TCP/IP eclipsed the Open Systems Interconnection standards to become the global protocol for computer networking
I remember learning about the OSI seven-layer network model in college, but OSI it was already more or less irrelevant as anything but a way of conceptualizing networking. The main thing that sticks in my head is an analogy to the Taco Bell seven-layer burrito, with each ingredient mapping to one of the layers.
Have the clippy thing!
Just moments after I looked up the Windows 95 release date, J said (referring to the carabiner he was playing with), “Daddy have the clippy thing!” *shudder*
This story really hits home for me because the beginning so closely tracks my own experience exactly a week earlier…
Despite shots, peanut allergy kills teen
This story really hits home for me because the beginning so closely tracks my own experience exactly a week earlier during Comic-Con: Friday, on vacation, could tell there was something wrong immediately, reaction seemed to be under control but reemerged later…Except with me, the EpiPen worked, and I walked out of the hospital that evening.
No guarantees.
I watched a plastic bag floating around in wind currents eight floors up between this
I watched a plastic bag floating around in wind currents eight floors up between this building and the next for almost half a minute before it drifted away.
Interesting research on one possible cause of food allergies.
Faulty genetic pathway is a potent player in many types of allergies, say researchers
A report on the study’s findings, published July 24, 2013 in Science Translational Medicine, shows that aberrant signaling by a protein called transforming growth factor-beta, or TGF-beta, may be responsible for disrupting the way immune cells respond to common foods and environmental allergens, leading to a wide range of allergic disorders.
Interesting research on one possible cause of food allergies.
Kiddo pointed at a text editor on my screen and asked me to read it.
Kiddo pointed at a text editor on my screen and asked me to read it. I figured why not? He lost interest at “public static void main…”
What Is That Box?
You don’t expect to find peanuts in coffee, but two sips were enough to
https://hyperborea.org/journal/2013/07/comiccon-er/
You don't expect to find peanuts in coffee, but two sips were enough to put me in an ambulance and wipe out an entire afternoon of Comic-Con.
This is shaping up to be a vastly different Comic-Con experience than usual.
This is shaping up to be a vastly different Comic-Con experience than usual.
Made it to San Diego. In related news, now I know what it’s like to
Made it to San Diego. In related news, now I know what it's like to drive in stop-and-go traffic with a leg cramp. Ow.
Nice one: changing the Creepy Guy narrative
Old crowded elevator etiquette: Studiously ignore everyone you don’t know. New crowded elevator etiquette: Studiously…
Old crowded elevator etiquette: Studiously ignore everyone you don't know. New crowded elevator etiquette: Studiously stare at your phone so you can pretend that you don't mean to be ignoring everyone.
Fascinating: Twitter plots the location of geotagged tweets, leaving out all other map data.
Twitter creates stunning images of New York City, Tokyo and Istanbul using only geotagged Tweets
Fascinating: Twitter plots the location of geotagged tweets, leaving out all other map data. Cities and roads are instantly recognizable.
This has been developing for a *long* time.
There are some words you just shouldn’t truncate even on a small display area. Like “deadline.”
There are some words you just shouldn't truncate even on a small display area. Like “deadline.”