December 2011
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Rob Delaney: On Depression & Getting Help →
This was originally posted February 26, 2010.
I deal with suicidal, unipolar depression and I take medication daily to treat it. Over the past seven years, I’ve had two episodes that were severe and during which I thought almost exclusively of suicide. I did not eat much and lost weight during…
“Why The Toy Industry Hates the iPad The number one most requested toy for...”
– Why the iPad Is the Most Hated Gadget Ever | Cult of Mac (via deathbeard)
Interesting
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Politicalprof: Irony, Access and the Decline of... →
politicalprof:
One of the remarkable things about watching media members interview politicians these days is just how bad the questions are. The journalist inevitably starts with a softball set up question that allows the candidate to offer some version of their stump speech for an answer. The journalist either…
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“Tom Golisano, billionaire founder of payroll processer Paychex Inc. (PAYX) and a...”
– Bankers Seek to Debunk Attack on Top 1% - Bloomberg
“Here’s the simple reason: No one is going to sit on their couch and say, “Siri,...”
– With Siri TV, Apple Will Dismantle the TV Networks - Ben Elowitz - Voices - AllThingsD
“From the start, US claims about the damage done have been wildly exaggerated,...”
– Bradley Manning deserves a medal | Glenn Greenwald | Comment is free | The Guardian
“What rankles me, though, is the hectoring attitude of bookstore cultists like...”
– Online literary light - Tampa Bay Times
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“For the girls and me, Modern Family, that’s our favorite show,” the President...”
– President Obama Talks Facebook and TV Habits (via apsies)
Great level of detail on what the First Family watches. About the DVR, just wondering a few things:
1. Is it a Tivo?
2. Who is their pay-TV provider?
3. What shows are on their DVR right now?
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“Imagine, if you will, a man who, as Speaker of the House, orchestrates the...”
– Hendrik Hertzberg, The New Yorker. (via langer)
“I cannot think of a time when the economy declined but the president was not...”
– How Rush Limbaugh Helped Hand the Election to Obama - The Daily Beast
“VESSELS MOORED IN HARBOR: NINE BATTLESHIPS; THREE CLASS-B CRUISERS; THREE...”
– The Forgotten Crimes of Japan’s Pearl Harbor Spy, Tadashi Morimura - The Daily Beast
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“Unlike the Zuccotti Park encampment, these actions took place far from centers...”
– Occupy Our Homes: Wall Street Protests’ New Frontier - The Daily Beast
“No amount of fresh towels and edible breakfasts can make up for the feeling that...”
– British journalist Laurie Penny writes about her experience with the US healthcare system and how she “began to understand how profoundly the stranglehold of American private healthcare keeps ordinary people cowed and compliant in the land of the notionally free.” A fabulous read. (via...
“Cain was less attractive when he spoke darkly of “character assassination” and...”
– Why Herman Cain Failed to Salvage His Presidential Campaign - The Daily Beast
“Many are calling you a monster, because it’s tough to grapple with the fact that...”
– My Letter to Jerry Sandusky, Coward - The Daily Beast
“He said his household in State College, Pa., over the years came to be a kind of...”
– At Center of Penn State Scandal, Jerry Sandusky Tells His Own Story - NYTimes.com
“So it boils down to this: either Ron Paul had no idea what was being written in...”
– A Quick Investigation into Ron Paul’s Racist Writings: Did he Actually Write Them? - Page 2 - Blogcritics Politics
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