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Thoughts about my Uncle David
On December 31, 2009, I found out my Uncle David passed away after having a heart attack. He was helping someone push their car - his last act of generosity. At the time, I was away on vacation and wasn't able to fly out and join my family in this time of pain. Instead, I drank some and cried some, and thought about the cycle of life. What ( Read more... ) -
What I Am by Will.i.am
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Sensationalism
In 2009, after the suicide at a company that manufactures electronics for Apple (and other companies), Apple initiated a serious investigation of all of its 102 supplier facilities, and discovered 17 violations. They published these issues recently, which included that three facilities had hired a total of 11 workers who were 15 years old in ( Read more... ) -
Snow Leopard Tip: Choose sound input/output easily
I plugged in USB head phones and thought, "they should make it so I can just option-click on the sound to choose my output device." And then thought, "Wait, maybe that does work." And indeed, it does.
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Sisyphus
Another Facebook member said she felt like Sisyphus.
"The boulder I’m pushing up the hill is marriage equality," she wrote. "Just as I get to the top, it tumbles down again, and I have to start all over again. The hill is counting on me to give up, but I won’t, no matter how old or tired or hurt I become."
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Alan Turing: We're sorry, you deserved so much better.
2009 has been a year of deep reflection - a chance for Britain, as a nation, to commemorate the profound debts we owe to those who came before. A unique combination of anniversaries and events have stirred in us that sense of pride and gratitude which characterise the British experience. Earlier this year I stood with Presidents Sarkozy and Obama ( Read more... ) -
Apology
Professor Richard Dawkins has joined the petition to have the British government formally apologize for prosecuting Alan Turing.
"Turing arguably made a greater contribution to defeating the Nazis than Eisenhower or Churchill. Thanks to Turing and his 'Ultra' colleagues at Bletchley Park, Allied generals in the field were consistently, over long ( Read more... ) -
In Support of a Public Health Insurance Option
“A public option is a fundamental part of ensuring health care reform brings about real change. Opposing the public plan is an endorsement of the status quo in this country that has left tens of millions of Americans uninsured or underinsured and put massive burdens on employers. I have heard too many horror stories from my constituents about how ( Read more... )
