Links for you. Science:
Antibiotic-Resistant Strain of E. Coli Increasing Among Older Adults and Residents of Nursing Homes
The unlikely wisdom of Chairman Mao: Self-criticism is a virtue seldom possessed by men, and never by the leaders of Western science, says Colin Macilwain. (because the leaders are ultimately reliant on the funders that they are called upon to criticize. Just saying)
Life Takeover at Lowest Valuation Beats No Deal: Real M&A (I think IonTorrent’s problem is that they don’t really seem interested in a jumping library strategy. SOLiD should have nothing to do with anything)
Misunderstanding the p-value
FDA Issues New Warnings On Zithromax (this is something patients should be told about)
Other:
Seattle’s Low-Stakes Testing Trap
ConservaDem Stephen Lynch Poses As Someone Who Fights For Working Families (vote Markey)
How Deadbeat Banks Pushed Detroit To The Brink
Report: Half trillion need to update schools (but whatever could we have spend the stimulus money on?)
The Eyes Have It: Google Glass and the Myth of Multitasking
How Big Gulps Are Exactly Like Cigarettes
If You Wear Google’s New Glasses You Are An Asshole
Chained CPI is not just bait; Obama actually “prefers” it
Chrysler Firing Worker Activists
Arguing on the internet is annoying enough without people shouting ‘FALLACY’ all the time
MOOCed
How to survive the next nine years of hell
Massive raid in Downtown Crossing after man arrested on charges he ran a stolen-property, ID theft and counterfeiting operation
mikethemadbiologist
Had a guy with a cell held to his ear ask me a question in CVS the other day. Told him to put the thing away and I would be happy to help him. Nope, waiting for very important call. I told him I would give him my full attention when he gave me his, then walked away.
I won’t talk to you if you are wearing sunglasses, and if you have a bluetooth ear-piece you get ignored. God help you if you answer the phone while engaged with the cashier at the grocers.
Call me obnoxious if you like, but I get people coming up to thank me, and even get applause on occasion.
Social interaction on my terms? No, interaction on civil terms. Leave your fucking toys in the car.