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The Audacity of Welfare Freeloaders
“We should make the poor uncomfortable and kick them out of poverty.” —Benjamin Franklin It is socially popular and acceptable to take punches at capitalists and businessmen who create jobs, wealth,...
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Social Networks & Teen Drug, Alcohol Use
I had an urge to flex my study-demolishing muscles and this study about social networking increasing the risk for teen drug and alcohol abuse found it’s way to my attention–it has also made its rounds...
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Is Foxconn Evil?
Before we begin, I am going to tell you that I am here to show how Foxconn is not evil. If you would rather keep your head in the sand and continue to feel ashamed for your using your iPad, Macbook,...
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3000 Pull-ups in 30 Days
Do you want a bigger back? That highly coveted V-shaped torso? The even more coveted six pack abs? Or any abs at all really. How about forearms with the strength to crush rocks? Or at least other...
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Vegetarians Don’t Save Animals
One of the reasons people try vegetarianism is to boycott the inhumane treatment of animals. Namely cows, chickens, and pigs. Spectacular documentaries like Food, Inc have shed light on the horrible...
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Dear Occupy Wall Street
Things are clearly escalating and getting out of hand with this protest. I support everyone’s right to a peaceful assembly and I am strongly against police abuse of power. The police are not above the...
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Breads and Breasts
Before we get too excited, I’m talking about man-breasts. Not so appealing now, is it? So, what does bread have to do with jugs on a dude? Everything. It might be the single biggest factor leading to...
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How I Became a Mac
At age 56, Steve Jobs has passed away. It was quite shocking even though the state of his health was no mystery. I found out through a text message from a friend. It was sad news and the Internet...
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General Musings
There are so many things that I want to write about that I can’t sit still and write about any single one of them. It’s a problem. Instead, I’m watching Weeds on Netflix! Great show. You need to watch...
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Sex in Ancient and Modern Worlds
Before I discovered the paleo diet, I wouldn’t have thought for a second to consult with evolution or ancient cultures to deal with or help shed light on modern health issues. It seems like common...
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Health Redistribution
I’m going to propose an idea that isn’t actually possible but, just imagine it was. Suspend reality temporarily. Let’s say we could apply wealth redistribution to health. Hear me out. There’s more fat...
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The Secret to Being Smart
In Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers, there is a chapter that talks about the KIPP Academy in the South Bronx. The South Bronx is not a well off neighborhood. It might be one of the nation’s worst. This is...
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Twenty Six
Twenty-six. There was a time not long ago that this seemed fairly far away. I never really even thought past 25. Then 25 came. Now 25 is about to go. That was fast. It seems to get faster and faster as...
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2012: Cheating the End of the World
Twenty twelve is practically over and this is the year that marked the least updates on here since it’s inception! Time is limited and I chose to try some different things including a podcast. That’s...
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Getting Started with Open Graph in AS3
I recently worked on a Facebook App in Flash and had to figure out how to use the Facebook ActionScript API. Naturally, it was’t entirely straight forward and the examples from Adobe appear to be...
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