Tuesday, January 9, 2018

We Can Stop Anytime We Want

For two years, a glitch halted Luke Yagnow's progress. Then, everything changed.
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YOU'VE GOT US HOOKED
SHOULD TRY 'DESERT BUS' NEXT
One Player's 21,000 Hole Quest To Beat The Seemingly Endless 'Desert Golf'
waypoint.vice.com
For two years, a glitch halted Luke Yagnow's progress. Then, everything changed.
THE DEATH OF THE ATTENTION SPAN
Your Smartphone Is Making You Stupid, Antisocial And Unhealthy. So Why Can't You Put It Down?
theglobeandmail.com
A decade ago, smart devices promised to change the way we think and interact, and they have — but not by making us smarter.
'OPIUM — THE POOR CHILD'S NURSE'
Inside The Story Of America's 19th-Century Opiate Addiction
smithsonianmag.com
Doctors then, as now, overprescribed the painkiller to patients in need, and then, as now, government policy had a distinct bias.
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IT'S ALL GOING TO CRAP
MORE COMPLICATED THAN ROTTEN OR FRESH
Expect The 'Three Billboards' Backlash To Dominate All Oscars Talk — Here's Why
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After winning the Golden Globe for Best Drama, Martin McDonagh's "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" is a frontrunner for Best Picture at the Oscars. A number of critics aren't on board, and their reasons are solid.
A SPECTRE IS HAUNTING SILICON VALLEY
'It Can't Be True' — Inside The Semiconductor Industry's Meltdown
bloomberg.com
"The processor people were looking at performance and not looking at security."
FEELING BETTER ALL THE TIME
Improving Ourselves To Death
newyorker.com
What the self-help gurus and their critics reveal about our times.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
WARNING: MOUSE DEATH
Guy Tests Out A Ruthless 427-Year-Old Mousetrap Design
digg.com
Back in 1590, Leonard Mascall designed a bunch of diabolical mousetraps, including this one that can handle multiple mice in a night.
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