Monday, April 16, 2018

Cheers To Next Freakin' Weekend

Genetic disease risk screening is becoming a popular employee benefit. But the tests may not be all that beneficial for the general population, experts say.
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THINGS COULD BE BETTER
DISEASE PREVENTION
Employees Jump At Genetic Testing. Is That A Good Thing?
nytimes.com
Genetic disease risk screening is becoming a popular employee benefit. But the tests may not be all that beneficial for the general population, experts say.
MORE THAN MIRANDA
Can Cynthia Nixon Save New York?
nymag.com
She's already won by moving the governor to the left. And she's beginning to think she just might win the whole thing.
TRANSPORTATION INNOVATIONS
I Tried San Francisco's Electric Scooter Share And It Was A Nightmare
jalopnik.com
Someone — Bird founder Travis VanderZanden, formerly of Uber — decided it was a great idea to litter the streets of San Francisco with tiny electric-driven scooters.
POOP PATROL
New York's Pooper Scooper Laws Don't Do Shit
theoutline.com
How one man's quest to keep his neighborhood free of dog poop drove him to the brink of madness.
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Please Allow Woot! To Re-Introduce Itself
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GOOD QUESTION
What Should I Say To My Roommate After He Peed On My Couch At 3 AM, And Other Advice Column Questions
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A roundup of the most interesting, thought-provoking and surprising questions that our favorite columnists addressed in recent days.​​
OLD IS NEW
HUMANS ARE ALWAYS THE SAME
Turns Out They Invented That 'How You Think You Look Vs. How You Really Look' Meme Back In 1921
gizmodo.com
Comedy is hard, and the past was no better.
POWER STRUGGLE
Trump's Attack On Amazon Actually Has Its Precedents
wired.com
From Theodore Roosevelt to John Kennedy, presidents have often taken on big business, in both word and deed.
REMNANTS OF WAR
Australia's Least Likely Tourist Spot: A Test Site For Atom Bombs
nytimes.com
"Yes, there is still radiation here," Australia's only nuclear tour guide says of Maralinga, where the Australian and British governments dropped seven bombs between 1956 and 1963.
FEELING ORANGE
My Month As A Member Of The 'Wild Wild Country' Sex Cult
melmagazine.com
The reason I ended up on an ashram fours days after I arrived in Australia not knowing a soul was, of course, due to a boy.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
LOCKING DOWN A FUTURE LIFEGUARD JOB
7-Year-Old Leaps Into Action To Save His Baby Brother From Drowning
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Not only was this kid in the right place at the right time, he had the presence of mind to jump into action immediately.
IN THE NEWS
ICYMI: Watch James Comey's Full ABC Interview
More Than 200 Million Eggs Recalled Over Salmonella Fears
Barbara Bush, Seriously Ill, Says She Won't Seek Further Treatment
Hungarians Take To The Streets To Protest An Election Seen As A Hammer Blow To Democracy
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Don't Worry, This HP ProBook Laptop Is Supposed To Bend That Way
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You could say this laptop is ready to ...bend over backwards to help you. *Pauses for raucous laughter* The 11" touchscreen HP ProBook is absurdly sturdy. It'll flip, fold and even handle the occasional spill.
Cheers to next freakin' weekend!