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"WHY?
Ashley Rawlings (co-author / editor) and I (Craig Mod — co-author / designer) love this book. Lots of people love this book. But nobody can get it. We crafted this book out of our blood and sweat (and mikan oranges) in 2008. It's been sold out since the spring of 2009. So we got the rights to republish it and are doing it on our own — with your help."
links for 2010-04-20
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Neat. [via @leebryant]
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"Even as some grounded planes began returning to the skies yesterday, stranded travelers were piling into buses, trains, and high-priced taxis in a frantic scramble to accomplish an increasingly tricky mission to escape from Europe."
Glad to not have been stuck anywhere. But wishing I was able to enjoy the plane-free skies and possibly amazing sunsets.
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So cool. But remind me why people live there?
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"Daniel Oyier has been eating only once a day since a volcano more than 5,000 miles away caused him to be laid off from his $4-a-day job packing red roses and white lilies for export to Paris and Amsterdam."
One big village all dependent on each other, innit?
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"Their frequent long separations must have been torture for them, but the letters such distance occasioned are a treasure to read. The Adams marriage was strong, surprisingly equal, at times combative, nearly always tender. We should all be so lucky."
Fed up with platic bags
One thing I've noticed here in the US is that there is trash everywhere, collecting in the "unspace", places where there is no movement or wind or people to brush them away.
A few things stick out – styrofoam cups, plastic drink covers, and plastic bags.
My proposal: Plastic is to be prohibited for uses where the lifetime of use is less than a day.
Can we start with that?
Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts could start by no longer using those plastic cup covers that have a very short usage life but a very long trash life. Next, all fast food places could stop using any sort of plastic for drinks, utensils, plates, covers,and wrapping.
I think the cost of whatever alternative we come up with to match the convenience and public health features of plastic will be significantly outweighed by the reduced cost to our environment and reduced pollution.
What do you think?
Check out the great promotion by the Body Shop (image inset).
links for 2010-04-18
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"Historians and other interpreters of the massacre, however, have ignored or avoided the question of intent. They haven’t investigated whether the soldiers fired purposefully at particular persons. Their accounts create the impression of the troops shooting mindlessly and arbitrarily at an undifferentiated mass of humanity."
Yet a closer examination suggests a new possibility — a possibility that tips the scales towards military culpability. Some of the soldiers got away with murder.
Moderating panel on “Healthcare 2.0: The Impact of Social Media on Health Information”
Babson College's Health and Life Sciences Club are hosting their 7th annual industry forum tomorrow. I'll be moderating a panel on social media and health care.
The panel will be at 1:15-2:45 at Knight Auditorium at Babson in Wellesley.
It's a great spread and I think we'll cover a bunch of interesting topics. We have folks from pharma, hospitals, media, and patient advocacy. If all the panelists agree, there will be an audio recording as well, which I'll share here as soon as I can.
Link: Healthcare 2.0: The Impact of Social Media on Health Information
Social media has proven to be a powerful tool for connecting patients, caregivers and doctors. Blogs and niche social media sites are connecting patients dealing with disease and illness in a way that wasn’t possible just 10 years ago. This shift has empowered patients to take control of their health through the support of individuals in similar situations. How will these environments continue to evolve and what future role will they play in the treatment paradigm?
Panelists:
- Charlie Schick – Senior Web Producer, Children's Hospital Boston (Moderator)
- Tony Cotrupi – Principal, PARTNERS+simons
- "e-Patient Dave" deBronkart – Patient Engagement Consultant and co-Chair, Society for Participatory Medicine
- Ben Heywood – Co-Founder and President, PatientsLikeMe
- Shwen Gwee – Lead, Digital Strategy and Social Media, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Image from State Records NSW (Australia)
links for 2010-04-13
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"So you despise the phrase went missing? You think spot on is pretentious, at the end of the day is meaningless filler, and all such British vocabulary invaders should be deep-sixed in Boston Harbor? Well, take heart: We are giving as good as we get these days, annoying our British cousins right back by exporting heaps of everyday Americanisms, along with a garnish of slang."
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This is great: a guy trying to reduce info-overload in hospitals by converting signals into music. This speaks a bit to my Rambling on Noise, where I mused on how ways to convert data into different formats to make them easier to sub-consciously monitor signal in the noise.
links for 2010-04-11
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"The wreck of the British warship that Paul Revere slipped by on his legendary ride to Lexington and Concord in 1775 has resurfaced in the shifting sands off Cape Cod, and federal park officials are seizing the moment by having the wreck "digitally preserved," using three-dimensional imaging technology."
links for 2010-04-09
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via @saara
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"The groundhog quickly vanished, but there in the loose dirt was a brass door fixture about the size of a half dollar. Next to it was a small bottle, which my animal archeologist had also uncovered. The glass was as weathered and discolored as if it were an Etruscan relic dug from an Umbrian hillside."
Great story.
links for 2010-04-02
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"The autism-spectrum disorders encompass a wide range of symptoms, from social awkwardness to a complete inability to interact and communicate. Here, six men and women speak about living with an autism-spectrum disorder."