I think Disney ending junk food commercials will have a much bigger impact than Bloomberg ending large soda sales in NYC.
Random thoughts from a random technology guy
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We Ain’t a Sharp Species
One of the more brilliant tweets from @shitmydadsays:
We ain’t a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that.
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No Hitter for the Mets
As a Yankee fan, I’m not usually rooting for the Mets. But Johan Santana is a great pitcher and a class act. Who better to get the Mets first no hitter in franchise history.
So for one night I will say, “Let’s Go Mets”
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Manhattanhenge
Courtesy of Neil deGrasse Tyson:
Future anthropologists might conclude that, via the Sun, the people who called themselves Americans worshiped War and Baseball.
I think he was trying to be funny, but it’s fairly accurate…
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Emergency room doctors
Courtesy of Seth Godin, does this remind you of your organization? I’ve worked at places like that, though thankfully it’s been a while.
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Why Sell Ten Flavors of Ass Soup?
Courtesy of Gizmodo, a classic quote and a hilarious look at the worst phones you can buy.
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Fragmentation
Tremendous visual representation of the fragmentation of Android, courtesy of OpenSignalMaps.
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Hello Drachma
I’ve been assuming that Greece would leave the Euro for a long time now, but it seems to be getting closer.
The amazing thing about the Greek banking system since 2009 is not just the 25 to 30 per cent of deposits that have left, but the 70-75 per cent which have stayed
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