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Current Topic: Health and Wellness

Cell phone companies are trying to kill you
Topic: Health and Wellness 10:10 am EDT, Jul 11, 2011

I can think of no more exciting way to put it than that.

Your cellular service provider is trying to get you killed. SMS messages are dangerous enough, but by requiring that any smart phones come with a contract requiring that you maintain a data connection on them (ostensibly because we all need to have a GPS program reminding us how to get to and from the office in case we forgot since yesteraday) there's even more temptation than before to check Facebook updates while driving, to skim through your email, etc etc.

Messing about with your cell phone while you're driving is impossibly stupid, but your cell service provider is determined that your cell phone be an ever-present threat to your attention. Isn't it cool that you pay them for this?

Cell phone companies are trying to kill you


NPR Publication: Telling the Kids about Republicans' 'Special Friends'
Topic: Health and Wellness 4:18 pm EDT, Sep  3, 2007

NPR has a wonderful DVD for you to use to teach your children about Republicans' "Special Friends".

It is teh awesome.

Note: The link is to an audio recording.

NPR Publication: Telling the Kids about Republicans' 'Special Friends'


Einstein Drains Baby Brains
Topic: Health and Wellness 8:59 am EDT, Aug  9, 2007

Baby Einstein makes you stupid! Science says so.

Buyer beware: Videos aimed at improving infant and toddler language skills are not as beneficial for language learning as they claim to be, according to a new study.

Rather than helping youngsters, such products may actually hurt their vocabularies.

Watch out for sharp edges on DVDs!

Einstein Drains Baby Brains


 
 
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