June 2009
37 posts
FTFF
Okay, I’ve had my Mac for 4 months now so I’ve given myself time to get adjusted - find things I love, things I like and things I just can’t get used to. Mostly I’m very happy with the PC-to-Mac transition, but I will never call myself a Mac person (rather than a person who has a Mac) because I fucking hate Finder. It’s totally inflexible and definitely a step down...
The reason we generally like markets is that the profit incentive spurs useful...
– Ezra Klein - The Truth About the Insurance Industry (via patrixio)
If private insurers say that the marketplace provides the best quality health...
– President Obama making perfect sense in his press conference today
(via Bob Cesca)
(via patrixio)
“It’s partly a coping mechanism,” Dr. Ratanawongsa said. “We tell ourselves that...
– Taking Time for the Self on the Path to Becoming a Doctor — NYTimes
I think this just as easily applies to those of us on the path to becoming a non-medical doctor, or to anyone working too hard in any field.
Pixar grants girl's dying wish to see 'Up' →
Obama Will Give Benefits to Gay Federal Workers. ... →
This new memorandum is actually more offensive than it is tolerating. A White House official actually admitted to the NYT this ridiculous move was merely an attempt to lure the LGBT community back to DNC fundraisers after last week’s awful pro-DOMA brief.
So depressing.
Long Island Boys: Long Island’s packing some serious balls. We can beat up any other state you got.
Samantha Bee: What state could you beat up? And please don’t say Rhode Island or Connecticut, cause everybody knows those states are pussy states.
beccaginns:
long island wants to secede
Video link since the embed isn’t working for me:...
Air France crash dodger dies in a car accident →
An Italian woman was too late to board the Air France flight that crashed in the Atlantic, killing all its 228 passengers, has died in a car accident.
Final Destination becomes reality? If I were her husband (who also missed the flight), I would be watching my back at every turn.
Woman sentenced 1 year for dashing on $20 tab →
Makes me happy that my friends and I didn’t walk out on our $164 tab last week. (Although I think it would have been justified since we didn’t get half the food we ordered - and no apologies either - and it took the waitress over an hour to bring us our check after we asked for it.)
Alert: Crunchberries are not a real fruit! →
But here’s the thing: the more interested I get in Famous Writer’s...
– Lev Grossman in Desperately Trying to Quit Twitter
Miracle on the Hudson Luggage Returned →