Interesting Links, April 18, 2013

Here are links I found interesting on April 18, 2013:

COURAGEOUS SENATORS STAND UP TO AMERICAN PEOPLE – This would be funny if it weren't so tragic.
Gun-death tally: Every American gun death since Newtown Sandy Hook shooting – This interactive tally puts a real face on gun deaths. Click an icon to get the name, age, and city where that person was shot to death. More than 3,000 gun deaths since the Newtown shootings — so far.
Free the Nurses – This makes so much sense to me that my primary care "physician" in Washington is a nurse practitioner. Why the hell not?
Famed World War II aviators hold final reunion – What's that about old, bold pilots? Here are some for you.
Optical illusion for those on a diet – Fun video for chocolate lovers on a diet.
Senate blocks drive for gun control – When will our elected officials vote the will of the people instead if the will of powerful lobbyists? And does the NRA really have the best interests of the American public in mind?

Interesting Links, April 12, 2013

Here are links I found interesting on April 12, 2013:

Ship My Pants – I agree with @MikeTRose; this is a very funny commercial.
Google death: Inactive account manager lets you plan digital afterlife. – Setting up a "timeout" period for your Google data for when your time is up.

Here are links I found interesting on March 15, 2013:

A Daily Habit Of Green Tea Or Coffee Cuts Stroke Risk – "Whether it's green tea that warms you up, or coffee that gives you that morning lift, a new study finds both can help cut the risk of suffering a stroke." Makes my morning cup of joe just a but more enjoyable.
After Ever After (Disney Parody) – If you haven't seen this yet, what are you waiting for? This guy is GOOD!
Boston Phoenix to close; Portland, Providence papers remain open – "The ground-breaking, Boston alternative weekly, which only six months ago reinvented itself from tabloid newspaper into glossy magazine, put a final punctuation mark on its announcement that its current issue, dated March 15, will be its last." Traditional print publishing continues its decline.
Samsung GS4 launch: Tone-deaf and shockingly sexist – "I don't get offended very often. But Samsung's long parade of '50s-era female stereotypes, in the midst of an entirely other long parade of bad stereotypes, just put me over the edge. Oh, they announced a phone? You'd barely know it." What is it with these tech companies? Why can't they just announce and show off their products? What's with the faux Broadway crap these days?

Here are links I found interesting on March 14, 2013:

Twitter and the (not so) subtle art of literary self-promotion – I know more than a few writers who can (and should) learn something from this.
Le papier ne sera jamais mort / Paper is not dead – Paper vs. iPad. Very funny.
The “Psychic” Skeptic – Cold readings, folks! It's all about cold readings!
Doctors and Dying – "We all need to come to terms with death in our own private way, but often those terms are not private because they drive our use (for ourselves or others) of increasingly expensive health care. Two essays over the last year by doctors explored this issue, noting that when doctors face their own mortality they often make different health care decisions for themselves than the general public."
Keeping Up the Pressure – A call to skeptics to keep up the fight against homeopathy.
Who takes dietary supplements, and why? – Interesting, science-based article about vitamins and other supplements. I admit that I have been taking a "woman's formula" multi vitamin regularly since I lost all that weight last year.

Here are links I found interesting on January 13, 2013:

C#@k Block You on the Hurricane – America tries to recover from two major disasters — Hurricane Sandy and the Republican majority in the House of Representatives. A clip from the John Stewart Show.
8 Warning Signs That Your Man Is Having a Midlife Crisis – Duh. This would have been good to know about a year ago.
The ‘Second Disaster’: Making Well-Intentioned Donations Useful – This reminds me of Mitt Romney's food collections at his "Superstorm Sandy Rallies" — collecting donations that aren't really needed. Seriously, folks: if you want to help victims of a disaster, make CASH donations to the appropriate relief organizations. Red Cross is usually a good choice.
booking air travel, 2013 – This pretty much says it all.