January32012
A List of Don'ts for Women on Bicycles circa 1895 | Brain Pickings »
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- Don’t be a fright.
- Don’t faint on the road.
- Don’t wear a man’s cap.
- Don’t wear tight garters.
- Don’t forget your toolbag
- Don’t attempt a “century.”
- Don’t coast. It is dangerous.
- Don’t boast of your long rides.
- Don’t criticize people’s “legs.”
- Don’t wear loud hued leggings.
- Don’t cultivate a “bicycle face.”
- Don’t refuse assistance up a hill.
- Don’t wear clothes that don’t fit.
- Don’t neglect a “light’s out” cry.
- Don’t wear jewelry while on a tour.
- Don’t race. Leave that to the scorchers.
- Don’t wear laced boots. They are tiresome.
- Don’t imagine everybody is looking at you.
- Don’t scream if you meet a cow. If she sees you first, she will run.
HEADS UP LADIES!
Reblogged from Making It Weird.
December212011
December122011
"While folks are sometimes indignant that others’ expectations about them depend on their gender, few are willing to change the fact that their wants regarding others depend on those others’ genders. So there is little prospect of eliminating gender-based social expectations. Nor is it obvious that this would be a good idea."
— Robin Hanson’s recent post helps sum up my view on this Penelope Trunk vs. The Universe ordeal.
December12011
Today is the end of an era folks. Lipitor, the #1 selling branded medication in the world is going off patent. This means, instead of the $115 a month Pfizer has been charging, it is now a race toward the bottom for generic manufacturers to produce and sell it for hopefully $4 a month.
Despite Lipitor’s wild popularity, as you can see below, either 96 or 98% of people (depending on whether or not you have prior heart disease) who take Lipitor see no benefit. It does do what it says— it lowers your cholesterol. But prolonging your life and increasing the quality of your life is much more complicated than just lowering your cholesterol. Here are the numbers for:
Those without heart disease (just high cholesterol):
For those with a heart disease diagnosis:
Taking chronic medications like Lipitor is quite similar to receiving vaccines. You receive vaccines to not only protect yourself, but to also protect society. At the individual level, Lipitor is a very bad investment. At the population level, a very small percentage of Lipitor takers are helped. As you can see, if you’re a gambler, it’s not a very good bet to take Lipitor. And if you look at the entire population of people, less than 4% of those taking Lipitor will actually be helped.
This is modern medicine folks, bottled up and sold via daytime television.
And by the way, see that chemical structure up there. That’s called atorvastatin. It’s also called Lipitor. If anything changes in that chemical structure, it’s fundamentally different and can no longer be called atorvastatin. So if any of you are wondering if a generic is better/different from a branded medication. It’s simply not. If a generic medication were different/better, it would be a fundamentally different chemical compound. And that applies to all medications and vitamins. Don’t let marketers fool you that there’s a benefit to spending $111 more a month on a branded drug.
Reblogged from Jay Parkinson + MD + MPH = a doctor in NYC.
November292011
The Bay Lights, Light Sculpture Planned For San Francisco Bay Bridge
Reblogged from Laughing Squid Links.
November232011
Fab.com Flash Sale: Kilu Limited quantity.
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NY-based artist Kilu uses light as both his raw material and the final product, morphing ordinary objects into illuminated sculptures. In his Lightbodies series featured here, Kilu has created radiant works of art by lighting up fiberglass mannequins. Limited edition of 200, each piece is signed and numbered.
Into it.
November192011
Fab.com Flash Sale. Under the Sea Octopus Necklace, 30% off
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Nautical and novel, this retro Under the Sea Necklace features a leggy octopus hanging from an antiqued brass chain. Go from casual to chic with this snazzy piece, a quick change of heel, and a bold red lip.
Keeping in cephalopod theme.
November92011
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