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“Paying attention in a distracted world: it’s like bringing a gun to a knife fight.” — James Shelley (via jonathanmoore)
(Source: jamesshelley.net, via jonathanmoore)
“In my experience, most people seek therapeutic help for discrete, treatable issues: they are stuck in unfulfilling jobs or relationships, they can’t reach their goals, are fearful of change and depressed as a result. It doesn’t take years of therapy to get to the bottom of those kinds of problems. For some of my patients, it doesn’t even take a whole session.” — In Therapy Forever? Enough Already - NYTimes.com
“The theory of machinery is that it saves time, but Stanford himself noted of such machinery that “if you could limit man’s wants it might be called ‘labor saving,’ but as there are no limits to his wants, the machinery really increases the power of production.” That is, the industrialized world wants more goods, not more time, and so the machinery doesn’t increase freedom and leisure, it increases production and consumption.” — From Rebecca Solnit’s River of Shadows (via viafrank)
“bicycles are an essential part of our culture and our lives. They stir memories and self-expression. They encourage social interaction in urban environments that can be lonely and isolating. They are a mechanism for political and social organizing and activism. And with new technologies, bikes are a way to gather information about how we live and relate to one another in the shared space that is the city.” —
The Next Great Technology Platform: The Bicycle - Jason Severs - Technology - The Atlantic
Bikes as political devices.
A Mathematical Challenge to Obesity - NYTimes.com -
Great article on how math can shed light on obesity.
A lot of good things to takeaway but the one that is striking is that the biggest problem with obesity is the overproduction of food which allows for cheap high-calorie fast food.
“I didn’t even know what a calorie was. I quickly read every scientific paper I could get my hands on.” —
This is the kinds of curious thinker we should aspire to be.
A Mathematical Challenge to Obesity - NYTimes.com
“When I write a letter to somebody, I and I alone choose whether I identify myself in the letter inside the envelope, on the outside of the envelope, both, or neither. It is completely my prerogative whether I choose to communicate anonymously or not. This is a right we have in analog communications and in law; it is perfectly reasonable to demand that the law applies online as well. When I write a letter to somebody, nobody has the right to intercept the letter in transit, break its seal and examine its contents un- less I am under formal, individual and prior suspicion of a specific crime. In that case, law enforcement (and only them) may do this. Of course, I am never under any obligation to help anybody open and interpret my letters. It is perfectly reasonable to demand that this applies online as well. When I write a letter to somebody, no third party has the right to alter the contents of the letter in transit or deny its delivery. Isn’t it perfectly reasonable to demand that this applies online as well? When I write a letter to somebody, nobody has the right to stand at the mailbox and demand that they log all my communications: who I am communicating with, when, and for how long. Again, to demand that this applies online as well would only be logical. When I write a letter to somebody, the mailman carrying that letter to its recipient is never responsible for what I have written. He has messenger immunity. And yes, it is perfectly reasonable to demand that this applies online as well. All of these fundamental rights are under systematic attack by the copyright industry.” — The Case for Copyright Reform | The Verge Forums
This is a great vocal announcement by the DOJ in support of First Amendment Rights in the consistent abuse of those recording public events where police are involved.