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Paul Saffo, an American futurologist, recently told the Telegraph that the ultra-rich may slowly evolve into a separate species thanks to medical advances. Saffo imagines a world of replacement organs, sophisticated robots, self-driving cars, and artificial limbs that are superior to the real thing — all available to only the very wealthy. He says, “I sometimes wonder if the very rich can live, on average, 20 years longer than the poor. That’s 20 more years of earning and saving. Think about wealth and power and the advantages that you pass on to your children.
Species Park Avenue? - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com

AWESOME: Urbanspoon iPhone App Adds Augmented Reality

looks better than yelp’s augmented reality

EASTER EGG: Yelp Is the iPhone’s First Augmented Reality App

newsweek: America’s Fattest States – 2009 Mississippi had the highest rate of adult obesity at 32.5 percent, making it the fifth year in a row that the state topped the list. Colorado continued to have the lowest percentage of obese adults at 18.9 percent. Mississippi also had the highest rate of obese and overweight children (ages 10 to 17) at 44.4 percent. Minnesota and Utah had the lowest rate at 23.1 percent. According to this report, Eight of the 10 states with the highest rates of obese and overweight children are in the South. Adult obesity rates now exceed 25 percent in 31 states and exceed 20 percent in 49 states and Washington, D.C. Two-thirds of American adults are either obese or overweight. Click for high-res photo

newsweek:

America’s Fattest States – 2009

Mississippi had the highest rate of adult obesity at 32.5 percent, making it the fifth year in a row that the state topped the list. Colorado continued to have the lowest percentage of obese adults at 18.9 percent.

Mississippi also had the highest rate of obese and overweight children (ages 10 to 17) at 44.4 percent. Minnesota and Utah had the lowest rate at 23.1 percent.

According to this report, Eight of the 10 states with the highest rates of obese and overweight children are in the South. Adult obesity rates now exceed 25 percent in 31 states and exceed 20 percent in 49 states and Washington, D.C. Two-thirds of American adults are either obese or overweight.

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loveallthis: Inspired by jeannr, I flowcharted the Beatles classic, ‘Hey Jude.’ Click for high-res photo

loveallthis:

Inspired by jeannr, I flowcharted the Beatles classic, ‘Hey Jude.’

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In Which a Time TV Critic Reminds Us Why We Love Him

  • @ballsy122: hello kitty is 35. is it weird to think in 15 years that she'll be as old as Motown is now
  • @poniewozik: In 5 years she'll be Hello Cougar.
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TUAW Tip: Make iPhone ringtones with GarageBand

iPhone Ringtones: Create FREE iPhone ringtones using iTunes 8

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Jockdom is very noble. It’s not deliberative. It’s certainly the best way to win wars. It’s the best way to motivate teams of people to fulfill a goal — not just war, but getting things done. The most important way to motivate a factory floor. But as you know, we’re not as much of a manufacturing society as we were before. China and other big industrial nations are rewarding their nerds and technicians rather than creating a culture that makes fun of them — it would be wise for us to embrace the book-smart as much as our culture has traditionally embraced the street-smart, the jock-smart. I’m not saying nerds must have their revenge; I’m just saying the time for wedgies is at an end.
John Hodgman: A conversation with a famous writer and minor television personality - Kansas City News - Plog
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This is perhaps why, in the 10 years of Ballmer’s reign, Microsoft’s stock has dropped by nearly 50 percent, from $55 to $29. (Apple shares have climbed 700 percent; Google has gone up 400 percent since its IPO in 2004.)
Why Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer is No Bill Gates: Lyons | Newsweek Daniel Lyons | Techtonic Shifts | Newsweek.com
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To see how strong the drive to eat junk food was, the researchers exposed the rats to a foot shock when they ate the high-fat food. Rats that had not been constantly exposed to the junk food quickly stopped eating. But the foot shock didn’t faze rats accustomed to the junk food — they continued to eat, even though they knew the shock was coming.
Scientists claim junk food is as addictive as heroin | Grist
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After just five days on the junk food diet, rats showed “profound reductions” in the sensitivity of their brains’ pleasure centers, suggesting that the animals quickly became habituated to the food. As a result, the rats ate more food to get the same amount of pleasure. Just as heroin addicts require more and more of the drug to feel good, rats needed more and more of the junk food. “They lose control,” Kenny says. “This is the hallmark of addiction.
Scientists claim junk food is as addictive as heroin | Grist
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This Would Have Offended a Professional Sports Opponent, But the Jets Were Playing Oakland: The Jets-Raiders game was such a walkover, Mark Sanchez ate a hot dog on the sideline.
Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Coaching is overrated - ESPN
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Trailing Arizona 24-14, Jersey/A faced fourth-and-1 on the Cardinals’ 2 with nine minutes remaining. Tom Coughlin did the hyper-conservative thing and sent in the field goal unit; it would have been better to try and fail, pinning Arizona against its goal line, than settle for a field goal when close to paydirt. On its final possession, Jersey/A was in Arizona territory but had to play for the touchdown, and failed; had the Giants gone for it from the Arizona 2 and succeeded, at the endgame they could have played for a field goal.

Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Coaching is overrated - ESPN

i was watching this part of the game, and i knew knew knew that tmq would say that the giants should have gone for the touchdown instead of the field goal.