Brandt's Tumbling Log
This is a tumbling log of things and thoughts that pass my way.
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Put This On, “a web series about dressing like a grownup”. Jeans that are too long, with sneakers whose laces drag on the ground? Who considers this “grownup”?
But the underlying argument has not changed: Vaccines harm America’s children, and doctors like Paul Offit are paid shills of the drug industry.
To be clear, there is no credible evidence to indicate that any of this is true. None. Twelve epidemiological studies have found no data that links the MMR […] vaccine to autism; six studies have found no trace of an association between thimerosal […] and autism, and three other studies have found no indication that thimerosal causes even subtle neurological problems. The so-called epidemic, researchers assert, is the result of improved diagnosis, which has identified as autistic many kids who once might have been labeled mentally retarded or just plain slow. In fact, the growing body of science indicates that the autistic spectrum — which may well turn out to encompass several discrete conditions — may largely be genetic in origin. In April, the journal Nature published two studies that analyzed the genes of almost 10,000 people and identified a common genetic variant present in approximately 65 percent of autistic children.
But that hasn’t stopped as many as one in four Americans from believing vaccines can poison kids, according to a 2008 survey. And outreach by grassroots organizations like Autism One is a big reason why.
An Epidemic of Fear: How Panicked Parents Skipping Shots Endangers Us All. Wired Magazine. Bad headline for a good article.
“Adams’ graphic shows the eight CEOs with the highest compensations and the number of minimum wage earners that each respective CEO’s compensation could have supported. Bruce Wasserstein of Lazard ltd. was the top earner at $133 million, or the annual salary of 8,866 minimum wage earners.” (via How Much Do CEOs Make in the United States? | FlowingData). Reading that makes me think “wow, that one dude took home as much pay as a small town of minimum wagers”, which makes me think that a much more compelling visualization would be to show the small town of people who, put together, only take home as much as that one dude.
ExpanDrivel » Apple releases new 27″ LED Cinema Display – comes with a free Mac - The ExpanDrive Blog
Given that Apple’s Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter is faulty by design, and hasn’t been redesigned in the year it’s been available, I just might get one of these new Cinema Displays with free Mac to replace my current 30” display.
AppleInsider | Apple quietly unveils new hardware remote. The upgrade to aluminum from plastic is nice, but other than that, I prefer the design of the old remote.

