People & Society

Friday Fun Links – Interesting Twitter News

Blogging is time consuming! I’ve known this since I first started this site, but it’s only really struck me since I announced Friday Fun Links a couple weeks ago. With the release of my first Tutorial Series product taking up much of my time last week, and the day job bearing down a bit this [...]

The Quest to Cure Parkinson’s

Ever since the first time I watched Teen Wolf, I’ve thought of Michael J. Fox as a really, really cool guy. And in the 999 times I’ve watched it since he hasn’t failed to disappoint. Now, 20 some-odd years later, he’s still continuing to impress but instead of resisting becoming a werewolf, he’s resisting giving [...]

Long Bets – Creative Way to Give to Charity

While we’re finishing up Friday afternoon I thought I’d pass along this clever little site. It’s called LongBets.org and the concept is really simple. Anyone who would like can create a prediction which becomes a bet when someone accepts it. Each side then chooses a charity that the other will donate to if they win. [...]

Overheard in New York & More

“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” -George Carlin I doubt anyone has ever had a better understanding of how much humans lack intelligence than George Carlin. His wit and sarcasm would be even funnier if part of us weren’t concerned he might be right. [...]