Highlights (10.08)
After the move last weekend, I’ve mostly been working on setting up the new place with my wife. Most of the boxes are unpacked. The problem now? The still packed boxes are mostly junk that need to be sorted through. Not much fun…
What if the NFL Played by Teacher’s Rules — What if the NFL was run like the teachers union? A very good post about a hot topic. “Let’s face the truth about this alternate reality: The on-field product would steadily decline. Why bother playing harder or better and risk getting hurt?”
The “Hunger” Hoax — Are American children dying of starvation every day? Are the poor going to die without the government’s help? An article worth reading. “When the Centers for Disease Control and the Department of Agriculture examined people from a variety of income levels, however, they found no evidence of malnutrition among those in the lowest income brackets. Nor was there any significant difference in the intake of vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients from one income level to another.”
Steve Jobs For Jesus? — Timothy Dalrymple has a great article asking, “What if there was a Steve Jobs who loved Jesus?” It’s a loss less preachy than it sounds.
Why I Dumped My iPhone — And I’m Not Going Back — One of the most interesting articles you will read all week. An iPhone junkie gives up his smart phone for one that ‘just makes phone calls’. A must read!
Visa Exposed As Massive Credit Card Scam — This hilarious article from the Onion is satire at its best! “Calling the scam’s breadth and sophistication “unparalleled,” Holder said the ringleaders of the plot carefully portrayed themselves as top-level financial executives, spent untold sums of victims’ money on a luxurious high-rise headquarters in San Francisco, and employed scores of graduates from elite business schools—all as a means to perpetuate an elaborate confidence game.”
Poverty Culture — This short documentary asks the question, “How do we help the poor of the world?” The answer might surprise you. (via Matt Rawling)
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Great stuff!
The questions raised in the iPhone article are very similar to ones that have been on my own mind recently. My focus, however, has been on social media.
Facebook might be making my life better and easier, but it might just be getting in the way. What’s worse, it might eventually become a substitute for a real, human connection.
A very good point, Mike. Something we all should probably be thinking about. Most of the people I highly respect make it a point to unplug from social media regularly and spend time with family and friends. It’s something I’m working out how to do myself.
That iphone article was fascinating. Thanks for sharing, alex.
I agree; It really got me thinking.