October 2010
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American People Hire High-Powered Lobbyist To Push... →
I’ve never been so angry and amused.
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“The absence of authentic conservatives in our politics serves to ensure that our...”
– Roger D. Hodge (via syntheticpubes)
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A better way to measure effectiveness of drugs →
jayparkinsonmd:
I’ve written in the past about the Number Needed to Treat (NNT). I think it’s one of the most important metrics we have in medicine to determine the efficacy of a modern medical intervention at the population level. I would even suggest that drugs should be approved by the…
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“…a team charged with coming up with ideas for a DVD-burning program that...”
– This is how healthcare needs to be run. It needs to be orders of magnitude simpler. I’ve gotten all kinds of random letters for months about the Vermont state health insurance I’ve signed up for. It’s rather confusing. When I finally talk to someone, I have to wait 3 months to get...
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“90% of all sheep’s wool generated in the U.S. is too coarse to use in the...”
– Fantastic. We could certainly use this in Vermont.
Bellwether Materials Turns Sheep’s Wool Into High-Quality Insulation | Fast Company
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