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I had a health crisis in France. I’m here to tell you that ‘socialized medicine’ is terrific

On Sunday, March 29, 2015, two days after my 54 th birthday, I came very close to dying. I was sitting in an armchair in my Paris apartment, reading a newspaper, when I became dizzy. The next thing I knew, my heart was beating violently. When the paramedics arrived, it was racing at 240 beats per mi...

Click to view the original at latimes.com

Hasnain says:

"Of course, I will never know what would have happened had I chosen to settle in my native country instead of in France. But the choice I made might well have saved my life."

Posted on 2016-11-19T22:04:59+0000

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IT's Official: NASA's Peer-Reviewed EM Drive Paper Has Finally Been Published

After months of speculation and leaked documents , NASA's long-awaited EM Drive paper has finally been peer-reviewed and published . And it shows that the 'impossible' propulsion system really does appear to work.

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Appeals Court To Cops: If You 'Don't Have Time' For 'Constitutional Bullshit,' You Don't Get Immunity

A disabled vet with PTSD accidentally called a suicide prevention hotline when intending to dial the Veterans Crisis Line. Within hours, he was dealing with DC Metro's finest, dispatched to handle an attempted suicide. This brief quote from the...

Click to view the original at techdirt.com

Hasnain says:

"The officer who had asked for his key told him: “I don’t have time to play this constitutional bullshit. We’re going to break down your door. You’re going to have to pay for a new door.” Corrigan Dep. 94:15–18. Corrigan responded, “It looks like I’m paying for a new door, then. I’m not giving you consent to go into my place.” Id. 94:19–21."

Posted on 2016-11-19T08:00:56+0000

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Theranos Whistleblower Shook the Company—And His Family

Tyler Shultz says he wanted to shield reputation of former Secretary of State George Shultz, a Theranos director; $400,000 in legal fees

Click to view the original at wsj.com

Hasnain says:

Sounds like a crazy company if they're setting a PI after a whistleblower.

Also I wonder what would have happened to this guy if his grandfather wasn't on the board and wasn't as well connected.

Quotes from the article:

""The only reason I have taken so much time away from work to address this personally is because you are Mr. Shultz’s grandson.""

""We saw your email to Elizabeth. Before I get into specifics, let me share with you that had this email come from anyone else in the company, I would have already held them accountable for the arrogant and patronizing tone and reckless comments.""

Posted on 2016-11-19T02:21:28+0000

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How Casinos Enable Gambling Addicts

Modern slot machines develop an unbreakable hold on many players—some of whom wind up losing their jobs, their families, and even, as in the case of Scott Stevens, their lives.

Click to view the original at theatlantic.com

Hasnain says:

An amazing, sad read on addiction, psychology, sales, data driven analysis/software, and the legal system. So many great quotes in here.

"“The business plan for casinos is not based on the occasional gambler. The business plan for casinos is based on the addicted gambler.”"

Posted on 2016-11-19T02:12:16+0000

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The disappearing stick shift: Less than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transmissions

Visitors to the upcoming Los Angeles Auto Show will see supercars, hoverboards, self-propelling luggage and all manner of new transportation options.

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These Professors Make More Than a Thousand Bucks an Hour Peddling Mega-Mergers

The economists are leveraging their academic prestige with secret reports justifying corporate concentration. Their predictions are often wrong and consumers pay the price.

Click to view the original at propublica.org

Hasnain says:

Really insightful article. Another scary revolving door arrangement which I hadn't known about.

Also, I should become an economics professor:

"Some of the professors earn more than top partners at major law firms. Dennis Carlton, a self-effacing economist at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and one of Compass Lexecon’s experts on the AT&T-Time Warner merger, charges at least $1,350 an hour. In his career, he has made about $100 million, including equity stakes and non-compete payments, ProPublica estimates. Carlton has written reports or testified in favor of dozens of mergers, including those between AT&T-SBC Communications and Comcast-Time Warner, and three airline deals: United-Continental, Southwest-Airtran, and American-US Airways."

"The expert reports “are not public so only the government can check,” said Ashenfelter, the Princeton economist who has consulted for both government and private industry. “And the government no longer has the data so they can’t check.” How accurate are the experts? “The answer is no one knows and no one wants to find out.”"

Posted on 2016-11-19T01:59:05+0000

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