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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

"A study led by Dr. Jessica Savage of Johns Hopkins University found that children who had high..."

“A study led by Dr. Jessica Savage of Johns Hopkins University found that children who had high levels of triclosan and parabens in their urine, were at increased risk of both food and environmental allergies. According to US News HealthDay, the children with the highest levels of urinary triclosan had more than “twice the risk of food allergies and nearly twice the risk of environmental allergies as children with the lowest levels.””

- Antibacterial soaps can double the risk of allergies in kids | BabyCenter Blog

This is why unions are important

Fair wages and reasonable hours and vacations are all well and good, but the most important reason for unions is the same reason they are getting targeted by Gov. Walker in Wisconsin and the national Republican Party. 

They are the one and only source of middle class political power that can stand up to corporations. 

"If it were true that lower tax rates and more wealth for the wealthy would lead to more job..."

“If it were true that lower tax rates and more wealth for the wealthy would lead to more job creation, then today we would be drowning in jobs. And yet unemployment and under-employment is at record highs.”

- Was Nick Hanauer’s TED Talk on Income Inequality Too Rich for Rich People? | Business | TIME.com

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Why I will not buy the new Macbook Pro

MacBook Pro with Retina Display 15” Mid 2012

Repairability Score: 1 out of 10 (10 is easiest to repair).

Proprietary pentalobe screws prevent you from gaining access to anything inside.

As in the MacBook Air, the RAM is soldered to the logic board. Max out at 16GB now, or forever hold your peace—you can’t upgrade.

The proprietary SSD isn’t upgradeable either (yet), as it is similar but not identical to the one in the Air. It is a separate daughtercard, and we’re hopeful we can offer an upgrade in the near future.

The lithium-polymer battery is glued rather than screwed into the case, which increases the chances that it’ll break during disassembly. The battery also covers the trackpad cable, which tremendously increases the chance that the user will shear the cable in the battery removal process.

The display assembly is completely fused, and there’s no glass protecting it. If anything ever fails inside the display, you will need to replace the entire extremely expensive assembly.