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2016-12-01 NEJM Antivaccine Article

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on December 1st, 2016 by - No Comments

Whole article from https://web.archive.org/web/20140423082318/http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1010594 ***Begin quote***: “Perspective The Age-Old Struggle against the Antivaccinationists Gregory A. Poland, M.D., and Robert M. Jacobson, M.D. N Engl J Med 2011; 364:97-99January 13, 2011DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1010594 Share: ArticleReferencesCiting Articles (41) Since the introduction of the first vaccine, there has been opposition to vaccination. In the 19th century, despite clear evidence of

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2016-09-07 Light Bulb Conspiracy Pt. 2

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on September 8th, 2016 by - 5 Comments

Continued from 2016-09-03 post. Back to the light bulb. To clarify, we are only discussing the original incandescent light bulbs, not the newer ones. This also applies to the 115 volt AC light bulbs. Other voltage lights would have to use different values. Warning! Also you indemnify (hold me harmless), me, the author, against any

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2016-09-03 The Light Bulb Conspiracy – Not Really

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on September 3rd, 2016 by - No Comments

There may be a Light Bulb Conspiracy, but it’s not what you think! First, let’s discuss the Light Bulb Conspiracy claim. They said that years ago, incandescent light bulbs lasted for 2500 hours, but now they last for only 1000 hours. They claim that this is a conspiracy to sell more products “by planned obsolescence.”

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2016-07-19 Vaccines And Autism

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on July 19th, 2016 by - No Comments

This is my opinion and does not represent anyone else’s opinion. I seldom discuss politics here, but this political problem puts the whole world population at risk. Contagious diseases know no borders, do not discriminate, and are equal opportunity killers in all countries. They are helped by people who think they are doing good, but

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2016-06-07 Wingnuts by John Avlon

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on June 7th, 2016 by - No Comments

I just finished reading Wingnuts, which is about the radical right- and left-wing political extremists. It is a very good book, describing the many political and influential people in ‘the age of Obama.’ These extremists remind me of the biblical saying, ‘If thy right hand offend thee, cut it off…’ in that the extremists are

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2015-11-24 AT&T or at&t Article

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on November 24th, 2015 by - No Comments

The day after tomorrow is turkey day, and I have been trying to read some online things but I keep getting distracted. One article I found on Investopedia is about at&t, as its logo is now spelled, but was known as AT&T for more than a century.  The article gives a bit of at&t’s history

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2015-09-28 Spaniards And Native Americans

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on September 28th, 2015 by - No Comments

I have been thinking about how today’s historians have influenced peoples’ thoughts about past historical events.  I would like to say what my opinion is about this historical revisions. This might be called pseudohistory, which, according to this link: “Writers Michael Shermer and Alex Grobman see pseudohistory as “the rewriting of the past for present personal or political

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2015-05-05 Another Harmful Cause

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on May 5th, 2015 by - No Comments

I have been discussing political causes with a friend of a good friend of mine, and the latest heated discussion has been about the California Senate bill SB277.  California has a law that requires parents to vaccinate their children before they can attend school.  There are three exemptions: medical, religious and personal.  SB277 removes or

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2015-03-12 Automated Automobiles

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on March 12th, 2015 by - No Comments

I was thinking about hazard automatic braking systems that will be installed in cars in the future.  It seems like a great idea.  It seems like it will avoid a lot of rear end accidents. But what happens when your car has it but the car behind you doesn’t?  Will you get hit in the

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