Kevin Purdy

"People want to believe that because something is “natural”, it must not only be safer, but must..."

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:38:34 -0400

“People want to believe that because something is “natural”, it must not only be safer, but must somehow work better than synthesized drugs. But many drugs on the market, from antibiotics to chemotherapy agents, are either based on natural products or taken directly from plants. Herbal products bought in stores can have many of the same side-effects as prescription drugs – but because they aren’t regulated the same way, people don’t know it. Offit gives Vioxx as a case in point. Vioxx, approved in 1999, was a huge hit for treating arthritis pain. It’s a more refined version of the drugs in the same class as aspirin and ibuprofen, without causing the stomach bleeding that can make them dangerous. Tests showed it could raise the risk of heart attacks and Vioxx’s maker pulled it off the market. “So which is more dangerous: Vioxx or vitamins? Indeed, both have dangers,” Offit writes. “The better question is, why does everybody know that Vioxx can cause heart disease and nobody knows that megavitamins can cause cancer? The answer is that we have chosen not to know.””

- Vaccine advocate takes on the alternative medicine industry - NBC News.com

sadyoutube: “I gave this track to my girlfriend at the time as...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:21:49 -0400

sadyoutube:

“I gave this track to my girlfriend at the time as she was leaving to go back to Tasmania to decide if she wanted her past life with her then boyfriend or a new life we had started to build,
What I didnt know was that she did come back to me in England, Called my house to be told by my Mother not to bother calling again and that I was happy with a new Girl Friend
I never found this out till many years later when I saw her parents,
She seemed perfect”

- Joseph Ford, “Phil Collins - Against All Odds ( Take A Look At Me Now )”

"I believe Peter Drucker’s maxim that money is like oxygen to a company; you need enough to..."

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:13:11 -0400

“I believe Peter Drucker’s maxim that money is like oxygen to a company; you need enough to breathe, but if your goal is to breathe as much as humanly possible, you’re probably doing it wrong.”

- http://paddy.io/posts/happy/

clubhaus: Twitter recently released some amazing photos that...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:35:38 -0400

clubhaus:

Twitter recently released some amazing photos that simply show the locations of geotagged tweets from around the world. Shown here (clockwise, from top) are images from Moscow, Europe, Tokyo, New York City and Seoul.

These images include every geolocated tweet going back to 2009. Every dot represents a post and the intensity of the color comes from the total tweet count in that area. In the end, we are looking at data from billions of tweets.

For more images check out the official Twitter Flickr page.

- Steve

"Here, then, is a list of my favorite wings in my town. I don’t know where you’re going to be in the..."

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:05:40 -0400

“Here, then, is a list of my favorite wings in my town. I don’t know where you’re going to be in the greater Buffalo region, so I’ll widen out a bit. They are in rough order of preference:”

- A Post About Wings in Buffalo at Kevin Purdy

nprfreshair: Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz on the...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:31:02 -0400

nprfreshair:

Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz on the deeper truths of the show:

What is honest in the show is there are family dynamics. The family speaks in code, family has its own mythology. In many ways, your family wants you to be what they think you are. My father said to me recently, ‘Hey, I didn’t know you could write longhand.’ Or, ‘I didn’t know you knew how to write in handwriting.’ [And I said] ‘Of course I do. I’m a grown man.’ ‘Oh, I didn’t know you knew how.’ ‘I think you’re thinking of when I was 8.’ ‘You definitely couldn’t [then]. I’ll show you cards. …’ And there’s something fun about how your family won’t let you change, in a way, and the push and pull of like, ‘No, I’m a different person!’ And of course, they’re kind of right.

IP as art: Chemex filing on Flickr.Via Flickr: From Buffalo IP...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:35:26 -0400

IP as art: Chemex filing on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
From Buffalo IP attorney Lisa Primerano, as a gift to CoworkBuffalo. So, so beautiful.

joeho: usetheforcelucius: mumblingtruth: zenpencils: A...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:47:57 -0400

joeho:

usetheforcelucius:

mumblingtruth:

zenpencils:

A tribute to ROGER EBERT

No, that’s okay. I definitely needed to cry over a comic today. That is fine.

oooh I am crying right now

This is beautiful

slaughterhouse90210: “She recognized that this is how...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:44:12 -0400

slaughterhouse90210:

“She recognized that this is how friendships begin: one person reveals a moment of strangeness, and the other person decides just to listen and not exploit it.”
—Meg Wolitzer, The Interestings

Intimidating thing to drive behind on Flickr.

Thu, 30 May 2013 12:19:24 -0400

Intimidating thing to drive behind on Flickr.

adirondack_fire on Flickr.Via Flickr: Splitting logs for...

Thu, 30 May 2013 12:02:59 -0400

adirondack_fire on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Splitting logs for kindling, crumpling newspapers, and arranging them in Lincoln-Log-like blocks for a roaring hearth—almost as affirming as building a Linux distro from source! (Kidding?)

"Bryan Lee O’Malley, the creator of the Scott Pilgrim comic book … claims that the inspiration..."

Thu, 30 May 2013 11:23:48 -0400

“Bryan Lee O’Malley, the creator of the Scott Pilgrim comic book … claims that the inspiration behind his title character came from a lyric sung by ’90s Canadian band Plumtree. The lyric (from the song Scott Pilgrim) goes, “I’ve liked you for a thousand years,” and it’s sung by Carla Gillis, who was 20 at the time. “It’s definitely positive, but it’s also bittersweet and I think that’s the tone of the film,” says Gillis, today 34 and a member of the band Sister and a music writer at Now magazine. “It’s kind of a song about yearning, like, ‘This is what I want so badly, but I don’t know how to make it happen and I’m waiting and hoping.’ When Plumtree started I was 14, maybe that’s why the music still resonates for a new generation of kids.””

- Scott Pilgrim marches to the beat of a Plumtree (oh, and Metric, too)

‘Science Fiction Double Feature’ by Chris MurrayReveals the...

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:47:31 -0400

‘Science Fiction Double Feature’ by Chris Murray
Reveals the simple melodic core of a (gleefully) overwrought song.

putthison: The wristwatches of The Fantastic Mr. Fox. Via iso50

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:09:38 -0400

putthison:

The wristwatches of The Fantastic Mr. Fox.

Via iso50

"That is how we think of (Hemingway) when we squint and say his name: mythic life of action in the..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:43:42 -0400

“That is how we think of (Hemingway) when we squint and say his name: mythic life of action in the natural world. While that part of Hemingway is not untrue, it’s also the case that he was a far more tormented and sickly soul, both physically and emotionally, than we ever really guessed. In a way, he was a far more indoor soul as well. A man “wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it,” George Orwell wrote.”

- http://nytimes.com/2013/05/19/books/review/the-ernest-hemingway-audiobook-library.html

"When most people want to start a business they dream up the biggest thing they can. It’s got..."

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:31:44 -0400

“When most people want to start a business they dream up the biggest thing they can. It’s got an office, at least 50 employees, and things running around the clock. It looks like a mountain. They never start. I imagine most people who want to run an eyeglass shop do this. Of course you’ll need the equipment. And a lease for a store in Chicago? Sheesh. Not to mention, you’ll need a receptionist at the front door. Probably a couple other people. Not Coyote. The guy starts his business in his bedroom. And just keeps pushing those constraints until he can’t push any further into his apartment. He doesn’t try to climb a mountain in one attempt. He takes on a little challenge. Can I sell some glasses from my bedroom? Awesome, I did that, can I do a little more?”

- Mountain | Nathan Kontny

theparisreview: Gay Talese’s outline for “Frank Sinatra Has a...

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:30 -0400

theparisreview:

Gay Talese’s outline for “Frank Sinatra Has a Cold,” 1966, written on a shirt board.

Whoa.

‘One More’ by CymandeProbably one of the most sadly overlooked...

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:18:06 -0400

‘One More’ by Cymande
Probably one of the most sadly overlooked bands of all time. Just thick as all get out.

"I was wondering if this place had an atmosphere of murmuring patrons and clinking dishes. Thanks to..."

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:52:55 -0400

“I was wondering if this place had an atmosphere of murmuring patrons and clinking dishes. Thanks to the sound effects on this website, now I know!”

- (via neversaidaboutrestaurantwebsites)

Bike commuting on Flickr.

Tue, 07 May 2013 07:14:10 -0400

Bike commuting on Flickr.