Bigger, Saltier, Heavier: Fast Food Since 1986 in 3 Simple Charts – The New York Times:
“The fat and salt content and the sheer size of fast food meals have long been a public health concern. They are often blamed for pushing up the obesity rate among adults in the United States, which rose to 40 percent in 2016 from 13 percent in the early 1960s.”
*40%!? WOW!
Drug Companies and Doctors Battle Over the Future of Fecal Transplants – The New York Times:
“The clash is over the future of fecal microbiota transplants, or F.M.T., a revolutionary treatment that has proved remarkably effective in treating Clostridioides difficile, a debilitating bacterial infection that strikes 500,000 Americans a year and kills 30,000.”
*This is worth reading.
Luminary Premium: Ad-Free Podcast Listening & Exclusives:
“Listening is better together
When you refer someone and they subscribe, you and your friend knock a dollar off the monthly subscription price for your first year. Sign up 8 friends and get your first year of Luminary Premium for free.* * See Referral Terms for details”
*Interesting. Sort of like Dropbox giving extra space for getting friends to sign up you get a reduced cost for the year. Better read the Terns and Conditions if you want to take them up on this offer. It’s either worth $8 a month to you or it isn’t is my take.
“Most podcasts are free, but the Luminary app — set to arrive by June — will focus on subscriptions. For $8 a month, subscribers will gain access to Luminary’s ad-free lineup. “
*Another monthly subscription to pay for? If people start to add up their subscription costs they might be surprised.
Wonder if Apple will try something similar with podcasts and have it part of Apple Music with exclusive podcasts. Apple has the cash to try something like this. Perhaps you could even use third party apps to access this service that helps you make playlists and compelling content.
Instant Pot Maker Bought by Pyrex’s Parent as Old Kitchen Meets New – The New York Times:
“The Instant Pot went on sale in 2010. A confluence of factors — its availability on Amazon, touting of technological advancements like sensors to help optimize cooking relatively low price and popularity among bloggers with evangelical fervor — helped make it a phenomenon.”
*Thought the Instant Pot was from around 2015.
While I rarely do them nowadays, I have a soft spot in my heart for crossword puzzles. My mom and I used to sit on the couch, solving them together, when I was…
— Read on www.loopinsight.com/2018/12/12/how-to-create-a-crossword-puzzle/
*This was eye opening. Have a whole new perspective on these types of puzzles.
There’s a lot of money at stake.
Since being released in 2013, Grand Theft Auto V has reportedly made $6 billion, which is more than any film in history.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/world/australia/grand-theft-auto-cheat-mods-melbourne.html
*Interesting read. Laws and how they are interpreted are important.
Rural America’s Own Private Flint: Polluted Water Too Dangerous to Drink – The New York Times:
“There are no precise water-quality surveys of the galaxy of private wells that serve 43 million people in the United States, but sampling by the United States Geological Survey has found contamination in about one of every five wells.”
*Worthy read.
Social networking site not covered by HIPAA
During his research, Trotter found that he could use Grouply.io or a manual process to download the personal details of members of other closed Facebook groups – including other sensitive circles, such as those meant for people recovering from drug addiction, men living with HIV or individuals identifying as gay in countries where same-sex partnerships are criminalized. That functionality has since been disabled.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2018/07/11/facebook-private-groups-breast-cancer-privacy-loophole.html
The company said it collected viewing data from 13.5 million smart TVs in the United States, and it has raised $40 million in venture funding from investors including Time Warner Cable, cable operator Liberty Global and billionaire Mark Cuban.
— Read on www.wral.com/how-smart-tvs-in-millions-of-u-s-homes-track-more-than-what-s-on-tonight/17675939/
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