iPhone4 Reception Fix Kit

By now you have probably heard about the iPhone4's cellular reception problem. I have a fix kit available (see picture below) for the low low price of $9.99. That's twenty dollars less than Apple's iPhone 4 Bumper! It fits snugly around the perimeter of the phone, preventing the external aerial from coming into contact with your skin (which is the source of the dropped call woes).

Let me know how many you need and your preferred color (choices include beige, light brown, and taupe) and I'll send it out the same day (FREE shipping!).

Act now!

Baloney

Michael Shermer and the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science have produced a "Balony Detection Kit" video (inspired, of course, by Carl Sagan's concept).  It's a nice, short, accessible explanation of how the scientific method, peer review, and critical thinking work.

http://richarddawkins.net/article,3986,RDF-TV---The-Baloney-Detection-Kit,Michael-Shermer-The-Richard-Dawkins-Foundation-Josh-Timonen

Insurance

As the healthcare debate rages on, I thought I'd post this little gem about how private insurance companies (that's right - free market, people) retroactively revoke polices to avoid paying for expensive conditions.  

Despicable.  The only reason I have health insurance is for catastrophic care.  I eat well, excercise, have never smoked, never ingested ANY illegal substances, and as long as my allergies are kept in check (with a $14.99 / year over-the-counter medication), I don't have need to seek medical attention.

If I were then to get cancer or suffer some sort of trauma due to an accident, my insurer can cancel my policy because I didn't remember knee pain I had when I was 14 years old?

For a potentially life-threatening disease, isn't that the same as a death sentence; meted out by our 'sacred' private industry?

Here's a quote that demonstrates the crux of the story:

"Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI), who chaired the hearing, asked all three [Insurance Industry] CEOs if they would agree to stop rescinding policies except in cases of fraud. 

All three said no. 

If they don't do something to stop it, said Barton of Texas, Congress will."

I think I'll take my chances with a government bureaucrat.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105680875

Daily

So this posting daily thing has really worked out well, don't you think?

Consistency

So...

As you can see from the dates of my posts, I'm new to this blogging thingy. I know I should update it regularly to keep it from being an unseen backwater of cyberspace, so I think I'm going to try my best to post daily.

I may not be successful, but it's a goal, right?

We'll see how it goes.

EVP

I was reading a blog post here about that awful A&E show Paranormal State and it occurred to me:

Why do the EVP voices always say 'scary' ghosty things? How come they never say "Man, I could go for beer right about now!" or "I miss Twinkies!"?

Of course, considering how auditory pareidolia works, they're probably just mis-hearing what those crazy EVP spirits are really saying and in fact thay are saying things like "Could somebody please play the new Dylan CD?".

More HuffPo... *SIGH*