Title: Smoking, Obesity: Weighing the Financial Toll
Category: Health News
Created: 1/16/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 1/16/2015 12:00:00 AM
It’s not often (if ever) that a US Supreme Court Justice is considered — shall we say — with it. But that fate has been bestowed upon Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (aka Notorious R.B.G.) who has become a certified Internet meme unto herself. Not only does Notorious R.B.G. have her own Tumblr (and a forthcoming biography derived from it by none other than Tumblr creator Shana Knizhnik and MSNBC reporter Irin Carmon), now she’s got a tattoo created in her honor that has popped up on that other symbol of trendy Internet hipness, Instagram. #notoriousRBG #dontbeahateritsruthbader #thefaceofthelaw #ruthbaderginsburg #supremecourt A photo posted by Nikki Lugo…
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Choosing headphones is confusing. Some sets are tuned to get the bass pumping during your workouts. Others are better suited to quietly enjoy classical music. And every manufacturer has its own idea of what sounds “best”. But what if you could tune the sound to your liking without the need for an equalizer? That’s what Reid Heath Acoustics (RHA) is aiming for with its new $200 T10i. We’ve been fans of RHA’s headphones before; couple this with an injection-molded steel build and a 3-year warranty and you’ve got our attention. Design and comfort RHA’s headphones have always been strong on the design front,…
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Teehan+Lax, a Toronto-based boutique design firm, has announced that it will be shutting down after 12 years to join Facebook’s design team in California. The firm’s three partners – Jon Lax, Geoff Teehan and David Gillis – are best known for their work behind blogging platform Medium and mobile and Web reader app Readability. “The challenges that we will have at Facebook are challenges that interest us. They are primarily about making things that over a billion people will use… all over the world,” the team posted on its homepage. “Ultimately, the things we would get to do at Facebook, the people we would get to work with,…
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In the wake of last month’s Sony hacks, Jimmy Kimmel, experimental social scientist and talk show host, took to the streets of Hollywood to address cyber-security with today’s internet users. He does so by asking random strangers their passwords, and awaits as each interviewee reveal their secret sauce without hesitation. While some of those interviewed may not have spelled out their passwords directly, you could easily put the clues together with Kimmel producers’ followup questions. Seriously, internet, if your password is “password” or a combination of your birthday and pet’s name, it’s time to rethink your strategy. Or not agree to appear on national television.…
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