Show Notes for October 6, 2010
Man, our October 6th show kicked some serious ass. Read all about what you missed (and be sure to check out the replay!)
- October is Breast Cancer Awareness month – why the discrepancy in attention to female-based cancers vs. male-based cancers?
Cancer stats: http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@nho/documents/document/caff2005f4pwsecuredpdf.pdf
Stupid viral Facebook status update http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/05/i-like-it-on-facebook-sta_n_751756.html - National Internet filter coming to US — where’s the outrage, people?!
http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/01/the-internet-filter-coming-to-the-us-with-barely-any-dissent/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/7534335/US-voices-concerns-over-Australias-internet-filter.html
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:S.3804:
http://www.eff.org/coica - Kiss frontman Gene Simmons: “Sue everybody” http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/10/kiss-frontman-we-should-have-sued-them-all.ars
- In Broward County, FL… 911 really is a joke: http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local-beat/911-Does-Not-Stand-for-Emergency-in-Broward-104294569.html?dr
- Anyone want a pair of taxpayer-supported mules? http://www.11alive.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=157050&catid=40
- Verizon to refund millions in “mystery fees” http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/10/04/verizon.fees.overcharge.fcc/index.html
- Frito-Lay to pull noisy SunChips bags http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2010/10/05/SunChips-nix-loud-eco-friendly-bags/UPI-96141286301100/
- 163 pounds of pot seized from a single person http://www.wsbtv.com/news/25282829/detail.html
- Screw up the national anthem in the Phillippines, get a fine (why don’t they do that here?!) http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6943ZF20101005
- FL man claims cocaine found in buttocks is not his http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ODD_WELL_HIDDEN_DRUGS?SITE=KYB66&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
- Police target owners who leave keys in cars http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130261004&ft=1&f=1146