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For God’s Sake, Go Get A Flu Shot
“Even if you think you are invincible, your elderly neighbors and infant children are not. People with weakened immune systems—those undergoing cancer treatments, for example—are not. Your parents and grandparents are not.”
The H Year: 2012’s Wins, Fails and Mehs
“Welcome to The H’s look back at 2012. We’ve broken down the events of the year by what The H thinks was full of win, who was getting on the failboat and what made us just say “Meh”. From the corporate giants and how they handled open source and the community to the battle to be the best browser, and from the best new open source software to the worst mis-steps in the community.”
The NFL’s Response to Brain Trauma: A Brief History
“We’ve spent quite a bit of time discussing the NFL and head trauma. One rather constant claim is that the NFL has always been always been straight about head trauma and that players “knew the risks.” I think it’s helpful to weigh that claim against the actual history.”
15 Scientology Revelations From Lawrence Wright’s ‘Going Clear’
“From L. Ron Hubbard possibly forging his war documents to the church incarcerating hundreds of members in a pitch-black basement, here are the most startling revelations reported in Lawrence Wright’s new book, Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief.”
The Happiness Machine
“How Google became such a great place to work.”