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[jaylake]

A Physician's Perspective on Self-tracking - How can we get the average patient to take charge of their health?

The rise and rise (and rise) of Apple's iOS

The Luxury Frontier - What happens when a country previously hindered by vastness and foreign rule awakens to wealth on its doorstep? With Louis Vuitton on one corner and one of the world's

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[criada]

Last night, we were discussing Vader over dinner. One person said, "Isn't it the German word for father?" Whereupon I thought, "you mean it's possible we should be pronouncing it 'vah-der' rather than 'vay-der'? Curse you for destroying my dreams!"

[threeoutside]

Re: the medical self-tracking article. Really? I mean - REALLY? Who are those people? This strikes me as one more example of the medical "community" being so far-removed from the lives and needs of non-medical people that it's a wonder more people don't just die. Seriously

[melissajm]

I totally agree with "If people don't want to use a tool, ask them why not!" OTOH, I think encouraging patients to get involved with their care to the extent that they're comfortable with is a great idea. I've seen too many people get sicker than they needed to be because they didn't ask questions and figured that "That's the doctor's job. I don't need to tell/ask them anything

[rosefox]

I have heard (though I can't find the reference now) that the demsplanforamerica.org site isn't just blank; it also attempts to snag your contact information so it can put you on Republican mailing lists.