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Dial A Human

Dial A Human has instructions for getting directly to a human on dozens of customer service IVRs. No special tricks here, just the buttons to push without having to listen to the menus.

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Humans for Reality-based Government

Dr. Menlo has an excellent rant on what we ought to do with people who mess with reality for power and profit. Messing with reality for fun is still highly encouraged.

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Wayne Coyne Creating His Own Happiness

Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips has an essay in NPR’s This I Believe series today.

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Some coats may have fur from dogs

The Humane Society purchased and tested 25 coats from major retailers advertised as “faux fur” and found that all of them had fur from dogs. Three coats — from Tommy Hilfiger’s Web site ShopTommy.com, Nordstrom.com and a coat from Andrew … Continue reading

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RAW Essence

Robert Anton Wilson passed away yesterday at 4:50 AM.

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Going Ape

Another take on the Paleolithic diet. Ms Garton looked for inspiration to the plant-based diet of our closest relatives, the apes, and devised a three-day rotating menu of fruit, vegetables, nuts and honey. The prescribed menu was:safe to eat raw;met … Continue reading

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Smarter Kids More Likely To Go Vegetarian

High IQ link to being vegetarian. A Southampton University team found those who were vegetarian by 30 had recorded five IQ points more on average at the age of 10… Researchers said the findings were partly related to better education … Continue reading

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Dutch raise animal rights to new level

In recent parliamentary elections two Animals Rights MPs where elected in the Netherlands. “When I look at animals, they are innocent. We are treating them like they are things, like they are bicycles. That’s not what we have to be … Continue reading

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Vegan Dinner

Vegan Dinner has great-looking vegan recipes three times a week. The reason we chose to begin this website is three-fold. Firstly, the goal is to try 365 new meals in 365 days. Second, to encourage people to lead healthier lives … Continue reading

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Office Space

Aaron Swartz can’t get any work done in the Wired offices. My advice: get some earplugs or ER-6s and tell people to leave you alone for a while.

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Productive Talk

Merlin Mann and David Allen are doing a weekly Getting Things Done-oriented podcast called Productive Talk. The first episode goes out tomorrow.

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RAW Needs Help

Douglas Rushkoff reports that Robert Anton Wilson is in need of help. RAW is at home, dying from post-polio syndrome, and can’t pay his next month’s rent. If you can, send the man some money and then go read one … Continue reading

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Robot Anton Wilson Update

Here‘s an update about Robert Anton Wilson, who is apparently under hospice care. There’s also a documentary out about his life. That went to the top of my Netflix queue. [via RoWis]

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Humane Society Seeks New York Foie Gras Ban

The Humane Society is seeking a ban on foie gras production in New York state. They say foie gras violates a New York law against selling food from diseased animals.

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Whole Foods Bans Sale of Live Lobsters

Whole Foods will no longer be selling live lobsters, saying they cannot ensure the creatures are treated with respect and compassion.

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