I spent most of last week on the couch, allowing my body to purge whatever bug I caught flying back and forth from New York.
Although he didn’t do any blood testing for H1N1, my doc prescribed Tamiflu, which only served to lighten my wallet and make me feel worse instead of better. There’s a lot of talk about Tamiflu these days, particularly the shortage of this incredibly pricey drug that may or may not actually reduce the length of the flu.
I understand the importance of controlling flu outbreaks (read: Flu, The Spanish), but it seems every time a new mutation is found, the country (world) goes absolutely insane (read: Flu, Avian). More specifically, drug companies go into capitalistic over-drive, rushing to market new drugs with very limited track records and vague benefits.
And the kicker, of course, is the lack of generic alternatives in such occassions, meaning zero low-cost choices for suckers like me that pony up $88 for 10 . . . that’s right . . . 10 pills. As a side note, I only took two, and immediately regretted taking the second one, which put me on the verge of puking for four hours.
But I digress. Outside of sweating through 2-3 pairs of drawers each day, it wasn’t a very productive week. However, I did re-acclimate myself with all the LULZ, GTFO’s and NSFW’s the Internet has to offer. As my temperature rose, my IQ continued to drop sharply.
PopThatZit.com: Self-explanatory, and disgusting. Check it out if you’re the type that enjoys images and stories about near-bursting whiteheads and infected boils.
The Ten Biggest Candy Fails Each Halloween: I doubt you see a lot of this today, but back in the late 80′s and early 90′s there was a good chance you’d end the night with a dozen pennies, two unwrapped popcorn balls and free range candy corn in your sack.
Your ISP, if Net Neutrality Disappears: I currently pay about $150 a month for Comcast cable and Internet, which is a ridiculous amount for the services I receive (HD channels, a few low-end movie channels, high-speed Internet and the two boxes they FORCE me to rent). If my Internet package was ever sold a la carte, that figure could easily double. If you don’t know anything about Net Neutrality, it’s basically the Comcasts of the world attempting to charge you for different tiers of access, whether it be particular sites or overall bandwidth allowances. It’s an important issue, and one that is right now working its way through Congress.
15 Free Guides That Teach You Useful Stuff: A collection of easy-to-follow guides for things like home networking, getting started with Linux, using Photoshop effectively and buying a laptop. Good for beginners, and still has a few good tips for the more advanced nerds.
If Cats Could Talk: I don’t like cats, I don’t like lolcats. In fact, I believe cats hate human beings. And this graph proves it.
Angelina Jolie’s Early Modeling Photos: Very SFW. But I can’t get past my long-held notion that Angelina is not an attractive woman. Most guys would give up their best friends for one night with Tyler Durden’s better half. Not I. I’d be too afraid of her elbows or knee caps cutting me in half.
Fancast.com: As a long-time fan of Hulu.com, this site confused me. I think it’s an aggregator of all free TV shows and movies available online, pulling in content from Hulu and it’s backers, as well as content from competing broadcast networks. It’s definitely worth a look.
Link Dump (or What I Did Last Week With H1N1)
Although he didn’t do any blood testing for H1N1, my doc prescribed Tamiflu, which only served to lighten my wallet and make me feel worse instead of better. There’s a lot of talk about Tamiflu these days, particularly the shortage of this incredibly pricey drug that may or may not actually reduce the length of the flu.
I understand the importance of controlling flu outbreaks (read: Flu, The Spanish), but it seems every time a new mutation is found, the country (world) goes absolutely insane (read: Flu, Avian). More specifically, drug companies go into capitalistic over-drive, rushing to market new drugs with very limited track records and vague benefits.
And the kicker, of course, is the lack of generic alternatives in such occassions, meaning zero low-cost choices for suckers like me that pony up $88 for 10 . . . that’s right . . . 10 pills. As a side note, I only took two, and immediately regretted taking the second one, which put me on the verge of puking for four hours.
But I digress. Outside of sweating through 2-3 pairs of drawers each day, it wasn’t a very productive week. However, I did re-acclimate myself with all the LULZ, GTFO’s and NSFW’s the Internet has to offer. As my temperature rose, my IQ continued to drop sharply.
PopThatZit.com: Self-explanatory, and disgusting. Check it out if you’re the type that enjoys images and stories about near-bursting whiteheads and infected boils.
The Ten Biggest Candy Fails Each Halloween: I doubt you see a lot of this today, but back in the late 80′s and early 90′s there was a good chance you’d end the night with a dozen pennies, two unwrapped popcorn balls and free range candy corn in your sack.
Your ISP, if Net Neutrality Disappears: I currently pay about $150 a month for Comcast cable and Internet, which is a ridiculous amount for the services I receive (HD channels, a few low-end movie channels, high-speed Internet and the two boxes they FORCE me to rent). If my Internet package was ever sold a la carte, that figure could easily double. If you don’t know anything about Net Neutrality, it’s basically the Comcasts of the world attempting to charge you for different tiers of access, whether it be particular sites or overall bandwidth allowances. It’s an important issue, and one that is right now working its way through Congress.
15 Free Guides That Teach You Useful Stuff: A collection of easy-to-follow guides for things like home networking, getting started with Linux, using Photoshop effectively and buying a laptop. Good for beginners, and still has a few good tips for the more advanced nerds.
If Cats Could Talk: I don’t like cats, I don’t like lolcats. In fact, I believe cats hate human beings. And this graph proves it.
Angelina Jolie’s Early Modeling Photos: Very SFW. But I can’t get past my long-held notion that Angelina is not an attractive woman. Most guys would give up their best friends for one night with Tyler Durden’s better half. Not I. I’d be too afraid of her elbows or knee caps cutting me in half.
Fancast.com: As a long-time fan of Hulu.com, this site confused me. I think it’s an aggregator of all free TV shows and movies available online, pulling in content from Hulu and it’s backers, as well as content from competing broadcast networks. It’s definitely worth a look.