startupquote:

People capable of making enough money to never work again are the same people who will never quit working.
- Chris Dixon

I know several of these people, but I’m not one … yet.

startupquote:

People capable of making enough money to never work again are the same people who will never quit working.

- Chris Dixon

I know several of these people, but I’m not one … yet.

The loss of a tooth is a minor deformity and a major pain. Although dental implants are available, the healing process can take months on end, and implants that fail to align with the ever-growing jawbone tend to fall out. If only adult teeth could be regenerated, right? According to a study published in the latest Journal of Dental Research, a new tissue regeneration technique may allow people to simply regrow a new set of pearly whites. (via Stem-Cell Dental Implants Grow New Teeth Right In Your Mouth | Popular Science)

Lovely. (via bookshelves)

Lovely. (via bookshelves)

This is how depressed people view happiness flowcharts. (by lizstless)

Sad but true. No … wait … funny because it is true. Really, I’m fine.

The Funny or Die Crew sends Jewel Undercover to a Karaoke Bar - Yeah. More singers should do things like this. Those people at the bar will be talking about it for years to come. It is also good to see someone with talent not taking themselves so seriously they can’t laugh.

“Scientists are regularly blown away by the complexity, power, and sheer number of microbes that live in our bodies. “We have over 10 times more microbes than human cells in our bodies,” said George Weinstock of Washington University in St. Louis. But the microbiome, as it’s known, remains mostly a mystery. “It’s as if we have these other organs, and yet these are parts of our bodies we know nothing about.”

How Microbes Defend and Define Us - NYTimes.com - be forewarned - graphic medical details - but super fascinating!

Sage advice. Heed it.

In memory of Shaders Cat. =ToT=

The Tenacious Buzz of Malaria

The Wall Street Journal with an article that invokes memories of living in Africa as a kid. Those daily chocolate (quinine filled) drinks still make my cringe.

Anyhow, the argument being made in the article is that Malaria is by far and away the biggest killer since the stone age and that we, humans, don’t take it seriously enough. Although I’m not sure DDT is the answer, it seems to be gaining momentum. 

This is my new wallpaper. (via recro)