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by mlichtenstern 12y ago
I agree that it should not just be for privileged few.
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by mlichtenstern 12y ago
Good point. I started working from home as a contractor (and partially as a college instructor)long before my daughter was conceived. I took zero maternity leave and went right back to work when she was born - literally - while still in the
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by mlichtenstern 12y ago
Interesting you should make that comment. Earlier today (while I was on hold with server tech support for those who might question my work ethic - lol), I was commenting on the whole egg freezing perk that hit the news. My suggestion was th
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by mlichtenstern 12y ago
Article referenced above says she used money she earned while at Facebook.
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by mlichtenstern 12y ago
"If it had been a military deployment, though, no one would have batted an eye." Right! However, as a man, I think it is deemed more common / acceptable to travel on business. My project manager is former military and now con
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by mlichtenstern 12y ago
I know a self-made millionaire and mother of four who didn't go through YC, but has gone through rigorous travel meeting with retailers, getting press, trade shows, etc. to build her company. She has a nanny, granny-nanny, and supporti
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by mlichtenstern 12y ago
On site daycare and clinics disturbing? Why is it disturbing for parents to be in closer proximity to their children (e.g. Marissa Meyer, Shonda Rhimes, et al). I'm not an advocate of privatizing everything. I do believe that there can
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Revealed: ISPs Already Violating Net Neutrality to Block Encryption(techdirt.com)
6 points by mlichtenstern 12y ago|0 comments
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Zuckerberg, Wife Donate $25M to CDC for Ebola(abcnews.go.com)
4 points by mlichtenstern 12y ago|0 comments
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by mlichtenstern 12y ago
Interesting, encouraging, and disturbing all at once... How about a more integrated work-life system? Like on-site daycare and private schools? Even clinics. I'm sure they could partner up and make room for it.
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Apple, Facebook to Pay for Female Employees to Freeze Their Eggs(mashable.com)
2 points by mlichtenstern 12y ago|5 comments
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Sacchi points to film tech in Nollywood, world's 3rd largest film industry(plus.url.google.com)
1 points by mlichtenstern 12y ago|0 comments
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Play Conference – STUDENT-RUN TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL MEDIA CONFERENCE(playconference.net)
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Shadow Internet That’s 100 Times Faster Than Google Fiber(wired.com)
37 points by mlichtenstern 12y ago|5 comments
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Hollywood 2.0: Jehane Noujaim TED Talk, “My wish: A global day of film”(plus.url.google.com)
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by mlichtenstern 12y ago
Wow; this is disturbing...
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It's 'Transparent': Amazon Poised to Take on Netflix(nbcnews.com)
1 points by mlichtenstern 12y ago|1 comments
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Heirs to Rockefeller oil fortune divest from fossil fuels over climate change(theguardian.com)
1 points by mlichtenstern 12y ago|0 comments
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by mlichtenstern 12y ago
Yes; we test things on mice...and we can go really deep on the history of FDA and "pseudoscience," as well as your other rebuffs. But, as you like name calling and the like, you're not exactly on the level of EQ that inspires
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Redbox and Other Tech Services Accused of ADA Violations(nationallawjournal.com)
1 points by mlichtenstern 12y ago|0 comments
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The Next Big Programming Language You've Never Heard of – WIRED(wired.com)
11 points by mlichtenstern 12y ago|6 comments
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by mlichtenstern 12y ago
Very true...I've read quite a few new reports about it recently, particularly in prisons. I've also met and interviewed women who were given unnecessary hysterectomies. In one case, the woman saw her doctor on a news program sayin
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by mlichtenstern 12y ago
Here are a few more "random crackpots" for you - not comprehensive, but enough to have another giggle fest about. Enjoy! (1) Metcalfe, D. “Food Allergy.” Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice25.4 (1998): 819-29. Print. (2) Sim
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by mlichtenstern 12y ago
You had a good laugh with your peers? How lovely. As they say "ignorance is bliss." Thanks for sharing.
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by mlichtenstern 12y ago
In general, there are too many unnecessary additives in our food supply. I went to Boston Market the other night hoping to find a simple meal for my daughter, who has food sensitivities like her dad, and could not find one single dish with
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by mlichtenstern 12y ago
Perhaps if one's knowledge of biochemistry is restricted to the opinion of their peers and they made assumptions about the extent of the research & sources that inform others' views based on miniscule data, they would remain i
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by mlichtenstern 12y ago
Dishonest? I don't follow...much could be said about the rhetoric of eugenics leading up to and including the HHolocaust. Eugenics was merely a psuedu-scientific argument for sentiments that already existed. If I had continued yo elabo
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by mlichtenstern 12y ago
I can appreciate your frustration, but when you look at the history of things like the Tuskegee Syphilis Study or read a book like "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" the distrust becomes more understandable. As per the RFS bio
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by mlichtenstern 12y ago
"Bromine has no necessary function in the body. Substantial exposure to it can cause iodine deficiency, which will ultimately wreak havoc with the thyroid and every tissue in the body." http://www.bodybio.com/cont
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by mlichtenstern 12y ago
Also interested to know more.

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