Laurie

The War on Drugs doesn't just *seem* counter-productive; we have a decade's worth of proof. I've posted this fact before, but some things bear repeating. [thanks for the reminder, @estellevw] - Laurie

It's really interesting to see how much they are built on work at other industry leaders like LinkedIn and Twitter. - Laurie

The difference is that while public opinion is at least somewhat divided on abortion, huge majorities of every demographic, including Catholics, agree that contraception should be available for free from one's health insurer. But that's the fight Republicans, determined to lose every election, are picking. - Laurie

via @edrabbit. - Laurie

After a 15-ton seizure, the biggest ever, the US will probably see a noticeable disruption to its supply. Insert usual caveats about this being pointless and stupid. - Laurie

He's so excited by science! - Laurie

Crazy! - Laurie

Romney doesn't just fail to inspire, he uninspires. [via @eparillon] - Laurie

The "shut down" reactor is heating up again, and officials are saying "it was too early to say the plant is safe in December". Well, awesome. - Laurie

This morning, the Labor Department said that the economy has added an average of 201,000 jobs per month for the last 3 months. Nate Silver's analysis is, as usual, fascinating. - Laurie

Predictable. - Laurie

Verisign is a serious single point of failure in the security of online communication, so this is really scary news. - Laurie

The IOC are equally militant, claiming a trademark on the word "team", amongst other things. - Laurie

I'm sorry for posting another one of these but OMG THIS IS MY LIFE. - Laurie

13m views starting in November, so I'm pretty late to this party, but maybe you are too? - Laurie

Two crappy tastes that taste crappy together! - Laurie

Worth reading in full, this apparently genuine document is an amazing first-hand impression of exactly how it feels to have been someone else's property for over 30 years. - Laurie

A fascinating little story about how what works about global brands -- namely, the brand itself -- and what doesn't: specifically, the flavour. These kinds of local tweaks to supposedly "global" products are a lot more common than I think most people realize. - Laurie

I love, love, love stuff like this. Oh, humans. You're so awesome sometimes. (Don't miss the supremely talented @samueltsui at the 2 minute mark) - Laurie

No really, that's what it's about. Awesome. - Laurie

Translation: I need to continue to work on my Obj-C. - Laurie

It turns out they are basically the same price, you just have to replace cheap ones a lot more often. - Laurie