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Pepper Sprayed in Oakland: Aftermath

Reflections on the mugging attack I sustained April 8 2013 (see previous blog entry).

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Mugged and Pepper Sprayed in Downtown Oakland

My account of being mugged and pepper sprayed on a weeknight by a pack of muggers at a bus stop in downtown Oakland.

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Using the Raspberry Pi as a Streaming Radio Source

My initial toying around with using the Raspberry Pi as a streaming radio source using darkice and (maybe) liquidsoap. This post will be updated as I learn and try new things.

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Higher Voices Win Mates, Lower Voices Win Elections

Tweet Which is your favorite Margaret Thatcher? No surprise to most heterosexual men has been the consistent finding that women with higher-pitched voices attract more male attention. This finding has been observed even at the subtlest levels, such as measured differences in attractiveness between different stages of the menstrual cycle. In hunter-gatherer populations, women with [...]

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Kickstart the New Year 2013

Introducing Hack Your Body by Hacking Your Brain, a book by Dick Talens and edited by yours truly. Part of this complete self-improvement breakfast.

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Feliz Navidad Forever (dot com)

Ever wanted to listen to dozens of renditions of Feliz Navidad by clicking a single play button? Now you can! Brought to you by Naomi Most for no good reason.

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Pretty Busy Right Now

Tweet What have I been doing? In order of time commitment (with the most time spent at the top): Dangerously Hardcore (website construction, maintenance, content management and planning, community support) BioJacked Radio (and Podcast) (co-hosting, production, content management) Carb Back-Loading (promotion and support) The Hardcore Chef (recipe development, photos, and, well, everything!) Postpartum Punk (personal) [...]

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Occupy the Media

How do we counter the demand for insanely spendy political campaigns? How do we boycott propaganda?

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Red Wine: An Analysis of Health’s Red Herring

I freak out about the “red wine is good for you” misconception, blame science press releases.

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Why I Planned a Home Birth (and You Should Too)

Why a home birth is worth fighting for! With pictures from the birth of my son.

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