PhoneBoy Speaks

I knew drugs were generally bad for you, but I hadn’t considered this particular angle.

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#71 - Katherine Eban: Widespread fraud in the generic drug industry - Peter Attia

The owner of Pocket Casts, National Public Radio, decided to change how they made their app available and changed the deal others had purchased under. This made a lot of people very angry and was widely regarded as a bad mood.

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Pocket Casts is making its podcast app free and launching a subscription service - The Verge

Pocket Casts changes subscription plans after user backlash - The Verge

If you mistakenly send a photo to someone on WhatsApp and then "Delete" it in a chat, it doesn’t necessarily get deleted if the recipient has an iPhone.

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WhatsApp 'Delete for Everyone' Doesn't Delete Media Files Sent to iPhone Users —The Hacker News

A few quick thoughts from just off Times Square in The Big Apple.

I’m all about reducing and reusing where it makes sense. Recycling? It depends.

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For Most Things, Recycling Harms the Environment | Intellectual Takeout

Good science can go very badly when you ask the wrong question…and choose not to publish the full results. Even if they don't agree with your hypothesis.

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Records Found in Dusty Basement Undermine Decades of Dietary Advice - Scientific American

Take it from a fat guy, fat shaming is still a thing, despite what some people think. It's not needed.

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Thread by @EricaHauver: "1. Ok. @JKCorden and @billmaher now that you have everyone’s attention, could you please perform a very important public service and share t […]"

Apple announcements are another reminder that we all have too much stuff.

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“Fussy eater” goes blind after years of eating only junk food | Ars Technica

When two people have conflicting needs in a public place, who decides which needs