(Taken from #8 The Peanut Solution)

I think despite the fact I read so much, the one thing I need to work on is retention. Getting the gist of the article seems to be my main goal and I’m not sure how satisfying that is when you can’t really recall the details that lead up to the actual importance of the article.

-Eugene

Reference
SSS – : Denotes a short article.
***: Denotes an article I found particularly interesting
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An archive of previous Link Dump’s can be seen here.

*If you’re always on the go, I’m a huge advocate for Instapaper. Basically you can bookmark links to read on your mobile device later and it can strip away all the unnecessary imagery to load more quickly.
**If you encounter a login page for a NY Times article (yes there are quite a few of them…), I highly suggest signing up for a free account or else use this dummy one I set up.

Login: tempaccountNYT
Password: tempaccountNYT

China Corner
#1. Clothes dryers given tepid welcome in China
One thing the nouveau-rich won’t touch… clothes dryers, how ironic. But putting your laundry outside doesn’t seem like a “clean” option either.

#2. China Begins Aviation Inquiry After Finding Fake Pilot Resumes |
Well then… remind me to not skimp on a few hundred bucks to fly with a China airline.

#3. The Power of Group Online Shopping Hits China
Group buy sites are entering into the thousands, but just like anything else in China, be weary of the scammers.

#4. Resentment Simmers in Western Chinese Region
Han and Uighur’s still don’t see eye to eye and I don’t think the ethnic Chinese really care?

#5. Visibility of Gay People Reflects Changes in China
In lighter news, this is a positive I’d say.

#6. ***A China Newly Rich and Still Quite Poor
Some inspiring stories in here… but once again another highlighting of China’s increasingly large socioeconomic gap.

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#7. ***Making Soldiers Fit to Fight, Without the Situps
How sad, the US army needs to re-visit it’s physical standards. If you don’t have the brains, you should have the brawn no?

#8. ***The Peanut Solution
WTF, trying to peddle glorified peanut butter as something ground-breaking and worthy of the title of intellectual property. It’s ironic how helping others in itself is a business.

#9. Modified Salmon is Safe, FDA Says
Mixed thoughts, will this succumb to some sort of food poisoning a la eggs/salmonella case?

#10. Commercial Organic Farms Have Better Fruit and Soil, Lower Environmental Impact
Previously, I was under the assumption from other articles that organic wasn’t in any way better nutritionally, however I guess this article proves otherwise.

#11. Another look at fluid ingestion and temperature regulation
I figured as much, drinking water doesn’t cool you down, but sure makes you feel better.

#12. The World’s Biggest Collection of Pickled Dicks

#13. ***Superbroke, Superfrugal, Superpower
Yes, it seems fun and a common past time to mock the demise of the United States. But maybe it might be the case of the “you never really know until it’s gone”. The US does play a certain important role on the global political scene that whether you like it or not is required. Somebody has to stick their neck out to make decisions and with the US diminishing its role, who will do that?

#14.Starvation Keeps Sleep-Deprived Fly Brain Sharpg
On the intermittent fasting tip… contrary to what you’d think, not eating is what you need for those marathon study sessions.

#15. ***Acid Diet (High-Meat Protein) Effects on Calcium Metabolism and Bone Health – Research Review
Once a important tool in the vegetarians arsenal, protein and calcium loss is debunked.

#16. When Life Lived Online is Sanitized, Do We Lose Something?
Is there worth in having embarrassing or old school memories in your online life?

#17. The Ontology of Plagiarism: Part Two
I like the notion that plagiarism’s underlying disservice is that you’re unable to properly tackle the “complexities of society”. If only the same thoughts are continually re-hashed, there is no progress.

#18. Is Android Surging Only Because Apple Is Letting It | Android Is As Open As The Clenched Fist I Want To Punch The Carriers With
Talk of why Android is surging and the fallacy that Android is the almighty “open source” platform that many claim to be its defining point.

#19. ***Don’t Just Sit There
Why you need to shit squatting.

#20. Inflammation Is Associated with Lower Intelligence and Premature Death

#21. Insect Brains Are Rich Stores of New Antibiotics
Interesting… insects such as cockroaches are so used to living in filthy environments, their brains have adapted to ensure they can survive foreign bodies.