WTF with Marc Maron Podcast – Episode 130 – Mike DeStefano.

This is an incredibly intense episode. The frankness of the talk is just amazing. I didn’t know DeStafano before this, but now I want to soak up all his stuff.

Focus? You mean Discipline. — Design + Startups — Medium.

A great reminder in what’s important to … focus … on when you’re attempting to be productive, to learn, to grow, to make.

3D-printable food? NASA wants a taste | Ars Technica.

Not quite a Star Trek type “food replicator” but it’s a start. Well, it will be once they actually make one.

Newegg nukes “corporate troll” Alcatel in third patent appeal win this year | Ars Technica.

Awesome! The way it should be.

This phosphine will get you fired | Org Prep Daily

“You feel that your nose just suffered a stroke and will hopefully die and peal off so that you never smell that thing again.” via MetaFilter

Quote and Comment.

This is a great breakdown of a joke Obama gave and brilliantly demonstrates how comedy can expose the sad truths of our society. Equivalence in arguments is only valid in the games played be debate clubs. In the real world more weight should be given to the facts. Misguided attempts at providing equal opportunity to speak when one of the speakers is using falsehoods in their arguments benefit no one.

Washington Post.

An amazing article on the government turning its back on a successful health program. Not without hope of spurring similar innovation through other means, but when directed spending can make such innovation the norm it’s a shame to see the funding dropped.

How the Maker of TurboTax Fought Free, Simple Tax Filing – ProPublica.

Not much surprising info here relating to Intuit. But it is beyond annoying that once again corporate interests take presidence over citizen benefit. And potentially for little cost.

FDA lets drugs approved on fraudulent research stay on market – Salon.com.

It’s really disturbing to hear stories how messed up the priorities of the U.S. government can be.