How to die (1) Jul 12, 2011
From a story about a guy with Lou Gehrig's disease who's opted out of treatment and is preparing for his inevitable end: 
If I let this run the whole course, with all the human, medical, technological and loving support I will start to need just months from now, it will leave me, in 5 or 8 or 12 or more years, a conscious but motionless, mute, withered, incontinent mummy of my former self. Maintained by feeding and waste tubes, breathing and suctioning machines.

No, thank you. I hate being a drag. I don't think I'll stick around for the back half of Lou.

I don't worry about fatty foods anymore. I don't worry about having enough money to grow old. I'm not going to grow old.

I'm having a wonderful time.
(via Kottke) #lifestyle
MBAs vs. engineers (2) Jul 12, 2011
From a Time article about former GM executive Bob Lutz (via Neatorama): 
To get the U.S. economy growing again, Lutz says, we need to fire the M.B.A.s and let engineers run the show.
As an engineer and a non-MBA, I don't know that I agree, but I would certainly benefit.  If engineers ran the world, there'd be a lot of anal-retentive, sweaty, short-sleeves-and-tie guys in the limelight.  That could be good or bad depending on your perspective. #business