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Pogue

  1. TONIGHT'S MEDITATION: When you get a bladder infection, urine trouble.
  2. As unlimited data plans die off, you MUST have a simple way to track your minutes/texts/data usage. My suggestions: j.mp/JP9qXh
  3. I'm very sorry! HERE is the correct link to the heat map for "How common is your birthday?" j.mp/L8HzhJ
  4. Cool "heat map" graph: How common is your birthday? (Hint: Most people get snuggly in the winter; many Sept babies!) j.mp/Ji0753
  5. My new Times column: Bose Soundlink vs the new Big Jambox! Backyard-sized sound from tiny wireless speakers. Awesome. j.mp/LTHoK8
  6. For a NOVA shoot tomorrow night, we need a woodsy backyard near Cambridge, MA. Can you help us? Details: jess.spock.harrop@gmail.com
  7. My new Scientific American column is online: The cellphone owners' Bill of Rights. Rise up, people! j.mp/JMeNWI
  8. Aaron Sorkin (screenwriter for "The Social Network") has agreed to write the new Steve Jobs movie. j.mp/LPUGav
  9. TONIGHT'S MEDITATION: I didn't like my beard at first, but it grew on me.
  10. Don't be intimidated by people who do amazing Draw Something drawings. They're probably on an iPad, not a phone--infinitely easier to draw.
  11. The Gregory Brothers songify Mitt Romney. (Best part: "I like being able to fire people." "Wait, what?") j.mp/KdfOUz
  12. Filming for NOVA at U of Alabama. MYTHS: Snakes can unhinge their jaws & can hypnotize their prey. (Caution: photo!) lockerz.com/s/209224445
  13. In Tuscaloosa for a Nova shoot. Overslept. Nooo! Producer will kill me...no, because it's 1 hour back from NY time! Thank you, Alabama!
  14. TONIGHT'S MEDITATION: I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Then it dawned on me.
  15. @rickroberts Unless you follow me, I can't DM you. But drop me a note (pogue@nytimes.com); I'll answer your question fairly conclusively.
  16. TONIGHT'S MEDITATION: Video games don't make our children violent. Lag does.
  17. My Times post today: The TRUTH about ebook incompatibilities! j.mp/JEm3Td
  18. My new Times column: A stompbox for singers. Adds backup vocals and does about 100 other cool things for your voice. j.mp/ITheYp
  19. TONIGHT'S MEDITATION: I know a guy with an addiction to brake fluid. He says he could stop any time.