I wanted to report this earlier, but some health issues at home got in the way of a timelier post. Last week, I wrote about billionaire Alki David’s plans to live-stream the assisted suicide/euthanasia of a Russian cancer patient. Well, there was a broadcast. But it was an elaborate hoax. The story is at TechExclusive.net: … Continue reading Update: “Live-Streamed” Assisted Suicide A Hoax
This first got my attention earlier this week, when a single news item from Shockya.com showed up in my news feed, titled Assisted Suicide Will Be Broadcast Live on BattleCam: Billionaire Alki David has paid the family of terminal brain cancer patient Nikolai Ivanisovich for the rights to stream his assisted suicide on BattleCam. The … Continue reading Breaking News: Billionaire Buys the Rights to Livestream Assisted Suicide of Cancer Patient
Diane Coleman Transitioning to New Role as CEO of Not Dead Yet in August Most readers of this blog and anyone else who is familiar with NDY knows that Diane Coleman is the founder and President of the group. On August 1, 2011, Diane Coleman will transition to a new role as the full time … Continue reading GREAT NEWS: Diane Coleman Transitioning to New Role as CEO of Not Dead Yet in August
I love The Onion. This is a pretty deadly picture of what bipartisan cooperation could look like in terms of tackling the budget deficit. (Just kidding – really) I apologize for the lack of captioning, but I couldn’t pass this up. If there’s a good transcriptionist reading this, I promise you gratitude and credit if … Continue reading Satire from The Onion: Social Security Reform Bill to Live Faster, Die Younger
Just last week, this blog discussed the NY Times essay by Dudley Clendinen about living with ALS (aka amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig’s Disease) and his plans for his death. Clendinen’s definition of what constituted a meaningful life and his plans to end his life at a certain point moved columnist David Brooks to … Continue reading Follow-up: Writer with ALS Who Penned “The Good Short Life” Considers Hanging Around Longer
