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		<title>EEG &amp; Disability: TED Talk Reaction</title>
		<link>http://refract.me/2010/06/24/eeg-disability-ted-talk-reaction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, for those that don&#8217;t know, the TED conference that focuses on &#8220;ideas worth spreading.&#8221; Top specialists in various fields are invited to talk on their area of expertise and how they would like to change the world. EEG collects electrical signals from the brain noninvasively (usually with a cap and a scalp  covered in goop). [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Experience Curse, or The Lie of Meritorcricy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a lot of experience. I have a lot of experience in different areas. And, because of my incessant perfectionism, I work really fucking hard to excel at these different tasks. Meritocracy claims that everyone earns their place. Technology fields like to spout about how they are so meritocratic. And this is complete bull [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Labels and Acts of Geekry</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t call myself a geek, programmer, hobbyist, maker, gamer, or nerd.1 It isn&#8217;t that the definition doesn&#8217;t fit me; I just do not like the connotations of the terms. And I really don&#8217;t feel inclined to redefine the terms to remove the connotations. What&#8217;s wrong with being a…? Nothing. I am simply uncomfortable using [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Causation and Mental Illness</title>
		<link>http://refract.me/2010/04/08/causation-and-mental-illness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anxiety, depression, dissociative identity disorder, Why am I talking about this? After a 2 year reprieve, I am back to being depressed.1 And the question that pisses me off the most is, &#8220;why are you depressed?&#8221; Because if there&#8217;s a cause, there must be a cure! Find the magical traumatic event and my brain will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Missing Something</title>
		<link>http://refract.me/2010/02/19/missing-something/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[classism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Upon graduation, I will become medically uninsured. And that scares the shit out of me. My medical record more or less indicates that the inside of my head is a mess of pain and disorganization. What if a new insurance will not cover my preventative medications? Do I pay out of pocket or do I succumb to [...]]]></description>
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