The Buzz
So, does the Religious Right all have a heart attack now, or later?
The Fresh Ten Recent events have made it clear that we are suffering from a broken moral compass. People today could use some general guidance. Since the original ten commandments seem somewhat narrow and obsolete (too much focus on livestock, servants, and jealous god issues), here is a modest first draft of a fresh set. … Continue reading
Been to the library lately?
When you are growing up, there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: the Church, which belongs to God and the public library, which belongs to you. The public library is a great equalizer. — Keith Richards Read more: http://techland.time.com/2012/03/11/sxsw-the-fate-of-libraries —————————————————– I grew up in the library. I read every single book on … Continue reading
Privacy: Voluntary Do Not Track
Are you using HTTPS when you browse Facebook? You should be. But only 2% of the FB users worldwide are. [Turn it on like this: Top right corner: Account, Account Settings, Account Security - Check the first box - Browse Facebook on a secure connection (https) whenever possible.] Here’s another privacy tip – turn on … Continue reading
Labyrinth and the Convoluting Process
EHR= Electronic Health Records, which is all the buzz in IT Healthcare. This SEEDIE [The Society for Exorbitantly Expensive and Difficult to Implement EHRs] update seems like the perfect commentary: http://seedie.org
Happy Birthday Steve
[BTW, I hate this new skin, needs major tweakage but I ran out of time] From Quotes of the Day today Steven Paul Jobs was born at San Francisco on this day in 1955. In high school he had the nerve to call Bill Hewlett to ask for some electronics parts for a school project. … Continue reading
Why Eric Schmidt is Stepping Down
This is very funny, but only if you have geeky leanings. This came from Geekculture.com –
Cover art
Interesting, compelling cover photo on the latest Communications of the ACM magazine. Click it and look at it full size. Also: Happy Thanksgiving! I am up WAY too late, doing food prep. The oven in this new house is very small, I hope the turkey fits. I know nothing else besides the turkey will. And … Continue reading
Old
Two things that are okay about getting old: 1. My hearing is going, so much so that I no longer need to wear earplugs to bed most of the time. Now normal house/animal/people noises don’t wake me up every 6 minutes. Just every 12 minutes. It’s like a freakin’ vacation. 2. Mosquitoes don’t like me … Continue reading
Only funny if you’re geeky, be warned – You Could Do Better
January 27, 2010 NOTE FROM CHRIS: Google’s first cell phone, the Nexus One, has left a string of unhappy customers in its wake after it’s debut a few weeks ago. Complaints include spotty 3G connectivity, a high early termination fee, poor customer support from Google and problems with the touchscreen. The Top 13 Biggest Complaints … Continue reading
