Wow, the tweets from today’s hearing are pretty dismaying. Unfortunately, technical savvy is not a critical characteristic to get elected.
Category Archives: Technology and Society
Twitter Is Down
Expect withdrawal symptoms on a mass scale shortly. On the bright side, national productivity will probably explode shortly. I know mine will.
Cardiac-Care Breakthrough
”The results are striking,” said Professor Roberto Bolli, one of the research leaders from the University of Louisville in the US. ”While we do not yet know why the improvement occurs, we have no doubt now that ejection fraction increased and scarring decreased.
”If these results hold up in future studies, I believe this could be the biggest revolution in cardiovascular medicine in my lifetime.”
A total of 23 patients took part in the ”Scipio” trial, all of whom had suffered heart failure due to a previous heart attack. Sixteen were assigned to the stem cell therapy while the other seven received standard care.
Given how dramatic it is, it seems almost unethical to treat the others in any other way.
I’m hoping that I won’t need this, but given my family history, I may. Anyway, I’m glad it’s coming along.
3-D Printers
Now you can buy one for $1300.
Is There A Thunderbird Doctor In The House?
It keeps freezing up on me, to the point that I have to kill the process and restart. I switched from POPD to IMAP a month or so ago, but don’t know if that’s related to the problem. It’s very annoying, because it makes it hard to get mail.
How To Fix Any Computer
From The Oatmeal. You’re welcome.
Diverting Asteroids
Any sufficiently precise gravity tractor is a WMD.
My Influential Topics In Klout
West Coast
Liberty
Adolph Hitler
That is all.
[Update a few minutes later]
OK, those aren’t the only three — they’re the top three. “Faa” comes in fourth. And “NASA” comes in tenth place.
Cold Fusion
Here we go again. If only.
Your Email Address
What it says about your computer skilz.
[Via Paul Hsieh]