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June 30, 2007
Category: Photos of Interest
The Red Panda has a Latin name that suggests it is a cat. It is not, being more closely related to bears and raccoons. They are similar to the more famous Giant Pandas, but sufficiently distinct so as to have...
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Category: Medicine
There is a refreshingly whimsical article, on a very serious subject, in this month's edition of Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain. Harry Potter and the Curse of Headache Fred Sheftell MD, Timothy J Steiner MB, PhD, Hallie...
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June 29, 2007
Category: Medicine
A recent study in the Archives of Internal Medicine caught my attention, because it has significant implications for stress management by physicians. The study also generated a bit of attention in the popular media. For example, this article in NYT:...
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June 28, 2007
Category: Environment
I really like the idea behind the Farmer's Diner. This guy, Tod Murphy, started a restaurant that only servers food that was grown or produced within seventy miles. There's an interview with him in Orion Magazine. The idea is...
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June 20, 2007
Category: Meta
Why are people, all over the country, all of a sudden, searching for "Asian flying carp video?"...
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Category: Meta
Not posting much this week. I'll be taking down my computers for a few days, making it difficult to post at all. Maybe I will finally find out where all those little wires behind my computers go. If I...
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June 18, 2007
Category: Photos of Interest
The inventor hopes to see them become commonplace in the third world. Strange, because the frame alone costs $2,700 in the USA. However, the frames can be made with no power tools. The material is cheaper than dirt....
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June 17, 2007
Category: Humor
From ChristiaNet. They think it is clever, I guess. This is the first in a series of Free Evolution Tracts that can be sent as e-cards. What does it mean? Are they declaring war on Christmas?...
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Category: Computing
Firefox 3 (Gran Paradiso) should be available in beta form in late July 2007. There is no firm release schedule for the gold version. The most anticipated feature will be a new way to store bookmarks. Both the interface and...
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June 16, 2007
Category: Science News
Problem: Flyaway cat hair. Backgound: Cats require brushing. If the cat has long hair, and the humidity is low, brushing the cat will release cat hair into the lower layer of the atmosphere. This hair will get on your clothes,...
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