“I expect to see a lot of household appliances on the Net by 2010, as well as autos and other mobile devices.”
Vinton Cerf
[tag]vinton cerf, quote, internet[/tag]
“I expect to see a lot of household appliances on the Net by 2010, as well as autos and other mobile devices.”
Vinton Cerf
As the controversy about Tasers continues, Dr. Mark Kroll compared the stun gun to Tylenol and declares it safer than the over-the-counter medication. Dr. Kroll is a biomedical engineer, with a professional connection to the Taser manufacturer.
“…Kroll insisted Tasers are safe under all circumstances, and have never been proven to have directly killed anyone. He said they don’t output enough electricity to kill, even if people are stunned several times.”
link: Tasers safer than Tylenol, engineer tells conference
The presentation of the data did not include the findings of researchers who question the safety of the stun gun. These opposing data were deemed to be not a “good fit”. - Of course, presenting contrary data is not a good fit. Excluding differing findings is always the prudent procedure in presenting a biased viewpoint.
Catherine Forsythe
Director of Operations
FlyingHamster: http://flyinghamster.com/
[tag]taser, safety, tylenol, dr. mark kroll, data[/tag]
It could have been worse - much worse. The final score was 104 to 59 for the Boston Celtics. However, the Celtics starters played limited minutes. Kevin Garnett played under twenty three minutes, while Ray Allen and Paul Pierce had under twenty nine minutes of court time. The Knicks had trouble even with the second unit of the Celtics.
link: Knicks / Celtic Box Score
This was an embarrassment. It was a game that had national television coverage. The Celtics instituted their own ‘mercy rule’ by limiting the scoring. For example, they made an intentional turn-over by not trying to score and letting the shot clock end a possession. That is humbling in itself but, at least, it does not reflect on the score board. That’s how bad it was.
Isiah Thomas still is the coach and Knicks president of operations. There will be pressure on the Knicks management for change - and Isiah Thomas needs to win some games immediately.
Catherine
It could have been worse - much worse. The final score was 104 to 59 for the Boston Celtics. However, the Celtics starters played limited minutes. Kevin Garnett played under twenty three minutes, while Ray Allen and Paul Pierce had under twenty nine minutes of court time. The Knicks had trouble even with the second unit of the Celtics.
link: Knicks / Celtic Box Score
This was an embarrassment. It was a game that had national television coverage. The Celtics instituted their own ‘mercy rule’ by limiting the scoring. For example, they made an intentional turn-over by not trying to score and letting the shot clock end a possession. That is humbling in itself but, at least, it does not reflect on the score board. That’s how bad it was.
Isiah Thomas still is the coach and Knicks president of operations. There will be pressure on the Knicks management for change - and Isiah Thomas needs to win some games immediately.
Catherine Forsythe
[tag]nba, boston celtics, new york knicks, national television, isiah thomas[/tag]
Student life on university and college campuses is changing. There are some old stressors along with some new sources of angst. Michael Wesch, an anthropology professor at Kansas State University, has captured some of the student life variables in this video:
[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/dGCJ46vyR9o" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]
One striking factoid is the amount of debt mentioned on the video. There have been students who have finished degrees with close to a six figure debt. So along with graduating comes the reality of paying off that debt. That’s stress.
Catherine Forsythe
[tag]student life, college, university, stress, michael wesch, kansas state university, debt[/tag]
Hate mail is nothing new. I find it in my email daily. I have developed an imperviousness to it, beginning with my association with Spywareinfo and my own site. Ever since the interim direction of operations for Spywareinfo became my responsibility, I consider hate mail as part of being involved in an internet security site.
Here on Chris Pirillo’s site, the controversial postings garner its fair share of attack email and comments. I allow some of those comments. I feel that it is important to have a sampling of another viewpoint. Nevertheless, I do edit it for what might be matters of language and liability. I think that Chris would want the site content to remain within ‘family acceptable limits’.
It does surprise me though that the highest volume of recent hate mail has been generated by something that I posted about a Christmas tree. There has been an astounding amount of vitriol about that short article. Some of it is quite amazing in terms of the intolerance, hatred and vehemence. It is sad that a season to celebrate peace, fellowship and hope should bring about such animosity.
An expression of ‘Merry Christmas’ is not a statement of insensitivity, bigotry or dogmatism. If that expression is so offensive and upsetting that it prompts such an expenditure of time and energy to write such hate-filled email, then some self examination and serious introspection might be wise.
Catherine Forsythe
Director of Operations
FlyingHamster: http://flyinghamster.com/
[tag]comments, email, vitriol, merry christmas[/tag]
Student life on university and college campuses is changing. There are some old stressors along with some new sources of angst. Michael Wesch, an anthropology professor at Kansas State University, has captured some of the student life variables in this video:
One striking factoid is the amount of debt mentioned on the video. There have been students who have finished degrees with close to a six figure debt. So along with graduating comes the reality of paying off that debt. That’s stress.
Catherine
“Never trust a computer you can’t throw out a window.”
Steve Wozniak
[tag]steve wozniak, quote, computer[/tag]
“Never trust a computer you can’t throw out a window.”
Steve Wozniak
