Author Archives: Richard

Aug
31
2010

Strangely Beautiful Electro Latin Pop by Juana Molina

I recently stumbled on “Un Día” by Juana Molina at my local library. The strange cover art caught my eye, and after a bit of investigation with Google I conclude it is a real photo of the artist with a doll’s face superimposed. Clever!
This is not just another latin pop album. Each track is a layered [...]

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Aug
29
2010

Tweets of the Week - 2010-08-29

Why we should be afraid of “The Internet’s Secret Back Door” -
http://www.slate.com/id/2265204/ #
How Medicare Cuts for Chemotherapy Changed Treatment Patterns http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/hlthaff.2009.0563v1 #
Who Stands To Gain From Health Reform?
http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2010/07/22/who-stands-to-gain-from-health-reform/ #
Study - Prevalence of Hearing Loss Among U.S. Adolescents Has Increased Significantly
http://pubs.ama-assn.org/media/2010j/0817.dtl#1 #
Health and Society - Wealthier nations not always healthier - http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/feature/health-and-human-society/ #
U.S. GAO - Herbal [...]

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Aug
22
2010

Summer Vacation - Hike and Bike!

We set out to see parts of the Eastern US we’d never been to. [photo gallery] Our secondary goal was to find hiking and bicycle trails along the way. It turned out to be very difficult to identify acceptable cycling trails on the Web. The various “trails” websites, etc. are frequently misleading. For example, we were looking [...]

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Aug
15
2010

Tweets of the Week - 2010-08-15

Vacation: Beartown State Park
http://www.beartownstatepark.com/ #
Vacation: Pine Creek Rail Trail -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Creek_Rail_Trail #
Vacation: Erie Canalway Trail
http://www.ptny.org/canalway/ #
Vacation: Ashuwillticook Rail Trail -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashuwillticook_Rail_Trail #
Vacation: Gettysburg National Military Park (U.S. National Park Service) http://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm #
Vacation: Dry Falls (North Carolina) -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_Falls_(Macon_County) #
Vacation: Black Rock State Park Georgia
http://www.gastateparks.org/BlackRock #

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Aug
10
2010

The March of Folly by Barbara Tuchman Redux

This classic is finally available as an audiobook!
Still relevant after all these years, and a must read for anyone interested in political history.
Government remains the paramount area of folly because it is there that men seek power over others — only to lose it over themselves.
Previous Post and Quotes

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Aug
08
2010

Tweets of the Week - 2010-08-08

Amazon Sells More E-Books Than Hardcovers - http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/07/amazon-more-e-books-than-hardcovers/ #

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Aug
04
2010

Medieval Help Desk Skit

Pitch perfect portrayal of the user support conundrum!

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Aug
01
2010

Tweets of the Week - 2010-08-01

Five Tips For Making Ideas Happen - http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/04/21/five-tips-for-making-ideas-happen/ #
A Handy Bunch - Tools, Thumbs Helped Us Thrive - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128676181 #

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Jul
28
2010

Green Tree Frog on My Window

This Green Tree Frog (Hyla cinerea) chose to wait out the hotter part of the day on my window. The first point of interest is how he attached himself to the glass (first two photos). Notice how his belly and legs form a seal, almost like a suction cup (although there is no actual suction [...]

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Jul
25
2010

Tweets of the Week - 2010-07-25

But who will speak for the trees? http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/07/but-who-will-speak-for-the-trees.html #
The most frightening thing about our unfathomably complex intelligence bureaucracy. http://www.slate.com/id/2261462/ #
Darwin’s Literary Models
http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/pub/darwins-literary-models/ #
An Interview with Frans de Waal - The Age of Empathy
http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/an-interview-with-frans-de-waal #
It’s Not a Stuffed Animal, It’s a $6,000 Medical Device - Paro the Robot Baby Seal -
http://on.wsj.com/cz2FOZ #

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