Tuesday, March 31, 2020
MacBook Air 2020 Review
"MacBook Air 2020 review: The most boring Mac is among the best". (Via H.R.)
Computation And Battles
"How computational power -- or its absence -- shaped World War naval battles"
Monday, March 30, 2020
Friday, March 27, 2020
Full Spectrum Sensor
"Scientists create quantum sensor that covers entire radio frequency spectrum". (Via H.R.)
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Downloadable Books
"45 places you can download tens of thousands books, plays and other literary texts completely legally for free"
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
[Off Topic] Hsieh Forbes Column: How Will Doctors Allocate Scarce Medical Resources
[Off Topic] My latest Forbes piece is on the difficult topic of rationing health care: "How Will Doctors Allocate Scarce Medical Resources During The COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic?"
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Monday, March 23, 2020
Friday, March 20, 2020
Virtual Dinner Parties
"Here's How to Have Your Own Virtual Dinner Party During Coronavirus Quarantine"
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
[Off Topic] Hsieh Forbes Column: Tips For Staying Out Of The ER
[Off topic] My latest Forbes piece is now out: "Tips For Staying Out Of The ER During The Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic".
Here's the opening:
Here's the opening:
As case numbers increase during the current Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, hospital emergency rooms are becoming more crowded. Patients showing up at the ER for possible COVID will add to usual load of patients already there for heart attacks, stroke, acute appendicitis, accidents, “normal” influenza, etc.(Full text available at "Tips For Staying Out Of The ER During The Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic".)
So anything you can do to keep yourself out of the ER helps everyone (yourself included).
In that spirit, I’d like to remind folks follow some simple old-fashioned prudent practices...
Soap And Viruses
"Soap And Water 101: Why It's Best For COVID-19 Coronavirus (And Everyday Practice)"
Monday, March 16, 2020
More Light Posting
Admin note: Due to the current COVID situation, posting may be irregular for the next couple of weeks.
I and fellow physicians have been asked to be flexible with respect to increased workload for the foreseeable future.
Everyone stay safe, and practice prudent "social distancing"!
I and fellow physicians have been asked to be flexible with respect to increased workload for the foreseeable future.
Everyone stay safe, and practice prudent "social distancing"!
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Light Posting Notice
Admin note: Posting may be lighter than usual the rest of this week due to external obligations.
Contacts For Color Blindness
"Prototype Contact Lenses Could Allow Colour-Blind People to Tell Green From Red". (Via H.R.)
Contagion Movie Accuracy
"Fact-Checking Contagion -- In Wake Of Coronavirus, The 2011 Movie Is Trending"
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Super Low Gear
"Here's What a Googol-to-One Gear Ratio Looks Like":
To celebrate being alive for a billion seconds, Daniel Bruin built a machine with 100 gears with a 10-to-1 gear ratio…meaning that the overall gear ratio is a googol-to-one. (A googol is 1 with 100 zeros.)
This machine has a gear reduction of 1 to 10 ^ 100. In order to get the last gear to turn once you’ll need to spin the first one a google [sic] amount around. Or better said you’ll need more energy than the entire known universe has to do that. That boggles my mind.
Monday, March 09, 2020
Military Analysis Of Siege Of Gondor
"The Siege of Gondor, Part I: Professionals Talk Logistics".
Military analysis of the Peter Jackson movie version of the Siege Of Gondor. (The link is to part 1 of a six-part series.)
Military analysis of the Peter Jackson movie version of the Siege Of Gondor. (The link is to part 1 of a six-part series.)
Friday, March 06, 2020
Thursday, March 05, 2020
Wednesday, March 04, 2020
Hiding Pictures In Maps
"For Decades, Cartographers Have Been Hiding Covert Illustrations Inside of Switzerland's Official Maps"
Wedding Llama
"A man brought a llama in a tuxedo to his sister's wedding, and the photo of her unamused expression is going viral"
Tuesday, March 03, 2020
Koreans Vs. Virus
"South Koreans are using smartphone apps to avoid the novel coronavirus":
Recently developed apps using public government data allow users to see how close they are to where a confirmed Covid-19 patient has been. They can also see the date a patient was confirmed with the disease, demographic data about the patient, and, crucially, some of their location history.At least one app, called Corona 100m, will also alert a user if they come within 100 m (328 ft) of a location visited by someone who’s had Covid-19.Developers of such offerings have seen a surge in downloads...
Virus Vs. Aliens?
"Coronavirus Could Preview What Will Happen When Alien Life Reaches Earth".
I think the article is making a bit of a stretch.
I think the article is making a bit of a stretch.
Monday, March 02, 2020
Hsieh Forbes Column on "Left Digit Bias"
My latest Forbes column is now out: "If You Just Turned 50, 60, 70, Or 80, Your Doctor Might Suffer From 'Left Digit Bias'".
"Left digit bias" is why customers are more likely to purchase an item priced $4.99 than $5.00. I discuss how physicians' "left digit bias" could affect medical care in older patients, and what patients can do about it.
"Left digit bias" is why customers are more likely to purchase an item priced $4.99 than $5.00. I discuss how physicians' "left digit bias" could affect medical care in older patients, and what patients can do about it.
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