Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Desensitization therapy for dogs with fear of thunder, lightning and, of course, firecrackers

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This is the season for traumatized dogs. We’ve had two husky mixes, the first ( Molly Thunderpaws Squirrelbane ) ended up needing oral valiu...
Sunday, June 19, 2016

Traffic skills for cyclists: MSP options

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Just did some research on bicycle traffic training options for St Paul and Minneapolis (MSP, Twin Cities). I found: Bicycle Alliance of Mi...
Thursday, June 09, 2016

Driving under the smartphone influence: changing my bicycling style and changing laws

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Emily was waiting to turn left when she was rear-ended. Our Subaru survived with injuries, the distracted driver’s car was badly damaged. At...
Wednesday, June 08, 2016

Dissecting drug price leaps: The hydroxychloroquine story

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Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is an old drug. It’s a descendant of chloroquine , which is as old as dirt: Chloroquine was discovered in 1934 by...
Friday, May 27, 2016

Computers and productivity - a net zero?

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Today, for Emily and I, has been a not atypical mix of frustrating interactions across government, school and the private sector. There’s a...
Monday, May 23, 2016

Fermi resolved

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MINUTES OF THE GREETING COMMITTEE 45255425.34543.5 "… Resolution passed. What’s next?” “We have a confirmed candidate. Spiral arm, wa...
Sunday, May 22, 2016

What killed inline skating? A new suspect.

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I like inline skating. I started in the 90s a year or so before it peaked, and I’ve watched it decline since. I still skate, as does my #2 s...

Beyond Simplenote: I still want a graph layer (concept map) overlay for my memory augmentation notes collection

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I still want a graph layer atop my notes . Yes, I want my personal locally stored data unlocked  memex . Since the passing fad of the web ...
Thursday, May 19, 2016

New York Times VR kit shows up in the mail

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This came in the mail today. I assume every subscriber got one, but I’ve not heard much chatter. The return address had Attn: Paul Ferrall...
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Monday, May 16, 2016

The Other Side of History: an audiobook

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I just completed Robert Garland’s @48 lecture audiobook -  The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World  (2012). It was terrif...
Sunday, May 15, 2016

Special relatively predicts the photon: Minkowski:Poincaré:Lorentz:Boosts from 2 assumptions & math.

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From  Backreaction: Dear Dr B: If photons have a mass, would this mean special relativity is no longer valid?  I learn that while Einstein m...
Wednesday, May 04, 2016

What are the neanderthal diseases?

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Europeans used to have more Neanderthal DNA than we have now ... Ancient DNA from last Ice Age unveils distant ancestors underwent signifi...

Physiology in action - water loss on low carb diets

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I love carbs. Bread especially. Ok, pastries even more. I liked the days when diets were supposed to be low in fat, and even low in protein...
Monday, May 02, 2016

Things I didn't learn in medical school: Vertigo

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About two years ago I had a sudden onset of vertigo. Between my wife (a family doc), my family doc, and me (also a family doc, albeit lapsed...
Tuesday, April 26, 2016

World center of Eckankar cult is 1km from Prince's Paisley Park

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Temple of ECK is top right, Prince’s Paisley Park facility and residence is bottom left, Lake Ann Park lies between them. The bland suburb...