Gordon's Notes

Commentary: politics, science, technology and humanity. Secular humanist.

Sunday, July 31, 2016

In defense of Donald Trump.

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Trump is more racist and sexist than most 70+ yo white men. He is amoral and a con man. He may be a sociopath and probably has a narcissisti...
Saturday, July 30, 2016

Life tip: photograph or photo-scan cards and special correspondence

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A few years back, around the time the iPhone camera became very good at close photography, I began to photograph Father's Day cards and ...
Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Double unders

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People come to our gym and in two months they’re doing double unders. I am not those people. After ****** of practice I do about 5 DU with...

Signs of progress from O'Reilly and Limbaugh.

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Limbaugh says that black Americans really need to stop talking about that unhappy slavery episode . O’Reilly tells us the slaves building th...
Monday, July 18, 2016

Informatics core: US genomic and healthcare standards have a common problem.

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My current work means I’ve spent many hours plumbing details of major American and international health care standards, particularly FHIR, H...
Monday, July 11, 2016

Systemic failure in American medicine: combining ICD-10-CM with "leaf code" reimbursement rules

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This is very much “inside baseball”. It’s related to professional work I do. It’s incomprehensible to most people, but it’s having a big imp...
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Saturday, July 02, 2016

Fixing disc brake squeaks - mountain bike.

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I found 2 techniques for silence squeaky disk (disc) brakes — all involving rotor cleaning. (If pads are contaminated they need to be replac...
Friday, July 01, 2016

Finding yourself in the mathematical universe of pi

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I’m reading Tegmark’s Our Mathematical Universe . It’s the layperson version of a 2007 paper  (downloadable) I explore physics implication...
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...
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