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Entries for August, 2009

Clinton Schools Fighting The Swine Flu

Not good.. Not good at all.
Clinton School district has 66 confirmed cases of swine flu: 50 cases at Northside Elementary; six at Clinton Junior High; four at Clinton Park; three at Eastside Elementary, two at Lovett; and one at Summer Hill.Superintendent Dr. Phil Burchfield says he asking custodial staff to work on Saturday for extra [...]

Vista Drivers from Palette-Swap Ninja

Man.. I remember the last time I installed Windows on a machine from scratch.. Glad I switched to Mac.
When I find all the drivers that’s when I’ll know it’s right
I’ve got all the components I desire
I’ve got new SATA cables and some cold cathode lights
But I don’t know if I have the right
Vista drivers

Vista Drivers, [...]

The Red Tape Chronicles

Laura just sent me this link to an article on MSNBC:
Scott Fedyshyn and his wife recently brought home a bouncing baby boy — and an unexpected $600 medical bill. But Fedyshyn, a trained billing consultant, fought back. He demanded itemized bills from his doctor explaining each charge, and why his health insurance wouldn’t cover [...]

I’m on Wired.com !

Wired.com posted the list of SciDAC 2009 winners, with the videos.  I’m on Wired!

Impact of a Copper Bullet (video not available, sadly. Long story)
Breaking Waves

Best Science Visualization Videos of 2009 | Wired Science | Wired.com.

Delta’s In-Flight Wifi: GoGo

I’m traveling today, and rather than my usual carrier (American) I’m on Delta. I was pleasantly surprised when, during my Atlanta Layover, there were a few guys from Aircell handing out complimentary codes for a free session of in-flight wifi on the upcoming flight. I snagged one, and I’m now writing this from 10,000+ Feet [...]

Social Media Banned from College Stadiums

I can’t wait to see what happens at MSU if this passes.. They can’t keep cowbells out, how in the hell do they think they can stop cellphones twittering & facebooking.
Earlier this month, the conference informed its schools of the new policy, which reads: “Ticketed fans can’t “produce or disseminate or aid in producing or [...]

Circuit City Auctions 30 Million Customer Contacts

I’ve always hated stores and website that would casually ask you “Can I have your phone number?” or “Can I have your email address?” at the oddest times in that strange “its-not-required-but-I’m-gonna-give-you-the-stinkeye-if-you-say-no” way.  Best Buy, Bed Bath & Beyond, Target, several big stores do it and it’s always made me nervous, because no matter what [...]

1 Million vs 1 Billion

Never thought of it like this before…