I have a scribble space over on BlogSpot. It’s partly a test ground for the Blogger beta, which I’m very impressed with, and partly a place for me to jot down ideas which aren’t good enough to be full-fledged posts. I’ve dubbed it Written Rough Drafts, and this is my first time revealing it to…Continue Reading…
Saw this on Yahoo’s front page. Wouldn’t have remembered it otherwise. On this day in the year 1941, Japanese attacked the base of the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Roosevelt decided at that point to enter World War II. That’s a big event in history. Certainly I find it intriguing to think about….Continue Reading…
Much of it is a marketing gimmick by the drug companies. The other part is that they cover up the symptoms. You get temporary relief, but not a cure. You’ll get better faster if you just drink more water and sleep more. This is especially true for colds and flus. I was reading comments on…Continue Reading…
James Kim’s body was found today, which is sad conclusion to an intriguing story. I noticed the news broadcast used Google Earth to show what happened, which is a good use of the technology. I know James only from watching him on TechTV years ago.
What happens when you can’t catch up? Chronically losing sleep results in sleep debt, which can lead to serious consequences. Sleep debt is cumulative, and even small nightly sleep losses can add up to affect your daytime function. Yahoo! Health
RealPlayer is very intrusive. It popped up on its own, while I was browsing. It immediately began downloading an update, and then it threatened to restart my computer. Luckily, I was able to opt-out of that. Unfortunately, it still forced my web browser (Firefox 2.0) to shut down. Luckily, Firefox’s built-in session management restored all…Continue Reading…