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2010-09-27

How skier froze to death and lived

Makes you wonder how long a human can survive in a properly frozen condition

Tags: freezing to death surviving skiing
2010-09-27

Migraine cause 'identified' as genetic defect

Hopefully something other than a drug that would be taken for life would come out of this research. A cure would be great.

Tags: Genetics Migraine Genetic defect Migraine cure
2010-08-21

Huge tidal turbine arrives in Orkney ahead of testing

Interesting technology.

I'm all for harnessing any renewable energy source that we can find. Tidal waves have been working on our planet since there was a moon orbiting and water on Earth. If we can use it, then we should.

Although, how continuous this energy is not discussed in the article.

Tags: Renewable Energy Tidal Waves
2010-08-06

Beatles and iTunes deal still at impasse: Yoko Ono

Still no legally downloadable option. Must either buy the CDs or download illegally.

These old school business people (they're not artists anymore), just don't get it.

Tags: iTunes Beatles Music
2010-08-04

Sikorsky X2 Breaks Helicopter Speed Record

412 KM/h chopper!

That's awesome.

Tags: Helicopter technology
2010-08-02

Garbage islands threaten China's Three Gorges dam

Doing things the easy way instead of the correct way has ways to come back and bite you in the ass.

Tags: Pollution China Garbage
2010-08-02

What Microsoft isn't saying about its iPad compete strategy

Some believe Microsoft is being coy about its slate plans. Others simply think the company is being clueless. I think the Redmondians are planting decoys, hoping they’ll provide cover for missteps.

Put me in with those who think that Microsoft is clueless about how to effectively compete with Apple's iPad.

Tags: Apple iPad Microsoft Slate
2010-07-29

Steve Ballmer Soothes Wall Street's Worries

Today, one of the top issues on my mind, hey there's a category -- tablets. Apple has done an interesting job. They've sold more than I'd like them to sell.

Steve Ballmer is a reactive CEO. He hasn't led Microsoft into new markets. During his tenor so far, Microsoft ha only reacted to its competitors moves.

Tags: Apple Microsoft iPad
2010-07-21

The Top Idea in Your Mind

I've known this innately for a long time. It's good to read an explanation to an instinct that you have.

Tags: thinking
2010-07-19

Vince Cable: 'Banks continue to rip customers off'

I agree.

Recently, American Express, for whatever reason, dropped my limit to a silly $1000 without telling me. They just noted it on a bill in tiny print. (who reads all the tiny print on all their bills?) and after that, after I exceeded this limit, they never declined any transaction (what is the limit for?). Instead, they charged me a penalty of $30 per transaction over the limit. I ended up with $90 of penalty for exceeding a limit I didn't know existed with charges that were never declined.

Needless to say, I closed my personal account with them and I closed the business account that I have control over with them too.

I refuse to allow my customers to deal with such thieves.

Tags: Banks Rip-off