SnapShots

Oct 27

Nooo! Strong USD is bad!

The Canadian Dollar just dropped below $0.70 to $1 US Dollar.  My tuition just went up even more.

Oct 26

I confess, I’ve been listening to Jack Johnson

I confess, I’ve been listening to Jack Johnson

It’s better to be unprepared

With student loan repayment programs of up to $150k over 5 years in New York state, you are better off borrowing a ridiculously large sum of money. Scrapping together money to pay for education so that you don’t go into debt leaves you worse off.

Oct 25

To Counter Problems of Food Aid, Try Spuds - NYTimes.com -

Is someone going to look out for the potato famine?

iPhone flash support

Jobs says that flash is too large and cumbersome for iPhones. I don’t care. I still want it - even if it’s slow. Overclock the iPhone when you run flash. Do something.

Segway Inventor Turns Mind to the Poor - Dot Earth Blog - NYTimes.com
Guinean students study under the lights of the Conakry airport parking lot in June. (Rebecca Blackwell/The Associated Press)

Segway Inventor Turns Mind to the Poor - Dot Earth Blog - NYTimes.com

Guinean students study under the lights of the Conakry airport parking lot in June. (Rebecca Blackwell/The Associated Press)

Oct 23

Guns-for-cameras program aimed at Toronto shooters | Crave, the gadget blog - CNET -

Albany NY could use a program like this one.

Oct 22

Lala - Where music plays -

Stream your music from the cloud.

Oct 21

22% tuition increase

The strong us dollar means my tuition has hiked by more than 22% over the last month. It feels like someone just kicked me in the face, stomach, and groin - all at the same time.

Oct 20

Captain Obvious

America needs to invest in proper dietary education.
Nevermind the access issues, even the rich people don’t know how to eat properly. Please teach your kids about the food that they consume.

Oct 18

Yummy soups at Troy’s Farmers Market

Yummy soups at Troy’s Farmers Market

Oct 17

iPhone? More like iPlay + iComputer

I’ve taken less than a dozen calls on the iPhone since I purchased it last week.  However, I have over three dozen applications and a dozen games.

The medical applications are still a little light, but 3g internet access partially negates that negative.

I’m still waiting for a iPhone specific UpToDate and Dynamed.

Oct 08

Epocrates Essential on iPhone yet?

Can we hurry up please? I really want to ditch my 6 year old windows mobile phone. Please? Or perhaps styletap can release a palm emulator?

Jun 21

CBC News Interactive: Teen pregnancy -

Check out the numbers for Nunavut compared to the national average.

Jun 16

'Pro-Life' Drugstores Market Beliefs - washingtonpost.com -

As a professional, your personal religious beliefs do not matter. Your primary duty is to the health of your patient. In addition, your patient’s beliefs trump your own. Why is this only an issue in the States? What is the pre-occupation with pushing personal beliefs upon others?

This is also particularly alarming since pharmacists and doctors are in a position of power. In rural areas, morally righteous health professionals could make some health services inaccessible.