December 2007
12 posts
Deaf demand right to designer deaf children -... →
The collision of people’s values for what is right and wrong and medical science’s ability to make to change or influence unborn babies is one tough nut to crack.
The Associated Press: Author Terry Pratchett Has... →
This makes me sad. He’s my favorite author and I’ve read more of his books than anything else since I was introduced to them in college. (via Kim Vogt)
Problems running vent for WOW - Ventrilo Tech... →
I’ve been wondering why Vent hasn’t been working right since I upgraded to Ventrilo 3.0.0. I apparently forgot to turn on “enable access for assistive devices” when I upgraded to Mac OS X 10.5, which is needed to use Push-To-Talk while WoW is running.
Geocaching in PCB
I went geocaching with Andrew and Jason from work today. I hadn’t had a chance to geocache since hanging out with Tyson at FSU. The first cache we hit required 2 mile hike to abandoned shrimp farm on West Bay. Pretty scenery, though I forgot my camera. Andrew took some pictures so I’ll have to snag and post them later. We then hit a couple of caches in Pier Park, all micros or nanos....
Annals of Medicine: The Checklist: Reporting &... →
Fantastic article on how using checklists instead of memory can measurably minimize human error and establish quality control. Aside: Articles of this quality are exactly why I subscribe to The New Yorker.
Turn Back. Exit Village. Truck Shortcut Hitting... →
Truckers in Britain are using GPS navigation systems to find shortcuts that unfortunately take them through rural villages whose roads are not designed to handle large traffic such are trucks. Ouch.
30 Rock →
My new favorite TV show.
Boomkin-in-Training
Made it to level 45 in WoW this past weekend. I’ve finally obtained Moonkin, aka Boomkin. I think it’s time for Zul’Farrak.
