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i-Snake, a new robotic surgeon: i-Snake, a new robotic surgeonWhy did this come out of Europe?From the way we in the US talk, one would think that all innovations are the result of free market capitalism. So how is it that an innovation that may result in improved surgery is coming from the EU...; Tags: Leadership, Strategy, i-Snake, innovation; Discussion threads 2007-12-31
i-Snake, a new robotic surgeon: Several newspapers in the UK have published today very short articles about the i-Snake, a new surgical robot which will be developed at the Imperial College London ICL. For example, The Times of London writes that the ICL team has won a £2.1 million grant (€2.84 million or US$4.2 million)...; Tags: Robot, Imaging, Surgery, Surgeon, i-Snake, Robots, Document Management, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2007-12-29

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Delivering nada. Zip. Zilcho. Zero.: Delivering nada. Zip. Zilcho. Zero.Sub-Contractor High-FiveANY subcontractor who can get millions out of a company and deliver nothing gets my applause.. do you realize how hard it is to keep taking money when you're not really doing anything viable?Maybe Im just twisted, but this speaks a lot more to me...; Tags: FUBAR, sincerity; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
(Photos: Top 10 newly discovered species): (Photos: Top 10 newly discovered species)How did the snake get the name?!?Oxyuranus temporalisMaybe I shouldn't ask. LOLXerocomus silwoodensisI wonder how many 'new species' we walk by every day?; Tags: species, Top 10, photograph; Discussion threads 2008-07-08
Giant rubber snakes to capture wave power?: Giant rubber snakes to capture wave power?I for oneI for one welcome our new giant rubber snake overlords.RE: Giant rubber snakes to capture wave power?I woke up one morning and my friend was hitting my forehead with a giant rubber snake...at least I think that's what it was.1 MW powers...; Tags: rubber snake, snake, Giant rubber snake; Discussion threads 2008-07-06

McAfee S.P.A.M. experiment and more ridiculous HackerSafe failures: Stay with me here readers, I'm stringing two stories about McAfee together here, a little out of the ordinary, so I hope it makes sense. If you aren't interested in the tech details of which there are very little, please do read for a good laugh. Network World reported...; Tags: McAfee Inc., Organize-It, PCI, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Marketing Research, Storage, Hardware, Security, Spam And Phishing, Marketing, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-01
Testers give Microsoft's Entity Framework a no-confidence vote: Testers give Microsoft's Entity Framework a no-confidence voteSounds like the testers and MS are doing good work[i]The best thing that happened in response to this latest action is that the Entity Framework team responded to it immediately[/i]Good for the testers for demanding better, and good for MS for responding immediately....; Tags: Blogging, Microsoft Corp., Entity Framework, no-confidence, MJO; Discussion threads 2008-06-24
Old DEC code open sourced by HP: Old DEC code open sourced by HPMove on... why botherWow, and if IBM open sources OS/2, we'd have two museum pieces to admire. AdvFS was DOA five years ago, the last thing we need is another retrieval from the grave.DEC started search enginesFew people remember that DEC started search engines....; Tags: INTERNET, Operating systems, Desktops, Olsen, Hewlett-Packard Co., Digital Equipment Corp., AdvFS, VAX, IBM Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-06-23
90% of all statistics can be made to say anything... 50% of the time, aka my thoughts on the Verizon report: ** Update 06/23/2008: I realize I didn't do a very good job of talking about what we're reviewing here. This is in response to the statistics gathered by Verizon related to Forensic Analysis of Data Breaches over a four year span. First off, let me...; Tags: Business Partner, Vulnerability, Verizon Communications Inc., Attack, Data Breach, Security, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-06-22
Snake Guarding My Computer (exe): This is another cool screensaver that protects your computer from unwanted people. The screensaver is high resolution real life like rattle sounds. The snake looks very photorealistic. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Screensaver, Computer, Productivity; Software downloads 2008-06-18
Chronic conditions break the bank: Chronic conditions break the bankUnpatentable therapy that won't break the bankEnd-result data, historical statistical data showing the longevity records of people exposed to niacin therapy, has shown that niacin, alone, significantly increased mortality.I recently read articles at http://www.cholesterolscore.com that claim niacin (B3) improves all the blood/lipid ratios more effectively than...; Tags: Niacin, Body Mass Index, U.S. Economy, Chronic condition, bank, therapy, insurance; Discussion threads 2008-06-13
Thirteen new Gmail features: Introducing Gmail Labs -- a giant list of mostly useless Gmail extensions. Even though I'm underwhelmed by the current offering, it's encouraging to see that Google may make Gmail more of a platform than a simple one size fits all webmail application. ...; Tags: Google Gmail, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2008-06-06
Bubble thinking: Bubble thinkingVCs lose other peoples moneyDennis,Thanks for the link. I guess I wasn't very clear in my writing...and perhaps not my thinking either.One point I was making is that the bubble is different this time becuase when it bursts it will be professional VCs that get hurt, not individual investors...; Tags: Venture capital, Investment, bubble; Discussion threads 2008-05-27
Tension emerges between SOA and mashup camps: Tension emerges between SOA and mashup campsUI components are not normally considered services"...they can actually create services on their own."UI components, including composite applications or mashups, are not typically "services." They may be service clients but typically services do *not* provide a user interface.The SOA/Mashup Tension is GOODJackBe agrees that...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, JackBe, SOA, mashup; Discussion threads 2008-05-27
News to know: Windows 7; Google's Safe browsing; Perlow's spine: Notable headlines: Ed Bott: How much do you need to know about Windows 7 today? Dancho Danchev: Google introducing Safe Browsing diagnostic to help owners of compromised sites Nate McFeters: More Snake Oil: LifeLock spokesperson's stolen id leads to law suits Jason...; Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Twitter, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Emerging Technologies, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-23
More Snake Oil: LifeLock spokesperson's stolen id leads to law suits: More Snake Oil: LifeLock spokesperson's stolen id leads to law suitsThanks for the story.I was interested in this kind of service. I already have an opt out with all the credit unions, but following the links, I found out that as of Jan 1, 2008, I can, in Texas,...; Tags: LifeLock, Snake Oil, law suit; Discussion threads 2008-05-22
More Snake Oil: LifeLock spokesperson's stolen ID leads to lawsuits: Can you remember being a kid, when your parents first told you what your SSN was? I remember mine telling me to never give it to anyone. Of course, then as soon as I got my first job as a caddy at the local golf course I had to give...; Tags: Lawsuit, Advertisement, LifeLock, Identity Theft, Government, Security, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-05-22
A snake-inspired robot: On a recent visit to Pittsburgh, Penn., CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi dropped by professor Howie Choset's Robotics Lab at Carnegie Mellon University to see his latest creation, the Snakebot.; Tags: News, kara tsuboi, jared kohler, snakeBot, carnegie mellon, howie choset, robotics, rescue, surgery, heart, Robots, Emerging Technologies; Videos 2008-05-08
House committee passes 'gluttonous' Pro IP Act: House committee passes 'gluttonous' Pro IP ActMega CapitalismThe snake eating its own tail. Or put another way, living off of itself.The reality though, is more like it survives from eating off the minions within reach. It's like a dragon in a cave full of jewels ....Do our brave adventurers (capitalist...; Tags: Pro IP Act, gluttonou, House Committee; Discussion threads 2008-05-01
More bad news for McAfee, HackerSafe certification: Dan Godin posted a great article that was picked up by The Register a couple days ago about continued challenges for McAfee's newly purchased HackerSafe division. I find the article interesting as HackerSafe uses a scanning tool that probes for web application security flaws... of course, tools are limited in...; Tags: McAfee Inc., Security, Certification, Vulnerability, XSS, HackerSafe, Godin, Goodin, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-05-01