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Scalpels against five levels of medical greed

Scalpels against five levels of medical greedMedical fraud happens for the same reasonfraud in other areas happens.Dishonesty.Of course, greed is the fun word everyone wants to use when painting their villain du jour. But the answer is simple dishonesty.Personally, I tend to apply greed to people who think their neighbors...

Tags: Litigation, HEALTHCARE, background check, medical greed, Scalpel

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

How many medical gadgets changed the world?

How many medical gadgets changed the world?Sad this has not attracted any talkbacksInteresting topic. I would say the microscope, a scalpel, knife and paraffin wax. Microscope and paraffin wax for diagnosis, scalpel for surgery. Finally all four for the autopsies without which medical science would be akin to quackery now.

Tags: scalpel

Discussion threads 2007-12-06

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Clinton defends State-Twitter connection, even as she pleads ignorance

Clinton defends State-Twitter connection, even as she pleads ignoranceClinton on TwitterGetting snarky over a politician not being conversant regarding twitter is not going to change Secretary Clinton's point. Many, many people, such as me, could care less about Twitter and tweets, but we know they are there and we...

Tags: Twitter, State-Twitter, State-Twitter connection

Discussion threads 2009-06-18

Oracle acquiring Sun

Oracle acquiring Sunthe Oracle logo hanging over MySqlIt will be surreal to see the mighty evil Oracle logo hanging above MySql.RE: Oracle acquiring SunMaybe this means we'll see Oracle 11g for Solaris X64 in the not-too-distant future? --DaveRE: Oracle acquiring Sunbye mysql!RE: Oracle acquiring SunI agree with the synergy......

Tags: Sun Solaris, Leadership, UNIX, Operating systems, Strategy, OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-20

Stake vampire power with Innergie smart hub

Sick of paying for electricity you're not really using? Tired of switching off your power strip to save cash? A new technology is determined to put an end to the wasted electricity of plugged-in gadgets everywhere. Enter Green Plug, a San...

Tags: Hub, Technology, Innergie, Smart Phones, Game Players, Engineering, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-12-18

Transitioning NASA: Tensions high between Griffin, transition team

Barack Obama has his scalpel poised over NASA's Constellation program and NASA Administrator Mike Griffin is fighting back, engaged in a no-holds barred campaign to save his baby, the Orlando Sentinel reports.fd In a heated 40-minute conversation last week with Lori Garver, a former NASA associate administrator...

Tags: Team, NASA, Griffin, Transition Team, Barack Obama, Sentinel, Aerospace & Defense, Team Management, Manufacturing, Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-12-12

Dr. Awesome 1.0 (Mobile)

Prepare to go micro! You are Dr.Awesome, the world's most popular microsurgeon. A deadly strain of virus is attacking the population and you are tasked to defeat it before time runs out! Use your Tilt-guided micro scalpel to perform microsurgery. Isolate 16 different types of viruses and bacteria to save...

Tags: Mobile, Virus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security

Software downloads 2008-12-05

News to know: FCC oks white spaces; Firefox; Dell; Adobe patch

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Obama wins: CBS News: Election Webcast Techmeme: FCC approves plan to approve white spaces for broadband use Joe Brockmeier: Vote Firefox! Mozilla passes 20%...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., FCC, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-05

Voting With Dollars: Online Ad Spending Only Faces Thin "Scalpel"

Overall ad spending in all types of media may shrink this year and next, as forecasts get revised and reality sets in. But online ad spending will still grow in double digits, eMarketer CEO Geoff Ramsey told attendees of the ad:tech NY conference today. Online ad spending...

Tags: Advertisement, Cell Phone, Online Advertising, eMarketer, Sales Channel, Sales, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-11-04

The insurers bid to fix health care

The insurers bid to fix health carethe problem isthat no one wants to lay the blame where it belongs. Government. Because that would mean killing socialized medicine.Bingo!!Blanky doesn't want to admit that tort reform *is* needed. My sister is a doc...the cost to her for malpractice insurance is shocking....

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Socialized Medicine, insurance company, tort, health care, insurance

Discussion threads 2008-05-30

You can block Craigslist, but don't touch YouTube!

You can block Craigslist, but don't touch YouTube!there's alsoTeachertube, the youtube equivalent. Currently, i'm blocking youtube, not because of the objectionable content but because we're on a lowly T1. We're getting a fiber connection installed this summer and i'll gladly remove that restriction...RE: You can block Craigslist, but...

Tags: Worst Case, YouTube!, Craigslist, YouTube Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-03-18

Virtual reality frog dissection software

Computer scientists at the University of Buffalo have developed V-Frog, the world's first virtual-reality-based frog dissection software designed for biology education. Contrary to previous virtual frog dissection kits, this software is a real simulation product. As says one researcher, 'other products out there are multi-media, not true virtual reality.' And...

Tags: Software, Biology, Student, Technology, V-Frog, Tools & Techniques, Virtual Reality, Management, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-02-11

Man endures thumb surgery to better enable iPhone use

Man endures thumb surgery to better enable iPhone useAll thumbsDon't they bother to talk people out of making rash decisions? People undergo risky plastic surgery or other body modifications for, what seems to me, some trivial and patiently absurd reasons. Some people file down their teeth to look...

Tags: Apple iPhone, surgery

Discussion threads 2007-08-08

How to change your face -- online

Roads to innovation are sometimes surprising. As an example, a researcher at the University of Toronto UT used facial-recognition software developed by his professor several years ago and adapted it for plastic surgeons and their patients. In "Look, ma, no scalpel," the Globe and Mail describes how this new software...

Tags: Modiface, software, Parham Aarabi

Blog posts 2007-03-09

Motorola's mission? Make everything mobile

Motorola's mission? Make everything mobilehuh?"Mobile communication, said Zander, "is coming down to cool experiences and simple things."With M$ software?Never!Just check how Apple and Linux are eating their lunch.Put the crack pipe DOWN..![b]"Mobile communication, said Zander, "is coming down to cool experiences and simple things."With M$ software?Never!Just check how Apple and...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Operating systems, UNIX, mobile, Linux, lunch, phone, Motorola Inc., Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-01-09

Heard on Grey's Anatomy: "Scpl please"

What has four letters than end in "r," is thinner than a Slvr or a Razr, and can be used for a frontal lobotomy by Dr. McDreamy on Grey's Anatomy? A Scpl. Pronounced...

Tags: Scpl, Slvr

Blog posts 2006-05-24

Motorola to offer even slimmer phone

Motorola to offer even slimmer phoneThat's retarded.No really, it is.Waiting for even thinner modelThey can name it "The Gay Blade"Scpl as scalpel?Stupid Compressed Pinhead Language...yeah, that's 'Scpl' all right.Wonder how many hours of school the particular Moto marketing genius who came up with that moronic name had to endure to...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Scpl, Motorola Inc., phone

Discussion threads 2006-05-24

Virtual autopsies

Traditional autopsies are considered as invasive procedures by many faiths and even violate religious laws, such as is the case for Muslims and Jews. This is why the concept of virtual autopsy, which relies on computer tomography CT and magnetic resonance imaging MRI technologies, has been developed in the last...

Tags: virtual Autopsy, autopsy

Blog posts 2005-12-23

Holograms to help nanotechnology

In a very short but intriguing article, Technology Research News TRN writes that researchers from Harvard University and New York University have found a way to use holographic optical traps HOTs to manipulate semiconductor nanowires. As this holographic approach to nano-assembly can allow for simultaneous independent manipulation of multiple nanowires,...

Tags: nanowire, semiconductor, holographic optical trap

Blog posts 2005-11-10

Pennsylvania strikes down Net child porn law

Pennsylvania strikes down Net child porn lawThese people need to be more honest ...When they try to enact a measure like this, they're always screaming "It's for the children!" when what they REALLY want to do is take the porn from everyone, including adults. So why don't they just come...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), child pornography, Internet Service Provider, Mike Fisher

Discussion threads 2004-09-10