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The iPad + Medical Professionals

Thursday, January 28, 2010

In a letter to a buddy I wrote:
Here’s a small-but-powerful market for you: medical professionals. The other day my doctor walked in with this big, floppy laptop that he had a real tough time using (there was no flat surface that could accommodate it properly). I learned from my experiences at a [...]

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ohmygod the “iPad” looks as clunky as its name

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

No front facing camera, so no awesome video chatting with your sweetie.
No multitasking.
Big, ugly etch-a-sketch frame.

So much awkwardness. Small iPhone apps stuck right in the middle of the screen. The dock looks like it has the stability of a mid-game Jenga tower.
Phil Schiller says, “it’s going to change the way we do the [...]

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Explain the Emerald Cockroach wasp, Charles Darwin

Sunday, December 6, 2009

The emerald cockroach wasp or jewel wasp (Ampulex compressa) is a solitary wasp of the family Ampulicidae. It is known for its unusual reproductive behavior, which involves disabling a live cockroach and using it as a host for its larvae
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A 2003 study[2] using radioactive labeling demonstrated that the wasp stings precisely into specific ganglia of [...]

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I just fell for an email scam

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Just got an email that looked like it was a direct message from friend-band Wembley. It say “I found you on here” and then listed a link to what looks like some sort of twitter-endorsed video site. I click on the link and it asks me to sign into twitter.
I’m not signed into [...]

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Apple iTablet content request

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

I’ve heard a lot about rumored exclusive content for the rumored Apple tablet. You know what I’d pay for? Old comic books. No way do I have the money to buy these original comic books, but I’d pay something for a well scanned version delivered to a high-res color screen.
I just watched [...]

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