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The "Alternative" medicine trash heap
I think it is a horrible waste that the US spends so much money to fund the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) which investigates non-scientific modalities, many of …
Daily Nasal Irrigation May Encourage Sinus Infections
A brand new study out shows that using sinus rinsing as a prophylactic may actually have the opposite effect of increasing your rate of sinus infections. Significantly. As much as 50-60+ % more sinus …
Iphone Worm Warning To Rooted Android Users
As I recently wrote about the security issues with rooting your android phone. Fortunately, this should spark some discussion about how to securely jailbreak or root your phone. BBC NEWS | Technology …
Securely rooting your HTC Hero
The best guide I found for reliably getting root access to your android HTC Hero device is here: How To: Root Your CDMA HTC Hero (Sprint/Verizon) | The Unlockr However, as a security guy, I notice …
Gmail Suppresses Copies Of Mailman Posts To Yourself
FYI. Kind of annoying since I have to look in my mail logs to double-check if a critical message actually went out. I use Gmail-Googlemail, but I can’t tell if any of my messages have been …
Colorpulse Carl Sagan Ft Stephen Hawking Quot A Glorious Dawn Quot-
This was played at the end of Reasonable Doubts podcast e55 and I loved it. Had to find the high-fidelity version. I think I might have my new ringtone…every call will be awe-inspiring. Very …
Flash App To Find Flickr Photo Set Ids
Very cool and handy. I use it for drupal’s Flickr plugin. idFindr - Find your Flickr userids, groupids, photosetids
My First Greasemonkey Script Now Available
I just posted a greasemonkey script I wrote months back that I use all the time to make managing my Chase accounts just a bit easier. I cleaned it up a bit and added some missing comments. I decided …
Free West Seattle Wi Fi
Finally got a secondary wi-fi setup at home for guests, iPhone users, and neighbors who need to borrow it. Like Bruce Schneier, I just think it’s the neighborly thing to do. Until now, I …
Obama Does Not Go Far Enough With Financial Regulation
I work for a company that is ’too big to fail’ and that is a scary prospect. Here’s another thing on the list that I don’t agree with Obama about. I like him a great deal, but …