A co-worker of mine sent me this article this morning, since we both have iPhones. He has an iPhone 4 running iOS 4, while I have an “old” (18 months is ancient!) 3G, running iOS 3 something. Here’s an example of when upgrading to the latest an greatest may not be in your best interest. This [...]
iPhone “Secret Button” bypass
October 26th, 2010
Diabetes to double or triple in U.S. by 2050
October 22nd, 2010
I was just reading this article at lunch that says Type 2 diabetes, the kind you get as an adult because you don’t eat right and don’t exercise enough, is going to double or triple by 2050. People with diabetes are living longer and there are “increasing numbers of higher-risk minority groups in the population” [...]
Rest In Peace Captain Phil
February 24th, 2010
As those of you who are fans of the show know by now, Captain Phil Harris passed away February 9, 2010 after having a stroke while in port off-loading crab on St. Paul island. It’s taken me this long to be able to post anything about it here. Phil was my favorite captain on the Discovery [...]
What does your fridge say about you?
January 6th, 2010
I read this fascinating article tonight about a photographer named Mark Menjivar who decided to take pictures of various people’s refrigerators, on the idea that if you are what you eat then your fridge is the window to your soul. I think it’s a good premise. I found the results very interesting, but also a [...]