Diluting the scientific method: Ars looks at homeopathy An interesting analysis of homeopathic medicine, and why rejecting science is not the best medicine at all. I’m not much of a fan of the opposite extreme (candy-store-like prescriptions from certain doctors) but rejecting science is not the answer. Science is good. Science, when properly done, allows [...]

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Happy (belated) Birthday, Jeff! Hope you had a great birthday yesterday!

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Dear Java, It’s hard for me to write you this note. Heck, we haven’t really had a chance to get to know each other, what with all of my time spent with other languages like Perl and C. You know that I secretly thought we could make something wonderful together, but I’ve realized that it’s [...]

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I finally got one of the magazine subscriptions that I had asked for (it’s a professional subscription) in the mail this weekend. When I applied for the subscription, it asked for my title. I put “Head Cook and Bottle Washer”, thinking that was a throw-away field. I forgot all about it, until JoDee pointed out [...]

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The Biggest Ever BitTorrent Leak: MediaDefender Internal Emails Go Public | TorrentFreak This might not seem like much on the surface, and indeed I glossed over this story right off the bat as yet another leak in a company story, but this story goes much deeper than the usual company-leak story for the following reasons: [...]

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Recently Sarah mentioned that I should ask my mom for birthday flan when my mom asked me what kind of dessert we should have for a birthday celebration. Yesterday, I had birthday flan at Abuelo’s. I’ll bet I’m the only person I know who has had birthday flan, and that makes me special.

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Happy Birthday, Mom! Hope you have a very happy birthday!

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Slashdot | Apple Cuts Off Linux iPod Users Apparently the new iPods have an encryption key that is read by the device. If the encryption key isn’t there, or is incorrect, the device will show no songs as playable. What is really pissing me off about this is there is no iTunes client available for [...]

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Active rock – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Well I’ll be damned… they have a name for that mindless pablum mix that gets shoved out of  most radio receivers – Active Rock. Sounds like rock that wears headbands, leg-warmers, and a sport-bra. What a silly title – Active Rock. I don’t mind that stations mix up [...]

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Happy Birthday, Sue! Hope you have a very happy birthday!

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