The ups and downs of medicine

Folding@Home 1850 Ignaz Semmelweis used epidemiological observations to propose the hypothesis that childbed fever can be spread from mother to mother by physicians. He tested the hypothesis by having physicians wash their hands after examining each patient. He became despised by the medical profession and lost his job.

Computer aftermath

I think a good way to judge an operating system is how you need to deal with it when it’s messed up. Like last night: I needed to do an archive install, then do some updates to airport and to safari. This morning, I spent half an hour (because I was lazy) redoing software updates. Continue reading Computer aftermath

And I gotta go home to this…

News They’re Here! Giant Bugs Invade the U.S. Hide your pets and children! Billions, probably trillions, of giant, red-eyed insects called cicadas are emerging this month across the eastern U.S. This irksome swarm surfaces every 17 years to mate to make future pests.