Archive | March, 2007

bookofjoe – CPR — How to save a life without knowing a thing

bookofjoe: BehindTheMedspeak: CPR — How to save a life without knowing a thing A February 20, 2007 USA Today article about the latest push to improve cardiac-arrest survival rates.

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Connectivity Frustration

I have been using Iconnecthere for Internet telephone. They provide and adapter that allows you to use a regular telephone over the Internet. It took me a while to get it setup as they did not pre-configure the adapter like they should of. Well anyhow the adapter was stolen last summer when we were away [...]

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Oil Sands Carbon Emissions

Ottawa spends $155.9M to help oil industry go green Ottawa will spend $155.9 million to make Alberta’s oil and energy industry more environmentally friendly, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Thursday. Most of the money will be spent studying ways to capture carbon dioxide emitted from the province’s oilsands and store it underground, instead of releasing [...]

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Myths about carbon offsets

Update for March 10 This is true: Planting trees won’t save us, ethanol isn’t cool, and rebuilding a city below sea level is insane “Green” celebrities often claim to reduce their carbon imprint to zero when flying around the world by buying “carbon offsets”. One popular way of doing this is by planting trees. Let’s [...]

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Kuwait Warranties

I finally got my repaired

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Build a Family Tree and a Network with Geni

Build a Family Tree and a Network with Geni

One of Geni’s long-term aspirations is to build a family tree of the whole world. Interesting! The Next Net: Startup Watch: Geni (Build a Family Tree, and a Network)

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Dealing with Email – some suggestions

43 Folders Series: Inbox Zero | 43 Folders These are posts from a special 43 Folders series looking at the skills, tools, and attitude needed to empty your email inbox — and then keep it that way.

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Code Monkey song

Code Monkey song

Jonathon Coulton Code Monkey Code Monkey get up get coffee Code Monkey go to job Code Monkey have boring meeting With boring manager Rob Rob say Code Monkey very dilligent But his output stink His code not “functional” or “elegant” What do Code Monkey think? You can subscribe to songs on iTunes, some are really [...]

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How to wear an Indian Sari

How to wear an Indian Sari

This is a good page with explanation also of the regional variation in how the Sari is worn. How to wear an Indian Sari

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Inside the Daily Dose of Imagery photoblog – CBC.ca – Media

Inside the Daily Dose of Imagery photoblog – CBC.ca – Media

Check this out on CBC, a audio slide show of some amazing photos. Inside the Daily Dose of Imagery photo blog – CBC.ca – Media And this is his photo blog is here.

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