Author Archives: John

About John

Interested in how information intersects daily life, technology, and art. Digital Marketing - marketing ROI in healthcare Collaboration - working in social and collaborative media. Biomedical Informaticist - focusing on patient/patient, patient/provider communication.

Sailing the Oceans of Topographical Dishes

The folks at Topoware have a nice set of dishes lined and labeled in ever increasing amounts. More fun in that they are not in your typical standard cooking measurements. This is especially topical given recent articles on Brian Wansink’s … Continue reading

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Project: Messier

I tried out my scope and the audio recording of the SED’s Messier info that I blogged about last week. I really enjoyed it. I especially liked listening the historical descriptions and thinking about folks looking at these things hundreds … Continue reading

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Second Life Heathcare Wiki

Perplexity Peccable sent word that a group of folks are putting together SLHealthy. It already has a good collection of resources, and could be a great resource for folks. If not, you might ask her if you can contribute! SLHealthy

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Audio October Messier Tour … beta

Quick re-cap: I am an amateur astronomer (very amateur.) Although I read up on the various things to look at, it all pretty much goes out of my head when I’m up late at night with my scope. So I … Continue reading

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Dossia and Providers – PHRs

Dossia is a group of employers putting together a Personal Health Record system. It is an attempt to get a better return on their investment as well as fixing the system by preempting providers. With highly quotable members, an agressive … Continue reading

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