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.

Employed

Posted on October 31, 2022 by John

I’ve been employed for many years now, but I am still interested in this sort of tech and its applications.

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Quick Faces Notation

Posted on June 17, 2022 by John

As my Dad entered receipts into his accounting software, he would mark them as finished with a flourish – a quickly drawn face. Many faces were simple and smiling, others more detailed and emotive. I think they represented his feelings … Continue reading →

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Birdie Cam

Posted on May 16, 2022 by John

Security web-cam in a bird house We got a green-backyard.com WIFI web cam a few months back, built a house to suit our local black-capped chickadees, wired it up, and after a bit of time and some bird activity, we … Continue reading →

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Social experiments, fine art, and r/place

Posted on April 3, 2022 by John

Over the weekend, Reddit put up their annual place collaboration area. They allow one to place a single tile every five minutes on a limited size canvas. There are hundred of thousands of people doing the same. Thus, there is … Continue reading →

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Pipe Straw

Posted on March 15, 2022 by John

Having appreciated the large straws furnished by boba tea places, I decided to go wider. Cut, shaped, sanded, and cleaned a 1″ O.D. ‘PVC’ pipe (suitable for potable water). Definitely more of a pipe than a straw. It’s a bit … Continue reading →

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