8/19/2006

The Future of Medicine is the End of Medicine?

Filed under: Culture, Debate, Economics, Science, Technology — Tim @ 2:26 pm

A new book was published this summer called “The End of Medicine.” The author, Andy Kessler, proposes that advances in technology will ultimately usher in an era of relatively low-cost, effective and reliable medical treatments. Read an excerpt: 1 2 3

This month’s issue of Popular Science has a great overview of 7 different medical procedures that are benefiting through the use of nanotechnology. Be sure to view all of the colorful diagrams.

Best use of a Wiki: Metaverse Roadmap

Filed under: Culture, Debate, Science, TEH INTARWEB, Technology — Tim @ 2:54 am

It is receiving my nomination for this year’s best wiki.

It seems to be the most comprehensive and concise compilation of the ever-evolving computer geekdom corpus.

Join in on the editing fun.  Explanation of a metaverse.

The World’s Worst Resume

Filed under: Culture, Debate, Foolish, Highly Comical, TEH INTARWEB — Tim @ 2:41 am

I have never worked in Human Resources, nor do I have any formal education in judging resumés.

That said, I still think this is a good example of what you should not use as a CV.

Via DealBreaker

Salmon swimming upstream

Filed under: Culture, Debate, Foolish, Fun and Games, Highly Comical, TEH INTARWEB — Tim @ 12:03 am

Can’t say that I am a fan of long-distance running, but I do like the taste of fish.

Apparently it is a running tradition (pun intended) for people dressed up as salmon to jump into the San Francisco Bay to Breakers 12K and run the route the opposite way… upstream. Here is a video clip of this years event.

Here is Bacardi using that theme in an ad (kind of reminds me of the ironic Michelob Ultra ad targeted towards thirsty athletes).

And some backstory of the whole schbang.

Via Margaret Griffis.