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We have a liar in our midst

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Do you call somebody out for lying? What if the person is doing so dramatically? As in, it is grossly obvious that she is not telling the truth? Do you let them continue? Or do you bait them with questions to see how far their deceit will go?

At a function the other day, the neighbor from down the way said something odd. The content of her comment was rather unimportant. What matters is that she, for whatever reasons may have been, stated something that I know to be untrue. She was relating what she something she claimed occurred in her...

A faceplace conversation…

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Person 1: If there was a drug that would make my ass HUGE and give me a mere 10 more IQ points, I would take it. Immediately. With no doubts about my decision to do so.
Person 2: A few more months of med school should fulfill your desire.
Person 1: I can see the ass part, but the IQ part...??
Person 3: let me know if you find it.. I have the same concerns
Person 1: I think you guys are missing the point here...
Person 4: I don’t need the IQ but please do tell me about the...

Google and privacy

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600

It is interesting that Microsoft accuses Google of "Bypassing User Privacy Settings". Several notes on the matter:

I think that MS is just using the issue to bolster Internet Explorer. There is no reason to talk about IE these days if not a scandal against other companies.

Sending a compact P3P means absolutely nothing. It is supposed to represent the information collected and dissemination of such by the website in question, but the website in question can send any policy they want without oversight. If the company is going to sell your browsing habits, do you think they...

Ethics and medical school

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600

I find it interesting that the instructor for our medical ethics lecture was struck off the UK Medical Register after two years worth of his own ethical indiscretions though none of these were mentioned in the lecture. In fact, as I remember it, not only were the particulars of his own problems not mentioned, but it was not really mentioned that what he did was specifically wrong for a physician. Though, his misdeeds were in the realm of what should be considered a bad idea despite a person’s profession. I do not include the link as...

See? I knew they needed hugs

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600

November 11th is Veterans Day and Remembrance Day

During the past two years, the US military has lost more men and women to suicide than it has to combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. 1% of the population, but 20% of suicides.[American Free Press]

1 Veteran suicide every 80 minutes in the past two years[Daily Mail].

"As long as any vet or service member dies by suicide, we are in fact losing the battle," Kemp [ National Mental Health Program Director for Suicide Prevention] said... [ABC News].

1 Veteran suicide every 36 hours in the past 5 years [Navy...