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iPhone 3G is finally official, starts at $199, available July 11th {Engadget}
Jun 9th 2008 2:55PM Will it tether? I can't live with Tethering.
Black Friday Giveaways (part 13): Slingbox Pro + HD Connect Cable -- over on Engadget HD {Engadget}
Nov 23rd 2007 3:52PM I'd love one
Black Friday Giveaways (part 11): Microsoft Wireless Entertainment Desktop 7000 {Engadget}
Nov 23rd 2007 3:48PM I'd love to play with this.
Black Friday Giveaways (part 10): iPod shuffle {Engadget}
Nov 23rd 2007 1:31PM I would love a Shuffle to go with my Chumby
Black Friday Giveaways (part 9): AT&T Tilt {Engadget Mobile}
Nov 23rd 2007 1:26PM I would love one of these!
Google Maps for now available on Windows Mobile devices {Engadget Mobile}
Feb 1st 2007 11:36PM Love it! Can we have something similar for GMail. THe java thing isn't bad, but the touch screen doesn't work.
Stealthy Insect Sensor Project unleashes bees to sniff out bombs {Engadget}
Nov 30th 2006 2:25PM Actually this is not that far fetched.
At the beginning of World War II, pigeons were trained in order to guide bombs. They were quickly replaced by electronics. I actually knew one of the people who worked on the project -- she passed away the week of September 11th, entirely unrelated.
She also worked on a project where cats were trained to become recorders. A recording device and transmitter were actually placed in the cat. These day they could include a camera.
They actually did some tests where cats were dropped off in American airports, travelled to their destination and listened to conversations.
In the area of detection, desert rats have been trained to detect land mines -- they are used as they are not heavy enough to set off the land mine and the average handler isn't as attached to the rate even if it did.
Your Thoughts on The Diabetes Blog are Welcome {The Diabetes Blog}
May 18th 2005 8:56PM You may have book knowledge of being diabetic, but until you receive the diagnosis and have to deal with it everyday, you really don't understand what is going on. Even if we made you wear a pump for a couple of days, you still wouldn't "get" it. And being married to someone who is diabetic gives you prespective as someone married to a diabetic, but you really don't know how it feels. You can and did walk away from diabetes. Those of us who are diabetic will never walk away from it. We'll always be diabetic.
Study Finds Type 2 Diabetics Fail to Control Blood Sugar {The Diabetes Blog}
May 18th 2005 4:27PM First, you have a typo in the first paragraph. Interesting article, but again, how does this help? Does it tell us WHY Type 2 diabetics don't take care of themselves? Go read DB Medrants in the past, he and I have had some discussions about how primary care physicians treat Type 2 diabetics. Here is generally what happens when a Type 2 diabetic is diagnosed with diabetes. First, it comes on slowly, so the individual doesn't realize they are sick. It's is usually found with a screening test. If the patient is lucky, the doctor will send them to a CDE to get diabetes training. However, so much information is thrown at the patient, and so much is done to scare the patient they go into denial. In the typical scenerio with at 15 minute office visit, the doctor throws a copy of the ADA diabetic diet at them and a prescription for a pill. The diabetic may or may not get any training in blood sugar testing. Their insurance company may limit them to testing twice a day -- I know a friend of mine who is diabetic has that problem. The ideal approach would be to slow things down and assist the diabetic in changing one thing at a time. However, insurance and time constraints on both patient and doctor prohibit that.
After Sweet Industry Gift, ADA Officer Claims Sugar Has Nothing to Do With Diabetes {The Diabetes Blog}
May 18th 2005 2:35PM But sugar doesn't have anything to do with diabetes and the ADA has been saying that for years. Sugar certainly does not cause Type 1 diabetes. While obesity may be linked with diabetes, there is no evidence stating that obesity itself causes diabetes. FYI: That's one reason I believe your website is doing a HUGE disservice to diabetics around the world and if you as an author were a diabetic you would realize the damage your obesity kick is doing. How sugar is metabolised by the diabetic is a symthom NOT the cause of the disease.
