I'm featured on the newest RunAsRadio podcast. Download and listen now at http://ping.fm/X9je4 … [Read more...]

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My Biotronics pacemaker keeps my heart rhythm healthy, so I set it to Bassa Nova. … [Read more...]

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Every little bit helps when it comes to alternative energy.  Experts are telling us that most alternative energy sources can, by themselves, replace only around 10% of our current carbon-based energy sources.  That means we need to do several different things, each providing 8% to 10% of our power needs, which will produce a sizable replacement of fossil fuels in aggregate.  This is a cool technology for apartment dwellers in big cities.  I could see this going down well in Vancouver, BC where every high-rise seems to be bristling with balconies.The details on the technology are located at … [Read more...]

It's amazing how RSAnimations turns complex concepts into simple and fun.Here's just one example: … [Read more...]

Thanks to Dan for sharing this with me!  It's really cute and I encourage you to take a look at it.  Read it here: http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/25/unpopular-science/.  For every force, there is an equal and opposite force. … [Read more...]

I've been a follower of Michael Pollan ever since his book called the Botany of Desire. I was even more amazed by his next book, The Omnivore's Delimma. Now, he's got a new and very small book called Food Rules, which in a way is a completely different way to fix America's health and obesity crisis. One of his quotes struck me as especially prescient "I think we need to recognize that cheap food has a very high cost, in terms of health and the environment. That cost is getting paid by other people, by the public health system. That's part of the problem and the disconnect. I think that's … [Read more...]

I found this blog post by Jade Craven to be interesting and insightful.  I also thought a few of her choices were a bit surprising, but still valuable.  Who'd have thought that Dave Navarro would be a good blogger to follow?Also, you can now follow all these guys from the one twitter list! Check out Blogger To Watch to easily follow all the people in this post.I'm curious what you think?-Kev … [Read more...]

I suspect that rising pressure at both work and at home can be relieved by drilling massive holes in my skull. Where's my auger? … [Read more...]

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Join me and Allan Hirt for an in-depth demo of SQL Server high availability technologies in just 20 minutes! http://ping.fm/0XYxt … [Read more...]

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Join me in a webcast on indexing strategies for better queries, today at 1:00 pm central: http://ping.fm/dnXOy … [Read more...]

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