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A “Litmus Paper” for the Human Body

melt — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:02:26 +0000

What if diagnosing salmonella or colorectal cancer was as easy as looking in the toilet? Scientists and designers are collaborating to create a new type of bacteria that beautifies your fecal matter while diagnosing your illness.

Here’s the jump: Bacteria colors your poop to diagnose what ails you

My new war horse

melt — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:14:48 +0000

Just built the new war horse, here’s the goodness:

AMD A8-3850 2.9 gHz Llano quad-core processor

Asus F1A75 mobo AMD A75 chipset

8 gig Corsair Vengeance DDR3 RAM

Click to enlarge the pics.

And here it is with the new ASUS EAH6850 vid card installed.

System includes a WD SATA 6 hard-drive and an Antec 520 watt 80 + power supply.

She gets the job done, FAST.

Pictures taken with my other new “pocket computer/cell phone”, the dual-core Motorola Atrix. I’ll be talking about this nifty little gadget in a later post …

Sometimes you just gotta stop and ……

melt — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:59:28 +0000

Yosemite HD from Project Yosemite on Vimeo.

A quite literal “down to earth” experience. 5-star, must see!

Bennet Goes Gaga

melt — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:43:35 +0000

Bennet and Gaga

It’s extremely refreshing to see such diverse culture icons come together to make this wonderful sound.

If only we could get some of this from our country’s leaders….

Who’s Storing What, and for How long, About You?

melt — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:36:35 +0000

“The nation’s major mobile-phone providers are keeping a treasure trove of sensitive data on their customers, according to a newly released Justice Department internal memo that for the first time reveals the data retention policies of America’s largest telecoms.”

“People who are upset that Facebook is storing all their information should be really concerned that their cell phone is tracking them everywhere they’ve been,” said Catherine Crump, an ACLU staff attorney. “The government has this information because it wants to engage in surveillance.”

Here’s the jump: From the Arcs Technica – Secret memo reveals which telecoms store your data the longest

Health Insurance Premiums at Work

melt — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:19:04 +0000

Michael Moore

Kindle Fire

melt — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:05:12 +0000

About 45 million tablets will be sold this year and 80% will be Apple. Is the the i-killer we’ve all been wating for?

Mississippi in Last Place, Yes, Again

melt — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:57:31 +0000

Yet another study telling us what we already know. While the national average for children living in poverty is one in five, here in Mississippi, it’s one in three. The research does, however, give some insight into the long term social and financial implications of raising children in poverty.

Mississippi in last place
Mississippi kept its overall last place ranking in child welfare for the 10th consecutive year, according to the survey. It was closely trailed by neighboring Louisiana and Alabama, a nod to the poverty that plagues southern states.

In Mississippi, 31 percent of children were living in poverty — the highest level in the U.S.

Mississippi’s rankings were least affected by the recession, only because it long ago secured its worst-case standing. Overall, Mississippi ranked last in seven of the survey’s child well-being indicators.

Here’s the jump: Study: 1 in 5 American children lives in poverty

We All Enjoyed the Clown Show …

melt — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:31:42 +0000

Now we’re all finding out what it cost.

S&P defends U.S. downgrade; Moody’s says U.S. still AAA

Interesting News from Across the Big Pond

melt — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 22:47:06 +0000

“Reporting from London— He’s been one of the most powerful forces in British politics for decades, even though he doesn’t live here and can’t vote in an election. He’s been an honored guest at 10 Downing St., as well as one of the most feared.”

"He’s used his newspapers to make people frightened of attacking his media interests, and he has favored some people in all sorts of different ways, in particular political parties, and that has kept his financial interests very secure," Bryant said.”

meltman says, those Brits are pretty smart, just give them a few years and they’ll catch on….

Here’s the jump: An embattled Rupert Murdoch attempts damage control

Here’s another good read: What News Corp. owns