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Radiation epidemiology: a perspective on Fukushima - John D Boice Jr
A nice review article comparing and contrasting the incidents, doses, and cancer risks of the Fukushima incident with Chernobyl and Hiroshima & Nagasaki was recently published in the Journal of Radiation Protection:
http://iopscience.iop.org/0952-4746/32/1/N33/
Ted Talk - Rob Reid - The $8 billion iPod
Copyright math - a funny commentary on the MPAA's perceived damage that piracy has had on the movie/music industry. We need to ask, do the MPAA numbers make sense? Are they even ball-park correct? "Because what little hoodlum wouldn't want a million and a half bucks of stolen goods in his pocket?"
Sir Paul Callaghan Dies
The great NMR scientist Sir Paul Callaghan died after battling cancer. Paul did much ground-breaking NMR research, and developed a lot of cool things, including a small, portable NMR unit that can be used for teaching.
Assessment of Patient Doses in CR Examinations Throughout a Large Health Region
The recent edition of the Journal of Digital Imaging has our article on optimizing and standardizing radiographic procedures on computed radiography systems throughout a large health region. Congratulations Yogesh!
Assessment of patient doses in CR examinations throughout a large health region
Why SOPA is a bad idea
Clay Shirky describes the over-reaching potential of SOPA, bringing in historical precedence from old media companies - the proponents
via boingboing
Nadia Catherine Christine Bjarnason
Our daughter, Nadia Catherine Christine Bjarnason was born Saturday, Oct 22 by emergency c-section. She was 2 lbs 15 oz and was 41 cm long. It was a wild ride documented on Twitter @thoriscoolth. It was the scariest day of my life.
Bill C-11 and the book-burning provision - TVO Search Engine Interview with James Moore
TVO's Search Engine interview of Heritage Minister James Moore by Jesse Brown. Finally, a minister discusses the upcoming copyright legislation. Listen to it on the Search Engine Blog.
The new copyright bill has what some call a 'book burning provision', because the word 'destroy' shows up a lot. For instance, students will be expected to destroy copyright material used in an educational setting after the class is over. Fat chance using these documents the following year for an honours thesis project without being a criminal.
You’re about to become a copyright criminal - Jesse Brown
Bill C-11 is almost surely going to be a reality. Canada fails.
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"If you’re a student, or if you consume a lot of music, movies and TV, or if you do fun stuff on the Internet, there’s a rather good chance the Conservatives’ Copyright Reform Bill will make you a criminal.
How? In plenty of ways. Here are a few: ..."
Vancouver streetcar ride - 1907
A really neat historical video of riding a streetcar in Vancouver in 1907. Maybe you can recognize some landmarks!
How tech companies exploit the way we undervalue privacy - NY times
A nice NY times artilce describing how companies like facebook capitalize on how we undervalue privacy.
'Tech companies often do not offer clear or easy privacy choices to users. Facebook constantly changes its privacy settings to push the default towards more public data ... “Complexifying a proposition is usually there to stop you from finding out whether the deal is good,”... '
