Comments from dichron

dichron commented on Tiny Surgical Instruments Suck Appendix Out of Your Stomach and Into Your Mouth

Sun, 11 May 2008 16:57:06 EDT

This procedure is pretty innovative, especially for a school that doesn't have a medical center!
Get your schools straight, Gizmodo.
University of San Diego is a private college with nothing special.
San Diego State University is where that huge drug bust went down last week.
AND University of CALIFORNIA, San Diego is the one with the prestigious medical center.

dichron commented on Border Agents Can Frisk Your Laptop and Gadgets Without Cause

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:09:22 EDT

it seems easy enough to create a decoy user account in windows (using your real name) and change the name of your actual account to something like a signifcant other's (provided they aren't traveling with you). then when they want to search, you say you only have the pw to the decoy account, on which they'll find nothing.

dichron commented on Question of the Day: How Much Do You Text Message?

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:33:07 EDT

@Skeptical_Geezer: I'm not sure if your comment about kids on the bus was a complaint, but the way I see it, I'd much rather they be texting their little thumbs off than listening to them yap (to each other or on the phone).

I do think it's rude to text while having a conversation with someone, or at dinner (though still not as rude as taking a phone call)

My texting volume has been a function of both the cost and my phone. When I had a boring flip phone with no texting plan, I did almost none. Then I had friends who texted a bunch so I got a plan and my messaging jumped. Then I got an unlimited plan (for free with SERO, woot!) and it was another jump. Then came the Centro and its QWERTY keyboard, and I now could just about do without a voice plan.

dichron commented on Happy Palm Centro Day

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:31:09 EDT

had my centro for about 6 months and i'm quite satisfied. most of my colleagues have iphones and while they're pretty, I think the centro has the following advantages over them:

REAL qwerty keyboard
expandable/swappable memory
an open platform with tons of useful (mostly) free programs
not letting AT&T put a leash on your balls for 2 years

the only things i don't love about it are:

occasional pauses/slowdowns without apparent reason
the rare unexpected restart
the H key has become less responsive than the other keys, and the spacebar has become over sensitive and inserts too many spaces sometimes

I would probably buy it again if given the choice. It also helps that I have a Sprint SERO plan that gives me unlimited data/sms and 500 minutes + unlim N/W for $30 a month.

dichron commented on Oxygen Dog House: An O2 Buzz for You and Your Pooch

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:31:26 EDT

google: "oxygen toxicity" and hit i'm feeling lucky

dichron commented on 1,301 Florescent Bulbs Lit Solely by Magnetic Fields

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:39:26 EST

@med:
Cooking your boys will make you sterile. Sperm don't like heat ;)

dichron commented on Friday Caption Contest: Bill Gates, Bono and Michael Dell Walk into a Bar

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:54:44 EST

One of these rich dudes is not like the others, one these guys just doesn't belong..

dichron commented on iRadio Brings Streaming Radio to iPhone, YAY

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:49:50 EST

just to be a mac-hater, palm fanboy... my sprint centro came out of the box with the ability to stream internet radio. and it works like a dream over ev-do =]

dichron commented on Personal Home Robot Lands Nerd $5,000 in iRobot Contest

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:18:36 EDT

looks more like the original Dell Axim X5 with a symbol wireless CF card. it looks just like the one sitting unused on my desk right now

dichron commented on Home Theater Produces Waves of Massive, Throbbing...Silence

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:07:21 EDT

with all that sound isolation, you'll really hear the nuances of the farting sound made by thigh rubbing against leather seat

dichron commented on Our Unabridged Apple OS X Leopard Test Notes (24 Hours and Counting...)

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:53:11 EDT

Could you guys check out and report on the Podcaster that's supposedly built into Leopard? I am in charge of podcasting at my med school and am desperate for something reliable and easy to use. Thanks!

dichron commented on Virgin America's In-Flight Ethernet, USB, 110v Power and Doom

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:01:13 EDT

in-plane chatting and private messaging?! there is gonna be a HUGE boost in the mile-high club's membership

dichron commented on LiveScribe Smartpen Links Your Scribbles with Audio Notes

Thu, 31 May 2007 00:25:43 EDT

The ability to "tag" your written notes with audio is a fantastic idea. Like a fellow medschooler mentioned, this would be incredible when taking notes in an information-dense lecture. You try your darndest to pay attention but the simple distraction of writing something down means you might miss what the lecturer says while you're writing.