How We Programmed in the Olden Days
No compiler, no assembler. My first commercial project was done with a hex editor and pencil and paper.
Updated: 2013-06-03 Views: 62
BBC Breakfast Coverage of NHS Reforms
On the morning of 2 April 2013, the day after the new rules for NHS commissioning were introduced, the BBC gave them three and a half minutes, the longest report I have seen so far. Here is an email that I sent to Newswatch about the woeful coverage of the NHS reforms.
Updated: 2013-04-02 Views: 210
Typing errors as a diagnostic tool
Can typing errors tell us about neurological disorders?
Updated: 2012-11-29 Views: 345
The NHS Reforms - A Letter to Jeremy Hunt
Another letter to my MP, this time about the NHS privatization. And, predictably, a disappointing response.
Updated: 2012-10-14 Views: 771
Podcast List
Since I now have a much longer commute to work, I needed some extra stuff to listen to on the way to and from work. I found this with some entertaining and informative podcasts. Here are some links.
Updated: 2012-09-05 Views: 3802
Letter to Jeremy Hunt MP on Homeopathy
Jeremy Hunt MP Update - Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is one of those who signed an early-day motion supporting spending NHS money on homeopathic hospitals. Does he really support paying NHS money for water?
Updated: 2012-09-04 Views: 16242
Reiki - Now Proven for Heart Attacks
A recent paper on Reiki purports to show effectiveness in heart attack patients. Let us delve deeper and see whether it lives up to its billing.
Updated: 2012-07-01 Views: 725
Rule 344
A new rule for the Internet.
Updated: 2012-01-05 Views: 1280
The OfQuack QED 2012 Competition
OfQuack, the government's regulator for Quack Medicine, needs your help to keep an eye on QED 2012. If you're a student, you could get sponsorship to go. Check it out.
Updated: 2011-09-07 Views: 1360
So What is Wrong with Eugenics Anyway?
This is a transcript of a talk I did for the Pod Delusion Live event at QEDcon 2011. I argue that we should not be scared of discussing the issue of eugenics. Why? Read on...
Updated: 2011-02-23 Views: 1477