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Wireless Sensors Make Wearable Medical Diagnosis A Reality

Wireless sensors stick to skin and track health | Stanford News. Science is making great strides with wearable computing devices that monitor human health. The BodyNet system monitors physiological data from the skin and wirelessly transmits the data to doctors and others for analysis and action. Think of these computing devices as digital band-aids. While used now exclusively in medical environments, the technology has implications that go far beyond simple sensor data. Once computer circuits that don't require batteries or similar tech are able to be sewn into clothing, or taped to the skin, full body sensing won't be far behind. This tech is far beyond even anything imagined in Star Trek, which relied on hand held sensing devices. Smartwatches already can monitor heat beats, do EKGs, and monitor our physical activity. What wearable tech do you have on today?

SuperBowl 54 And A Georges Wedding - Match Made In Heaven

When is Super Bowl 2020? Date, location, odds for Super Bowl 54 | Sporting News. Yes, we are aware that our wedding date coincides with SuperBowl Sunday (Super Bowl 54). However, I consider this a Win Win. The fewer people who show up, the more food and booze for me, and the less it will cost. (He said smiling). But, seriously, what better way to remember your anniversary than to have it on a National Holiday, AND on a day with four twos in it? We will have big screen TVs available for those of you who HAVE to watch. But, anyone who has ever been to a Super Bowl party before will tell you the nobody really watches the actual game unless they find a closet with a small TV in it. Are you ready for some football (and a wedding)?

Oak Pavilion NIght Reception

This is what Sunken Gardens looks like during an evening wedding reception. I hope you can come.

Sunken Gardens Is The Place...You're Invited

Sunken gardens - Venue - Saint Petersburg, FL - WeddingWire. I know that wedding invitations should be formal, etc. But, I have never been traditional. So, consider this our invitation to attend Rick and Diane's wedding on February 2, 2020. We have reserved the entire Sunken Gardens in St. Petersburg, which is a gem that still shines in the City of St. Petersburg. From 5 P.M until Midnight, we and our guests will celebrate and party, and we have the whole place to ourselves. I am putting this on the blog, so that I don't miss anyone who isn't also a Facebook "friend", because I don't want to leave anyone out. I know that many of you can't travel to Florida in February to attend in person; but, those of you who want to come, please let me know by private message, so we can plan ahead. No gifts are requested, nor needed. Just let us know to expect you. Sunken Gardens at night, with lights everywhere and many beautiful sections, is a sight to behold. Come celebrate with us.

#MondayMorningMusings - Windows - Is The Desktop Computer Dead?

Microsoft: Windows Virtual Desktop is now 'feature complete' | ZDNet. Many of the computer apps we use these days are just front ends to a software as a service product that resides somewhere else, and which we access over the Internet. More and more, we access our software (at least the software that we use for work and production) by accessing code stored on remote servers that are constantly maintained and updated. Ultimately, this creates a device independent system that only requires us to have a terminal device with Internet access. Being able to run full blown Windows in this environment using a "feature complete" virtual desktop, may lead to a big shift away from discrete personal computers, and a return to dumb terminals. Now, we just have to figure out whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.  

Find Your Ally Today And Say Thank You

Who's Got Your Back?.

Pooltime -

Florida summers are about pooltime.

Supreme Court Removes Lanham Act Provision Prohibiting "Scandalous" or "Immoral" Marks

Scandalous Marks? Nothing the Proverbial Bar of Soap Can%u2019t Fix | Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP - JDSupra. After the  Redskins trademark was restored, and is now safe from the easily offended, The Lanham Act's provision banning "immoral" or "scandalous" trademarks has been invalidated by the Supreme Court, in Iancu v. Brunetti, which struck down the 100 year old provision. The provision of the the Trademark Act of 1946, which "prohibits registration of marks that may disparage persons or bring them into contempt or disrepute", had previously been struck down. It would appear that free speech is still alive; at least, in trademark law. Hail to the Redskins.

#PoetryFriday - Father's Day

This week we celebrate Father's Day. Being a father isn't about the accident of birth. It is about much more than that. I had the great fortune of being raised, from a young age, by a step-dad, William Arthur "Bill" Rice, a Navy man, semi-professional baseball player until injured, who sacrificed and scrimped and saved, and, no matter what, left me in the game. He taught me to love sports, Henry Aaron, and the Chicago Cubs. He played any sport well, and hit a golf ball farther than I have ever seen one hit. The photo shows him after I gave him a gift of a hat, in 2003, celebrating the Bucs' only Super Bowl victory.  I am posting this early this week, and ask that each of us think a little about a man who deserved the title "Father" in our own lives. 

Father’s Day

He remembered when
he walked 8 batters in a row,
and his father left him in the game.

He remembered when
he wanted to stay in the house
and read a book
and his Father taught him
to hit a baseball.

He remembered the day
he got to drive the Mustang to school
His father gave him the keys
and no lectures.

He remembered being punished.
He always believed it hurt his father more.

He remembered the job
unloading box cars on college breaks.
He remembered his father’s hand on his shoulders
in the middle of the night
when he was at the movies.

He remembered working in the yard
on hot Saturdays
just so he could go to the movies
late in the afternoon.

When his father died
the priest said pious things
about an honorable man.
He knew that the priest
had no idea
what was on the other side of midnight.

He prayed anyway
because that is what his father
would have wanted him to do.

 

Microsoft Store Is Still My One Of My Favorite Places

Microsoft Store International Plaza - Tampa, FL. Like most of you, I do a lot of shopping online. It is just so damn convenient. But, my Microsoft Book 2 computer, which after a year and a half is still the best notebook I have ever owned, was purchased in the Mall Microsoft Store at International Plaza in Tampa. There is something special and tactile about touching and using a computer in the store before purchase. One of my favorite memories of SWMBO is purchasing her a high end notebook computer after she got sick. Even though in a wheelchair, the joy in her eyes still makes me cry. We were in the local Best Buy, and we bought her the most expensive, highest end, computer they had. Brick and mortar stores will never go away, as long as human beings are doing the shopping.