What can I say? I can be a complete idiot when I’m distracted. For the full story, listen to this clip [.mp3] [.ogg] from episode 88 of the Linux Outlaws podcast. As a side note, Linux Outlaws is a great podcast – it’s funny, informative, and opinionated (and if you’re new to Linux, episode 92 is a fantastic way to find out what all the fuss is about).
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Posted in Computing.
Tagged with linux, linux outlaws, podcast.
By Akshay
– 2009-04-23
I recently switched to Arch Linux and ran into a vexing problem – Bank of America’s SafePass authentication applet refused to load. The flash-based widget simply demanded that I update to the latest version of Flash, even though I was (of course) already using the latest version; the situation remained unchanged when I switched to GNU Gnash and Adobe’s beta Flash plugin.
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Posted in Computing.
Tagged with bank of america, firefox, linux, safepass.
By Akshay
– 2009-01-03
I’m a few months late to this party, but I’m guessing a lot of busy medical students are too. If you’ve been ignoring your EvidenceUpdates emails (don’t worry, even the best of us get overwhelmed), the editors of MedPage Today have compiled a list of the most influential and controversial stories of 2008. The editors don’t limit themselves to published studies (often because the controversy surrounds unpublished data or alterations in ongoing trials), but the article is still a good read.
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Posted in Medicine.
Tagged with evidence-based medicine, medical news.
By Akshay
– 2008-12-03
I’m supposed to be giving a 10-minute talk on the surgical management of ulcerative colitis this Thursday at teaching conference, so (as always) I’m posting my presentation [.html] online in case anyone else can use it. For all statistics, I’ve included references in the primary literature when possible and references to Sabiston otherwise (the footnotes are clickable hyperlinks). You can navigate through the presentation using the arrow keys, or you can mouse over the lower right-hand corner of the slides and some controls should pop up. If you’re so inclined, pressing “t” will toggle between presentation mode and my scanty speaking notes.
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Posted in Computing, Medicine.
Tagged with presentation, s3, ulcerative colitis.
By Akshay
– 2008-07-09
Looking back on the last three years, it’s really amazing how much knowledge medical school has crammed into my head. My undergraduate education didn’t focus on medical science; nearly all the biology I studied was molecular in scale. Despite having a degree in biology from a good school, I’d have been completely unable to explain how to evaluate and treat even something as basic as diarrhea. Three years later, it’s become difficult to talk about anything related to health and disease without using a barrage of jargon. And I’m still a medical student – who knows what I’ll be like after twenty years in practice. It shouldn’t be a surprise that most physicians’ explanations leave their patients completely bewildered (especially since the average patient’s health literacy is shockingly limited).
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Posted in Medicine.
Tagged with askme3, health literacy, medical education.
By Akshay
– 2008-06-09
