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Apr27

Melodic Caring Project streams personalized concerts to hospitalized kids On Friday, Dec. 2 at Seattle Children’s Hospital, 11-year-old Braydon Hutchison was crying. It wasn’t because of his leukemia, which kept him quarantined, or the nausea and vomiting that had made him sick all day. A musician he’d never met was playing a concert across town in his honor, calling out his name to the crowd. Braydon could see the live stream on his laptop from his hospital bed, and it finally moved him to tears. (reporting by Monica Guzman / photo courtesy of Melodic Caring Project via Digital Life)

Melodic Caring Project streams personalized concerts to hospitalized kids

On Friday, Dec. 2 at Seattle Children’s Hospital, 11-year-old Braydon Hutchison was crying. It wasn’t because of his leukemia, which kept him quarantined, or the nausea and vomiting that had made him sick all day. A musician he’d never met was playing a concert across town in his honor, calling out his name to the crowd. Braydon could see the live stream on his laptop from his hospital bed, and it finally moved him to tears.

(reporting by Monica Guzman / photo courtesy of Melodic Caring Project via Digital Life)

#music #kids #melodic caring project #technology

Jan23

…But then one gray morning did Internet Explorer 6 no longer load The Google. Refresh was clicked, again and again, but still did Internet Explorer 6 not load The Google. Perhaps The Google was broken, the people thought, but then The Yahoo too did not load. Nor did Hotmail. Nor USAToday.com. The land was thrown into panic. Internet Explorer 6 was minimized then maximized. The Compaq Presario was unplugged then plugged back in. The old mouse was brought out and plugged in beside the new mouse. Still, The Google did not load….
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: In Which I Fix My Girlfriend’s Grandparents’ WiFi and Am Hailed as a Conquering Hero.

#internet #mcsweeney's #humor #writing #jell-o salad #technology

Apr12

Apr4

Seattle Doctor Folds and Throws Paper Airplane Using da Vinci Robot

Dr. James Porter, medical director of robotic surgery at Swedish folds a small paper airplane with the da Vinci surgical robot to demonstrate how this device gives surgeons greater surgical precision and dexterity over existing approaches.

(by swedishseattle)

2 notes #technology #seattle #robots #doctors

Feb25

'Sexting,' 'buttload' and 'nom nom' added to dictionary→

If people interrupt you and claim that ‘buttload’ or ‘onliner’ aren’t actual words anytime in the future, laugh in their faces and point them to the Oxford Dictionaries Online.

Yes, one of the authorities on the English language has acknowledged another batch of ridiculous words.

Also included: fnarr fnarr (described as “textspeak for sniggering”)

(via Technolog)

1 notes #msnbc #news #language #technology #fnarr fnarr

Oct23

Obama signs Seattle man’s iPad in presidential first While many Seattleites jostled to shake the president’s hand, Cann had another plan. “We shook hands. First I said Mr. President it’s an honor, I showed him the iPad,” he said… “I just wrote ‘Mr. president sign my iPad,’ and just something to show him very quickly, he could look down and understand and start signing,” he said… …For safety reasons the secret service does not allow people to bring pens near the president. Presidential aides say this is the first time the president has signed an iPad. (via msnbc.com)

Obama signs Seattle man’s iPad in presidential first

While many Seattleites jostled to shake the president’s hand, Cann had another plan.

“We shook hands. First I said Mr. President it’s an honor, I showed him the iPad,” he said…

“I just wrote ‘Mr. president sign my iPad,’ and just something to show him very quickly, he could look down and understand and start signing,” he said…

…For safety reasons the secret service does not allow people to bring pens near the president. Presidential aides say this is the first time the president has signed an iPad.

(via msnbc.com)

6 notes #ipad #apple #president obama #seattle #nerd #autograph #technology

Oct16

A Hunting Competition That Even a Deer Can Love Armed with bolt-action 20-gauge shotguns mounted with digital scopes developed for military training, each hunter was given five blank shells a day. Each night, he returned the empty shells and firearm to tournament officials, who removed a memory card from the $1,200 scope. The 10-second video clips on the card were used to determine the most skillful hunter… …The series is the latest example of technology transforming a traditional sport. Just as some baseball and football players are turning to advanced imaging technology to improve efficiency and performance, deer hunters can now in theory practice in the field without risk of maiming an animal or running afoul of game laws… …Digital rifle scopes, Koch said, can enable hunters to track their prey out of season and help children build a solid foundation in ethical hunting, a component of which is to kill an animal as quickly and painlessly as possible. (via NYTimes.com)

A Hunting Competition That Even a Deer Can Love

Armed with bolt-action 20-gauge shotguns mounted with digital scopes developed for military training, each hunter was given five blank shells a day. Each night, he returned the empty shells and firearm to tournament officials, who removed a memory card from the $1,200 scope. The 10-second video clips on the card were used to determine the most skillful hunter…

…The series is the latest example of technology transforming a traditional sport. Just as some baseball and football players are turning to advanced imaging technology to improve efficiency and performance, deer hunters can now in theory practice in the field without risk of maiming an animal or running afoul of game laws…

…Digital rifle scopes, Koch said, can enable hunters to track their prey out of season and help children build a solid foundation in ethical hunting, a component of which is to kill an animal as quickly and painlessly as possible.

(via NYTimes.com)

#nature #hunting #technology #ethics #sports #weapons

Aug11

Interesting article in SF Weekly about the iPad being used as a tool to help autistic children learn communication and social skills. iHelp for Autism Since the iPad’s unveiling in April, autism experts and parents have brought it into countless homes and classrooms around the world. Developers have begun pumping out applications specifically designed for users with special needs, and initial studies are already measuring the effectiveness of the iPod Touch and the iPad as learning tools for children with autism. Through the devices, some of these children have been able to communicate their thoughts to adults for the first time. Others have learned life skills that had eluded them for years. (via SF Weekly)

Interesting article in SF Weekly about the iPad being used as a tool to help autistic children learn communication and social skills.

iHelp for Autism

Since the iPad’s unveiling in April, autism experts and parents have brought it into countless homes and classrooms around the world. Developers have begun pumping out applications specifically designed for users with special needs, and initial studies are already measuring the effectiveness of the iPod Touch and the iPad as learning tools for children with autism. Through the devices, some of these children have been able to communicate their thoughts to adults for the first time. Others have learned life skills that had eluded them for years.

(via SF Weekly)

2 notes #iPad #technology #autism #journalism #san francisco