Monthly Archives: March 2009

Medical evidence and the need for libraries

Posted by on March 31, 2009 3 comments

I just finished reading an account of the long battle faced by Abraham Morganteler, a clinical professor at Harvard, to convince others in the medical community that testosterone treatment did not increase risk of prostrate cancer. Turns out that despite …

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Computer Science seeks sex appeal (Part III)

Posted by on March 25, 2009 3 comments

And in this continuing series, the latest CRA Taulbee Survey on enrollments in CS depts shows a 6.2% rise over the last year. This is the first increase in computer science programs in six years. Before you get too carried …

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Tweeting your fatty

Posted by on March 25, 2009 5 comments

I confess to feeling a little sorry for the much maligned CiscoFatty who seemingly (does anyone have the facts?) lost her job op at Cisco by issuing the following Tweet: Cisco just offered me a job! Now I have to …

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SXSW success story

Posted by on March 18, 2009 No comments

While ACM trawls for attendees at its various conferences by offering cost reductions to registrants (a first?), and other conference organizers worry about attendee numbers, the annual SXSW bash here in Austin seems to be flourishing. SXSW is not your …

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Ipod wins the cup

Posted by on March 2, 2009 No comments

Well not quite, but yesterday in the English Carling Cup Final (yes, they really did name the cup after the current sponsor, a maker of dubious lager beer), the match went to penalties and during the few minutes it took …

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