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Source: Waking Up Costs - November 14, 2018 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: richardwaking Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

An Open Letter to Audi
Dear Audi, I have been an Audi owner since 1998 when I bought a new Audi A4. Since that A4 I’ve owned an A3, another A3, an S5, and now an A6…..TDI. And that’s where your streak stops. My 2014 A6 TDI is one of the vehicles for which you and Bosch committed fraud in order to get it to pass emission tests here in the United States. Yes, you’re going to fix it. Yes, you’ve already thrown a thousand dollars at me and will surely throw seven to sixteen thousand more. But it doesn’t matter. So, even though I have loved the cars, their interiors, their sound systems, have taken classes to learn to drive them safely an...
Source: Waking Up Costs - May 13, 2017 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Clark Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

(Making fun of) Epic EHR Software
As I spend more time with Epic Systems EMR software I’m really enjoying these YouTube parody videos: And of course, ZDoggMD: (Source: Waking Up Costs)
Source: Waking Up Costs - November 20, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Clark Tags: HealthIT Source Type: blogs

Hello, ProtonMail
After reading this blog post about how Google was able to influence traffic to the secure email provider Proton Mail, I’ve been pushed past the tipping point with regard to Google.  Here’s a short excerpt: The short summary is that for nearly a year, Google was hiding ProtonMail from search results for queries such as ‘secure email’ and ‘encrypted email’. This was highly suspicious because ProtonMail has long been the world’s largest encrypted email provider. My response? I canceled my paid Google email account and opened a ProtonMail account and am happily paying for it. Not hard, and costs roughl...
Source: Waking Up Costs - November 5, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Clark Tags: Privacy Security Source Type: blogs

Niall Ferguson on populist backlash and Trump
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Source: Waking Up Costs - November 5, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Clark Tags: Politics Source Type: blogs

Qubes may be the perfect OS for the Linux newbie
Qubes OS is thought of as a unique OS which emphasizes security, in this case security by compartmentalization, and this is why people like Edward Snowden and Micah F Lee have said positive things about it (see the Qubes home page).  But could it also be a great OS for someone trying to learn Linux?  Let me explain why I think the answer is YES. I’ve installed Ubuntu linux multiple times on older Macs (and Canonical has done a fantastic job of making it easy to install on a wide variety of hardware).  Just like when they were running OS X, these old Macs booted into Ubuntu on startup and I could practice using t...
Source: Waking Up Costs - September 24, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Clark Tags: Linux QubesOS Security Source Type: blogs

Qubes OS on my System76 Lemur. Working out the kinks.
Although I apparently successfully installed Qubes OS 3.1 on the Lemur (got a screen with VM Manager open), I had no network connection. Some reading and help on the Qubes users Google Group helped me figure out how to get around the problem (though not solve it).  There was an issue between my ethernet card and SD card reader such that I couldn’t even see that the laptop had a wireless card.  I won’t try to describe my understanding of it because I’m sure it will be superficial and probably incorrect, strictly speaking. All network traffic is apparently handled by the sys-net VM (or qube), and VM Man...
Source: Waking Up Costs - September 21, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Clark Tags: QubesOS Source Type: blogs

QubesOS on a System 76 Lemur
I’ve been fascinated by the security-by-compartmentalization model used in Qubes OS, a Linux-based operating system.  I even managed to get it running as a virtual machine in VMWare Fusion on OS X, but wanted  to get dedicated hardware to run it on.  Failing on several older macs I had around the house, I decided to ante up for a Linux laptop.  With some encouragement from Micah  F. Lee via Twitter, I decided to order a System76 Lemur  14″ laptop for my experiment.  The Lemur arrived today and it looks like I have successfully installed Qubes 3.1!  I’m happy to say the hardest part was figuring ...
Source: Waking Up Costs - September 20, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Clark Tags: Linux QubesOS Security Source Type: blogs

Speeding up Ethereum-Wallet initial sync on MacOS X
After experimenting with the Ethereum Wallet client on a linux machine I decided to install on my MacPro with OS X 10.11.5.  I installed the latest Ethereum-Wallet 0.8.1 app from github and launched the app.  I soon noticed that the sync would appear to freeze at various points and never achieved a full sync. This despite multiple force quits and restarts. Close, but never closer! After some poking around I found a nice summary of the problem and a workaround I wanted to share. StackEchange is my goto source when I have any computer problem and it paid off again today.   Under the topic “Help with slow mist sync...
Source: Waking Up Costs - July 24, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Clark Tags: Ethereum MacOS < Source Type: blogs

That reminds me: dump Java.
I was just reading a post at MalwareBytes Labs titled Cross-platform Malware Adwind Infects Mac by Thomas Reed about the Adwind Remore Access Tool (RAT) which reminded me I had wanted to remove JAVA from my Mac as it represents a security risk.  A quick DuckDuckGo search led me to How to uninstall Java in Mac OS X at dotTech which offered concise instructions for how to remove both the runtime and the jdk. Go ahead. Do it. You’ll feel smart after using the Terminal. (Source: Waking Up Costs)
Source: Waking Up Costs - July 23, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Clark Tags: Security Source Type: blogs

Crazy (teen) driving makes THEM safer
I’m spending this weekend with my teenage son at the BWM Teen Driving School in South Carolina. The course is geared specifically for teen drivers and spends time on driving safety and theory, but mainly lets them do seemingly crazy things in powerful BMWs under the watchful eye of race car driver instructors (all the instructors here this weekend have won at least one championship).  But why would I, as a parent, want my son to do crazy things in (someone else’s) German sports car?  Let me explain. We spend a lot of money on cars. We try to make sure they are safe, reliable, easy to drive, and that they hav...
Source: Waking Up Costs - July 10, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Clark Tags: Investments Source Type: blogs

10% Happier: Mindfulness Meditation Courses with Dan Harris and Joseph Goldstein
When I expressed an interest in Mindfulness meditation last Christmas, a family member suggested I read “10% Happier” by Dan Harris.  I did, and the book (which is subtitled ‘Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics’) made a real impression on this fidgety, skeptical, anesthesiologist. After the book, I found the 10% Happier iPhone app to be incredibly helpful in continuing to try to establish my practice.  What sets this app apart from others, in my view, is the short video interview segments Dan does with Joseph Goldstein and others to educate the user about meditation, the challenges that may arise, and...
Source: Waking Up Costs - June 26, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Clark Tags: Meditation Source Type: blogs

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Source: Waking Up Costs - May 1, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: claven1 Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

Hello world!
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Source: Waking Up Costs - May 1, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: claven1 Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

Pay for Performance thought experiment
Rocky Bilhartz, M.D. has written a terrific article about “Applying pay for performance in medicine to public schools.” Let’s not kid ourselves. This idea is actually terrible. And, thank goodness it’s not really an actual proposal at all. But, you need to know something else. This concept is not entirely a figment of my own imagination. This is exactly where we are headed with medicine in this country. The post Pay for Performance thought experiment appeared first on Waking Up Costs. (Source: Waking Up Costs)
Source: Waking Up Costs - June 7, 2015 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Waking Up Costs Tags: Health Care Reform Source Type: blogs