From a click-bait flavored post on Computerworld, about a Cardiac unit having issues with Citrix and reverting to old-fashioned pen and paper.

Technically we're not supposed to have this," he admitted. The problem was, periodic upgrades to the back-end servers that powered the Citrix system had on more than one occasion bogged it down, causing delays delivering patient care. That was the reason why today it was taking so long to bring up the patient's list of medicines, he explained.

This is why I want my cardiologist -- if I had one -- on a Mac.

That way, even when he fails to revive me he can quickly make an iPhoto book of the time we spent together.

Yes folks, I'll be here all week. Remember to tip your waitress.

"I think overall we've done pretty good, even when MafiaBoy took down half the internet, you know, Amazon and eBay and that, we didn't go down, we were still up."

The attack he refers to was more than a decade ago, and the security vulnerability MafiaBoy used to "[take] down half the internet, you know" was a Windows flaw. For crying out loud, the kid did his time and published a book in the intervening period.

I could swear there have been other -- less idiotic, and far more profitable -- botnets in the intervening decade. I wonder where I might look something like that that up?

So who is the pulitzer candidate rocking his skills for ZDNet and getting the inside scoop?

Josh Taylor travelled to Tech.Ed as a guest of Microsoft.

Facepalm.

I've been told before that I'm a dead wringer, a doppelgänger if you will, for "that guy who's the voice of Master Shake.. ya know, on Aqua Teen?"

I was looking for a good screen capture from Squidbillies when I ran across Snyder's twitter page, so I mocked this up.

Not the best pic of me for a 2-up, but I get it.

I've lost several pounds; If I cut my hair and found those eyeglass frames -- those are *awesome* Dana, do want! -- I just know I could beat the crap out of The Head of Internet Magic, @saulcolt, in a @dana_snyder look-a-like contest.

That assumes a contest exists, which of course, one doesn't.

I've just discovered another completely useless talent. Thanks, Interwebs.

I think Morrissey said it best when he crooned, "Fluffy nerds of the world, unite and take over."

I just kind of assumed that the upcoming tablet by BlackBerry maker Research in Motion — which the company is reportedly calling a BlackPad — might actually, you know, run some version of the BlackBerry OS. But according to Bloomberg that’s not the case.

When RIM bought QNX back in April, TechCrunch theorized that the venerable BlackBerry might be reading a play for tighter automobile integration.

Sorry Crunchies. Alec Saunders called this one dead on point -- and on the day of the announcement.

Sure, he had the advantage of having served in ONX's upper management a decade previous, but I think you have to hand it to this guy. Here's his pitch for QNX as a mobile platform:

For those who don’t know QNX, it’s a micro-kernel based operating system with a sophisticated graphical user interface, a modern POSIX-based tool-chain, and a fully distributable architecture. In layman’s terms, that means it’s more stable than LINUX, runs in less memory than any of LINUX, OS X, or Windows – even the embedded versions, pretty to look at for users, and easy to develop software for using skills that are relatively common in the industry. Oh, and did I mention that it sports a touch screen UI, and a fully integrated flash development environment?

I'm definitely reaching for this conclusion, but I honestly don't think I'm reaching too far.

Blackberry OS hasn't just fallen ill -- Version 6 is no exception -- it's about to have life support yanked. RIM is already picking out hymns, calling the funeral parlors and buying pretty dresses for wife number two.

So quarterback; Is this RIM's game-winning Hail Mary, or a desperate attempt at a two-point conversion?

According to Kheradpir, the tech work for making streams available to users on the iPad is already done, and the company is now in discussions with content partners to ensure that they’re comfortable with subscribers having the ability to watch their channels on another device that’s not the TV. In a demo, Kheradpir showed off live CNN video being delivered to the iPad. CNN and Turner Broadcasting parent Time Warner has been at the forefront of TV Everywhere-type services, and is one of the content partners that have been helping to develop the app. Verizon said that it will make the app available when all its content partners are on board.

We already theorized about why Google stepped away from net-neutrality negotiations, now there's a clearer picture of what might be up Verizon's sleeve.

From NewTeeVee's write-up, it sounds like VZW is gambling on the same licenses it currently holds for cable television -- under the auspice that "it's just another screen."

That strategy might work initially, allowing VZW to launch Live TV-to-device streaming quickly -- however, count on very public battles over carriage fee contract renewals, much like Viacom's ugly and public fights with Time Warner.

About the only thing this infographic shows correctly is the massive growth of video -- and how out of proportion the net-neutrality argument really is, and what it's really about.

I know infographic pr0n is all the rage, but can we go back to real graphs that meant real things before everyone thinks they've become some master of statistics?

The fundamental missing chunk of data above is -- traffic growth overall. Note how elegantly the falloff in web and p2p is co-incident with video's meteoric rise. Now, note the same falloff in the little tiny sliver of cyan representing email. Then, ask yourself this tough question:

Has your personal email volume risen or declined since the year 2000?

Yah, I thought so. Mine too.

The only thing this infopr0n shows clearly is that the internet's backbone is being proportionally pummeled by video.

I don't want to go out on a limb, but I think we just discovered why Google sold everyone out on net-neutrality.

Raise your hand if you disagree -- not so fast Mr. Schmidt.

The nare-do-wells pictured above have committed a cardinal sin, they've run afoul of The Geek Squad.

Defending trademarks against actual infringement is absolutely valid -- but so is the parody exemption. How humorless does your team of high-priced lawyers have to be to miss the obvious; There are few things as clearly funny as 5 priests in a Volkswagen.

Thanks to Jay Cuthrell for the awesome ModSquad intro clip.

The filing also reveals that Skype “users made 95 billion minutes of voice and video calls” during the first half of 2010, with a full 40 percent of those minutes being video. Skype users also sent 84 million SMS text messages through Skype during the period.

Why is everyone burying this awesome lede?

40% (38 Billion minutes) of Skype calls in 2010 are video.

That's staggering. We've all laughed about yester-year predictions of video phones -- and lamented about not wanting to be seen, but the reality is video calling is here, and it's here to stay.

Like it or not -- from the perspective of closed protocols -- 38 billion minutes of video in 6 months makes a very strong argument to manufacturers.

Numbers like this should weigh heavily in any discussion of what Apple's future strategy with forward facing cameras and Facetime might be.

The only way to manage this [ explosion of data ] is true transparency and no anonymity. In a world of asynchronous threats, it is too dangerous for there not to be some way to identify you. We need a [verified] name service for people. Governments will demand it.

Ok, so he probably wasn't drunk on anything other than raw power -- but the text of Schmidt's speech at Technomy paints a sobering picture of where Google is headed.

Here's a hint; They're pretty evil. Get over it.

Schmidt talks a lot about "prediction" during his remarks and in a chilling indication of Google's thoughts on protecting your privacy, Schmidt slips us all the finger; "Governments will demand [transparency, an end to anonymity]."

Feeling a bit nervous, John Anderton?

But despite these wins, and numerous loyal fans, Wave has not seen the user adoption we would have liked. We don’t plan to continue developing Wave as a standalone product, but we will maintain the site at least through the end of the year and extend the technology for use in other Google projects

I never bought the hype, and it looks like no one else -- outside of every single tech blog -- did either.

Google Wave, 2009-2010 R.I.P.

AOL’s advertising business, which is supposed to be its engine going forward, did even worse. Its revenues declined by $110 million

And yet, AOL's share price is up marginally today. I very nearly shorted AOL ahead of last quarter's earnings -- and, it actually was a good call.

I thought better of it when I realized the market has no idea how to price the withering remains of AOL -- I would even bet most investors couldn't tell you what AOL's core business is anymore. You could have argued with me last quarter, but I think the proof is in the market reaction to Q2 earnings.

Everyone in the ad space is seeing a rebound, except AOL. That alone should speak volumes. Someone should call Carol Bartz at Yahoo! and ask her if she's still so confident in that cheap-content strategy she's borrowing from Armstrong.

Check out the really painful looking revenue chart at TechCrunch.

I’m seeing lots of tweets saying I caused Flipboard to have a bad first day.

The Internet will run out of Internet addresses in about 1 year's time, we were told today by John Curran, President and CEO of the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN). The same thing was also stated recently by Vint Cerf, Google's Chief Internet Evangelist.

The main reason for the concern? There's an explosion of data about to happen to the Web - thanks largely to sensor data, smart grids, RFID and other Internet of Things data. Other reasons include the increase in mobile devices connecting to the Internet and the annual growth in user-generated content on the Web.

This could really, finally, actually be the TCP/IPocalypse that's been predicted for a decade.

Hold me.

Believe it or not, no. I have never, ever, ever wondered what anyone would look like "miniaturized and with a big red hat."

I'm pretty sure I've eaten a serving of Curly Fries which could have written a more universalizing opening line.

Samsung was putting warning labels on some of its phones as far back as 2006. The label, which was on the back of the phone, told customers they shouldn’t obstruct the bottom of the phone during a phone call.

Anyone remember the Blackjack?

A few uncomfortable truths for anyone who woke up Monday morning, ripe and ready to poke Apple a few more times over the iPhone 4 antenna issue:

Users want sleek devices.

Phones must have antennas.

Good antennas -- as dictated by physics -- are mostly very ugly.

You cannot break the laws of physics. Not even if you sit on Apple's board of directors.

Had Apple applied a sticker, we probably wouldn't be having this discussion.

Had Apple applied a sticker, they wouldn't be Apple.

When is the last time Apple irritated you with any ancillary crap upon opening a package? Right around the time John Sculley was cashing his last paycheck. Stickers, warranty cards, crapware, cheap smelly pvc wrap; Motorola perfected the concept of packets of crap you'll never read, never need and yet find yourself unable to throw away.

I guess what I'm saying is, what did the marketplace expect, really?

It expected the sleekest, most advanced mobile phone in terms of materials and manufacturing to magically solve the age old problem of antenna performance vs. antenna obtrusiveness. Is it actually so shocking that the market was let down?

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Snoop on me offers you the ability to share random screenshots with the world.

Why anyone would want to share random screenshots with the world, I have no idea.

At least the images are scaled down to 320px wide before being blasted into cyberspace. That kind of 'privacy' offers you just enough blur factor to make your wife's divorce attorney earn his Bena payment -- but probably not enough plausible deniability to save your marriage.

Oversharers of the world, your social network is here.

It kind of freaked me out a bit,” she said. “It was like he was coming back from the dead.

That's a bit hyperbolic for sentence four, don'tcha think NYT?

Seriously though, detecting an actual "dead" user, vs an inactive user is definitely a difficult thing to model well. "Facebook says it has been grappling with how to handle the ghosts in its machine", wait for it... wait for it... " but acknowledges that it has not found a good solution."

I wouldn't look for a fix soon, even with the NYT's totally click-friendly title, "As Facebook Users Die, Ghosts Reach Out."

As recently as a few months ago, Facebook suggested my ex-wife in the "People you might know" widget.

People I might know?! Is that some sick digital karmic joke?

Even with all the data Facebook needed -- It went something like friends, in a relationship with, engaged to, married, it's complicated, single, unfriend -- the system still totally failed to spot the hint.

The Times opines, "These are issues that Facebook no doubt wishes it could avoid entirely. But death, of course, is unavoidable, and so Facebook must find a way to integrate it into the social experience online."

As my boss is fond of saying, "If you're complaining about something without a solution, you're just bitching."

So NYT, what's your master plan for tying Facebook directly into the grid? That could make them not only omniscient, but by extension totally infallible! Of course, then you'd be stuck looking for sensational Sunday headlines -- so maybe that's not the best solution.

If you really must make sure Zuck knows you've kicked the bucket, Facebook provides a handy form.

Zuck already knows more about my family than any stranger on earth -- save maybe for The Goog. 

At the risk of sounding like a troglodyte, I would much prefer mis-guided widgets encouraging me to reach out and touch someone who died ( or even someone who is just 'dead to me' ) over the alternatives. I'll keep the lousy suggestion engine, thank you very much.

It's those visible cracks in the surface which reassure me we're not already head-deep in a world where the social web not only has the data to know when major personal events happen, but the 'awareness' to use that data to tailor my experience.

Gizmodo has agreed to cooperate with local officials in their investigation and to voluntarily turn over materials that a court appointee deems appropriate. The materials seized from Chen’s home - which have not been accessed, pending a resolution to the matter - will be returned.

Why? Because you needed one more news event related to the iPhone 4.

Swap out a robot’s battery, and you feed it for a day. Teach a robot how to swap its own battery…and you better prepare yourself for the robot apocalypse because it doesn’t need you anymore.

I would like to go on record as saying that I welcome our new self-refueling overlords.