Friday, November 19, 2010

Stuff below the fold

Hong Kong has another birdflu case, probably caught in China.
The reason this is so bad is that China has hid epidemics before (e.g.SARS) and we don't know if it is the tip of the iceberg or just an isolated infection from a sick bird.

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Strategypage discusses Stuxnet.

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Persian paradox is being censored. She was active in throwing out the tyrannical Shah's regieme, and favors a free Islamic state.

Sorry, guys, but I am old enough to remember stories from my fellow docs who came from Iran about the Shah; like the problems with the Saudis, these problems were rarely covered by the US press.


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And finally, the cultural post of the day:

A Klingon Christmas Carol:

Scrooge has no honor, nor any courage. Can three ghosts help him to become the true warrior he ought to be in time to save Tiny Tim from a horrible fate?


Headsup from ThinkGeek

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