Why You Should Boycott Microsoft Vista
Why You Should Boycott Microsoft Vista Slate.com just put out a review of Microsoft’s new Operating System: Hey, Windows Vista Is Pretty Good. But from my good friend Y-Love, I bring you the reason...
View ArticleWhere have I been?
Well, I’ve been alive, just distracted from blogging. In October, my computer died, and I spent nearly three weeks on mom’s old PC unable to run applications heavier than Firefox. I made the best of...
View ArticleHelping People in the Virtual World
In Second Life, my “avatar” is Namav Abramovic. I’m involved in several projects. Heron Sanctuary (and Namav) are already getting some ink in the Second Life blogosphere. Medicaid reform activist Namav...
View ArticleMy Virtual Seminar
Last Saturday I gave my advocacy seminar I’ve given all over the country, in Second Life (SL). You can view the PowerPoint and read the full transcript of the event here:Grassroots Advocacy in Second...
View ArticleHappy 50th Birthday NASA!
Wow. NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, turned 50 today! Happy Birthday, NASA! Dear NASA: develop a working shuttle pls, and harvest Helium 3 from the Moon for nuclear fusion...
View ArticleEighth “Nick’s Crusade” Video Blog: Have Humidifier, Will Travel
Eighth “Nick’s Crusade” Video Blog from Alejandra Ospina on Vimeo. No, You CAN Mount A Humidifier On A Wheelchair. Have humidifier, will travel. Featuring photos with my mom from our 1999 visit to NYC...
View ArticleAdvanced Respiratory Inservice: The LP10 Ventilator
I’ve been on this ventilator for over 14 years. Some of the topics discussed may be advanced for you, so feel free to ask me any questions you have in the comments (whether about PEEP, low pressure,...
View ArticleFour Recent Discoveries Show the “Theoretically Impossible” May Be Possible!
Anyone noticed the flurry of theoretically impossible discoveries scientists have recently made? Science seems to be increasingly uncovering the impossible is, in fact, very possible! It’s clear to me...
View ArticleTech guy on House Committee Hearing on Healthcare.gov: “it’s like watching my...
Two Deeper Issues to Consider So, I’m a little behind the curve on this one, as it happened in the late morning of October 24th and has been blogged and tumbl’d and tweeted about a bajillion times and...
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