Author Archives: Bob

Deep Learning

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Bob

I recently attended a Deep Learning (DL) meetup hosted by Nervana Systems. Deep learning is essentially a technique that allows machines to interpret sensory data. DL attempts to classify unstructured data (e.g. images or speech) by mimicking the way the brain does so … Continue reading →

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Creating a Minimally Sized Docker Image

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Bob

This is a follow up to the Publishing a Static AngularJS Application with Docker post. Relative to the size of a standard Ubuntu Docker image I thought the 250MB CoreOS image was “lean”. Earlier this month I went to a Docker talk by Brian … Continue reading →

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Empires of Medical Devices

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Bob

Even the IoT (Internet of Things) world is concerned about interoperability: Do We Really Want Empires of Connected Things? Here are a couple of key quotes: …little hope for open standards or a universal language for how they do that. It’s … Continue reading →

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Melon Headband — Android Beta

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Bob

About 2 years ago (May 2013) I backed this Kickstarter project:  Melon: A Headband and Mobile App to Measure Your Focus. I received the hardware (headband and accessories) about a month ago. The Android application became available yesterday.    I’m having trouble … Continue reading →

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EEG Dating

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Bob

I’ve been tracking EEG-related stories for many years. This perfect Valentine’s Day technology story: ‘EEG Dating’ matches people based on their brainwave data is certainly worth adding to the catalog. The end goal: Many dating services ask countless questions. With EEG matching, there should be … Continue reading →

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Software Doesn’t Have An MD

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Bob

I got a kick out of this Andreessen Horowitz piece: Digital Health/SOFTWARE DOESN’T HAVE AN MD. I’m sure ‘the kid in the garage without a degree’ is no dummy, but this premise: And so that large percentage of medicine that is effectively … Continue reading →

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Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR)

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Bob

The HL7 FHIR (pronounced “fire”) standard has been under development for a while. It became a Draft Standard for Trial Use (see DSTU Considerations) in Jan 2014. The recent announcement of the vendor collaboration Argonaut Project has fueled some “interoperability excitement”™. The best technical overview I’ve read … Continue reading →

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Publishing a Static AngularJS Application with Docker

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Bob

Contents Introduction The most common use for JavaScript frameworks is to provide dynamic client-side user interface functionality for a web site. There are situations where a JS application does not require any services from its host server (see example unhosted apps). … Continue reading →

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Americans Killed by Medical Errors Today

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Bob

Current events have sparked popular tweets like this: As referenced by the West Health To Err is Human: Interoperability is Divine article, based on a 300,000 annual death rate, the following could be added to the list: Americans killed by medical errors today: … Continue reading →

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The Bumpy Road to a New Development Laptop

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Bob

My 6 year old Lenovo T400 finally gave up the ghost. It didn’t totally die (it probably never will, thank you IBM), but the screen was starting to flicker and it reliably rebooted itself whenever I was doing something useful. Very … Continue reading →

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