Author Archives: Bob

Melon Headband Android SDK

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Bob

It appears that the Melon Headband Alpha Android SDK is no longer available from Melon. See Melon Headband — Android Beta. Below is a copy of the SDK that I received in April 2015. I successfully built and ran the AndroidMelonBasicSample application on my … Continue reading →

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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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