Tag Archives: Research

New Heart Disease Story in the BBC

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Duane Storey

I was in bed, reading the BBC’s website on my iPad using their ultra cool application, when I came across an article showing new research linking blood fats with heart disease. The link to that article is here. First, I … Continue reading →

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Paying For Content

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Duane Storey

This is actually kind of a sore spot, so I thought that I would touch upon it. The New York Times recently announced that they were going to start charging for content in 2011. Strangely enough, most people who grew … Continue reading →

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Insulin And Caffeine

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Duane Storey

I do the odd post from time to time on health issues and current research I think is interesting. About a year ago I posted an article discussing how caffeine seems to have a negative influence on the body’s insulin … Continue reading →

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Americans Suck At Sex

Posted on March 1, 2008 by Duane Storey

I just read the results of an interesting study done down south. Apparently americans spend approximately three hours per week grooming themselves and looking good, but less than an hour (per week people) on foreplay and intercourse. So it appears … Continue reading →

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Good Calories, Bad Calories

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Duane Storey

I picked up a book the other day that I’ve been meaning to read for a few months now. It is a book by a scientific journalist named Gary Taubes entitled Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial … Continue reading →

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Website Data Analysis Starting

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Duane Storey

Big thanks to all of you who pinged me about helping with my little web experiment. So far we have six hosts represented, but I’d love to have a lot more. So if you have any friends that have blogs … Continue reading →

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Web Hosting Experiment

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Duane Storey

Hey guys. I want to do a fairly simple web experiment this week. I want to try to assess real-world uptime and latency for a bunch of popular hosting sites. I need a bunch of volunteers to help out. Basically … Continue reading →

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Microsoft to Open Vancouver Research Facility

Posted on July 6, 2007 by Duane Storey

I caught the original news for this in a Skype back channel yesterday, and have had a few people email me links about this since. For those of you who missed it, Microsoft has announced that it will be opening … Continue reading →

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Master’s Thesis

Posted on April 25, 2007 by Duane Storey

I’ve had a few requests lately from people asking if I could send them a copy of my master’s thesis. So in the interest of saving time, I’m throwing it up here in case anyone wants to download it and … Continue reading →

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Low Carb Diets Vindicated, Once Again

Posted on March 6, 2007 by Duane Storey

If you would have mentioned that you were trying to lose weight by a reducing your carbohydrate intake a few years ago, people would have dismissed you as crazy and told you that you were only hurting your body. However, … Continue reading →

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