http://mooreslore.corante.com/ en-us dana@a-clue.com 2006-01-31T11:58:35-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2006/01/31/hipaa_worse_than_the_disease.php Info-Tech has a release out that says they analyzed the HIPAA law and found it useless. (The image is from the blog of David Hoffman.) HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It was signed by President Clinton... 47584@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ medicine 2006-01-31T11:58:35-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2005/12/14/the_right_way_to_economic_development.php This month Atlanta lost Rafael Furcal to a $40 million LA Dodger contract, but picked up Jeffrey Skolnick for $7 million. I'd say we came out ahead. Skolnick is a leader in bioinformatics, the use of computer technology to model... 40493@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ Investment 2005-12-14T13:25:42-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2005/12/07/big_boost_to_medical_always_on.php The Always On medical market won a big endorsement today from a San Francisco research house, FocalPoint Group, which advised hospitals that the technology is ready to lower costs and improve care. The study projects that more than $7 billion... 39791@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ Always On 2005-12-07T14:09:58-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2005/10/25/rich_and_poor.php Once there were three classes in America. Now there are two. You are rich or you are poor. How do we tell the difference? It's quite easy: In the 19th century the rich were fat. Prosperity meant you had enough... 37280@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ Politics 2005-10-25T13:55:55-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2005/09/20/who_will_audit_the_red_cross.php NOTE: A few days after this appeared the Los Angeles Times published a long opinion piece calling the Red Cross a "Money Pit.". Everyone is on the Red Cross bandwagon these days. But that was not the case before Katrina.... 8960@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ Economics 2005-09-20T12:39:33-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2005/09/09/the_new_normal_a_view_from_atlanta.php Yesterday, for the first day since Katrina, the city of Atlanta seemed to return to normal. The traffic jams were back. The parking lots at the Tucker Wal-Mart (pictured) and Target were full. I even overheard customers chatting amiably about... 8937@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ personal 2005-09-09T09:09:14-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2005/09/01/the_dry_drunk_meme.php There is a long-running charge, or meme, on the left that President George W. Bush is a "dry drunk," an alcoholic who hasn't dealt with the roots of his alcoholism, and thus exhibits alcoholic behavior even when sober. Dr. Justin... 8925@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ Politics 2005-09-01T06:19:07-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2005/08/31/logistics_of_new_orleans_kidney_transplant.php A Great City must be evacuated. Then it must be rebuilt. After the people are gone -- all the people -- the logistics of what must happen in New Orleans next are daunting. We're talking about debriding America's gaping wound... 8923@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ Futurism 2005-08-31T08:10:24-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2005/08/09/hipaa_and_unintended_consequences.php Like many protective laws, the HIPAA law covering the protection of your medical records comes with a small business exemption. The exemption works both ways. Small businesses who fund their own plans don't have to comply. Neither do medical providers... 8881@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ Internet 2005-08-09T12:42:07-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2005/07/19/is_chris_dewolfe_worth_580_million.php That's what Rupert Murdoch has paid for him, buying his Intermix Media and its prime asset, MySpace. UPDATE: Techdirt is pointing out that Intermix, the parent company, is also a notorious producer of adware and spyware. Fox has never had... 8842@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ Internet 2005-07-19T11:43:19-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2005/07/13/my_personal_spam_war.php E-mail service here may experience some delays as I undergo a personal trial by spam. In this case it's a Joe Jobber, most likely a spam gang, that has grabbed both my e-mail address and my server's IP address to... 8829@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ spam 2005-07-13T12:52:14-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2005/06/29/an_alwayson_endorsement.php It's nice when "real" (paid) market analysts agree with one of your premises. Especially when it's a key premise to you, as Always On is to me. (This is advertised as an Always On Server, from Virtual Access.) So I... 8799@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ Always On 2005-06-29T13:05:06-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2005/06/27/the_hedy_lamarr_of_early_tv.php By the time Paul Winchell died, last weekend at 82, the BBC was only able to point out that he had done the voice of Tigger for Disney. He was so much more. Like Hedy Lamarr, who created the technology... 8792@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ History 2005-06-27T10:45:23-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2005/06/13/medical_alwayson_niche_prospers.php Despite what the snarky set may say, medical applications for Always On technologies are starting to get real interest from people with money. An outfit called Wirelesshealthcare in the UK has come out with a report called "101 Things To... 8776@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ Always On 2005-06-13T12:39:41-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2005/06/10/dismissing_always_on_applications.php One reason I (unreasonably) went off on Jamais Cascio is because I'm sickened at how the press generally treats Always On solutions. They only see the threats to civil liberties and tend to demean the potential user base. After Jamais... 8771@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ Always On 2005-06-10T10:27:01-05:00