Archive for June, 2010

world’s worst oil spills [infographic]

9 June 2010
By thuc
world’s worst oil spills [infographic]

this is a cool infographic created by Tiffany Farrant that depicts an awesome visualization of the world’s worst oil spills. it shows that the gulf of mexico oil spill is actually 100 million gallons BEHIND the Ixtoc oil spill of 1979.  scary. however, the clean up costs have far surpassed all 6 of the...
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polite dissent

7 June 2010
By thuc

i just found this site, Polite Dissent. it’s maintained by a family medicine doctor who loves comic books.  he frequently writes about comic books and tv shows that have medical content.  like House MD. he even gets consulted by DC Comics sometimes!
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i bought an ipad and started drawing

4 June 2010
By thuc

i’ve never been a draw-er.  my brother is the artist in the family. but i’ve been wanting to learn how to draw digital art.  i thought about wacom tablets but my hand to eye coordination from a thing on the table to a picture on a monitor is not very good.  and i thought...
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10 things your hospital won’t tell you

3 June 2010
By thuc

check out this article on MSN about 10 hospital “secrets.” in short the list goes like this : “Oops, wrong kidney.” “Getting out of the hospital doesn’t mean you’re out of the woods.” “Good luck finding the person in charge.” “Everything is negotiable, even your hospital bill.” “Yes, we take your insurance, but we’re...
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