Can’t delete files off SD card? How to fix
I’ve used a 32G SD card for several years with no problem. This morning I tried to delete some folders from it and found that there was not “Move to Trash” selection in the menu.
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iPhoto corrupting photos
I’ve always liked the streamlined workflow of iPhoto for rapid color correcting, cropping and straightening my photos before I upload them to Flickr. So I was dismayed to find after upgrading to version 9 that it
Continue readingMandelbulb 3D: Organic Explorations 1
I was recently asked to provide some high resolution versions of one of my Electron Microscopy series, and in looking for it I realized there are an awful lot of great organic and crystalline-looking settings
Continue readingCreate art with your mind – one day only (April 1!)
Thought Art allows you to create art with your mind. Thank you DeviantArt for leapfrogging all the brain research and giving us this capability at least 10 years early.
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Mandelbulb 3D: enable realtime visual feedback on parameter changes
Something that is not always immediately obvious to new Mandelbulb 3D users is that the 3D navigator window also functions to give realtime visual feedback on the effects of parameter changes.
To enable it, click on the 3D navi button. The 3D navigator window will open.
Video ethnography for quality improvement
Watching patient/provider interactions in realtime can make it easier to see the process from the patient perspective and spot opportunities for improvement. In healthcare interactions, as in just about any people-oriented service, issues that are obvious when seen in context can get lost when an interaction is described by bare data. In an era where structured data is so important, it can be very useful to step back and look for a richer picture of the service you are providing, without a preconception of what is going to be significant.
I was interested to read about Kaiser Permanente’s use of video ethnography to observe patients as they receive care in order to gain insight into unmet patient needs and overlooked issues. From an article on collaborations between insurers and providers to use data owned by the insurer to improve population health:
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The future Healthcare Learning Landscape – a 10,000 foot view
The field of Healthcare today is filled with opportunities for improvement. Inconsistent treatment, preventable illness, and medical errors that result in injury are all too common, along with enormous inefficiency and waste.
The Institute of Medicine, the medical arm of the National Academy of Sciences, is leading an initiative that descibes a better organizing principle for healthcare – a “Learning Healthcare System.” A learning healthcare system is simply one that continuously “Learns,” meaning that healthcare data from many sources, including electronic medical records is turned into guidelines and knowledge and that knowledge is swiftly translated into practice so that all clinical decisions and processes are based on the best available and most current evidence. New knowledge is in turn generated in the course of practice, and the cycle continues, fostering continuous improvement at all levels: national, organizational, unit, team and individual.
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Now everyone’s a “Maker”
My ship has come in, literally. Here is the SS Ellen: I just discovered Shapeways, an online 3D printing service that lets you build your own (somewhat random) spaceship in one of three colors, and
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Mandelbulb 3D Parameter: Metallic Fountains
For the Mandelbulb 3D enthusiasts out there, I’m putting up some of my best images along with their formulas. Click here to see the complete list. Parameters for this one are below the fold.
Mandelbulb 3D: Sarcophagus Variations Parameter Pack
For the Mandelbulb 3D enthusiasts out there, I’m putting up some of my best images along with their formulas. Click here to see the complete list.
Here’s a parameter pack for a series of images that remind me of Egyptian sarcophagi. If you do something nice with them, drop me a line! I’m ellenm1 on Flickr, or ellen@thedesignspace.net.
Download them now:
sarcophagus_pack.zip
