Prescription Discount Cards (RxReliefCard) and selling your information.

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I don’t have health insurance. This is fairly annoying since I have two – three prescriptions that I have to get monthly. However, generally the prescription cost is the same as the cost of health insurance so it isn’t a huge issue. This month I got a new prescription discount card in the mail from…

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Example of an assumption in code

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In my previous post I mentioned assertions and assumptions in code. I just finished writing a bit of code that could potentially use an assertion, so i thought I would…

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Assertions

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I recently interviewed for a company who used multiple layers of interviews to determine if they wanted to hire someone.  I was not interviewing for a specific position as they…

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Arizona’s New Vehicular Child Restraint Law

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In May, the state of Arizona passed a law amendment which will go into effect August 2, 2012.  This law (28-907) drastically changes the age and height requirements for the mandate…

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Why Linkdin Failed

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I deleted my Linkdin account yesterday. For those that don’t know, they suffered a security breach and 6.5 million passwords were posted to the web. That isn’t the reason I…

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Climate Change

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This is a response to: http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/?EntryID=780 1. It is hard to quantify the statement “Climate change is real because scientists say so” due to the pure ambiguity of the statement.…

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And can it be?

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As I sit here with blood flowing from a gash in the side of my leg (don’t drop a saw on yourself, and don’t ask), I can’t help but think…

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Using an LED as a Light Sensor on Arduino

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Thanks to the magic of electrical properties you can use an LED as a light sensor. It is easy to search and find the details of how and why, so…

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Capacitive Input on Arduino

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This is just a small snippet of code for using a digital pin on the Arduino to capture capacitance. To test it I just stuck a paperclip into pin 8.…

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Temperature Monitoring with DHT11 and LCD Monitor

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I am working on creating a fan system for my desk because the temperature varies quite a bit from spot to spot and I would like it to be a…

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