Part I of this article appeared some time ago — you can find it in the September posts. In this second section I describe what’s not quite right with Subversion (SVN) and what I like about SVK, it’s heir. I don’t have here a lot of info about how SVK came about and what not… Continue reading Version Control With SVK Part II
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Are We There Yet?
    During the New Year’s Eve celebrations last night, I briefly thought about our New Year’s Eve bash of 1999/2000. At the time, there was a great deal of concern expressed from many people about computers all over the world suddenly defaulting. At the same time, many religious groups (possibly the same who feared computer mutiny) passionately awaited the… Continue reading Are We There Yet?
EP Simulator Update
EP Simulator, a teaching and simulation program to emulate essentially a complete EP lab, is progressing, albeit slowly! See screenshot below.
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"Elephant" — A Disturbing Movie
I saw the movie “Elephant” on cable a few weeks ago. If you have not seen the movie and want to completely avoid spoilers then don’t read on, though at least finish this sentence: the movie is original, disturbing, and well worth viewing. There is no major spoiler in this review, but if you don’t… Continue reading "Elephant" — A Disturbing Movie
"Little Miss Sunshine"
What a terrific movie! It certainly shows that strong, loving families come in all different shapes and sizes. This was funny and sweet with zero saccharine. As the title of this film otherwise suggests, this is not a “chick-flick†or some kind of feel-good drivel about a precocious, obnoxious or sickeningly sweet child. It’s a… Continue reading "Little Miss Sunshine"
"Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis
I just finished reading “Mere Christianity†by C.S. Lewis. While initially reading it, I felt quite disappointed in Lewis’ tortured logic, twisted metaphors, and simplistic deductions. There is really a spectacular dearth of reason. He dismisses virtually all but Christian belief (except non-Christian belief systems which share similarities with Christianity), and makes sweeping generalizations supported… Continue reading "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis
Sneak Preview — First Screenshots from EPSimulator
The new EP Studios project is a simulation of an EP recording system. The program is loosely based on the CardioLab system I have used for years. The program will be released under an open source license sometime (?) in 2007.
Version Control with SVK Part I
I just want to put a good word in for the version control program SVK. First a word of warning. This is definitely a programmer’s topic and if you have been reading for the political opinions or entertainment, or even for EP opinions, you should skip this topic. There, have all the non-programmers left? Ok.… Continue reading Version Control with SVK Part I
New Wishy-Washy Sudden Cardiac Death Guidelines
The new ACC/AHA/ESC guidelines for ventricular arrhythmias and prevention of sudden death appeared in my online edition of Circulation this AM and I turned with some interest to the section on prophylactic implantable defibrillator criteria. The guidelines, scripted by a committee of international experts, are supposed to represent a distillation of the best available scientific… Continue reading New Wishy-Washy Sudden Cardiac Death Guidelines