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Ever wanted to see the inside of a spider?
Needless to say, if you’re afraid of spiders, this may not be the post for you. I mean, it’s a completely irrational fear, but hey, I’m not here to judge. Just to be safe, I searched for a header image of the most inoffensive, affable spider I could find (thanks to SawokMrGreen at DeviantArt).
So as I briefly mentioned in class, I almost went to grad school for biology, specifically to study the cognitive capabilities of spiders; I believed some of them have the ability to problem-solve, and that has since been proven true.
I also recently made a post about my trip to the annual convention of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. It’s always incredible to see the new technologies available to the medical industry, from digital x-ray machines to 3-D printing of artificial body parts.
Some pics from the AAOS Convention
I’ll just get this out of the way right now: AAOS is the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. This year, as occasionally happens, their annual conference was held here in Las Vegas, and I am very fortunate in that I can scam my way in with a family pass since my father is an actual orthopedic surgeon and I rode along on his coattails. I was last there about six years ago or so, and as is always the case in every industry, the related technology has advanced with leaps and bounds. The conference is gigantic taking up the entire Venetian-Sands conference center. Here’s what it looked like when I first entered the hall:
The main AAOS conference hall
New technology brings new, serious security concerns
Technology, and its advancement, is a great thing. With every passing moment, some new development is announced that will make our lives, and ourselves, better, or faster, or more efficient, or healthier, or more accessible, or a host of other things that make everything we do better.
The problem is, there are always people out there who want to exploit that technology for their own gain, their own end, or their own purpose. And now, although it’s been a concern for quite some time, it has now been predicted that the first ‘Online Murder’ will happen by the end of the year.
