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iCal – Exchange Time Zone Fix – Chapter 3
The iCal-Invite-Fix AppleScript was updated to support multiple Exchange servers in a single script by using two paired list properties that map Exchange TZID fragments to the correct iCal time zone identifiers.
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General Surgery in NY
Observations from the American Society of General Surgeons meeting in New York City, where academic presenters championed controversial minimally invasive approaches — such as laparoscopic closure of diverticular perforation without resection — that struck the author as treatments that would fail an oral board exam.
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Importing Mail Message Attachments Into Aperture
An AppleScript called SaveAttachments2Aperture was created to import email attachments directly into Apple Aperture, filling the gap left by the missing Quick Look shortcut that iPhoto users already enjoyed, with later versions adding file-type filtering and support for common camera raw formats.
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Biden VEEP??
Obama selected six-term Delaware senator Joe Biden as his running mate, prompting skepticism about how a longtime Washington insider squares with a campaign built on the promise of change.
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iCal - Exchange Time Zone Fix - Chapter 2
A substantially rewritten iCal-Invite-Fix AppleScript handles the three main Exchange/Outlook invite types (REQUEST, PUBLISH, and CANCEL) and multiple encoding formats, with detailed setup instructions for configuring script properties and wiring the script to a Mail rule.
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iCal - Exchange Time Zone Fix - Part 2
An interim update to the MailExchange2iCal-TZ-fix script fixes a parsing failure for .ics invites delivered only as attachments or in base64 encoding, and corrects the script so it runs reliably from a Mail rule.
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Bill of NON-Rights
A satirical list of eleven things Americans do not have an inherent right to — written by Lewis Napper — is shared as a counterpoint to entitlement culture, emphasizing personal responsibility over government guarantees.
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Saving Medicare?
The post argues that physicians brought the Medicare reimbursement crisis on themselves by accepting low contracted rates, and endorses letting the 10.6% cuts stand in hopes the financial pain will finally compel doctors and hospitals to cancel their Medicare contracts and force real systemic change.
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Bullseye
A brief firsthand account of an emergency department thoracotomy on a pulseless penetrating chest trauma patient, revealing a large atrial wound that let air flood the chest with every breath — a stark reminder of why ED thoracotomies carry such high mortality.
