Hits you right in the gut

October 31, 2019 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 9 Comments

A computational biologist, Arnau Vich Vila, presented his PhD research at the United European Gastroenterology conference in Barcelona (October 2019). His paper, coauthored with his PhD advisor, Rinse K Weersma at the University Medical Center at Groningen, along with co-authors from Groningen (Netherlands), as well as from the Maastricht University Medical Center (also from the Netherlands) , discussed the effects of various drug categories on the patency of our gut microbiome.

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Taxes

They want more!

October 30, 2019 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 6 Comments

Let’s assume we’re a solopreneur in Virginia or Arizona or Montana (or some other state).

And, we’ve picked up a great little contract from FlyHighBiotech in San Diego. And, another from IoT4U in Sunnyvale. (In case you don’t know, both of these cities are in California.) And, neither entity is expecting us to show up at their offices to share our results- everything will be done via Microsoft Teams, Skype, Whiteboard, and eMail.

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Medicine

Tattoo for you?

October 29, 2019 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 6 Comments

Oh, my.

I am about to open a can of worms with a bunch of rabbinic scholars.

Because the Tora prohibits humans from tattooing their body, from putting a brand anywhere on their person. (The only exception is when a bondsman or bondswoman refuses to leave one’s employ after the debt is paid. Then, they get their ears pierced. [Yes, this does mean Orthodox women use clip-ons—no pierced earrings for them].)

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Business Management, Taxes

Who does your payroll?

October 28, 2019 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 6 Comments

Another one bites the dust.

A payroll company.

This seems to happen at least every 12 to 18 months. And, the problem isn’t that these firms fail- it’s what they do to their clients when they do.

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Brain, Medicine

Waste Handling

October 25, 2019 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 10 Comments

So, there’s a new theory being proposed for Parkinson’s. One that seems to fit the pieces pretty nicely.

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Technology

HELP!

October 24, 2019 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 6 Comments

Out of disaster comes relief.

But, first, we need a little background. As opposed to the feelings that exist across the USA, hitchhiking in Israel is a lot more common. (It is even more common in Israel than it was here in the states during the 1950s and 1960s.)

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Energy, Technology

Even at 97, one can get a real charge!

October 23, 2019 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 6 Comments

I know I am an old fart. But, it is hard for me to realize that my kids don’t really know the “pleasure” of finding just the right battery for their flashlight, their radio, or other electronic devices.

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Don't Index

8 days (not a week)

October 20, 2019 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.

Tonight (this should automatically post around 6 pm on Sunday night) started a most unusual holiday. This is the last one that requires me not to work until April. (Good. Now, I can make some money!) The bible gives us very little clue about this holiday. It’s called the Eighth Day of Assembly (Shmini Atzeret, שמיני עצרת).

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Economy

Someone’s in the kitchen with Dinah (not)

October 18, 2019 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 8 Comments

Some three decades ago, I began commuting from Charlottesville to Washington, DC, in particular to George Washington University. Being a train buff- and with an accommodating schedule- my trips were via the famed Southern Crescent. This glorious train made the round trip between DC and New Orleans.

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Medicine

Universal Donor?

October 17, 2019 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 12 Comments

So, we’ve talked a lot about blood lately. (This is the third recent post about what blood can tell us. There’s yesterday and last week. But, you can search for ‘blood’ in the index to find a slew of posts about our blood system.)

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