No explanation need. Javantea out.
Subject: Questions to Monette Anderson From: David Larsen <DavidLa@psbc.org> To: "jvoss@altsci.com" <jvoss@altsci.com> Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 09:24:17 -0700 multipart/alternative Return-Path:<prvs=42335e34ac=davidla@psbc.org> X-Original-To:jvoss@altsci.com Delivered-To:jvoss@altsci.com Received-SPF:Pass (sender SPF authorized) identity=mailfrom; client-ip=67.137.147.144; helo=mail4.psbc.org; envelope-from=prvs=42335e34ac=davidla@psbc.org; receiver=jvoss@altsci.com Received:from mail4.psbc.org (mail4.psbc.org [67.137.147.144]) by mail.altsci.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4AF1E63C06D for <jvoss@altsci.com>; Fri, 9 Sep 2011 09:48:06 -0700 (PDT) Received:from pps.filterd (mail4 [127.0.0.1]) by mail4.psbc.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with SMTP id p89GLRU4027139 for <jvoss@altsci.com>; Fri, 9 Sep 2011 09:24:18 -0700 Received:from cen-exht1.psbc.org (cen-exht1.psbc.org [10.246.1.58]) by mail4.psbc.org with ESMTP id yq1nrrv37-1 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT) for <jvoss@altsci.com>; Fri, 09 Sep 2011 09:24:18 -0700 Received:from Cen-EXMB1.PSBC.ORG ([::1]) by Cen-exht1 ([127.0.0.1]) with mapi; Fri, 9 Sep 2011 09:24:18 -0700 From:David Larsen <DavidLa@psbc.org> To:"jvoss@altsci.com" <jvoss@altsci.com> Date:Fri, 9 Sep 2011 09:24:17 -0700 Subject:Questions to Monette Anderson Thread-Topic:Questions to Monette Anderson Thread-Index:AcxvDHrqxVceW4anQpSlY3s3n7MRaAAAFG8w Message-ID:<FF508ECD49A8C844B83E5AFC1B13B507F7DE9810@Cen-EXMB1.PSBC.ORG> References:<07D34C50E99BAC42A792033D6C925E1902E8B50F3F@Cen-EXMB1.PSBC.ORG> In-Reply-To:<07D34C50E99BAC42A792033D6C925E1902E8B50F3F@Cen-EXMB1.PSBC.ORG> Accept-Language:en-US Content-Language:en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage:en-US Content-Type:multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_FF508ECD49A8C844B83E5AFC1B13B507F7DE9810CenEXMB1PSBCORG_" MIME-Version:1.0 X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version:vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.4.6813,1.0.211,0.0.0000 definitions=2011-09-09_06:2011-09-09,2011-09-09,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details:rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 suspectscore=1 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=6.0.2-1012030000 definitions=main-1109090162 Status:R X-Status:N X-KMail-EncryptionState: X-KMail-SignatureState: X-KMail-MDN-Sent: text/plainDear Javantea/Mr. Voss,
Thank you for your email to Monette Anderson on the subject of blood doping. The response to your specific questions follow.
Q: Is there any way for a person who is legally allowed to purchase blood from PSBC?
A: No. We do not sell blood to individuals. Puget Sound Blood Center (PSBC) is an independent, nonprofit organization that combines Western Washington's community-based blood bank with an integrated Research Institute. We operate the world's largest centralized transfusion service for patients in more than 70 hospitals and clinics across 14 counties. Patients undergoing surgery or receiving therapy for leukemia, cancer, burns, hemophilia and traumatic injuries -- as well as for tissue and organ transplantation -- depend on us.
Q.: Are all units of all types of blood accounted for under all circumstances?
A: Yes. The FDA has rigorous standards around blood and blood product supply, safety, inventory, chain of custody, record-keeping and accountability.
Q: Do you use double-entry accounting to ensure that no blood is disposed of by a corrupt medical janitorial service?
A: Our blood and blood product inventory management protocols meet rigorous FDA standards.
Q.: Do you sell blood to hospitals that are engaged in blood doping?
A: No.
Q.: Do you sell l or give blood to the military?
A: Yes. We provide blood to the US armed forces, and conduct blood drives at military facilities. Blood and blood products are used for exactly the same medical, emergency and therapeutic purposes as occurs at civilian hospitals.
Thank you for sharing your views with us. I hope you will reconsider your decision not to donate blood.
David A. Larsen
Director of Communications
Puget Sound Blood Center
Tel:(206)233-3358|Mobile:(206)498-6826
DavidLa@psbc.org<mailto:DavidLa@psbc.org>
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Aug 25, 2011
The past week and a half I have been having a bit of fun. I've been planning a party with music and guests. It isn't easy but it isn't exactly rocket science. Getting musicians to play requires advance notice usually and as time goes on fewer and fewer people are available. Fans as well require advance notice and getting the word out is not a trivial task. I mean, if a person wants me to go to their show they practically have to e-mail me on a day when I want to go. Alas that doesn't always work either. NWTekno was a great place to find events and sometimes still is but lacks tons of shows that simply don't post their show. In fact the show linked above simply will not be posted there.
Moreover, sound is an important element to any party. Going to Guitar Center and buying $700 of sound gear will give you decent sound but have you heard of their 15% return policy? If you play 2 shows before you return the gear, $700 * %15 / 2 = $52.5 per show. Of course Guitar Center probably doesn't want you to do that. Don't let anyone spill any beer or blow your speaker.
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July 5, 2011
A person at a party last weekend told me about the issue of territory. He explained that some people have a ratio of L-dopamine to dopamine in a certain part of their brain that causes them to be more territorial than others. Since this is not a learned trait, it is difficult to say that it should be unlearned. Two people I know have an unexpectedly strong response to violation of their physical property, even when that violation is not intended to be malicious. Most people I know lock their devices when not in use, but several people I know do not lock them at all. This should display the wide range of stances on this issue. However, the strong response against non-malicious violation of personal property is one that has prompted me to rethink the issue of personal property. If some people think that personal property should be sacred, does that mean that everyone must also so as to not offend these people? This opinion is the exact opposite of Richard Stallman's suggestion that people should set blank passwords. While Richard Stallman's ideas are novel, they are not so radical -- they are mirrored by kindergarten teachers who tell children to share their toys. So the question of trust must be raised. Do I trust others to use my computer? Certainly, as a different user, they cannot affect my system enough to cause me harm, so I benefit from them being able to use my computers. I wouldn't have a public website if I didn't think that sharing was important. Physical property is different than intellectual property though. I certainly don't make my money available to other people and I don't make my clothes available to others even though I have a huge stash of clothes I don't wear. Perhaps my take on personal property is naive that I should need to rethink my values of other people's property. Generally we must accept the rules of others when it comes to personal property because it is in some cases considered to be a serious violation.
Because of this discussion, I have thought a bit about others and I feel that I have learned a valuable lesson -- that others have different thoughts and ideas about property. I should be clear to ask someone before using their property even if my use is simply to type a nice message to them. Who knows, by asking them I could learn even more.
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July 2-5, 2011
While bitcoins are getting a lot of press, I thought I would pimp an even newer currency that has been circulating through the Seattle Hacker scene. Bytecoin [1], not to be confused with Bitbills [2] or Bitcoins [3] are a paper currency with no crypto security features. That means that in order to counterfeit a bytecoin, you simply need to copy it perfectly. On the other hand, bytecoins are cool, pretty, and worth the paper and ink they are printed on. Being real-world counts for something. I procured a sample and scanned it with my old scanner and made a 1450 dpi copy of the front and back of the 5 bytecoin to show the craftmanship of the bill. Of course, with a decent printer, you could use this image to counterfeit the currency as well. Time will tell whether bytecoins become worthy of counterfeiting, but I feel that the currency is worth something. The fact that I am posting hi-res scans means that the bytecoin is worth something to me. I am grateful to the author who was willing to let me post these scans.
