Posts by Tim

Taking a first bite out of Wolfram Alpha

European Swallow?

It knows the airspeed of a European swallow 25mph, but not an African one....

Most doctors plan to dodge health database

Identifying the patient is the issue

So I pitch up in hospital and say I am "Gordon Brown" (or the name of some wannabe BB celeb). How does the doctor know I am who I say I am? (in GP surgery this is done by visual identification - GP knows patients by sight). Spine has no biometric ID... Chances of me carrying an ID card are nil... What if I'm pissed out of my head and my mate says I'm "Gordon Brown" etc etc

Is docor committing a crime if he looks up "Gordon Brown - 10 Downing St" rather than "Gordon Brown - 10 Dowding St" - sorry M'lud genuine error.