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Tag: technology

Introducing Darth Vecdor: A Free, Open-Source Platform to Create Knowledge Graphs Using LLMs (such as ChatGPT)

by Jonathan A. Handler, MD, FACEP, FAMIA I Wanted a Comprehensive Medical Knowledge Graph For decades, I have hypothesized that a comprehensive medical knowledge database (aka, “knowledge base” or “knowledge graph”) would enable radical positive transformation in healthcare. I wanted a database containing relationships between concepts, like: With such a database, I imagined we could…

December 18, 2025
The Apple M5 Vision Pro: My New Productivity Tool (and more)

Note: I get no financial incentives (ad revenue, payment, referral bonuses, discounts, etc.) from these posts. I had purchased an Apple Vision Pro almost 2 years ago, but then returned it. I bought it again recently, and now I love it. This blog post describes the journey and why I really like the new Vision…

December 4, 2025
Explicit and Implicit Work Estimate Padding: The Hidden Saboteur of Scrum

by Jonathan A. Handler, MD, FACEP, FAMIA I have some opinions about time estimates when doing agile software development using the Scrum methodology. I share them here in case helpful, even though I suspect many will disagree. Explicit But Hidden Padding Over the years, I have in the past heard, read of, and seen that…

November 18, 2025