At the time of my diagnosis I was 6'3" tall and around 180lbs - that's not even overweight, much less obese. However, my gut did have the classic profile of a PKD sufferer.. always wondered why I couldn't lose it. Now I know.
But thanks for bringing it up, dickface. Do troll again.
As a person who lived for 27 years with undiagnosed polycystic kidney disease, I'll admit that my faith in the medical profession is pretty damn weak. By the time some curious ER tech decided to plop an ultasound on my very painful, ridid abdomen, the disease was in a profoundly advanced stage. In short, my kidneys were the size of small watermellons (21cm in diameter) and filled with thousands of cysts. I know that hindsight is 20/20, but really - how the FUCK did THAT go unnoticed?!
In the previous 27 years, I had seen so many specialists, had so many different therapies and treatments for my puzzling symptoms, that it would make one's head spin. And not one, not a single one of these degreed professionals had the basic common sense of a 25 year-old ER tech. He was just a tech, not even an LPN - and he pegged it in 30 seconds:
Him: Do you have any history of kidney disease in your family? Me: No. Him: Well... you do now!
If your job requires the constant use of screwdrivers, you know how bad this can be on your wrists. The ergo-style handles might improve your grip, but they don't address the problems of bad wrist geometry and body position that are endemic to their use. But the problem isn't really the handle, it's the length of the shank..
Go to the tool store, and buy a few of the 'jobber length' screwdrivers - for starters, a #1 & #2 phillips will be fine; they are most commonly used. These drivers have shanks that (depending on manufacturer) can vary from 12 to 24 inches in length (I actually own a pair of 30" drivers, but they are rarely used). Xcellite makes a nice series of long drivers. Select the right length based on *your height*, and no more bending over the workbench - you can use your normal standing posture.
But here's the really cool part: Instead of gripping the driver like you normally would (like most people hold a flashlight) you girp it like a joystick - that is, you keep the shank *perpendicualr* to your arm, not parallel. If the fasterners are on a vertical, you can use an overhand or underhand grip, and still keep the shank perpendicular to your arm. Another bonus is that your hand on the driver is no longer blocking your view of the work.
The reduction in fatigue, and the improvements in control, power and posture will be very welcome. I've used these tools for a decade now, and would never dream of using stubby little drivers on any regular basis. Hope you find this useful, or at least interesting
When they only made bad games from average movies..
(Actually, I've seen the RE movies, and thought they were reasonably entertaining. It's all about the mindset - I wasn't expecting Kubrick or Herzog, and recieved neither. As for adhering to the plot of the game, it's a chick shooting zombies - close enough.)
Thank you for tidying up my uninformed original post, wherein I had made a dumbass of myself.
While I appreciate the information on the iPod's docking port, I will still stubbornly refuse to listen to it, for several reasons which I shall make-up as required.
There is a fundamental flaw in the concept of using an iPod for any kind of 'true' high-end audio application, and that flaw is the iPod's output.
The iPod has a small power amplifier at its output, which is how it drives the headphones - and this is not a good thing if you are planning on connecting it to another preamp and power amp, or to an integrated amp / receiver. The power amp section is a major source of sonic artifact, and no matter how wonderful the backend electronics and speakers are, you are still listening to that cheap & cheery IC power amp in the Pod.
Recently, a friend brought over her iPod and we spent some time playing it through my stereo.. the kindest adjective I can muster is "lame". All kinds of different files, many different bitrates / qualities, and none of it listenable. After about half an hour, the fatigue was getting so bad that we switched back to vinyl, and went with it.
Apparently, they sound a lot better through the headphones..
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Aye.. I can see you've played Monkey-Donkey before.
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..publishers that have let titles go too long without doing anything with them, like outrun and donkey kong..
Donkey Kong.. yeah, that game never amounted to much. *cough*
Hard not to notice that there are not similar laws against smoking/arguing/eating/etc. while driving
In fact, there are such laws. All of these activities are covered under the umbrella of distracted driving. A google search on "distracted driving" brings up a plethora of hits, no pun intended.
Many states already have laws against distracted driving, but it's the type of law which never really gets enforced unless there is an accident, in which case a driver may be cited. A similar law is the "cannot exit a parked vehicle on the street side" statute. Of course everyone exits their car on the street side, but the law exists for a good reason: those cases when some clown opens a door into traffic, and causes an accident. In those cases, they enforce the law, and lay the blame squarely on the door-opener.
Probably the most popular etymology of 'Easter' concerns the Babylonian fertility goddess Ishtar, whose resurrection coincides with the coming of spring.
Now here's a thought - what if Goog were to implement their existing "Did you mean _____?" search suggestions with a voice-based system?
You speak "find Ly-nux!" - it speaks back "Did you mean Lin-nucks?"
While the example might make you chuckle, I think that such a feature could have far reaching impact - as has been discussed previously, one of the things which prevents people from learning about or discussing new things or ideas is an inability to pronounce the associated terms. Such an implementation would go a long way to solving that issue, in an emotionless and non-threatening manner.
I can't even believe that they'd get this kind of deal through congress.....
Are you referring to the same congress which sat idle while the Executive branch took a hot carl on FISA, and illegally wiretapped an untold number of telephone calls? The congress which has abdicated its constitutional responsibility, by allowing the Executive to tacitly declare and wage war on a foreign nation? Done nothing of substance to preserve and protect the human rights of persons imprisoned as terrorist suspects or 'enemy combatants'?
Congress is little more than a distraction at this point. The appearance of careful management is truly nothing more than the careful management of appearances - a cliched phrase, which is in fact a cliche due to the fact that it is an oft-repeated basic truth.
Ever read one of those stories referencing the tens of billions (some estimates rise into the *trillions*) of dollars "missing" from the Pentagon budget? The same Pentagon which manages to bill a wounded soldier for gear lost in battle?
Since the rights of the unborn (read: abortion) has become the ultimate litmus-test in meatspace, has kiddy porn become the Internet equivalent?
Of course that is a rhetorical question, and the answer is obvously a resounding "yes". So, from this point forward, in the spirit of intellectual honesty, let us all agree that any discussion of privacy, freedom of speech or anonymity on the Internet shall descend into a polarized debate over the evils of child pornography. Terrorism and illicit file sharing came in second and third, respectively.
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At the time of my diagnosis I was 6'3" tall and around 180lbs - that's not even overweight, much less obese. However, my gut did have the classic profile of a PKD sufferer.. always wondered why I couldn't lose it. Now I know.
But thanks for bringing it up, dickface. Do troll again.
As a person who lived for 27 years with undiagnosed polycystic kidney disease, I'll admit that my faith in the medical profession is pretty damn weak. By the time some curious ER tech decided to plop an ultasound on my very painful, ridid abdomen, the disease was in a profoundly advanced stage. In short, my kidneys were the size of small watermellons (21cm in diameter) and filled with thousands of cysts. I know that hindsight is 20/20, but really - how the FUCK did THAT go unnoticed?!
In the previous 27 years, I had seen so many specialists, had so many different therapies and treatments for my puzzling symptoms, that it would make one's head spin. And not one, not a single one of these degreed professionals had the basic common sense of a 25 year-old ER tech. He was just a tech, not even an LPN - and he pegged it in 30 seconds:
Him: Do you have any history of kidney disease in your family? Me: No. Him: Well... you do now!
Yep, they can screw up just that badly..
"And then the thing, with the sensors, and the oops, and the failing, and the crashing, and the CRYYYY-INNGGG!"
Because if it had been 3140, that would have been the same number as the length of the US-Mexico border, in kilometers.
That's why it's called a "coincidence"
That's very funny, but we heard you the first time.
Q: How is a gyndroid's face like a frontpage Slashdot article?
A: There may be two other entries, just below it.
Electric Car: "I'm an electric car, I can't go very fast, or very far.. and if you drive me, people will think you're gaaayyyyy...."
If your job requires the constant use of screwdrivers, you know how bad this can be on your wrists. The ergo-style handles might improve your grip, but they don't address the problems of bad wrist geometry and body position that are endemic to their use. But the problem isn't really the handle, it's the length of the shank..
Go to the tool store, and buy a few of the 'jobber length' screwdrivers - for starters, a #1 & #2 phillips will be fine; they are most commonly used. These drivers have shanks that (depending on manufacturer) can vary from 12 to 24 inches in length (I actually own a pair of 30" drivers, but they are rarely used). Xcellite makes a nice series of long drivers. Select the right length based on *your height*, and no more bending over the workbench - you can use your normal standing posture.
But here's the really cool part: Instead of gripping the driver like you normally would (like most people hold a flashlight) you girp it like a joystick - that is, you keep the shank *perpendicualr* to your arm, not parallel. If the fasterners are on a vertical, you can use an overhand or underhand grip, and still keep the shank perpendicular to your arm. Another bonus is that your hand on the driver is no longer blocking your view of the work.
The reduction in fatigue, and the improvements in control, power and posture will be very welcome. I've used these tools for a decade now, and would never dream of using stubby little drivers on any regular basis. Hope you find this useful, or at least interesting
When they only made bad games from average movies..
(Actually, I've seen the RE movies, and thought they were reasonably entertaining. It's all about the mindset - I wasn't expecting Kubrick or Herzog, and recieved neither. As for adhering to the plot of the game, it's a chick shooting zombies - close enough.)
Thank you for tidying up my uninformed original post, wherein I had made a dumbass of myself.
While I appreciate the information on the iPod's docking port, I will still stubbornly refuse to listen to it, for several reasons which I shall make-up as required.
There is a fundamental flaw in the concept of using an iPod for any kind of 'true' high-end audio application, and that flaw is the iPod's output.
The iPod has a small power amplifier at its output, which is how it drives the headphones - and this is not a good thing if you are planning on connecting it to another preamp and power amp, or to an integrated amp / receiver. The power amp section is a major source of sonic artifact, and no matter how wonderful the backend electronics and speakers are, you are still listening to that cheap & cheery IC power amp in the Pod.
Recently, a friend brought over her iPod and we spent some time playing it through my stereo.. the kindest adjective I can muster is "lame". All kinds of different files, many different bitrates / qualities, and none of it listenable. After about half an hour, the fatigue was getting so bad that we switched back to vinyl, and went with it.
Apparently, they sound a lot better through the headphones..
Aye.. I can see you've played Monkey-Donkey before.
Donkey Kong.. yeah, that game never amounted to much. *cough*
In fact, there are such laws. All of these activities are covered under the umbrella of distracted driving. A google search on "distracted driving" brings up a plethora of hits, no pun intended.
Many states already have laws against distracted driving, but it's the type of law which never really gets enforced unless there is an accident, in which case a driver may be cited. A similar law is the "cannot exit a parked vehicle on the street side" statute. Of course everyone exits their car on the street side, but the law exists for a good reason: those cases when some clown opens a door into traffic, and causes an accident. In those cases, they enforce the law, and lay the blame squarely on the door-opener.
Probably the most popular etymology of 'Easter' concerns the Babylonian fertility goddess Ishtar, whose resurrection coincides with the coming of spring.
Otherwise, I was going to destroy the Earth.
It's blocking my view of Venus.
Now here's a thought - what if Goog were to implement their existing "Did you mean _____?" search suggestions with a voice-based system?
You speak "find Ly-nux!" - it speaks back "Did you mean Lin-nucks?"
While the example might make you chuckle, I think that such a feature could have far reaching impact - as has been discussed previously, one of the things which prevents people from learning about or discussing new things or ideas is an inability to pronounce the associated terms. Such an implementation would go a long way to solving that issue, in an emotionless and non-threatening manner.
You had me, right up to your last sentence.
"The funny part, was when the Black Holes collided."
Are you referring to the same congress which sat idle while the Executive branch took a hot carl on FISA, and illegally wiretapped an untold number of telephone calls? The congress which has abdicated its constitutional responsibility, by allowing the Executive to tacitly declare and wage war on a foreign nation? Done nothing of substance to preserve and protect the human rights of persons imprisoned as terrorist suspects or 'enemy combatants'?
Congress is little more than a distraction at this point. The appearance of careful management is truly nothing more than the careful management of appearances - a cliched phrase, which is in fact a cliche due to the fact that it is an oft-repeated basic truth.
Ever read one of those stories referencing the tens of billions (some estimates rise into the *trillions*) of dollars "missing" from the Pentagon budget? The same Pentagon which manages to bill a wounded soldier for gear lost in battle?
Well, I think you just found some of it.
Would you PLEASE stop waving the US Constitution in my face? After all, it's just a god damned piece of paper
Since the rights of the unborn (read: abortion) has become the ultimate litmus-test in meatspace, has kiddy porn become the Internet equivalent?
Of course that is a rhetorical question, and the answer is obvously a resounding "yes". So, from this point forward, in the spirit of intellectual honesty, let us all agree that any discussion of privacy, freedom of speech or anonymity on the Internet shall descend into a polarized debate over the evils of child pornography. Terrorism and illicit file sharing came in second and third, respectively.
You have officially "gotten the memo".
Since all these AF stories are getting tagged 'gay'... here's a little joke to fit the context.
So this kid is at a ballgame, and goes to take a whiz. As he's standing at the urinal, he loooks over and sees a cowboy standing next to him..
Kid: Hey mister, are you a real cowboy??
Cowboy: I sure am son, would you like to wear my hat?
The kid happily accepts, and puts on the cowboy hat. Just as the kid is finishing up, a man in a sailor suit walks in and stands next to him..
Kid: Hey mister, are you a real sailor?
Sailor: I sure am son, do you want me to suck your dick?
Kid: (Hastily grabbing for the hat) Oh... No... I'm not a real cowboy, I was just wearing the hat!