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Cake day: September 21st, 2023

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  • That’s the key.

    That said, I’ve always bought ~2 year old phones. They usually have batteries at 85% life (or more).

    I haven’t had fast charging hurt one significantly yet, and I’ve used it a lot on some phones.

    Of course, I avoid using it as much as possible. I use a slow charger (1A,max) overnight and it’s on a timer. On rooted phones I use a charge limiting app.


  • There are a range of tachycardia/arrythmia that you can have since birth that may not show up until you’re older, or get triggered by certain meds or nutrient deficiencies (things like potassium).

    I wouldn’t ignore this for a minute longer. Maybe just walk into urgent care and ask if they’re equipped to check it out (basically EKG). I know my urgent care is.

    If they aren’t equipped, then go to ER.

    But please don’t sit on this any longer. Some arrythmias are fairly benign, but if it’s happening repeatedly, it will eventually cause tissue damage that you don’t really fully recover from. Plus you don’t know if yours is benign (and most docs would say arrythmia is never benign, even if it isn’t killing you in the moment).


  • Stitches don’t necessarily mean ER.

    Guess it really depends on your urgent care.

    For the most part, I’ll go to my urgent care unless I know damn sure ER is needed (the urgent care is in my network). It’s no farther away, (ER is a couple blocks away), and urgent care is less out of pocket. If they determine ER is required, they’ll say so (and recommend ambulance if they feel it’s necessary).

    Basically the triage nurse will assess and make a determination.

    I’ve had family go there for cardiovascular issues (and be treated and sent home). They’re fully equipped to stabilize someone if they need to go elsewhere. They have a full complement of equipment, including radiology (everything but CAT).


  • Keeping in mind the object with the larger mass will (over those millions of years) pull the smaller object closer in all dimensions/planes

    It’s still hard for me to get my head around, it would be great to see an animation showing this with perhaps 3 or 4 objects. It’s especially hard for me to visualize the gas cloud around a star coelescing into a plane, even before the more solid objects form.

    Is this because of rotational mechanics around the star?










  • Every large company I’ve worked for (since the mid 90’s) never swept this stuff under the rug - quite the opposite, actually. I’ve seen people with all sorts of issues being accommodated.

    Practically every team I’ve been on had at least one person with some kind of issue. We all knew, and adjusted. Once in a while you get an asshole teammate or manager…those quickly get a reputation and people avoid working with them.

    Companies are painfully aware of risk.


  • Shit, I’d be calling a lawyer just to put a scare into that boss. Fucking douchebag.

    “I’m not well today, I can’t work, that’s all you fucking need to know”.

    I’ve never had a boss even ask why. Frankly, he should know better…what he doesn’t know he can’t be liable for. Dumbass. Plus who has the time to worry about why? Does it change anything? No.




  • The difference is even this pittance of a fine wouldn’t happen in a planned economy - it would be like the planners fining themselves.

    What we’re seeing here is a result of the amoral “beastly” types concentrating power. What you’re suggesting is to intentionally concentrate that power from the start.

    Facebook is a great example of democracy - the billions of people using it have effectively (in their voluntary ignorance) voted for it to be like this. These are the same people who would vote for policies in a pure democracy.

    And you’re ignoring what happens in the SMB space, where people aren’t part of the corrupt circle.

    You’re welcome to start a small community anywhere in the US with a planned economy, as proof of concept.

    You could call it… A commune, to indicate its goals.