“Hi I wasn’t paid six dollars on Fiverr to post here” (does increase costs obviously but marginally for high-margin/volume products)

non-obvious ways

Reminded…

This patient’s prescription was for an electron beam, so she positioned the turntable and left the room. In the room next door, shielded from the radiation, was the control terminal. The technician started keying in the prescription to begin the treatment.

If things were exactly following the routine, she’d be able to communicate with the patient via an intercom, and monitor the patient via a video camera. Sadly, that system had broken down today. Still, this patient had already had a number of treatments, so they knew what to expect, so that communication was hardly necessary. In fact, the Therac-25 and all the supporting equipment were always finicky, so “something doesn’t work” practically was part of the routine.

Yes good read! (sad aspects too)

And a kinda spoiler from the next paragraph…

The technician had run this process so many times she started keying in the prescription. She’d become an extremely fast typist, at least on this device, and perhaps too fast.

Healthiest way to do it

Also it’s a microcosm of a more serious thing! :D 59 seconds

Right here at 7:27

“GCN” video from a couple months ago showing their bait bike being stolen^. They cut through a UL lock in 36 seconds but unfortunately didn’t test one of the few-hundred-dollar angle-grinder-resistant locks.

Ahahaha that’s great

LOL

It looks hand

Most of the edits to try and say turbo is the slow mode were done by the one person, they seem to think they are right when all the evidence points to the contrary. I’m glad they seem to have given up for now.

Heh maybe you inspired them :p

Is that Wikipedia page accurate today?

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A tweet from Davey Maher Fitness (@David_Maher) reads:

“If men lost 20% of their skeleton by 50, there’d be billion-dollar task forces overnight.

But when women’s bones crumble after menopause?

It’s just called ‘aging.’ No scans. No BHRT. No urgency.

Just Mickey Mouse bloodwork & ‘take your calcium, honey’ — & pray you don’t snap a hip.

This is medical neglect.

Demand better.”

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A comment below by @drmaryclaire says:

“This post about osteoporosis and bone loss — and the differences between females and males — triggered me in my tracks.

Agree or disagree with the methodology, what struck me most was this:

A non-physician male recognizing and calling out the massive discrepancy in how we talk about, study, and treat bone loss in women.

This is the kind of awareness and conversation we need more of.

Because women deserve better.”

Unfortunately destroyed by flood in 2019 with most of my things. Inquired at the retirees club zoom last week, but there’s almost no one the right age left. Not sure where else to ask.

This one just goes down as true 🫡

via Simon Willison

edit: goes down as true in a way that I won’t be able to accept in post-2022 years 😢

Could be worse?

Ahahahahaha one of the best I’ve seen thanks

Ah, Down Cemetery Road - maybe you saw Slow Horses from the same author’s mind?

Both mentioned in this Mirror article (known for top journalism, OK maybe not but entertainment pieces could be all right)

There are at least a dozen countries around the world where less than half of residents would be able to read your post no matter what language it was translated into. Which is to say basic literacy, [which should be] a human right, is apparently a privilege in today’s world.

Then what you’re talking about goes beyond that to a strong command of the language—definitely an awesome power :) we are lucky to be able to do this. (usually, for me, and there’s usually some technological/social bridge for exceptions)

Sweet. Anyone recently install this for the first time?:

I’d think the installer could ask if the user is most familiar with Microsoft products or whatever, then confirm which interface will be defaulted as a result.

Would have to create an issue or something for this eh

“Viral: Annie Lööf and the criminal offenses

I have noted that this old image of Annie Lööf from SVT’s Aktuellt is circulating on social media again. “In Sweden, it is forbidden to be criminal,” the caption on the image reads, and comments usually suggest that this proves how utterly imbecilic Annie Lööf is to say such a thing.

Image likely from Aktuellt, February 21, 2012. But is the text authentic or manipulated?

But is the image actually authentic? Admittedly, those who subtitle TV programs are often forced to compress statements quite heavily, so this could possibly be what the subtitler thought was a fair summary of what Annie Lööf said. However, it could also be a Photoshopped image.

The last time this image went around the web, I wrote to Aktuellt to ask, but unfortunately received no reply. The image shows the older Aktuellt logo, so it should be older than March 5, 2012, when Aktuellt launched its new design.

The Swedish Radio program Tankesmedjan i P3 addressed the matter on February 23, 2012, and on the program’s website, they also wrote about it under the headline “It is illegal to commit crimes.” The audio file itself on the website was titled “In Sweden, it is thus criminal to be criminal.” In the program, this causes great amusement, yet they quote Annie Lööf with a longer excerpt than what appears in the TV image, where she says:

“In Sweden, for a very long time, it has been forbidden to conduct activities with a criminal purpose, and it still is and will continue to be so in the future.”

The Social Democratic magazine Tiden’s Facebook page also reproduces the longer quote and cites the source as SVT’s Rapport on February 21, 2012. Political scientist and commentator Ulf Bjereld likely heard the same phrasing in Aktuellt that same day, as he tweeted:

“In Sweden, it has long been forbidden to conduct activities with a criminal purpose.” Annie Lööf just said in SVT Aktuellt.

Bjereld apparently considered any further comment superfluous.

When the TV station did not respond to my email, I wrote instead to Annie Lööf’s department, the Ministry of Enterprise, and received a reply from Joel Kanebjörk (Oct 19, 2012, reg. no. N2012/3636/BREV):

“Minister for Enterprise Annie Lööf has previously pointed out that it is forbidden to conduct activities with a criminal purpose. This was in connection with deliberations regarding Annie’s and the government’s vision to simplify and increase freedom for the country’s entrepreneurs. Part of this vision has been to reduce the number of regulations for entrepreneurs, precisely to increase freedom and profitability. Against this background, an implication has been highlighted suggesting that the government has simplified things so much for businesses that it is now easier for them to resort to criminal acts.”

Well, then the statement perhaps doesn’t sound quite so tautological. If you search through old government bills and legal texts, you also find quite a bit regarding “criminal purpose.” For example, the Trade Names Act (1974:156) prohibits registering a firm that “is contrary to law or other statutes.”

In Government Bill 1973:115, legislation is requested because it can “be suspected that at least part of the significant income provided by sex club and posing activities is utilized for a criminal purpose.”

In a motion to the Parliament (1997/98:L912), it is stated that it is not “justifiable that the Foundation Act is used for a criminal purpose. A review should take place to close the loopholes that make economic crime possible…”

It remains an open question whether the specific image is manipulated or not. But it can be considered established that Annie Lööf was likely referring to these types of ulterior motives within certain activities.”

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Nooo imma pretend I didn’t read this so Canada can stay as awesome as I thought it was a minute ago

Title text is great

Oooohhhh yeahhhhhh we going lower or feeling good for now? Well can worry about any of that later maybe after some responsible celebrating :) hehe