The article has very little to do with quality.

@Horace said in "Gettin' Old...": Maybe even dementia isn't so bad. I mean, I'm sure it's a real hassle for anybody who interacts with you, but for you, maybe you're too far gone to care. Maybe you can just live in the moment and appreciate every day for whatever it is. I'm told that is a good way to live. The worst thing my mother experienced was being told she had dementia. We all knew it was happening long before that, but after she was officially diagnosed she just sat and worried about it constantly as the slow deterioration occurred. I honestly felt as though it would have been better if she hadn't had the diagnosis, but it's necessary to get the help you need.

No, but thank God for them.

Try MTG and Maxine Waters. Proud Boys and Antifa Tucker Carlson and Rachel Maddow Hillary Clinton and Mitch McConnell But, there's no bias. ChatGPT told me so. [image: 1672928267714-screenshot-2023-01-05-at-8.17.27-am.png]

@Mik said in Five Semitone Difference: Why would you ever do that? (I'm so old that I remember the days before pulse oximeters) Nevertheless, after years and years of listening to the "beep" you get a certain frequency into your head. Anything significantly away from that usually means bad things. Apparently there's quite a lot of variability: Recordings containing 509 to 1053 pulse tones were made from the 21 pulse oximeters. Fundamental frequencies at 100% saturation ranged from 479 to 921 Hz, and fundamental frequencies at 1% saturation ranged from 38 to 404 Hz. The pulse tones from all but one model pulse oximeter contained harmonics. Pulse tone step sizes were linear in 6 models and logarithmic in 6 models. Only 6 pulse oximeter models decreased the pulse tone pitch at every decrease in saturation; all others decreased the pitch at only select saturation thresholds. Five pulse oximeter models stopped decreasing pitch altogether once the saturation reached a certain lower threshold. Pulse tone power (perceived as loudness) changed with saturation level for all pulse oximeters, increasing above baseline as saturation decreased from 100% and decreasing to levels below baseline at low saturation values. Since we always bought from the same company, I was unaware of how different the tones could be.

Side note... The U.S. used to produce a lot of furniture, mostly from Indiana and later in North Carolina. Some of it was cheap, some was good and some was very good. But even the very good stuff like Drexel, Kincaid, Rock City, etc., was affordable for what it was. Now, most everything is made in China and it's crap. There is still good stuff in the market, but it's priced beyond the budget of Joe Sixpack.

They’re screwed. Oh, wait…..

That is too bad to hear. Hope D2 gets better soon!!

The #2 place in that list is in Chicago. It's really fugly... [image: 1672886019879-screenshot-2023-01-04-at-8.32.48-pm-copy.jpg]

@Jolly said in Aortic Aneurysm: Ok, how would they fix that? That would require an aorta-biiliac graft. Clamp the aorta above the aneurysm (hopefully it's below the renal arteries and SMA), clamp each iliac artery, open up the AAA and sew in a bifurcated graft. [image: 1672865922365-image.png] Easy peasy.

Plot twist, the machine works great. But I found a leak where the fuel switch is (on/off). When it's off, I get a steady drip from the valve, so I found a unit online and it arrives this weekend. No harm in leaving the switch on right now. Good thing too. Yesterday spent a good hour clearing the driveway and walkways, and spend another hour today. We have about 20-24" on the ground as I type this.

I think in general she is right. Men have much more control over timing than women do. Somewhat related, my younger brother was asking about qualities in a wife. I boiled it down to three very important traits: Trustworthiness, sense of humor, and patience.

@Axtremus said in Conservatives have a Millennial problem: Owen Jones' article at The Guardian on millennials not getting more conservative as they age: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/04/right-millennials-vote-snowflakes-conservative It speaks to the phenomenon pertaining to American and British millennials. It's central argument seems to blame it on the modem right wingers' spitefulness in rhetoric and in policy. A fine example of a tribal polemic where all virtue lies with the author's political tribe, and all character flaw lies with the other tribe. These things are not difficult to write. The fact will remain that people will vote for whichever party they believe benefits them the most. No millenial to whom that piece resonates, believes they could safely express sympathy for conservative politics, without damaging their social and even professional relationships.

Hahah that is awesome

Outstanding!