One could get that impression.

@Aqua-Letifer said in Phibes: I burned through that circa 2020. (I think I posted it here, too?) Anyway, it is indeed awesome. Well, thanks for posting it here, Aqua. Perhaps you're the one who deserves the credit after all.

That's like the ultimate embarrassment for gators.

We find evidence in 71 of these reports, spread nationwide, that brain death could not have properly been declared. In these cases, the removal of the heart during organ procurement must have been the proximate cause of the donor's death. Yeah, the "must have been" quotation is interesting, isn't it? The PRC papers we have identified do not describe how the donor was incapacitated before procurement, and the data is consistent with multiple plausible scenarios. These range from a bullet to the prisoner's head at an execution site before they are rushed to the hospital, like Tsai's description, or a general anesthetic delivered in the operating room directly before procurement. Paul et al. have previously proposed a hybrid of these scenarios to explain PRC transplant activity: a lethal injection, with execution completed by organ procurement. They write: “in cases in which thiopental's effect is insufficient and organ explantation begins immediately after cardiac arrest, the inmates may suffer from excruciating pain induced by organ explantation surgery, the surgical opening of the abdomen and/or chest.”11 It is also possible that a specialized device was used to inflict brain death in close quarters and thus insulate medical professionals from the process. A patent for a “Primary brainstem injury percussion machine” was held by a former PRC police chief involved in organ transplants.53 The patent description says it was to be used for medium-sized animals. There is no public evidence that it was ever used on humans. Previous anecdotal, eyewitness, and textual evidence is consistent with these accounts—including procurement from donors prior to death,12 and targeted execution procedures intended to forestall cardiac arrest and thus minimize warm ischemic time. There's a lot of speculation in the paper, and the only thing that I can see is that they can't document brain-death prior to organ harvest in those cases. Again, I completely believe that execution by organ procurement is a real possibility (China is an asshole), but I don't see this in the meta-analysis here. You?

@Klaus thanks for catching that. It's been forever since I looked at TMN classification, but your post reminded me that size of tumor can be a determining factor. Interestingly, the Wiki link makes a >7 cm mass a stage 3. I wonder whether the doctors were really motivated by considerations of finding the best use for the lungs, or whether things like getting in the news/writing a paper/being the first to do ... also played a role. @jon-nyc would know more, but it might be that there was not a suitable recipient for this particular set of lungs other than the guy with lung cancer. Liver transplants are done on patients with hepatomas and other tumors, iirc.

@Axtremus said in Gun Deaths, Sacramento and Dallas: Shooting in downtown Sacramento, 6 deaths 10 injuries: https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article260065985.html https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-04-05/sacramento-shooting-suspect-got-out-of-prison-early-despite-da-opposition The man arrested for possessing a machine gun at the scene of Sunday’s deadly shooting in Sacramento was allowed to leave prison in February despite opposition from the county’s district attorney to his early release. Smiley Martin, 27, was convicted in 2018 and was serving a 10-year sentence for domestic violence and assault when he was released. He was arrested Tuesday morning at a Sacramento hospital on charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a stolen handgun that was converted to be a fully automatic weapon. Police said he was injured in a gun battle in downtown Sacramento that broke out about 2 a.m. Sunday outside a series of nightclubs, causing the deaths of six people and injuring 12. Almost exactly a year ago, Dist. Atty. Anne Marie Schubert’s office opposed Smiley Martin’s release from state prison to the Board of Parole Hearings in a two-page letter, first reported by the Sacramento Bee. The district attorney’s office asked that he not be freed because he is a career criminal and a danger to the community. Schubert released the letter after a records request but would not comment further. “Inmate Martin has, for his entire adult life, displayed a pattern of criminal behavior,” wrote Deputy Dist. Atty Danielle Abildgaard. “While the current case on review may not be ‘violent’ under the Penal Code, Inmate Martin’s criminal conduct is violent and lengthy. “Inmate Martin has committed several felony violations and clearly has little regard for human life and the law, which can be shown by his conduct in his prior felony convictions of robbery, possession of a firearm and prior misdemeanor conviction of providing false information to a peace officer.”

The kid in me loves that. The parent in me thinks that is dangerous.

"UFOs sightings have left witnesses with radiation burns, brain damage and 'perceived time suspension''" They've become Daily Mail readers, in other words. Forever trapped in 1953.

I would look first to the meat or the seasoning if a steak is tasteless. Cooking method can't do much for you on that front, beyond the sear or the smoke if you're grilling.

@Copper Many's the time I've had intense cat eyebeams focused on me from a short distance, as if asking that very question, Copper. And I've had no trouble believing it.

@Renauda you're right. My bad.

@George-K said in What makes a face 'punchable'?: His cackle-laugh is as annoying as VPOTUS's. Link to video

@George-K True!!!!

@George-K said in Wordle...: I've said how bad I am at these types of games (Jumble, eg). You are more of a Whatzit guy, I can figure this out most days, it gets easier after you do it for a while. It is next to the Sudoku which I do most days. [image: 1649195633602-593278d8-8199-4eb8-a774-ea92b9c560cf-image.png]

Great idea! Why don't you reach out to him and suggest that. https://thiagotrevisan.com

@Nunatax said in Mercedes solves the electric car battery problem: Bummer, can’t see it over here… It's spelled, VPN.

As will anybody who supported her. This will be a rude awakening for their very souls.

@jon-nyc said in Predicting Tucker: If it was a lie it was Tuckers since he’s the one that said it. Well, that's certainly one simple minded way of looking at it.