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I don't speak nurse. What does this mean? - Amanda Mar 24, 06:10 1
- Was it via text? Could it be autocorrect of another word? -- nm - ty97 Mar 24, 06:11
hmm, new prison of eldars stuff for destiny. sounds good to me. -- nm - Truman Mar 24, 06:06
NYTimes: NFL committe's research on concussions seriously flawed -- (link) - znufrii Mar 24, 05:57 6
- They've donated enough money to the politicians "studying" it that it won't matter -- nm - Beaker Mar 24, 06:15
- The NFL = Big Tobacco. -- nm - Krusty Mar 24, 06:02 4
  - good anaolgy -- nm - Beaker Mar 24, 06:22
  - Funny you should mention that, as according to the article they had the same lawyers -- nm - znufrii Mar 24, 06:04 2
    - So they have a team practiced at lying about their client's product not causing any health issues for the user. -- (edited) - Krusty Mar 24, 06:10 1
      - *ding* -- nm - znufrii Mar 24, 06:11
Geek Deal: 50in LED HDTV for $250 at WalMart -- (link) - budice Mar 24, 05:30 2
- 58in for $350 at WalMart -- (link) - budice Mar 24, 05:52 1
  - 55in w/Roku for $330 too -- (link) - budice Mar 24, 05:54
'Hamilton' pays tribute to Phife Dawg during both shows yesterday -- (link*) - Diva Mar 24, 05:26 1
- Nice. :-) -- nm - Krusty Mar 24, 05:43
6,000 Match Chain Reaction -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 24, 04:51 2
- 14 minutes seems long for that video, but it's pretty cool in the end. -- nm - volnelk Mar 24, 05:27 1
  - It was interesting how long it went on....I'm guessing because of the restriction of oxygen toward the center of the formation? -- nm - prayformojo Mar 24, 05:39
Finau, McGirt, Kelly, Jacobson -- nm - CQ Mar 24, 04:37 1
- Finau, DeLaet, McGirt, Brown -- nm - Strongbad Mar 24, 05:43
The Pres can tango. -- nm - nic to be determined Mar 24, 02:02
"We could arrest their leaders. raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were - Covington Mar 24, 02:02 1
- So...there was a right wing conspiracy against blacks and the peace movement. -- nm - nic to be determined Mar 24, 02:15
The vote is in on New Zealand's flag. -- (link) - Covington Mar 24, 01:50
Listening to a podcast and struck with an interesting question: Who is the most famous person ever? - Name Withheld by Request Mar 23, 23:05 18
- I think Stalin is overlooked on this question. He must have been known worldwide and to communities that lacked electronic media. -- nm - Max Mar 24, 06:12
- Someone like Alexander The Great, or, Henry The 8th. People who have been known for a long time. -- nm - Andie Mar 24, 06:05
- Ditka! -- nm - BearS FanS Mar 24, 06:01
- For pure coverage, Alexander the Great. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 24, 05:34 1
  - I'd go with Genghis for that - larger empire, known in China, India, the ME and Europe -- nm - Roger More Mar 24, 05:51
- Other potential contenders (at least for a Top 10 list): Pope John Paul II, Queen Elizabeth II -- nm - ty97 Mar 24, 05:12 1
  - Maybe someone like Elvis, Einstein, or Dalai Lama? -- nm - MDH Mar 24, 05:18
- Muhammed Ali. -- nm - Reagen Mar 24, 04:55 1
  - that'd be my answer -- nm - prayformojo Mar 24, 05:04
- in their era? given the late spread of television and then the internet - crash davis Mar 24, 00:46
- "Who am I obviously missing?" ... Einstein, einstein. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 23, 23:07 1
  - Gandhi, Mao -- nm - Roger More Mar 24, 04:53
- Jesus (or Mohammed, or Buddha) -- nm* - pixie ninja Mar 23, 23:06 5
  - I don't think Jesus was well known in his era - certainly not in China or India. Mohammed... maybe? -- nm - Roger More Mar 24, 04:51
  - Sorry, I'm thinking "in their era". (Though you may still be correct on the first two. I dunno.) -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Mar 23, 23:43 2
    - Napoleon? Alexander the Great? Xerxes? - Beryllium Mar 23, 23:44 1
      - Genghis Khan -- nm - Beryllium Mar 23, 23:47
  - Good answer, good answer. -- nm - Steve Harvey si Mar 23, 23:10
Why is Gotham hurting my ears? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 23, 22:31 4
- this is a common problem to me. many shows make the backround music too loud and it drowns out conversations -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 23, 22:53 2
  - I've noticed this has gotten worse in just the past week or two -- nm - Beaker Mar 24, 02:54
  - I think Spawn was saying that Agents of SHIELD did something like this last night, but I didn't find it nearly as painful as Gotham. - Beryllium Mar 23, 22:57
- The music is overpowering and the voices all seem to have an echo or something. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 23, 22:37
So apparently trump is calling ted cruz's wife ugly? I dunno ... she looks kind of like a younger/thinner Kate Mulgrew ... - Beryllium Mar 23, 22:13 1
- She's no supermodel, but I think she is attractive -- nm - amoxy Mar 23, 22:29
Lenny Randle -- (link) - amoxy Mar 23, 22:09 [youtube]
Remember when scully used CRISPR gene splicing last month? -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 23, 21:50 1
- everything I've read about this makes it seem like the real deal. - Mel Profit Mar 24, 05:54
So, how you like me now? - David Mar 23, 21:34 [youtube] 3
- Okay, fine. You weren't in bed yet. Go ahead and comment on the likelihood of the Big-12 Network this coming football season. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 23, 23:28
- Is this in response to letterman? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 23, 21:36
- You're no Timmy Turner -- nm - amoxy Mar 23, 21:35
"I can't sleep when I'm angry. Never could. And there's something very wrong with people who can." -- nm - Beryllium Mar 23, 21:20 2
- "Mama! Mama! Mama! I wanted a glass of water and I got stuck." -- nm - Beryllium Mar 23, 21:23 1
  - They're having an amazing season. - David Mar 23, 21:29
This might have been posted already, but a hedge fund wants to shake up Yahoo by replacing the entire board... And management -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 23, 21:13 1
- lol, YHOO -- nm - znufrii Mar 24, 05:52
Mop, did you see my link to the Starr Ranch video earlier? -- nm - Meg Mar 23, 21:07 1
- No, looking now. -- nm - Mop Mar 23, 21:32
Another fun trademark case. In the brief time a contractor operated concessions at Yosemite, it trademarked a number of the location names. -- (link) - Mop Mar 23, 21:05 3
- The company seems to be trying to blackmail the federal government into giving them a contract. -- nm - nic to be determined Mar 23, 21:19
- If I were President, I think in international crises, I could be No-drama Obama. But in instances like this, I'd flip the switch to Full Trump -- nm - crash davis Mar 23, 21:13 1
  - They previously trademarked the Space Shuttle Atlantis. -- nm - Mop Mar 23, 21:15
Obama has them working already -- (link) - amoxy Mar 23, 20:57 1
- Turning them out. -- nm - Mop Mar 23, 21:03
Oh, this is rich. The lady that adopted then lost Petie, and then replaced him two weeks later wants to "hire" me to train the replacement dog... -- (edited) - The Real Death Sceire Mar 23, 20:40 11
- Here, you will like this. (assuming you haven't seen it) -- (link) - Roger More Mar 23, 20:49 9
  - OMG -- nm - crash davis Mar 23, 21:20 1
    - Trisha's dad was a Brigade CSM. I had to share that with her. -- nm - crash davis Mar 23, 21:28
  - Oh yes, I've seen it, and laughed my ass off at it. Sadly, the whole "it's not fair that Combat Vets get to wear Combat Patches and we don't..." has - The Real Death Sceire Mar 23, 20:52 5
    - "Get the phone number for the Battalion Command Sergeant Major. He's the one you want to talk to." - ReluctantCynic Mar 23, 21:04
    - When they went to black berets for everyone, is when I said it's fucked up. -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 20:55 3
      - And I get it was more a recruitment tool than a people feel left out tool -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 21:01 2
        
        But the helicopter parent thing? Totally true. - ReluctantCynic Mar 23, 21:11 1
        
        Heh, omg they are causing shit for their kids -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 21:15
  - And the follow-up -- (link) - Roger More Mar 23, 20:50
- Make your fee so high she will either refuse it, or score! 49er tickets -- nm - amoxy Mar 23, 20:42
Can I get an ST legal opinion on something slightly interesting (in the development world)? :) - Beryllium Mar 23, 20:17 15
- Also, some people have pretty strong opinions on kik's entire existence. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 23, 20:41
- IANAL, but I 100% blame Azer. -- nm - Ender Mar 23, 20:31 1
  - I blame Kik 51%, npm 25%, and Azer 24%. Bob swung his dick too hard. - Beryllium Mar 23, 20:39
- A - no way he didn't know about Kik Messsenger. B - total "I'm gonna take my ball and leave" overreaction. - Mop Mar 23, 20:30 2
  - Yeah, the name claim is suspect. But heck, I work on a product called Swarm that existed years before the Swarm that everyone else knows ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 23, 20:37
  - The problem isn't the complexity of the one module; the problem is more than that. - Beryllium Mar 23, 20:36
- God I love trademark law ... . - ReluctantCynic Mar 23, 20:27 7
  - EFF disagrees about policing the trademark, fwiw. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 23, 20:33 6
    - I totally agree with EFF's position. - ReluctantCynic Mar 23, 20:39 5
      - I see what you're saying - but given that the product was entirely unrelated on a technical level, it seems that it leans toward a middle ground - Beryllium Mar 23, 20:43 4
        
        At a technical level, sure. But trademark law operates at a non-technical level. - ReluctantCynic Mar 23, 20:54 3
        
        Ah, I see. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 23, 21:02 2
        
        And thank you. I feel like I accomplished something meaningful today. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 23, 21:10 1
        
        Excellent! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 23, 21:12
- Amusingly, as indicated in the post at the link, kik's patent agent's actions inadvertently resulted in their own app being broken. Dolts. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 23, 20:19
Now that David has gone to bed, we can talk about NCAA football without involving the SEC. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Mar 23, 20:09
My DKA patient from yesterday.. HbA1c came back.. 17.2. - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 23, 19:52 32
- I check my last labs. I've got a hemoglobin of 5.5%. Is that the same thing? Because I'm always shocked I don't have diabetes. - Mop Mar 23, 20:27 1
  - That is the same lab. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 23, 20:30
- Jesus... -- nm* - amoxy Mar 23, 20:05
- What do I need to know to make this post understandable? -- nm - Max Mar 23, 20:01 26
  - TCBY -- nm - David Mar 23, 20:03
  - I just grabbed a conversation chart I have. The chart only goes up to 13.5. An a1c of 13.5 corresponds to a 3 month average blood sugar of 403. -- nm - kelly Mar 23, 20:03 17
    - American Diabetes Association's online calculator gave me a average blood sugar of 446 with that a1c. - kelly Mar 23, 20:19 9
      - High sugar can knock you out? I thought it was too much insulin. Get your Son he knows the numbers really well -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 20:20 8
        
        Too much or too little blood sugar can cause you to lose consciousness -- nm* - amoxy Mar 23, 20:21 7
        
        Oh wow. I thought too high just meant damage to eyesight, foot circulation issues, etc. -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 20:26 6
        
        A possible issue that occurs when blood sugars are too high or out of whack is called diabetic ketoacidosis (dka). DKA can lead to death. -- (link) - kelly Mar 23, 20:29 4
        
        Fruity odar on the breath can be a symptom. That is one I never heard of -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 20:54 3
        
        Oh yeah, there's a definite change in odor when my blood sugar is high. - kelly Mar 23, 21:03 1
        
        Woah -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 21:15
        
        I haven't really experienced that but then I also make an effort to not be near a pt's breath. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 23, 21:02
        
        Those are all long term issues from high sugars... but super high sugars in the short term can result in diabetic ketoacidosis which can be deadly. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 23, 20:28
    - In the last few weeks he decided to use juice as a way to quench his thirst. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 23, 20:06 6
      - Was he already a diagnosed diabetic? -- nm - kelly Mar 23, 20:12 5
        
        No, brand new. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 23, 20:17 4
        
        Ok, so that's not abnormal then. You're thirsty, you get something to drink! - kelly Mar 23, 20:21 3
        
        I remember when Stephen was super thirsty all the time and this is how he found out. -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 20:27 1
        
        Yup, and I drank a lot of juice, especially orange juice, because I thought I was just sick, like with a cold or something. -- nm - The Real Death Sceire Mar 23, 20:41
        
        Yeah, he didn't know. It just didn't make things better. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 23, 20:24
  - HbA1c of 6.5 means you have diabetes... he is substantially higher. I think the lab may not be able to measure it above 18. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 23, 20:03 5
    - Went to the doctor today. Mine was down to 6.8 from 7.5 -- nm - Dano Mar 23, 20:13 3
      - Woo! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 23, 20:32
      - WTG -- nm - amoxy Mar 23, 20:16
      - That's fantastic!! -- nm - kelly Mar 23, 20:15
    - So he's an Inhuman. -- nm - Max Mar 23, 20:05
  - That's basically three times the level that indicates full blown diabetes. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 23, 20:02
- Wow. -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 19:55
- Holy shit. -- nm - kelly Mar 23, 19:54
The North Carolina legislature essentially fasttracked a bill that forces transgender people to use the wrong bathrooms and allows them to be - Tim Mar 23, 19:36 12
- It's like they are looking for opportunities to be dicks, using a religious faith whose central hero taught the opposite -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 23, 20:55 1
  - "Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." -- nm - TWuG Mar 23, 21:01
- What are they so afraid of? -- nm - amoxy Mar 23, 20:17 1
  - Having to come into contact with people they think God is unhappy with. -- nm - TWuG Mar 23, 20:26
- What we're seeing is an orchestrated program by local Republican legislators to bastardize the laws of the country below the federal level. - David Mar 23, 19:53 6
  - With luck we get a Dem pres and Dem Senate and get SCOTUS set for 5/4 the not-fucking-hateful way for a couple decades. -- nm - TWuG Mar 23, 20:13 2
    - 2020 is still the election that matters, and I have concerns about Hillary not blowing this. - David Mar 23, 20:36 1
      - If we get her for 4 and a Dem Senate and a more narrowly GOP Congress for 2 years, I think you'll get some of that - TWuG Mar 23, 20:45
  - They love states rights, but in this case they hate county and city rights and railroaded local laws. Hypocrites - Bacon Mar 23, 20:08 1
    - More than anything, I'm amused that people who hide behind the Second Amendment are now writing laws to bypass a Supreme Court decision. -- nm - David Mar 23, 20:34
  - Many will be chalenged and it will cost the taxpayers milions because they'll be paying the lawyers who are defending those laws. - nic to be determined Mar 23, 20:06
- Awful. I hope the people speak up in large numbers. - Krusty Mar 23, 19:46
Word. -- nm - Shaun Mar 23, 19:20 4
- Life. This is basic thuganomics. -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 19:27 3
  - Bah! You kids these days, with your hippity-hoppity music! Why in my day ... - ReluctantCynic Mar 23, 20:00 [youtube] 2
    - I know this is unpopular, and maybe one year is still too soon, but... I don't really like Warrior. -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 20:11 1
      - It's okay. It was a completely different time back then. - ReluctantCynic Mar 23, 20:14

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