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Hacking

Not a programmer, but I can definitely attest that TV Medicine is wildly inaccurate. From CPR (method, success rate, reason for initiating) to the usefulness of various imaging modalities; it's like watching a gardener plant a whole watermelon and growing a sky-high beanstalk the following morning.

A really fun intersection of both of these was the episode of Bones I saw once when visiting my dad, where some corpse had a microscopic code etched in its femur that then hijacked/hacked the CT machine computer when scanned.

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We Don’t Have to Live Like This

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I'd argue it's actually "most places" rather than "many". It's not so obvious in day-to-day life but like if I had to take an ambulance tonight, me and my estate would be on the hook for the bill, but a billionaire would not be.

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How do you deal with pre-interview anxiety?

If it is severe (heart pounding in your ears, can't think straight, tremors, etc) talk to your doctor. You might benefit from propanolol, a beta blocker (heart rate medication) that is also used in low doses for performance anxiety.

Please do NOT seek this out and take it without consulting a physician. Absolutely do not take it if you are also using cocaine at all.

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Does anybody else feel dirty when they visit reddit?

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same -I even removed the bookmark from firefox. used to be the first one on the right, now it's my email or something.
Still trying to figure out if I want to lemmy or kbin.
Lemmy seems more popular, but the dynamic feed is disruptive sometimes like I'll be reading a headline or looking at a thumbnail blown up by Imagus extension and then it shifts suddenly.
Kbin is more stable from that perspective, but I somehow have -2 rep points (that I care about for some stupid reason) despite having (so far) more ups than downs on my few comments. OH and the very frequent 503 errors on random pages, but I suspect that's growing pains from an enormous influx

-still haven't quite removed rif from the phone though. might check on it 7/1 and see if it works or not

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Google has a secret browser hidden inside the settings

So no real insight into what these hidden functions found in the javascript object do, huh?
I barely understand this article -I get there is a hidden browser, but I don't get what reasons there are for it, nor why I should be alarmed other than, you know, a hidden browser with unclear javascript objects, but that's just fear of the unknown. Sometimes fear of the unknown is justifiable, and given googles (capitalists) track record of late, it's probably justifiable here, too. But sometimes it's just fear for fear's sake which is not a good way to live life...

More reason to use firefox or other browsers. Maybe if I knew more Computer science I'd be more into linux too

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Propanolol (and other beta blockers) ... blocks a type of` receptor found on cells call beta adrenergic receptors. In the heart, beta blockers work to help with rate control.
Cocaine activates beta and alpha adrenergic receptors. Activating alpha adrenergic receptors can cause vasoconstriction.

Combining them, you get unopposed alpha activity, leading to coronary artery constriction, and a significant increase in risk of heart attack.

edited to change "ion channel" to "receptor"

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Georgia cops proudly show off ecstasy pills, after high-speed freeway chase over traffic violation, and crash caused by PIT-maneuver

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The police didn't cause the chase. They participated in it, of course but I don't think it's reasonable to hold them responsible for the chase happening in the first place. The drug dealer(s?) could have stayed put.

eta: I am by no means a police apologist or a "back the blue" type, either. There is plenty wrong with how police do the job they have but this isn't that

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