If you want it to be rock solid, put it in writing in a living will is other people have said. But it doesn't have to be this formal. If there are no formal instructions, the healthcare team will ask your family what to do. If you've been clear with your family (and have a good relationship with them) they will be able to relay your wishes to the health care team.

IIRC for some dinosaurs they know that their heads had cavities that would have acted as resonators, thus shaping the sounds they produce.

Amazon Fire remotes are vertically stacked as well.

Sounds like something you'd hear said about the Rockwell Retro Encabulator.

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I signed mine yesterday. It’s part of the medical power of attorney designation in your last will and testament. It’s basically stating your wishes legally in the event you cannot speak for yourself. It allows you to designate someone to speak with the physician on your behalf and follow your instructions regarding situations where you’re terminal, incapacitated, etc. Its a way to retain your rights, you sign over HIPAA so someone can act on your behalf to hold a facility accountable.

no, a DNR can often include medical non intervention clauses including no defibrillation. There are also out of hospital versions which include paramedics, caretakers, and EMT's.

>A do not resuscitate order (DNR) is a medical order signed by an adult patient and their doctor ordering that no cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) be performed on the patient in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest, even if CPR would save the patient’s life. CPR includes cardiac compression, endotracheal intubation, artificial ventilation, defibrillation, and other related medical procedures.

this is wrong. The reason is they actually both act on the GABA system just in a different manner.

Glad your still alive and kickin bud ✌🏼 hope your feeling better these days❤️

Coming from a former raging benzo addict myself I can relate to fuckin everything you are saying.

ETIZ! Maybe the most curious benzodiazepine I ever abused. The memory loss combined with the general lack of side effects (including drowsiness! Wtf!) made it v dangerous for me….

But quite fun.

DC is actually better at arcing, because the electric field is constantly on instead of disappearing several times per second. This is the reason you find switches and relays rated for far lower DC than AC voltages.

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The speed at which the universe is expanding is not locally sufficient to overcome the gravity (and other forces) keeping the Earth together.

The universe is expanding, that doesn't mean items within it grow, they just distance themselves from eachother and that we do observe.

Imagine a balloon you put some marbles into while it's completely deflated. Now inflate the balloon. Marbles stay the same size but the space between them increases.

What you are wanting is an advanced directive. This tells the health team who can make choices for you, if you are unable yourself, and a good AD will say what choices you want made. I really like this one that a local hospital has as a template.

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For clarity:

A DNR is a Do Not Resuscitate. This only applies to if your heart is unable to function enough to keep you alive, do you want them doing CPR and all the things to get your heart going again.

A DNI is Do Not Intubate. This only applies if your lungs aren't able to support you on their own, do you want to be ventilated.

"Pull the plug" usually means that you have already been resuscitated and intubated and you turn off the ventilator that doing your lung's job.

Somehow my email account got hacked in such a way that the hacker subscribed me to literally hundreds of subscriptions. Most are legitimate companies trying so hard to interest me in their products that I have absolutely no interest in. Even with a good third party anti-spam filter on my Outlook, I had to read through each day's long list of spam or risk losing an important legitimate email.

My choices seemed to be either to change my email address (would create all sorts of issues) or just unsubscribe unsubscribe unsubscribe. For the last couple of weeks, every day I've unsubscribed to dozens. The rate of these annoying spams seems to be diminishing but it's by no means over.

What I've learned is that each time I unsubscribe, I get one of about a dozen by now familiar responses: either a web page message that I've been unsubscribed, a request to verify my un-subscription request, or one of several cookie cutter pages asking "why are you unsubscribing?" with the same 5 choices. Most senders stop after I unsubscribe, but a few assholes seem to ignore multiple requests.

I've learned to recognize the unsubscribe link in multiple languages in multiple alphabets. (Google translate is most helpful in this.)

If anyone knows more about this type of hack, I'd be interested in knowing.

Glad you found it useful! You might enjoy looking at pictures of corona emission from power lines, which really let you see how strong the fields next to power lines are. The fields get so strong that they just rip electrons off of atoms, and you can see the glow as they combine back together. Wikipedia has some nice pictures here.

TLDR: Fat melting in our mouth thanks to the body temperature.

Fat is one of the three main macronutrients in our diet, along with carbohydrates and proteins. It is made up of molecules called fatty acids, which come in different lengths and types. When we eat food that contains fat, our bodies break down the fatty acids and use them for energy or to build new cells.

But why do we find fat so delicious? One reason is that it has a unique mouthfeel and texture. When we eat fatty foods like cheese or butter, they tend to feel creamy and rich in our mouths. This is because fat has a lower melting point than other parts of the food, so it melts at body temperature and spreads over our tongues and other taste receptors.

In addition to the texture, fat also adds flavor to food. This is because fatty acids are able to dissolve and carry other flavor compounds, making them more potent and appealing to our taste buds. For example, the aroma of grilled meat or the sweet fragrance of baked goods is often due to the presence of fat.

Moreover, studies have shown that our brains are wired to enjoy the taste of fat. When we eat fatty foods, our brains release chemicals called endocannabinoids that give us a sense of pleasure and reward. This is why we might crave fatty foods even when we're not hungry.

However, it's important to remember that not all fats are created equal. Some types of fat, such as unsaturated fats found in nuts and fish, can actually be beneficial to our health. On the other hand, consuming too much saturated and trans fats, found in fried foods and processed snacks, can increase our risk of heart disease and other health problems.

So while fat may be delicious, it's important to consume it in moderation and choose healthier sources whenever possible.

Yeah its been a nice surprise. Great bday gift

That wave is more like the "pressure of the electricity" where more voltage means it goes further above/below zero, and the direction of that pressure(forward or backwards) is decided based on if it's above or below the zero line.

If it was a hose of water it's like turning on the tap and having water flow out of the hose, then get sucked back into the hose over and over.

For a brief moment there is no push or suction...that's your "0 point" otherwise it's either pushing the electrons down the wire. Or sucking them up the wire which means any individual electron might not actually "move" very much, much like the specific water molecules at the end of the hose would just go in and out of the tip rapidly...so too does the electrons

While DC power is a flat line at whatever voltage it is and that's more like a hose just shooting water out of it at a steady rate.

I have multiple failed attempt including one with Clonazepam and alcohol to try to take advantage of the cns factor. Bodies just like to stay alive. And it's an ld50 for a reason, so theres still a 50% chance you live.

The thing is that they don't know. It's a puzzle with some educated guesses, based on some facts that they have managed to shake out of the dirt.

You see, dinosaurs and their skeletons have a lot of similarities to birds. Which means that you can make the educated - but difficult to prove or disprove - guess that a dinosaur would sound like a really huge bird.

Just by comparing a sparrow's sound to the sound of an ostrich, you get a hint of how size changes the sound. Apply similar reasoning to the size difference between an ostrich and a large dinosaur...and there IS a chance that they actually sounded kind of like it's pictured in a lot of movies.

Do we know for sure? No. Of course not. We cannot know for sure.

But guessing is fun too, when other scientists agrees that your guesses are not completely stupid.

Side question, why does every unsubscribe form have the exact same survey? Moat of the times they have identical choices down to the word, like "I no longer want to receive these messages", "I never signed up for this list", etc. No matter the type of content, the country of origin, or whatever, they are all the same. At one point it feels like they're all made by the same software company.

Also these instructions would be included in your file when you make them.

What you want is a living will and an power of attorney who will understand and respect your wishes.

The best way to do this is to write down clear and specific (as specific as you want) instructions and give them to the person who would be responsible for your medical decisions in the case of your loss of capacity. If you're married, this will typically be your spouse, but you can also (in writing) specify a parent or sibling. Just sure to ask that person.

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For example, my wife and I worked out our instructions/will recently.

For myself, I wanted to be kept alive as long as I have reasonable quality of life. I also made explicit wishes that I don't not want to be kept alive should I become an unreasonable burden on my family.

Basically, I made it clear that keeping me alive in a situation where I am a burden is against what I want.

Saying something is a central nervous system depressant is kinda like saying cats are mammals - it’s true, but it won’t tell you what cats eat or what they’ll scratch. You really have to dive into what chemical receptors the drug attaches to to know what it’s going to do to you.