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I always popped out the silicone valve for that very reason. You would have to squeeze until the pressure overcame the resistance of the silicone valve then the ketchup would squirt out at high velocity. It was nearly impossible to get exactly the amount you wanted. With the valve removed it only takes a gentle squeeze.

A while ago my daughter wanted an image of Santa pulling a sleigh with a reindeer in the driver's seat holding the reins. We tried dozens of different prompts and Dall-e 3 could not do it.

The article says Williamsburg, which is in Brooklyn, but still NYC so that 100k is not going to get you much.

"...our child’s first and last name is a truly unique combination. We’ve tried to avoid putting it out into the world where we can. At the moment, a Google search for their full name returns zero results."

I've thought about this and came to the opposite conclusion; that instead of a unique name it would be preferable to have an absurdly common name (e.g. John Jones). Getting lost in the noise is probably easier than trying to hide.

somebody registered squatt.ing

Physicians have lost their license over being confused about vitamin D?

Zeppelin bend and Carrick bend are my favorites. The knots I actually use the most in daily life are bowline and trucker hitch. I'm partial to constrictor knots as well.

I recently visited the UK and it was really nice. Order a £15 sandwich, pay £15.

Honestly there is conflicting information about which is more prevalent (toxo or crypto). From what I've found the sources that site toxoplasmosis as most common are older, and the ones reporting cryptococcal meningitis as more common are more recent. I suppose the incidence may have shifted since the 90s. I don't really know. Anecdotally I see more crypto (private practice ID in southeast US).

In our HIV patients we see more more cryptococcal meningitis than CNS toxoplasmosis. Crypto is typically not going to have any significant radiologic abnormality unlike toxo in which imaging plays a large role in diagnosis. So I'm guessing, being a radiologist, you've got a sampling bias that favors toxo.

PO amphotericin B would be a huge boon in treating these patients and shortening hospital stays. Outpatient Ampho B is not a good option in most cases.

The Moller Skycar [1] will finally have it's day!

1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moller_M400_Skycar

I'd like [my last name].com but a domain squatter has it and wanted over $10,000. I put in a low ball offer and they wouldn't budge. I told them they were crazy. I have an uncommon name that very few people would want so I may try your tactic.

Once newer high density batteries make it into cars and we can get 500+ mile ranges I think it will help with a lot of these concerns. When your car's range is longer than most people are willing or able to drive in a single day then you can charge overnight at your destination without worrying about finding charging stations on the road.

That may be what is happening. I rephrased the question and chatgpt got it correct.

Q: which word occurs third in this sentence?

A: The word "occurs" is the third word in the sentence "which word occurs third in this sentence?"

I, and I suspect other ADHD people, don't form those habits. I've for years read things like "you don't have to remind yourself to brush your teeth because it's a habit. You can make exercising a habit, too."

But for some of us, we do have to remind ourselves to brush our teeth, or eat, or whatever thing the average person does "automatically".

What has helped me (n=1):

1. Get enough sleep.

2. No Alcohol

3. Quit caffeine. It does help with attention for a very short period, but the sleep disruption outweighs any perceived benefit for me. Even a single coffee in the morning I find messes with my sleep.

4. regular exercise several days a week.

I still struggle, but since I've made these lifestyle changes I'm able to compensate much better, and my mood is much improved as well which helps with the self-defeating thoughts that inevitability go along with ADHD. Like you I was previously on stimulants but for multiple reasons opted to get off them years ago.

I also interpreted it as eyes watering up on the verge of crying.

It seems like there is a lot of pressure these days for people to find their "passion" or their life's work. But I think there are only a small subset of people who have that kind of single-minded focus. I used to get anxious about the fact that I did not have a passion. I have many varied interests and hobbies, but that dilution of interest prevents me from really excelling in one thing or having anything close to a "life's work". I've now realized it's ok to not have a that passion for one thing. I'll never create my version of a Dwarf Fortress. I'll create small things that make me happy, and know a little bit about a lot of things. And I'm ok with that.

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Looks like it doesn't work anymore. I've tried multiple variations of the prompt and only get a canned response: "I'm sorry, but I am not able to act like the computer game Zork or simulate the output of a text adventure game. As a large language model trained by OpenAI, my primary function is to provide accurate and helpful information and support to users, and I do not have the ability to generate responses to specific game prompts or interact with text adventure games..."

It also now refuses to write a song for me, which it was doing yesterday.

So far the only NA beers I have found that taste like real beer are from Athletic Brewing. I avoid alcohol but also really like the taste of beer, so I'm loving the Athletic beers. I highly recommend them.

The impression I got is that his tone sounded like someone giving a speech or presentation. Rogan sounded more natural.

I suspect a large part of the training data was Jobs giving presentations in front of an audience so his AI voice sounds like public speaking. Whereas Rogan's data would be most likely be conversations from his podcast so his AI voice sounds more conversational.

It's definitely the case that many unnecessary tests are ordered. That is a different issue from quotas, which is specifically what I was addressing.

Anyway, I will concede that my personal experience practicing medicine is not necessarily representative of the practice of medicine in all areas of the country.

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Article 1 is about certain for profit hospitals setting quotas on the number of patients doctors admitted to the hospital, and giving kickbacks to doctors for ordering tests (which is illegal).

Article 2 is addressing a cancer treatment, not diagnostic tests. And has one quote by a doctor concerned about oncologists being pressured to use proton therapy. No mention of quotas.

Article 3 is about the proliferation of advanced diagnostic imaging (MRI, CT, etc) in private clinics and the concerns about over utilization of these diagnostic tests as well as potential conflicts of interest with doctors having a financial stake in the tests they're ordering. These are both real problems in the US medical system. However, no mention of US hospitals placing quotas on diagnostic tests ordered by doctors on their staff.

Is it possible these types of quotas have occurred? Sure. But is this typical practice in the US? No.

Not sure where you got the idea that there are "quotas" doctors have to meet for ordering diagnostic tests. I can't speak for other countries but in the US this is not the case.

I have learned just as much, if not more, from reading HN comments as I have from the links. I don't reply or comment very often but I do appreciate those who do. So, people who have interesting or insightful things to say, please continue to comment!

That's funny, I'm in the US and my daughter puts on a British accent when she's playing. I guess for either one it's something that sounds exotic and fun.

"Image intentionally modified to blur and hide faces"

I thought this was strange. Why hide an AI generated face?

A tip to keep the oil from separating: I add about 5ml of water to a jar of peanut butter and stir in well. This creates an emulsion that thickens the peanut butter and prevents the oil from separating out. It improves the spreadability as well.

I've been looking forward to marine starlink with the thought of being able to work remotely while sailing. Then I saw the pricing! I guess they're aiming for the megayacht crowd not average shmoes on small boats.

Interestingly it does look like people are putting starlink on sailboats with ok results: https://www.reddit.com/r/SailboatCruising/comments/vovaxs/st...

This was my first thought as well. As soon as the supplements industry gets hold of this info...so long sea squirts.