Readit Newssenortumnus commented on I Replied 'Stop' to a Political Text Message. I Got 100 More wsj.com/tech/personal-tec... · Posted by u/pcl
I remain convinced you can generate cheap power by having everyone in your neighborhood donate small amounts of money to a wide variety of non-profits, and burn the resulting flood of mail.
Please do this, for science!
Cool map. But in Copenhagen there are so many toxic lots that I would never take fruit from any tree within the city limits.
That’s interesting. Leftover from industrial era? Any specific contaminants that you would expect to find in the city soil?
senortumnus commented on CrowdStrike Update: Windows Bluescreen and Boot Loops old.reddit.com/r/crowdstr... · Posted by u/BLKNSLVR
I saw one of the surgery videos recently. The doctor was saying, "Alexa, turn on suction." It boggled my mind. There could be so many points of failure.
Fwiw this is not typical, we don’t have alexa/siri type smart devices in any OR I work in, and suction is turned on off with a button and a dial.
senortumnus commented on The darker side of being a doctor (2017) drericlevi.substack.com/p... · Posted by u/m-ahmed
I think you're possibly describing nurse practitioners?
Yes they are describing NPs and PAs. MDs are the PhDs of the medical world. Don’t get me started on “DNPs”
senortumnus commented on The darker side of being a doctor (2017) drericlevi.substack.com/p... · Posted by u/m-ahmed
The picture you are painting is way too dark. And does not give a realistic picture.
A lot of what you say is true for doctors in their first 5-10 years into their career, when employed in a hospital.
This not true for doctors which reached a certain level like „oberarzt“ and above.
This is especially not true for doctors with their own „office“ (business).
Yeah people may cry, but normally it is very hard to bring a doctor to justice even when there are quite obvious mistakes or misconduct. They are very well protected, suing a doctor not seldom takes 10 years from start to verdict, with a lot of legal costs involved.
And last but not least, it is a very secure profession. You must be really really stupid to end up jobless. So you have 5-10 years with a „ok“ salary compared to the power you invest. And 20-30 Years with a very good to exceptional salary, especially when compared to the broader population.
Surgeon here, in private practice. Agree with the article - all the stressors he mentions are typical of both residents and staff physicians. The hour crunch for me is better post residency but overall the stress is unchanged. Probably higher after training with the added responsibilities & risks.
My sense is that the field developed in the era of independent/private practice, where the grueling hours worked was justified by high pay and minimal bureaucratic/administrative burden. Add decades of stagnant/falling pay plus death by a thousand administrative cuts and the profession no longer justifies the difficult working conditions as convincingly. Some practices are still good, others terrible. Look at the rate of physician turnover to see which is which.
Oh and the “provider” discussion is worth paying attention to. Your doctor has this calculus worked out - years & energy invested, work environment & income expected, then the only viable option in your city is to be employed by a large hospital system (because hospitals get paid at least double for the same work, outcome is as expected.) But wait there’s more: you are now called “provider” by your large hospital employer who hires 2x NP employees to do the “same” work as you and pay half. Guess what direction the pricing pressure is going. In the future expect few MDs to stay in primary care because the system does not support that path. Specialty training is the future for MDs who invest time, energy, & money to excel in their field.
senortumnus commented on Nvidia Is Simulating a Copy of the Earth futurism.com/the-byte/nvi... · Posted by u/flyaway123
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Can confirm, I have used it to lube Cherry MX switch housings on keyboards. The great thing about it is it won't dry out over time because it's already dry, although, it wasn't the best choice for my application.
Is there something unique to your application beyond the parameters I’d expect are typical for mech keyboard use? Buy one, use daily, and expect to work indefinitely?
senortumnus commented on Ask HN: Why are bathtubs in the US undersized for adults? · Posted by u/apapapa
In America, generally baths are for kids. Adults normally shower.
I don't know why this is. I love baths, but I'm 6'3 and don't fit in any of them, so no bath for me.
We live in America. We have an old house (>100 yrs). One bathroom had a tub. We renovated the bathroom to incorporate a shower head. Turns out we couldn't purchase a new tub that fit the old dimensions, as new tubs are smaller, reportedly to meet new efficiency standards. So we had to frame in a smaller recess to fit the new, smaller tub. Wah wah, I guess the answer is, old tubs used to be more adult sized, and new ones aren't because of efficiency / climate change trends? As others have pointed out, you can still get big tubs but they're more like jacuzzi or whirlpool types that take up more space.
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