Random Thoughts 7

[Ibix]

Don't forget his partner John Https.

 

[fresh_42]

You are both wrong. It actually popped out of a blackhole created at CERN.

 

[WWGD]

You are both wrong. It actually popped out of a blackhole created at CERN.

Wasn't there someone trying to prevent the operation of an accelerator on that basis, that it may bring about a black hole?

 

[fresh_42]

Wasn't there someone trying to prevent the operation of an accelerator on that basis, that it may bring about a black hole?

IIRC then there was an American trying to achieve this by legal means.

 

[WWGD]

IIRC then there was an American trying to achieve this by legal means.

Yes, I lost track of it.

I almost spit my drink while tutoring.
Student was working with a symmetric matrix , so that $P^{T}=P$. Then, while working with projections, he noticed $P^2=P$. From which he concludes...
$T=2!!$.
Gauss is shaking in his grave. I felt like I died a little, at least the Math part of my life, personality.

 

[kyphysics]

Many people don't think of it, but nursing is one of the most physically demanding professions. Well, at least, hospital nursing is that way. Primary care isn't at all.

I spoke with some "hardcore" hospital nurses who laughed (literally with a dismissive tone) at PCP nursing. They said they'd never do it, because of the pace and demands. They thought it was too slow and "soft." They actually like the rush of working as a hospital RN. Who knew there exist "medical action junkies"?

The lifting and moving around of immobile patients constantly takes tremendous physical endurance (and strength). Nursing shifts are 12 hours. Hospital RNs work 3 days a week only (that is considered full-time). But, it's grueling. And it's often thankless and dirty. My father's male nurse said he literally cleans/wipes at least one patient's butt per shift practically every day he works. They get 4-6 patients a shift on average (never more than 6 and on a very, very lucky day maybe 2 or 3). Most are immobile/weak and end up pooping or peeing all over the bed at least once during their stay. That works out statistically that every single hospital RN is often wiping someone's butt or urinary area once a shift and having to change their sheets (needing to roll, shift, and lift patients).

Many RNs suffer back injuries and retire from the field and/or come back but have long-term health complications. Many people don't realize this. But, it's very common to suffer a back injury as a hospital nurse.

 

[WWGD]

Many people don't think of it, but nursing is one of the most physically demanding professions. Well, at least, hospital nursing is that way. Primary care isn't at all.

I spoke with some "hardcore" hospital nurses who laughed (literally with a dismissive tone) at PCP nursing. They said they'd never do it, because of the pace and demands. They thought it was too slow and "soft." They actually like the rush of working as a hospital RN. Who knew there exist "medical action junkies"?

The lifting and moving around of immobile patients constantly takes tremendous physical endurance (and strength). Nursing shifts are 12 hours. Hospital RNs work 3 days a week only (that is considered full-time). But, it's grueling. And it's often thankless and dirty. My father's male nurse said he literally cleans/wipes at least one patient's butt per shift practically every day he works. They get 4-6 patients a shift on average (never more than 6 and on a very, very lucky day maybe 2 or 3). Most are immobile/weak and end up pooping or peeing all over the bed at least once during their stay. That works out statistically that every single hospital RN is often wiping someone's butt or urinary area once a shift and having to change their sheets (needing to roll, shift, and lift patients).

Many RNs suffer back injuries and retire from the field and/or come back but have long-term health complications. Many people don't realize this. But, it's very common to suffer a back injury as a hospital nurse.

My take is that just about any job that's done well, with possibly few exceptions, requires a considerable effort.

 

[WWGD]

I guess I naively, implicitly , assumed blocking an address meant no more messages would arrive from that source. Rather than these being sent to the junk folder.

 

[WWGD]

Interesting data

Is there a better place to share it here ?

 

[kyphysics]

The cost of supporting an elderly dependent seems comparable to raising a child. I think raising a child probably costs more, but there are many overlaps.

Body wipes - good ones - cost quite a bit. Wet Ones are $3.29 at target. Cheaper fare at Target may run $1.99, but those cloths are relatively dry (cannot get the job done) and are of lower quality (rip more easily). Diapers aren't too expensive, but add up over time. Incontinence of an adult is much more problematic than with a small baby. The amount of urine and feces is much greater and usually a simple diaper will not do. We've had to use women's pads - such as Poise or Maxi(mum) - inserted into a diaper, which is on top of a bed absorbent pad. That is three layers of padding right there and doesn't factor in clothing (and/or sheets) that is soiled that either must be thrown away or laundered quickly. Good bed pads can be costly over time. Medline Ultrasorbs (which hospitals use and can be bought on Amazon) run 25 (pack) for $39.99. Then you have things like condom catheters and urine bags, which usually run something like $1.50/unit and $8/2000 ML, respectively (for known/good brands). Trash bags are a must. You will have LOTS of soiled and dirty stuff to dispose of, but they also are great at serving as a protective layer.

You better have good insurance with a low deductible. Otherwise, medical bills will potentially crush you.

Walkers, rollators, wheelchairs, bedside commodes, raised toilet seats and toilet handles, shower benches, hospital beds, movement sensors, and the like are sort of the equivalent of baby/toddler protection/convenience devices (just for the elderly, instead).

If you go the nursing home/assisted living/memory care unit route, expect $75,000+/year for a good facility. We were warned by many medical staff that lower-rated and cheaper facilities can be horrible. They are understaffed and the staff that exist often don't and can't do a good job. Bed-bound residents can go months without being turned and get wounds so gruesome they come out of a horror movie. I was told by one hospital nurse, the worst case she ever saw was a woman coming from a nursing home where the staff didn't turn her in bed (or, at least, not enough) and she had a bedsore go so out of hand that the entire skin on her lower back was simply black. And in some areas, the tissue had died and rotted so bad that you could flat out see white bone. It was horrific and she said it was the proudest she ever felt nursing that woman back to health. The entire hospital floor staff cheered after many weeks when that woman was able to heal and finally "go home" (hopefully to better care). These $50,000 and below facilities in my area can be hit or miss (mostly miss). $75,000+/year is where the care is very good - adequate staffing, actual RNs (not just "skilled nurses"), good amenities, professional/nice/caring staff, nice facilities, etc.

Senior health aides are another option, but run typically $30/hour with 4-hour minimums. That's $120/day at minimum. That's the equivalent of a babysitter for a child.

Medicare is pretty great overall. I'm shocked how cheap coverage is for equivalent stuff I'd have to pay for as a non-senior. The premiums are cheap, deductibles are low, and coverage is fantastic in most cases.

 

[WWGD]

I couldn't remember where my wallet was. But in a recent conversation prior to that, I remembered the earth weighed $5.977 \times 10^{24} kg$. Even though I never weighed it myself!

 

[Ibix]

I couldn't remember where my wallet was. But in a recent conversation prior to that, I remembered the earth weighed $5.977 \times 10^{24} kg$. Even though I never weighed it myself!

Yeah. I can sing along (for imprecise values of sing) to music I haven't heard in a decade. But coming back from the shops with what I actually wanted if I forget the shopping list? Crazy talk.

 

[fresh_42]

Yeah. I can sing along (for imprecise values of sing) to music I haven't heard in a decade. But coming back from the shops with what I actually wanted if I forget the shopping list? Crazy talk.

Cadences! The difference is cadences!

 

[WWGD]

Yeah. I can sing along (for imprecise values of sing) to music I haven't heard in a decade. But coming back from the shops with what I actually wanted if I forget the shopping list? Crazy talk.

It also took me embarrassingly long to change my accounting for very large numbers. So that $2\times 5.977 \times 10^{24} \neq 11.954 \times 10^{48}$

 

[WWGD]

Cadences! The difference is cadences!

Unless you're whistling .

 

[collinsmark]

Bleugh.

So much for astrophotography for a while.

In the mean time, the camera is off the old scope, and I'm taking the opportunity to build up a new DARK library for a new scope/rig/setup, with the new gain and binning settings I plan to use. (I plan on binning 2×2 instead of 3×3, along with a correspondingly lower gain setting to improve resolution and dynamic range. At least as a start.) I might post updates on the new setup in the Astronomy/Astrophysics sub-forum, in the coming weeks, perhaps.

Come to think of it, the new equipment was probably packaged with the obligatory clouds. That tracks.

 

[fresh_42]

Great final! Does anybody else watch it?
@Ibix, @pinball1970 perhaps?

 

[WWGD]

Great final! Does anybody else watch it?
@Ibix, @pinball1970 perhaps?

I'm surprised there's no team named " Tigers". It seems to pop up everywhere else.

 

[Ibix]

Great final! Does anybody else watch it?
@Ibix, @pinball1970 perhaps?

If I ask "final of what", does that answer your question?

 

[fresh_42]

If I ask "final of what", does that answer your question?

Yes. Does "Trump has just won a few seconds ago" answer your question?

It was worth watching. I hope Trump won't keep this form until spring. I'm still a Ronnie fan.

 

[WWGD]

Yes. Does "Trump has just won a few seconds ago" answer your question?

It was worth watching. I hope Trump won't keep this form until spring. I'm still a Ronnie fan.

Why am I accessing an old/weird format of PF, rather than the present one

 

[Ibix]

Greg said there were some problems with the PHP update at the weekend - going to guess he tried updating it again and there are still problems...

 

[Ibix]

Greg said there were some problems with the PHP update at the weekend - going to guess he tried updating it again and there are still issues.

 

[BillTre]

This is why there are so few old growth forests left.
When I moved to Oregon in the 1980's trucks with logs like this were still seen on the highways.
Not now.

 

[WWGD]

Not sure if it's a true story, but I heard about this guy with last name Lakoff, who opened up a communication company with his name, didn't last too long: " Lakoff Communication ".

 

[dlgoff]

I've been offline for a while due to a failed MODEM. I bought a new one and it just now let me open the internet.

 

[dlgoff]

Spring has sprung here in my little town in Kansas. Birds of every type that are normally here in the summer are here now.

 

[phinds]

Spring has sprung here in my little town in Kansas. Birds of every type that are normally here in the summer are here now.

How much earlier is this than your normal spring onset?

 

[dlgoff]

How much earlier is this than your normal spring onset?

one to two months.

 

[WWGD]

O

Or maybe now he has the power to change it himself?