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[Astronuc]

My youngest daughter got Covid for the second time.
I've asked her to keep me posted on her symptoms.

Is she at home?

 

[dlgoff]

Is she at home?

Yes. She's at home resting. I'll update about her when she let's me know how she's doing. Thanks for asking @Astronuc

 

[WWGD]

Interesting design on this bench:

You rotate to get to the dry part after it rains.

 

[dlgoff]

My youngest daughter got Covid for the second time.
I've asked her to keep me posted on her symptoms.

@Astronuc
My next older daughter, who lives in Reno, just called me saying that she just got over Covid. She is studying to become a nurse. She's making all As and will be applying for nursing school after this semester.

 

[Borg]

I'm reading through the code from a paper. I'm learning some things and shaking my head at others. It's weird how someone can write a paper on something so complex and yet code such a dumb implementation of it.

 

[WWGD]

Would be nice to have a 'phonetic' version of Google ( or otherwise) translator.
Not much use if yo want to say something in Chinese if you don't know the language and are just given
Chinese characters.

 

[dlgoff]

My youngest daughter got Covid for the second time.
I've asked her to keep me posted on her symptoms.

Her mother called my youngest daughter today and now she has an ear infection.
I don't think this would be a symptom of Covid, but I don't know.

Does anyone here know if that could be Covid related?

Thanks in advance ... Don

 

[jack action]

Does anyone here know if that could be Covid related?

Study finds the SARS-CoV-2 virus can infect the inner ear

I was hesitating to post this as you seem to already worry a lot about this. So I will also remind you that the Covid recovery rate is at least 97% and your daughter already got through once, which indicates she most likely have what it takes to fight this. Think positive and spend less time worrying about things you cannot control.

 

[dlgoff]

spend less time worrying about things

This is exactly what she told me. Thanks for your reply. It's reasuring

 

[collinsmark]

Would be nice to have a 'phonetic' version of Google ( or otherwise) translator.
Not much use if yo want to say something in Chinese if you don't know the language and are just given
Chinese characters.

Google "Lens" app has this capability, and should work if your phone has an Internet connection.

https://lens.google/

The app will use a camera to take pictures of the given Chinese writing (or writing of any other common language). You can then play it back as spoken Chinese (where you can hear and memorize it if you want to say it yourself later. Or more simply, just let the Chinese speaker hear your phone's speaker), or translate it to English, so you know what the set of characters mean.

 

[WWGD]

Google "Lens" app has this capability, and should work if your phone has an Internet connection.

https://lens.google/

The app will use a camera to take pictures of the given Chinese writing (or writing of any other common language). You can then play it back as spoken Chinese (where you can hear and memorize it if you want to say it yourself later. Or more simply, just let the Chinese speaker hear your phone's speaker), or translate it to English, so you know what the set of characters mean.

Thank you. For now, I'm limited to : Yi , Er, San , Si , Wu and She-She.

 

[WWGD]

Words of the year: Kindness, Toxic, Narcissist.

 

[WWGD]

Google "Lens" app has this capability, and should work if your phone has an Internet connection.

https://lens.google/

The app will use a camera to take pictures of the given Chinese writing (or writing of any other common language). You can then play it back as spoken Chinese (where you can hear and memorize it if you want to say it yourself later. Or more simply, just let the Chinese speaker hear your phone's speaker), or translate it to English, so you know what the set of characters mean.

Xie, Xie.

 

[WWGD]

Outside of supermarket, with my bags, run into friend, who tells me:

" Have a good new year, don't eat too much".
Reply:
" So, which of the two is it, guy?" Pick one.

 

[kyphysics]

Day 1 of my diabetes journey.

First day taking Metformin.

 

[WWGD]

Day 1 of my diabetes journey.

First day taking Metformin.

Sorry to hear, ky.

 

[dlgoff]

Day 1 of my diabetes journey.

First day taking Metformin.

I'm so sorry. Keep your chin up.

 

[kyphysics]

Sorry to hear, ky.

No worries. I was depressed at first, but have slowly learned to accept it. We had to confirm it with a second blood test, before I started meds. But, I'm okay with it now. LOTS of worse diseases. Many diabetics can live to 80's...I think on average we have 10 years less life, but overall still decent if you manage it. I'm glad I don't have like prostate cancer! Like I said, there are many, many worse diseases.

This shall ultimately teach me sympathy for others and to have a more loving attitude toward humanity.

 

[dlgoff]

This shall ultimately teach me sympathy for others and to have a more loving attitude toward humanity.

This is very inspiring to me. Thanks

 

[WWGD]

Thinking about James Caan.
Can Caan win Cannes? He'll dance the can-can under the Caanopy.

 

[WWGD]

Wonder to what extent people pay attention when you talk. I told someone: " Temperature went below 25 F for two consecutive days. It should be illegal!".
And a bunch if people, not obviously joking , replied: Yes!

 

[WWGD]

On other news. I saw someone sew a so-so shirt.

 

[BillTre]

On other news. I saw someone sew a so-so shirt.

So what that you saw a so-so shirt some what sowed by someone?

 

[WWGD]

Some mix up with my Covid results. Apparently, " I am NOT the father". ?

 

[WWGD]

Wonder about Hotmail/Microsoft's profile of me. I receive offers for:
--Discrete , absorbent underwear
--Erection pills
--Complete your college degree
--Lose that extra weight
--Eliminate those pesky dark spots

Don't want to list any others; I'm starting to feel depressed.

 

[valenumr]

Saw this one today:

 

[WWGD]

Saw this one today:
View attachment 295132

That's the way I would have designed it, if I ruled the world.

 

[fresh_42]

Wonder about Hotmail/Microsoft's profile of me. I receive offers for:
--Discrete , absorbent underwear
--Erection pills
--Complete your college degree
--Lose that extra weight
--Eliminate those pesky dark spots

Don't want to list any others; I'm starting to feel depressed.

I've found a way out of the maze. I once tried to find a certain phone number in Sweden. I even called, but they have had no English entry point. Ever since I get spam in Swedish. It's not less than before, but I do not understand them anymore.

 

[ergospherical]

Love it when I expand out a bunch of brackets, stare at the result for a few seconds and then excitedly realize "aha, it factorises!", and go right back to where I started.

 

[WWGD]

Love it when I expand out a bunch of brackets, stare at the result for a few seconds and then excitedly realize "aha, it factorises!", and go right back to where I started.

Not sure for you, but for me I often spend around an hour clearing up expressions; cancelling, grouping, after which I end with something like "1=1"