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This person should not be a doctor. Not with this "profound left-right confusion". People with severe diabetes are not allowed to drive commercially. People wit

This person should not be a doctor. Not with this "profound left-right confusion". People with severe diabetes are not allowed to drive commercially. People with sea sickness don't usually captain boats. --- Edit: Apparently I'm at my limit on my work laptop, but can read it on my phone. Unlike other NYTimes articles, this link takes me directly to a paywall. I don't even get to see a blurb, abstract, teaser, or dateline. Going directly from Google also puts me at a paywall.

danso 11y ago
Is it because you've hit your free article limit for the month? What happens when you go incognito? (I'm a subscriber so I'm logged in...however, going in incognito or with another browser works fine for me)
- stephengillie 11y ago
  It appears the corporate-locked-down Chrome I'm using on the corporate laptop doesn't have Incognito as an option. I'll try my phone.
cafard 11y ago
The husband of a co-worker could not get a commission in the Navy because he had red-green color blindness. I guess the Army didn't mind, but ships have red and green lights to indicate port and starboard.
ars 11y ago
> This person should not be a doctor. Maybe. But since he has such strong self awareness of the problem his is able to self-implement protocols to correct and protect from the problem. Just like people with controlled diabetes can drive. A simple dot tattooed somewhere inconspicuous on the hand (make it look like a liver spot) would be enough to solve the problem.
- epochwolf 11y ago
  > A simple dot tattooed somewhere inconspicuous on the hand (make it look like a liver spot) would be enough to solve the problem. I have the same issue as the doctor and this wouldn't help me. I know which hand I write with. (My right). I always know which hand is my right but I still can't tell right or left for directions. It gets flipped during processing like dyslexia.

danso 11y ago

Is it because you've hit your free article limit for the month? What happens when you go incognito? (I'm a subscriber so I'm logged in...however, going in incognito or with another browser works fine for me)

stephengillie 11y ago
It appears the corporate-locked-down Chrome I'm using on the corporate laptop doesn't have Incognito as an option. I'll try my phone.

cafard 11y ago

The husband of a co-worker could not get a commission in the Navy because he had red-green color blindness. I guess the Army didn't mind, but ships have red and green lights to indicate port and starboard.

ars 11y ago

> This person should not be a doctor. Maybe. But since he has such strong self awareness of the problem his is able to self-implement protocols to correct and protect from the problem. Just like people with controlled diabetes can drive. A simple dot tattooed somewhere inconspicuous on the hand (make it look like a liver spot) would be enough to solve the problem.

epochwolf 11y ago
> A simple dot tattooed somewhere inconspicuous on the hand (make it look like a liver spot) would be enough to solve the problem. I have the same issue as the doctor and this wouldn't help me. I know which hand I write with. (My right). I always know which hand is my right but I still can't tell right or left for directions. It gets flipped during processing like dyslexia.