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My ancestor died of a splinter

46 points by Hooke 9y ago

chrisbennet 9y ago
The page kept refreshing and scrolling back to the top. Unreadable on my iPad.
- revx 9y ago
  And so many ads as well, even with an ad-blocker installed :(
  - duskwuff 9y ago
    There's something seriously wrong with the ads on this site. Even with my ad blocker disabled, the ads constantly refresh as I view the page. I wouldn't be surprised if this were some sort of ad fraud scheme, along the same lines as the one that hit Myspace last year: https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/ad-industry-insiders-are-connected-to-a-fraud-scheme-that https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/ad-industry-insiders... (Yes, it's Buzzfeed, but it's them doing some real investigative journalism.)
  - Jsharm 9y ago
    Agreed! Unreadable!
- eadmund 9y ago
  FWIW, works fine with uBlock & uMatrix preventing JavaScript from running.
Bizarro 9y ago
My Ublock Origin count on that page is 80. I waited until it stopped counting and then got out of there.
- deleted 9y ago
  [deleted]
- tzs 9y ago
  The seems rather bizarre. What is the point of waiting for it to stop and then not staying around to read the article?
  - bagacrap 9y ago
    Principles
    - kazinator 9y ago
      Principles such as what, though? "I won't read an ad-sponsored site's article for free if the number of blockable items I didn't actually see is appallingly high." :)
      - tzs 9y ago
        I could actually see someone adopting that approach, on the theory that as the number of items you consider to be bad on the site goes up, so does the probability that it will include bad items that your blocker does not yet know how to stop. However, someone using that approach should bail on the site when the number blocked reaches some fixed threshold. That's why I thought it bizarre to wait around until it had finished before leaving.
  - kazinator 9y ago
    > The seems rather bizarre. A HN user called Bizarro, posting a bizarre remark? What are the odds ...
- pwg 9y ago
  With NoScript in the mix blocking all the javascript, the Ublock Origin count is only 11.
- jaytaylor 9y ago
  When in doubt just paste it to archive.is https://archive.is/MwzNr https://archive.is/MwzNr
chasingthewind 9y ago
My step-father had sepsis two weeks ago. IV antibiotics and a few other interventions and he was sent home from the hospital after a few days with some Cipro. Antibiotics are fantastic and I hope we somehow stave off the dystopian post-antibiotic future.
- craftyguy 9y ago
  Well, bacteria are super motivated to evolve (naturally), so our antibiotics are doomed to be ineffective (naturally) sooner or later.
- defen 9y ago
  > he was sent home from the hospital after a few days with some Cipro. See this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15868937 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15868937
- axaxs 9y ago
  Cipro is not good. Stuff has messed me up a lot in the short time I took it. Be warned.
- DoreenMichele 9y ago
  What doctors never seem to tell patients is what you need to do to clean up the mess left behind in the wake of powerful antibiotics. Your step father would be wise to actively try to repair the damage to his gut flora, get excess yeast under control, remedy any nutrient deficiencies he has been left with and flush any drug residues from his system. Otherwise he is likely to have another health crisis fairly soon. It can become a vicious cycle.
JoeAltmaier 9y ago
My grand-uncle died of a chill. He was a pall-bearer for a neighbor on Saturday, in the pouring rain. Came home soaking wet. Grandma said "Let me make you a warm bath!" he said "I'll do the chores first". Came in shivering uncontrollably. Short story - they carried him the next Saturday. So yeah, antibiotics are wonderful.

46 points by Hooke 9y ago

chrisbennet 9y ago

The page kept refreshing and scrolling back to the top. Unreadable on my iPad.

revx 9y ago
And so many ads as well, even with an ad-blocker installed :(
- duskwuff 9y ago
  There's something seriously wrong with the ads on this site. Even with my ad blocker disabled, the ads constantly refresh as I view the page. I wouldn't be surprised if this were some sort of ad fraud scheme, along the same lines as the one that hit Myspace last year: https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/ad-industry-insiders-are-connected-to-a-fraud-scheme-that https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/ad-industry-insiders... (Yes, it's Buzzfeed, but it's them doing some real investigative journalism.)
- Jsharm 9y ago
  Agreed! Unreadable!
eadmund 9y ago
FWIW, works fine with uBlock & uMatrix preventing JavaScript from running.

Bizarro 9y ago

My Ublock Origin count on that page is 80. I waited until it stopped counting and then got out of there.

deleted 9y ago
[deleted]
tzs 9y ago
The seems rather bizarre. What is the point of waiting for it to stop and then not staying around to read the article?
- bagacrap 9y ago
  Principles
  - kazinator 9y ago
    Principles such as what, though? "I won't read an ad-sponsored site's article for free if the number of blockable items I didn't actually see is appallingly high." :)
    - tzs 9y ago
      I could actually see someone adopting that approach, on the theory that as the number of items you consider to be bad on the site goes up, so does the probability that it will include bad items that your blocker does not yet know how to stop. However, someone using that approach should bail on the site when the number blocked reaches some fixed threshold. That's why I thought it bizarre to wait around until it had finished before leaving.
- kazinator 9y ago
  > The seems rather bizarre. A HN user called Bizarro, posting a bizarre remark? What are the odds ...
pwg 9y ago
With NoScript in the mix blocking all the javascript, the Ublock Origin count is only 11.
jaytaylor 9y ago
When in doubt just paste it to archive.is https://archive.is/MwzNr https://archive.is/MwzNr

chasingthewind 9y ago

My step-father had sepsis two weeks ago. IV antibiotics and a few other interventions and he was sent home from the hospital after a few days with some Cipro. Antibiotics are fantastic and I hope we somehow stave off the dystopian post-antibiotic future.

craftyguy 9y ago
Well, bacteria are super motivated to evolve (naturally), so our antibiotics are doomed to be ineffective (naturally) sooner or later.
defen 9y ago
> he was sent home from the hospital after a few days with some Cipro. See this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15868937 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15868937
axaxs 9y ago
Cipro is not good. Stuff has messed me up a lot in the short time I took it. Be warned.
DoreenMichele 9y ago
What doctors never seem to tell patients is what you need to do to clean up the mess left behind in the wake of powerful antibiotics. Your step father would be wise to actively try to repair the damage to his gut flora, get excess yeast under control, remedy any nutrient deficiencies he has been left with and flush any drug residues from his system. Otherwise he is likely to have another health crisis fairly soon. It can become a vicious cycle.

JoeAltmaier 9y ago

My grand-uncle died of a chill. He was a pall-bearer for a neighbor on Saturday, in the pouring rain. Came home soaking wet. Grandma said "Let me make you a warm bath!" he said "I'll do the chores first". Came in shivering uncontrollably. Short story - they carried him the next Saturday. So yeah, antibiotics are wonderful.