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No I'm not confusing anything with anything else. You've just gotten offended over something -- probably the word "wrong" in my original post, which made you th

No I'm not confusing anything with anything else. You've just gotten offended over something -- probably the word "wrong" in my original post, which made you then decide to take it over literally. I think people will get 90% of the way to lowest BP reading simply by being still and silent for 10 mins. I doubt the lying down part is that important. I just originally didn't know that. I'd be doing something active (or just worked out), then decide to take BP and get a high reading. I think you probably assumed every word of my initial post was meant to be an absolute thing, rather than a general idea of the necessity to be relaxed not only during the reading but for several minutes before. Anyone can look that up and find out I'm right.

epcoa 2y ago
> No I'm not confusing anything with anything else. Yes you are, since you are the one that brought up an anecdote about an emergency visit, and I am explaining why that is not relevant. > probably the word "wrong" I wasn’t offended, those were your words, that I took at face value. People actually can’t read your mind, apparently you think you can read mine. > I think people will get 90% of the way to lowest BP reading And I’m explaining to you why just getting the “lowest” BP reading is not the overarching goal in evaluating chronic blood pressure. > I think you probably assumed every word… I wasn’t the only one that criticized your wording, perhaps that should be a sign to you rather than a prompt to assess my psyche. > Anyone can look that up and find out I'm right. On that note, is there anything specific I have said that is inaccurate? Look it up if you wish. If not, what is the purpose of your bickering?
- quantadev 2y ago
  Yeah, I'm not even reading your latest list of grievances and pedantic nit-picking. If you don't think people should be relaxed when taking a BP reading, I only have two words for you "Google it."
  - epcoa 2y ago
    If you're actually interested in learning something new, here you go: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/16330-24-hour-ambulatory-blood-pressure-monitoring https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/16330-24-h... You managed to spout enough crap about the history of Javascript that it summoned Brendan Eich himself, and you even then continued to double down. It really seems like you might get some benefit by taking a deep breath and not letting every correction or even just piece of added information enrage you. That may also likely help your blood pressure.
    - quantadev 2y ago
      I was pretty sure there was a grievance under the surface. So now it comes out. Did you enjoy your stroll thru the graveyard of past debate participants? lol.
      - epcoa 2y ago
        No grievance. We've never interacted before (nice edit, btw). Yes, the outsized defensiveness did prompt to see what I was dealing with. After rereading my initial reply I am still puzzled as to why pointing out that ambulatory measurements matter got you bent out of shape. I can concede that "Idealizing conditions also gives a misleading reading." could probably be better worded as "gives a misleading picture", but I don't think that warranted such defensiveness and hostility, you seem to have ignored the overall point made in that comment.
        quantadev 2y ago
        I think it's pretty easy to see, on this thread, which person got "bent out of shape"

epcoa 2y ago

> No I'm not confusing anything with anything else. Yes you are, since you are the one that brought up an anecdote about an emergency visit, and I am explaining why that is not relevant. > probably the word "wrong" I wasn’t offended, those were your words, that I took at face value. People actually can’t read your mind, apparently you think you can read mine. > I think people will get 90% of the way to lowest BP reading And I’m explaining to you why just getting the “lowest” BP reading is not the overarching goal in evaluating chronic blood pressure. > I think you probably assumed every word… I wasn’t the only one that criticized your wording, perhaps that should be a sign to you rather than a prompt to assess my psyche. > Anyone can look that up and find out I'm right. On that note, is there anything specific I have said that is inaccurate? Look it up if you wish. If not, what is the purpose of your bickering?

quantadev 2y ago
Yeah, I'm not even reading your latest list of grievances and pedantic nit-picking. If you don't think people should be relaxed when taking a BP reading, I only have two words for you "Google it."
- epcoa 2y ago
  If you're actually interested in learning something new, here you go: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/16330-24-hour-ambulatory-blood-pressure-monitoring https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/16330-24-h... You managed to spout enough crap about the history of Javascript that it summoned Brendan Eich himself, and you even then continued to double down. It really seems like you might get some benefit by taking a deep breath and not letting every correction or even just piece of added information enrage you. That may also likely help your blood pressure.
  - quantadev 2y ago
    I was pretty sure there was a grievance under the surface. So now it comes out. Did you enjoy your stroll thru the graveyard of past debate participants? lol.
    - epcoa 2y ago
      No grievance. We've never interacted before (nice edit, btw). Yes, the outsized defensiveness did prompt to see what I was dealing with. After rereading my initial reply I am still puzzled as to why pointing out that ambulatory measurements matter got you bent out of shape. I can concede that "Idealizing conditions also gives a misleading reading." could probably be better worded as "gives a misleading picture", but I don't think that warranted such defensiveness and hostility, you seem to have ignored the overall point made in that comment.
      - quantadev 2y ago
        I think it's pretty easy to see, on this thread, which person got "bent out of shape"