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by jrapdx3 11y ago
MUMPS is a subject I've tried to study before but confess I didn't get very far. For my purposes back in the 90's, PostgresQL was the best fit and it has worked out well. Meanwhile EHR systems have become a huge industry, bu
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by jrapdx3 11y ago
A discussion I've often had, that old technologies never disappear altogether, there's always an interest, revivals inevitably occur especially among the younger generations to whom the old stuff is new. Not too long ago I overhea
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by jrapdx3 11y ago
Probably not. Endocrine disruptors in the environment can result from degradation of certain polymers, releasing chemicals such as bisphenol-A (BPA), phthalates and other compounds. For example, materials made with BPA such as polycarbonat
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by jrapdx3 11y ago
I'm thinking about visiting a friend ~8 years ago. He lives in a rural area, and back then cell phone signal coverage was terribly spotty. Couldn't go around a curve without risk of losing coverage. But the situation improved.
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> ... So teach people not to abuse them, and, those who do, or become addicted, have medical issues that should be treated as such. Therein lies the problem: addiction does not readily yield to teaching not to abuse the drug. In the US
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by jrapdx3 11y ago
Certainly a fascinating slant on ketamine, more familiar to me from reports documenting benefit in patients with severe, treatment-resistant depression. In clinical applications the dose is very small vs. street use and not associated with
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by jrapdx3 11y ago
One important part of CBT for sleep is education about "sleep hygiene". This is the set of optimum behaviors or practices that promote sleep. Salient elements include establishing and maintaining a suitable sleep schedule, espec
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by jrapdx3 11y ago
Very interesting. Didn't take too long before seeing faint yellowish blobs. The only problem was tilting my head too fast, made my neck joints creak. Slowing down was better, it didn't take more than modest offset (say 25 degre
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For all the time and energy already devoted to studying prime numbers, it's amazing how we keep finding compelling new things to say about the subject. I agree this presentation shows considerable grace and beauty, quite effective at s
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The problem in discussing this subject is the idea of "intuition" itself because the term doesn't have an unambiguous definition. Meaning varies from one instance to another, even one moment to the next, and disputes arise f
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by jrapdx3 11y ago
Climate researchers from Oregon State University and the University of Oxford are looking for volunteers to help run climate simulations on their PC's to help track down mysterious changes in ocean temperatures. It's a little lik
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Hunting “the blob” causing California drought(oregonlive.com)
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Tell me about it. Here in Portland temperatures have been in the 90's, prompting complaints, but nothing to do about it. OTOH relatives in Texas are complaining about unusually rainy weather in recent weeks, like our respective typic
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by jrapdx3 11y ago
Yes I did, though not to 28 places as tptacek had done. With 2 to 4 place floats, including negatives, the test worked as expected. Like others here have said it wasn't a particularly hard "rule" to figure out. Easy to imme
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by jrapdx3 11y ago
That was fun. A couple of the sets were particularly interesting. No surprise that using LSD adversely affects cognitive performance, though the strength and linearity of the effect were perhaps more relentless than expected. Its a reaso
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by jrapdx3 11y ago
Funny thing, I've had the opposite experience with Windows 8.1 vs. Ubuntu. Printing to my 6 year old Ricoh color laser proved a difficult task, tangling with driver hell. It seemed unnecessary given the printer is equipped with PCL an
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by jrapdx3 11y ago
Having quite a few years of experience treating obesity it's interesting how often this topic comes up here. As several posters say, the "paleo" diet in some form is not a recent idea. Despite paleo's apparent merit, t
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by jrapdx3 11y ago
OK. Being subtle it's hard to put into words, but I'll try. Scheme has a certain beauty, and symmetry when well-expressed. Paradoxically, a seemingly simple application can be perplexing on first glance, its meaning not immedia
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by jrapdx3 11y ago
> ... what a pleasant surprise to another Portland psychiatrist on HN. Small world. Pleasant surprise indeed, what are the odds? Obviously writing here is motivated by interests in computing as well as brains. Your comment a few weeks
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by jrapdx3 11y ago
Lithium, as medication, has been a benchmark of my life, though in a different way than portrayed in the nicely written article. When I was in school back in the 60's, I had the chance to see the healing effects of lithium before it wa
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by jrapdx3 11y ago
Actually, the experiments that need to be conducted wouldn't be that hard to do. In fact I'd be surprised if research of this kind has not already been done. The problem of poor performance under scrutiny, where there is pressure
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by jrapdx3 11y ago
I'm glad to see Rust's progress. I'm still very interested in Rust, and incrementally learning the language. I do appreciate the documentation, IMO the developers have done a tremendous job in that respect. One question tho
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by jrapdx3 11y ago
And a great many fine suggestions have been made. To add one more, you might take a look at CHICKEN Scheme. It's written in C, and compiles to C. The CHICKEN website and user manual contain a wealth of info re: theory and implementat
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by jrapdx3 11y ago
Yes it is disgusting, maddening, and in a way, bizarre considering that Medicare reimbursement for psychiatric services is shamefully inadequate. (No question, Medicare reimbursement does not come close to covering the costs of providing
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by jrapdx3 11y ago
For sure, blinding is an important tool for reducing bias and essential for optimum experimental validity. I'm more familiar with the medical field but the fundamental issues are the same. In recent years there's been growing con
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by jrapdx3 11y ago
This article is quite interesting, certainly projects a different view of Bohmian theory than typically presented. At one point Hiley invokes the idea of "information" intrinsic to understanding quantum transformations, so it see
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by jrapdx3 11y ago
Inspiring to read about anyone taking on the FDA to improve our food supply and the nation's health. Especially impressive considering that we're talking about a person 100 years old. Goes to show age is not necessarily a barri
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Among other terms for it are "medical weight management" and "bariatric medicine". The idea is prescribing appropriate nutritional programs, behavioral approaches, and yes, exercise to assist people to reduce excess bod
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After years in the practice of obesity medicine, helping people lose excess weight, I'd say the thrust of the article is correct. The main key to successful (that is, sustained) weight loss is modifying food intake. Not for nothing d
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by jrapdx3 11y ago
Very nice story. FreeGeek has been a fixture here in Portland for many years doing great work in the community, promoting open-source long before gaining wide acceptance enjoyed today. FreeGeek sells stuff to the general public--I have sev

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