OT - What are you doing now? (2026)

Corv

Oh, they'll pass out a lot lower than that.

fishlessman

slipped on ice last night. 14 icy concrete steps from the driveway down to the house. the first ten steps was a fun luge ride before crashing into the corner still recovering from a vertigo fall from a week ago into the woodpile next to the stove. i dont think ive ever felt this beat up before

fishlessman

Gulfcoastguy said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

In the hospital overnight. Echo cardio, EKG, x-ray, and at least 5 people listened to my lungs. Possible post flu pneumonia, they will cat scan tomorrow to be sure. Oh least not forget a massive shot in the rump of antibiotic.

Hopefully they can diagnose and treat you!

Back home now. No pneumonia or tumors though it seems that I am not breathing all the way to the bottom of the right lung.Drugs dosage adjusted and now on blood thinners for life. Seems to be A Fib. 

eliquis for life here. really highlights the black and blues. did you get that crazy flu this winter, it really screwed me up for the last 2 months breathing wise, the cough is just fading away now

Ozzie_Isaac

fishlessman said:

slipped on ice last night. 14 icy concrete steps from the driveway down to the house. the first ten steps was a fun luge ride before crashing into the corner still recovering from a vertigo fall from a week ago into the woodpile next to the stove. i dont think ive ever felt this beat up before

I feel that way, but mine is due to lawyers.  I would rather at least have had a fun luge at the start.

Gulfcoastguy

fishlessman said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

In the hospital overnight. Echo cardio, EKG, x-ray, and at least 5 people listened to my lungs. Possible post flu pneumonia, they will cat scan tomorrow to be sure. Oh least not forget a massive shot in the rump of antibiotic.

Hopefully they can diagnose and treat you!

Back home now. No pneumonia or tumors though it seems that I am not breathing all the way to the bottom of the right lung.Drugs dosage adjusted and now on blood thinners for life. Seems to be A Fib. 

eliquis for life here. really highlights the black and blues. did you get that crazy flu this winter, it really screwed me up for the last 2 months breathing wise, the cough is just fading away now

Eliquis also. The co pay is cheaper than I dreaded. I had that flu also. It drove me into a 

SVT and ER visit about  month ago. Medicare and Blue Cross are going to love me.

fishlessman

Gulfcoastguy said:

fishlessman said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

In the hospital overnight. Echo cardio, EKG, x-ray, and at least 5 people listened to my lungs. Possible post flu pneumonia, they will cat scan tomorrow to be sure. Oh least not forget a massive shot in the rump of antibiotic.

Hopefully they can diagnose and treat you!

Back home now. No pneumonia or tumors though it seems that I am not breathing all the way to the bottom of the right lung.Drugs dosage adjusted and now on blood thinners for life. Seems to be A Fib. 

eliquis for life here. really highlights the black and blues. did you get that crazy flu this winter, it really screwed me up for the last 2 months breathing wise, the cough is just fading away now

Eliquis also. The co pay is cheaper than I dreaded. I had that flu also. It drove me into a 

SVT and ER visit about  month ago. Medicare and Blue Cross are going to love me.

ive got a retired friend and i think he was paying less than 30 a month. my blue cross is at 150. better than warafin with all the routine blood testing you get with it.

Gulfcoastguy

fishlessman said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

fishlessman said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

In the hospital overnight. Echo cardio, EKG, x-ray, and at least 5 people listened to my lungs. Possible post flu pneumonia, they will cat scan tomorrow to be sure. Oh least not forget a massive shot in the rump of antibiotic.

Hopefully they can diagnose and treat you!

Back home now. No pneumonia or tumors though it seems that I am not breathing all the way to the bottom of the right lung.Drugs dosage adjusted and now on blood thinners for life. Seems to be A Fib. 

eliquis for life here. really highlights the black and blues. did you get that crazy flu this winter, it really screwed me up for the last 2 months breathing wise, the cough is just fading away now

Eliquis also. The co pay is cheaper than I dreaded. I had that flu also. It drove me into a 

SVT and ER visit about  month ago. Medicare and Blue Cross are going to love me.

ive got a retired friend and i think he was paying less than 30 a month. my blue cross is at 150. better than warafin with all the routine blood testing you get with it.

A bit less than half of what you are paying and a bit more than twice what your friend is paying. All in all better than when my sister was on a blood thinner a year or two post Covid. Her drug plan wouldn't pay at all and the price was shall we say substantial.

hoosier_egger

Just assembled the rest of my bee boxes. The wood got dipped in an eco friendly treatment. They’ll slowly form a grey patina. 

Buckwoody Egger

sorry to read about your troubles fish and gulf, best wishes 

xfire_ATX

Sitting in DAL on a 3 hr delay.

Positive, its only about 1/2 full.
Negative, 3 sit down restaurants are all full.

alaskanassasin

That sucks @fishlessman

lousubcap

@hoosier_egger way to treat that Rockwood right! 

JohnInCarolina

So it was quite the day yesterday:

https://abc7ny.com/amp/post/singapore-airlines-plane-clips-wing-spirit-flight-newark-airport-nj/18672298/

We were all sent to one of two restaurants in the airport, for about four hours while they repaired our plane.  I’m kind of surprised it wasn’t a lot longer than that, looking at what happened to the tail of the Frontier plane.

Anyway I’m in Singapore now catching a quick lunch before joining meetings in the afternoon.  It’s actually a pretty nice day here.  View from the hotel:

GrateEggspectations

I guess we could say you were unlucky, @JohnInCarolina. But as airplane malfunctions go, I think the opposite. Glad it all seemed to work out.

Was it one of Fieri’s restaurants that you were sent to? 

Keep the photos coming.

JohnInCarolina

GrateEggspectations said:

I guess we could say you were unlucky, @JohnInCarolina. But as airplane malfunctions go, I think the opposite. Glad it all seemed to work out.

Was it one of Fieri’s restaurants that you were sent to? 

Keep the photos coming.

Yes, any time you’re in an airplane that collides with another and you can still walk away is a good day.  

Not a Fieri restaurant but an Irish pub inside the airport.  Imagine half an airplane of people converging on a restaurant at once, all with $40 vouchers, and all putting in orders at the same time.  It was total chaos.

Some more pics:





The last one there is where we ate dinner tonight.  Very good, authentic Indian cuisine.  

GrateEggspectations

@JohnInCarolina

Say “Sri Veeramakaliamann” three times, fast. Just looked it up. Destroyer of ignorance sounds pretty epic. 

alaskanassasin

Cool story and trip @JohnInCarolina thanks for sharing!

lousubcap

He!! of a way to start the trip.  I'm sure the airlines went out of their way to ease the pain of the delay during your flight.
Raffles Hotel on your non business tourist side of the trip for a Singapore Sling??

DoubleEgger

Nice pics @JohnInCarolina. I wish the US hadn’t given up on quality/oranate craftsmanship. Everything built here is about being the cheapest. 

fishlessman

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DoubleEgger said:

Nice pics @JohnInCarolina. I wish the US hadn’t given up on quality/oranate craftsmanship. Everything built here is about being the cheapest. 

new is better   was going thru the new high school in town, buckets everywhere where the rain drips thru the roof. they built it without classroom walls, open concept teaching with 6 to 8 different classrooms in the same room.

they turned the old school into city hall and theres lots of workers there that want a new city hall built. heres city hall, the gatehouse, and the  billionaire builders estate

lets tear it all down and build new

surprisingly....they want to keep the organ hall

where are the luddites when you need them.  new is crap

alaskanassasin

AI has ruined google search.

BeanHead

JohnInCarolina said:

Reading applications for the DOE's flagship computational science graduate fellowship program.  Awards provide full tuition and full stipend for four years at the very best institutions in the US.  Each one takes me a good half hour to read.  It's a tough slog.  

I have done my fair share of this kind of review and agree on the slog, but always marveled at how many students impressed the he!! out of me. Also… if you have time to go to the night zoo in Singapore it is a really interesting zoo concept. 

fishlessman

alaskanassasin said:

AI has ruined google search.

if you dont like what  ai has to say, just reword the search it seems to be more on track with people you work with in the real world now ......

alaskanassasin

fishlessman said:

alaskanassasin said:

AI has ruined google search.

if you dont like what  ai has to say, just reword the search it seems to be more on track with people you work with in the real world now ......

Keywords are now useless 

fishlessman

alaskanassasin said:

fishlessman said:

alaskanassasin said:

AI has ruined google search.

if you dont like what  ai has to say, just reword the search it seems to be more on track with people you work with in the real world now ......

Keywords are now useless 

it seems it has learned to say what it wants, not what you ask

alaskanassasin

fishlessman said:

alaskanassasin said:

fishlessman said:

alaskanassasin said:

AI has ruined google search.

if you dont like what  ai has to say, just reword the search it seems to be more on track with people you work with in the real world now ......

Keywords are now useless 

it seems it has learned to say what it wants, not what you ask

They should rename google search, google “explain like I’m 5”

kl8ton

alaskanassasin said:

fishlessman said:

alaskanassasin said:

fishlessman said:

alaskanassasin said:

AI has ruined google search.

if you dont like what  ai has to say, just reword the search it seems to be more on track with people you work with in the real world now ......

Keywords are now useless 

it seems it has learned to say what it wants, not what you ask

They should rename google search, google “explain like I’m 5”

"Explain it like I'm five" (often abbreviated as ELI5) is a request to simplify a complex topic using basic language, relatable analogies, and zero technical jargon. 

Core Principles

The goal is to provide a "big picture" understanding that anyone—even someone with no background in the subject—can grasp. 

• Simple Language: Use common words and avoid "robot talk" or industry-specific terms.
• Relatable Analogies: Compare abstract ideas to everyday things (e.g., explaining gravity like a ball rolling down a hill).
• Friendly Tone: It is a figure of speech meant to be helpful, not literally talking down to someone or using "baby talk".
• Logical Steps: Break down processes into clear, easy-to-follow

JohnInCarolina

alaskanassasin said:

AI has ruined google search.

I think there is maybe a way to turn all of that crap off, but I haven’t looked into it.  I just ignore it.

JohnInCarolina

A few more pics from Singapore:




That last one is a dessert they served us last night.  Some kind of mango lassie thing with boba, and dry ice around the perimeter to keep it all very cold.  It was delicious. 

And because you guys will ask, no I did not take a picture of the police station because I did something stupid like try and chew gum in the city, thank you very much.

dbCooper

alaskanassasin said:

AI has ruined google search.

@alaskanassasin - This solution may offer some relief . . .

https://tedium.co/2024/05/17/google-web-search-make-default/