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  1. I'm posting in case it helps one of you or your loved ones. I have a benign tumor (schwannoma) in the sinus cavernous portion of my brain and have had to get an annual MRI. No symptoms, no changes for 6 or 7 years. It was discovered accidentally. But at the end of last year they picked up some very slow growth and said it was close to my left optic nerve. The recommendation was radiation therapy. I said, sure, what the fuck. I thought it was going to be like a fucking tanning bed, that's how ignorant I was. Holy fuck, did radiation on my brain kick the crap out of me. I wasn't ready for it. There were many days I was so dizzy, off-balance and out of breath that I couldn't walk to the street corner. The off-balance feeling has continued for months - in my head it feels like I'm on a moving train going over bump after bump, or in a boat. It's been miserable. And it's now been more than 6 months since my last dose of radiation. Every doctor I spoke with (oncologists, neurologist, ENT) basically shrugged their shoulders. Dumb Harvard Med-educated cunts. All of 'em. Then on the same day in September 2 different sources, neither of whom are MDs, mentioned Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. I was surprised to learn that Fort Collins has the oldest and one of the few hyperbaric facilities in CO and it's at the hospital about 5 minute drive from my house. I had to ask the goddamn oncologist to refer me in order to get approval from insurance and that went smoothly. Wasn't his idea but he did it. I've had maybe a dozen sessions so far. Approved by insurance. The purpose is to help tissue recover and create new blood vessels. I was speaking with one of the techs today and a lot of men utilize it while trying to recover from the after-effects of radiation to their prostate. (I asked them why it seemed like most of their patients are men. They said it goes in waves, but apparently right now they're dealing with a few prostate issues.) I already feel improvement from my symptoms. They re-tested me on a few physical tests this morning and documented improvement in my speech and balance. I go every morning M to F and lay in a pressurized glass tube for 3 hours. They have a dvd library and I've lately been rewatching the Sopranos every goddamn morning.
  2. I was just in Busan in October. When I saw Texas Street, it was a bit wtf Named in honor of the Texans who'd go to the red light district during the Korean War. I was there in the morning so I don't know if it's more than just bars, restaurants and souvenir shops any longer.
  3. I forget who was arguing with me that the judge would not be able to overturn the shareholder vote regarding Elonia's stock grant. Probably just another sock, long forgotten.
  4. paywall The dude didn't start against GTech and didn't even see the field so I'd guess he's gone for good.
  5. Elko did a terrible job at clock and time out management. I seem to recall we had a corch like that. Long ago.
  6. If you haven't been following the thread, the last two posts in the PSA thread about xitter have starter pack recommendations. Each pack can have up to 150 recommendations, and you can choose to follow them all with one button, or browse the list and selectively choose. There's a lot of starter packs because anyone can create them. Here's a directory of all, searchable by user or key word Starter Packs - Bluesky Directory
  7. The woman of my dreams.
  8. Annihilated & Mutilated University TAMU
  9. links aren't working for me so ...
  10. here's a few more starter packs This is The Guardian's reporters https://bsky.app/starter-pack/drew.battenhall.com/3lb5euu6aik22 This is independently verified accounts, a mix of politicians and actors https://blueskydirectory.com/starter-packs/verified-on-bluesky Political scientists https://bsky.app/starter-pack/unlawfulentries.bsky.social/3l7lljon4ra2r Archaeology and Heritage https://bsky.app/starter-pack/cjfrieman.bsky.social/3kzuzmwyeix24 and part 2 https://bsky.app/starter-pack/cjfrieman.bsky.social/3lbqi2ww6fp2w Media - random part 1 https://bsky.app/starter-pack/hunterw.bsky.social/3lbbaz3t5os26 part 2 https://bsky.app/starter-pack/hunterw.bsky.social/3lbgglv4ik52y part 3 https://bsky.app/starter-pack/hunterw.bsky.social/3lc4iyliv4e2g Smart cities and climate action combo https://bsky.app/starter-pack/brenttoderian.bsky.social/3lbx2r7w4752n Storm chasers, meteorologists, weather photographers https://bsky.app/starter-pack/wickydubswx.bsky.social/3lbcugw5k5j2n and part 2 https://bsky.app/starter-pack-short/H8MimHo carbon, water & energy cycling, radiation transfer, gas exchange https://bsky.app/starter-pack/rosieafisher.bsky.social/3lampymraez2y climate science, risks and hazards https://bsky.app/starter-pack-short/NYzg9uw Mark Elias's starter pack https://bsky.app/starter-pack-short/JSLScTv Law Prof's and legal historians https://bsky.app/starter-pack/anthonymkreis.bsky.social/3laogyklmh42r Privacy law part 1 https://bsky.app/starter-pack/daniel-solove.bsky.social/3larusrgkro2n part 2 https://bsky.app/starter-pack-short/4UdBwXE IP tech and AI law https://bsky.app/starter-pack/ipblawg.bsky.social/3lbnm4gvudv24 AI law and policy https://bsky.app/starter-pack/daniel-solove.bsky.social/3lb6nvhgvjj22 US based scholars at the intersection of law and tech https://bsky.app/starter-pack/hbwhbwhbw.bsky.social/3lbdt6eo5d62r EU law and politics https://bsky.app/starter-pack/profjacob.bsky.social/3lbfgxfojs22j Health law https://bsky.app/starter-pack-short/KcwEJK5 Fantasy baseball https://bsky.app/starter-pack-short/KLPuSCS College football https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1801ZRueDQV878ILlsfB4LUShjHl1Qh3fae-8lRwoy5M/edit?gid=0#gid=0 NFL https://bsky.app/starter-pack/ryanmccrystal.bsky.social/3latk4qvhch2t Random football accounts https://bsky.app/starter-pack/ryanmccrystal.bsky.social/3latk4qvhch2t Random cfb https://bsky.app/starter-pack/hooverstreetrag.org/3l3oov5yzba2h Ukraine https://bsky.app/starter-pack/warinthefuture.bsky.social/3lbnichhu3b2y
  11. I hope y'all are joking about being butthurt and putting up more of a fight about a planted flag than your team did an entire 4 quarters. Notice how UMich left the field politely, like good boys?
  12. Some aggy dude just proposed to this fundie creature on Game Day.
  13. That wig he wears is pathetic.
  14. 41 to 13, Texas wins 280 passing
  15. We shall put this on the wall along with some of the other stupidest things a person has ever written.
  16. Sure, I'll take the label as long as you recognize "conservative" no longer has any relation to the original meaning and now equates to something like "ignorant fascist twat."
  17. My understanding, NCM batteries vs. LFP batteries If NCM batteries are punctured they turn into a fireball because of thermal runaway. LFP batteries when punctured let off some smoke but are generally considered safe.
  18. It's amazing how many people think it could never happen to them. And they claim to be religious yet don't give a fuck about anyone else, just like their angry god intended.
  19. 2 more useless idiots for the ignore list. Sad.
  20. I have no idea what you intended to type in your second sentence. But let's say, for example, your teenage daughter gets raped and impregnated. It's likely to soon be the case that abortions will be against the law in every state. Are you ready for a state and nation that's ready to monitor your daughter's uterus and keep track of any trips across state lines, or what she may receive in the mail, or trips across the border? Or, less shockingly, what if she suffers an ectopic pregnancy and her life is endangered because the zygot can't be aborted. That's somehow not threatening enough to a dad of 2 girls? As for your apparent, laughably ignorant, belief that they didn't try to get the VP away from the Senate so that the counting of electoral votes would be thrown into chaos in 2020, giving them a hope to overturn an election is "conspriacy theatrics," you should get a fuckin' clue. It's well-documented history. And you're even more foolish if you don't think they were planning to try to use a compliant supreme court if they hadn't won this time. Notice how all the incessant whining of "there's so much cheating going on in the election" suddenly stopped after election day?
  21. Did you read anything about their Project 2025? But start with the right to free and fair elections, and your wife and daughters rights to potentially life-saving healthcare.
  22. Your civil liberties are absolutely threatened by what's coming. Not engaging isn't an excuse for not understanding, nor is it absolving.
  23. Well asshole I didn't say anything about who you voted for. My question was in response to what you wrote: "My civil liberties aren't being threatened."
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