jrh3's comments

On: Laziness Death Spirals

[jrh3]

This has helped me. Get something "done" every day.

On: 'Entire ecosystem' of fossils 8.7M years old found...

[jrh3]

Tusked salmon at best.

On: ReMarkable Paper Pro

[jrh3]

I need a stack of these to replace paper. The great thing about paper is that it's easy to look at several pieces simultaneously.

On: Larry Tesler pioneered cut-and-paste, the one-butt...

[jrh3]

Nice features but I still prefer yank and put.

[Cerium → jrh3]

(cough) kill and yank.

On: Starting Hospice

[jrh3]

God bless you and your family. You are a brave man who has helped many.

On: Pharma firms stash profits in Europe's tax havens

[jrh3]

Why is this article on HN?

On: What good are whizzy new drugs if the world can't ...

[jrh3]

Nobody has used that type of insulin for decades.

On: What good are whizzy new drugs if the world can't ...

[jrh3]

Which insulin?

[Onavo → jrh3]

The ones descended from Banting, Best, and MacLeod's original invention

[sigspec → Onavo]

You can get human insulin from Walmart for 25 a vial without a prescription.

Insulin analogs are most prescribed and subject to pricing issues. Particularly important to those with insulin resistance.

[jrh3 → Onavo]

Nobody has used those for years. New engineered insulins like Novolog have been going down in price for years. They can make tons of it now.

On: What happens if you swallow gum?

[jrh3]

My child went through a phase of swallowing a bunch of gum. He got appendicitis. It might have been a coincidence. The article does not mention appendicitis but some of the symptoms are the same as intestinal blockage.

[Doxin → jrh3]

Once during a LAN party (back when those were a thing) I chewed gum for 24 hours straight. Near the end of the 24 hours it quite suddenly turned to dust in my mouth. It's anecdotal of course but I'd be highly surprised if enough gum made it through the stommach intact to cause issues farther down the line if it can't even survive the mouth for any appreciable length of time.

On: Tantivy – full-text search engine library inspired...

[jrh3]

Cheesy logo with a horse

- Their website :)