An irrepressible spark of joy deep in my heart/soul/amygdala. I’m not immune to sadness, nor do I desire to be, but I do strive to return to happiness

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Cake day: June 14th, 2023

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  • So no real insight into what these hidden functions found in the javascript object do, huh?
    I barely understand this article -I get there is a hidden browser, but I don’t get what reasons there are for it, nor why I should be alarmed other than, you know, a hidden browser with unclear javascript objects, but that’s just fear of the unknown. Sometimes fear of the unknown is justifiable, and given googles (capitalists) track record of late, it’s probably justifiable here, too. But sometimes it’s just fear for fear’s sake which is not a good way to live life…

    More reason to use firefox or other browsers. Maybe if I knew more Computer science I’d be more into linux too




  • Not a programmer, but I can definitely attest that TV Medicine is wildly inaccurate. From CPR (method, success rate, reason for initiating) to the usefulness of various imaging modalities; it’s like watching a gardener plant a whole watermelon and growing a sky-high beanstalk the following morning.

    A really fun intersection of both of these was the episode of Bones I saw once when visiting my dad, where some corpse had a microscopic code etched in its femur that then hijacked/hacked the CT machine computer when scanned.


  • Propanolol (and other beta blockers) … blocks a type of` receptor found on cells call beta adrenergic receptors. In the heart, beta blockers work to help with rate control.
    Cocaine activates beta and alpha adrenergic receptors. Activating alpha adrenergic receptors can cause vasoconstriction.

    Combining them, you get unopposed alpha activity, leading to coronary artery constriction, and a significant increase in risk of heart attack.

    edited to change “ion channel” to “receptor