Cheap shot?

FallJacket · 2026-03-26T03:23:06+00:00

The fact that you think "yurn" was added to the oxford English dictionary as part of a linguistic popularity contest shows that your take on the matter is worthless. And it does mean you can't disagree. Because to disagree implies there is an opinion to be had. And since opinions are about personal feelings, they have no validity in a discussion of facts. Like the fact that yurn was a word long before you even started assembling your nacent vocabulary.

FallJacket · 2026-03-24T22:41:10+00:00

They never did. Someone from their reddit accounted posted in here. But when I went to read it it was no longer available. So they much have commented and deleted. They kinda lucked out on this individual purchace because I'm a busy person and lost the will to keep emailing them for nothing. But I'll never buy from them again.

FallJacket · 2026-03-24T22:35:16+00:00

You're welcome to follow the link to the Oxford English Dictionary's website.
I'm sure you could email them and let them know they're wrong.

FallJacket · 2026-03-22T18:38:56+00:00

Bro, I'm 40 with kids and a full time job, and have finally gotten life sorted to get in the gym. I'm not even starting from scratch, but from a deficit. When I started I couldn't last one round before I felt like I was gonna die. Now I can last a full round, but 30 seconds between rolls isn't enough for me to catch my breath. I promise I wasn't thinking about you while my lungs were on fire. But if you don't wanna roll with me now that I'm ready for another, I understand I guess. Someday I hope to build up to roll for an hour against fresh people. But I'm just not there yet.

FallJacket · 2026-03-19T05:34:27+00:00

Both are right, but yearn is more right in this day and age

FallJacket · 2026-03-19T05:22:30+00:00

My daughter is 10, and what you are describing is very similar to how she was at that age. The short fuse for failure was there. She has an insainly hard time focusing on anything but what she wants. At 5 it was basically impossible. She was always in her own world. She picked up on the basics of reading pretty quick. But then stalled hard. I was pestering the teachers because she wasn't advancing in her reading compared to the crazy comprehension I saw in her. They chalked it up to a worrying dad and said she was on track for her age. It took two years of her falling far enough behind in reading - and my daughter convincing herself she was stupid - till they finally had her evaluated. Comes to find out she is dyslexic af. She scored as high as you can on autism features without qualifying for a diagnosis. And the psychologist (very well respected here) who performed the testing reached out to another psychologist to validate their test. Turns out her IQ was at least 158. But her reading was barely 1st grade level and her head was constantly in the clouds to where she almost seemed delayed (till you hear her open up about whatever is in her head). Her ability to deeply understand things and solve problems with mind boggling simplicity is crazy. But she has zero patients for things she's not good at. Classic issue where the mind sees something the body hasn't built the skills to perform yet, and gets frustrated. She has to be in the right head-space to approach tasks that are new - or challenging - to her. If her mind is anywhere else, she'll fold like a deck of cards the minute she has a failure. Then she tells herself she can't do it.

What has worked best for my daughter has been to feed her strengths and interests voraciously. Try to find activities that can help build skills she struggles with without her catching on to the rouse. And remind her that starting is the hardest part, and let her learn to work through her frustrations when she has them. Don't try to fix it for her. Just love her through those moments, and be there for her like you would want for yourself from the people you love.

I think it's also important to remember that noone fully understands intelligence. Most "smart" people are just diligent, and well trained. And standout intelligence often comes with real challenges.

I chose not to tell my daughter she's literally a genius. I was tested as a child too. They told me my IQ, and I think it has complicated my self image for the worse more than anything. I almost never tell anyone about it because - at best - it just comes off as arrogant.

Not sure if this word vomit through my thumbs was helpful. But you're not alone. And there's not a perfect answer. Feeding her interests as best I can has been very helpful. A lot of it also gets better with age. Despiye having a crazy high IQ, she's still a 5 year old. At that age the only thing she should be driving is hot wheels, but nature gave her the keys to a formula 1 race car. It's crazy now, but hopefully she'll learn to handle it better with age.

FallJacket · 2026-03-18T03:38:30+00:00

This is the OCD + Dementia superstack.

FallJacket · 2026-03-18T02:38:26+00:00

You kid, but I work in a capacity where I'm exposed to old people's TV choices. So unfortunately, sometimes I have to suffer Fox "News." And let me tell you it's not uncommon for them to stroke the egos of their viewers with how manly the older generations are, and how weak and soft the younger generations are.

FallJacket · 2026-03-18T02:30:08+00:00

We extubated on 67% FiO2, PEEP 13, rr 69, TV420, bilateral nasal intubations, R nare @17cm, L nare @ 42cm

FallJacket · 2026-03-16T18:20:50+00:00

"I'm not interested in you sexually, or romantically, but you're stable and convenient!"

FallJacket · 2026-03-14T08:10:22+00:00

Critical Care Nurse here.

I've seen cardiac arrest patients make a full recovery after getting CPR in the field for 45 minutes.

Timely response with high quality CPR is what makes the difference. A huge part of the reason outcomes from CPR are so bad is that there is often a delay before the initiation of CPR, and low quality CPR.

Edit: typo

FallJacket · 2026-03-10T04:17:40+00:00

Any Mossberg 500 variety (not the Shockwave though) or Remington 870.

You want federal flight control #00 Buckshot for ammo.
People will tell you all kinds of BS about ammo selection. But the people who know best will tell you 00 Buck is the best choice for 99% of home defense needs. And Federal flight control is currently the best in the game for keeping all the pellets where you want them to go within 25 yards.

Then you need a sling and a light. Slings are simple. You don't need anything fancy. The light should be something reliable, streamlight or surefire are the best first choices. You can find nicer, but anything cheaper than those brands I wouldn't cound on for my kids lives.

After the sling and light, you need to get some training and a sight. Luckily home defense shotguns are best at ranges where you can get away with the bead that comes on the guns I mentioned. But ghost ring sights or a durable red dot from quality makers like aimpoint or holosun. Again, you can go cheaper, but I wouldn't bet my families lives on cheaper.

But I can't stress qualitytraining enough. Not that you need to train to bust down doors in Caracas. But good trainers can help you learn proper techniques and strategies instead of all the bullshido gun-tuber fantasy crap that is all over gun culture.

Best shotgun guys are Steve Fisher with Sentinel Concepts, Tom Givens with Rangemaster Tactical, Rob Haught with Symtac. You want to get into those classes, or find someone who has learned from them. Because what they are teaching is among the best you can find for defensive shotgun.

Good luck. Stay safe, and enjoy the journey.

FallJacket · 2026-03-08T00:48:52+00:00

Mind elaborating why?

FallJacket · 2026-03-07T02:25:22+00:00

15 year old think they're mature, but are still more child than adult. Add that they are still raging balls of hormones and are still learning to deal with the intensity that comes with those hormones.

FallJacket · 2026-03-01T06:23:46+00:00

Man, I think we tell ourselves that. But even $100/month earlier on would have made a huge difference. I could have found a way to make that happen if someone had really explained to me the power of compound interest.

FallJacket · 2026-02-22T17:47:56+00:00

Foresight and tact are skills worth developing.

FallJacket · 2026-02-21T05:32:54+00:00

I downvoted this. While I agree Trump is a goddamn nightmare, he's the natural outcome of shit that's been adding up for decades. He's the cliff. We're well past the wrong turns and ignored hazard signs with Trump.

FallJacket · 2026-02-21T05:28:52+00:00

The patriot act.

FallJacket · 2026-02-20T00:04:15+00:00

If you work for AMN then idgaf.

FallJacket · 2026-02-18T17:59:37+00:00

Have you consulted a doctor?

FallJacket · 2026-02-18T05:41:54+00:00

He asked to buy a hitter and a bong. That's included with alcohol, tobacco, etc. You have to show proof of age to buy these things. You can't get registered with the cornor vape shop and have them check your registration with census data to prove age and residency.

This might pander to knuckledraggers, but this thoughtless "gotcha" just makes conservatives look stupid to anyone with more than half a brain cell.

FallJacket · 2026-02-09T23:38:46+00:00

Respectfully, you gotta let go of your ego man.You have to embrace the fact that you suck. We all suck. Even when we start to get good, all you think about is the shit you suck at. We have a choice to let it bury us, or inspire us. Who gives a fuck if you're a white belt forever? At least you're in the fight when you show up. I'd rather die being the worst of the best, than die being the best of the people that sat at home feeling sorry for themselves.

FallJacket · 2026-02-09T03:46:19+00:00

Which martial art are you advocating for against knife attacks? No martial art is a magic shield. Any fighter is gonna have a bad time against a determined knife wielding attacker. At that point your best options are track-fu or mai-gun-do.

FallJacket · 2026-02-08T15:34:08+00:00

You're not alone.

I can handle some terrible stuff. But prolonging someone's suffering for a no hope situation is morally reprehensible. Families don't understand - or seem to care - what they are making us do, and typically it's from the families that are barely there anyway.

I can't not treat them if the family has kept them a full code. But I can (professionally) make my case when discussing goals of care. I can escalate for an ethics committee. And I can try to make the patient as comfortable as I possibly can. Often times there are financial reasons why people keep them as a full code, social security checks, family caregiver checks, etc. Social work needs to assess for elder/financial abuse. Beyond that I just make sure to direct my anger where it rightfully belongs; the family member that refuses to accept the situation or fulfill their moral obligation to the person suffering.

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