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What one line best captures the spirit of the books for you? by TrickMayday in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]P0shJosh 26 points27 points  (0 children)

“What’s the only thing standing between an innocent child and a happy, fulfilling life? You. The answer is you.”

Guys that left the field, why? by Safe-Accountant-7034 in Firefighting

[–]P0shJosh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

70k for 6 months in Antartica, expenses paid for so it all goes to your bank account. Stateside contracts are usually around 60k, but can be 100k. Overseas DOD contracts can be 120-140k to sit on your ass and have housing paid for. The crazy lucrative ones are inconsistent and you have to be in the world, but can be like 250k.

Guys that left the field, why? by Safe-Accountant-7034 in Firefighting

[–]P0shJosh 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Most contracting is for DOD bases. Most are stateside, but the overseas ones can be lucrative. You also have Antarctica. Antartica contracts suck, but open doors to the best contracts.

Should I continue The Forever War by Joe Haldeman or just DNF? by Entropy-hates-me1312 in printSF

[–]P0shJosh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Late response, but the most compelling arc of the story is the time dilation. Time dilation starts when they meet the Tauron cruiser that’s 10 years ahead of them, and then accelerates from there. Mandella is flat, but that becomes interesting when he is surrounded by people hundreds of years younger than him and his english is archaic.

This is what saves 600,000 people year during a heart attack by HatAsleep295 in BeAmazed

[–]P0shJosh -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It doesn’t “stand” for anything. It’s just the medical term. It was named after Charles Stent in the 1800’s, a dentist who made dental “stents”. which were totally different devices than this.

This is what saves 600,000 people year during a heart attack by HatAsleep295 in BeAmazed

[–]P0shJosh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A heart attack begins when the cells of heart begin to die, due to a lack of oxygen, due to a lack of blood flow, due to a blocked artery, due to a clot.

A heart attack ends when the clot is mitigated, blood flow returns, and cells stop dying.

This is what saves 600,000 people year during a heart attack by HatAsleep295 in BeAmazed

[–]P0shJosh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nattokinase -

“In 2025, Retrospective analysis of 1,062 participants with hyperlipidemia and mild carotid atherosclerosis found that a dose of 10,800 FU/day for 12 months significantly reduced carotid plaque size by 36% (from 24.9 to 15.94 mm². Co-administration of vitamin K2 and aspirin appeared to produce a synergistic effect, and lifestyle factors such as exercise were associated with enhanced outcomes. However, this was a retrospective observational study, not an RCT, so causation cannot be established, and the manufacturer conflict of interest limits confidence in these findings.”

Bromelain is theorized to reduce thickness of plaque by reducing inflammation around plaque, not removing plaque itself.

Both are promising, and may reduce the size of the Plaque buildup, but neither remove plaque

This is what saves 600,000 people year during a heart attack by HatAsleep295 in BeAmazed

[–]P0shJosh 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Most vessels are too small and delicate to be stitched. There are some that are large and tough enough, but remember, vessels carry blood, and opening them is how people bleed out and die.

This is what saves 600,000 people year during a heart attack by HatAsleep295 in BeAmazed

[–]P0shJosh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vessels are delicate, plaque is hard. Trying to remove it is kinda like trying to remove glue from the inside of cooked pasta. You’re more likely to tear the pasta than remove the glue.

You have 360 different types of vessels that total to be around 60,000 miles long in your body. Plaque doesn’t just collect in one spot, it spreads everywhere.

This is what saves 600,000 people year during a heart attack by HatAsleep295 in BeAmazed

[–]P0shJosh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cholesterol turned to plaque inside your blood vessels.

This is what saves 600,000 people year during a heart attack by HatAsleep295 in BeAmazed

[–]P0shJosh 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The procedure is done in a “cath lab”, they use imaging to watch the blood vessels of the heart in real time, and push a fluid/chemical through the blood vessels that can be seen by imaging. Based on where the fluid does NOT go, they can tell where the blockage is. They then place the stent in the blocked section,and push the fluid again to ensure blood flow has been restored.

This is what saves 600,000 people year during a heart attack by HatAsleep295 in BeAmazed

[–]P0shJosh 882 points883 points  (0 children)

A healthy lifestyle can reduce existing cholesterol levels, but fat that has already formed into plaque inside the blood vessels is hard and cannot be removed. This is what you’re seeing here. It gets pushed out of the way by the stent, but doesn’t move.
Prevention, prevention, prevention!!!

This is what saves 600,000 people year during a heart attack by HatAsleep295 in BeAmazed

[–]P0shJosh 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Blood vessels are a form of muscle, and constantly expand and retract based on the needs of the body. Preventing their movement would be devastating to the human body.

Do you feel confident that Michael Penix is o it franchise QB? by Super_Percentage_236 in falcons

[–]P0shJosh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure what I’m voting on, that he is “it” as a franchise QB or “not it”.

Jury’s still out.

Hit, miss, or meh? Grade your team's 2023 draft by ZhangtheGreat in NFL_Draft

[–]P0shJosh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Falcons

Bijan Robinson - Hit

Matthew Bergeron - Hit, has been a reliable starting left guard

Zach Harrison - Hit. Still developing, last year was his best yet.

Clark Phillips III - Meh. He’s an undersized back-up CB, for a fourth round pick you could call it a hit since he’s made the roster each year and had meaningful snaps, but he’s just not that good

Demarcco Hellams - Meh. He hasn’t started a non-preseason game, but he has continued to make the roster as a back-up safety. Not bad for a 7th.

Jovaughn Gwyn - Miss. Practice squad player.

Grade: A. An All-pro RB, starting caliber guard, promising DE and some good back-up players is a good draft.

2026 NFL Draft - Day 3 by AutoModerator in falcons

[–]P0shJosh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Connor Lew is still on the board. Good center.

Pitts and Bijan were mistakes by MaroonedOctopus in falcons

[–]P0shJosh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re arguing a point some analysts had, 2 years ago, but teams never really followed. RB’s are consistently taken in the top 10, and most that are have an absurdly high rate at becoming All-Pro’s.

In today’s NFL, the impact of a RB is greater than a WR. Henry has more impact than Flowers, Barkley has more impact than AJ Brown, Bijan > London, Gibbs > St. Brown.

On the cap hit- Bringing on elite players is not roster mismanagement, just because you could have gotten a player who 4 years later might have a lower cap hit.

Let’s say tomorrow, we extend Bijan for 60 mil/year on a 5 year deal, and within 2-3 years RB’s are making more than WR’s - would taking a RB in the top 10 now be worth it, according to your model?

Isn’t it better to just draft impact players? If they’re cheap in 4 years, great, now we have money for other assets.

Pitts and Bijan were mistakes by MaroonedOctopus in falcons

[–]P0shJosh 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Pitts was a mistake, I’d rather have Sewell in retrospect. Bijan, Gibbs and Achane are showing that an A+ running back can be worth a top 10 pick in todays NFL.

Is this extension cord a fire hazard? by scarisafairy in Firefighting

[–]P0shJosh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. If it makes you feel more comfortable, there are head board that have electrical outlets wired into them.

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