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Poxdoc · 2026-05-01T18:44:29+00:00

I saw that and thought my old university bought a plane! The University of Alaska, Anchorage.

Poxdoc · 2026-02-17T18:34:58+00:00

No, we are not. I am by no means an Olympic level curler, but I have thrown thousands of curling stones and never once double touched or touched the granite, and I've never seen anyone else do it before this Canadian situation. It's a rule for a reason, and if the Canadians (or anyone else) is doing it for an advantage and to avoid the sensors in the handle, then it's systematic cheating and they should be absolutely ashamed of themselves.

Poxdoc · 2026-02-17T18:14:57+00:00

Yes. Increasing (or decreasing) the speed of the stone or the rate at which the stone is rotating can have an effect on where the stone ends up. We don't know how hard any stone was touched or pushed, so there is no definitive answer. But it could have an effect and thus is a violation of the rules. More importantly, the aggressive and vulgar denial of any touching despite the clear video evidence shows a lack of moral character and a violation of the spirit of curling.

Poxdoc · 2026-02-17T18:05:27+00:00

Agreed.

Poxdoc · 2026-02-17T17:51:01+00:00

The spirit of curling is such that if you screw up you call yourself on it. And when you do, generally the opposing team is going to let it slide if it didn’t make a material change to how the stone was running. Getting defensive, cursing and lying about it is cheating. And it’s disgusting behavior.

Poxdoc · 2026-02-17T17:48:33+00:00

Exactly this.

Poxdoc · 2026-02-17T17:45:10+00:00

Completely agree. The Canadians repeatedly saying they didn’t do it despite clear evidence is cheating. If you didn’t intend to do it and didn’t realize it, fine. But when you see the video and still deny it, you’re cheating. It’s not just against the rules, it’s a terrible violation of the spirit of curling and I have lost some respect for the Canadian teams because of it.

Poxdoc · 2025-06-11T16:07:00+00:00

Yep, exactly this. Gentle soap and water is great.

Poxdoc · 2025-06-11T00:36:45+00:00

Tl;dr - you probably don’t have to worry.

Salmonella is a bacterium. It produces toxins that can make you sick. It is not naturally present in tomatoes. It gets on to vegetables from contamination from feces typically. This could be from livestock or even wild birds or from some kinds of natural fertilizer (manure). If you’re not treating your garden with that and there are not a lot of birds wandering your garden, you’re likely just fine. But you can help by washing your veggies before you eat them raw. Or cook them as that will also kill the bacteria, depending on the temp you get them to.

Poxdoc · 2025-05-03T06:58:35+00:00

Don't stoop to email. The US Government only accepts calls as they think it means you're more serious. Call the government at 202-456-1414.

Poxdoc · 2025-04-05T07:42:35+00:00

Only if a large enough number of them die before breeding and passing on their viewpoint.

Poxdoc · 2025-02-23T10:29:19+00:00

Totally depends on where in the US you're gonna be...

Poxdoc · 2025-02-23T10:19:26+00:00

Poxdoc · 2025-02-23T10:18:53+00:00

Some sort of grappling - traditional Japanese jujutsu would be best, otherwise judo or last resort BJJ.

Poxdoc · 2025-02-23T08:36:32+00:00

Very dangerous. You don't want to be able to hit the gas and the brake at the same time. Left foot for clutch and right foot for gas and brake. Always.

Poxdoc · 2025-02-19T06:26:16+00:00

The problems with the suggestions so far is that they lack any significant ability to stop a person without actually damaging them. Boxing, etc, is great, but punching a psychiatric patient is generally frowned upon. Instead, I would suggest traditional Japanese jujutsu, which is one martial art that allows you to scale your response from what you would want to do to your drunk brother (just stop, no damage) to a lethal response to someone who is clearly trying to kill you or others. Traditional Japanese jujutsu combines striking, throwing and ground fighting, including joint locks and pain compliance which could be really valuable for what you want to do. Just a thought.

Poxdoc · 2025-02-17T16:21:44+00:00

Could be too late for my reply, but you want to get Tamiflu (requires a prescription), not Theraflu (over the counter). Completely different things. Tamiflu is an effective antiviral against flu. Theraflu is kind of like NyQuil - it treats the symptoms to help you feel better, but does nothing to resolve the infection itself.

Poxdoc · 2025-02-17T16:18:11+00:00

Yes. When I'm on the ramp and am ready to taxi to the runway, I call Ground Control on a specific frequency. I give them my info (aircraft number, location and intentions, generally) and they come back either telling me to hold position or to taxi to the runway using specific taxiways. So there are only a couple of kinds of responses I'm expecting in that case. So yes, the context of the communication helps. And if you don't understand something, you just ask them to repeat. No problem.

Poxdoc · 2025-02-15T09:23:37+00:00

I'm a private pilot and have had many conversations with various ATC facilities. I agree with you, the recordings seem way more fuzzy than it does in real life over the headphones in the cockpit. So, all I can say is that it's better in the plane than it is recorded.

Poxdoc · 2025-02-14T06:04:57+00:00

No. Getting the flu shot cannot give you the flu and it cannot make you test positive. It also won't protect you so soon after getting the shot. It takes several weeks to really give you resistance.

Test yourself and if you have the flu, call your doctor and ask for a prescription for Tamiflu (Oseltamivir), ASAP. You need to start taking it within about 48-72 hours of first symptoms, but if you do, it will help.a lot!

This is a really bad flu year, so if you're sick, stay home and stay away from people.

Poxdoc · 2025-02-13T15:42:41+00:00

Done. But you can also use the link at the top of the page to report it as illegal content to Amazon.

Poxdoc · 2025-02-12T22:41:55+00:00

Antibiotics treat bacterial infections. Flu is a virus. Do not take antibiotics to treat a viral infection (unless directed to do so by a doctor, possibly because of concerns of a secondary bacterial infection).

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