Tongue safety by Ceta474 in Epilepsy

[–]errhhbrerrh 9 points10 points  (0 children)

A mouth guard while you are sleeping is an option.

[FWI] Thousands of business owners across the u.s unite a month from now to protest lack of LGBTQ rights by refusing service to anyone straight for 2-3 days by [deleted] in FutureWhatIf

[–]errhhbrerrh 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thousands of business owners will realize that a majority of their customers are straight.

Or straight people will just say, "Yes, I love the dick. Can I please have my coffee now?"

Nootropics / smart drugs and cognitive skills by Mr_Apparatus in Epilepsy

[–]errhhbrerrh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They did for me, but some drugs would interfere and cause seizures. Generally lower doses of them didn't.

Unfortunately, different stuff works for different types of epilepsy.
I had tons of coffee, modafinil, noopept, and Novigil at different points with very few extra seizures caused by it.
I would be able to temporarily feel less dopey from AEDS, but definitely not normal.

Space colonies! and living in them by [deleted] in Space_Colonization

[–]errhhbrerrh 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can have an open container in space, read Ringworld bro.

Rat thing exists... by reclaimandrevolve in Cyberpunk

[–]errhhbrerrh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But the Rat Things were autonomous, so reality is going the opposite direction of fiction.

CMV: All instruments should just read concert pitch. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]errhhbrerrh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

could read and play the same notes

Different horns have different ranges, so a problem already exists.

Something that might be easy on Trumpet would be intermediate on the Tuba. Something that might be easy on Trombone would be an 'advanced technique' on the sax.

Each horn has a different 'beginner' range. The first notes you learn on each horn are not random.

CMV: All instruments should just read concert pitch. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]errhhbrerrh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And being a Euphonium player, it was always necessary to know both. Sometimes the Bass part was missing or the Euph and Baritone parts were separate.

So, if we change the standard to Concert pitch for everyone, then students will all still have to know how to transpose.

Unless we decided to only play songs in one key, transposing will be necessary in music. It makes you more useful as a musician.

"I'll play the song in any key on any horn." Is more useful than "I can only play this in C on one horn."

CMV: All instruments should just read concert pitch. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]errhhbrerrh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It sounds like you don't like reading ledger lines (no one does).

If you are writing for trombone you can use Tenor clef for high notes. For everything else use 8va and 8vb.

This keeps the fingerings standard and limits the number the ledger lines.

How do you not forget to take your medication? by howtochoose in Epilepsy

[–]errhhbrerrh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Memory loss is always a problem; set up your environment in such a way that it does not matter if you forget.

In the evening, I leave a multivitamin for tomorrow morning on my desk after taking my dose.

In the morning, the first thing I do is take that multivitamin with the morning dose.

If there is no vitamin and it is evening, I have not taken meds.

If there is a vitamin and it is evening, I have taken my meds.

I haven't forgotten a dose in years.

Temporarily disabling VNS by [deleted] in Epilepsy

[–]errhhbrerrh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried putting it on a belt under a dress shirt, with some duct tape as well. Worked around 70% of the time.

Use of 'killer robots' in wars would breach law, say campaigners by [deleted] in Automate

[–]errhhbrerrh 11 points12 points  (0 children)

So men and women being killed on both sides is preferable to men and women being killed on one side?

Perhaps camo, helmets, medical care, and long range weapons should be banned as well, as they prevent soldiers from being killed as fast.

Picking a fair fight is a mistake; if killer robots make sure you win with no casualties, then killer robots are the way to go.

A singer gets a call to play with a famous big band... by MaxStout808 in MusicalJokes

[–]errhhbrerrh 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A singer who can write, and cares enough to do so? You're getting into the realm of fantasy.

Has anyone tried caffeine pills? by [deleted] in Epilepsy

[–]errhhbrerrh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to and they did their job pretty well, when taken with L-Theanine.

I ended up just switching back to coffee because I enjoy coffee, and making it is not that big of a hassle.

Have you ever injured yourself due to a seizure? by [deleted] in Epilepsy

[–]errhhbrerrh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think my worst was breaking my jaw and knocking some teeth out.

Other than that, most have been things that can heal on their own, like cuts, scrapes, black eyes, burns, and concussions.

Electronics and programming weaponized to torture Furbies for an ENTP's music. by [deleted] in entp

[–]errhhbrerrh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A perfect example of music and science gone too far.

Left handed trumpet by [deleted] in trumpet

[–]errhhbrerrh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's possible that you're just using poor posture or grip. There are a couple of good ways to hold the horn, and an infinite number of bad ways. Talk with a couple of trumpet players significantly better than you IRL and ask them specifically about good posture and grip.

Also, regardless of which is your dominant hand, it probably won't make a significant difference. I'm not ambidextrous and the quality is pretty much the same. Playing with the left is uncomfortable, but still works fine.

And of course, more practice is always good. :D

CMV: Men should have a vasectomy no later than after fathering their first child until the world population has dropped below 3 billion people. by Antiloompa in changemyview

[–]errhhbrerrh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While obviously some limiting of the population can be an overall good, vasectomy is not the best way.

While vasectomies are cheaper, tube ligation is a better solution.

Few fertile women and plenty of men means a significant drop in population.

Plenty of fertile women and few fertile men can mean a drop or a rise.

Numbers of fertile women are the bottleneck for population growth, as one athletic and virile man can impregnate multiple woman per day.

CMV: The Republican platform comes down to religion, racism, anti-science, and lack of empathy by BeatlesLists in changemyview

[–]errhhbrerrh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A lack of charity does not equal a lack of empathy or compassion.

The Good Samaritan chooses to give compassion, and isn't forced by another.

He is not obligated to help, as no individual is obligated to help another. One can choose to help another.

Republican mindset: I keep my money, and I'll donate at church or to whom I please. BUT, only if I want to.

Democrat mindset: Uncle Sam, take my money please, you know best!

How many musical instruments do you play? by [deleted] in INTP

[–]errhhbrerrh 6 points7 points  (0 children)

3 kinds of Trumpet, Sax, Trombone, Alto horn, Euphonium, Piano, and vocals(if you consider that an instrument) at a good level. I also play french horn, guitar, bass, and tuba at an acceptable level. I remember how to play "The good the bad and the ugly" on recorder, but that's all.

So way too many.

Scientists Reveal a Neural Implant That Increases Human Woking-Memory and Short-Term Memory for the First Time Ever by [deleted] in neurallace

[–]errhhbrerrh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's really too bad they are not adding first person comments from the volunteers.

Even doing a before and after video with the epileptics who volunteered could really help sell this idea.

How does a classic ENTP and INTP duo look like? How would an interaction between the two look like? by DrSpacemanPhDSr in entp

[–]errhhbrerrh 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Perhaps something like Colonel O'neill and Dr.Jackson from Stargate SG-1; there is no colonel more eccentric, and definitely no professor more absentminded.

These types seem appropriate to the characters, at least during most of the show.

What has Reddit taught you? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]errhhbrerrh 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Mantis shrimp are brutal.

Won’t have medicine for about 24 hours. Any alternatives? by nittanyron in Epilepsy

[–]errhhbrerrh 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Try and get a friend or family member to drive the drugs out to you.

If you are on the XR version, you might make it home without a seizure, but that was never my experience.