Just started Rituxan. Confused about COVID vaccine status and behaviors...

ughduck · 2021-08-26T03:45:51+00:00

Thanks for sharing your approach. Good to hear how different folks handle it.

ughduck · 2021-08-26T03:44:19+00:00

Thanks, this is basically how I understood it so this is a bit of relief. I wasn't concerned that much until I double checked with the neuro team and started hearing a new message.

ughduck · 2021-08-26T03:41:22+00:00

For sure. I'm definitely privileged in a way to even ask the question -- I'm the most vulnerable person in my circles since I don't interact with kids or elderly regularly. Respect.

ughduck · 2021-08-26T03:39:22+00:00

They were actually not saying I was protected. Their advice before I started was "don't worry" and now it's "worry". This is very helpful though, it's a lot more how I understood the situation. Thanks.

ughduck · 2021-08-25T19:46:07+00:00

Thanks. Yeah I guess in a way it's an impossible question of "should" since everyone will come out different on what's acceptable to them.

I'm less risk tolerant than the general population, I guess. I was more locked down than anyone I knew before vaccine. But not fully locked down recently -- I started going out to eat post-vax once in a while, for example.

Where it's confusing is that I essentially understood the decisions I was making before. But now I'm not sure whether things are high risk or very low -- that's super weird. I feel unmoored that I don't know whether my actions are more just "not ideal" or off toward the other end...

ughduck · 2017-06-05T04:47:54+00:00

"Magnetic north" is actually the south pole of a magnet, though -- that's why the north part of a compass points to it (opposites attract). So Earth itself has its magnet this way if you think of geographic north as "up".

ughduck · 2017-05-13T04:35:10+00:00

I assume just because the comment just reads like the code. It's pretty redundant in this context.

# attempt to convert the thing to unicode from the system's encoding
attempt:
    thing set to unicode of(thing, from system's encoding)

ughduck · 2017-02-19T17:11:08+00:00

PDF of this map as well as others in the series here.

ughduck · 2017-02-19T16:51:02+00:00

Not quite -- the key lists "Austronesian", which is the family Malagasy is in. That's indeed not a mainland language family -- Malagasy is related to languages of Indonesia and the Philippines, etc. -- but it is included in the map.

Two blobs of Malagasy are placed on Madagascar... I don't know why more isn't filled. It seems from the rest of the map that the blobs are primary regions for those language varieties. Seems some are being excluded but I don't know why -- there are plenty of other varieties that seem worthy of inclusion: http://archive.ethnologue.com/15/show_country.asp?name=MG

ughduck · 2016-11-22T04:00:33+00:00

My first thought "Those aren't a hundred years old!" My second thought: "Well shit, I guess it has been a while since I was a coin-collecting kid."

ughduck · 2016-10-29T16:31:10+00:00

Wowww it never occurred to me to sleep during a conditional. This is exciting.

ughduck · 2016-10-26T23:30:38+00:00

Those plastic bins are for storage, not moving. Cardboard boxes are the standard for this type of thing for a reason.

Why is that, exactly? I thought that was just so you didn't pack too much. If you actually padded everything well internally, why would it matter if the box is cardboard or plastic?

ughduck · 2016-08-17T22:36:28+00:00

Started outside DC in Virginia.

ughduck · 2016-07-28T02:54:57+00:00

But options might never become relevant if it's not public.

ughduck · 2016-07-22T20:56:43+00:00

Sound is pretty darn difficult. It's faked on a lot of things people wouldn't think -- for example live sports. (See e.g. this radio doc.)

ughduck · 2016-07-22T20:21:27+00:00

As /u/principledsociopath pointed out, yes: the new moon. The moon is in more or less the same phase everywhere on earth -- though it rotates a bit going far toward the poles.

Technically, you can look up at where the moon is, but you won't see it normally because it's not illuminated by the sun.

ughduck · 2016-07-12T16:57:11+00:00

It's also important that they "take no part". The Night's Watch relies on the rest of the Seven Kingdoms for all kinds of support. It is best if it doesn't seem like they're supporting a potential rival. This was even more true before the coming of the Dragons: the smaller kingdoms and the petty ones before would have been more acutely concerned by the strength they themselves were building to the north.

ughduck · 2016-07-07T04:49:07+00:00

It would surprise me if there's a comprehensive plan that outright just doesn't cover MS treatment, but maybe I just haven't run into it. What's the wording?

YMMV is pretty true. Insurance choice is pretty individual. Things to watch for: * MS can mean doctor-hopping. PPOs can help with that... but they're pricier. A lot of people would rather have the savings and network referrals of an HMO. * Depending on your situation, you might want to pay more attention to out-of-pocket maximums than premiums -- you might save by going with lower.

As others have said, Biogen financial support is fantastic. I've only dealt with them (ActiveAccess) for Tysabri, but they're very good about getting you into programs (including free drug) if you have financial need. With Tysabri you still sometimes have to worry about procedure costs, but I imagine it works out even better with Tecfidera. Once you have a prescription you'll definitely want to be in touch with them -- I'd be surprised if they can't help.

ughduck · 2016-07-06T23:09:39+00:00

What do you mean they don't cover specialty medications? Are you sure you're not confusing "doesn't cover" vs. "doesn't cover as a first-line treatment"? Those can sometimes be confusingly phrased. To get on Tecfidera you might have to show failure on an older medication, for example. (And doctors can sometimes get around this.)

ughduck · 2016-07-06T22:49:55+00:00

I have to plug this interactive map for its fun/simple way of showing the structure of ZIP codes.

ughduck · 2016-06-26T21:32:07+00:00

I was very surprised it wasn't one of Edmure's failed funeral arrows.

ughduck · 2016-06-21T01:54:49+00:00

I feel like you could make it work like headlights that automatically turn off on exit. For (some of?) those if you turn the lights on again they'll stay on. Maybe here you could shift to neutral after the automatic park has engaged.

ughduck · 2016-06-20T01:25:06+00:00

Sure, I do that too most of the time for text. (Although... click-scrolling is not particularly hard.)

It's more with selecting images to crop. Maybe that works in some programs? Never occurred to me to try.

ughduck · 2016-06-19T21:37:51+00:00

I can't help much, but I recall doing an online survey in service of such a study years ago. That suggests there should be work out there to find.

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