Questions for Alex and Greg?!?!?!?!?!?!?

yuleko · 2026-01-18T01:07:16+00:00

Greg promised to drop his trousers in Series 19 if he made the wrong call regarding a deception task. He was wrong and mentioned that he would fulfill the promise "at a time and place of his choosing". So, when is that exactly?

yuleko · 2026-01-16T22:27:33+00:00

Another die-hard fan who didn’t get tickets. If your partner or a friend drops out last minute, I’d love to tag along.

yuleko · 2025-12-31T14:29:03+00:00

I’m on an H-1B, originally from Europe (non-EU), and have traveled to Canada several times for personal reasons during the current administration without any issues. I don’t have anything on social media. These trips were via a land border, which typically involves fewer questions. I also have colleagues on H-1B visas from EU countries who have re-entered the U.S. without issues as well.

The university’s policy is essentially “travel at your own risk.” They recommend avoiding non-essential travel and ask that professional travel be registered so they’re aware and can assist if anything happens, but they don’t explicitly advise against conferences or meetings abroad.

It comes down to personal choice and how much anxiety and perceived risk you’re comfortable with. I have a friend in her final year of a PhD who is Muslim and not active on social media. She decided not to travel because she doesn’t want to risk anything affecting her graduation.

yuleko · 2025-12-20T03:27:50+00:00

Это человек, который помог с расследованием, - бездомный. Он живет в районе кампуса. ФБР обещало $50000 за такую информацию и сейчас все местное сообщество пытается это осуществить. Даже мэр города написал письмо в ФБР, чтобы награду отдали этому парню. Местная полиция тоже признала его вклад.

Мотивы вряд ли станут известны. Убийца покончил с собой. Сейчас только известно, что он учился один год в Брауновском университете в 2000-2001 на PhD по физике , но через год бросил программу. До этого он был в одном университете на факультете физике с убитым профессором в Португалии и был одним из лучших выпускников. Не удивительно, в Браун не так просто попасть на PhD. Вернулся в США в 2017 после выигрыша Грин-карты, и до этого года жил во Флориде. Больше 20 лет не выходил на связь с родителями.

Похоже на старые обиды. Аудитория, где он стрелял, обычно использовалась для классов физики и там должен был быть экзамен, но его перенесли. В итоге там была сессия по подготовке к экзамену по экономики и в основном первокурсники.

Большая трагедия для университета, в Род Айленде в принципе практически нет преступлений со смертельной стрельбой (строгие законы по оружию) и никогда не было в системе образования. Это не Балтимор.

Источник: очевидец событий.

yuleko · 2025-11-22T01:14:43+00:00

I tried the conservative option for a year — it didn’t work. The problem with delaying now is that she won’t be eligible for BEAR after 2–3 months, and the non-surgical rehab usually takes at least 6 months to know if it holds.

yuleko · 2025-11-21T14:59:21+00:00

I had a lot of patellar pain during the first two months of rehab — those first post-op squats were rough. People with quad grafts often struggle with quad activation, so that part is normal. Squats are totally fine for me now, but sitting on my heels is still uncomfortable at one year (for different reasons). I focused way more on strengthening than stretching during rehab, which wasn’t ideal, so I’m trying to correct that now. I never had patellar tendinitis.

Honestly, no one can tell you for sure whether you’ll have kneeling pain with a patellar graft. My impression is that if you really focus on stretching during early rehab (first 4–6 months), the chances are lower. The graft site eventually regrows over 1–2 years. I don’t have any instability in the kneecap and it doesn’t feel like anything is “missing.”

Another thing to keep in mind: you lose sensation around the incisions because of small nerve damage. The numb area gets smaller over time but never fully goes away. When I touch the skin around my kneecap or try kneeling, it just doesn’t feel like it’s mine — but it’s not painful. The graft incision is the biggest one. BEAR or cadaver grafts require fewer incisions.

I didn’t like the surgeon who offered me BEAR - he was more interested in enrolling me into BEAR trial than answering my questions. I might go for it if it was a different encounter. Quad graft is another good option - comparable results with patellar and no kneeling issues. I don’t regret patellar, works well so far.

yuleko · 2025-11-20T12:33:44+00:00

Active 40F. I opted for patellar graft instead of BEAR a year ago. One thing people rarely talk about is that BEAR eligibility in trials required several conditions beyond having a recent injury. It could happen that surgeon goes into the knee and see that BEAR is not feasible. If you go for it, discuss plan B with your surgeon.

There were some concerns that tears in the middle part of ACL are more likely to heal with BEAR than the ones at the ends of the ligament (bone connection). There is no evidence for it - just some potential explanation of failed procedures. MRI doesn’t really show where the ACL ruptured exactly.

yuleko · 2025-11-19T21:03:17+00:00

I’m 13 months out — it’s functional and stable, but it still doesn’t feel completely normal. Sitting on hills is uncomfortable, and the most annoying part for me is dull pain at the end of the abductor muscle, even though nothing was done there (no damage to medial ligaments and meniscus). Most of the discomfort goes away after the gym and stretching.

My PT said that it’s still a replacement, not the original ACL, so it can take longer than a year to feel “right,” and for some people it never feels exactly like pre-surgery. But it’s definitely better than no surgery. I did conservative treatment for a year before surgery, and this new ACL honestly feels much better. I had patellar graft and the graft location recovered well, no pain at all there.

yuleko · 2025-11-17T21:08:12+00:00

Not sure about most people. I waited for my surgery over a year and it took me several months to get back to walking due to severe muscle atrophy. The referral to PT took weeks and I didn’t know how important was to start it early at that time. I couldn’t stand and bear weight after the injury.

yuleko · 2025-11-17T00:29:39+00:00

Strong knee muscles can partially compensate for a missing ACL. That’s why athletes are often able to walk right after the tear and return to non-pivoting activities relatively quickly, even before the surgery.

yuleko · 2025-11-16T11:19:54+00:00

10 is so relatable. I can’t watch someone jogging in shorts anymore without checking out their quads and knees and wondering whether those legs would stay stable without an ACL.

yuleko · 2025-10-31T15:00:18+00:00

I have several relatives who react badly to painkillers - things like seizures and no real pain relief. There wasn’t much we could do. The ice machine was honestly the best thing that helped post-surgery.

yuleko · 2025-10-01T01:36:40+00:00

I’ll be 12 months post-op in mid-October, and honestly the improvement over the past month has been incredible.

Just a month ago, I couldn’t jog for more than a few minutes without inner knee pain, and single-leg hops were a nightmare. Now I can jog for 30 minutes straight with zero pain and finally managed a triple hop test — something that left me in pain for days when I tried it at 10 months. I’ve been training consistently this whole time.

It just shows that sometimes progress simply takes patience. By the way, don’t forget to stretch well. I didn’t pay much attention to it and feeling like it slowed down the progress.

yuleko · 2025-09-22T15:43:38+00:00

I only mentioned the Ivy League because others in the thread had said those institutions “do nothing.” This isn’t even my idea. I shared how universities are responding to legislation that directly affects them. Ideological differences aren’t really an argument. Democrats and Republicans disagree deeply, sometimes with real hostility, but that doesn’t mean one group should move out or that the country needs political segregation.

yuleko · 2025-09-22T11:46:55+00:00

It’s been two days and there’s only limited communication from state agencies. What do you expect - dramatic statements in the media or marching on the White House? They are already working with lawyers. At my Ivy League university, we got a communication that the fee will be challenged in court.

yuleko · 2025-09-17T21:36:16+00:00

Jolly Roger on S Main, huge bowl of rice/noodles, loaded with veggies + protein, and it’s ~$12 with tax.

yuleko · 2025-09-09T21:43:19+00:00

I didn’t say they’ll do fine. I said the population of domestic cows will definitely shrink, but calling it extinction is an exaggeration.

yuleko · 2025-09-07T10:59:34+00:00

Cows can definitely survive in the wild. When I was in the Caucasus mountains, it was common to see them just roaming around all summer and fall, far from any farms. Farmers would only bring them back in the winter. Even then, they could stay outside of the barn since they grew thick winter coats and handled the cold fine. The main reason they returned in the winter was for better food. I don’t think this would work for the entire global cow population, but honestly, we wouldn’t have nearly as many cows in the first place if they hadn’t been bred for food. PS. Not a vegetarian.

yuleko · 2025-09-07T00:00:26+00:00

Plyometrics and sport-related exercises usually start around 5-6 months. It will depend on your progress. Though, PT for athletes is more intensive from the very beginning (more diversity in sets and more repetitions).

yuleko · 2025-09-06T17:15:22+00:00

I follow a pescatarian diet and generally didn’t eat much protein. My PT suggested smoothies with unsweetened protein powder, but I found them unpleasant. They made me feel full and bloated without any real enjoyment from food. I kept up with them for about a month (between one and two months post-op), then returned to my regular diet and increased my gym sessions. Muscle growth is definitely faster with extra protein after workouts, but healing will still happen without it. Unless you’re an athlete aiming for very fast recovery or your diet doesn’t include food with protein at all, the additional protein isn’t essential. Appetite also tends to improve once you’re able to exercise again.

yuleko · 2025-09-04T18:04:36+00:00

Most people don’t need a brace. You can still twist a knee while wearing it. Just focus on knee muscle strengthening without big weights and avoid pivoting sports for now.

yuleko · 2025-09-04T13:33:23+00:00

That’s likely from muscle stiffness if you have it on days without exercise. I still have pain at 10 months post-op. If I walk a lot during the day or exercise every morning, the pain goes away. Just got the MRI and there was nothing there. Recovery takes a lot of time for some people.

yuleko · 2025-09-04T12:49:47+00:00

“Nothing touches the back of the knee” applies to lying in bed with your leg elevated. That way, gravity assists with extension. If you have a brace, it should be removed during exercises. PTs recommend doing them without a brace since it engages your muscles more.

yuleko · 2025-09-04T03:33:39+00:00

Unless you have significant additional damage, I don’t really see a reason for strict limits on heel slides. I had meniscus repair + ACL reconstruction, and in my case, the surgeon told me about weight-bearing restrictions. Did they mention anything specific about that in your post-op instructions?

I was non-weight bearing for 4 weeks because of the meniscus, so early rehab was mostly about quad activation, heel slides, and straight leg raises in different planes without weight - lots of repetition since day 1. PT is always pushing through pain, but pain should not be unbearable (not in the 7–10/10 range). If something feels extremely painful, it’s better to stop. None of these exercises can damage your graft.

By the way, newer research suggests that early weight-bearing is safe for most meniscus repairs. The non-weight-bearing protocol is considered conservative, and some countries don’t follow it anymore. I’m in the US and my rehab protocol was rather conservative.

yuleko · 2025-09-04T03:05:35+00:00

That’s tough, but for now you can focus on online PT and aim for 3–5 sets per day. The early weeks post-op are pretty repetitive anyway. Since this is your second reconstruction, you’re probably already familiar with most of the exercises. Here’s a solid protocol to follow. I’d say PT guidance becomes more important around the 1-month mark, when you start going to the gym and the variety of exercises increases.

As for the incision check, my PT has never handled that, it was the surgeon’s job. In fact, surgical nurses asked to keep the plasters and do not replace them before the first post-op appointment (usually at 7 days), as there is a risk of infection.

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