The totally off-topic thread

[TomVexille]

Combination of higher average wages in Oz, coupled with Australian prices being set at what the company sees as the price the market will pay.

That's a very succinct description of why things (usually) cost more here

 

[QF WP]

I know this is on topic, but is anyone on the inaugural SYD-HVB flight tomorrow? Apart from me that is.

Are you going to contact a certain AFF'er who lives there (benmay)?? He was happy to see the sector become live..

 

[whatmeworry]

From memory alcohol raises the liver enzyme GGT. And I forget but certain medications, such as NSAIDs, can raise ALP/AST levels.

I had high liver function for many years. I saw a gastroenterologist and was diagnosed with fatty liver but nothing serious. His recommendation was to have 3-4 alcohol free days per week which I have been doing for well over 10 years usually not having a drink Monday-Thursday.

My liver function tests for the past 10 years or so have returned to normal.

I suspect the methotrexate is the one causing all the issues but without it I am in big trouble. It is very difficult dealing with ankylosing spondylitis, sacroiliitis, arthritis, tendonitis, bursitis etc. Need to find alternate medication, one of the new biologics has been recommended, but I have been stuffed around by the Rheumatology clinic at Princess Alexandra Hospital for the past couple of years.

Another reason why I want to get as much out of golf now as it quite possible that I won't be able to play later.

You should have a chat with your pharmacist about the combo of drugs you taking as most should have a program that can indicate the interactions the various drugs can have when taken together.

 

[JessicaTam]

Are you going to contact a certain AFF'er who lives there (benmay)?? He was happy to see the sector become live..

I am not sure that I will have time. I am also on the inaugural HVB-SYD flight.

 

[TomVexille]

I know this is on topic, but is anyone on the inaugural SYD-HVB flight tomorrow? Apart from me that is.

I am not sure that I will have time. I am also on the inaugural HVB-SYD flight.

It's still selling for $99 each way

 

[JessicaTam]

It's still selling for $99 each way

The seat map is very empty. I am in row 1 both there and back.

Happy to guest you into the lounge(s) if you want to come along, TomVexille!

 

[TomVexille]

The seat map is very empty. I am in row 1 both there and back.

Happy to guest you into the lounge(s) if you want to come along, TomVexille!

I would, but it would cost me in excess of $500 to make the trip, and I cannot justify that sort of spend.

 

[JohnK]

Very interestingly-put comment. As a research scientist I've heard others say the same sort of thing but much less eloquently and I have felt the same myself at times.

I think a lot of people go into research thinking they can make a transformational difference or change (and of course that's an illusion perpetuated by the boosters, the media and the general 'breakthrough' [the most misused word in science IMHO] mythology of science). But the reality is that almost all advances are incremental. Be satisfied that you are making a contribution to the bigger picture.

If you felt the PhD was tough, and you want to stay in academia, wait for the challenges of the post-docs and the career-long grant-sucking process that you will face! Keep positive!

One of my biggest regrets in life was not pursuing to become a research scientist. I know I could have made a difference.

 

[QF WP]

I am not sure that I will have time. I am also on the inaugural HVB-SYD flight.

Don't be surprised if benmay is on it

 

[JohnK]

Some days life makes no sense. Well not to me anyway.

Get to Toombul at 5:10pm and the 5:15pm bus to DFO has just arrived ~20 minutes late. No sign of the 5:30pm bus either.

Why couldn't the 5:00pm bus be ~20 minutes late? Only just going to get to airport at T-30 minutes.

 

[erkpod]

Cleared to go back to work as of Monday. It hasn't healed totally yet but the doctor is happy with the progress.

It's at the scabby stage of healing.

Thanks to all who gave advice & thoughts.

 

[drross]

Cleared to go back to work as of Monday. It hasn't healed totally yet but the doctor is happy with the progress.

It's at the scabby stage of healing.

Thanks to all who gave advice & thoughts.

scabby is such a great word. Granulating tissue isn't half as dramatic.

 

[Bundy Bear]

Who knew this app was available, and for a short time its free.

Google Buys Visual Translation App 'Word Lens', Makes It Free for Limited Time - Mac Rumors

Google has bought the popular iOS and Android visual translation app Word Lens to "incorporate [the] technology into Google Translate's broad language coverage", according to a statement on Quest Visual's website.

The software uses a smartphone camera to translate signs in real time into the users native language. The technology is remarkable and used by many world travelers. Previously, translation packs were available as in-app purchases, but Quest Visual has made all the packs and the app itself free for a limited time.

Only thing you need is a smart phone.

 

[Pushka]

On my 'unread posts' on my iPhone using the AFF I had to laugh at the placement of the top two posts occurring together:

 

[Shelf]

Cleared to go back to work as of Monday. It hasn't healed totally yet but the doctor is happy with the progress.

It's at the scabby stage of healing.

Thanks to all who gave advice & thoughts.

Good to hear you've got clearance Clarence

 

[JohnK]

The mind is amazing.

I was very sad yesterday. I didn't know why and couldn't explain it. Things weren't going right either and it was making it worse. Mum and dad had an incident with another car in the Woolworths car park. I woke up this morning and again I was sad with many things on my mind and went off to golf.

I came home from golf and was talking to mum about my strange feelings. She reminded me what I already knew but had temporarily forgotten. A long time great friend died on 16 May 2 years ago. I was thinking about it the past few weeks but forgot about it the past few days.

Makes perfect sense why I have been sad.

 

[erkpod]

Good to hear you've got clearance Clarence

Victor will tell me my vector tomorrow.

 

[Princess Fiona]

You know that feeling when you walk into the toilets and see facilities that aren't normally in the ladies toilets?
Yes that feeling just happened at the VA lounge MEL

 

[penegal]

You know that feeling when you walk into the toilets and see facilities that aren't normally in the ladies toilets?
Yes that feeling just happened at the VA lounge MEL

Oops, did you take the wrong door?

 

[penegal]

I posted this on FT - Australia is really quite beautiful sometimes...


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