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Excellent!
Re:Starship Prototype Unveiled on Monday September 30, 2019 @04:38AM (#21112920)
I had three peers in my entire engineering classes like that. Two became PhDs, one has changed fields and applied himself rapidly.

I wasn't like them, but that ability to understand on a fundamental level, not forget, and then very quickly tackle more and more complex problems so fast was like a superpower. It took me much much longer, without the detailed understanding.

Re:5G Is Likely to Put Weather Forecasting at Risk on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @12:30PM (#19675039)
No, most IoT devices in most applications are dramatically underpowered for 5G.
Re:In Search of the Northern Lights on Tuesday February 12, 2019 @05:50AM (#19142505)
And non-Japanese. I went, it was magic :)
Re:The Case for Transmissible Alzheimer's Grows on Sunday February 10, 2019 @03:35PM (#19129855)
Ok thank you, I didn't know.
Re:The Case for Transmissible Alzheimer's Grows on Sunday February 10, 2019 @03:35PM (#19129852)
Sure do. But yeah, no sharing. Never.
Re:The Case for Transmissible Alzheimer's Grows on Sunday February 10, 2019 @03:08PM (#19129688)
Forgive me; isn't Lasik all via laser though?

Isn't this more like - you share binoculars with someone and your eye fluids mix (if you both push them too close)?

Re:Tracking Blood Sugar on Sunday January 13, 2019 @06:52AM (#18896304)
Yes, v2 is coming soon or is now out :)
Re:Tracking Blood Sugar on Saturday January 12, 2019 @04:31PM (#18893395)
Alrighty, thanks!
Re:Tracking Blood Sugar on Saturday January 12, 2019 @01:39PM (#18892576)
I wear a FreeStyle Libre every day, AMA. It's very good for T1s, of course.

It's reliable enough - the biggest downfall is that it's around 15 minutes behind real-time, ie, what you can measure with blood. Sometimes it can feel 'stuck' too, and change rapidly between a short amount of time.

The second model, which I am waiting to try, includes Bluetooth alerts if a trend high or low is detected. This may make it even more useful.