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bookofjoe

113,539 karma · joined May 8, 2016

• Retired (38 years in practice) neurosurgical anesthesiologist

• References: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=5DdrMc8AAAAJ&hl=en

• Interview (2017): https://everything.typepad.com/blog/2017/07/interview-with-joe-from-the-bookofjoe-blog.html

• Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s? i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AJoseph+Stirt&s=relevancerank&text=Joseph+Stirt&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1

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bookofjoe··on THC Edibles Can Affect Driving for Hours, New Research Shows
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/well/thc-gummies-edibles-...
bookofjoe··on The Little-Known Link Between Dementia and Epilepsy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/well/mind/dementia-epilep...
bookofjoe··on Federal government surveilling professional lobstermen
https://wapo.st/4qSuKnI
bookofjoe··on People can sense their own mental decline: new research powered by smartwatches
https://archive.ph/98edL
bookofjoe··on Qantas Airbus A380 engine failure in 2010 (2023)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49511213
bookofjoe··on Chinese Cars Could Be Huge in U.S., and That's the Problem, Officials Say
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/business/chinese-cars-us-...
bookofjoe··on Study of Brain Proteins Spurs Optimism for Autism Treatments
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/science/autism-treatments...
bookofjoe··on Climber Recounts Rescue from 6-Inch Ledge Atop California Mountain
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/us/sierra-nevada-climber-...

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>Climber Stranded for Hours on 6-Inch Rock Ledge Before Rescue

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/us/california-man-rescued...

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/us/california-man-rescued...

bookofjoe··on Watch the 'Eclipse of the Century' Next Year When Spain, Egypt and More Go Dark
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/travel/solar-eclipse-2027...
bookofjoe··on Mount Everest Base Camp Is Melting. Human Urine Is a Contributor.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/science/everest-base-camp...
bookofjoe··on Rescue Trucks at LaGuardia and JFK Get Trackers After Fatal Crash
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/nyregion/rescue-trucks-at...
bookofjoe··on Introducing Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS
"...the internet is unusable without an ad blocker." — for some but not most.
bookofjoe··on Mirror life is theoretical. The danger is anything but.
https://wapo.st/4gtMv9k
bookofjoe··on Inside Colombia's Cocaine Factories
https://archive.ph/o3rFT
bookofjoe··on The brain struggles to make new neurons in people with depression
https://archive.ph/S1Y63
bookofjoe··on Asleep at the wheel: More Tesla owners choosing to nap while their cars drive
https://unwall.app/www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/tesla-fsd-...
bookofjoe··on Britain would be bonkers to ditch Palantir
https://archive.ph/BsrnE
bookofjoe··on All Grand Canyon hotels to close after flash floods, with no reopening date
https://unwall.app/www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/article/gran...

https://archive.ph/z6IZ2#selection-1105.0-1105.75

bookofjoe··on The Einstein-Szilard Refrigerator (2020)
My refrigerator is a Whirlpool purchased new in 1995 at Best Buy.

It is the exact model pictured: https://bids.fowlerauction.com/auctions/38959/lot/5830641-wh...

It works perfectly (except for the hum which has been there unchanged on and off as the compressor cycles for 31 years). I'm kind of used to it by now....

For lulz I checked and you can buy working models of this fridge at estate sales for $50-$110: the one pictured sold at a 2024 estate sale auction in Alabama/Tennessee/Georgia for $110.

bookofjoe··on The Cast-Iron Company That Has Been Controlled by the Same Family for 130 Years
https://www.wsj.com/business/the-cast-iron-company-that-has-...
bookofjoe··on Car Sunroofs Keep 'Spontaneously' Exploding–and the Problem Is Getting Worse
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/car-sunroofs-keep-spontan...
bookofjoe··on The Einstein-Szilard Refrigerator (2020)
I'd happily pay for a silent fridge with much less than a 20 year breakeven point.
bookofjoe··on By Opening a Model, a Chinese A.I. Lab May Test the World's Cybersecurity
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/science/cybersecurity-zai...
bookofjoe··on Recombinant shingles vaccination and the risk of cardiovascular events
Recombinant shingles vaccination and the risk of cardiovascular events
bookofjoe··on ICE eyes spending up to $2M on Boston Dynamics robot dogs to up 'officer safety'
https://archive.ph/tRI1X
bookofjoe··on Why Everybody Hates Palantir
https://archive.ph/ahmBz
bookofjoe··on E.V. Sales Are Rising After the Gulf Oil Shock. Here's Where.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/08/18/climate/ev-ca...
bookofjoe··on Electric rain can eat through metal
https://archive.ph/FwVX4

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>Spontaneously charged water drops induce corrosion

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10941-6

bookofjoe··on Tell HN: PayPal blocks GrapheneOS
Alas, GrapheneOS doesn't work with iPhone.
bookofjoe··on Doctors are finally learning to manage antidepressant withdrawal
>The baffling science of SSRIs: how do they really work?

https://archive.ph/yaEZJ

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