mxvanzant

Lately I've been using: https://janet-lang.org/ It's not a systems programming language, but it can be embedded in C.

https://jank-lang.org/ looks interesting to me --I have not tried it yet. I'm not sure if this language could qualify as a systems programming language. What do you think?

I am currently getting treated for Folicular Lymphoma, so I've been looking into complementary treatments for myself.

I saw a video on youtube -- wait, here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikSlMlMFS7M -- from a medical journal former editor / writer guy who cured his throat cancer or maybe it was skin cancer, but he talked about both, with topical treatments using food grade hydrogen peroxide (h2o2). (I forgot the strength he used -- maybe 35%. But do not swallow this stuff -- very harmful to ingest, only apply it topically at specific points.) Anyway he was talking about brain tumors and how for some kinds there are no good treatment options and he conjectured that injecting these kind of brain tumors with the 35%(?) h2o2 could wipe them out. This is because most cancer cells are highly susceptible to h2o2 (way more than normal cells) A brain surgeon could do this using imaging guidance, etc.

Maybe you can find a surgeon who is already doing this type of treatment in a trial perhaps.

Three other options:

1. High dose vitamin C via IV. At very high doses, Vitamin C can wipe out cancer cells via multiple mechanisms. One of these is because VitC generates ozone in the cancer cells which destroys them in a similar method as if they had been dosed with h2o2.

2a. Get into ketosis via diet -- can selectively cause cancer cell death -- something to do with mitochondria metabolism changes in cancer cells. But, getting into ketosis is super difficult.

2b. Get into ketosis by supplementing with MCT (medium chain triglycerides) from coconut oil. The C8 component of this type of oil seems to have the strongest ketosis results. C8 MCT is processed by your liver and converted into ketones. Much easier than a keto diet.

3. Follow the Gerson therapy -- https://gerson.org/the-gerson-therapy/ -- lots of fresh pressed mostly veggie juices as the main component of the diet along with other things. This can also mimic a fast (another way to selectively kill cancer cells).

I'm doing 1, 2b, and starting to do 3 for myself. None of these are expensive and they are all very safe to do and you can do 2 and 3 at home.

I live near Chicago and I'm getting standard treatment at Illinois Cancer Specialists in Niles and the IVC treatments from Raden Wellness in Highwood. I'm working with an MD Oncologist and a Naturopathic Oncologist. So far so good!

Best of luck to your friend!!!

Where's the code? Is Sava OS free software / open source? Your site implies that it is, but I did not see any link to a public repo..

Here's that talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxdOUGdseq4

I agree with @kkfx. lisp/clojure world is good to help with long-term maintainability, etc. To get an idea search for Rich Hickey's talk "Simple Made Easy"

Agreed: my father-in-law was continuously trashing his Windows install. Many years ago, I put him on Linux Mint + MATE where he only uses Firefox and a bit of LibreOffice -- he's been fine with this setup -- his only remaining issues (for the most part) are when his Yahoo Email interface changes, etc. And, he has not managed to trash it yet! ;)

Hold a vote among participants to cancel daily stand-ups. Agile is supposed to be about doing what works for the team and my guess is the stand-ups aren't working for a majority! ;)

distrobox?

I came across this: http://www.doctoryourself.com/ears.html

I'm not sure these nutritional approaches are relevant for your Mom's condition, but they may be worthwhile looking into if they can possibly help stop or delay the progression:

http://doctoryourself.com/eyesight.html http://doctoryourself.com/eyesight_II.html

I read this guy's book and he has some good ideas (and references to back them up). You don't need to get his book as his website also has all of that material+. http://doctoryourself.com/herpes.html

Another related site: http://orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/index.shtml (scroll down for articles).

None of the above will help though in deciding between Postgres or MySQL ;)

I run Linux on my HP laptop. I don't use any proprietary software. So, for myself, I don't see this buy vs. subscribe dichotomy.

By the way, I'm using Linux Mint + MATE and everything works pretty well.

Unfortunately, my work supplied computer is a pretty locked down Windows with a limited corporate approved software selection. Luckily, this selection includes VirtualBox! ;)

So, with VB, I'm able to do all my dev work in a Linux VM (I run both Mint and Alpine..)

You may want to consider trying some Free / Open Source software alternatives to your current setup if you are tired of subscriptions..

I think your idea of limiting Slack is great. You can provide an alternative to be reachable for emergencies if needed.

In addition in my reading, I've come across some helpful nutritional approaches and these were news to me:

http://doctoryourself.com/hoffer_ABC.html http://doctoryourself.com/adhd.html

(These articles are geared towards parents with ADHD kids, but applies to adults also.)

This site is also very good: http://orthomolecular.org/

This page discusses nutritional support for drinkers to help maintain health and to possibly help with reducing alcohol consumption:

  http://doctoryourself.com/alcohol_protocol.html

Maybe you will find this unusual approach helpful. Best of luck.

Thanks for the info -- I'm going to try this out!

I used it across the tubes! ;)

I support my in-laws and my daughters running Linux on their laptops and it worked fine and was pretty quick.

By the way -- we are all running various fairly recent versions of Linux Mint with the MATE desktop. The oldest being mine: [Release Linux Mint 19.3 Tricia 64-bit].

I found that RustDesk worked very well for me: https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk

(I'm using it for linux to linux.)

Hi Scollet, I see you have dismissed my comment, but I hope you will investigate the evidence and see for yourself. Optimal nutrition can be very helpful and even in many cases a cure. And, it beats the drugs offered by most doctors with their side effects. The drugs should be a last resort in conjunction with optimal nutrition, but unfortunately they are usually a first resort. Best, -mxv

There is a nutritional cure for schizophrenia discovered by Dr. Abram Hoffer, MD, PhD. (Niacin and other nutrients..) Start reading here:

    http://doctoryourself.com/review_hoffer_B3.html

and here:

    http://doctoryourself.com/hoffer_anecdote.html

And also see references and recommended books (some available entirely free, posted online) and additional articles, etc.

Glad you are in remission. The above information may help you stay in remission, and the plus is you can learn about it and do it yourself. All with inexpensive vitamins and other nutrients.

Most psychiatrists don't know (and don't want to know) about this. I understand your reluctance to see a doctor. Maybe you were smart to stay away from them.

As for work, you might give contracting a try for a while instead of seeking direct employment..

Best of luck to you!

I've had an HP Spectre x360 Convertable-15 df1xxx (core i7 10th gen, nvidia, 4k screen) for over a year now. I really like it. Running Linux Mint MATE currently on 19.3 MATE 1.22.2. I was able to adjust the display for Hi DPI -- can't remember what I did exactly but I have Appearance > Fonts > Details > Resolution DPI (dots per inch) set to 192.

Great keyboard (with full numeric keypad). I went into the keyboard settings and adjust some compatibility options so I could shift-arrow using the num pad to select text.

Wifi just worked. I bought a USB ethernet dongle that works fine also.

Mouse USB plug causes hang on hard boot -- just unplug it when booting. I mostly use sleep which works fine. Mouse movement wakes from sleep - but I was able to disable this:

  mxv@mvhp:~/bin$ cat disable_mouse_wakeup.sh 
  sudo cp /home/mxvanzant/.wakeup/wakeup /sys/bus/usb/devices/1-1/power/wakeup
  mxv@mvhp:~/bin$ cat /home/mxvanzant/.wakeup/wakeup 
  disabled

I don't use an external monitor, but this has HDMI which I've used on occasion.

Weight and size are not bad (for me), but you might prefer lighter laptops..

Find nutritional support information at doctoryourself.com -- lots of good info here and it can make a big difference. One example: http://www.doctoryourself.com/depression.html

Also, Linus Pauling (the two time Nobel prize winner) has a book "How to Live Longer and Feel Better". Best of luck to you and your partner.

I think vitamin B6 is supposed to do it. I had symptoms in one wrist. Was pretty bad. I started taking a B Complex (B50) a couple times a day and it went away within a week. Some C would probably also help.

magnesium

"Your Erroneous Zones" -- Wayne Dyer.

Seems to be the case in US. I work for a small dev shop and everyone else is using OS X, except me. I'm running Linux Mint 17.1 (Mate Desktop) on a Toshiba Satellite w/4K screen, SSD, and 16GB ram. Love it. And I like PC style keyboards better than Mac keyboards :)

IMBA is another unknown but excellent Javascript library for UIs and is also a language derived from CoffeeScript. So far I've used it on two projects and I am really liking it. It has some quirks and not much doc. Your best bet is to look at all of the sample code and read the Issues forum.

I'm running Linux Mint 17.1 Mate on a Toshiba Satellite P55t B5340. i7, 16GB ram and 500GB SSD. Also has 4k screen, but I run in 1920 x 1080 since I can't get good scaling with Mate. I really like this notebook. Nice keyboard also. Has numeric keypad which is nice.