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uncleberg··on For those at northerly latitudes, Comet NEOWISE up in the evening now, too
Excellent!
uncleberg··on Starship Prototype Unveiled
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.

uncleberg··on 5G Is Likely to Put Weather Forecasting at Risk
No, most IoT devices in most applications are dramatically underpowered for 5G.
uncleberg··on In Search of the Northern Lights
And non-Japanese. I went, it was magic :)
uncleberg··on The Case for Transmissible Alzheimer's Grows
Ok thank you, I didn't know.
uncleberg··on The Case for Transmissible Alzheimer's Grows
Sure do. But yeah, no sharing. Never.
uncleberg··on The Case for Transmissible Alzheimer's Grows
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)?

uncleberg··on Tracking Blood Sugar
Yes, v2 is coming soon or is now out :)
uncleberg··on Tracking Blood Sugar
Alrighty, thanks!
uncleberg··on Tracking Blood Sugar
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.