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by jrapdx3 4d ago
This aroused my curiosity. Tried to get the article. Clicking on the item didn't fetch the site, never did connect.
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by jrapdx3 6d ago
I've programmed in Scheme on and off over the last decade or so. callcc comes in handy for "return" or "break" functionality. More sophisticated uses, like threading or coroutines, have been around for a long time.
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by jrapdx3 6d ago
That's absolutely splendid. In the user role, I get very irritated when programs do stupid things or interface elements don't do what they're supposed to do. Muttering to myself I'm asking a question: have the developer
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by jrapdx3 13d ago
I get what you're saying but I think there's a problem, gobs of common drugs have 2D6 as a metabolic pathway. Increasing 2D6 inhibition puts recipients at greater risk of serious adverse events or drug toxicity. Can't say muc
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by jrapdx3 16d ago
Studies show Modafinil isn't effective in ADHD adults. It may have benefit in children with ADHD. I think many prescribers give ADHD adults a high dose too soon causing side-effects. In my experience, it's best to start with a low
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by jrapdx3 16d ago
> ... I wonder why they don't just give people some ritalin and ask if they feel calmed down? Except the obvious reason of course In ADHD (and most conditions) diagnosis by medication response is not acceptable. Response to drugs i
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by jrapdx3 21d ago
FWIW it's commonly the case with cancers of abdominal organs: stomach, pancreas, liver, kidney, etc. These cancers are frequently not diagnosed until at an advanced stage. Symptoms tend to be nonspecific, overlap with ubiquitous condit
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by jrapdx3 1mo ago
> And by adulthood, height doesn't change significantly and you probably know it ... But height does change in adulthood [0]. On average people living past 40 gradually lose height. At age 80, it's likely height loss will be
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by jrapdx3 1mo ago
> My point is mostly that artist occupy a strange spot in our culture. They are the only “trade” that I know of that can fabricate items that have a value beyond their utility. Thank you for the clarification. You're right artistic
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by jrapdx3 1mo ago
MDD is the "bread and butter" of psychiatric practice. I'm not really sure how much that's changed over decades. Of course, depression treatment options have evolved greatly since the late 80s, truly a blessing. You&#x27
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by jrapdx3 1mo ago
> The students who get in have been minmaxing and exploiting every advantage they can for their entire life. Not a school I'd be tempted to apply to. Scholastic competition is one thing, but scrapping for every conceivable speck of
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by jrapdx3 1mo ago
Treating many ADHD adult students some did take advantage of accommodations available to them. Problems with test-taking varied, but common issues were getting distracted by extraneous stimuli in "regular" classrooms. Frequently A
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by jrapdx3 1mo ago
Your family certainly has an impressive record of success in the art world. My father was a talented painter but didn't attempt to sell his work. He was an even more talented pianist but rarely performed publicly. My sister is an excep
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by jrapdx3 1mo ago
Very few artists earn a living in art let alone become wealthy. The art world is highly competitive, though real talent and innovation are rare. But making it big in art is more about self-promotion and marketing than artistic ability. So s
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by jrapdx3 1mo ago
Interesting comment. FWIW the idea of God as Being accords with Spinoza's philosophy, which in turn accords with Greek philosophy and ultimately accords with biblical philosophy. These are roots among the many roots of our modern world
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by jrapdx3 1mo ago
Of course, it's always entirely up to you. But wise to stay alert to documented ADHD effects, e.g., on social functioning, general health, increased risk of accidental injury, depression, anxiety, to name a few. In any case, treatment
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by jrapdx3 1mo ago
> Not diagnosed, on online “tests” I score just shy of the ADHD threshold, and I find myself in this. Don't know the tests you refer to, but it's recognized that many adults have ADHD symptoms not quite meeting DSM-5 criteria f
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by jrapdx3 1mo ago
Yes, hyperfocus is indeed a frequent problem for people with ADHD. One version is getting overly involved in irrelevant details, due to interest or having difficulty pulling away. The latter takes much effort and a good measure of courage.
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by jrapdx3 1mo ago
> ... multi-tasking is not a strength, it's a sign of distraction Interesting point of view from one who's been there. Intuitively the comment makes a lot of sense. In a way human multitasking resembles how single-threaded comp
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by jrapdx3 1mo ago
The contest you described (people with ADHD vs. autism) would have an enormously negative effect. But there are reasons to think it's unlikely. FWIW at least 25% of ADHD adults manifest autistic traits. Hardly surprising, clinicians re
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by jrapdx3 1mo ago
You're probably right about comparative costs. But the problem of getting to an autonomous bus will remain a significant barrier to public transportation use. My neighborhood is close to the city center. Even so, bus service is very sp
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by jrapdx3 2mo ago
> It seems that elderly nowadays are super vary of any hacking or scams. YMMV. I'm sure you meant "wary". How amazing, education really does work. There is such a thing as overabundance of caution. But it's possible f
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by jrapdx3 2mo ago
> Have you guys never done IT tech support for your elderly parents' computers? This kind of comment is frequently made on HN and elsewhere. However, more than a few "elderly parents" are as computer-sophisticated as their
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by jrapdx3 2mo ago
Programming in Prolog back in the 1980s was a pleasant experience. I wrote some useful programs with Prolog but as I remember that era, the language made a brief splash and soon relegated to niche settings. Nowadays I enjoy programming in S
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by jrapdx3 2mo ago
If you doubt that it's true, do a bit of research and find out if it's so. Here's one source[0], there are others. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummy_brown
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by jrapdx3 2mo ago
The value of exploring tombs for the purpose of illuminating ancient cultures is inestimable. It seems humans have always been happy desecrating burial sites if not for treasure then to prove dominance over another tribe or nation. Of cours
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by jrapdx3 2mo ago
I find it interesting that a number of PLs were initially developed as educational or research tools but later expanded for general use. Some examples are Pascal, Scheme, Prolog. AFAIK many development languages are used in education so the
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by jrapdx3 2mo ago
How right you are! I use PowerShell when I have to. Seems like PS was designed under the motto, "The choice: why make it simple when we can make it complicated?"
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by jrapdx3 2mo ago
Scheme language is very well-suited for producing websites, I've been doing that for several months with decent results. But unless I missed information, I think you're right that has nothing to do with WebAssembly. However I know
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by jrapdx3 2mo ago
I'm a physician, an old one. We're lucky to live as long as we do, but life will end. The article emphasizes the value of dying peacefully. Sure, that's how we want it to be, but we have to make it known to assure it goes tha

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