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I actually didn't read any further because my reaction to that thought was, "well, whatever, it's her body, not mine," and I flipped to find a news article that actually affected my own life. But I gather now that this was actually something Jolie became very informed about -- enough so that she apparently had a doctor look into her own genetic profile? The emotional aspects of everything aside, if she went to that much effort, the amount of information she gathered leads me to imagine that she probably spent a lot more time thinking about this than I did when having a knee jerk reaction over a cup of coffee and a bagel with schmear.
If there weren't very good, non-invasive, widely available screening methods that could allow for less invasive, less impactful, less traumatic and less expensive treatment (a lumpectomy or single mastectomy without chemo is common for small tumors) I'd agree.
Honestly, I'm terrified of death. But I also realize that if you live your life focused on avoiding the unavoidable, you're either irrationally going to be focusing on certain outcomes more than others or you aren't going to be able to function.
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@SammyF yeah its entirely possible that Jolie got a lot of information and made a completely rational and informed decision. But given the information she has put out - along with her history of grandiose and at times erratic behavior - to me it seemed ill-advised but within her rights.
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I thin ms. Jolie is going to be okay. Call me crazy.
Now to figure out why it freaks out when I set up email in Redmine
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She has a gene that gives her an 87% chance of developing it. Reading the article, she seems like she knew what was going on and was forced to make a shitty choice. So yeah, not a knee jerk thing.
My RT-N16 asus router has been okay. That one is likely significantly better. Mine is just cheaper.
I'm pretty sure that's the exact modem I use.
My first boyfriend dated me knowing he was in love with some other dude. We broke up and now he and said dude are still together. Just waiting for the day for karma to get back at him.
when your internet freaks, is it only the wireless devices, or is it wired machines too?
This is a decent point.
Hell, Jolie has the money that she could have a live-in doctor perform a daily screening to feel for lumps / growths. If she really wanted to, she could afford to buy an in-house MRI machine if she really wanted to and get checked out that way every day.
But at the same time, it's always going to be there - some risk that one day she'll find out that she has cancer, or that it's spreading too fast, or whatever. Even if she survives the treatment, it's likely to take years off her life (both time lost being treated, and side effects from the treatment).
I just respect her decision and - in her place I would probably do the same thing. I don't think this is irrational since she has significant and specific risk factors.
I mean it looks less shitty. My router performs extremely well for how much I've paid for it compared to other routers (do not buy the RT-N15 even if you find it at a dirt price)
no they all go down
like I used to have my imac wired and then everything else wireless and we'll just have occasional times when it all dies
the lights on both of the boxes still flash
I never tried just cycling one -- if I cycle both, internet comes back
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sarks is this what thom was recommending?
I would start out by just replacing the cable between the modem and the wall. That might solve it for you right there. It's probably the shittiest cable the installer could have provided you.
i don't know where to start off with my RPG system idea...
Also, i'd need a name for it...
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you still want him to be cheated on by the love of his life.
What was that about being 15 years old again
It does kind of suck though.
Still, first time I was in this town the rooms didn't have TVs. There was a TV room with a satellite hookup.
Behold the future
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#FreeSKFM
I should check the general roleplaying thread in CF for that, but i'm afraid they'll dismiss me as a wide-eyed idealistic idea man...
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DAMN.
You were pretty awesome, shame to see you go. But atleast you won't be killing the rest of her this way.
bottoms up!
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I'd be surprised if only NC did this
Actually saw a Tesla on the road yesterday. I'd never seen one before. Seemed pretty nice.
huh
but presumably the cable running through the walls and to the whatever outside are all the same shitty quality?
not uncomfortable enough that he's like, in the wrong, this is my damage that i gotta deal with
but ugh
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I have not played a lot of tabletop RPGs... how am i to expect to make one from scratch if I don't have any experiences to draw from.
Sigh...
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well if they do, tell them to fuck off. Don't think they will, though.
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Wait 87% Really? It was as high as 87%?
I'm surprised I didn't just read that 40 times.
The actual percentage doesn't matter to me very much. There's not some magical threshold where I'm going to say, "you lopped off your titties for a mere 72%?! You dumb crazy bitch." Rather, it's the fact that she actually found out what genes she was carrying. Generally speaking, family history is the limit most people go to when determining risk factors from an oncology standpoint. You have a grandparent who died of breast cancer? Okay, well, in that case there might be a genetic risk, so we'll make sure we schedule you for more regular mammograms. Going through the time and expense to actually look into her own genetic profile so she knew exactly what she was dealing with leads me to believe that whatever her percentages were, she made an informed decision based on the most complete set of facts available to her at the time. I don't feel much point in second guessing anyone who will do that.
Yes
fml
#hashtag1stworldproblems.
Oh for sure, her body, her choices, etc.
But yes it was 87% chance.
I am fond of my Russian roulette metaphor: eight chambered cylinder, only one has nothing in it, go.
Like Jesus that is one of the biggest percentages I've seen in medicine, that sucks.