I had to remove a few pacemaker batteries when I worked at a crematory. We threw them in bin in the processing room and until they ran out of juice, they’d beep like crazy periodically. They’re made like that so that while the person is alive, they’ll know when it’s disconnected.
It was drilled into our heads that the crematory retort would be RUINED if one of those things went in with the person.
edit: typo and more context.
It’s soldered on, or I’d do that myself. Just wading through driver hell right now trying to make it work.
Tell that to the wireless card on the laptop I just bought 😔
“We go after the cool kids. We go after the attractive, all-American kid with a great attitude and a lot of friends. A lot of people don’t belong [in our clothes], and they can’t belong. Are we exclusionary? Absolutely.” - Mike Jeffries
Who would’ve thought he wasn’t a good dude?
*ptrans
Let’s focus on building the solar system with less Bezos-es.
I am 42, I own my house, and I still have to ask my parents for help sometimes. This economy (if you’re also in the US) is shit, and that affects all of us.
Living at home is nothing to be ashamed of. If you feel like it’s holding you back or preventing you from doing anything you want to do, that might be something to think about. Otherwise, if you’re content, who fucking cares? I’d be more concerned with how much your family appreciates you for pitching in to take care of your brother than I would be about some rando’s opinion about your living arrangement.
I understand that there’s a stigma around it, but a lot of that is pro-capitalist, pro-overconsumption propaganda that people have internalized and they’re criticizing people who haven’t bought into it.
I’m beginning to realize that for us neurodivergent people, our ability to look at what everyone else is doing and say “No, thanks. I’m not doing that.” is a significant advantage for us.
“I don’t want much in life. I don’t want a lot of money. I tend to reject the hustle and bustle.” Sounds like you’ve already got that figured out. Approach other people’s opinions of you with that same energy.
So are we blasting now because slamming didn’t work?
Thanks!
I used to get irritated at the “It’s just as simple as ci;co” attitude on r/loseit. For a different reason though.
It’s more than calories in, calories out. It’s shopping, and prepping, and cooking, and cleaning, and more prepping, and dishes, and…
And having the spoons to do all of that consistently. 😮💨
I was one of those people who knew my lifestyle was unhealthy, and turning it around was always just one week away. The diagnosis of type II felt like a loss of agency. Like it was no longer my choice to cut back on, or to cut out sugar.
Once the initial shock of diagnosis and grief over all the foods I’d lost settled down, the truth was clear. I had made the choice. The choice to open every single one of those sodas, the choice to go with convenience over health. The choice to kick the can down the road, and I still had the choice to diet, or die slowly.
Not gonna lie and say my diet is perfect now but, according to my NP, my labs paint the picture of someone successfully managing diabetes. I know I still have some work to do though.
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I think I’ve seen enough to know it’s time to pack up and move along. Thanks for offering though!
Gross. I’ll check out the link you shared. Might be just the push I need to finally move to Void.
Thanks!
What makes Artix dubious? Genuinely curious because I use it and want to know if I there’s a reason I should reconsider that.
Definitely going to try this. I’ll have to adjust the amount of bananas and use a different sweetener because diabetes, but this sounds like an amazing alternative to the powdered bullshit. Thanks!
There was a fish IN the percolator!
It’s not easy enough for him. Motherfucker’s doing everything but.
Can you link to some good meme accounts on mastodon?
Whether or not they have a pacemaker is something we would usually find out by asking the family, nurses present at removal, etc. If none of those people knew, it’s usually pretty obvious. The battery sits on the chest just under the skin and it’s hard to miss. Just two or three incisions is all it takes to remove. It’s easy to get shocked disconnecting the wires if you aren’t careful though.
Cremation is quite permanent and mistakes can’t be resolved easily, or cheaply, so cremation cases are inspected VERY thoroughly before going into the retort.