Old Man Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Once again, I am bitten by the misfeature of software development that writers of user manuals are not evaluated by people who actually use the manuals to try and use the software; they are evaluated by people who are, almost by definition, not inexperienced users of the software. Who needs help from a manual most? A first-time user. And when your interface for first-time use of a feature is different from the interface for all other uses of the feature, and only the repeat-use interface is in your manual, your new users find themselves wishing for two things: (1) your current location, and (2) artillery capable of bombarding that location. I hear you barking, but let's see if we can get software manuals to contain correct information before we worry about things like logical layout or making them easy to read. And interfaces are another can of worms entirely. Interfaces are nearly always driven by ease of coding, not intuitivity (?) or workflow efficiency. I've seen quite a few examples of interfaces that were so bad they took longer to work with than the paper-based workflow they were replacing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 ... That sucks mightily. Any news on any kind of procedure? I thought they had ultrasound for stubborn stones nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 So far they've been doing the "wait and see" method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Yes, but two weeks is the limit for that, I'm told. Otherwise, kidney damage is a real danger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Sorry to hear that, Chad. I hope things improve for Carol soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted April 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 I'll add my concerns and well wishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Relative just went under the knife for some sort of kidney blockage--not a stone per se, AIUI. Not debilitating, but highly inconvenient what with the procedure, the overnight stay, the catheter, and the stent that has to be removed after a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 ...and now I'm waiting to see if this magnitude-8 Chilean quake generated a tsunami. Seriously the Pacific rim was perfectly calm for about three decades, then Indonesia happened and ever since then it's like all hell broke loose (in geologic terms). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/ http://ptwc.weather.gov/ Not sure how fast those get updates, I admit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 I watch the PTWC site as it is most directly relevant to my situation. Looks like we'll be fine; there's an advisory out to make sure no one's in the water when any potential tsunami gets here at 3:30 in the morning. The PTWC guys are a very decaf bunch of people. I put in a firewall for them way back in the 20th century, and they didn't seem to mind at all when I inadvertently cut off all their telemetry for a few minutes. Their facility is also about 300 yards from the beach at an elevation of maybe six feet, too. Cancer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Another trip to Urologist today. Possibly an overnight stay if they have to remove. I'll be grinding my teeth. Hate feeling useless. she was in pretty good spirits last night, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted April 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Hey, don't sell your part short. Moral support means something and she's a sensitive enough soul to appreciate it tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Yah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 thanks guys. I know it's not fatal, but I hate to have her in such pain. (even if she's getting oodles of sleep) Oh, and she said thanks for the well wishes and good thoughts and she's mortified that I brought it ups L. Marcus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted April 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Twirl your mustache and tell her there's nothing she can do to stop others from caring 'mwhahahahaha!' L. Marcus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted April 2, 2014 Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 Well I think it's more of the revealing of her illness than the caring...but I will! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barwickian Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 First Hero forum post in months, and it's on the grumpy thread. Today is the start of the third MIddle East Film and Comic Con. All my mates in the Gulf Roleplaying Community are down there. I'm not. I'd planned to run some Monster HUnter International and Pathfinder Society. But this is my fifth week on crutches. I tore a muscle in my backside, and it's only just starting to get better. I can't imperil recovery. Fed up about the crutches. Limited mobility sucks. Fed up about missng the con. On the bright side, WInter Soldier opened in the UAE last night. The cinema at out nearest mall is about 50 yards' hobble from the mall entrance. I'll be taking my superhero-obsessed youngest son to see it at noon. Also on the bright side, five weeks of crutches is improving my upper body strength. My moobs have shrunk significantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 On the bright side, WInter Soldier opened in the UAE last night. The cinema at out nearest mall is about 50 yards' hobble from the mall entrance. I'll be taking my superhero-obsessed youngest son to see it at noon. Get better you super soldier! Winter Soldier is awesome, so worth the 50 yards hobble to the mall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 First Hero forum post in months, and it's on the grumpy thread. Today is the start of the third MIddle East Film and Comic Con. All my mates in the Gulf Roleplaying Community are down there. I'm not. I'd planned to run some Monster HUnter International and Pathfinder Society. But this is my fifth week on crutches. I tore a muscle in my backside, and it's only just starting to get better. I can't imperil recovery. Fed up about the crutches. Limited mobility sucks. Fed up about missng the con. On the bright side, WInter Soldier opened in the UAE last night. The cinema at out nearest mall is about 50 yards' hobble from the mall entrance. I'll be taking my superhero-obsessed youngest son to see it at noon. Also on the bright side, five weeks of crutches is improving my upper body strength. My moobs have shrunk significantly. fell better, enjoy the film good on you for the moobreduction! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 They're not called "moobs" in Fight Club. Get better dude. Let me know if Winter Soldier is any good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 I can't even get into how annoyed I am at bureacracy at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barwickian Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Winter Soldier is a must-see. I am amazed they squeezed that much plot and arc-building into one movie. Chris Evans is, as ever, superb in the role. The Falcon is awesome, Redford is, well, he's Redford. And Jenny Agutter kicks ass. Literally. There are two teasers at the end. Wait until the very last credits roll. There are a couple of bits where you can see the CGI, but in the overall context of a great action flick, that's trivial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 A month ago, I got a new graft in my left arm. It worked dandy. I got my hopes up that this would work, and I could get rid of my catheter. It clotted up after two weeks, and my catheter didn't work worth a damn either. Trip to hospital to replace catheter and unclot graft. Signed in at noon, was after 8pm by the time I left (due to being penciled in on short notice) on Friday. Saturday morning ... graft clotted off. At least the catheter worked. Frustration growing to head-explody levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barwickian Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Oh, man, that puts pespective on my torn muscle/crutches matter. May your issues be resolved soon, Collie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 Sorry to hear that, CC. I hope things improve for you soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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