1667

I wonder how they’re solving the exhaust problem…

1668

Forams form their shells in concert with ocean temperatures and chemistry, acting as miniscule time capsules, each containing a precise record of the temperature and ocean chemistry during its lifetime. Their shells are primarily made of calcium, carbon and oxygen. Heavy isotopes of carbon and oxygen bond together as a foram makes its shell - the cooler the temperature, the more they bond to each other.

Amazing article on science and archeology and how it plays into climate models.

1669

organ transplant is pretty awesome, also sometimes, humanity

1670

Goddam it’s dusty in here all the sudden…

1671

That’s awesome. I had a heart transplant on March 23rd but I’m still not sure I want to know the name of the person it came from.

1672

Someone cuttin’ onions up in here!

1673

Yeah, onions, dust, lots of something.

1674

What was it for? I was a pacemaker candidate for my tachycardia/arrhythmia but they managed to “fix” it more or less with a zapper. (I have met several people who were not so lucky.) Also had a “completely” blocked LAD in March of this year, but haven’t quit smoking. :(

1675

10 years of congestive heart failure (unknown cause but probably some viral infection). Had a LVAD implanted in February 2019 as heart function got worse and got me on the transplant list.

I had an ICD for 9 of those years but never a pacemaker.

1676

Wow that’s amazing. I was a double lung transplant candidate until a new medication was approved last year that has helped a lot. How heavy of anti-rejection drugs are you on? Had any post-transplant issues?

1677

Did they just… take you off the list?

1678

Yep, I had my last appointment with the transplant team back in early 2019. Heaven forbid I end up in that situation again, at least they have all the hard work done.

1679

I’m totally prying here, so you can readily tell me to back off. My main experience in this area is with kidney transplants due to the ever changing laws and requirements.

So if they take you off the list due to an advancement in medication, that means they believe your quality of life on medication outweighs the risks associated with eventually getting a transplant? … which I imagine must be a good thing because getting a transplant is a challenge for almost anyone.

1680

I take 2 specific medications for anti-rejection. One of them gets reduced at 6 months and the other just got reduced at my 10 month check up. I haven’t had any issues with medications or post-transplant issues. I however am only 39 and stayed healthy as best I could with heart failure with no other medical issues. For medication, the first 3 months are the worst when your taking a steroid, anti-viral, anti-bacterial, and anti-fungal medications along with the highest does of anti-rejection drugs.

Thankfully, I have also always had the lowest level or rejection for all my biopsies since transplant.

I am glad you were able to get off the list with just a medication change. I tried all the new medications as they became available with my congestive heart failure, but it had been so long it didn’t really help.

1681

A lot of the people I know who got transplants (lung) blew up like blimps from the steroidals. Did it do that to you as well?

Very glad to hear you’re doing so well :)

1682

Muscle or fat?

1683

Neither. It’s fluid.

1684

Yuck!

1685

Solar panels covering canals/aqueducts in India. Almost free energy after installed, keeps evaporative losses to a minimum. Water cools the solar panels so their efficiency goes up. No extra land needed.

Question: India can do this, why hasn’t California done this?

1686

Because green energy is socialism.