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cereberus · Sep 8, 2022

I have been watching tributes from round the world, and the most genuine one has come from Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. It is clear he was fondly talking from his heart and not just saying things because it was the right thing to say. What a nice guy - the world needs more people like this.

CountMike · Sep 8, 2022

Very sorry to hear that. She was one of only few roxals I liked. Grand lady she was.

A Guy · Sep 9, 2022

RIP

A Guy

Kari · Oct 13, 2022

Just a short status report, to explain my long absence.

End of August, I had a stroke. I had a lot of luck, my speech and face were not affected, just the right side of my body (arm / hand, leg) were paralyzed. Few times in hospital, now in rehab as out-patient.

I'm right-handed, so suddenly everything was difficult, from getting up from bed, going to toilet, getting dressed and undressed, not able to use PC mouse, typing with left hand only. An additional annoyance is smoking: over 30 years, I have rolled my cigarettes by hand, which, I can tell you, requires two hands. Please, no comments about smoking, my doc told me that it kills me slowly, but it's OK. I am in no hurry

Today, the news are mixed. My right arm is getting better, I can already move and control right thumb and index finger, although the hand itself is still "curved", cannot straighten my fingers. The right leg is then another matter. I have extremely difficult to walk and stand, as I can barely lift or move the leg. In addition, I have constant cramps. Past two three weeks have been really difficult because of that.

Anyway, things are getting better, rehab works slowly but surely. Trying to get "back in the saddle", to be more active here.

Kari

kado897 · Oct 13, 2022

Kari said:
Just a short status report, to explain my long absence.

End of August, I had a stroke. I had a lot of luck, my speech and face were not affected, just the right side of my body (arm / hand, leg) were paralyzed. Few times in hospital, now in rehab as out-patient.

I'm right-handed, so suddenly everything was difficult, from getting up from bed, going to toilet, getting dressed and undressed, not able to use PC mouse, typing with left hand only. An additional annoyance is smoking: over 30 years, I have rolled my cigarettes by hand, which, I can tell you, requires two hands. Please, no comments about smoking, my doc told me that it kills me slowly, but it's OK. I am in no hurry

Today, the news are mixed. My right arm is getting better, I can already move and control right thumb and index finger, although the hand itself is still "curved", cannot straighten my fingers. The right leg is then another matter. I have extremely difficult to walk and stand, as I can barely lift or move the leg. In addition, I have constant cramps. Past two three weeks have been really difficult because of that.

Anyway, things are getting better, rehab works slowly but surely. Trying to get "back in the saddle", to be more active here.

Kari

Sorry to hear of your stroke Kari and glad you are recovering if only slowly. I think that if you can get involved here again that will be a help with your recovery, anyway good luck to you.

glasskuter · Oct 13, 2022

Dear @Kari, Your presence and all the knowledge in that big brain of yours that you so freely share has indeed been missed here. Prayers for a steady recovery, however slowly it may be.

Linda

cereberus · Oct 13, 2022

glasskuter said:
Dear @Kari, Your presence and all the knowledge in that big brain of yours that you so freely share has indeed been missed here. Prayers for a steady recovery, however slowly it may be.

Linda

Kari said:
Just a short status report, to explain my long absence.

End of August, I had a stroke. I had a lot of luck, my speech and face were not affected, just the right side of my body (arm / hand, leg) were paralyzed. Few times in hospital, now in rehab as out-patient.

I'm right-handed, so suddenly everything was difficult, from getting up from bed, going to toilet, getting dressed and undressed, not able to use PC mouse, typing with left hand only. An additional annoyance is smoking: over 30 years, I have rolled my cigarettes by hand, which, I can tell you, requires two hands. Please, no comments about smoking, my doc told me that it kills me slowly, but it's OK. I am in no hurry

Today, the news are mixed. My right arm is getting better, I can already move and control right thumb and index finger, although the hand itself is still "curved", cannot straighten my fingers. The right leg is then another matter. I have extremely difficult to walk and stand, as I can barely lift or move the leg. In addition, I have constant cramps. Past two three weeks have been really difficult because of that.

Anyway, things are getting better, rehab works slowly but surely. Trying to get "back in the saddle", to be more active here.

Kari

Speedy recovery, my good friend.

johnlgalt · Oct 13, 2022

@Kari Sorry to hear what happened but glad that things are at least somewhat improving for you.

Stay strong!

Kari · Oct 13, 2022

Thanks geeks. But, I really was lucky; as far as strokes go, this was a minor one.

hsehestedt · Oct 16, 2022

I have almost never visited the chillout room here, so my apologies for the late nature of this response.

Kari, I'm so sorry to hear of your misfortune. I'm just glad to hear that you are seeing improvement.

A Guy · Oct 17, 2022

Smarter than some people I could mention...

WATCH: A Dish of Brain Cells Figured Out How to Play Pong in 5 Minutes

How many brain cells does it take to play a video game? No, really.

www.sciencealert.com

A Guy

hsehestedt · Oct 17, 2022

A Guy said:
Smarter than some people I could mention...

WATCH: A Dish of Brain Cells Figured Out How to Play Pong in 5 Minutes

How many brain cells does it take to play a video game? No, really.

www.sciencealert.com

A Guy

I was sipping some tea when I read that article and nearly spit out a mouthful when I read "a neural network system called DishBrain". Brain cells in a dish. I think that there may be people who could benefit from this, me included

.

CountMike · Oct 17, 2022

hsehestedt said:
I was sipping some tea when I read that article and nearly spit out a mouthful when I read "a neural network system called DishBrain". Brain cells in a dish. I think that there may be people who could benefit from this, me included .

I could use new version.

A Guy · Oct 20, 2022

One for @Kari

https://imgur.com/omYIMlF

A Guy

Kari · Oct 22, 2022

A Guy said:
One for @Kari

He really is The Boss. President Sauli Niinistö's approval rate is and has remained incredibly high:

HS poll: President Niinistö's approval rate hits 92%

The figure, an all-time high, is five percentage points more than a similar survey in December.

yle.fi

Widely respected throughout political parties and people. I like him very much.

On another note, my balcony plants moved to their winter home today. Every year, some of the bigger plants are picked up by a company specialized for it, and stored in their warehouse about 170 days, over the cold period.

This year caused some extra issues. As my functionality is still very limited after recent stroke, I had to ask help from neighbours to tie branches of the biggest plants together, so that they will take as little place as possible, and then move them next to my apartment door in the hallway waiting to be picked up.

I pay per square meter (40 Euro cent / m² / day, 1 m² is about 10.8 ft²), so these big plants must be tied to take as little space as possible. When left open, they require both about 4 m² (2 * 2 m), tied as in this picture, they can be both stored in under 1 m²:

Some other plants, too big to have in apartment, were also picked up. The rest got their winter home in my living room and study.

Kari

kado897 · Oct 22, 2022

Kari said:
He really is The Boss. President Sauli Niinistö's approval rate is and has remained incredibly high:

HS poll: President Niinistö's approval rate hits 92%

The figure, an all-time high, is five percentage points more than a similar survey in December.

yle.fi

Widely respected throughout political parties and people. I like him very much.

On another note, my balcony plants moved to their winter home today. Every year, the some of the bigger plants are picked up by a company specialized for it, and stored in their warehouse about 170 days, over the cold period.

This year caused some extra issues. As my functionality is still very limited after recent stroke, I had to ask help from neighbours to tie biggest pants so that they will take as little place as possible, and then move them outside my apartment door in the hallway waiting to be picked up.

I pay per square meter (40 Euro cent / m² / day, 1 m² is about 10.8 ft²), so these big plants must be tied to take as little space as possible. When left open, they require both about 4 m² (2 * 2 m), tied as in this picture, they can be both stored in under 1 m²:

View attachment 43079

Some other plants, too big to have in apartment, were also picked up. The rest got their winter home in my living room and study.

Kari

It's good to know that you are getting on with life Kari.

Senecio · Oct 24, 2022

24th October 2022: The UK appoints its first ever non-white Prime Minister.

As Rishi Sunak is a British-Asian Hindu, it is appropriate that today is the start of Diwali - the Hindu festival of Lights.

John

kado897 · Oct 24, 2022

Senecio said:
24th October 2022: The UK appoints its first ever non-white Prime Minister.

As Rishi Sunak is a British-Asian Hindu, it is appropriate that today is the start of Diwali - the Hindu festival of Lights.

John

Hopefully he will last longer than his predecessor.

Kari · Oct 24, 2022

kado897 said:
Hopefully he will last longer than his predecessor.

Hopefully he will be better for UK, and of course Europe and whole world, than two of his last predecessors!

kado897 · Oct 24, 2022

Kari said:
Hopefully he will be better for UK, and of course Europe and whole world, than two of his last predecessors!

Lol. How are you doing Kari?

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