@octothorpe @Isocat The Eneloops from '11 survived thousands of recharges. The '23 batteries failed significantly sooner, less than 200 recharges.
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@twobraids Not the first time I've seen/heard that Eneloops suck now. They're also-rans in the NYT's 2024 tests: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-rechargeable-batteries/#our-picks-for-the-best-rechargeable-aa-batteries -
Regarding My Health:Regarding My Health:
I have stage 3 prostate cancer G9(4+5): "high risk". There is no evidence of metastasis, but the insurance company blocked the the modern PSMA PET-CT test that could have definitively answered that question. My care team determined that starting immediate treatment was more important.
Blue Cross stepped in a second time, completely blocking my radiation treatment the day before it was to begin. My doctors appealed, Blue Cross affirmed their denial. My care team filed an emergency appeal to the state governing board using the same study that the Blue Cross cited in the denial. My radiation oncologist told me that the insurance company had apparently not read the study beyond the abstract. The state board overturned the denial in 24 hours.
I completed my radiation treatment just under two weeks ago.
It is now a waiting game. Every few months, a PSA blood test will indicate if my cancer has spread. If so, we move on to plan B. I don't know that that is.
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New instance, new introduction.New instance, new introduction.
I am K Lars Lohn, a misfit old biker that values independence, diversity, and creativity.
I'm done defining myself by the career that dominated my days. With my health in shreds and my life's horizon clearly ahead, I'm defining myself by what makes me happy:
Seeing my husband by my side makes me happy: programming, wilderness, mountains, plants, greenhouses, irrigation systems, motorcycles, twisty highways, maps, my maze artwork, telling stories, music, ...
I've led a rich and unconventional life. For thirty years, I've lived on an organic farm in a tent by a river. I hope to continue doing so until my final breath.
I came out as a gay man in 1980 in rural Montana, a hostile era in a paradise. I had no support. I perceived no future. It nearly ended my life. I certainly never expected to live to this age.
My Coming Out story: https://www.twobraids.com/2020/06/my-coming-out-story.html
Everyone has the right to be comfortable in their own skin.
Silence == Death