The Unhappy Me thread

[Batalov]

Originally Posted by Primeinator

...why do so many medical scientists have an ego?

Putin Putting on my Captain Obvious' hat, I present you another couple of eponyms: Cunningham number, Leyland number, Wagstaff number, Lucas-Lehmer test, B-S-W test... (Note: these modest people didn't call them so. Other people did.)

[NBtarheel_33]

Originally Posted by Batalov

Putin Putting on my Captain Obvious' hat, I present you another couple of eponyms: Cunningham number, Leyland number, Wagstaff number, Lucas-Lehmer test, B-S-W test... (Note: these modest people didn't call them so. Other people did.)

Mersenne primes, or indeed, Mersenne numbers! (C'mon, guys, you're losing your edge here...)

[LaurV]

LaurV numbers.
Well, not yet, but if they will ever be, then the chain must start with 23, my lucky number now let's see which properties worth to mention we can find for 23...

[Primeinator]

Great points! It would be interesting to see a study comparing how many eponyms in different fields were named either 1) in honor of the 'discoverer' or 2) by the person who 'discovered' the theorem/disease/law/and so on. Winner = politics?

I also did not think of the examples that were named for the patient or the place (I have a feeling these are uncommon). I also bet some fields (especially mathematics) would have a hard time succinctly naming a lot of its theorems.

Most in medicine are relatively short. For example, PCOS or Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, was original called Stein-Leventhal Syndrome. Clearly one is more descriptive than the other.

[Batalov]

Time to evacuate again... darn... (ZIPs 92129, 92127)

[Uncwilly]

Originally Posted by Batalov

Time to evacuate again... darn... (ZIPs 92129, 92127)

In about 12 days I plan to be just off the left of that map.

[NBtarheel_33]

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

In about 12 days I plan to be just off the left of that map.

How is the post-flood recovery coming along?

[Uncwilly]

Originally Posted by NBtarheel_33

How is the post-flood recovery coming along?

I have moved everything out, except a microwave (which is on top of the refrigerator) trash cans and broom with dust pan. No demo yet. The property management's insurance company will be there Thursday. My insurance wanted me to keep everything that was wet (I did not even call them until Thursday, when it happened Tuesday night.) My digital camera was in the 'splash zone' and there were no batteries or memory card at the time, so taking pictures of everything didn't happen (didn't think about it either.)

The cardboard box for my TI 99/4A got water damaged. The machine itself still looks brand new. I was given it by someone, I suspect that it has less than 100 hours on it.

[NBtarheel_33]

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

I have moved everything out, except a microwave (which is on top of the refrigerator) trash cans and broom with dust pan. No demo yet. The property management's insurance company will be there Thursday. My insurance wanted me to keep everything that was wet (I did not even call them until Thursday, when it happened Tuesday night.) My digital camera was in the 'splash zone' and there were no batteries or memory card at the time, so taking pictures of everything didn't happen (didn't think about it either.)

The cardboard box for my TI 99/4A got water damaged. The machine itself still looks brand new. I was given it by someone, I suspect that it has less than 100 hours on it.

It should be easy to document wet papers and boxes; their structural integrity and appearance are unmistakably affected by water. As for electronics, there is usually a piece of water-sensitive paper somewhere near where the battery is installed; this paper changes permanently from white to pink, for instance, upon contact with water. Of course, the good old fashioned demonstration of "this won't switch on" is helpful as well. Check also for corrosion or rust, both dead giveaways of water contact with electronics.

It sounds as though you rent your home from a property management firm. In this case, you probably have only a policy that covers your possessions, and the owners of the building/home hold the policy to protect the property. You had mentioned that someone else's (careless neighbor, perhaps?) error led to this situation; it is likely then that your insurance company will take care of your lost/damaged possessions and then they will subrogate (essentially sue the person(s) responsible (or, more accurately, their liability insurance company) to recover what they will have to pay out to you). If the property management firm is found to be at fault, *their* insurance company could be getting a nastygram.

With a renter's policy, you are almost certainly covered for extra living expenses borne of your displacement.

Our saga here in Maine has reached day 116 and counting. The hardwood floors are going to undergo a full sanding and refinishing next week. The floors will likely not be totally finished and cured until the second week of June. Our driveway gets restored in early July. The total claim is on the way to a quarter-million dollars. Basically it is bordering on building a new house in many ways. The sad thing is that there has been a remarkable change for the worse in the fit and finish of materials in just the last 12 years, so getting things just back to where they were has been quite a challenge.

Best of luck to you, Uncwilly, and hope you get back to normal as quickly as possible.

[sdbardwick]

Originally Posted by Batalov

Time to evacuate again... darn... (ZIPs 92129, 92127)

My turn today (San Marcos); I've got a bug-out bag packed, but I'm not leaving unless the fire crests the nearest hill (or the power goes out - I like my A/C).

[firejuggler]

Today, belgium suffered a loss. Bruxelle's Jewish museum suffered an attack, 3 dead, 1 seriously wounded. Most likelly by antisemite.
I want to ragequit humanity, sometime.