[-] viking@infosec.pub 2 points 1 week ago

That's pretty neat, well done!

[-] viking@infosec.pub 4 points 2 weeks ago

Got my hands on the new Powerwolf album (wake up the wicked), and it's great.

[-] viking@infosec.pub 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah that's what I heard, especially for longer flights that's super annoying. And the 25s can at least still play mono sound even with dead batteries, I heard that the newer models are simply dead.

On my 25s the left speaker died after 5 years, I contacted Amazon and they swapped them out for a new one, no questions asked, way out of warranty. That was pretty awesome, and the ear pads are cheap and easy to swap out.

I'll ride them to the end and then see what happens after...

[-] viking@infosec.pub 41 points 2 weeks ago

Noise canceling headphones. I swear by the Bose Quiet Comfort series. Personally I still have the 25 model (with a third party Bluetooth dongle), that way when the battery dies I can simply swap it out, takes simple AAA ones.

Else I'd recommend to bring slippers to wear during the flight. Feet tend to swell up a bit, so wearing shoes is uncomfortable, and walking in socks as many people do is not exactly hygienic, especially in the bathroom (seriously, who does that???).

I'm also freezing easily, so I'll bring a thin scarf to protect my neck from the long exposure to low temperatures.

Lastly, have a set of fresh underwear, t-shirt and wet towels in your hand luggage, along with a toothbrush & paste and deodorant (make sure the volume is hand luggage capable). Then about 1.5h before landing, lock yourself in a bathroom (ideally the ones in the middle, they are a bit more spacious), strip naked, give yourself a through wash, change of clothes etc., and land arrive somewhat refreshed.

[-] viking@infosec.pub 3 points 2 weeks ago

I quite like it, and the price point compared to the regular model is a steal.

What I don't like is that shipping & cost to my neck of the woods amounts to over $80, that's way too steep. I'll be better off waiting until a local retailer stocks it.

[-] viking@infosec.pub -1 points 2 weeks ago

And that's the reason why I don't use it, I need specific websites that access my local time, and apparently whitelisting is not a thing.

[-] viking@infosec.pub 7 points 2 weeks ago

Not everyone who smokes gets COPD. Just like not everyone gets lung cancer.

It's just that you don't know beforehand if you'll end up as one of the lucky ones totally unaffected, so why gamble with your life?

[-] viking@infosec.pub 39 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I'm manufacturing heart & lung support devices for a living. Look up the symptoms for COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). It's now the 4th most common cause of death worldwide (after cancer, strokes and coronary issues).

Basically, your lung dies a little bit over time, and loses its potential to remove CO2 from your blood. The biggest problem is the creeping progress. If you're not running marathons regularly, you wouldn't even notice if your lung capacity drops by 20%. 30, you're a bit short of breath when climbing stairs. Most people would assume they are just unfit.

But once you hit 40% and notice something's wrong, it's almost too late. Mind you, that can take 10-15 years, and usually only starts in your 30s, so you'll be 40-50 before noticeable symptoms begin.

But then the decline is increasing exponentially. You have trouble breathing - try sucking air through a wet tablecloth. That's how strenuous breathing will be (no joke, try it!!!). Additionally, the amount of CO2 in your blood will change its pH value, making your blood slightly acidic. The acidity kills your kidneys and affects your liver, and also decreases the elasticity of your blood vessels, increasing the risk of organ damage even more, contributes to formation of brain aneurysms, and also increases the risk of strokes.

Think that's all? Once your lung capacity is below 50%, you'll need mechanical ventilation - permanently. So they'll cut a hole into your airways and install one of those nifty adapters to hook you up to an oxygen bottle. Kinky, right? Comes with the downside of not being able to speak. And you'll have to drag 30lbs of equipment behind you wherever you go... On top of being in a weakened state that hardly permits you to carry 10lbs.

Consequently, you'll spend 95% of your remaining time on earth in bed, getting sores everywhere, needing help to take a shit for the rest of your life, all the while you can't communicate properly, feel like being continuously choked, and hurting all over.

Fun times ahead? Smoking/vaping is the leading cause of COPD. You probably just didn't hear about it because it's not an imminent killer. Cancer or stroke have better PR.

Oh, and there's no cure. You can't restore dead tissue. With lots of luck and care you can stop the progress where you're at. But you'll never, ever, recover a single percent of lung capacity unless you get a transplant (and elderly smokers usually don't make the cut...). And even if you did, transplant recipients often have a shortened lifespan due to complications resulting from the immunosuppressive medicine they have to take for the rest of their lives.

Good luck.

[-] viking@infosec.pub 4 points 2 weeks ago

Wow, that's quite something. Hopefully a temporary thing due to spam issues or so...

[-] viking@infosec.pub 28 points 2 weeks ago

The article said the operation was completed without issue, so sounds good to me.

[-] viking@infosec.pub 2 points 2 weeks ago

Literature Review. God, scientific papers are so bloody dull to read.

[-] viking@infosec.pub 9 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah Douyin is pushing educational content and is very fast to censor harmful stuff. Still full of garbage and racism though, just the sanctioned kind against people the government doesn't like.

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