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Let me off this ride! June 6, 2006 10:24 pm

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life , 6comments

A day or two ago it hit me. BPV! Benign Positional Vertigo for me comes on with extreme stress. It’s strange. I feel woozy. The room spins and I have trouble standing. Nothing I can do helps. I just have to wait until it subsides then try really hard to minimize my head movements. Granted, I could get some 25mg meclizine pills but I can’t afford the sleep right now.

Age: BPPV seem to have a predilection for the older population, with the average age of onset 51 years. It is rarely seen in persons younger than 35 years without a history of antecedent head trauma.

I wonder what head trauma I’ve had.

One of the most common causes of BPPV is head trauma. Although the true mechanisms are not exactly certain, the concussive forces presumably cause particles that reside in the vestibule to become displaced to the canal. Other factors that predispose individuals to BPPV include inactivity, acute alcoholism, major surgery, and CNS disease.

Oh. Thanks college!

Once treated, BPPV recurrence rate is between 5% and 15%.

Treated? I wonder if they mean canalith repositioning procedure (CRP). I suppose my chiropractor could do that.

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Google Spreadsheets - first come first serve June 6, 2006 10:08 pm

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Announcements, Of Interest, Software, Technology , 2comments

Google is issuing invitations on a first come first serve basis to people interested in trying their latest—Google Spreadsheets.

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You choose the haircut… June 6, 2006 1:56 pm

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National Emo Kid Beatdown Day. Emo

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Miniature battles June 6, 2006 12:39 pm

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I’ve dreamed of doing stuff like this for years.

We built and sail 1/144 scale Radio-Controlled Model Warships from WWI and WWII which are armed with Co2 powered cannon and armoured in thin balsa. These vessels engage each other in combat on ponds across Australia, endeavoring to punch holes in each others hull with their cannon until one of the vessels sinks or flees. Yes, the cannon really do fire, the vessels really do take damage and sink, and yes, it is legal in all states and territories of Australia without a gun license.

Link courtesy of Make.

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Oh Hell June 6, 2006 9:46 am

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Of Interest , 3comments

For the record, the sign of the beast is probably 616 not 666. Of course to satisfy people’s devil interests, Wikipedia has notes on the Number of the Beast. The number 666 is so powerful that it causes such stupidity as renaming highways. US Route 666 was named in 1926 and had no problems for 77 years but in 2003 it was renamed to US Route 491.

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