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Re: Healthiest and Most Efficient Ways to Treat a Low

pberry — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 19:49:07 -0000

I like the glucose tablets from places like CVS. They’re 4g of carbs each and are easy to break in two so you can fine tune your intake. Waiting the 15 minutes while my Dexcom receiver is screaming at me while my wife is trying to sleep is the hardest part.

Re: Are CGM Users Aware of Time in Range?

pberry — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 10:22:36 -0000

He just wasn't paying attention to my TIR until I called it out. So he assumed that I was going into frequent hypoglycemia to get to that number when in fact I was just being highly aware of what my number was at all times. He's fine with my number now.

Re: Are CGM Users Aware of Time in Range?

pberry — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 15:34:03 -0000

Same here. I actually had an argument (which I won) with my endocrinologist that my TIR was excellent and responsible for my hA1C which he said was “too low” (5.9). I said it wasn’t and just pointed to TIR to show that I was not getting into dangerous low blood glucose levels that he assumed was bringing my hA1C down.

Re: Fire marshal report reprimands Butte Hall

pberry — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 21:27:32 -0000

Congratulations, Mr. Stemen. You now have some great examples of unintended consequences to weave into your lectures.

Re: Apple, Samsung CEOs agree to mediation

pberry — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 23:47:17 -0000

The only thing Jim can arbitrate is another bottle of Heineken.

Re: The cost of double-winding your MacBook power brick

pberry — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 10:13:11 -0000

Wait, so I'm not supposed to just toss the thing in my bag haphazardly?

Re: Apple leads Samsung in US smartphone market share

pberry — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:25:40 -0000

More bad news for Apple...

Re: Google sends Microsoft cease and desist letter

pberry — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:29:20 -0000

With their mobile market share it's like a mosquito attacking an elephant.

Re: NY Attorney General asks Apple, others what they are doing about smartphone thefts

pberry — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:44:15 -0000

Having just lost two iPads and a MacBook to theft, Apple will mark the serial numbers as stolen and if the products are registered again they are flagged. Other than that, I'm not sure what the AG thinks any company should do. What's Samsung doing?

Re: Flaw in Google Now keeps GPS active

pberry — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:40:13 -0000

But again, that's not a "flaw" (or bug) per se. You have the option to turn it off. A real flaw/bug doesn't typically have a user accessible option.

Re: Flaw in Google Now keeps GPS active

pberry — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:32:15 -0000

I'm not sure how this is any different than the geofencing. It just needs to know where you are all the time for certain features to work. Just like background downloading in something like Instapaper. Yes, I suppose they could be more upfront about what and why, but seems far from a flaw or bug.

Re: “We’re doomed”

pberry — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:52:52 -0000

Why isn't Henry Blodget's name always immediately followed by "who is permanently banned from the securities industry"?

Re: Bloomberg bullshit

pberry — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:50:26 -0000

Down. All news is bad news for AAPL.

Re: Amazon warns users not to install Kindle iOS update

pberry — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:11:00 -0000

Can't they just pull the update immediately?

Re: How the hell does this happen?

pberry — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:23:51 -0000

Two trains of thought in my head right now.

1. Apple will always be the company that lost to Microsoft. It's bound to do it again, but this time with vastly more money at stake.

2. The past success of Apple is just potential future failure. Apple can't keep doing well because Apple. Amazon past failure is potential future success because Because.

Note, I'm just trying to reconcile the empirical data. I don't actually believe either of these, but it seems that a lot of people do.

Re: Investors struggle to get a handle on Apple

pberry — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:50:06 -0000

Has Stuart Jeffrey really never heard of India or China? Oh wait, Peter already covered that...

Re: TurboTax 2012 in the Mac App Store

pberry — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:43:11 -0000

Costco is also a better deal.

Re: I’m sticking with Apple Maps

pberry — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:00:39 -0000

Up next, Jim sticks with Heineken.

Re: Peacefully grant the State of Canada to withdraw from the United States of America

pberry — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:05:30 -0000

No! Don't leave, Canada! We still love you.

Re: Google Reader communities

pberry — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 15:01:31 -0000

I was a big fan of Google Reader and used the sharing/commenting functionality quite extensively. It really did build small communities. When the G+ bomb dropped, I moved to NewsBlur and haven't looked back. It didn't have any of those features at first, but the development has been steady and you can even follow along on GitHub.

Re: iOS 6.0.1 available

pberry — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:02:34 -0000

Cut the cord! Settings > General > Software Update

Re: JK Rowling: ‘The MacBook Air changed my life’

pberry — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:52:03 -0000

Like the back of a Volkswagen?

Re: Apple hires Samsung chip designer

pberry — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:37:38 -0000

"Gadget maker", seriously?

Re: Exchange and iOS

pberry — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:57:40 -0000

We've been trying to replicate this like crazy in our environment and we just can't. Also, we have yet to actually have a report of it happening.

Re: Deus ex Machina

pberry — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:59:02 -0000

There was a nice episode of Running from the Law that talks about avoiding litigation. http://muleradio.net/rftl/26/

"Most TV lawyers appear in heated courtroom confrontations. In real life, however, the best lawyer is the one who keeps you from ever going to court. Gabe risks alienating some colleagues by differentiating the many kinds of bad lawsuits from the few types that are truly worthwhile."