I do it too. Totally normal.

It's better than typing in an eternally long password just to realize that a letter was wrong and you can start from the beginning.

@billgates Yes, even when it's rainy, cloudy cold and windy. The sunlight is still there, even if there are clouds in front of it. UV light also gets through clouds. No lamp can match that. Besides, you've got some fresh air... except for NYC, Boston, Orlando, .... :)

@billgates A daily walk (it doesn't necessarily have to be in the sunshine) is worth more than any artificial light ... and is free of charge.

@NoMad Unfortunately, most docs are completely incompetent and in my opinion only interested in money. It's just my experience. I also had to search a long time to find a doctor who finally could and wanted to help me.

I had to pay him privately (not cheap, but he accepted and suggested payment by installments), but I got the help I needed. I'm finally doing great now.

Thank goodness the doctors are very competent and willing to try experimental treatment methods if her condition does not improve in the next few weeks. There are very confident studies from the USA, Australia and Japan, which have shown very good results for patients with coma and brain damage. (L-Dopa, Vigil, Modafinil, Zolpidem, ...).

At the moment, the doctors are discussing which treatment method to use. Unfortunately, every drug also has side effects that could potentially be fatal.

In any case, she will spend Christmas in the hospital and will probably stay there for at least the next 12 months or even years :(

My mother's not doing so well. She has had pneumonia seven times and sepsis four times. She survived everything, but is artificially ventilated (trachial incision) and the brain is definitely damaged. Less than originally expected, but nevertheless there is a damage due to lack of oxygen.

In the meantime, she has been transferred to another hospital specialized for brain damage treatment. Sometimes she is completely awake for a few minutes and her eyes are open, sometimes she does not react for several days, not even on pain stimuli. She is still in danger of death - for almost 9 weeks now. Every day we pray that things will finally get better. Unfortunately, she still cannot live without the support of machines.

An update for all those who might be interested.

My father's back home. Both legs could be saved. He's got a dozen bypasses now, but the main thing is that the legs are still there. He cannot walk yet - it will take months - but he is getting better every day.

@linuxer4fun Say you have a headache and want to see a doctor - then talk to him about your depression. Without your parents :)

@linuxer4fun I'm not a fan of drugs, but when I'm depressed, Citalopram (Celexa, 40mg in the morning) and Mirtazapine (Remeron, 45mg in the evening) always helped me a lot. It takes 1-2 weeks and the depression is usually over.

Have hardly any side effects and with Mirtazapine you'll sleep like a stone.

Go to the doctor and get treated.

@linuxer4fun Norway? Beautiful, but freezing cold :(

@linuxer4fun Yes. I have a rant about it. Got to be here somewhere, but I don't have a link right now :)

@linuxer4fun I'm really sorry for you. Stay strong.

@simonwak I did it too, but with a RV. On the road for 5 years now. I sold everything: my apartment, furniture and all that shit and stuff you never need anyway. Now I wake up every morning at the beach (currently in Tavira) and can live anywhere I want.

Best decision I ever made.

Have you been treated for depression? Maybe you're just stressed?

A real depression is an absolute torture and should be treated as soon as possible. This is a disease and not necessarily related to stress. There are so many people who have a completely normal life, no stress, no financial worries, no problems and still have a depression.

Then just don't downvote. Double postings can always happen - often unintentionally.

But to answer your question: no, the OP will not be notified.

CTRL+SHIFT+I

Considering the huge storage space, it makes sense to rethink your backup strategy. The only question left is where to connect the USB cable ... :)

If it was good, why not. Sometimes I drive for 30 minutes for a single burger. Okay, mostly I buy a whole menu and some spare burgers while I'm there:)

If they are my own projects that make (or will make) money, then that is enough as motivation.

I don't need motivation for open source projects - I just do it for fun - just like many millions of other developers do. It's just nice to give something back to the community. Without these we wouldn't have hundreds of software projects like Gimp, Inkscape, Wine,....

1. CTRL-ALT-T (that's the default shortcut)
2. VSCode is in the AUR, but I prefer to install it in a docker image (ubuntu as os, docker pull ubuntu)
3. pacman -S themename (https://archlinux.org/packages/...=)

@woodwardmatt thanks mate. Yes, she's a fighter ... she survived four pneumonia and three sepsis in 4 weeks. If she wants to live, there's nothing that can stop her. Thank God!

I often eat a snickers at the crapper when I'm in a hurry - very pleasant if the neighbor has diarrhoea. Try that! Chewing gum is for wimps.

@jAsE Sometimes I want to be a doctor. On the other hand, it's a bloody hard job, especially if you can't save a life and have to tell the relatives that the patient has died.

I worked as a paramedic for several years... it's really hard to do this job for years.

At some point it was enough for me and I studied computer science and law. Now I just have to deal with source code and paperwork.

You have to be born to be a doctor - not everyone can do that.

Yesterday I spoke to the doctors and they told me that only a miracle and God can help and that she will probably remain in a persistent vegetative / minimally conscious state forever. I should be preparing to let the doctors shut down the machines that keep her alive.

Today they did another MRI ... and you know what?

She woke up for the first time this evening. Only for a few minutes, but that's enough for the doctors to continue treating her. Her chances of surviving and living a normal life have risen from 0% to over 80%. She still has a long way to go, but for the first time the doctors are sure that she will make it.

@jAsE The main question is: could artificial sweeteners raise your blood sugar? Yes, of course.

Does that make you fat? Not exactly, but, except for the carcinogenic properties and other side effects, you get hungrier because insulin is produced even though no insulin is actually needed.

Last but not least you eat more, especially more fatty foods.

Base64. Next gen totally secure encryption.

Coffee and Coke... sounds delicious.

Last night we were full of hope that she would finally recover. She breathed alone, her temperature dropped, blood values slowly returned to normal.

We were just waiting for her to wake up, but today at noon a new inflammation has broken out and she is fighting again for her life. The doctors hope that she will survive the night.

I'm so helpless. All I can do is pray and hope :(

Life sucks.

@GodHatesMe
2 sheets -> verification and selection of the correct algorithm
2 sheets -> main wiping cycle
1 sheet -> security audit, to make sure everything was wiped

Thank you all very much for your get-well wishes, sympathy and encouragement.

I stood at her bed for almost 16 hours every day, held her hand, talked to her and finally ... after almost 2 weeks of struggle for survival my mother opened her eyes for the first time today. I thought I lost her. Indescribable emotions.

Pneumonia has decreased noticeably, the sepsis is almost over. She still has a long way to go, but she's fighting. She's tough as leather. She won't let herself be thrown out of life for such a trifle.

My father is not doing better. I managed to get my father to the hospital just in time, so that the surgeons will most likely be able to avert an amputation of both legs. He has already survived several dozens of operations, and many more serious operations are yet to come.

You can buy any shit for money, but you can't buy health. Time for me to think about my own life. Money isn't everything.