Yes, I've had a couple--one on my head, and one on my (lower) back.
The biggest bother is that they take awhile, and they're somewhat noisy--not to mention that they're EXPENSIVE, if you don't have insurance!
One question they'll ask is if you've had anything implanted in your body that could be magnetic, because the machine utilizes STRONG magnetic fields. I'd answered "yes" (from a previous surgery), and they had to determine whether the insert was magnetic or not. (I'm told that such objects are usually something like stainless steel or titanium, which wouldn't be affected by magnetic fields...but they'll still want to check.)
The close spaces thing didn't bother me, but the noise thing is a little bothersome. (I was just wondering why a machine in working order would sound like that!) The noise thing is perfectly normal, though.
If you rationalize that the MRI procedure has fewer complications than an exploratory surgery, it'll be over in a snap.
No problem. No sweat about misspellings of my handle. It's an odd one, and derived (I believe) from the name of some decades-old software. I just thought it was kinda cool.
Most likely, no charges were filed and no lawsuits levied because space flight (then, and still, probably, now) is a "fly at your own risk" proposition. Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, was originally a test pilot for YEARS before flying in an Apollo craft. All American astronauts were/are well trained, well educated, and quite intelligent. The sole exception to this would be Christa McAuliffe, the elementary school teacher who died in the Challenger disaster. Apparently, space flight had become so much an every day, humdrum occurrence that President Reagan designated teachers as the next candidates to fly in the shuttles, so that they could spread the word about America's success. But, as we saw with Apollo 1 and Apollo 13, nothing is for sure.
The crew pictured is that of the Challenger, that blew up when an O ring on a solid rocket booster leaked and ignited the central fuel tank. The first video showing a detonation is an SRB being intentionally detonated to prevent further accident. The second video is that of the Challenger exploding.
The second Shuttle disaster occurred because a piece of insulation hit the body of the orbiter upon liftoff and damaged the insulating tiles. That's the one where a trail of sparks and flame was traced halfway across the country upon reentry.
Of course we can change it, but only to certain degrees, according to each individuals upbringing, mores, and consciences. Unfortunately, some of us possess little, or no, conscience. From this one can derive the notion that Man is inherently evil (I suppose), but again, to varying degrees.
I don't know about you, but I choose to lock my front door every time I leave home, and I take various precautions throughout my day...just to be on the "safe side". Kinda hard to trust Society in general, wouldn't you say??
Wellll....I dunno about the chromosome manipulation by some alien race or presence, but war, weaponry, and physical conflict are all derived from evolution and the instinct for survival of the fittest. (If you like, you could consider this instinct as Original Sin, if you're the religious type.) JMHO, anyway...
Years ago I used to use a firewall called Agnitum Outpost. It was somewhat expensive, and downloaded from overseas, but it was an AWESOME firewall! It also included a javascript blocker that did a great job. The only problem was that that particular firewall was labor intensive, in that you were constantly changing settings in order to keep the appropriate port(s) open. For several months I was blocked out of the old AMD website, and couldn't figure out how to clear the problem!
Eventually, Agnitum decided to concentrate most of its resources on virus protection rather than firewalls, and I found that McAfee's firewall (included with their virus scan) was quite competent, as well as working quietly in the background with nearly no attention required.
Ted Cruz is also well spoken and intelligent. Trump spews much more rhetoric than Cruz. Trump fares better when fighting in the trenches, when Cruz puts up a better logical debate. Unfortunately, Trump's tenacity and, um, "debating" skills may be necessary for the Republican party to win in 2020...but the Repubs need to get through the midterms, first!
Ha! Kudos for the unspoken reference to the mathematical concept that one finds in integral calculus!
At one time or another, we've all had an unfortunate incident that left indelible traces which were impossible to remove before being revealed in public. Sometimes keeping the secret is more fun than blurting out the solution. Seems to me that you might owe a few mates a phone call--just to see how many remember who exactly left the stain!
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RE: MRI
Yes, I've had a couple--one on my head, and one on my (lower) back.The biggest bother is that they take awhile, and they're somewhat noisy--not to mention that they're EXPENSIVE, if you don't have insurance!
One question they'll ask is if you've had anything implanted in your body that could be magnetic, because the machine utilizes STRONG magnetic fields. I'd answered "yes" (from a previous surgery), and they had to determine whether the insert was magnetic or not. (I'm told that such objects are usually something like stainless steel or titanium, which wouldn't be affected by magnetic fields...but they'll still want to check.)
The close spaces thing didn't bother me, but the noise thing is a little bothersome. (I was just wondering why a machine in working order would sound like that!) The noise thing is perfectly normal, though.
If you rationalize that the MRI procedure has fewer complications than an exploratory surgery, it'll be over in a snap.