Reporting around this Claude Code CLI leak is rife with disinformation and hyperbole. Even sources we'd like to trust are getting it wrong. This article explains what was leaked, and why it doesn't really matter much.
mkxp is an open source cross-platform runtime engine for RPGMaker games and supports games made with RPGMaker VX. This is the engine they used to make "To The Moon" platform independent. From what I've read it's pretty easy to move games over to mkxp, but you have to be very careful not to use any RPGMaker-licensed assets in your game even if they are royalty-free because they're only licensed for distribution with the genuine RPGMaker engine.
A spinal cord stimulator was suggested to me several years ago to help treat the neuropathic pain [1] associated with my (complete) spinal cord injury. I'm currently trialing Prialt [2] for this, but if it doesn't work (or the side-effects are too nasty) I might pursue the stimulator.
Funny enough, spinal cord stimulation for treating chronic pain is something my Dad has been working on/researching. Unfortunately I don't know the completely status of it or what product's have been out, I do however know that it does work (I worked for my Dad for a summer internship and witnessed it first-hand), and that you need to be careful when diving into them. The side-effects vary depending on the type of stimulation (AC or DC) as well the frequency used, but they can result in nerve damage.
Specifically, it's known (At least, it was known among the group I worked with, and I saw this result happen) that extended use of the DC block will damage the nerve (On higher frequencies - IIRC 40hz was the highest we tested). AC doesn't have that issue, but AC has the issue that it actually sends a fairly large signal back up the nerve when it's turned on (So you feel a sharp pain when you turn it on). I couldn't tell you how bad it is since I've never felt it, but obviously it's still useable if Ex. you just turn it on to go to sleep at night.
Now, something unfortunate I feel obligated to tell you is that not to long ago my Dad traveled to go give a talk at a conference relating to a company that's been marketing a pain-relief type stimulator with no side-effects. From what my Dad saw, the block was mostly from nerve damage being created from the stimulation (I apologize, I don't remember all the specific details). Bottom line, I'd research any company you're considering getting a stimulator from.
Note: I'm more knowledgeable then the average person, but I'm no biomedical engineer. Definitely look into this stuff yourself and get other opinions. I do know it's definitely worth looking into.
Paraplegic here, can confirm (for myself anyway). After reading several discussions/polls online on the subject, it seems to me that the general order of importance is:
1. Resolution of neuropathic pain
2. Use of hands
3. Sexual function
4. Bladder and bowel function
5. (a few other things)
6. The ability to walk
I should note that the discussions/polls I've read are mostly from the United States. The U.S. is probably the most accessible country in the world, and as a citizen I don't miss walking so much because I can still do almost anywhere I want to. If the discussion was among people from undeveloped countries, the ability to walk might score much higher.
> One might question why all control codes in the ASCII character set have low values, but the DEL control code has value 127. This is, because this specific character was defined for deleting data on paper tapes. Most paper tapes in that time used 7 holes to code the data. The value 127 represents a binary pattern were all seven bits are high, so when using the DEL character on an existing paper tape, all holes are punched and existing data is erased.
I love this, it shows just how old the roots of ASCII are.
PSA - As an alternative to headphones I came up with "stealth" earplugs. Take regular memory-foam earplugs, cut them down so the outer edge is flush with your ear hole, and color the outside edge black with a sharpie. The cut out the background noise but let enough sound through that you can have a normal conversation with someone next to you. Sometimes I wear them all day.
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