Old Age Sucks
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My memory is failing. I copied some code to a thumb drive this morning intended to bring it to work, and left the damn thing at home. I do this a lot lately. A lot of times, I can't write code, leave it for more than a week, and be able to Pick up where I left off. I also find that I'm adding more comments to my code to help me remember what i was doing when I wrote it. I've also started commenting the hell outa my app.config files for the same reason (they often have more comments than settings). It sucks getting old...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001You might want to see if you have a vitamin B12 deficiency. I did, I take a weekly injection of the stuff and daily pills to keep it at a normal level. My memory was shot to hell before that happened and I swear my thinking was slower.
"Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon
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My memory is failing. I copied some code to a thumb drive this morning intended to bring it to work, and left the damn thing at home. I do this a lot lately. A lot of times, I can't write code, leave it for more than a week, and be able to Pick up where I left off. I also find that I'm adding more comments to my code to help me remember what i was doing when I wrote it. I've also started commenting the hell outa my app.config files for the same reason (they often have more comments than settings). It sucks getting old...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001It sure does and I haven't really got near it yet. It hurts to think that your best coding days may be behind you, those projects you though you'd be able to do one day when you'd learned enough now look like something you might have been able to do 5 years ago but not any more and you realise you're forgetting stuff not recently used at least as fast as you're learning new stuff. :^) On the bright side I'm almost old enough to start a serious political career :-D
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
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You might want to see if you have a vitamin B12 deficiency. I did, I take a weekly injection of the stuff and daily pills to keep it at a normal level. My memory was shot to hell before that happened and I swear my thinking was slower.
"Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon
I'm not interested in "injections". i think I'll just forget that you even mentioned it. :)
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
I'm not interested in "injections". i think I'll just forget that you even mentioned it. :)
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001:-D
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke -
It sure does and I haven't really got near it yet. It hurts to think that your best coding days may be behind you, those projects you though you'd be able to do one day when you'd learned enough now look like something you might have been able to do 5 years ago but not any more and you realise you're forgetting stuff not recently used at least as fast as you're learning new stuff. :^) On the bright side I'm almost old enough to start a serious political career :-D
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
Matthew Faithfull wrote:
It hurts to think that your best coding days may be behind you
Cannot happen to me: I arranged my old code to prevent that. :rolleyes:
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke -
It sure does and I haven't really got near it yet. It hurts to think that your best coding days may be behind you, those projects you though you'd be able to do one day when you'd learned enough now look like something you might have been able to do 5 years ago but not any more and you realise you're forgetting stuff not recently used at least as fast as you're learning new stuff. :^) On the bright side I'm almost old enough to start a serious political career :-D
"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)
Matthew Faithfull wrote:
you realise you're forgetting stuff not recently used at least as fast as you're learning new stuff.
That happens to me already. :~
If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe - but not a personality. - Charlie Brooker My Photos/CP Flickr Group - ScrewTurn Wiki
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My memory is failing. I copied some code to a thumb drive this morning intended to bring it to work, and left the damn thing at home. I do this a lot lately. A lot of times, I can't write code, leave it for more than a week, and be able to Pick up where I left off. I also find that I'm adding more comments to my code to help me remember what i was doing when I wrote it. I've also started commenting the hell outa my app.config files for the same reason (they often have more comments than settings). It sucks getting old...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
My memory is failing. I copied some code to a thumb drive this morning intended to bring it to work, and left the damn thing at home. I do this a lot lately. A lot of times, I can't write code, leave it for more than a week, and be able to Pick up where I left off. I also find that I'm adding more comments to my code to help me remember what i was doing when I wrote it. I've also started commenting the hell outa my app.config files for the same reason (they often have more comments than settings). It sucks getting old...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001How many times do you walk into a room, stop dead and think "What did I come in here for?" I too am getting these 'Senior Moments' :confused:
------------------------------------ "I want you to imagine I have a blaster in my hand" - Zaphod Beeblebrox. "You DO have a blaster in your hand" - Freighter Pilot "Yeah, so you don't have to tax your imagination too hard" - Zaphod Beeblebrox
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Matthew Faithfull wrote:
It hurts to think that your best coding days may be behind you
Cannot happen to me: I arranged my old code to prevent that. :rolleyes:
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke -
My memory is failing. I copied some code to a thumb drive this morning intended to bring it to work, and left the damn thing at home. I do this a lot lately. A lot of times, I can't write code, leave it for more than a week, and be able to Pick up where I left off. I also find that I'm adding more comments to my code to help me remember what i was doing when I wrote it. I've also started commenting the hell outa my app.config files for the same reason (they often have more comments than settings). It sucks getting old...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
You might want to see if you have a vitamin B12 deficiency. I did, I take a weekly injection of the stuff and daily pills to keep it at a normal level. My memory was shot to hell before that happened and I swear my thinking was slower.
"Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
My memory is failing
They say memory is the second thing to go. I can't remember what the first is. . . :sigh:
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
lol, that made me laugh! :laugh:
Wout
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Too much liquour from the night before.
I haven't had even a sip of alcohol in over 10 years.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
How many times do you walk into a room, stop dead and think "What did I come in here for?" I too am getting these 'Senior Moments' :confused:
------------------------------------ "I want you to imagine I have a blaster in my hand" - Zaphod Beeblebrox. "You DO have a blaster in your hand" - Freighter Pilot "Yeah, so you don't have to tax your imagination too hard" - Zaphod Beeblebrox
Dalek Dave wrote:
How many times do you walk into a room, stop dead and think "What did I come in here for?"
Pretty much every day... I hate leaving the house for work in the morning and wondering if I remember to shut the garage door...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
My memory is failing. I copied some code to a thumb drive this morning intended to bring it to work, and left the damn thing at home. I do this a lot lately. A lot of times, I can't write code, leave it for more than a week, and be able to Pick up where I left off. I also find that I'm adding more comments to my code to help me remember what i was doing when I wrote it. I've also started commenting the hell outa my app.config files for the same reason (they often have more comments than settings). It sucks getting old...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001I gave you a 5 to balance the 1 cos I feel sorry for you being so old and decrepit. The I remembered who you are... :-) Oh, and the reason getting old sucks is cos you lose your teeth and that's the only way you can eat anything.
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My memory is failing. I copied some code to a thumb drive this morning intended to bring it to work, and left the damn thing at home. I do this a lot lately. A lot of times, I can't write code, leave it for more than a week, and be able to Pick up where I left off. I also find that I'm adding more comments to my code to help me remember what i was doing when I wrote it. I've also started commenting the hell outa my app.config files for the same reason (they often have more comments than settings). It sucks getting old...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001Google centrophenoxine. It's been shown repeatedly over several decades to improve memory in old organisms, but not young organisms. As cells age, they accumulate a waste product called lipofuscin faster than they can get rid of it. Centrophenoxine is the only drug known that causes cells to excrete lipofuscin. It's safe even in extremely large doses, and has also been shown to increase lifespan about 30%. It's unavailable in the US because the patent expired a long time ago, so no US drug company can make a profit on it, but it can be ordered from European companies. The recommended dose for short-term use is 1000 mg daily, but I think a smaller dose (250 mg three times a week) indefinitely is more effective. Another drug that slows brain aging is deprenyl. There's evidence it also may increase lifespan. It's used in doses of 5-10 mg and higher to treat seizures, but in much lower doses to slow brain aging. It requires a prescription. There's information about deprenyl at lef.org.
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I haven't had even a sip of alcohol in over 10 years.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001Ok, that rules that out.
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Google centrophenoxine. It's been shown repeatedly over several decades to improve memory in old organisms, but not young organisms. As cells age, they accumulate a waste product called lipofuscin faster than they can get rid of it. Centrophenoxine is the only drug known that causes cells to excrete lipofuscin. It's safe even in extremely large doses, and has also been shown to increase lifespan about 30%. It's unavailable in the US because the patent expired a long time ago, so no US drug company can make a profit on it, but it can be ordered from European companies. The recommended dose for short-term use is 1000 mg daily, but I think a smaller dose (250 mg three times a week) indefinitely is more effective. Another drug that slows brain aging is deprenyl. There's evidence it also may increase lifespan. It's used in doses of 5-10 mg and higher to treat seizures, but in much lower doses to slow brain aging. It requires a prescription. There's information about deprenyl at lef.org.
Alan Balkany wrote:
has also been shown to increase lifespan about 30%.
If it's that good why aren't we all taking it?
Simon
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Alan Balkany wrote:
has also been shown to increase lifespan about 30%.
If it's that good why aren't we all taking it?
Simon
The drug ads you seen on TV cost millions of dollars. It would also cost literally millions of dollars to get it approved in the US. Centrophenoxine is so cheap you can get a several-month supply of it for around $25. The economics don't provide for-profit organizations with the incentive to promote it.
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The drug ads you seen on TV cost millions of dollars. It would also cost literally millions of dollars to get it approved in the US. Centrophenoxine is so cheap you can get a several-month supply of it for around $25. The economics don't provide for-profit organizations with the incentive to promote it.
I live in the UK and I've never heard of it. Ok, I can see why it's not advertised over in the US, but surely here, if it's available and really does increase life expectancy by 30% doctors would just tell people about it. I'm just quite skeptical of 'miracle cures'.
Simon
