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    Space Junk and ramifications for airlines

    Not so much Starlink because at end of life they are deorbited in a controlled manner - so that re-entry is planned/controlled so that any impacts generally occur in sparsely populated area - such as the Indian Ocean west of Australia. It seems the problem is Uncontrolled re-entries where the...
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    Space Junk and ramifications for airlines

    Here is a interesting old paper which discusses the risks of space debris reentry to aviation Space material re-entry predictive accuracy depends on many factors which makes accuracy very difficult, though the debris tends to follow the path of orbital inclination -angle between the space...
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    Superannuation Discussion + market volatility

    You need to check with your superfund. It would be nice if it is in the annual statement or indicated in the MyGov total super balance Alternatively manually check through statements and % the non concessional and concessional In the end it matters little because you can't separate the non...
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    Taking the slow boat.

    Are you using a monopod on your trip?
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    Taking the slow boat.

    Even one of semiauto modes work better than auto. Basically f stop, exposure, ISO. Manual one or more, auto the rest
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    General Medical issues thread

    In the other direction, those who need vitrectomy for retinal detachment likely will have accelerated cataract formation due to vitrectomy laser light through natural lens
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    Ask The Pilot

    Are LHR runways in the wrong direction?
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    General Medical issues thread

    Oh I forgot, if you are a breast fed baby , breastfeeding stops 3hrs before surgery and then it is replaced with siptillsend
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    General Medical issues thread

    No one has asked so i will Cheapest Picoprep? 🤣
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    General Medical issues thread

    everyone has their thing 🤣
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    General Medical issues thread

    It used to be glycoprep where you have to drink 3 litres. I remember one patient presenting to ED with a complaint of being allergic to glycoprep. She had diarrhoea. :oops: The best way to antagonise the ward nurses is to give them an immobile patient for bowel prep. :oops:
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    General Medical issues thread

    Sadly the medical profession has done a lot of harm in the past. Preop fasting is one. Stay away from Drs.
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    General Medical issues thread

    The days of fasting forever before an op is hopefully going to be a thing of the past. In reality the fasting regimes were not based on science but an overblown concern to reduce the risk of aspiration of stomach contents into the lungs during anaesthetic which can be life threatening. All...
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    General Medical issues thread

    The benefit of Statins is overstated IMO. Drug companies are very clever in extending the use of its drugs by getting eligibility rules relaxed Statins is one gabapentins another slow release opioids another and now ozempic and its facsimiles There will always be "success stories" about the...
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    General Medical issues thread

    sounds like any fracture would have healed by the time you saw the Dr.:oops: Not sure how that would help. The whole point of paying WC is to offload the responsibility of how to get the worker safely back to work.
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    CA139 inflight lithium battery fire

    There are Li-Ion containment bags The burning item is placed in these bags which are then placed in a smoke containment bag Of course the issue is getting the flamin Li-ion battery into the bag in the first place.
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    So... what car do you guys drive when not flying?

    I hope the odometer is different😂
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    Cost of Pet (Dog) Insurance

    We have pet insurance for the 2 cavalier King Charles. Mrs QS deals with that but can't insure the Gypsy Cob due to a previous surgery for Colic which cost $15,000 after mates rates
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    AFF Member Stock Discussion

    Yes not far from break even price
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    Superannuation Discussion + market volatility

    The other tool is to transfer up to 85% of annual super contributions into the spouse account especially if their account has room
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