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    estimating radiation dosage (nothing to do with Japan)

    Without knowing the the distribution of the material (and exactly what it is), estimates will vary by orders of magnitude. However, even if you were 2 meters from 4Ci of Ra-226 for a total of 8 minutes, you would have received a dose of 1.6 mrem. Add on the shielding, and that the radioactivity...
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    So, i just told my parents about my 4 months old son

    Did the institution offer any estimates on the dose the fetus received? I would request that information from the Radiation Safety Officer if you don't have it. In addition, I would strongly recommend that you have the radiation therapy treatment plan sent to another radiation oncologist for a...
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    Finally ! A decent tax return!

    I don't think you understand how tax brackets work. When you get bumped up a tax bracket, it doesn't mean all of your income was taxed at that level. It means that any dollar you make above the threshold is taxed at the higher rate. For example, assume there are 2 tax brackets of 10% and...
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    7th Annual Anandtech Tax Time Thread

    Any answers to my question? To repeat: Wife planned to do 403b to traditional IRA rollover. We were then going to take her traditional IRA and convert it to a Roth. New custodian rolled 403b directly into Roth IRA. 1099-R from previous custodian lists distribution code 7 and that $0.00 is...
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    7th Annual Anandtech Tax Time Thread

    My wife did a 403(b) to IRA rollover this year. When we filled out the paperwork, we requested that it go to her traditional IRA. I was then going to do a Roth conversion of the rollover amount plus prior traditional IRA contributions. She mentioned this on the phone to the new custodian, who...
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    Should doctors in the US really be making up to a million a year??

    I'm really not convinced that more doctors would lower prices. In fact, areas with more physicians tend to have higher health expenditures. If more physicians per capita increases competition, shouldn't these areas (e.g. MA) have lower health costs that areas with fewer physicians per capita? It...
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    Blue Shield Won't Pay NorCal Mom's Cancer Treatment

    As someone intimately familiar with radiation oncology, BCBS is making the right choice. Standard of care for that many brain mets is not stereotactic radiosurgery, but whole brain radiation. The article tries to pull at your heart strings by saying she is going to die without the treatment...
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    Obama's universal healthcare will help shift more blue-state wealth to red states

    Truthfully, medical salaries are a very small part of the problem. Off of the top of my head, physician salaries are only about 10% of medical spending. As someone on the technical/scientific side of healthcare, I am amazed at how ridiculously expensive equipment/supplies are. A workstation...
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    Michael Moore: Kill GM!

    You realize that there are hundreds of power plants that currently output more than 1800 MW, right? I think Three Gorges in China puts out 18,000MW. The rate of worldwide energy use is more on the order of 15TW.
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    Grilled my first medium "rare" steak today

    Just buy a thicker steak or use a little more charcoal.
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    U-Haul, Penske, or other for moving truck?

    They "guarantee" it, but may not have a truck waiting for you when you come to pick it up. Happened to me, and I will never try to use Uhaul again.
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    Why cant a machine tell you what your 20/20 eyesight prescription is?

    First they do exist. Second, the eye doctor can get your prescription nearly dead on without any help from you. A majority of your exam is checking for eye diseases.
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    Obama treating autos worse than Wall St

    The auto companies are fundamentally flawed, whereas the banks will be profitable once the credit crisis is sorted out.
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    Fast-charge Li-ion cells

    Um...it has nothing to do with efficiency. 2.62 MW is not a measure of energy, but of power.
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    Simple physics question

    You are correct that F=ma. However, when the ball strikes the ground, a != 9.8m/s^2. When the ball strikes the ground, a is the negative acceleration bringing the ball to a stop. The larger velocity from a longer fall means a much greater negative acceleration is required to stop the ball...
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    LemonDrops: How to get sugar to melt?

    Or the fact that it is mixed in a solvent means your aren't melting it.
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    WTF Is Up With Gas Prices!

    The reason gas is going back up is because it never should have gotten so cheap to begin with. At $40/barrel the oil itself is about $1.00/gallon. Throw in distribution, refining costs, and taxes and it is obvious gasoline was too cheap.
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    Accutane

    If you have bad acne, it is 100% worth it. Despite taking excellent care of my face (regular washing, prescription medications, etc.) I still had terrible acne--painful cysts that were leaving scars. After 4 months of Accutane, I was nearly pimple free (and have been for 8 years).
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    A first hand (actually second hand) interpretation of UHC

    It's almost entirely due to age. The average age in Utah is much, much lower than any other state. In addition, members of the predominant religion don't smoke and drink, and there is a strong culture of outdoor activity.
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    Recession Proof Industries?

    Bankruptcy lawyers.
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    gas pumps

    I think the maintenance tolerance is 0.5% (I am not aware of a temperature correction being applied). So, assuming reference temperature, the price should come out to be $1.79 to $1.81.
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    Fed rate at lowest in history, virtually 0%

    The fed is not out of things to do. In fact, they've been doing much more than just lowering rates.
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    Storm Chasers on Discovery

    That's why they won't attempt to intercept without the radar. They know there is a limit to what they can handle relatively safely.
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    2 perfect spheres, same diameter, same weight...one aluminum, one steel. How can you tell them apart?

    That isn't how x-rays work. The Al may have thicker walls, but that is perfectly compensated for by the increased density of the steel. When dealing with radiation, the "mass thickness" is generally the quantity of interest. Mass thickness = thickness*density. The amount of radiation that is...
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    BCS standings released, 10/26/2008

    I'm not saying it should happen, just that it is a possibility. If Alabama wins out, and Oklahoma wins out as well (with a little help from Texas Tech beating Oklahoma St. so that Oklahoma gets to the Big12 championship) it is possible that OU would pass Penn State. Penn State is already...
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    BCS standings released, 10/26/2008

    I think it is very possible that a 1 loss Big12/SEC team gets in ahead of Penn State.
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    Obama's tax plan, is the magic number $250k, $200k or $150k

    Note that it is the average tax increase for those making 2.9m+, not exactly 2.9m. Someone making exactly 2.9m is going to have a much smaller tax increase than that chart shows.
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    Shrinking machines

    1:20 scale does not mean the volume was decreased 20 times, it means the length, width, height were decreased 20 times. Therefore, for a rough estimation of a car (shaped like a box), the volume would decrease 8000 times (1/20*1/20*1/20). Therefore, the corresponding mass would be 2800/8000.
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    Student Loan Default Crisis -- imagine what would happen...

    Even those can't be discharged in bankruptcy.
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    Effect of withdrawals on grad school admissions?

    I would say 1 or 2 withdrawals is probably fine. Any more than that, and it starts to make you look like a flake.
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    BiL has Brain Tumor!

    Sometimes you can't wait because the tumor could cause permanent damage if not taken out immediately.
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    I have always wondered... why do Americans think driiling more in US will benefit CITIZENS??

    You're wrong about the Skoorb...even if the physical oil is sold to another country, it reduces our net imports. Therefore, it is as if the oil stayed within the US.
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    I have always wondered... why do Americans think driiling more in US will benefit CITIZENS??

    The oil will not really bring the price down at the pump, but it will reduce our trade deficit and boost the economy. In addition, the government gets leasing and tax revenues.
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    This goes to the idiots that will not get their kids vaccinated

    That's not how vaccines work. For various reasons, the vaccine does not work in a small percentage of people (depending on the vaccine, it can be above 10%). However, if everyone gets vaccinated there are so few people that aren't immune that the disease is still eradicated because it can't...
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    bush's statement on birth control

    OP, birth control will not prevent pregnancy 100% of the time, even if taken effectively. In addition, it works in 3 ways. Usually it prevents ovulation. It also thickens mucus to slow the sperm. Finally, it can prevent implantation even after fertilization. I think most people who compare birth...
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    To what extent do you believe genetics determines athletic success?

    I think genetics set the ceiling on how good you can become. To actually reach that ceiling requires an incredible amount of hard work.
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    Dark Knight movie/plot discussion

    He wanted to save Rachel, but the Joker switched the addresses.
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    Dark Knight movie/plot discussion

    They didn't hate him. They were scared of the Joker.
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    GM Ending Health Care for Salaried Retirees

    It's not as if these people will have no health care coverage. They will still have Medicare.
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    If the US increases domestic production, oil will end up on open market, so why the sense it will matter much?

    It might not bring prices down a substantial amount, but the oil money would stay in the United States rather than flowing overseas. The extra money would be a huge boost to the economy.
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