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malada: Canadian flag text I stand with Canada (Default)
Saturday, May 2nd, 2026 05:54 am
Folding at Home, that is.

I was Folding for awhile because cancer sucks... but I dropped it when I switched from Ubuntu (XFCE) to Mint (Cinnamon).  I wanted to make sure Mint was stable and I was comfortable with it before Folding again. 

I'm tempted to take my spare system in the basement - which I use regularly when doing laundry - and making that a dedicated Folding machine along with my main rig.  With a 1050TI graphics card it's weaker than my main rig with a 1660 Super but hey, the  more Folding the better.  Most of the Folding is done with the GPU so the bigger and better the graphics card is the more proteins get Folded.  
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malada: Canadian flag text I stand with Canada (Default)
Thursday, April 16th, 2026 09:18 am
I've just had the second suspicious spot removed from the skin on my left shoulder.  I was well numbed up for both so the procedures  wasn't painful, were merely uncomfortable.  

Today, it hurts a bit.

My primary dermatologist ignored the spots when I pointed them out.  My secondary ordered biopsies.  Then she removed them.  In addition, my primary ignored the flaking, the pus and the bleeding AND the loss of hair on my head.  I'm going to one more appointment with my primary to chew them out, show them my bald head and fire them.  

Steroids helped with the scalp but made me jittery and (more) sleepless.  I'm off to get blood tests to see if a new treatment will work for me without side effects. 
 
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