Last week I learnt that a #BloodPressureMonitor needs to be serviced and calibrated every two years, and, for this, it must be sent back to the manufacturer:

https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/medical/tests/blood-pressure-measuring-at-home

Servicing can be more expensive than replacing the device. We love e-waste, right? 😤

At my doctor's suggestion, I've just replaced my decades-old monitor with a new, cheap but approved one. The new machine gives meaningfully lower readings than the old (by about 8mmHg systolic), and so I won't end up having treatment I don't need.

Given that you're going to replace the machine from time to time, consider getting the cheapest approved one you can find from a reputable manufacturer. Do you really need Bluetooth, an app, and an attachment for walking the dog?

#BloodPressure

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#memes #css

“Uh hi, I’m looking for a book on sharks, by, uh, B L a’Haj”

The librarian smiled, “do you know what country it was published in, was it Canada?”

“Australia, i-I think” the visitor stammered, hefting their backpack and looking about.

The librarian interacted with their console. “Ah yes, here it is. It’s in our archival collection, quite a way back in the shelves.” The console spat out a card. Here is a map to the shelf location.

Book lovers know that if you go deep enough into the stacks of a good library you could end up anywhere. The corridors of L-space join all libraries everywhere, every when.

In the State Library of South Australia, a door opened an a teenager with a backpack emerged. “Hello”, a librarian
smiled. “did you find your book?”

“Uh yes!”, they held up a tome.

“Good, good. It will tell you everything you need to know, welcome to Adelaide!”

#Tootfic #MicroFiction #PowerOnStoryToot #EverythingOpen

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