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Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite internet rabbit hole?

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Post by superkuh »

agumonkey wrote: post #145

Used to be c2.com. Oh it's been back up, a bit different though. http://wiki.c2.com/?LispMacro

The c2 wiki doesn't even have text anymore. It's completely javascript and without JS enabled you can't see anything but a loading spinner. It's sad to see such an accessible website fall so low.

Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite internet rabbit hole?

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Post by voiddimension »

r0m4n0 wrote: post #117

Browsing medical diagnosis codes... https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/2016-ICD-10-CM-and... Some of the most mildly interesting: V9543XD Spacecraft collision injuring occupant, subsequent encounter W5602XD Struck by dolphin, subsequent encounter X35XXXD Volcanic eruption, subsequent encounter X52XXXD Prolonged stay in weightless environment, subsequent encounter Y0881XD Assault by crashing of aircraft, subseq…

well done! Responses are evident enough for this being a rabbit hole. :)

Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite internet rabbit hole?

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Post by protomyth »

ghurtado wrote: post #255
tiglionabbit wrote: post #248

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, bears are not specifically mentioned. You'd have to file it by W55.8: contact with other mammal.

You guys are either pulling my leg, or I just entered a Volgon message board by mistake.

Nope, we are quite serious. Download https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/Downloads/2016-Cod... and enjoy.

So, an orca (9 codes) and a squirrel (6 codes) have their own damn codes but a friggin bear is in the other category?!? Heck, wolves, coyotes, bears, and mountain lions all don't have their own codes. I see a lobbying effort that needs to go on to show the true nature of dangerous animals in the US and quit hiding these attacks in the other category.

On the other hand, I do like the difference between cats and dogs:

  W540XXA Bitten by dog, initial encounter
  W540XXD Bitten by dog, subsequent encounter
  W540XXS Bitten by dog, sequela
  W541XXA Struck by dog, initial encounter
  W541XXD Struck by dog, subsequent encounter
  W541XXS Struck by dog, sequela
  W548XXA Other contact with dog, initial encounter
  W548XXD Other contact with dog, subsequent encounter
  W548XXS Other contact with dog, sequela
  W5501XA Bitten by cat, initial encounter
  W5501XD Bitten by cat, subsequent encounter
  W5501XS Bitten by cat, sequela
  W5503XA Scratched by cat, initial encounter
  W5503XD Scratched by cat, subsequent encounter
  W5503XS Scratched by cat, sequela
  W5509XA Other contact with cat, initial encounter
  W5509XD Other contact with cat, subsequent encounter
  W5509XS Other contact with cat, sequela

Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite internet rabbit hole?

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Post by inostia »

r0m4n0 wrote: post #117

Browsing medical diagnosis codes... https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/2016-ICD-10-CM-and... Some of the most mildly interesting: V9543XD Spacecraft collision injuring occupant, subsequent encounter W5602XD Struck by dolphin, subsequent encounter X35XXXD Volcanic eruption, subsequent encounter X52XXXD Prolonged stay in weightless environment, subsequent encounter Y0881XD Assault by crashing of aircraft, subseq…

Apropos. Thomas Morris' excellent blog about historical medical cases is super interesting, using reports from old medical journals as source. Eg "The woman who peed through her nose":

http://www.thomas-morris.uk/

Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite internet rabbit hole?

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brightball wrote: post #159
jjordan wrote: post #131

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What are some of your favorite "There is no way that's real" moments you came across in your studies?

I really don't know where to start for a quick HN response. There are just so many things that depends heavily on context around them. The economics, for me, are the most interesting parts but it takes a lot of information to put things together to explain. If I'm going to cite a single thing, it would have to be the Cherokee Declaration of Causes. As a single document providing context around events at the time it's…

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