I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet • Hacker News Board

Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by lkrubner » Sat, Mar 31, 2018, 2:46 PM UTC

emodendroket wrote: post #5

This is a neat story, but I continue to wonder why people use "tweetstorms" to write long-form stuff like that.

I wonder about that too. It seems like they could write a blog post somewhere else, like Blogger or Tumblr or their own blog, and then link to it from Twitter? That was how Twitter first came into existence, was to link to content that was elsewhere. Perhaps the author feels they would lose their audience if they tried to send people elsewhere? That would be somewhat ironic, if we got to the point where people were unwilling to follow links from Twitter, to other sources of content.

(I'll refrain from making a joke about all the Russian bots that really have nothing better to do.)

Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by sparkzilla » Sat, Mar 31, 2018, 2:46 PM UTC

emodendroket wrote: post #5

This is a neat story, but I continue to wonder why people use "tweetstorms" to write long-form stuff like that.

I actually thought it was easier to read in this form. I can't be bothered with articles that have too much padding.

Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by bambax » Sat, Mar 31, 2018, 2:46 PM UTC

When I fix things in my house I usually wear ear muffs -- and gloves. Not sure I would have, just for tinkering with the toilet tank, but I will now!

(It's amazing how many things can go wrong and hurt you.)

Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by mannykannot » Sat, Mar 31, 2018, 2:48 PM UTC

cian wrote: post #6

kbutler wrote: post #3

> An audiologist friend told me to go to an ENT physician if not better by 48 hours or the damage could be permanent. Much longer than that and it would be too late to try any of the interventions This seems like poor advice. If there is significant, realistic concern about permanent damage, I'd suggest checking immediately, rather than give it extra time...

Yes, I always find it amazing how patients can have a sudden sensorineural hearing loss and wait days before presenting. In my opinion patients and the public should treat it as urgently as a sudden sight loss. High dose steroids are regularly prescribed in this sort of scenario in an attempt to minimize damage, and are likely to be more effective the sooner they are given.

As I am not a doctor, I have always assumed that weird sesorimotor effects might be indicative of a stroke - though in this case, the author had an apparent cause.

It puts me in mind of the Cuban embassy thing...

Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by kristianc » Sat, Mar 31, 2018, 2:48 PM UTC

emodendroket wrote: post #5

This is a neat story, but I continue to wonder why people use "tweetstorms" to write long-form stuff like that.

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Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by emodendroket » Sat, Mar 31, 2018, 2:48 PM UTC

sparkzilla wrote: post #12

emodendroket wrote: post #5

This is a neat story, but I continue to wonder why people use "tweetstorms" to write long-form stuff like that.

I actually thought it was easier to read in this form. I can't be bothered with articles that have too much padding.

I think I like features like "paragraphs" that are not possible in this form.

Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by ReverseCold » Sat, Mar 31, 2018, 2:49 PM UTC

emodendroket wrote: post #5

This is a neat story, but I continue to wonder why people use "tweetstorms" to write long-form stuff like that.

One argument for it is that it forces the writer to be concise. Many blog posts seem to have a lot of "fluff" for whatever reason, which is usually absent from a "tweetstorm".

Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by suprfnk » Sat, Mar 31, 2018, 2:50 PM UTC

emodendroket wrote: post #5

This is a neat story, but I continue to wonder why people use "tweetstorms" to write long-form stuff like that.

If this causes people to write more concise stories, I'm all for it! On a page like the linked one, you can still read it like an article, and it doesn't have too much superfluous content.

Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by emodendroket » Sat, Mar 31, 2018, 2:53 PM UTC

suprfnk wrote: post #18

emodendroket wrote: post #5

This is a neat story, but I continue to wonder why people use "tweetstorms" to write long-form stuff like that.

If this causes people to write more concise stories, I'm all for it! On a page like the linked one, you can still read it like an article, and it doesn't have too much superfluous content.

My eyes just glaze over with the spacing.

Re: I almost lost my hearing from the lid on the tank of a toilet

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Post by evan_ » Sat, Mar 31, 2018, 2:54 PM UTC

emodendroket wrote: post #16

sparkzilla wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I actually thought it was easier to read in this form. I can't be bothered with articles that have too much padding.

I think I like features like "paragraphs" that are not possible in this form.

People can and do use line breaks in tweets, but if you think of each tweet as a paragraph it makes sense too.