SleepHQ--Any New Constructive Suggestions for Them?

[lazarus]

. . . Elon who?

Mr. Twit.

[Rubicon]

. . . Elon who?

Elon John.

You know.

Rocket Man.

Candle.

Gatorrock.

[lazarus]

Elon John

It's a little bit funny.

[chunkyfrog]

He even LOOKS like a muskrat.
My dad used to trap muskrats.
I think he got a couple bucks per skin.
He stretched the hides on a gadget that looked a lot like a slacks creaser.

[ozij]

Reality has a way of reasserting itself.

I think Elon may have said that, although it hasn't been verified by any color check marks.

Richard P. Feynman, in the conclusion to his report on the shuttle Challenger accident:

For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled.

[palerider]

Reality has a way of reasserting itself.

I think Elon may have said that, although it hasn't been verified by any color check marks.

Or, he's *learning* that.

[chunkyfrog]

Perception is to profit as reality is to survival.
Some minds are incapable of the concept.

[Rubicon]

Major blunder over there in REM identification.

Let's see how long it takes me to get thrown out.

[lazarus]

. . . over there . . . Let's see how long it takes me to get thrown out.

We all need both long-term and short-term goals in life.

[lazarus]

. . . muskrats . . . gadget that looked a lot like a slacks creaser.

I have heard that "they whirl and they twirl and they tango singin' and jinglin' a jango."

[chunkyfrog]

I only saw their dead, empty pelts.
Dad did the dirty work outside, then brought them indoors to dry out.
Nice fur.

[Rubicon]

. . . over there . . . Let's see how long it takes me to get thrown out.

We all need both long-term and short-term goals in life.

Well, I'm on my absolutely best behavior, but in what amounts to an opinion, the counter-argument I've received is

I've sat behind a computer and watched these same charts stream in, 6 patients a time, 10 hours a night for 12 years.

My usual response is

If someone holds up an orange, and a hundred times you call it an apple, does that make it an orange?

And if I walk up and say "nice-looking orange" once, who's correct?

but I'm avoiding that.

I think that board is going to be just like AB-- they can't stand being corrected and/or admitting mistakes.

Anyway, I'm only there for the free 14 days.

BTW are you going to post all the suggestions from this thread over there?

[Rubicon]

And if this guy claims to be watching 6 patients a night, when should I hit him with

B-7 Sleep Technicians and Technologists
The AASM recommends a patient to technologist ratio of 2:1 under usual circumstances for attended PSG at facilities. Facilities must maintain appropriately trained, supervised, and, where required by law, licensed personnel.

My thought is it should be part of my exit interview.

[lazarus]

BTW are you going to post all the suggestions from this thread over there?

No, sir. This thread was to provide the opportunity for constructive, serious suggestions from this community while simultaneously proving we didn't have any. It was about forum focus. I was leaving the rest to Respirator99 for sifting any grain out of the chaff to give directly to the developer. Marketing and business models are often trial-and-error before the business end figures out what they've got and how to make enough to keep the lights on.

they can't stand being corrected and/or admitting mistakes.

There are good sleep-study techs out there who don't think their expertise makes them infallible, but the ones who know very little (just enough to be dangerous) yet set out to be board-saviors and all-knowing medical authorities on all things sleep in order to stroke their own ego can do a lot of damage. Thanks for all you've done on several boards to help prevent the proliferation of the hey-I'm-a-sleep-tech-who-has-arrived-to-take-over-this-board attempters.

my absolutely best behavior

I'm sure you can counter bad info while letting them live. Not easy. But I've seen you do it countless times. The trick may be not to let them get to you as you keep the language below PG-13 for all the kids at the show.

That said, go get 'em like it's playoffs all season!

[Rubicon]

There are good sleep-study techs out there...

Interestingly, I don't see Nick Dunn ("Uncle Nicko") in the BRPT database. That's a scab that needs to be picked.