As opposed to parallel women

"normal"

an edible device that could detect hCG in saliva. “The premise was that […] if saliva can replace urine as the sample, the whole device can go in the mouth, be used and be consumed,” she explains. Human chorionic gonadotropin, or hCG, is a hormone that is only produced in the body nearly six to ten days after conception. “There’s enough research about how saliva can detect hCG and give you a 96 percent accurate result about whether you’re pregnant or not,” says Rao.

normal women

Lol

I can somewhat see this becoming popular among normal sighted women too for that reason, assuming it's not cost prohibitive.

i really hope they don't have to pee on it first...

Note that I wrote larger than comfortable, though. :)

I wish websites would simply respect the browser's default font size, and then people can make their choice according to their needs and wants.

I think this is the first time a website I visited has had a font size larger than I can comfortably read. :) Usually they're normal, acceptably smaller, or too small.

That's an excellent read. Thanks for the insight.

Good read.

And it's on point: the purpose of most new tech, especially out of the US, is to attract funding, rather than the betterment of society.

I have a coworker that absolutely needs custom shoes. It's criminal how hard it is to find them, and the cost is equally criminal.

Few things are more important than good/correct shoes. I'm happy for your happy!

Looks fantastic. Beautiful dwellings and property as well. My best to the Misses. Thanks for the 360 photo too. I need to do that up on my hill. It really does deliver.

If it was an isolated system, which I doubt, I would be all for people in need getting all the help they can get.

Instead I believe, it's a tool for morally impaired, to spy on and extract even more data from people.

Yet another "think of the children" type packaging to sell intrusive tech.

Because the war in Iran isn't going to fund itself... This should at least pay for half a Tomahawk missile.

I have a coworker with a custom shoe need. It's truly a happy day to finally get one's custom shoes. I've seen how hard it is to get a shoe crafted.

I'm happy you found a solution.

Thanks!

I would have liked to become a prosthetist. It's at the intersection of machining, modelling, technical problem-solving, electronics, biology, medicine and social work. It's more often than not at the cutting edge of technology and prosthetists get to help real people with real problems.

But my professional life took different turns, and now I'm close enough to the end of it that wouldn't make any sense for me to switch career again. Particularly considering the degrees and the years needed to become a certified prosthetist.

that’s wonderful! i wish you many years of happy hiking ^^

also waaaaa prosthetist sounds like an absurdly interesting job!! you may have just opened my eyes to a potential career path!

Actually it's my local prosthetist at the hospital. They don't just make prostheses: they make braces and custom footwear also.

And I don't mind sharing how much I paid for them: zero 🙂 Where I live in Europe, healthcare is free, and these shoes were graciously granted to me by the public hospital as a prescription.

And because public money paid for them - i.e. the community - I'm very grateful and I intend to take very good care of them, to avoid having to change them for as long as possible. But if / when I need a new pair, all I have to do is call the hospital and they'll make me another one for free until I die.

I did inquire about the price if I wanted to order a pair like this on my own money, and while they were reluctant to say, I deduce that they run north of 3000 euros. And they're not turning a profit on them.

Before my feet became unique - and also before I lived here on the arctic circle 🙂 - I went barefoot 24/7, including hiking on difficult terrain and all. I did that for 20 years and I had seriously healthy feet. So much so that my recovery after amputation was exceptionally fast and my balance wasn't overly impacted. The surgeon and the rehab folks did credit the barefooting for that.

Now I only go barefoot indoors - and even that is probably not always very safe anymore. I need shoes outside now for safety, and also because the pressure on my residual bits is too much. I tried a short barefoot hike once after my amputation and it was properly unpleasant.

I believe shoes are never great for feet. But if you have to wear them, bespoke definitely makes a world of difference for sure.

did up find someone local? also (if you don’t mind sharing) how much were they?

they look really nice! like the kinda shoes that could last a decade+ easy.

Fitted shoes are so nice. Companies making everything averaged sucks and is why so many of us have feet issues

Hell yeah

Its not just shoes. It's shoes perfect for your feet but we're all here trying shoes that's "close" enough for our unique feet.