I'm not really a gamer, but I experienced something maybe similar with the ipad. When I first got one, of course, I was reading news and swiping away and it was completely natural.
Then I'd go to a restaurant and when reading the menu, I'd start swiping at the paper or vinyl menus like it was a tablet. It's a curious phenomena to have that brand new tablet gesture overtake decades of behaviors and perceptions with real paper.
Incidentally, I know of a few people, friends of my parents, that have gotten a shunt for NPH. They suffered from one of the 3 "W" symptoms of NPH, wet, wobbly, wackiness, that you're certainly aware of.
One had a dramatic improvement very quickly, where one or more of the Ws was resolved. Another had the spinal tap indicating she was a good candidate, but the shunt is still not resolving all the issues even after 2 months.
Do you have any clinical experience with the success rates of the shunt?
I can't help with tinnitus itself, but I highly recommend "Eargasm High-fidelity Ear plugs", or similar devices, to help prevent further damage.
They work really well to dampen loud sounds and, importantly, they let conversation through, though it sounds muffled. But you can feel the difference. They are much better than using foam ear plugs, which muffle everything.
I used to go to a lot of concerts without any ear protection, when I was young and dumb. I REALLY wish I had these things back then, since I've acquired mild tinnitus as a result.
Now I carry them on my keychain all the time and use them even in restaurants and bars or whenever I'm some place where I have to speak at an elevated level.
I tried many including the Eargasms and never found a comfortable fit. So I got molds and custom ear plugs from Westone.
They are so comfortable and high quality they often improve the quality of the music at a concert.
My only regret is not getting great ear plugs sooner, as I recently developed mild tinnitus from DJing and going to lots of clubs and concerts.
The good news is that with the ear plugs I have returned to all my previous behaviors and the tinnitus is not getting any worse and actually mellowing out.
Well, crap. My mom complained about tendon damage issues after taking Cipro. I don't remember which tendons, probably legs, but I don't think she ever felt recovered from that. She probably only got generic warning statements that some people may experience side effects.
Anyway, antibiotics causing damage like this sounds like it could have triggered an auto-immune problem. If so, then that is a large quagmire.
We (or at least I) may base our estimates on the happy-path.
That is, I can see how to solve a problem in the common case. But as I code, I encounter the myriad of error cases, exceptions to the common problems, and especially the interactions of all these. Then add in performance considerations and the complexity can multiply quickly. The long-tail of those errors and exceptions can be very time-consuming to solve, so the mean is likely to be way off.
It's obviously much easier to estimate when you're experienced with a problem space. This should mean that you know how to solve a particular problem as well as the likely exceptions (non happy-path) you'll encounter.
If you're experienced with the domain, you can fit the relevant partial solutions in your head and more accurately judge what could go wrong with your code. But more generally I think this is similar to solving problems in other domains as well, such as architecture, building a car, or anything with many moving parts. These domains do not usually have loosely coupled sub systems.
Cars and buildings are probably more loosely coupled than most HN readers imagine. Up through the engine in the 1995 Mustang (I think that was the cutoff), the Ford small block engine line would all bolt into Mustangs all the way back to 1965. I've got a 1989 block, a modern 5-speed transmission with overdrive, hydraulic clutch, disk brakes, dual circuit braking, limited slip differential, and a semi-modern radio in my 1965. All of those were either direct bolt-on or straightforward upgrades with minimal field engineering needed. Many of the VW and Audi engines also have common engine/trans mounts and interchange across years and brands. You can often bolt heavier duty suspension or brake packages onto base model cars/trucks. "Parts bin engineering" is a phrase to search on to learn more. It's done aftermarket, but it's also done by the manufacturers.
There's a similar story in the mechanical engineering for buildings. Sure, some architectural choices will make it harder or easier, but most buildings can be retrofitted system-by-system over the decades a building is in service.
Part of that is to allow configuration pre-sale, but a lot of it is just "it's too damn complex if everything affects everything else", which is not that different from software.
I'll add my anecdata. I'm dark skinned and an engineer, so sunlight and me are strangers at best.
I've taken 5000 IU/day (with vitamin K2) and have my blood levels tested every year. I don't remember what my serum levels are but they were on the high end of healthy individuals. Last I checked, my levels matched what a person reaches who spends the day in the sunlight, perhaps like a outdoor worker.
Whatever you try, if you have an annual check up, you should get you blood levels tested to verify you reach sane levels. I think most studies and articles fail to mention how dark the subjects are.
Agreed... also anecdotal, I have a autoimmune condition (psoriasis which includes on my face) that taking more Vitamin D helps with (so long as stress doesn't increase). I started taking 50,000 IU's to keep it under control. [I also take the K2 supplement] I also took a DNA test, and it indicated I had problems with Vitamin D absorption. A year later, my blood levels were tested and I was square in the normal range (taking 50,000 IU a day). But the two data points (from DNA and blood test) I think are important considerations.
Am in Canada, my doctor is Nigerian. He mentioned that for most of his patients, esp. the darker skinned ones, if they come in presenting symptoms of things that could be fixed by Vit D he doesn't even bother ordering blood work anymore -- he just sends em to go buy a bottle of Vit D, and call me if that doesn't work or things get worse.
"Causality: Models, Reasoning and Inference", https://a.co/d/6b3TKhQ, is the technical and researcher audience book.