Tim Quin

Nice work! Space Wolves?

I will. Thanks!

Played a game of Space Crusade last night. I love this game! Pure childhood nostalgia. I’ve had my copy for over 30 years!

Sharing this in the hope that it helps you if you have also been diagnosed with A-Fib and are exploring your options for monitoring and living with this medical condition.

Please share your experience in the comments if you’ve also been diagnosed with A-Fib, be good to connect.

ChatGPT - A-Fib Monitoring with Apple Watch Shared via ChatGPT

Here’s a link to my conversation with ChatGPT which was very informative and cleared up many of my questions.

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My cardiologist suggested using an Apple Watch and I am now using one to monitor for A-Fib.

I had several questions surrounding the accuracy of this approach and how it compared with an ECG loop recorder.

If you have an ECG loop recorder fitted it stays in for up-to 3 years and continuously monitors your heart.

I wasn’t keen to have one fitted for a number of reasons and given that it wasn’t even certain that I had A-Fib and I was at low risk, I wanted to explore alternative ways to monitor for it.

You can live a normal life with A-Fib but it needs managing because it can put you at a higher risk of having a stroke due to blood pooling in your heart.

Doctors assess how at risk you are based on age and a number of health and lifestyle factors.

I’m currently at the lowest level.

He told me that he couldn’t be sure if I had A-Fib or how frequent it was without further testing and suggested fitting an ECG loop recorder—a small device about the size of a usb drive that is implanted under the skin in your chest, above your heart.

Finally, he fitted me with a 2 week heart rate monitor which picked up a single episode of A-Fib. This started while I was sleeping and lasted for 7 hours.

This episode was completely asymptomatic.

I was still getting symptoms so went back to my cardiologist who got me to do a maximal exertion ECG on a treadmill which was also clear.

I was referred to a cardiologist who did an ECG, ultrasound, CT angiogram and fitted me with a continuous heart rate monitor for a week. Apart from a slight arrhythmia (my heart likes to chuck in an extra beat sometimes), which he wasn’t concerned about, everything was clear.

I’d sometimes been experiencing nausea when doing cardio exercise and at times my heart felt like it was pounding even at rest. At other times I’d get lightheaded while walking.

If you’re considering using your Apple Watch to monitor for A-Fib you may find my recent chat with ChatGPT useful.

I’ve shared the link at the end of this thread but first, here’s a little background of my situation:

2025 Doomsday Clock Statement - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists It is 89 seconds to midnight.

Well here’s a fun fact to end my day:

Due to climate change, AI and a handful of nuclear weapon wielding megalomaniacs, we are closer than ever to global catastrophe.

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This is so cool. I asked ChatGPT to create a biohacking word cloud. Nice discovery.

Another little erosion of traditional SEO. The times they are a-changing!

Man, I beat myself up in the same way. I think it comes from having a grammar police teacher for a wife 😅

Someone dressed as Hello Kitty in a pink princess dress wielding a sledgehammer standing over a laptop on the ground.

I want to stay informed but also every time I try to read the news

Looking for video editing software recommendations.

I’m familiar with Premier Pro. Are there any others I should be considering?
#videoediting #editingsoftware

Right! I really don’t want to but it’s time to hit the gym.

Thankfully mine are a bit older now but I remember these nights well and feel your pain 😩

Time to rewrite the definition of SEO.

It seems more than ever we need to take a holistic approach to SEO that goes beyond the traditional definition.

He doesn’t look too shabby does he? 😮

We definitely need a more holistic approach to SEO. Search is no longer linear so the definition of SEO must evolve.

LLMs, socials or good ol’ Google—wherever folks are searching for our products or services—that’s where we need to be optimizing.

Yup, we’re already drowning in acronyms.

I’m curious how the algorithm works here on Bluesky.

In terms of visibility do the same things impact as on X?

You’re welcome Jess. This is uncharted territory for all of us and I’m just trying to gauge how this will play out and what it means for the future of marketing. It’s gonna be one wild ride that’s for sure 😅