I’m reminded of the episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm when Larry got a doctor’s phone number and couldn’t read it.
This is like written IT shortcut like i18n or k8s. Just need to know first character, last character, and the length
Internalization and Kubernetes have the two worst acronyms in the industry and should not be used as a how to guide.
I disagree. I think anyone who’s worked with either will recognize i18n or k8s. They’re unambiguous, memorable, and search well. That’s more than can be said about most acronyms. The alternative for single words is to use just part of the word (like intrn or kube) and I think those are less memorable and more ambiguous.
I mean, Kubernetes is a really stupid name for what it is, but I guess Docker was already taken. I’m going to make my own containerizing system and call it deghwI’, which is “helmsman” in Klingon.
Which a doctor wouldn’t prescribe as it’s otc like everywhere.
They do prescribe it here, though. If you’re sick for work for something minor, you might get a prescription for painkillers, which in turn drives the price down to 1/4th of the OTC price. 😉
Also in cases like chronic backpains that can’t simply be resolved and alike. My mother used to get a box of 50 500mg Paracetamol pills for less than €2.50 if she had the prescription. 😉
Since it says Paracetamol, and not Acetaminophen, I assume this is Europe.
I was prescribed 500 pills for my migraines at 1/5 of the typical price in sweden, though in Sweden doctors don’t handwrite prescriptions, so who knows where this doctor is from.
My personal guess is he’s from the mind of whoever made this fake text.
We’ve only recently started the change to e-prescriptions where you just have to show your ID card at the Pharmacy, but not all doctors do it yet.
We still have a very large amount of old-school pill-doctors (as we call them here) that will write you one of these…
You will get weirdly looked at at some pharmacies though. 😅
