There's a series I'm following that is updating with new chapters while backfilling missing chapters and I'd like to be able to tell the backfilled chapters from new so I don't accidentally skip ahead.
This may also be useful for people that complain about scanlators who jump directly to the end...
@sotokouya: No problem; I figure if me talking about it prevents at least one other person from winding up in the same situation, then I've made up for all the taxpayer money it took to keep me alive. (Dialysis runs a hair shy of $1M/year in the US, and incidences of younger people winding up on...
@Allexio: I suffered complete renal failure due to what we believe was undiagnosed hypertension. I kept using OTC meds on the headaches and deliberately avoided seeing a doctor, not knowing that long-term use of those meds wrecks your kidneys. Eventually things progressed to flu-like symptoms...
@Eiki: Well, speaking as someone who literally died from saying "I'm going to be fine, I don't need a doctor", it's a very common opinion especially among those living in rural areas. Doctors are like lawyers - expensive and unnecessary until you have an emergency and need one.
Friend of a friend had a very old golden retriever who was deaf as a stone. He liked music with lots of bass because he could feel the vibration. He'd sit right by the speakers, happy as a clam.