Why “colon” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
Afaict that's an issue with your operating system, not with tangled's git implementation. You're trying to check out a file with a colon in its name, and Windows can't handle th…
by isityettime · Oct 30, 2026
That is not a colonoscopy. That is a stool sample and as other replies noted this gets sent out every two years to every one. In the UK from age 60 Australia seems to be from 50…
by pasc1878 · Oct 30, 2026
The take home thing is a vial into which you put a stool sample and mail it back. Then it gets tested for signs of colon cancer. I've seen them advertised on TV as well.
by WalterBright · Oct 30, 2026
Walk into a US gastro with a hang nail and you'll walk out with a colonoscopy requisition. They make money on the procedure, not the office hours. And they write the standards o…
by Nomadeon · Oct 30, 2026
In some ways, US healthcare is already very aggressive for some forms of preventive medicine. Compare the colon cancer protocols across the world. Basically nobody else is recom…
by hibikir · Oct 30, 2026
No, no local anasthetic at all. A lack of anasthesia seems usual for public healthcare in multiple EU countries; if you want anasthesia, you go to a private clinic and pay. Reco…
by TFNA · Oct 28, 2026
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