Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.usage.english Subject: Re: GNU Date: 30 Mar 2026 07:03:24 GMT Lines: 13 Message-ID: References: <10pkqka$22prd$1@dont-email.me> <10ppr5m$3m2br$1@dont-email.me> <10pr6gg$2t5v$1@dont-email.me> <10pv2af$1eb4h$2@dont-email.me> <87zf3wx1jt.fsf@parhasard.net> <10pvhqb$1j2vg$1@dont-email.me> <1rsjtwr.9h8wo7a6jjujN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <10q2o7j$nr7l$1@news1.tnib.de> <1rsostx.1fumdje1pdrftiN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <1rsoqz0.19zzbh71ebfb7bN%snipeco.2@gmail.com> <18a11176d0ed8bfb$1717$2710841$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <1rsp93i.i0zwza16xvqdfN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <18a11b491becb6ce$558$2491104$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <1rsq78a.9hgxro1eczx2yN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <10qb9df$1inu5$14@dont-email.me> <1rsr591.1ssq8oh1dihjwuN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <10qc4dc$1silm$10@dont-email.me> <1rsrokx.c9haxt1jmhu6aN%snipeco.2@gmail.com> <10qd1lk$26b4f$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net RtRvAqDewi3RxJTGzvhUXA8wNgG3XkMF46VTkUx3pswEhfHz3z Cancel-Lock: sha1:ekqQ/9lgayIbKFt+gN7xg2ZSBX8= sha256:/sSoZ4XndMV58Z7i1+VRQ17aes8soJ0+W31qDmkXTgY= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:84595 alt.usage.english:1141553 On Sun, 29 Mar 2026 22:28:17 -0700, Bobbie Sellers wrote: > General term for pressure measurement is manometer but > for blood pressure the term is sphygmomanometer. Most have a dial these > days but if a doctor wants to impress you with his seriousness then a > mercury sphygmomanometer on his desk coveys a sense of seriousness. My doctor has one mounted on the wall but usually a NP takes the pressure with a cuff and dial. She did use it on the last visit as a cross check. For unknown reasons it was 150 for a couple of days before falling back to a more normal range. I'd seen it with my Omron digital and didn't know if it was a problem with that unit.