I suspect that there are several levels of severity in an emergency and that when appropriate the responders forego removal of shoes. It's a low depth article, they didn't go into details.

A system abandoned decades ago? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_standard

They are there if you know where to look. For example: https://www.umi-eki.jp/en/kanto.html

Can this not be mitigated by simply turning off WiFi and Bluetooth on the devices?

Interesting data, but it seems overly complex and could easily be simplified by having less clothes. Example I have so few shirts that I wear each one on a weekly basis. Because of the frequency I quickly figure out when a brand is not of quality and switch when necessary.

It also makes determining cost per wear much easier. If a shirt makes it through the year then the cost per wear is price/52.

Less clothes or less variety: I wear Amazon Basics plain black tees, 6-pack is like $20 (bought 2) and I just wear a new one every day.

Wait like you never wash them and just buy new shirts every 2 weeks?

I was them regularly, just have 12-18 duplicates and zero energy spent on choosing a shirt

Sounds Cargo cultish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult#As_a_metaphor

I have always clicked the check box and never been stuck. Two opposing anecdotes means nothing, there must be more to it.

Easy cure, simply watch "The Black Hole",https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Hole_(1979_film) and you won't ever be able to take them seriously again.

Side effects may include overwhelming hate for Walt Disney Productions.

I think I can beat this on price. Broke a tooth recently in Tbilisi, Georgia. From the top of the tooth it looked like 1/4 broke off, but it was a diagonal break from center to exterior and was all above the gum line.

I really didn't want to get in repaired in Georgia, but with the pain it didn't take long to decide to get it repaired.

Got in repaired for 150 Georgian Lari which is about 57 USD.

Other interesting notes, first day they didn't even ask my name just gave me a temporary filling and charged me 50 GEL. On return visit I was asked my full name and birthday. Got the tooth repaired and paid the remaining 100 GEL. I never filled out any paperwork.

The tooth is quite sensitive to hot and cold but I'm not ready to get a root canal yet. I am pleased with the repair.

Software & Updates->Updates->Automatically Check for updates:{Daily,Every two days,Weekly,Every Two Weeks,Never} and Security Updates{Display Immediately,Download Automatically,Download and install automatically}

There are even more options you can select.

Just because something can't be easily detected in a timely manner doesn't mean there's nothing to be done.

Banning offal consumption. Banning blood donations from people who could have been exposed. Detecting the disease in postmortem examinations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_BSE_outbreak

Why would offal be more dangerous to consume? The wiki seems to point to feeding offal to cows, which makes sense and I think has been widely banned.

The prion accumulates in certain tissues: mainly brain and spinal column, but also (to a lesser extent) intestinal tissue and lymphatic system.