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In fact the response to Covid from various political parties has further entrenched my non partisanship (OP providing great example). Nobody’s money is where their mouth is.

I’m a highly non partisan person, I follow science and rational thinking. Those who still care about Covid are mostly in this category based on my irl experiences, though more marginalized people (more impacted by pandemic) may be more likely to be “left” (whatever that means to an American).

important GF struggle meal representation (post bar exam) edition:
- bag of chips (Masala Magic)
- wheel of camembert
- assorted vegetables doused in various sauces, pan fried

and RIP video rentals (Cherry Hill indie vs Blockbuster)

kinda looks the same TBH except RIP Zellers

> Old Ontario facebook account posts picture of uptown Fergus highway 6 strip mall from c 2000
> person: "I mean sure, y2k was someone's nostalgia....but a strip mall?"
> sir, did you even 2000s

or maybe it's something altogether different. Either way, I think knowing more things is usually good :).

I've got a spicy immune system (AI disease, allergies, asthma, maybe more lol). Maybe what happened to me might reveal something interesting mechanistically about how all that's working (particularly the AI bit since celiac is T cell mediated).

While I don't suggest the magnitude or frequency of issues was the same with the mRNA, I would like to know what happened with me (weird escalating response with each dose to the point I had to stop - high fever, convulsions). For selfish reasons/curiosity but could reveal something else interesting

Super interesting (and obviously very shitty for those impacted - pulling in favour of other vaccines was the right call).
While some people might have a problem with any nuanced discussion of why vaccines (or any drug) don't work or aren't safe for some people, it's an important thing to research.

people, every summer Olympics: why are the women wearing bikinis and the men full coverage?!

me: stop projecting your insecurities, it is the men who are suffering from internalized homophobia of outfits

men in the 80s wore this lol: www.instagram.com/p/DUDfrAKDJs...

also:
"Officers inside the school recovered a long gun and a modified handgun. Neither were registered to Van Rootselaar, whose firearms licence expired in 2024. "
So it was someone else's gun.

if someone paid me to do so I would make a functional Zotero McGill citation plug-in (there is one, but it doesn't work).

me, being paid ~$25/hour in 2016-2017 to teach engineering undergrads how to write reports 🙃

see also: duty to consult (Indigenous rights)

Advocacy groups can do many great things but they are inherently lobbyist groups - not democratically elected to represent anybody and often come with direct/indirect financial COIs. Consultation with individuals is important.

oof, yeah this (on many issues)

"'The government’s default is to turn to disability charities as a proxy for disabled people,' said Peters. But she questions whether these charities are truly conveying the concerns of to disabled Canadians or if they act as a moat shielding the status quo."

(and by whack, I mean a constellation of people who have self-diagnosed despite not really having any consistent symptoms and giving advice that makes no sense based on their experiences lol)

> condition does not have any accepted tests for diagnosis

oh no, the online community is going to be whack

finally caught my cat in the act of going into the bathtub when it was still somewhat filled 😆

(now she's acting like I've kink shamed her)

I do like the message of this article, though I will say that voluntary masking is not common amongst elite athletes (support medical staff telling you to mask at the Olympics is a bit different from doing this irl regularly).

I can't speak to non-engineering programs that focus on software but there is actually a lot of embedded liberal arts content in engineering education - you are solving problems for people, so you have to understand society. There are certainly many who resist content, but that's true with all ed.

Idk, I don’t think this stereotypical STEM mindset is an inevitable… there are lots of engineers who have a more diversified POV, they are just probably not the ones getting hired or wanting jobs at such companies

(also, accountability for AI giving medical advice, more regulation here)

So I don't think it is helpful to chastise patients for looking stuff up online, or fact checking their health professionals.

It is key that purveyors of misinformation face accountability, particularly where they are regulated professionals, which include many alt med practitioners.

I knew this was not correct (had read about female triad, now RED-S) but since I was a teen I was hesitant to challenge my doctor on this. I went online, consulted a variety of sources, which suggested that I needed to eat more, and in particular, increase my protein intake. I did that. It worked.

Personally, getting info online has been key on multiple occasions where I was given incorrect medical advice.
For example: when I was a teen, I stopped getting my period. I knew this wasn't good, so I saw a doctor. They said it was "normal" for active women to not menstruate, and I was an athlete.

Yeah, I think this is a central issue and not blaming patients for trying to get info online. Either they don't have access, or the access they have isn't trustworthy to them (and they can't switch/get a second opinion easily).

this is legit what happened when my parents told me our neighbours' adult kid (who still visited often) came out as trans, when I was ~9.

I spend a lot of time in these spaces and people will always invent a use for such things even if they accept that overall the thing doesn't work for X. A lot of people will say these pills help with NCGS because "they've heard it does" or "it could be true."