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@ivalaine.bsky.social

Cat Lover. Equalist. Ex-respiratory, microbiology and cancer researcher now in clinical trials. Opinions are my own

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This is a macaroon

09.03.2026 10:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Macarons

09.03.2026 10:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

More settings? Multi cookers are where it is at now. Temperature settings up to sear temps is soooo useful.

09.03.2026 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Stations should be banning anything more than a single jerry can that might be for your mower.

09.03.2026 09:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Coinciding with AI boom

09.03.2026 09:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I dont get β€œglass skin” look or β€œdewy” skin. It all just looks kinda wet like you’re wearing sunscreen?

09.03.2026 09:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

News headline: Petrol station runs out of fuel.
Actual story: its in the middle of nowhere.
News headline: petrol reaches $4
Actual story: in far flung Aus where petrol is double the city anyway

News: Authorities are advising motorists not to panic buy

Cant imagine why people are panic buying

09.03.2026 09:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Went fig picking today. Half for the baby bats in recovery after the heat wave (they love figs) and the rest - well ive borrowed a refrigerated icecream maker to try out to see if i want one myself. First batch is churning now.

09.03.2026 06:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone every use a Seahorse analyzer to look at bacteria? I figure it *could* work if you can use it with isolated mitochondria but I'd love to use it with biofilms! It seems like a cool thing and eukaryotic people shouldn't have all the fun! #Microbiology 🦠

09.03.2026 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And with no errors.

09.03.2026 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah but i feel like the sizing standards have changed. β€œJumbo” eggs are like standard egg size these days i swear. I have to add extra eggs to recipes.

09.03.2026 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The UAE has struck a desalination plant in Iran in response to Iran’s attack on its own plant, Israeli media reports. If confirmed it would be the first strike by UAE on Iran.

If critical water infrastructure is now considered a target, the suffering is going to be immense.

08.03.2026 11:09 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3

Also critical thinking training.

08.03.2026 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Its a YA thing i thjnm which is why sarah j maas kept being put in YA section when it very much isnt. Its viewed as simpler easier reading.

08.03.2026 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Summed up, they’re measuring people swapping to cheaper brands/product swaps

08.03.2026 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I wish them the best. But such jolly stories never mention huge risk hikes after each birth, especially 5+. If fathers risked haemorrhage, death, heart disease, prolapse, exhaustion, under-studied immune system hits, higher blood pressure & post-menopause aging-acceleration, would it be mentioned?

08.03.2026 06:47 β€” πŸ‘ 103    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 0
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Took 3 previous attempts to get to this point. But it was divine. Black forest cake. Leftovers for dessert shortly

08.03.2026 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tesla sued after Austin shooting suspect allegedly assaulted co-worker A 65-year-old woman says the automaker ignored warning signs before Ndiaga Diagne, the suspect in Sunday’s mass shooting, assaulted her. She sued Thursday.

Tesla proactively protected the recent Austin mass shooter after he assaulted a woman last year, preventing his prosecution for it. Tesla faces a lawsuit for creating an unsafe employment environment after the guy assaulted an employee and Tesla wdn't tell her his name so she cd file charges.

06.03.2026 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4

It also means you live in a cooler area. Trees, especially large ones, give shade to the road, the path, tour front yard, and often even your roof

07.03.2026 08:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What the hell? NZ boy did you mess up last election

07.03.2026 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

When travelling i assess whether window or door is greatest risk of an intruder and sleep on the other side. Which is actually dumb… because hubby does not wake up for much at night and certainly not unusual sounds in the night

07.03.2026 08:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The great shared bed debate is here – and you have to pick a side | Polly Hudson My friend and her partner just sleep wherever, depending on who gets into bed first. Such chaos is unthinkable, writes Polly Hudson

Isnt the point of having a side that, thats the bedside table that’s yours. Thats where your stuff lives? How could you sleep on different sides if you have bedsides? Travelling is a different matter.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

07.03.2026 08:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Eeep

07.03.2026 07:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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FDA vaccines chief Vinay Prasad to step down in April The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's vaccines and biologics unit, Dr. Vinay Prasad, ​will leave the agency at the end of April, β€Œa spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Health and Hum...

Hey, great news gang! Vinay Prasad is out at the FDA.

Again.

Let’s hope it sticks this time.

06.03.2026 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 743    πŸ” 170    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 27

No food processor?

07.03.2026 06:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean pandas can fake pregnancies soooo well just to get extra treats. Like even the blood tests.

Some placebo effects aren’t just perceptions. They affect biology.

07.03.2026 06:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Its totally messed up.

07.03.2026 06:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The best thing companies could do to make their staff feel seen is grant another WFH day a week to alleviate petrol price hikes effect on hip pocket

06.03.2026 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No 1 reason we wont be booking flights for trip in a couple of months time going anywhere near it. Singapore route may be 10hrs longer and more expensive but a hell of a lot less risky and per/syd>lon will end up going that way anyway. May as well go via melbourne or even adelaide singapore direct.

06.03.2026 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I saw this and was like how is this possible with their mothers being those who could get any job and more likely to split housework with hubby?

06.03.2026 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0