FractalGeek
@fractalgeek.bsky.social
In alphabetical order: Golfer, humanist. LARPer, music lover, rationalist. Trust the science, until better science comes along. We are all in this together, and we don't know how long we have got, so hug your friends while you can.
And there was I thinking the whole point of women only spaces was "no men". Especially those coming in to threaten or attack.
June 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
And there was I thinking the whole point of women only spaces was "no men". Especially those coming in to threaten or attack.
If you put $30B into using Twitter to influence the election, you might think so.
November 27, 2024 at 11:35 PM
If you put $30B into using Twitter to influence the election, you might think so.
Trump was also a repeat judge at teen model competitions, now surrounded with abuse allegations. His own agency is alleged to have models working illegally (visas) & scammed wages.
And then there's the time when Trump & Epstein held a beauty pageant at Mar a Lago, where they were the only guests.
And then there's the time when Trump & Epstein held a beauty pageant at Mar a Lago, where they were the only guests.
November 27, 2024 at 11:47 AM
Trump was also a repeat judge at teen model competitions, now surrounded with abuse allegations. His own agency is alleged to have models working illegally (visas) & scammed wages.
And then there's the time when Trump & Epstein held a beauty pageant at Mar a Lago, where they were the only guests.
And then there's the time when Trump & Epstein held a beauty pageant at Mar a Lago, where they were the only guests.
Reminds me how much I like it!
November 27, 2024 at 9:45 AM
Reminds me how much I like it!
Yours was one of the first posts I was actually subscribed to - but about 20 pages down.
November 26, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Yours was one of the first posts I was actually subscribed to - but about 20 pages down.
Except that lots of printers prefer "clean" paper, not paper that has gone through a machine. And most copier contracts will charge you per sheet.
November 25, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Except that lots of printers prefer "clean" paper, not paper that has gone through a machine. And most copier contracts will charge you per sheet.
It made sense when they knew people were infectious before/without symptoms AND the disease was classed at the highest severity. As the treatment & management options - including vaccination - improved, & spread was understood better, the imperative decreased.
November 24, 2024 at 1:10 AM
It made sense when they knew people were infectious before/without symptoms AND the disease was classed at the highest severity. As the treatment & management options - including vaccination - improved, & spread was understood better, the imperative decreased.
Tell me GOP, what gender are XX/XY Mosaic chimeras? Where do they fit on the "neat" gender chart (used in introductory biology) that I see being quoted regularly? Because if you are writing laws, they need to handle everyone.
Expected answer: "We're not interested in rare cases, IT'S OBVIOUS".
Expected answer: "We're not interested in rare cases, IT'S OBVIOUS".
November 23, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Tell me GOP, what gender are XX/XY Mosaic chimeras? Where do they fit on the "neat" gender chart (used in introductory biology) that I see being quoted regularly? Because if you are writing laws, they need to handle everyone.
Expected answer: "We're not interested in rare cases, IT'S OBVIOUS".
Expected answer: "We're not interested in rare cases, IT'S OBVIOUS".
I've hung in there hoping to be able to learn a little about what's going on.
I have now reached "There is nothing on here except uniformed bigotry & LOCK THEM UP". Hate, ignorance, stupidity & more hate. There's nothing I want to read appearing now.
:-(
Only one of X or "Truth Social" will survive
I have now reached "There is nothing on here except uniformed bigotry & LOCK THEM UP". Hate, ignorance, stupidity & more hate. There's nothing I want to read appearing now.
:-(
Only one of X or "Truth Social" will survive
November 23, 2024 at 5:45 PM
I've hung in there hoping to be able to learn a little about what's going on.
I have now reached "There is nothing on here except uniformed bigotry & LOCK THEM UP". Hate, ignorance, stupidity & more hate. There's nothing I want to read appearing now.
:-(
Only one of X or "Truth Social" will survive
I have now reached "There is nothing on here except uniformed bigotry & LOCK THEM UP". Hate, ignorance, stupidity & more hate. There's nothing I want to read appearing now.
:-(
Only one of X or "Truth Social" will survive
2/2 Also worth noting ALL winter diseases fell. Almost like extra care, hygiene, masks & environmental cleaning works for colds, flu, RSV,...., too.
November 21, 2024 at 9:52 AM
2/2 Also worth noting ALL winter diseases fell. Almost like extra care, hygiene, masks & environmental cleaning works for colds, flu, RSV,...., too.
1/2 In Asia, at the first sign of a sniffle, people mask. I wear one happily around people I know are immuno compromised.
The issue with Covid, particularly early on, was the high level of untested asymptomatic cases.
But if you don't believe in it as a real serious disease, you are unlikely a mask.
The issue with Covid, particularly early on, was the high level of untested asymptomatic cases.
But if you don't believe in it as a real serious disease, you are unlikely a mask.
November 21, 2024 at 9:50 AM
1/2 In Asia, at the first sign of a sniffle, people mask. I wear one happily around people I know are immuno compromised.
The issue with Covid, particularly early on, was the high level of untested asymptomatic cases.
But if you don't believe in it as a real serious disease, you are unlikely a mask.
The issue with Covid, particularly early on, was the high level of untested asymptomatic cases.
But if you don't believe in it as a real serious disease, you are unlikely a mask.
What do people understand by "Bio Lab"? I think Public health, hospital infection control, university/pharma research. Only at the very end (illegal) "Weaponization". I also know that Class 3/4 labs & what they do is high security, & includes defensive activities.
Not "Creating profitable diseases"
Not "Creating profitable diseases"
November 20, 2024 at 1:07 PM
What do people understand by "Bio Lab"? I think Public health, hospital infection control, university/pharma research. Only at the very end (illegal) "Weaponization". I also know that Class 3/4 labs & what they do is high security, & includes defensive activities.
Not "Creating profitable diseases"
Not "Creating profitable diseases"
Anyone who didn't realise it was a tax cut for the ultra rich and a price increase for the majority....
Taking a leaf from Brexit their next call will be that if the policies were even more extreme they would work; and the main failure is "Sabotage" by Democrats & RINOs.
Taking a leaf from Brexit their next call will be that if the policies were even more extreme they would work; and the main failure is "Sabotage" by Democrats & RINOs.
November 20, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Anyone who didn't realise it was a tax cut for the ultra rich and a price increase for the majority....
Taking a leaf from Brexit their next call will be that if the policies were even more extreme they would work; and the main failure is "Sabotage" by Democrats & RINOs.
Taking a leaf from Brexit their next call will be that if the policies were even more extreme they would work; and the main failure is "Sabotage" by Democrats & RINOs.
So that's why you gravitated to where you are....
November 20, 2024 at 12:11 PM
So that's why you gravitated to where you are....
Looking good here.
November 20, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Looking good here.
About 8 years ago, I was given a bean to cup machine. BEST XMAS PRESENT EVER. 20,000+ shots later, I still love every cup.
(a Delonghi Magnifica. Great grinder, and the simple ones aren't that expensive. Running at around 1p/shot cost, plus beans and tap water, and an occasional descale.)
(a Delonghi Magnifica. Great grinder, and the simple ones aren't that expensive. Running at around 1p/shot cost, plus beans and tap water, and an occasional descale.)
November 19, 2024 at 10:08 PM
About 8 years ago, I was given a bean to cup machine. BEST XMAS PRESENT EVER. 20,000+ shots later, I still love every cup.
(a Delonghi Magnifica. Great grinder, and the simple ones aren't that expensive. Running at around 1p/shot cost, plus beans and tap water, and an occasional descale.)
(a Delonghi Magnifica. Great grinder, and the simple ones aren't that expensive. Running at around 1p/shot cost, plus beans and tap water, and an occasional descale.)
Fine. I'd rather have the most effective vaccine, with the least side effects.
You do know one of the biggest vaccine damage incidents recorded was a conventional flu vaccine? The fewer novel proteins, the better.
You do know one of the biggest vaccine damage incidents recorded was a conventional flu vaccine? The fewer novel proteins, the better.
November 19, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Fine. I'd rather have the most effective vaccine, with the least side effects.
You do know one of the biggest vaccine damage incidents recorded was a conventional flu vaccine? The fewer novel proteins, the better.
You do know one of the biggest vaccine damage incidents recorded was a conventional flu vaccine? The fewer novel proteins, the better.
Not for much longer, for majority of doses. The lead time (and subsequent uncertainty on what will become prevelant) means every year's vaccine is different & a guess at mix.
mRNA techniques allow shorter lead times, better targetting & larger window for trials.
mRNA techniques allow shorter lead times, better targetting & larger window for trials.
November 19, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Not for much longer, for majority of doses. The lead time (and subsequent uncertainty on what will become prevelant) means every year's vaccine is different & a guess at mix.
mRNA techniques allow shorter lead times, better targetting & larger window for trials.
mRNA techniques allow shorter lead times, better targetting & larger window for trials.
Similar things happened in UK post Brexit. (Bannon weaponised Facebook, lots of Russian boosted "Leave" traffic on Twitter. Carefully targetted visibility. Same playbook)
November 19, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Similar things happened in UK post Brexit. (Bannon weaponised Facebook, lots of Russian boosted "Leave" traffic on Twitter. Carefully targetted visibility. Same playbook)
I look at the last few days much like Brexit. There is a hard core of about 30% who are unreachable. Another 20% who will regret it.
Most of the other 50% still don't want it.
Then there is the additional 40% who don't vote, because they think no one will matter to them. Those need to be reached.
Most of the other 50% still don't want it.
Then there is the additional 40% who don't vote, because they think no one will matter to them. Those need to be reached.
November 17, 2024 at 6:30 PM
I look at the last few days much like Brexit. There is a hard core of about 30% who are unreachable. Another 20% who will regret it.
Most of the other 50% still don't want it.
Then there is the additional 40% who don't vote, because they think no one will matter to them. Those need to be reached.
Most of the other 50% still don't want it.
Then there is the additional 40% who don't vote, because they think no one will matter to them. Those need to be reached.
There are multiple patterns of strength, and differences of pattern. I couldn't see my feet in my first pair, carefully selected for strength for driving and computers.
Some adjustment definitely required. May not be just you.
Some adjustment definitely required. May not be just you.
November 17, 2024 at 5:31 PM
There are multiple patterns of strength, and differences of pattern. I couldn't see my feet in my first pair, carefully selected for strength for driving and computers.
Some adjustment definitely required. May not be just you.
Some adjustment definitely required. May not be just you.