medgremlin

@medgremlin@lemmy.sdf.org

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Where do milsim video games occurs nowadays ?⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Our server has been having some federation hiccups. I actually play with a really chill unit. Oddly enough, all the Arma units I’ve encountered have been pretty progressive. As a cis woman, I am almost always outnumbered by the trans gals because there’s always a bunch of them around. Also, all the units I’ve been with have a negative amount of tolerance for bigots.

  I pretty much always play as the medic in our PvE ops, and unfortunately I’m a little incompetent when it comes to actual combat, so I haven’t been horrendously useful when we play Anyistasi.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Where do milsim video games occurs nowadays ?⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I saw “milsim” in the title and came here looking for other Arma 3 nerds.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Instagram's monthly subscription⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve had it for years and one of the biggest features that I find worthwhile is being able to easily download videos to watch on the plane or play like podcasts when I’m driving. When I first got it, I had a really long commute, so being able to download stuff and play it with my phone screen off is helpful.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Would eating raw human brains make you high?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  The lower colon really only transports water and a couple of vitamins released by gut biota, so if they’re getting far enough in that more complex molecules would be taken up, that would probably be up into the hepatic portal system.

  The reason “boofing” works for alcohol is because ethanol is actually a rather small molecule, all things considered.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Would eating raw human brains make you high?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It would still go through the liver for metabolism. The only thing “boofing” effectively does is skip the stomach part of the digestive process. To take up anything from the digestive tract, it gets transported through the intestinal lumen and into the mesenteric and hepatic portal system. The liver filters everything that gets into the blood from the gut before it goes into the inferior vena cava and into the rest of the circulatory system.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Researching alcohol interventions for a friend. I’ve seen more ads for alcohol than ever in my life⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Something I’ve seen at some restaurants (ranging from casual to Michelin star) is the increasing prevalence of mocktails. If you mix non-alcoholic ingredients with the same kind of style and objective as mixed drinks, you can make some really tasty stuff.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Researching alcohol interventions for a friend. I’ve seen more ads for alcohol than ever in my life⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  If you’re still looking for resources (particularly if you are needing non-religious resources) a lot of health systems have outpatient programs and support groups for various substance use disorders, so that would be a good place to look. Depending on how severe the problem is, presenting an open and non-judgemental front regarding medical intervention and medication use can help reduce the stigma of getting chemical help for a chemical problem.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Researching alcohol interventions for a friend. I’ve seen more ads for alcohol than ever in my life⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Unfortunately, the medications that help with alcohol withdrawal are somewhat dangerous in their own right and need to be fairly tightly controlled. Delirium tremens (the shakes) from withdrawal are usually managed with benzodiazepines like Valium for emergent use and Ativan for prolonged control. The other main maintenance drug for alcohol withdrawal is Librium, and that one is also a benzodiazepine. It would be amazing if there were safe OTC options, but because of the serious damage alcohol does and the dangerous nature of withdrawal from it, it really needs to be closely medically managed. Opiate withdrawal sucks…alcohol withdrawal can very easily kill you outright.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My dog and I got jumped by raccoons this morning. Now I have to pay at least $1500 to make sure I don't get rabies⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It can be administered up to a couple weeks after exposure. It’s a very slow virus.