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- Comment on Why is the human body so incredibly bad at responding to colds? 21 hours ago:
Certainly possible, if not likely, that when these viruses first evolved to infect humans or human ancestors they caused increased mortality
- Comment on Why is the human body so incredibly bad at responding to colds? 22 hours ago:
I disagree, there’s a no way a rhino could fit in there
- Comment on Why is the human body so incredibly bad at responding to colds? 22 hours ago:
The common cold is a family of coronaviruses, our bodies have been fighting off their mutations for millennia. An mRNA vaccines for colds, if I remember correctly, was in the works, but, well, we’ve all seen what’s happening there
- Comment on Mod of multi large world comms goes on attack against multiple users 3 days ago:
I don’t
- Comment on Mod of multi large world comms goes on attack against multiple users 3 days ago:
Joined 2 years ago
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- Comment on Why Are More Older People Dying After Falls? Some researchers suspect that rising prescription drug use may explain a disturbing trend. 1 week ago:
Enzalutamide is only the example from the first anecdote in the first paragraph. The article discusses many fall-inducing medications, and also tells the perspectives of many physicians who disagree that pharmaceuticals are to blame for the increase at all. For example, “Today’s over-85 cohort may also be frailer and sicker than the oldest-old were 30 years ago, Dr. Gill added, because contemporary medicine can keep people alive for longer.”
- Comment on Scientific unprogress... 1 week ago:
Our species developing speech was a mistake
- Comment on The USA prided itself on a nation of immigrant, heck even the Statue of Liberty says it. When did immigrants (US citizens from the old world) become anti immigrant and why? 1 week ago:
European immigrants accepted immigrants as long as they were other European immigrants.
This is just not the case. Read again
- Comment on The planet still belongs to the dinosaurs. 1 week ago:
Many humans would absolutely survive an event like the K-T extinction, between technology and eating bugs and fungi. Many more would die though
- Comment on Who is the enemy? 2 weeks ago:
Don’t forget reptile and insect appreciators, we also hate cats
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
The Oregon Employment Department is likely to take a different stance than he portrays. My guess is he didn’t claim you as an employee and never paid any of the taxes he owed on your employment. Did you file your taxes at all while you were employed there? Did you ever get a W2?
- Comment on Flashbang! 3 weeks ago:
So that’s where Salacious Crumb has been hiding
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
What you’re seeing here is a significant case of body dysmorphia. The kind of man who’s attracted to this kind of woman understands this vulnerability
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Assuming the house is large enough for everyone to have a bit of space, I don’t see any problem with it. Your kids are old enough to be able to handle this. Just wondering…is your ex planning to live with you long term? What happens after your youngest turns 18? It seems like at some point you’re going to want your ex out of the house, have there been any discussions about timelines, alternative arrangements, etc.?
- Comment on Tubi TV 3 weeks ago:
Forrest Hump
- Comment on If there's a sort of "apocalyptic" event but there are still surviving communities, will people be able to make eyeglasses again, or are people with vision issues gonna be fucked? 4 weeks ago:
Always keep a year supply of dailies on hand
- Comment on Tried naming the states from memory as a European 5 weeks ago:
No, that’s an English rock band from the 60s
- Comment on what's the best material for wiping out a cast iron skillet? 5 weeks ago:
Scraping with plastic is a good way to create microplastics. Better to use a wood or metal tool
- Comment on what's the best material for wiping out a cast iron skillet? 5 weeks ago:
Sounds like chainmail
- Comment on Damn sure I tried. 5 weeks ago:
Just one drop of soap within a foot of this guy would suffice
- Comment on F*ck off Arnie, you're out of your element! 5 weeks ago:
They’re saying the constitution explicitly delegates this power to the states, meaning in order to enact something in this area nationally, it would require a constitutional amendment
- Comment on Would we be able to use the measles virus to reset the immune systems of people with autoimmune disorders like MS or rheumatoid arthritis? 5 weeks ago:
I’m no expert, so take everything I say with a grain of salt, but I found this study indicating among a samples of people with rheumatoid arthritis, having a previous measles infection was overrepresented, and then I found this discussion indicating scientists are already studying immunotherapy methods that may give you the effect of an immune system reset but in a safe and targeted way. The measles virus itself likely just has too many potential short- and long-term effects to be worth the risk, but that doesn’t mean studying how it works won’t be useful!
- Comment on Feeling insecure about going to a 'girlie pop' concert as a 30 year old man, am i overthinking it? 1 month ago:
The sort of event you’re describing is incredibly rare, and I can still only assume you haven’t been to a concert with a GA section in decades. You’re much more likely to die in a car accident on the way to a concert than by a crowd crush at a concert
- Comment on Feeling insecure about going to a 'girlie pop' concert as a 30 year old man, am i overthinking it? 1 month ago:
Like where?
- Comment on Water Snek 1 month ago:
For roughly six hours the tide will take the swimmer ‘up’ the Channel, and then as the tide changes direction, the following six hours will take the swimmer ‘down’ the Channel. This up and down movement of the water is relentless and unavoidable.
When traversing the English Channel, the boat pilot pays respect to the aformentioned tides when heading for France, which means the tidal affect will be perpendicular to the direction of the swimmer. It is incredibly rare for a swimmer to ever be swimming with or against the tide.
The moon’s position relative to the earth and sun changes, creating different strengths of tide. The smaller tides are called neap tides, and the bigger ones are spring tides. Historically, swimmers have made their attempts on neap tides, as the belief is that this reduces the effect of wind against tide. It also reduces the risk of the swimmer missing the land target of Cap Gris Nez in France.
- Comment on Is it safe to assume the guy i went out on a date with, just wants to sleep with me? 1 month ago:
if your reason for going out with him is to be friends, communicate that
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- Comment on Is it safe to assume the guy i went out on a date with, just wants to sleep with me? 1 month ago:
I don’t think that at all, I have great friends of both genders. My point is you need to communicate with him, because you came in here thinking it was probably a date and asking us whether he wanted to sleep with you.
- Comment on Is it safe to assume the guy i went out on a date with, just wants to sleep with me? 1 month ago:
There you go, if your reason for going out with him is to be friends, communicate that
- Comment on Is it safe to assume the guy i went out on a date with, just wants to sleep with me? 1 month ago:
Is there any comfortable way to bring up this topic without making me sound like a narcissist who assumed a guy wants to sleep with her just because he asked her out🥲.
I’m less interested in knowing his motivation than I am in your motivation for saying yes and going out with him. Whatever is motivating you to go out with him, that is what you need to communicate, rather than just saying “I’m not going to sleep with you.”
- Comment on Why are there no universities/colleges that start in the afternoons? 1 month ago:
Uhhh…the average new college student is fresh off of going to school before 9am for the previous 13 years