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This from Larry Wall (of Perl fame) seems relevant...
The Three Virtues [Paraphrased]
1) #Laziness - The quality that makes you go to great effort to reduce overall energy expenditure.
2) #Impatience - Because you are impatient, you will build systems and shortcuts for your daily work.
3) #Hubris - You have the confidence that you can do better than the status quo.
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Physicians, others who like #Dermatology and #Allergy will find this interesting...
"Rare Allergy Triggered by K-Pop Dancing and Crab Consumption"
I can't say I fully understand it... especially the #rhabdomyolysis (muscle damage)?!?
That's some very vigorous #Dancing!
The authors use a term I don't recognize and can't find a reference for...
"Skin Cyclone" ??
Can anyone give a concise description of what this is? There are photos with the original article (a "hive-like" #rash) but none of this finding.
I'm thinking "cyclone" is a synonym for #urticaria or #hives. 🤷♂️
Thanks!
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Physicians, others who like #Dermatology and #Allergy will find this interesting...
"Rare Allergy Triggered by K-Pop Dancing and Crab Consumption"
I can't say I fully understand it... especially the #rhabdomyolysis (muscle damage)?!?
That's some very vigorous #Dancing!
The authors use a term I don't recognize and can't find a reference for...
"Skin Cyclone" ??
Can anyone give a concise description of what this is? There are photos with the original article (a "hive-like" #rash) but none of this finding.
I'm thinking "cyclone" is a synonym for #urticaria or #hives. 🤷♂️
Thanks!
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Physicians, others who like #Dermatology and #Allergy will find this interesting...
"Rare Allergy Triggered by K-Pop Dancing and Crab Consumption"
I can't say I fully understand it... especially the #rhabdomyolysis (muscle damage)?!?
That's some very vigorous #Dancing!
The authors use a term I don't recognize and can't find a reference for...
"Skin Cyclone" ??
Can anyone give a concise description of what this is? There are photos with the original article (a "hive-like" #rash) but none of this finding.
I'm thinking "cyclone" is a synonym for #urticaria or #hives. 🤷♂️
Thanks!
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Physicians, others who like #Dermatology and #Allergy will find this interesting...
"Rare Allergy Triggered by K-Pop Dancing and Crab Consumption"
I can't say I fully understand it... especially the #rhabdomyolysis (muscle damage)?!?
That's some very vigorous #Dancing!
The authors use a term I don't recognize and can't find a reference for...
"Skin Cyclone" ??
Can anyone give a concise description of what this is? There are photos with the original article (a "hive-like" #rash) but none of this finding.
I'm thinking "cyclone" is a synonym for #urticaria or #hives. 🤷♂️
Thanks!
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True story…
I had a 50ish patient with new acute #backpain superimposed on, but different from, long-standing chronic back pain. On #history and #exam they had NEW lower extremity neurologic findings. I ordered an #MRI, which was the appropriate next step at the time.
I was forced to spend two evenings on hold for something like 20-30min for "pre-authorization"… two because they hung up on me the first time. I had to re-type a 20 digit code three times as they redirected me internally… finally spoke to the "physician in authority" and… HE READ MY OWN CHART BACK TO ME!! … then blithely approved the study. <insert swear words here!>
This is my Exhibit A for #HealthInsurance #malfeasance. (A complete waste of my time and that was the point! Unethical, and should be illegal.) Ironically I had a very conservative approach to imaging. That was probably the first new study I had ordered for back pain in months.
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Jon Stewart with the best quote of the day...
"War is God's way of teaching Americans geography."
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Hope of AGPL Licenser by Bovas De Quincey, an autobiography.
#agpl
#fsf
#gnu
#gpl
#lgpl
#richardmatthewstallman
#richardstallman
#rms
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I vaguely remember something about #Apple several years ago changing from "byte" kb to "human" kb in their system dialogs etc. This was a minor change and may have been good on some level. Mostly ended questions like "why does it say 2 Gig here but only 195943567899 bytes lower down in the same dialog box?"
I never imagined the 1024 thing would work the other way... kilometer = 1024 meters. 😅
For those who aren't computer scientists, here is an explanation from Wikipedia...
"In some areas of information technology, particularly in reference to random-access memory capacity, kilobyte instead often refers to 1024 bytes. This arises from the prevalence of sizes that are powers of two in modern digital memory architectures...
The kibibyte is defined as 1024 bytes, avoiding the ambiguity issues of the kilobyte."
In other words, in #binary we count 1s, 2s, 4s, 8s, 16s, 32s, 64s, 128s, 254s, 512s, 1024s, etc.
I totally forgot (if I ever knew) about the #kibibyte!
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Reposting this from a DM...
The #GoldenGuide was my first bird id book. It covered the whole US and had little phonograms by the range maps. I actually identified a new bird (#NorthernParula) using ONLY the phonogram when I first moved to #Florida. The birds are usually high in the trees, you can hear them but not see them. Years went by before I saw the actual bird! 🙂
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It appears to be a mini-version of a "scaled" psycho-social measurement instrument. Note that there is bias built in with 85% of 15,000+ respondents being "not techbros". I'm not convinced that 18 questions is enough to make these determinations. Some may be familiar with the #MMPI which does similar things and includes a "lie scale" as a validity check.
I wonder if it has been validated or written up academically? There is some documentation of the scales themselves under the little triangles. But no "About..." link that I can find. Very mysterious.
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Assuming your post is not a prank...
There is no real religious claim being made here. Only a moral one. And (if I'm reading it correctly) it casts aspersion on non-believers without any justification. #Atheists #Theists #Christians are equivalent in the argument... people either act/think with others in mind, or they don't. Religion doesn't come into it.
#Pyrotheology appears to be the creation of Peter Rollins. I can't say I understand "what he's on about" with this definition... https://peterrollins.com/pyrotheology.
This sentence makes me think of #Existentialism (which again is not a religious doctrine)...
"...revealing that we must tarry with the antagonisms of existence if we wish to see transformation in the personal and political world."
If you are interested in existentialism I suggest reading the novels by #AlbertCamus!
"The Fall" and "The Plague" are my personal favorites, plus the four page "Myth of Sysyphus"...
https://www.stephenhicks.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/CamusA-Myth-of-Sisyphus-1942.pdf
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Because 👉 undermining established principles of #policing and #constitutional #law 👈 is what we need right now?! NOT! 😱 #ICEout #ImpeachNoem #Minneapolis
"As a policing scholar and former #FBI special agent, I believe these cases illustrate how some federal agents are engaging with the public in a way that undermines established principles of policing and constitutional law."
https://theconversation.com/im-a-former-fbi-agent-who-studies-policing-and-heres-how-federal-agents-in-minneapolis-are-undermining-basic-law-enforcement-principles-274573 -
Ever wonder why we sometimes #count things by the #dozen, or why there are 60 minutes in an hour? We may have the ancient Babylonians (or earlier societies) to thank. They came up with this ingenious way to keep track of large numbers using only their two hands. There are variations on this theme, but it becomes pretty obvious if you have a hand with four fingers, with three bones each, and a thumb.
https://mdpaths.com/rrr/history/counting_by_twelves/index.html
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Love British-isms. For example... I call the #Republicans who voted for the big bad bill and otherwise kiss #Trump 's ass... "#Lickspittle #Poltroons".
Translation: "sycophantic cowards"... but so much better! 😉
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A bit tangential, but I highly recommend this #book...
"Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed" by Andrew Koppelman
I found this book very helpful to understand a) what #capitalism is, b) why (in a well-managed form) it is probably the best economic system we're going to get, c) how conservatives have perverted and shaped it, and d) how to push back.
#Libertarian #Philosophy #Greed #FriedrichHayek #Conservatives #KochBrothers #Books #AndrewKoppelman
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CW: Long thread/4
Highly recommended!
"The Cognitive Style of Powerpoint: Pitching Out Corrupts Within" ($5)
https://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/books_pp
Contains…
"PowerPoint Does Rocket Science--and Better Techniques for Technical Reports"
https://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0001yB&topic_id=1
#EdwardTufte #Powerpoint #Communication #TechincalReports #ColumbiaDisaster #SpaceShuttle #NASA #Meetings
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CW: Long thread/4
Highly recommended!
"The Cognitive Style of Powerpoint: Pitching Out Corrupts Within" ($5)
https://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/books_pp
Contains…
"PowerPoint Does Rocket Science--and Better Techniques for Technical Reports"
https://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0001yB&topic_id=1
#EdwardTufte #Powerpoint #Communication #TechincalReports #ColumbiaDisaster #SpaceShuttle #NASA #Meetings
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CW: Long thread/4
Highly recommended!
"The Cognitive Style of Powerpoint: Pitching Out Corrupts Within" ($5)
https://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/books_pp
Contains…
"PowerPoint Does Rocket Science--and Better Techniques for Technical Reports"
https://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0001yB&topic_id=1
#EdwardTufte #Powerpoint #Communication #TechincalReports #ColumbiaDisaster #SpaceShuttle #NASA #Meetings
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CW: Long thread/4
Highly recommended!
"The Cognitive Style of Powerpoint: Pitching Out Corrupts Within" ($5)
https://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/books_pp
Contains…
"PowerPoint Does Rocket Science--and Better Techniques for Technical Reports"
https://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0001yB&topic_id=1
#EdwardTufte #Powerpoint #Communication #TechincalReports #ColumbiaDisaster #SpaceShuttle #NASA #Meetings
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#HorseshoeCrab follow-up: So little progress since I last checked maybe ten years ago... 🙁
Background: #HorseshoeCrabs (HSCs) are ancient (450 million years or more). They have a very early version of #ImmuneSystem that depends on something called "Limulus amebocyte lysate" or LAL to detect bacterial toxins and "clump" together to neutralize those bacteria/toxins.
This is scientifically very interesting in terms of evolution, etc....
https://daily.jstor.org/the-horseshoe-crab-same-as-it-ever-was/
Some bright scientist figured out that LAL could be used to detect contamination of vaccines and related medical stuff. Since that discovery HSCs have been commercially "milked" (actually more like a blood donation) to produce LAL for the pharmaceutical industry. [Before that they killed thousands of rabbits for this purpose. LAL was an improvement, and necessary, but read on for why it is no longer acceptable!]
Abstract: "Horseshoe crabs have been integral to the safe production of #vaccines and injectable medications for the past 40 years. The bleeding of live horseshoe crabs, a process that leaves thousands dead annually, is an 👉 ecologically unsustainable practice👈 for all four species of horseshoe crab and the shorebirds that rely on their eggs as a primary food source during spring migration. Populations of both horseshoe crabs and shorebirds are in decline. This study confirms the efficacy of recombinant Factor C (rFC), a synthetic alternative that eliminates the need for animal products in #endotoxin detection. Furthermore, our findings confirm that the biomedical industry can achieve a 90% reduction in the use of reagents derived from horseshoe crabs by using the synthetic alternative for the testing of water and other common materials used in the manufacturing process. This represents an extraordinary opportunity for the biomedical and pharmaceutical industries to significantly contribute to the conservation of horseshoe crabs and the birds that depend on them."
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2006607
Bottom Line: There is an approved alternative to LAL called recombinant Factor C (rFC) out there, but Pharma mostly still relies on milking HSCs. 👎
Now in 2026: "A lawsuit is filed to protect ancient horseshoe crabs"...
This is basically an #OverFishing story with a rather odd and spiny subject. Even if they aren't warm and fuzzy we need to stand up for these magnificent creatures, and the ecological webs that depend on them!
https://www.wusf.org/environment/2026-01-06/lawsuit-filed-protect-ancient-horseshoe-crabs
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"#HenryDavidThoreau investigated the Sudbury River as America’s first river scientist."
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Also... it seems most/all of the masked "black-baggers" are #HSI agents, not the usual #ICE "Enforcement and Removal Operations" #ERO officers. ?!?
Apparently HSI stands for "Homeland Security Investigations". There is very little objective info on their involvement online. (I treat all .gov info on this topic as suspect.)
Based on bits of reporting I've heard, these are *investigators* and not enforcers. I assume using them as the equivalent of secret police is a tactical move by #DHS to misdirect and obfuscate.
Whoever they are, they should be in uniform with proper ID plainly visible!
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Deception, Obfuscation & Misdirection
This is a concatenation of posts I originally made in 2016-2017--even more relevant today...
Most are familiar with the concept of #FUD—short for #Fear, #Uncertainty & #Doubt. It summarizes a strategy often used in marketing and political propaganda. Its effects are pernicious, divisive and lead to exploitation. Examples abound. Fear is a strong motivator! To resist FUD one must understand how it is practiced using the principles of #Deception, #Obfuscation and #Misdirection.
https://mdpaths.com/rrr/commentary/deception_obfuscation_misdirection/index.html
#Lies #Liars #TrumpLies #Trump #Authoritarianism #Media #GeorgeOrwell #HannahArendt #Disinformation
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"#HarrietTubman [was] a brave woman who was called 'the Moses of her people.' Tubman memorized the routes and went back at least 19 times to the Eastern shore of Maryland where she originally escaped from. Carrying a rifle, she would walk with her company at night, heading north and passing through New York’s Finger Lakes, across the international bridge at Niagara Falls, to St. Catharines in Canada."
"#WilliamStill, who was born in New Jersey to a formerly enslaved couple from Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay region, moved to #Philadelphia in 1844. ...known as 'the Father of the #UndergroundRailroad,' Still coordinated many Underground Railroad escapes and received over 900 passengers who made their way to Philadelphia and continued on to points farther north, including Canada.
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@zakalwe @benroyce @[email protected] @Robo105
I basically agree... but like many bad things, I suspect it will be more banal (using the word as Hannah Arendt did)...
Take the simple case of a six week power grid failure in the state of #Texas. This has already happened to a lesser degree. For this thought experiment... let's assume there won't be much Federal relief (as the Texas GOP would like it!).
The first two weeks people would mostly do okay, surviving on stored food and charity.
The next two weeks a portion of the population would become increasingly desperate. Major clashes over resources would occur. If there was someplace to go (surrounding states or Mexico) mass migration would begin.
By the fifth week desperation would dominate. Those that remained would turn on each other and begin assaulting the remaining enclaves where either wealth or forethought created safe zones.
Things might progress faster or slower, but IMO this is the most likely scenario.
Note that for the above to happen only ONE element of modern society (cheap, available electricity) would have to break down.
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@mvilain @_9CL7T9k8cjnD_ @tomgauld.bsky.social
Good choice I think. I have recorded bird calls for my "special" call-back numbers. I had to stop using the #Loon because it freaked everybody out! Suggestion.... The song of the Canyon #Wren makes a pleasing alarm or ringtone. #Birds #Birdsong #Ringtones