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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

That's a good sign, fingers crossed! Hopefully it's just strep and the antibiotics are giving it a kicking.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yikes, that's creepy about facebook. I'm not on there much but I remember google once wanted to include something I'd booked in my google calendar (whatever the hell that is) so I never booked through that system again. I hate to think what fb is doing that I can't see, apparently it even has profiles on people who don't have accounts with it.

I wish it were easier to avoid this stuff.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Glad you got some sleep! I'm not a doctor and obviously they know best. I was mostly thinking about how part of the way anti-inflammatory steroids work their magic is by dampening down the immune system.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Hopefully it's the least worst option!

I know it's not really my place to say this but if it does turn out to be glandular fever/mono/Epstein Barr I'd suggest you get a second opinion on whether to use steroids during the acute phase of a viral infection (unless it's just a throat spray or inhaler or something like that).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Homeopapes are definitely a thing. News agreggators, RSS feeds and customizable news like Reuters, and things like pocket being able to send to ereaders.

Alias phone is not some exciting tech unfortunately. I just have another phone that has a number and email account of its own that get used for signups. It's on casual prepay and is associated with its own human name and online accounts. It's kind of like I have an invisible flatmate who likes things like fuel cards and free streaming services.

Hopefully we will soon have glasses you can buy that use AI to block out adds within our vision

If we get that I want the They Live plugin!!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

I meant that more as a workaround!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Ah yes the nonsensical myth that the number of lazy people (so insanely lazy that they prefer to live below minimum wage) magically grows and shrinks in tandem with the economy and changes to the elasticity of the labour market ...without being in any way related to it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Oh no, easypeel are the best. Sudden childhood flashback to my mum having to demonstrate to me that actually no a sausage roll is not hard crusted dried meat all the way through, only the bits that stick out the ends. 🤦‍♂️

Yep tangelo, still going crazy, so is the mandarin. I was going to cut some fruit for the birds and post a photo friday PSA about feeding windfalls to waxeyes and tui but got too caught up in mundane paperwork. Citrus is great though isn't it, comes along at the perfect time!

When it ends will be the best time for pruning too, to repay the tree with a bit of tlc.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Hmm maybe you need a triple shot?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Pretty sure Philip K Dick predicted it in the 60s but I can't remember which book or story. I sometimes worry that we make things because he predicted them, but I do like the homeopapes.

Yeah I'm in a similar boat, I don't watch broadcast tv or listen to the radio unless someone makes me, I have ad blockers and tracker blockers, my loyalty cards are all signed up to an alias and its alias phone.

Now that we don't have a cat to spoil, I don't think I'm anyone's preferred target market though, except maybe some low level grifters!

I guess in the absence of data it will default to what advertising always defaults to, i.e penis enlargement.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Yes, it coming sooner than expected was, as this article said, "WTH" and a sign of things to come not being all that great. Austerity is more or less proven to not work, it's frustrating to see it being wheeled out again especially in the form of public sector job losses.

 

Theme: cooler than expected

Rules: no NSFW and has to be a snap you took yourself.

I think we should make themes optional so if you have a pic you want to post that doesn't fit, you still can, what does everyone else think?

 

Hi everyone, can we do a Photo Friday?

@[email protected] used to post them, but I haven't seen them for ages and @[email protected] said it'd be okay.

Theme: Something you like!

Rules: no NSFW and has to be a snap you took yourself.

 

Stumbled on this and thought it was worth a share. I had no idea you can eat gorse!

 

Was just talking about how cool New Zealand's rare frogs are and wanted to share. These frogs evolved to have no ears, so they also have no croaking noises (what's the point if the mates you are trying to attract are deaf) which is unique!

NB: There probably is a bit of "political" content insofar as some of the people are talking about threats to the frog and opposing its habatat destruction but I think this still belongs in general?

 

These blind wingless flies are vegetarian and can only travel on a rare species of bat who prefers to walk.

 

This is a really good read about one of my favourite weird animal facts!

 

The kahukura red admiral butterfly has been named New Zealand's Bug of the Year today, after nearly 17,000 bug lovers voted for their favourite insect.

Twenty bugs were vying to be New Zealand's favourite, with 11 of the 20 nominees listed as at-risk, endangered or declining.

The competition - run by the Entomological Society of New Zealand - was created to give bugs the same kind publicity seen in the popular Bird of the Year race.

The winning insects receive research funding and promotion about their conservation.

 

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