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Dr. Bob

@ DrBob @lemmy.ca

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Recovering academic now in public safety. You'll find me kibitzing on brains (my academic expertise) to critical infrastructure and resilience (current worklife). Also hockey, games, music just because.

  • The Americas lose measles-free status

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  • We did. We have religious communities who are very anti-vax in Saskatchewan and Alberta. They are insular but travel between communities for weddings and funerals and disease spreads. 5000 cases in the last couple years.

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    the future is now

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  • Basically a still suit.

  • what is the best fruit to leave in a fridge?

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  • Apples.

  • At a loss for words

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  • I never really thought about it, but 19th century novels etc just refer to "excellent" or "exceedingly keen" memory. Like it was part of the memory recall continuum. Eidetic and photographic make it a category difference, like it's a different thing than the regular memory continuum.

  • Dooh Nibor

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  • Dennis Moore, Dennis Moore Riding through the land Dennis Moore, Dennis Moore Without a merry band He steals from the poor And gives to the rich Stupid bitch

  • how do you even come up with such a statement?

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  • Methylate much?

  • card game shop

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  • Are you made from sugar? I'm part of the two-a-day club. When I wake up and after the gym.

  • What part of the human heart is “the cockles?”

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  • So it does! Honestly I kinda tuned it out because I thought it was stupid.

  • What part of the human heart is “the cockles?”

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  • I think that may be true? I only know Leary from that Asshole song, and alive alive oh from Molly Malone.

  • When did people start saying "have a good rest of your day"

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  • I do. Have a good what? Date?Sandwich? Shit? They have no idea what I'm up to next.

  • Whats the greatest question that was ever asked on Ask Lemmy?

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  • I'm not sure we ever found out. The best guess was that it was tied to the Haj and the OP was a shy pooper.

  • How effective are ads?

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  • We sometimes play a game around here where we'll turn off the volume during a commercial and try to guess what they're advertising. It's harder than you might imagine for unfamiliar ads.

  • When did people start saying "have a good rest of your day"

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  • 😀

  • Whats the greatest question that was ever asked on Ask Lemmy?

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  • Came here to say this, but now I don't have to.

  • As Trump Loses It at Canada, Here’s What Reagan Really Said on Tariffs.

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  • Sooooo he said exactly what Canada said he did.

  • How effective are ads?

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  • I think ads are super effective for some demographics. Children are probably the best target market. Teenagers, particularly those who seek external validation or align to external norms are a sweet spot. Old guys like me? No effect whatsoever.

  • When did people start saying "have a good rest of your day"

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  • I'm almost 60 and I have heard that from as long as I can remember. "Have a good one" though...I first heard that in the early 2000's and it sounded stupid then. And it sounds stupid now.

  • I have no idea what this is about

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  • Who gaslights better?

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  • Also asking what's the collar reference?