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TommySalami

@ TommySalami @lemmy.world

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  • Trump showing signs he’s battling major medical crisis, Democrat claims

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  • I work with the Alzheimer's drugs somewhat frequently, and there are ~15 patients I know of on Leqembi specifically. It's not meant to reverse or stop anything, but rather slow progression -- which for Alzheimer's can be a miracle. You're not going to get on the med or even be evaluated for Alzheimer's unless you're showing some deficits though, and you absolutely need evidence of plaque build-up.

  • Shortly After Xbox Game Pass Prices Spiked, the Page to Cancel Game Pass Subscriptions Was Overwhelmed

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  • I definitely see this. I think, at least the way I've used it, it's replaced rentals for me (I miss video stores). I've picked it up 2-3 times, each time to play a specific game and cancelled at the end of the month. I've absolutely saved money that way, and didn't really care about owning the content I was getting it for.

    Don't take this as an endorsement though. I don't think that's the intended use, and I doubt it would last if everyone did the same. Besides the price hike takes it out of that reasonable territory for the rental idea, at least for me.

  • Republicans sue to block Newsom's gerrymandering, point to legislative gamesmanship

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  • þey know exactly how effective it is.

  • That's WRONG, Yugi

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  • That's what it do, Yugi!

    I quote that way too much years later.

  • Botox

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  • It might be cheap to make, but its absolutely not a cheap procedure for any of the medical applications I know of. The drug itself is around 1k for the low end of the typical therapeutic dose, and a lot of insurances (if you're in the US) want you to jump through hoops to pay for it.

  • quick thinking

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  • Specifically it's very possible to stimulate the vagus nerve, which helps regulate heart rhythm, with an exam like this. This is a known effect, but typically in the context of a possible adverse effect of some procedures (e.g. enema).

  • These Squirrels Are Hunting and Eating Meat and Scientists Only Just Noticed

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  • Grew up in Appalachia and this was common knowledge I thought. Everyone kinda knew that squirrels would sometimes eat meat, although there were guesses like opportunity or sickness as to why they did it.

    I'm assuming it's a bunk article. No way this was just flying under the radar, unless the hunting part is new. Not sure I remember that being part of it.

  • AGI achieved 🤖

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  • My a favorite part of the vampire thing is how they died out. Turns out vampires start seizing when trying to visually process 90° angles, and humans love building shit like that (not to mention a cross is littered with them). It's so mundane an extinction I'd almost believe it.

  • Allegra Chook

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  • I miss that local sexpot

  • Prompt Engineer

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  • I think that makes sense. I am 100% a layman with this stuff, buy if the "AI" is just predicting what should be said by studying things humans have written, then it makes sense that actual people were more likely to give serious, solid answers when the asker is putting forth (relatively) heavy stakes.

  • insane

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  • This is why I say the Wire is the best cop show out there still, espevially growing up with a cop. It raises up the parts of police work that deserve praise; eg. the individuals that get in for the right reasons or have appropriate respect for the job once there, the opportunity police have to make a positive impact on outliers in our society, etc. It also gives a pretty realistic look at how these things go wrong or become ineffective at an institutional level (and 100% don't shy away from idiot/aggressive cops, narratively equating them to gang members). As far as I can remember there is never a "big, bad internal affairs" plot line. When it does come up it's in reference to a character's problematic behavior and treated as a fair consequence of their actions.

    Watch the Wire if you havent and you like crime-drama. It's as good as it gets.

  • Porn button might actually be runner-up to Esc.

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  • Easy, "K". I could handle some yes, no, maybe with that.

    k - ok, but I feel some type of way about this

    kk - hell yeah, I'm down

    kkk - this is bad and I don't want it

  • Joe Rogan dethroned by anti-Trump podcast in the charts

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  • I've been listening to pod on an off for years. Quality is always there and they're upfront about their positions so I feel like I'm listening to actual discussion, not someone trying to convince me. I need to check out MeidasTouch I guess

  • MRW my meme complaining about a sexist trope is removed for being sexist

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  • But if I sexist two sexists? That's progress baby

  • Why would'nt this work?

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  • Well, it made me feel smart. So either you're a good teacher, and helped me put into words and solidify something I already understood more abstractly. Or you're a terrible teacher, and have led me further astray.

    Pretty rough dichotomy there. I would not want to be an educator.

  • There are also no good Switch games (I refuse to buy any and only download the free ones from the eShop)

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  • There really were some great ones. Playing through Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops still stands out to me over a decade on. Shit was tight, and I honestly didn't feel that again after the PSP. Until I picked up my steam deck, that thing would have rendered 10 year old me catatonic.

  • National security advisor Jake Sullivan says Biden told him to oversee a 'massive surge' of weapons deliveries to Ukraine before his term ends

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  • "the Ukraine" referred to the region while it was still part of the Russian/Soviet empire. Nowadays just "Ukraine" is the better way to say it, from what I understand.

  • Removed Locked

    China vows to take ‘countermeasures’ over US and Taiwan $2bn arms deal

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  • The term "flashpoint" has nothing to do with assigning blame. It just defines an event/place where things kicked off into something way bigger. If WW3 started due to a strike on Taiwan it would be accurate to refer to Taiwan as a flashpoint, because the conflict in Taiwan would be the origin. I don't see how any of that takes away from China being the aggressor, or why the conflict would happen.

    I get wanting to make it clear China is the problem here, I agree, but we have terms that refer to things objectively for a reason. You don't have to say everything at once with every sentence.

  • Trump’s on Truth Social MAKING NO SENSE AT ALL AGAIN

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  • I argued with family about this more than once since the debate, and it's endlessly frustrating. I work in the medical field. I've worked mother/baby. Still takes way to long to impress on them that this not only isn't happening, but any remotely similar story they hear is someone twisting the worst day of hopeful parents' lives around to support their political bias. Real people having their tragedy flagrantly lied about, and being painted as baby killers, for no good reason. It's disgusting.

    Still no idea if I've gotten through, but they seem to have stopped bringing it up for now.