Category: Fediverse

I find it utterly bizarre that someone can build an article around the idea that Mastodon is “apolitical.”

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@FiXato Yeah, but there’s a difference between “This rival thing is worthless trash and I’m going to prove it by shredding it” and “Look, I can afford to smash something expensive to bits!”

Hmm, maybe that’s it: showing that you’re well-enough off to waste something that most people wouldn’t dare to.

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I just don’t get the YouTube genre of “let’s destroy this super expensive thing.”

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@OldBrushNewPaper Yeah… Fortunately I don’t seem to have added anything new since I was around 25, but there were a few years where I had to add a lot of foods to the avoid list.

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@OldBrushNewPaper Aha: The JAMA article does go into those numbers:

Of those who had a convincing allergy:
48% developed at least one allergy as an adult
26.9% developed allergies only as an adult.
53.8% developed allergies only before turning 18

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@OldBrushNewPaper I think a key question is how many people *first* developed allergies as adults vs. *added* them.

I’ve been allergic to peanuts since I was maybe 2, and started developing allergies to tree nuts and legumes in my late teens/early 20s, but you can look at that as an expansion of the original allergy.

Whether there’s a different mechanism or trigger (other than meat allergy) for cases like that vs. cases like yours where it comes out of nowhere, would probably reveal a lot.

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@sohkamyung Hah! I still have trouble with white balance on sunsets and late afternoons.

My first digital camera was an Olympus, though I don’t remember the exact model. I lost it somewhere in my old apartment, right before Comic Con. Never did find it again. None of the Olympus models on this sight look quite right for what I remember.

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I’m searching for a battery replacement for a *specific model* of tablet. I don’t see how it benefits *anyone* to show me sponsored listings of batteries that fit other devices than the one I’m looking for.

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Me to 8YO: “The deal was based on you not fighting getting ready for bed.”

8YO, who has brushed teeth & changed into pajamas without a fuss, but has started to rail against climbing into bed: “I’m *not* fighting getting *ready.* It’s getting *in*.”

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Ugh. Seriously, who combines infinite scroll with a footer? On what planet does that make sense?

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Sometimes I’m reminded how very weird it is that “blob” became a jargon term, and that some of the biggest companies in the world can sell something called “blob storage.”

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@janellecshane I’m looking at that sideways trying to figure out just what Tumblr sees in that silicon wafer.

🤷‍♂️ To each their own, I suppose.

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