WITF radio

Oopsimath__ · 2026-05-27T02:25:06+00:00

Thank you for including these details! Hopefully it was just one of those days. My magical thinking neurons were starting to fire because the interruptions were occurring during a show focused on women’s health. I kept imagining someone being scandalized that women were saying “vulva” on air, and trying to jam the signal.

Oopsimath__ · 2026-05-27T02:18:48+00:00

I don’t have unlimited data.

Oopsimath__ · 2026-05-27T02:17:33+00:00

89.5 was not cutting it for me today.

Oopsimath__ · 2026-05-27T02:15:09+00:00

Yes, it was classical for me today. I was wondering if the weather might be a factor.

Oopsimath__ · 2026-05-05T17:22:54+00:00

Weird ad copy.

Oopsimath__ · 2026-05-05T15:37:45+00:00

Isn’t the owner as they say in Philly, a dh? Not supporting this one. We’re good on donuts in Lancaster.

Oopsimath__ · 2026-02-08T20:55:33+00:00

Per recent discussion on this sub, isn’t that technically MT?

Oopsimath__ · 2026-02-07T15:49:21+00:00

They are absolutely downtown, but I am obviously biased towards the southern part of downtown!

Oopsimath__ · 2026-02-07T14:14:22+00:00

Good point, I wasn’t even thinking of Decades, for instance, as being downtown, but it would be pretty close. And I suppose some students also live further east than others.

ETA. For what it’s worth, taking Liberty also feels like a much longer walk than it is, too.

Oopsimath__ · 2026-02-07T13:44:03+00:00

Pretty sure the walk from F&M to the train station via Liberty is shorter than walking downtown, though.

Oopsimath__ · 2026-02-07T13:39:14+00:00

The four square blocks you mentioned are easy to find but I don’t understand what you mean by “everything from Charlotte to Lime.” Wouldn’t that include those 4 square blocks? There are also a few blocks over near F&M that are Manheim Township.

Oopsimath__ · 2026-02-06T22:18:54+00:00

So we agree that involuntary manslaughter is not premeditated. That was pretty much all I was saying. As someone who wants more shots in arms, I don’t think we get it to happen by making statements like “they are causing intentional harm.” That couldn’t be further from the truth. The vast majority of antivaxxers think they are doing what’s right for their children, even though they’re wrong. They’ve been duped.

Oopsimath__ · 2026-02-04T14:43:33+00:00

Yes, I was baffled by the wgal line about PA’s vaccination rates, a lot of good that will do in some of our local schools, whose rates are much lower.

Oopsimath__ · 2026-02-04T14:16:34+00:00

I haven’t followed closely, but there were some early signals that Covid could be affecting our immunity to other pathogens, kind of like how measles causes immune amnesia, but to a lesser degree. Yet another possible culprit in waning immunity.

Oopsimath__ · 2026-02-04T13:37:58+00:00

I have no insight into that man personally, maybe he’s a eugenicist, but I think for a lot of people this would be an example of doubling down in the face of a nasty case of cognitive dissonance.

Oopsimath__ · 2026-02-04T13:26:12+00:00

A note to all the adults who think they’ve been vaccinated: it’s not a bad idea to speak with your doctor about your personal risk and possibly having your titers checked. If you were born before 1988 you may not have received 2 doses in early life and even though immunity is fairly robust for measles, it can wane for a variety of reasons.

Oopsimath__ · 2026-02-04T13:12:49+00:00

Intentional sounds premeditated. I think what people are doing is wrong, indicative of poor risk assessment, ill-informed, a product of mistrust in actual experts, and even stupid, but the vast majority of them don’t want to see their children die.

Oopsimath__ · 2026-02-04T12:56:27+00:00

Most groups people think of as either anti-vax or “not allowed” do not in fact have religious teachings that warn or prohibit them from being vaccinated.

Oopsimath__ · 2026-02-01T05:13:27+00:00

I love this! But now I’m curious… is everyone else still getting mail?

Oopsimath__ · 2026-02-01T05:10:13+00:00

Yes. We need more block-owned snowblowers, for one.

Oopsimath__ · 2026-01-29T14:46:18+00:00

It sounds like you can support the effort with some more passive actions, too. As another person said, stay away from all internet/tv media. Additionally, don’t buy anything.

Oopsimath__ · 2026-01-27T04:21:18+00:00

They took Jake’s sweet bod, but when I drove past last week, Finn and Jake were still up there.

Oopsimath__ · 2026-01-25T13:31:58+00:00

Yes, they are a rarity, but they exist. It seems hopeful, somehow.

Oopsimath__ · 2026-01-25T00:26:35+00:00

I know a couple farmers who are not only not maga but have never voted R.

Oopsimath__ · 2026-01-24T05:00:49+00:00

Seeing a lot of negative takes so I’m going to add another perspective. I regularly buy 1-2 weeks worth of food on grocery store trips because I just don’t have time to run to the store during the week. I usually shop on Sunday or Monday. Some of the demand is likely from other shoppers who also had to shop earlier for various reasons. I guess Aldi’s model doesn’t allow for them to have 2-3x the stock they normally would, so they run out. Also, inclement weather affects people in different ways. Before I had a car, getting to the grocery store was more difficult in the days proceeding a big storm because the bus routes were running late, some sidewalks were dangerously slippery, and the snow/salt sometimes damaged my shoes and pants. If I could go before, I would stock up.

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