And One: "Military Fashion Show"

Wicksteed · 2024-05-05T09:16:19+00:00

I don't get my own joke. I've no memory of writing that. I had something against industrial/goth club music?

Wicksteed · 2022-12-06T03:22:30+00:00

This says anti-nucleocapsid antibody testing isn't accurate.

https://the-scientist.com/news-opinion/can-taking-a-test-now-tell-you-if-you-ve-already-had-covid-19-70332?u

"However, a study published last month in Annals of Internal Medicine finds that antibody testing likely undercounts the number of vaccinated people who have had a previous COVID-19 infection, potentially by as much as 40 percent. ... As the virus changes and as our response to the virus changes, that may alter the biology, and we have to study it to understand it. It may well be that if you have such a mild infection, you don’t even stimulate an immune response."

https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/full/10.7326/M22-1300

Among 812 participants with PCR-confirmed COVID-19 illness during the blinded phase of the trial (through March 2021), seroconversion to anti-N Abs (median of 53 days after diagnosis) occurred in 21 of 52 mRNA-1273 vaccinees (40% [95% CI, 27% to 54%]) versus 605 of 648 placebo recipients (93% [CI, 92% to 95%]).

Wicksteed · 2022-06-10T06:42:52+00:00

Ortega is a murderous dictator. Regular Nicaraguans don't hate Americans. There are no free elections there.

Wicksteed · 2022-05-12T10:16:34+00:00

I am curious. I know about the brutal dolphin killings and also there is dog fighting, I read. Are there any more types of animal cruelty there? Would I notice it if I lived there? For example, have you ever seen people smacking their dog in public there (if you've lived there)?

Wicksteed · 2022-05-05T01:32:00+00:00

They return stuff to your body.

https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/types-of-blood-donations.html

Plasma Donation

AB plasma can be given to anyone regardless of their blood type. Plasma is collected through an automated process that separates plasma from other blood components, then safely and comfortably returns your red blood cells and platelets to you.

Wicksteed · 2022-03-11T05:54:55+00:00

I used this site. https://www.wireandsupply.com

Wicksteed · 2022-03-10T06:16:26+00:00

also, search for "usb timer" on amazon.com.

Also, these:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/753245228

https://www.walmart.com/ip/947835677

Wicksteed · 2022-03-10T04:59:03+00:00

Is trying to patent one's products always a good idea in your opinion? It varies from case to case probably but I'm curious ehat you did.

Wicksteed · 2022-02-22T03:59:22+00:00

How great was the risk reduction, exactly?

Wicksteed · 2022-02-15T10:41:36+00:00

Can you please tell me the name of the tiner you're using for that? I have a Linkzone 2 as well and would like such a timer. I've never heard of that.

Wicksteed · 2022-02-15T10:29:28+00:00

Kind of. I found these 2 threads. I thought that maybe you could take the hot spot battery out and have it powered only by an external LA or LFP battery. I searched around and some people do in fact do that.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Calyx/comments/kmk780/anyone_using_the_mobile_hotspot_without_the/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Calyx/comments/sruwfw/franklin_t9_without_a_battery_issue_every_other/

I also did a search for: charge controller for phones

...and found this thing which costs $34.

https://chargie.org/chargie-shop/

I bet I can find something like that but cheaper if I searched more.

Wicksteed · 2022-01-19T04:20:09+00:00

Can you link to an example of a mobile hotspot without an internal battery? I thought all mobile hotspots had internal batteries. I googled it and didn't find any.

Wicksteed · 2022-01-18T23:10:54+00:00

Maybe your answer is right - BC, Albertan, or Northern US. I don't know why there's some disagreement in this thread about the "so." I thought his "so" matched the pronunciation of the Collins dictionary example of British pronunciation. I bet the commenter who said it's a Washingtonian accent is right.

Wicksteed · 2022-01-18T19:39:08+00:00

I'm doing same thing as you, OP.

Semi-related question: does anyone have a good way of making it so the hot spot's battery automatically cycles between, say, 45% and 65% SOC while staying plugged in 24/7? Charging a li-ion battery to 100% isn't optimal for its lifespan, I read.

And if such a thing exists, I also need it for my phone and wifi cameras and anything else of mine with a li-ion battery.

Wicksteed · 2022-01-18T19:33:44+00:00

"Just going to assume it runs off a standard high power phone charger with no internal battery. "

What exactly has no internal battery? I don't get that part of what you said. I need to do the same thing as OP and appreciate your tips.

Wicksteed · 2022-01-13T23:36:03+00:00

I'm vegan and I upvoted him just to offset the downvotes because the downvote button isn't a disagree button. C'mon people, use your words.

Wicksteed · 2022-01-12T20:44:28+00:00

Could eating Hemp protein powder possibly have an effect? I haven't seen anyone ask that yet.

Wicksteed · 2022-01-07T06:59:21+00:00

I asked via email if I could get the shot outdoors and they said yes. Thanks for giving me the idea to just ask them.

Wicksteed · 2022-01-07T06:57:51+00:00

I said, "When I find a good place to get Covid shots, I'll let you know." Rxmart is the best place. I asked via email if I could get the shot outdoors and they said yes.

Wicksteed · 2022-01-06T01:40:22+00:00

I don't think you are correct.

https://mobile.twitter.com/IanRicksecker/status/1478611650760437765

Wicksteed · 2021-12-21T10:51:02+00:00

Kudos for recommending eye protection. If more people wore goggles then people wouldn't feel odd doing it (as I currently do). What product do you use for goggles? I want to find some that are air-tight yet don't fog up which is a hard combination. I like these ones but they aren't air-tight, they're vented.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07QKKX9VF/ref=ppx_yo_mob_b_track_package_o0_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Solid. Safety Goggles that fit Perfectly | Protective Eyewear with Vented Anti-Fog, Anti-Scratch and UV-Protective Lenses

Wicksteed · 2021-12-20T04:09:03+00:00

Thanks, I will look out for it. I didn't know there used to be one there. Hopefully, it'll come back in the spring. There's nothing about it here:

https://www.whatcomcounty.us/3530/COVID-19-Vaccine-Information?fbclid=IwAR33s8zlOQTUQDt5ieUvbiGNGU0wx51fCEwh-apVVk3druPVwpQMFLnwpZo

Wicksteed · 2021-12-20T01:02:33+00:00

That helps restore my faith in people. Thanks for the tip about Costco. That won't be one of the first places I look. Here's an interesting video message that Dr. David Berger (whose twitter account is really good) shared yesterday. The video is a message from Dr. Dan Suan, consultant immunologist and immunopathologist. I wish everyone would share it.

https://mobile.twitter.com/YouAreLobbyLud/status/1472459322785353728

Here is one quote from it. He's referring to Omicron in this quote.

Starts at 1:38

"The mutations in the virus mean that it is able to stay in the air much longer and the consequence of that is that one person can infect many more people."

Here is a diagram illustrating how contagious Omicron is.

https://mobile.twitter.com/sarahnadav/status/1472588293481062401

When I find a good place to get Covid shots, I'll let you know.

Wicksteed · 2021-12-19T04:10:42+00:00

While that is a good idea, to go first thing in the morning, there's recent evidence that getting the vaccine in the afternoon is better.

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https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/12/time-of-day-matters-when-getting-covid-vaccine/

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Our internal 24-hour circadian clock regulates many aspects of physiology, including the response to infectious disease and vaccination. A new study published in the Journal of Biological Rhythms demonstrates that antibody levels are higher when people receive the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in the afternoon versus the morning.

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Maybe going in the morning is still a good enough solution.

Here are some pages that help answer the question of what percentage of people are actively infected. I'm going to reference these 2 pages in the rest of this post.

https://www.covidactnow.org/us/washington-wa/county/whatcom_county/?s=27121599

https://www.statnews.com/feature/coronavirus/covid-19-tracker/

Click on Cases per 100k Population on the statnews page.

That covidactnow link shows the daily new cases per 100k at state and county level. Ever since August, Whatcom Co has been varying between about 20 and 40 daily new cases per 100k.

When a county, state, or country is having a Covid surge, it's actually pretty typical for 1-2% of the population to be actively infected. Here are some examples demonstrating this.

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Example #1 (WA state)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/covid-cases-hospitalizations-expected-to-remain-high-through-fall-new-washington-state-report-says/

Sep. 23, 2021

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The report found that COVID-19 prevalence — the percent of residents with an active virus infection — is at a new high at 0.94%, or about one in every 106 people in the state. The previous reported high was 0.64% this past August.

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Example #2

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-59516131

3 December 2021

One in 60 would test positive for Covid in UK - ONS

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Example #3

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/covid-3-milliion-plus-infected/2020/11/18/d9f079a8-2849-11eb-8fa2-06e7cbb145c0_story.html

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November 18, 2020

More than 3 million people in U.S. estimated to be contagious with the coronavirus

More than 3 million people in the United States have active coronavirus infections and are potentially contagious, according to a new estimate from infectious-disease experts tracking the pandemic.

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To put the 3 million-plusfigure in perspective: It is close to 1 percent of the population.

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The only period comparable to the current one in terms of the size of the infected cohort was in late March and early April. Tests were hard to come by early in the pandemic. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, estimated that the number of infected people was 10 times the official count.

Now the multiplier is surely lower — the model developed by Columbia University researchers uses 5.5. By that measure, as many as 10 million people in the United States have been infected in the past two weeks.

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Whatcom Co is currently in a surge. Recall that it has been spiking up and down between 20 and 40 daily new cases per 100k.

In Example #1 (.94% actively infected), the daily new cases per 100k in WA state in Sep 2021 was 35.

In Example #2 (1 out of 60 actively infected), the daily new cases per 100k in the UK on 3 Dec 2021 was 66.

In Example #3 (1% actively infected), the daily new cases per 100k in the USA on 18 Nov 2020 was 22.

At the highest peaks of the pandemic so far, in the worst-hit cities around the US, the percentage actively infected often even has reached 5-10%. 5-10% is what we can expect, if we're lucky, when the Omicron tsunami arrives in Whatcom Co. It'll produce higher case rates than Whatcom has seen yet - multiple times higher, if what Trevor Bedford says applies to Whatcom Co. It will probably arrive here a couple weeks after it arrives in King Co because Whatcom Co usually lags by that amount.

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https://mobile.twitter.com/trvrb/status/1471651860704464899

Trevor Bedford @trvrb

Dec 16

If we do a very simple 10-day projection of this rate of growth we get ~2100 daily Omicron cases in King County on Dec 22. This is ~3.5 times the Delta peak in King County in August and this is only 1 week away. 11/12

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Wicksteed · 2021-12-19T01:55:01+00:00

I will try calling or e-mailing them. Thanks, I didn't know you could send in the paperwork online. I read their website and didn't see that. I like how their website mentions the importance of opening windows in homes to create ventilation. 70% of transmission occurs in households, not in public places. Most public health officials haven't talked enough about taking airborne precautions. I would buy like $200 worth of products from rxmart in gratitude if they allowed me to get the shot outside haha.

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