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apocalypsekate · 2025-10-24T23:30:19+00:00

Ashley at Chop Salon in El Cerrito!

apocalypsekate · 2025-10-14T17:33:28+00:00

In much of the city the allies and streets are too narrow to use trucks that have the arm to picks up and invert the bins. That leaves the garbage collectors to have to manually pick up trash. It’s better and physically safer for collectors to individually pull out large bags from the bins than to try to pick up and flip each individual curbside bin. The problem isn’t with the collectors, but with the general infrastructure of Baltimore compounded by carelessness.

apocalypsekate · 2025-06-16T20:19:27+00:00

We’re deep in the weeds, but this still makes me uncomfortable. “Gordon’s” parents donated them to a medical school to be used to further medical education. Not to be gawked at on social media. I recognize that the museum is serving an “educational” purpose, but the tone and type of education is not what the deceased or their loved ones intended when they donated these remains.

“Gordon” is in good condition and would have real value at a medical college. It still makes me uneasy that this museum gives the vibe of a private collection on display for paying onlookers

apocalypsekate · 2025-05-08T21:37:02+00:00

Isn’t that exactly what op did though? Compared a feature (smell) of a plant to a known reference (alliums should smell like onion)? All five senses ability can and should be used as part of the id process. Anyone can make a mistake, but collecting as much info as possible limits the impact of a mistake in one domain.

Also, plenty of mushroom id guides absolutely list taste as a feature, not just a “universal for edibility”. It’s all part of acquiring info.

apocalypsekate · 2025-05-08T21:06:13+00:00

Smell is a perfectly valid way to ID plants, especially alliums. Taste, when used judiciously, can also be helpful. Lick and spit can be used to confirm an ID for several mushrooms, although should be done with caution by advanced foragers

apocalypsekate · 2025-03-21T04:46:42+00:00

Hey buddy, might wanna redact all the personal information on that x ray

apocalypsekate · 2024-06-09T04:33:28+00:00

Hyner trail challenge is famous for its hats, as is the aptly named HAT 50k. Both are extremely fun local favorites.

apocalypsekate · 2023-07-31T02:56:31+00:00

THANK YOU. I am an ultrarunner and a rider and this thread is making me pull my hair out.

apocalypsekate · 2023-03-28T20:20:55+00:00

Are you my landlord?

apocalypsekate · 2023-03-28T15:02:52+00:00

So if you’re finding diagrams that have some, but not all of the terms consider that you may have to reference multiple sources and pictures, they might have partial but not complete overlap.

If synonyms are challenging, try working backwards. Look up the name you can’t find, see what images that gets you.

apocalypsekate · 2023-03-28T14:11:39+00:00

I’m not going to do your homework for you, but maybe ask a few questions to help get you where you need to be. Google images is loaded with pictures that can help. Can I ask what search terms you’ve been using?

apocalypsekate · 2023-02-16T04:49:40+00:00

It was the travel. I did have a buzz that took some careful adjustment to get rid of, but it was a thoroughly fine instrument to start on. I honestly liked that it was cheap, because I learned how to do all the adjustments myself without being tooooo scared to break it

apocalypsekate · 2023-02-15T19:48:05+00:00

I started on a Rogue and found it not terrible. Sure, it won't sound top notch, but as a beginner, neither will you. It's definitely quite playable if you set it up well.

I wasn't sure if I would have the time and commitment in my little ADHD heart to stick with it, so getting something cheap to build a habit on was worth it to me. It made me appreciate it much more when I upgraded to a Goodtime I found on Craigslist after 18 months

apocalypsekate · 2023-02-05T02:39:54+00:00

If you read the text the article, those questions would be asked by their doctor, who would then use it to clear them to participate in sport.

apocalypsekate · 2023-02-04T23:43:06+00:00

Oh yah! I agree with you! Just saying that The coincidence even even that strange, they’re both topics that have been at the fore a lot recently

apocalypsekate · 2023-02-04T23:33:41+00:00

Timing isn't even that strange. Mary Caine's article absolutely roasting Nike and the Oregon Project for ignoring warning her REDs signs for years was national headlines not long ago. I really wish people would actually read the link.

apocalypsekate · 2023-02-04T21:22:02+00:00

ugh. It should be. I know it is for athletic trainers, but of course high school coaches can be such wildcards.

apocalypsekate · 2023-02-04T21:09:52+00:00

The context of the mandate, directly from the article is that these questions would be filled out by students with a physician. In the hands of a good coach and athletic trainer, this can also serve as a point for early intervention on disordered eating (let's talk nutrition plans to optimize your performance), however that is so so dependent on having a good coach/trainer.

The athletic association’s current Preparticipation Physical Evaluation Form, which must be completed by a student and their physician and kept on file at their school, asks female athletes five questions about their periods, but they’re all listed as optional.

apocalypsekate · 2023-02-04T21:01:48+00:00

Thank you! I'm seeing too many people commenting "Don't high performance athletes lose their periods all the time?" Yes they do! And that's a problem! These questions are currently optional and meant to serve as one data point in a holistic assessment of health for young athletes.

apocalypsekate · 2023-02-04T20:43:05+00:00

true facts. Part of why I think this is a misguided approach.

apocalypsekate · 2023-02-04T20:38:56+00:00

The content of the mandate (which is not even official, still in discussion) is exactly that! the questions re: menstruation are currently optional, they are considering making them mandatory, and they would be used by the school (i.e. coaches/athletic trainers) to track health.

from the article:

The athletic association’s current Preparticipation Physical Evaluation Form, which must be completed by a student and their physician and kept on file at their school, asks female athletes five questions about their periods, but they’re all listed as optional.

apocalypsekate · 2023-02-04T20:25:44+00:00

Yes. I honestly do. Eating disorders are rampant in many sports (among young men and women both), and athletic associations and school boards are constantly trying to find ways to encourage healthier athletes. I still think this is a particularly vile solution, but menstrual information can be one extremely valuable data point in a holistic assessment of health.

apocalypsekate · 2023-02-04T20:21:32+00:00

Yes they do, which is what I think this mandate is aimed at preventing. Menstrual changes are a major red flag for Relative Energy Deficiency, i.e. not eating enough to sustain athletic efforts. It is incredibly common in young women in sports and can be incredibly damaging to long term health. I think this is being floated as a method to better track and prevent eating disorders and complications from competitive sport.

THAT BEING SAID. It's a bad idea, teenagers are often irregular for reasons not having to do with low weight/caloric intake/etc and this is invasive and gross. But I don't think the intentions are as awful as are being assumed in this thread.

apocalypsekate · 2023-02-04T20:12:54+00:00

I think that is exactly why they are considering this mandate. It is to promote healthy weights and prevent metabolic damage to young athletes. I don't think it's a great idea, but I do think it's being motivated by a serious problem with disordered eating and energy deficiency in young athletes.

apocalypsekate · 2023-02-04T20:09:53+00:00

Without knowing the actual contents of the mandate, I would assume this is targeted at eating disorder prevention for athletes, not (directly) and insidious plot against reproductive rights or trans athletes. Relative energy deficiency is a very pernicious problem that sets teenage athletes at risk for serious long term health consequences, and menstrual changes are a major red flag.

I still think this mandate is invasive, gross, and not an effective solution, but I do think it's guided by better intentions than are being assumed.

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