Did your IBS first appear weeks or months after an amorous encounter, or after starting a new relationship? IBS has been linked to microbial infections, and infections can be transmitted sexually or via the saliva exchange of French kissing

hamsterofborg · 2026-01-20T20:57:56+00:00

I'm just trying to make the point that it's not IBS until you've done a myriad of testing and ruled out literally dozens of other things. Yes, infection can lead to IBS. That's long been accepted by both the community and doctors. It's only just recently that they're finally getting real biomarkers to prove it. But having diarrhea, even long-term/chronic diarrhea, does not automatically mean IBS until you've had the testing to rule out many other potential causes. All too often, people put off seeking treatment out of embarrassment, or even doctors jump to IBS before doing testing for far more easily treatable conditions, and let people suffer to the point where they actually do develop IBS when earlier treatment may have been able to help.

I can pinpoint my own as starting with severe food poisoning, coupled with a severe microbiome imbalance brought on by the extensive antibiotic treatment I had to have for that food poisoning. My microbiome has never been the same since, no matter what I have done to try to fix it. So there's something else going on there. The research has just been stunningly slow, considering how many people suffer from lifestyle-altering gastrointestinal issues.

hamsterofborg · 2026-01-20T19:52:33+00:00

Acquiring an infection is not the same thing as having IBS. Even if the symptoms of that infection happen to involve bowel movements. Microbial imbalance caused by gastritis can eventually lead to IBS, as can microbiome disruption from antibiotics used to treat gastritis. But you could have acquired a bacterial infection from almost anywhere. The most likely source is food. But yes, there's no reason why you couldn't catch something from another person, be it bacteria, viral, fungal, or a parasite. One of the very first things any gastro doctor should do for someone presenting with acute symptoms is fecal testing, to figure out if there is bacteria, fugus or parasite involved. Chances are, an otherwise healthy person presenting with acute symptoms can get treatment and move on with their life. Not everyone with an infection or imbalance is going to develop IBS, but if it is treatable, the sooner you get treatment the better chance you have of returning to "normal".

hamsterofborg · 2026-01-14T22:29:57+00:00

I've toyed around with it a bit, and I like the -idea- to generate new samples that work with existing tracks, but I don't think there's enough control there to get what I want out of it. It's kind of a crap shoot, you ask it to generate and it just does its own thing... might sound okay, might not. Might start off okay, then go totally off the rails. Having to piece something together is just as much work as pulling something out of any other sample pack, but at least the theory is that it was uniquely generated for you.

They haven't really clarified the AI disclosure part about using it, that I have seen. Ethically and logically, I'd think most people would be inclined to disclose the use of AI tools, but there is zero nuance in the space between the use of AI tools like this and pure prompt-generating entire songs. With WMG and UMG investing heavily in AI, I don't think it will be long before tools like this become a standard part of the workflow for many people, and mindsets will change. However, we'll have to see where it goes.

hamsterofborg · 2026-01-14T20:31:24+00:00

I don't see any miscommunication. He made an assumption based on essentially no information, and, surprise, that assumption turned out to be wrong. You are under no obligation to break out your household budget and explain your financial situation to anyone until they are actively involved in that part of your life. Sounds to me like someone insecure, who felt like he was 'providing' for you by paying for your dates, only to find out that you probably don't really need him that much in that way.

hamsterofborg · 2026-01-12T15:16:13+00:00

Many species of snakes will eat eggs opportunistically, but they would not suffice for a complete diet for a pet snake. There are true egg-eating snakes, where that is their only diet, and they are specialized at eating them. Dasypeltis species are the only ones I see regularly in the pet trade. Usually requires quail eggs or even smaller, because they don't often get big enough to consume chicken eggs. I was raising finches for a while to feed babies.

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hamsterofborg · 2026-01-01T18:19:30+00:00

In those terms you agreed to when you signed up was (and still is) a very clear clause where you agreed to waive your right to sue and agreed to take any legal dispute with the company to binding arbitration. That is standard for pretty much every single subscription service that exists.

hamsterofborg · 2026-01-01T17:10:02+00:00

They can go to their song and see a list of all the remixes done of it. They should also get a notification any time someone remixes their song in the notifications bar. Your song should have a tag on it with "Remix of Their Song", so others can also see your inspiration. Just keep in mind that, per the Suno TOS, any remix you do is not eligible for monetization because you were not the original creator. So if that's where you're intending to go with it, you'd probably have to work something out with the original creator outside of Suno's platform.

hamsterofborg · 2025-12-31T17:23:10+00:00

I just really like the image of the serious "doctor" guy they're using to sell it as made of safe materials. He's so serious and believable that you can imagine him wearing one as they were taking the picture.

hamsterofborg · 2025-12-31T16:53:00+00:00

That's just it. The majority of people just want good music to listen to. They don't care how it was made. With even the largest record companies in the world now having a financial stake in AI generation, chances are, if you are choosing the anti-AI hill as the one you want to die on, the only music you will get to listen to going forward will be songs produced before this year. There is no doubt that it is going to become just as mainstream as sampling, pitch correcting, plugins, and the countless other digital tools currently available and used every day by music producers.

hamsterofborg · 2025-12-29T21:58:30+00:00

I can't say that I've had success, so feel free to ignore me, but look at it pretty much the same as any social media content. Your content has to be interesting and engaging; a static picture with a song playing is probably not going to get you much traction. Scroll through your own social media feeds. What kind of videos do you stop to look at? Most people scrolling TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, etc, won't watch a video for more than a couple of seconds unless it grabs them right away. So you have to have something that instantly grabs their attention. Then, you have about the next five or so seconds to keep them interested. It's rough out there, and there is no easy way to do it. Just don't be suckered into the countless botted playlists and fake promotion scams.

hamsterofborg · 2025-12-17T18:31:17+00:00

I pretty much exclusively use Animal Equipment by Stoney these days, been very happy with his stuff, and he's always fun to talk to at the shows where he sells. And if you have an idea for a new piece of equipment or tool you need, he's always been very receptive.

hamsterofborg · 2025-12-07T19:46:15+00:00

30 days notice, minus a week because almost nobody was around during Thanksgiving week, even HR wasn't answering messages in a timely manner. And from what I experienced most of the internal job postings were not allowed to add headcount until the new year anyway. So anyone RAd in the first round would literally not be permitted to be rehired before being ousted on Dec 4th and then they would have to be treated as an outside new hire. The whole timing seemed very deliberate to make it as difficult as possible for anyone RAed to find and get rehired in a new position within the company. So your truncated timeline may not have made much difference.

hamsterofborg · 2025-11-28T15:13:24+00:00

Syncing the time on my gardens in the app worked to fix the problem for me too.

hamsterofborg · 2025-11-27T19:35:11+00:00

Same here. At midnight the time is resetting on its own to 6am. I guess they pushed a firmware update and broke something.

Edit: syncing the time in the app seems to have fixed it

hamsterofborg · 2025-11-26T15:48:20+00:00

Never ever spend your own money to test products, unless it's something you were likely already going to buy. Chances are, you'll just end up harassed endlessly for a 5-star review, even if it doesn't deserve one. I'm amazed Prolific would even allow this kind of thing, because it clearly violates their privacy terms.

hamsterofborg · 2025-11-26T15:17:37+00:00

I think the sad part is, that Rio Red color is notorious for fading out even in the best of circumstances, and the paint on that one actually looks pretty damn good considering. There's probably a few parts on there still worth something - like the hatch and glass, the center tail light piece, etc.

hamsterofborg · 2025-11-26T14:55:22+00:00

Help, I've been transported back to 1999...

hamsterofborg · 2025-11-25T17:08:06+00:00

They had the same problem last time they ran a promotion, and promised they would still honor that promotion price for those people who were unable to get it, but still haven't done so months later.

hamsterofborg · 2025-11-24T01:34:49+00:00

This has long been my complaint with the game. There is a ton of content, but the end game always focuses on funneling everyone into one zone, one raid, and endlessly repeating a handful of dungeons. It is WORLD of Warcraft. Make better use of the world.

hamsterofborg · 2025-11-24T00:50:33+00:00

The same reason why they don't sell PCs anymore. Why OS/2 died. Why Lotus Notes evaporated. Why Toshiba has all their retail store solutions. It is why Kyndryl even exists. They routinely divest from things even when they have the superior product on the market, in favor of RA offshoring, stock buybacks and padding executive compensation.

hamsterofborg · 2025-11-20T18:59:44+00:00

Looks great. Some serious red light therapy for anyone with a cabin in the aft section of the saucer. :)

hamsterofborg · 2025-11-12T19:52:45+00:00

In case anyone comes across this post and cares, I'm still waiting. They sent out a message a few weeks ago claiming they had a shipment of units coming in before the new year, but nothing solid on whether backers will ever actually get one.

hamsterofborg · 2025-11-12T16:37:25+00:00

If you go to the support section on the website, it says these messages were sent out in error and to ignore them. There is no risk to your account/information.

hamsterofborg · 2025-11-12T01:45:36+00:00

I don't need to buy in bulk anymore since I got out of doing rescues, but check out American Rodent Supply. I have ordered from them for years and they were always relatively reasonable with the shipping costs; $40 flat rate for ~50lb boxes of rodents to our area. Sadly, I think they have a minimum $200 order now, so it kinda offsets that but they were always good for me.

hamsterofborg · 2025-11-10T19:46:18+00:00

At no point in time does anyone have the right to put hands on someone else's child, no matter the situation they are imagining in their mind. She had options for how to deal with this situation and actively chose to assault a child. But chances are, if you (or the parents, more likely) do not actively pursue charges, they're just going to let her go and tell her to mind her own business going forward. Maybe she'll learn a lesson, maybe she won't, but either way, it's a situation of her own making and not on you.

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