@Catseye3 said in Dynamic Energy of Food:

Yes, but the technique, the so-called Kirlian photography? Is what we're seeing the energy of the food, or some other artifact of the process?

Don't know yet. Have to see the same technique applied to a few other things, for examples:

A piece of plastic, say, a Lego block A piece of stone or clay or china A cut of meat, cooked/well done A cut of meat, raw A piece of ferromagnetic metal A piece of non-ferromagnetic metal A piece of magnet An ice cube A piece of glass, say, a shot glass Water in the aforementioned shot glass Water in a plastic cup A fresh grape A raisin (dried grape) Fresh tea leaves Dried tea leaves

Work through all those variations and we'll have a better understanding of what that process shows or does not show.

Don't forget to get tested!

@George-K said in Risk blindness, or COVID:

@Jolly said in Risk blindness, or COVID:

@Aqua-Letifer said in Risk blindness, or COVID:

Those are ocular migraines...And, hey, you may be one of the lucky ones...If you have vision symptoms before the migraine pain hits, you may be able to head off the migraine.

Actually, that's the prodrome to a classic migraine. The "scintillating scotoma," or flashing lights are a sign that blood flow to the visual cortex is being compromised. Compromised because of vasoconstriction. It's the vascular dilation that stretches the meninges that causes the actual headache which usually follows. If you catch it early, some anti-inflammatories can mitigate, or in my case, abort the development of a full-fledged migraine headache.

An "ocular migraine" is something different, where there is actual vision loss or blindness that lasts an hour or more.

https://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/ocular-migraine.htm

Basically I see a whole bunch of bright, starry splotches, but not accompanied with a headache. So which might that be? Doc just told me it's not serious.

Which model number is it?

@xenon said in A Shot Across the Bows:

Interesting idea - but I don't see how it works in terms of dollars and cents.

A shared article already gets revenue from increased traffic.

Entirely depends on the platform. If you're talking Instagram, for example, no they absolutely do not. Instagram provides no increased traffic whatsoever. (Although retailers do see a benefit due to the Marketplace.)

Other platforms, it entirely depends on the amount being shared. I'm sure you've noticed yourself that you don't need to read an article on social media to comment on it. The view/visit ratio is far from 1:1, and much of the time the traffic from social is nominal compared to other sources.

What value do you apportion to a shared news article? What's the distinction between a news article vs. a blog? What about a really viral tirade, should the writer get compensated for that?

Yep, no idea. All good questions.

Who had plague squirrels for July?

https://wgntv.com/news/squirrel-tests-positive-for-bubonic-plague-in-colorado/?fbclid=IwAR3dXqJ4S9CDtcrZEQ0CndyJNXwsRnRy9UjTnXvU7sXMjyfZ7AQBxdZrE_4

Recently I redd an interview with Russell Crowe; he talked about how the initial script for Gladiator was so bad that the actors frequently went before the camera and made up their own lines. The end result was kind of a mishmash with many contributors, everybody getting into the lingo of the time. It ended up pretty good, he said.

Would think the presence of pig blood would complicate things.

I consented for ex-vivo perfusion, then still experimental, but in the event didn’t need it.

Yeah, after this summer it surely is. Good.

The election is still 4 months away.

There will be at least a dozen huge, amazing, epic events before then.

Neither party has committed to a candidate yet.

😆

@Aqua-Letifer said in Another cancel-culture resignation:

@Loki said in Another cancel-culture resignation:

It’s just going to continue to build resentment to their cause. Everyone is muttering fuck them. Pretty soon it will be at a level people can hear.

I really hope you're right. Because it's already not gone that way a handful of times throughout history.

Blacklisted comes to mind.

She's also past her expiration date on pancreatic cancer.

OTOH, it is 2020.

popcorn

It seems to me a viable theory. Whether or not it is a viable treatment is another matter entirely.

Tuberville was U of Cincinnati coach for four years. Did pretty well until his last year.

@George-K said in I am metal:

@Loki said in I am metal:

Ok Aqua you went there with Malcolm and Revisionist History.
Here is your consequence...

That was brilliant, about 3 minutes too long, but still brilliant. How, where, and why did you find that?

Malcom Gladwell discussed Pat Boone on a Revisionist History Podcast with David Hill (comedian) who is the father of the most Metal band name. Witch Taint.

I do understand the concept of black lives matter vs all lives matter and I had a large degree of support for it.

Given the militancy of #cancelculture I feel much less obligated to be introspective of my white privilege. In a takedown effort vs collaboration they will miss their initial stated objectives.

The WaPo "Fact Checker" criticizes Trump's proposed immigration plan:

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Umm...Mr. Kessler, ah, never mind, you know where I was going with this.

Giving it to every 75 year old and above for example doesn’t really matter in terms of potential long term adverse effects.