Shy bunny @porsupah@lgbt.io

hey i need to get some new bras with wire support and im wondering if anybody has any good recommendations for where online to go for that?

anyone know of any autism peer support groups in the York area? preferably with an explicitly queer-friendly stance?

i know i probably don't have to say this here, but please don't respond if you're just going to tell me where to try looking. direct suggestions only please!

having said that, please boost.

Hey, by the way, yesterday the local paper here ran an article about a daily curated COVID scientific news summation report put out by the experts at the University of Washington.

I highly recommend anyone who is interested in this topic subscribe.

https://depts.washington.edu/pandemicalliance/covid-19-literature-report/subscribe/

From that page you can also navigate to find recent reports.

here's a good description of the "Literature Report's" purpose:

"The COVID-19 Lit Rep is currently prepared by the UW Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness and the START Center in collaboration with and on behalf of the Washington State Department of Health. The Lit Rep was originally developed and disseminated by the WA DOH COVID-19 Incident Management Team to support evidence-based decision making throughout the region."

That's a fancy way of saying it's an email sent out 5 days a week that highlights new research on a variety of COVID topics. Everything from transmission and testing to the inequality highlighted by the pandemic.

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Reading this "accepted manuscript" study (I can't get a straight answer on wtf that means, but it is apparently further along than preprint), about the high effectiveness of saliva samples for PCR tests in *people who are not presenting symptoms*, and I came across this wonderful part:

"We report for the first time the accuracy of viral detection using natural clinical
specimens of asymptomatic persons, that the sensitivity is higher than the 52% to 71%
reported in symptomatic patients. COVID-19 literature to date have been consistent in identifying the peak viral load at symptom onset with subsequent decline, suggesting the possibility of higher presymptomatic viral load."

This is so huge. If this result holds true, then this means that widespread testing of whole populations is not only feasible (because saliva is self-collected), but *very* effective, because the tests are MORE accurate *before* symptoms present.

https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaa1388/5911780

i fucking hate doing this but here we are.

i've -3$ in my bank account right now, i've been unemployed since the pandemic started, and the gigs i've been working have all but completely dried up in the past few weeks.

i could really, really use some help right now. and if it means anything i'm trans, insurance most likely isn't going to cover my hormones, and i don't really have a place to stay other than my partner's parents' place which is not helping my mental health in the slightest.

if you'd like i do tarot readings for cash, and i'm a writer/editor and willing to work on pretty much anything that you could throw at me in that realm.

thanks for taking the time to hear me out,

venmo is @ jjx12
cashapp is jjx1269

#transcrowfund

I've been thinking about this for a while: Why not do radio astronomy on the other side of the moon?

https://www.universetoday.com/148064/new-radio-telescope-is-going-to-fly-to-the-far-side-of-the-moon-to-listen-to-the-signals-from-the-early-universe/

fuck yeah

This was like $152 last night👀
Thanks y’all! We handed out ~200 meals (corn bread, pumpkin pie, macaroni, fried chicken) last night along with hand sanitizer, masks, water, towels, and clothes!
Thank you for sharing and contributing what you can❤️

Their tail is a pinecone now I guess. I'm just gonna say this was intentional.

Anyways the body sculpt is done! Now I just have to do sculpt feet, which will be pretty easy.

WOW

https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2020/09/28/interferon-and-the-coronavirus

They think they have figured out one of the main reasons why it is so minor in most people, and causes such huge damage in others: An auto-immune function is interfering with the bodies defence.

This has treatment implications and will help us focus our efforts between several research efforts underway, and might help us screen for people who are for sure going to have a bad time when they arrive at hospital before it gets really bad.

"Decentralized Social Networks vs. The Trolls" by @Argus is hands down the highest amount of polish I've ever seen at a conference talk EVER. It's all animated! How on earth did @Argus manage to do all this work? https://conf.tube/videos/watch/d8c8ed69-79f0-4987-bafe-84c01f38f966

And the talk really delivers on its subject, with actual data and interviews. It's good journalism and highlights how, even though I think the moderation tools we have on the fediverse are today, fediverse admins are *making them work* with huge success.

ava still wants to get rid of stuff, pt. 3545:
anyone want a cute 1970s portable cassette player/recorder? comes with the original remote-control microphone. had a complete overhaul last year and works fine.
as always for free to anyone who wants to do cool stuff with it :)