PacificNic

PacificNic, 2 months ago to random

People my age complaining about small font size... More people than there should be.

"However, both sick and apparently healthy patients may suffer from various retinal complications which may lead to loss of vision as well. No consensus regarding management of retinal complications with anticoagulants or anti-inflammatory medications have been proposed; however, they may be tackled on individual basis."

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10792-021-01996-7

PacificNic, 2 months ago to random

Irregular reminder that Rule 34 of SARS-COV-2 is universally true:

If you can think of it, COVID causes it.

croissant, 2 months ago to random

@PacificNic @Lorrrraaaaine @DaywalkingRedhead 💧️ nic, I would stay away from "addicted to COVID" if I were you — I get the feeling that the reckless would weaponize it against us for our "addiction" to "COVID" (read: infection control)

PacificNic, 2 months ago to random

I know a COVID-cavalier 33 yr old now getting tests done for osteoarthritis based on an x-ray and an "injury that won't heal".

1/3

PacificNic, 2 months ago to random

One thing I've learned about our society: if you GOTTA murder somebody (don't do that) make sure you're hitting them with a vehicle while they're walking or biking (don't do that). Way better chances of getting off completely scot-free*.

If you can do this while rich, booze is also optional

PacificNic, 2 months ago to random

I'd probably be back in school right now if there were more quality options for distance learning and credentials.

Universities, colleges, and institutes of technology are leaving a lot of money on the table.

JoBlakely, 2 months ago to random

I have a special talent (that is very teachable) that I can stop my hiccups on just the focus of thought and it’s instantaneous.
It would go on and on if I didn’t just focus a second. I just had them and I even amaze myself how fast I can stop them with just focused thought.

I have taught two other people to do it and it worked right away. They were amazed.
I think I learned how to focus and relax my body for pain management & healing & it became something I could just do.

PacificNic, 2 months ago to random

Most people want to wear respirators to protect themselves, but they don't because they THINK everyone else is judging them.

People are digging their own graves because they believe something that isn't true. It's literally just inertia and a few super loud assholes.

Wearing a respirator isn't hard.

Getting sick all the time is. Being disabled is. Saying goodbye to your spouse and kids as they prep you for intubation is. Rehab for a stroke is. Watching your parents die from a virus they caught from you is. Growing up without a mom or dad is.

But wearing a respirator isn't hard.

PacificNic, 2 months ago to random

What really gets me about that trash NPR article written by a gaslighting POS is that her entire gripe is that she can't eat INDOORS at restaurants.

THAT is what she deems an acceptable trade for the death of her husband.

What the fuck is wrong with "ordinary" people?

PacificNic, 2 months ago to random

One thing I like about COVID cautious people is that they take a hard line on morals and emotional boundaries.

Too many people are overly flexible about the acceptability of harm to others.

PacificNic, 2 months ago to random

How little sleep can you get before you die?

Asking for a friend...

tiffanycli, 2 months ago to random

“My medically vulnerable, immunocompromised husband has justifiable concerns about an ongoing viral pandemic that could further disable and traumatize him. How can I get him to, like, not do that?” https://www.npr.org/2024/03/11/1236975472/wrestling-with-my-husbands-fear-of-getting-covid-again

PacificNic, 2 months ago to random

4 years today. Officially entering year 5.

PacificNic, 2 months ago to random

If you don't mask, why do you think it's acceptable not to wear a mask in public, shared indoor spaces?

Is it because you think it's okay that it "only" affects the vulnerable?

If so... I have news for you...

And oceanfront to sell you in Alberta.

PacificNic, 2 months ago to random

The sexualization of female musicians is actually super bizarre. It would be funny if it wasn't so fucked up.

Just trying to imagine Chad Kroeger posing suggestively while scantily clad for a Nickelback album cover makes me laugh.

Why stop with music? Why don't we have soft porn glamour shots for authors and famous painters, too?

If it's relevant, it's relevant, no?

Stephen King in a g-string, suggestively biting a clown shoe.

PacificNic, 2 months ago to random

I wonder how long the average human lifespan would be if we never caught any viruses.

PacificNic, 2 months ago to random

Now that cannabis is legal, I think I'm going to start a business repurposing leaves and stems for cattle feed.

I'm investing everything I have.

Incredibly high steaks.

LeftistLawyer, 2 months ago to random

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PacificNic, 2 months ago to random

THE PEOPLE 👏 WANT 👏 SEXY 👏 ELASTOMERICS.

PacificNic, 2 months ago to random

Fuck it, guys. Let's just make Fallout a fashion style. Wear an elastomeric and own that shit.

PacificNic, 2 months ago to random

After doing some conversions to account for people that do mask, these are the results of my poll of 461 people, and I think it's pretty damn interesting:

91.5% of non-maskers would mask if it was normalized. That number is made up of the people that answered "yes" (63.8%) or "partially" (27.7%) to the question:

"If masking was totally normalized and everyone did it, would you feel relieved and choose to mask in public, shared indoor spaces?"

65% of people that answered "partially" said it was because they still wanted to visit bars and restaurants, which is incompatible with mask-wearing.

Only 8.5% said they would not mask, even if it was normalized.

https://zeroes.ca/@PacificNic/112061225986327002

PacificNic, 2 months ago to random

Here's the thing about white men griping about affirmative action being "unfair":

If you have two candidates with equal qualifications and one candidate is a member of a visible marginalized group and the other is a cis white male, chances are the candidate who has had to overcome significant systemic barriers and hostility to obtain the same qualifications and experience is the better candidate, actually.