I still don't trust gyms enough to use them, even when #COVID19 is low. Here's why: I ran an experiment in my home office using my CO2 monitor. I did my daily high-intensity exercise in the sealed room at 7:30. Then I let it air out and worked quietly in the same sealed room starting at 8:30. It took:
Less than 20 minutes of exercise for CO2 to rise from 600 to 1200.
Almost 2 hours of working at my desk to rise from 670 to 1270.
@augieray@osma@ndw I’d have to look again but I heard that CO2 monitors drift over time and become inaccurate. Their re-calibration assume ambient CO2 level that is equal to the overall atmospheric concentration, when of course it fluctuates. Anyone here know more? Or can correct me?
@thepoliticalcat@qkslvrwolf yes - we gotta pay attn to Congress and VOTE this fall! I think some of us in #MA have an opportunity in September as well as November. Of course voting won’t save us on it’s own, but esp. on a local level it matters a lot.
A trouble I’ve had with Apple Music is if one ever drops their subscription, all the favorites vanish - all that work goes down the drain.
I can’t speak to what happens if the subscription starts up again (if that data is stored somewhere) but I recall asking support about it, and the answer is No 👎
It is 6:17 AM and there is already a stream of traffic heading north. I am just thankful that we didn’t do anything stupid yesterday and that the dog is not stressing out like he has in the past.
@masukomi such a wonderful day. I’m grateful the clouds were thin enough to have no real impact on the experience, and that sun dog was out like all afternoon
Mom's recent blood tests weren't enough for liver specialist doctor to diagnose today. Her last ultrasound, combined with recent blood test results indicated some liver damage & autoimmune issues. Specialist has sent requisitions for another ultrasound & for a day biopsy at Jubilee to try to figure out cause of Mom's liver issues. She's never smoked & has maybe drank a total of 10 alcoholic drinks maximum, her entire life. Once liver issues are diagnosed, we can look at treatment options.
@josh I’d like to get a monitor or two. Hope you don’t mind that I share a few things here. One issue I have is that many monitors seem to be “smart” devices and I wonder if they work when wi-fi is down. And are VOC readings more reliable now? Everybody and their mom has a “best air quality monitors” article on their website, but they seem to have stopped mentioning the unreliability of VOC readings, and none are looking at PurpleAir?
Ignoring that #COVID19 reinfections increase health risks, avoiding vaccines, and failing to improve air quality in schools, workplaces, and public venues is harming wellbeing and creating a drag on the economy. Combine this with limited or missing healthcare insurance for many, overburdened healthcare facilities, and limited sick-time benefits that force infectious people to come to work, and it creates problems we should be addressing rather than refusing to tackle. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/feb/17/record-long-term-sickness-bodes-ill-for-uk-economic-growth?CMP=share_btn_tw
Biden must "break with Netanyahu [whose] administration is dominated by extremists who are delighted with the war & see it as an opportunity to...get rid of the Palestinians. On Sunday... a far-right messianic hoedown that called for full Jewish settlement of Gaza & the West Bank...This was not a fringe opposition group: it was the government of Israel in all its political splendor, unabashedly showing its true colors. This was the governing coalition in an orgy of... antidemocratic euphoria."
We have witnessed a horrific genocide at the hands of America—SEEN it with our own eyes. Today, the NYT reported that a coalition of more than 1,000 Black pastors representing “hundreds of thousands of congregants” has demanded that Washington stop carpet bombing Gaza.
Things seem fairly close already. Their only argument has been “look at how terrible Trump is”. We get it!
Haley would be “our first woman president”, “somebody with the energy to lead”, and Democrats seem to have totally ignored the possibility of her being the candidate. I know we don’t want to imagine it but pull your head out of the sand.