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we're looking to create an AI policy, and when we were talking about this, my boss (older millennial) was genuinely shocked to hear that younger people do not (seem) to view AI positively (a la the recent commencement speakers being booed)

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Yes it did. I just let it slide because I was taught that I'm "too sensitive" anytime something bothered me. But now I'm finally standing up for myself.

"You never struggled with this when you were a kid."

I would like to be an academic. I want to do a masters degree, and a PhD and study stuff for the rest of my life.

On the other hand…I have an essay due in about 24hrs. I have 600 words of it. I took a day off for the heatwave and thought I’d survived unscathed buuuut the chronic illness has kicked in. I can barely keep my eyes open even post nap. My ears are ringing. I am forgetting sentences as I type them, and I am yet to cite a single source, including the two plays I’m analysing. I do not want to be an academic right now. My body is a bit busy being ill.

If I fail my undergraduate degree, and subsequently wreck my future career hopes, after 8 years because of the timing of one heatwave causing a flare I am going to be extremely annoyed. But also - sleep.

Sleep did not win and the essay was technically 24hrs late buuut it’s a Saturday - it’s not like it was getting marked before Monday anyway! It is also not particularly good. Like definite if I got below a 65 I’d kind of get why territory. But it’s done.

Anyone who’s randomly stuck around since the maladapted medic days knows that me getting to the end of a degree kind of feels like a miracle that’s not quite real. The sleep deprivation probably isn’t helping with that.

8yrs. On and off. But 8yrs of undergrad is over until graduation. I’m graduating!

Wtf am I supposed to do now?

Other than sleep.

2) Many vapes contain diacetyl, which, when inhaled causes popcorn lung, or scarring of the lung

3) Ultrafine particles, when being inhaled, can be lodged in the trachea (not good!)

4) Ultrafine particles can also constrict the arteries in the lungs potentially causing A HEART ATTACK

They fail by blowing up.

You might think having something blow up in extremely close proximity to your face would be a bad experience. You would be correct. You might think companies manufacturing these things would take note of that and fix it, or be forced to by government regulators. You would (unfortunately) be very sensible and incorrect.

You might ask how I know this.

One day I was a (mostly) innocent 111 call handler (UK medical non emergency helpline) fielding my usual calls from confused elderly people asking about medication and concerned parents with vomiting babies, and a guy called up, got connected to me, and told me his Vape blew up in his face whilst he was using it. It is one of only 3 instances in 8 months of 12hr shifts I put my red card in the air to get a paramedic stood next to me straight away. He had airway burns - all the tissue from his lips to his lungs was swelling slowly and he didn’t understand what was happening. He was dying slowly and he didn’t know. He didn’t understand it was an emergency. I have dealt with several CPR calls infinitely less terrifying than trying to explain to someone they literally should have been in A&E yesterday - both me and the paramedic weren’t actually sure how he hadn’t collapsed yet. I don’t remember a lot of callers but I remember him. I hope he’s alright.

I have to assume that in the fullness of time, at least once, a mouse has used a mushroom as an umbrella.

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Because publishing houses will not continue printing paper books if libraries are their only customers.

I dont care if 9/10 of the people who use the wheelchair ramp arent actually in wheelchairs. As long as the 1 person who needs it has access to it.

I dont care if 9/10 people who use the automatic push button on the library door can actually push the door open themselves. As long as the 1 person who the door is too heavy for gets to use it.

I dont care if 9/10 people who buy the can tab opener, or the little guitar clamp that holds the chords for you, or the hand grip that helps you hold chop sticks, don't need any of it and just get it to "be lazy". As long as the one disabled person who needs it gets access to it.

I do not care. Oh my GOD I do not care. As long as there's a disabled person on this planet who the accessibility device will benefit, the accessibility device is necessary.