So, I was working in a lab, right? My job in the lab was preparing a pure, concentrated enough sample of virus. This is tricky since, y'know, viruses require hosts to replicate, but you then need to get the host cells (and the pieces of the host cells that died!) out of the sample while still keeping the viruses. Once I'd finished and the samples had been sent to the database for analysis as well as a second one sent to be frozen for future reference, there was still some left over that needed to be disposed of.
I, knowing that this was a once in a lifetime opportunity, waited carefully for the lab director to be deep in conversation with someone else on the other side of the laboratory. And then I took my chance.
Test tubes, as it turns out, are really bad as shot glasses. Their shape turns any liquid inside into a stream, so you really can't knock it back quickly - it takes a couple seconds. Additionally, the best way I can describe the taste of virus concentrate was "sterile rot". A very unique kind of bad! Made worse by the test tube's inefficiency as a shot glass.
(by the way we were studying bacteriophages, not animal viruses. these viruses are too specialized on attacking prokaryotes to even recognize our cells as targets at all, according to studies.)
(but also like. if the viruses managed to successfully switch hosts and killed me with a violent infection, itd still be worth it.)
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i hate australian people they need a dumb fucking nickname for every single word. canât even get in a car accident without some australian asshole coming up to you and saying âoh gotcha self in a carblammy there aintcha mateâ kill yourself and go to hell
Outdoor in sun perfec t place for president to do speech! Outdoor very warm very soft put old man on green lawn under sun. Put old man in warm sun. no problem ever in warm sun because good view and audience can see long speech. Nice podium outdoor sunny perfect place for old president can trust warm sun to give nice view to President good luck to President. friend sun.
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I heavily recommend getting very good at spotting Meta glasses. Like I'm talking so good all you need is a glance. Otherwise, I would go about public life bearing in mind that more and more people are wearing expensive camera glasses that can record you without you realizing.
Learn how to identify smart glasses through visual cues, behavioral patterns, and recording indicators. Handle privacy concerns with this pr
Ready or not, the smart glasses future is upon us.
With smart glasses, there are concerns around being recorded. Fortunately, you can watch for indicator lights and certain movements as a way
Here are some basic primers. If someone is wearing what look like Meta glasses, they usually have a small circular camera in the outer corners of the lenses, like the one on your phone.
I would also regularly check their own product pages so you're on top of what the models look like. They tend to have larger frames, but come in a variety of shapes and colors.
Shop every style. Every color. Prices from $299 to $499. Browse Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta AI glasses and sunglasses to find your pair.
The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media's coverage of how people are using Meta's Ray-Bans smartglasses to film p
A new hobbyist developed app warns if people nearby may be wearing smart glasses, such as Metaâs Ray-Ban glasses, which stalkers and harassers have repeatedly used to film people without their knowledge or consent. The app scans for smart glassesâ distinctive Bluetooth signatures and sends a push alert if it detects a potential pair of glasses in the local area.
The app comes as companies such as Meta continue to add AI-powered features to their glasses. Earlier this month The New York Times reported Meta was working on adding facial recognition to its smart glasses. âName Tag,â as the feature is called, would let smart glasses wearers identify people and get information about them from Meta's AI assistant, the report said.
Not necessarily, because Meta has military contracts (source 1, source 2, source 3), is testing surveillance tech on their own employees and their customers (source 4, source 5), and there are at least two class action lawsuits against them for privacy violations (source 6, source 7, source 8). There is also some sketchy stuff about workers being forced to review material, which may or may not be used without the customer's permission, that is sensitive, graphic, and/or pornographic (source 9).
The American Foundation for the Blind has said that "The Ray-Ban Meta glasses are an accessibility tool only by coincidence. That makes them more affordable and, in many ways, unaware of the needs of users with reduced vision" although they do have seemingly positive views on Meta Glasses as a whole. (source 10). It also seems like their marketing push as accessibility devices began last year (source 11).
But to add even more into the nonsense, Meta is now toying around with adding a "limit" to the functionality of their glasses unless their users pay for more access (source 12). AND, as stated above, Meta has officially added facial recognition code in their glasses and only admitted it after being called out, which is basically the death of privacy as we know it (source 13, source 14, source 15). And oh look another lawsuit because of it (source 16) THAT THEY LOST (source 17)!
Long story short: I don't begrudge someone using them as a disability aid overall, but ultimately both their privacy and other people's privacy are being disregarded by Meta and that is not and should not be acceptable by any means.
I understand there is no ethical consumption under capitalism but there is a level of personal responsibility someone has to take when using them if they truly truly need them, such as opting out of sharing information, not filming strangers without permission, not posting footage of strangers online, opting out of facial recognition if possible, etc.
Disabled people deserve assistive technology AND privacy rights, and Meta is not the solution.
The Bill hasn't passed yet; however it is very likely. Turkey just shut down the social media accounts of LGBT+ organizations, and quietly banned/"made not possible to see" multiple dating apps for LGBT people such as Taimi. These are small steps leading up to this. Just less than a year ago the distribution of Estrogen was made ten times harder and hormone replacement therapy laws upped the transitioning age from 18 to 21. Please speak for us.
just walked past the pope excommunicating like 600,000 tradcaths and they saw me and imprinted on me like ducklings. i don't want to be a pope this sucks.
Transmascs of the world I need you to not be sad and instead be really fucking angry. Do you remember when you were like 8 or something and first realized that the adults around you had way way higher expectations for you than they did for the little boys and you felt more angry than youâd ever felt before. I need you to channel that instead of letting the sadness eat you. And I need you to go eat a mango.
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itâs funny how many expectations are put on the disabled and chronically ill. if any abled person experienced even 7% of our symptoms, they would be going straight to the ER and say they couldnât do something because they have to recover. yet when they talk to a chronically ill person, the expectations are so high. âyou should be managing that by now. why donât you feel better? you canât expect everyone to feel bad for you and support you 24/7â like yall would be crying and begging to go to the ER if you had one of our symptoms. we get told to get over it and stop being an inconvenience
Remaking this post because I still need help with my July rent, which is due on the 16th. The $15 that was donated went toward cat food, so my cats are taken care of. I have a job interview this Thursday, and I'm hopeful it'll lead to a job. In the meantime, I'm reaching out because I need help covering my July rent, so my cats and I don't get evicted. I've been doing everything I can to get back on track
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[Plain text: "Kittens in need of adoption!". End PT]
If you are in the Central Valley of California, specifically the Stockton to Turlock area, and are looking to adopt a cat(s), PLEASE MESSAGE ME!
Early June of 2026 we found out a local stray had her babies in our yard when they started coming out to play! We were able to capture them safely (along with mama) and have been taking care of them since. Unfortunately, we are not in a position to care for them permanently and have been looking for a good, safe, permanent home for them with no luck.
We are NOT looking for any money! We simply want to make sure they go somewhere they can be loved and cared for!
We are only interested in homes that will have them be indoor only cats!
Preference will be given to those who can take all three or both of the kittens!
More information below the cut!
Mama's cat name is Shadow Finnegan, though we usually simply call her Shadow. She is the dark brown tabby.
Black kitten is Jack, black and white kitten is Clark and/or Oreo. Both are male.
Feel free to change the names if you are interested in adoption.
All cats are very friendly to humans, though the kittens don't like to be held for very long. Kittens are very playful and will play with us and are comfortable being around us. Clark is a little more timid and took longer to warm up. Shadow allows us to pick her up and pet her.
Kittens are very friendly to my cat, Shadow struggles with another cat in the home*.
We have been unable to take them to the vet or get them vaccinated so they will need a check up. We have also been unable to get any of them neutered/spayed. We are trying to get money together to be able to do these things for them. If we are able, I will update this post with the new information. This will not change the fact that we do not want any money, just a good home.
We have been feeding them a mix of wet/dry food. Kittens eat about half a can of wet food each spread out through the day, Shadow eats three cans a day. We allow them to free feed on kibble during the night. Kittens eat both the wet food and kibble but still feed on Shadow a couple times a day.
Jack is climber and enjoys playing with aerial toys. Clark prefers ground toys. I have not been able to get Shadow to play with us yet but she does play fight with the kittens. You may take their toys if you so wish.
Again, we will only give them to homes that will have them be indoor-only. First preference will be given to those who can take all three, second preference will be given to those who can take both of the kittens, but please don't feel discouraged to reach out. The most important thing we want are people who will take good care of them and give them lots of love, even if they can't stay together.
*I tried to introduce Shadow to my cat in what I thought at the time was the best way. I have since done more research and learned that while what I knew wasn't wrong, it was incomplete and I was making a lot of mistakes. I have since reevaluated my approach and have made corrections and am continuing to try to introduce them slowly and safely. Shadow used to get along with the other neighborhood cats so I do believe she can coexist well with other cats, I was just unwittingly causing her stress. I fully take responsibility for that. Before updating my approach, there was a mix of them being able to coexist in the same room without a problem but not acknowledging each other and of Shadow trying to start fights (luckily never successfully). Please be aware of this if you already have cats in your home and know that Shadow may need extra time with introductions.
Pope Leo is letting American bishops entirely ban trans healthcare for both minors and adults in all Catholic-owned hospitals and clinics, and stop coverage for trans healthcare through Catholic-affiliated health insurance plans!!
People are having surgeries, for which they were on waitlists for years, suddenly cancelled. Hormones no longer covered, their clinicians no longer able to prescribe them. Considering in some states Catholic-owned healthcare organizations make up to a third of the market, as it were, this is a HUGE issue.
Missing hormones. Canceled surgeries. Bureaucratic denials. Late last year the Catholic Church banned all trans healthcare across its sprawl
This has been happening since November of last year, when this vote took place, but no one is talking about it. The rehabilitation of the image of the papacy through Pope Leo is killing me, itâs still the goddamn Catholic Church. You do not gotta hand it to them.
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