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Comment on Scientists receive Ig Nobel Prize for discovering mammals can breathe through anuses in ~science
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Comment on Scientists receive Ig Nobel Prize for discovering mammals can breathe through anuses in ~science
dnaq (edited )LinkThis actually has the potential to become really important. Remember all the people who died hooked up to ventilators during Covid due to their lungs giving up. Now imagine if this would become a...This actually has the potential to become really important. Remember all the people who died hooked up to ventilators during Covid due to their lungs giving up.
Now imagine if this would become a viable alternative to ventilator care, it would give the lungs a chance to recover without the added mechanical pressure of a ventilator, while still keeping the patient alive and oxygenated.
Obviously this is just fundamental research, and it might never pan out, but I would say this is one of the strongest examples of ig nobel’s mission statement to: “honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think.”
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Comment on Apple rethinks its movie strategy after a string of misses in ~movies
dnaq Link ParentShrinking is extremely good, it’s one of my favourite comedy series to date, I’d strongly recommend it. Another series that I really like is Trying, it is also a show tackling a serious subject,...Shrinking is extremely good, it’s one of my favourite comedy series to date, I’d strongly recommend it. Another series that I really like is Trying, it is also a show tackling a serious subject, but with a lot of heart.
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Comment on Apple rethinks its movie strategy after a string of misses in ~movies
dnaq Link ParentI agree, the Empire clone storyline was definitely the most enjoyable part of the whole show, even though that storyline had nothing to do with the source material.I agree, the Empire clone storyline was definitely the most enjoyable part of the whole show, even though that storyline had nothing to do with the source material.
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Comment on Apple rethinks its movie strategy after a string of misses in ~movies
dnaq Link ParentTo be honest, Foundation just got worse at it progressed. Personally I bowed out after season two. I’m not the one to expect, or even want, literal adaptations of source material, different media...To be honest, Foundation just got worse at it progressed. Personally I bowed out after season two. I’m not the one to expect, or even want, literal adaptations of source material, different media require different narrative techniques, but when a TV-adaptation all but slaughters the main motifs of the source, then I guess it’s not for me.
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Comment on Kenji's Vietnamese garlic noodles... with twenty cloves of garlic in ~food
dnaq LinkJust tried cooking this, and it was really nice. To no one’s surprise, the combination of oyster sauce, fish sauce, and soy sauce, led to a whole lot of umami, that went really well with the...Just tried cooking this, and it was really nice. To no one’s surprise, the combination of oyster sauce, fish sauce, and soy sauce, led to a whole lot of umami, that went really well with the garlic.
Also, I have to say I love recipes that have a lineage in fusion between food cultures. This dish is definitely a Vietnamese take on Pasta Aglio e Olio.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
dnaq Link ParentI remember loving and hating mirror’s edge. There were some parts of it where you really got into flow, and those felt really awesome. But those moments were quite few and far between, and the...I remember loving and hating mirror’s edge. There were some parts of it where you really got into flow, and those felt really awesome. But those moments were quite few and far between, and the rest of the game felt like a pretty crappy 3d platformer unfortunately.
The first level, on the rooftops, was very memorable.
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Comment on Elan.School has finished in ~comics
dnaq LinkHoly crap. I just read through the whole comic without putting my phone down after seeing this link, and the story is completely insane. It is incredibly depressing to see how complete sociopaths...Holy crap. I just read through the whole comic without putting my phone down after seeing this link, and the story is completely insane. It is incredibly depressing to see how complete sociopaths can make bank on ruining children’s lives, and that they are able to get away with it.
I’m at a loss for words. Might edit this comment at some point later on when I can better articulate the thoughts flying around in my head, but if this isn’t true evil, then I don’t know what is.
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Comment on What's your favourite ice cream flavour? in ~food
dnaq Link ParentI’d recommend finding a good local Gelateria and buying their hazelnut gelato. Be on the lookout for places that make their own gelato, those are usually the best.I’d recommend finding a good local Gelateria and buying their hazelnut gelato. Be on the lookout for places that make their own gelato, those are usually the best.
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Comment on I, like many of you came from Reddit. But what brought you to Reddit? in ~tech
dnaq Link ParentSomeone suggested to me to put a shortcut to an ebook reader on the same location where my Apollo shortcut used to be. I’m finding out that that seems to be a great idea, whenever I’m...Someone suggested to me to put a shortcut to an ebook reader on the same location where my Apollo shortcut used to be.
I’m finding out that that seems to be a great idea, whenever I’m subconsciously hitting the old position of the Apollo icon I either realise that I don’t want to read at the moment and put my phone down, or I spend ten minutes or so reading a book. I see both of those as wins compared to doomscrolling Reddit.
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Comment on Inside the Kyiv fraud factory stealing senior citizens’ savings in ~life
dnaq LinkAn in depth article about the perpetrators and victims of cybercrime.An in depth article about the perpetrators and victims of cybercrime.
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Inside the Kyiv fraud factory stealing senior citizens’ savings
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
dnaq Link ParentI really enjoyed the first Dune book and avoided the sequels for a long time since I was afraid of being disappointed. Many years later a friend of mine was talking about how good the sequels were...I really enjoyed the first Dune book and avoided the sequels for a long time since I was afraid of being disappointed. Many years later a friend of mine was talking about how good the sequels were and that I really had to read them. I did, and I didn’t like them at all. To be honest they ruined the first book for me.
Your mileage might be different, a lot of people like the sequels as well, but I’m not one of them.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
dnaq Link ParentMurakami is one of my favourite authors, and for something a little bit lighter, and a bit more surrealistic I would recommend Kafka on the Shore.Murakami is one of my favourite authors, and for something a little bit lighter, and a bit more surrealistic I would recommend Kafka on the Shore.
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Comment on Walkability a key factor determining upward mobility of a city’s residents in ~science
dnaq LinkI saw this post on hacker news and thought that it might get some interesting discussion here.I saw this post on hacker news and thought that it might get some interesting discussion here.
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Walkability a key factor determining upward mobility of a city’s residents
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Comment on Fitness tracker recommendations? in ~health
dnaq LinkI recommend taking a look at DC rainmaker. That’s my go to source for all kinds of sports gadget reviews. He’s very thorough, and writes really good (although a bit long) reviews. He also has...I recommend taking a look at DC rainmaker. That’s my go to source for all kinds of sports gadget reviews. He’s very thorough, and writes really good (although a bit long) reviews. He also has yearly sports tech recommendations.
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From fake news to chaos! How bad are you? An online game about fake news.
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Comment on Recommend me a book that _________. in ~books
dnaq Link ParentAnything by Haruki Murakami. Kafka on the Shore is a great book to start with, the Wind-up Bird Chronicles is my favourite, but it’s a bit harder to get into.Anything by Haruki Murakami. Kafka on the Shore is a great book to start with, the Wind-up Bird Chronicles is my favourite, but it’s a bit harder to get into.
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Comment on Recommend me a book that _________. in ~books
dnaq Link ParentNexus by Raamez Naan, and it’s sequel Crux.Nexus by Raamez Naan, and it’s sequel Crux.
I think ECMO was used in some Covid cases with good results. Main issue with ECMO is that, except for the very very few ECMO machines, is that it requires a high amount of staff for each patient.
Also ECMO is by its nature a lot more invasive, since an ECMO patient has their entire circulatory system bypassed. This of course makes it usable for many more cases than “just” oxygenation, but when oxygenation is the only thing that is needed, other approaches might be helpful.