Today while I was out, I saw a guy at a busy intersection holding a handwritten sign. Obviously, I assumed he was panhandling, because people frequently do that there.
As I approached, I saw that his sign only had a URL on it. Out of curiosity, I visited it. Turns out it was some bitcoin mining scam.
While this was definitely a novel marketing approach, I wonder how they figured this particular tactic would instill confidence in anyone...
Mysteries on the True Crime Express - International Women's Day Special!
...1 historic steam train... ...9 exceptional true crime podcasts... ...9 tales woven with the spirit of Women's Day... ...Spreaker
Ep. 304 The Children of God with Daniella Mestyanek Young - Episode 110 Remastered
In this episode I talk with Daniella about her experiences growing up in the armageddonist movement The Children of God - now known as The Family International.Spreaker
Ep. 303 The Unification Church with Lisa Kohn - Episode 93 Remastered
In today's episode I speak at length with Lisa Kohn - author of the Memoir "To the Moon and Back: A Childhood Under the Influence". Lisa talks us through her childhood coming into the church and her struggles with leaving it behind.Spreaker
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@screwlisp At the moment, the only way in is by teleportation. I've requested a link in from TinyTown, but the person who owns the area hasn't been online in about a month.
You can use @go #43453 in the meantime.
I'll link it into my already existing area if necessary, but I was hoping for something more central.
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TIL that "ACAB" is in Nintendo's list of "banned words" in #AnimalCrossing. I suppose this makes sense if they want to remain apolitical.
Interestingly enough, "MAGA" is perfectly fine... so I guess there goes that theory.
#ACNH #censorship
When you think about it, blood glucose meters need to be shockingly precise. Let's take a real-world example to illustrate this.
This morning, my glucose levels were 6.7mmol/L. What does that mean? Let me dust off my high school chemistry and bust out a calculator.
The internet tells me that glucose has a chemical composition of C6H12O6, which would give 1mmol of glucose a mass of about 180mg (0.18 grams).
A reading of 6.7mmol/L means that in a litre of blood, there would only be about 1.2 grams of glucose.
For perspective, a litre of water is 1000g. I don't off hand know the density of blood, but I imagine it's not too far off.
My meter was able to tell this from a drop of blood.
That's pretty wild. Can someone check my math on this?
@PerryM ✅ I don't understand Freedom Units, but I tried to put everything in the same unit (grams) to give an idea of the sense of scale. My main takeaway is that the glucose measurement makes up somewhere in the ballpark of 0.1% by mass. The fact that it's possible to get that precise a reading from a single drop of blood is downright bananas.
Edit: 0.1%, not 1%. 1% would probably be lethal.
Jon, I was "pulling your chain". Your math is perfect and your amazement logical.
Not questioning the accuracy is nearly the same as not questioning the building an ARK big enough to hold 2 of every animal on earth and feeding them and what comes next and even getting all of them on the Ark without DHL!
Ep. 302 Interview with Teddy Hose - Unification Church Part 2 - Episode 85 Remastered
In the start of this months Unification Church coverage, spokesperson against the church, Teddy Hose, speaks with me about his upbringing in the Moonies and his life after. Check out some of Teddy's media presence here: https://www.youtube.Spreaker
Ep. 302 Interview with Teddy Hose - Unification Church Part 1 - Episode 85 Remastered
In the start of this months Unification Church coverage, spokesperson against the church, Teddy Hose, speaks with me about his upbringing in the Moonies and his life after. Check out some of Teddy's media presence here: https://www.youtube.Spreaker
Seems to have been inspired by this: archive.ph/G4ai1
Reporting in the Washington Post that the CDC says one day of isolation is enough for COVID cases.
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Ep. 301 Interview with Amanda Montell - Episode 83 Remastered
In this remastered episode, I sit down with Amanda Montell to discuss her book "Cultish" along with her inugral publication "Wordslut".Spreaker
Ep. 300 Interview with Janja Lalich Remastered
To celebrate this monumental milestone of 300 episodes, I have remastered my early interview with living legend and leading cult expert Janja Lalich.Spreaker
I'm working on building a sushi bar in #LambdaMOO. Katy and I had the following conversation regarding the waitress I'm currently programming:
Katy: I'm surprised you didn't make her a robot.
Me: I thought about it, but a lot of the other shops are basically run by vending machines. I wanted to give mine a more human touch... though, right now she crashes when anyone talks to her. Humans don't do that.
Katy: Well, some do.
Me: Okay, fair point.
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Ep. 298 Jehovah's Witnesses - Welsh Congregations - Episode 39 Remastered
In this week's instalment, we are continuing with our coverage on the Jehovah's Witnesses. Luke tells us his story of growing up JW in small Wales, U.K.Spreaker
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