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http://www.purifresh.com/erv.html there are people making window units that are heat recovery ventilators but i have no idea how well they work or whether they're worth the cost compared to upgrading your HVAC. but if you rent or can't afford an upgrade, maybe it's helpful?
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Oct 30, 2023 17:04
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Costo cancelled my moth juice. They had three doses on Saturday if I came in Right Then, and then nothing else until November 13. I of course jumped on that, but I have a Really Important work meeting the next day, so I guess I have to push it off. I am going to have a house full of various utility and moving and other folks all of next week. I was really hoping to have been juiced by then. Maybe if I call every day until Friday? EDIT that I did call and got a slot for Thursday. Which is a little risky, since I have something on Saturday that I can neither miss nor reschedule, but I think it's worth it. Hungry Squirrel has issued a correction as of 17:20 on Oct 30, 2023 |
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Oct 30, 2023 17:14
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The third moderna shot gave my spouse spontaneous urticaria, untouched by a Pfizer shot, but it's been a few weeks since the moth juice and last night for the first time in almost 2 years he skipped an antihistamine and it hasn't popped up yet so... fingers crossed, all hail the moth.
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Oct 30, 2023 17:32
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maxwellhill posted:the exhaust sucks I can tell when people in my building are cooking because the aranet goes up several hundred points. I think we're the only unit with a range hood and outdoor vent.
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Oct 30, 2023 18:09
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SixteenShells posted:http://www.purifresh.com/erv.html Can't speak to these window units, but I run a small 3D print farm as a side gig and I use an inline heat recovery ventilator (which I imagine is basically identical to this thing aside from the form factor and requiring me to run ducts to a window) like this in my workshop. Works fine to both keep the room extremely well ventilated and avoid huge amounts of heat loss. I bet they'd work great if your primary concern is cooking and you can manage to fit one in a window near your kitchen.
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Oct 30, 2023 19:34
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https://twitter.com/NateB_Panic/status/1719048017485963324?s=20
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Oct 30, 2023 19:45
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looks familiar....
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Oct 30, 2023 19:50
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Need a BoJo version of 
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Oct 30, 2023 19:57
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gently caress You And Diebold posted:https://twitter.com/NateB_Panic/status/1719048017485963324?s=20 Jesus Christ.
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Oct 30, 2023 20:06
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 went to several Halloween parties, masked indoors but unmasked and distanced outdoors rapid test kept in fridge for the past two years, expiration date was January of this year. still got a strong C line.
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Oct 30, 2023 20:10
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"The test of a civilization is the way that it cares for its helpless members." I've always heard that Gandhi said it, but looks like it might be misattributed. In any case, think we have found out our civilizations have pretty thin veneers.
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Oct 30, 2023 20:11
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gently caress You And Diebold posted:https://twitter.com/NateB_Panic/status/1719048017485963324?s=20 If only he'd listened to his own advice
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Oct 30, 2023 20:12
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Zugzwang posted:Need a BoJo version of was that whiteboard the origin of this smiley?
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Oct 30, 2023 20:12
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gently caress You And Diebold posted:https://twitter.com/NateB_Panic/status/1719048017485963324?s=20 lol, 95% of the people who are going to act outraged about this in the UK took off their masks and went out to eat the second the Tories gave them permission to do so, and they'd 100% reject an end to indoor dining no matter how many immunocompromised lives that would save. It turns out that everyone is Boris Johnson when you take their dinner away (or pass it to them through a window). Some are just more quiet about it.
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Oct 30, 2023 20:17
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As long as you don't SAY you're sacrificing them for treats you're free to sacrifice them for treats.
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Oct 30, 2023 20:19
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Can't find anywhere with Novavax around me. Guess I'm getting another old vax.
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Oct 30, 2023 21:10
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Steve Yun posted:was that whiteboard the origin of this smiley? No, iirc it was a slide deck from the NSA about how they intercept every piece of data transmitted on the internet
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Oct 30, 2023 21:16
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Why Am I So Tired posted:lol, 95% of the people who are going to act outraged about this in the UK took off their masks and went out to eat the second the Tories gave them permission to do so, and they'd 100% reject an end to indoor dining no matter how many immunocompromised lives that would save.
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Oct 30, 2023 21:19
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Gunshow Poophole posted:No, iirc it was a slide deck from the NSA about how they intercept every piece of data transmitted on the internet correct
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Oct 30, 2023 21:20
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gently caress You And Diebold posted:https://twitter.com/NateB_Panic/status/1719048017485963324?s=20 Why Am I So Tired posted:lol, 95% of the people who are going to act outraged about this in the UK took off their masks and went out to eat the second the Tories gave them permission to do so, and they'd 100% reject an end to indoor dining no matter how many immunocompromised lives that would save.
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Oct 30, 2023 21:24
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Why Am I So Tired posted:lol, 95% of the people who are going to act outraged about this in the UK took off their masks and went out to eat the second the Tories gave them permission to do so, and they'd 100% reject an end to indoor dining no matter how many immunocompromised lives that would save. Boris, like Trump before him, was ahead of the curve and said the things that people didn't want to admit
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Oct 30, 2023 21:25
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Steve Yun posted:
I haven't heard about keeping RATs in the fridge! Is that based on anything or just a hunch?
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Oct 30, 2023 21:45
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Yeah definitely refrigerate your COVID tests. A safe bet generally for any protein based test, medicines and other things in a solution that contain water or are administered at "room temperature" etc, is that you are better off storing them in an airtight container or at least a Ziploc freezer bag type of deal and keeping them above freezing but also below the normal room temperature, at a steady temperature, and not exposed to UV light. Airtightness is important because humidity is just as bad as temperature so don't skimp on that just to keep your poo poo cold when you'd be better off with it in a drawer in the coldest room in your house or a pantry or whatever. So, fridges are good as long as you keep the tests away from wherever the cold air is coming in, especially if you have a spot that gets so cold you sometimes have ice forming or whatever. Freezing bad. (As to the why, it is because stuff is generally less reactive the colder you make the molecules, so they decay/evaporate/degrade/whatever slower when they are colder, with the Too Far point being when you hit freezing and things start to break due to ice crystals and the like. Not all medicine is the same, eg epipens iirc expressly should NOT be stored cold, so read the directions for the product to see the temperature range first)
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Oct 30, 2023 22:12
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What are the odds of getting two false-negatives in a row on a RAT? My wife has precisely covid symptoms - wet cough, extreme exhaustion, sore throat, the works. She tested twice while having these symptoms, about 36 hours apart. She did the whole extra-thorough swab of throat, cheek, both nostrils for both tests. I don't have any symptoms yet, but I figure it's only a matter of time. I know it could just be the flu, or RSV (we both had RSV last winter, brutal poo poo), but I can't help but be a little paranoid.
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Oct 30, 2023 22:35
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Fansy posted:I haven't heard about keeping RATs in the fridge! Is that based on anything or just a hunch? it was just a hunch but seems to be working now a year in? have not tried unrefrigerated year old RAT for comparison. but if you see a strong Control line its a good sign Steve Yun has issued a correction as of 22:50 on Oct 30, 2023 |
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Oct 30, 2023 22:46
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Taffer posted:What are the odds of getting two false-negatives in a row on a RAT? My wife has precisely covid symptoms - wet cough, extreme exhaustion, sore throat, the works. She tested twice while having these symptoms, about 36 hours apart. She did the whole extra-thorough swab of throat, cheek, both nostrils for both tests. I don't have any symptoms yet, but I figure it's only a matter of time. often a positive RAT test will happen 2-3 days after symptom onset
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Oct 30, 2023 22:48
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Taffer posted:What are the odds of getting two false-negatives in a row on a RAT? assuming a 65% false-negative rate, about 42%. little less than a coinflip
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Oct 30, 2023 22:48
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Taffer posted:What are the odds of getting two false-negatives in a row on a RAT? My wife has precisely covid symptoms - wet cough, extreme exhaustion, sore throat, the works. She tested twice while having these symptoms, about 36 hours apart. She did the whole extra-thorough swab of throat, cheek, both nostrils for both tests. I don't have any symptoms yet, but I figure it's only a matter of time. pretty good! I think the last good study on this was that RATs are only like 70% effective. the tools et c
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Oct 30, 2023 22:49
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a lot of why a false negative happens is testing too early, before detectable virus starts shedding, which is often days after symptoms
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Oct 30, 2023 22:52
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Taffer posted:What are the odds of getting two false-negatives in a row on a RAT? Others have given you some answers and the truth is it is complex and hinges on a bunch of factors, if you want the complication of the calculation, the article below (or just my post there) should give you some idea. Pingui posted:(..) Basically - and as others have noted - the chance of that happening is much higher than you would expect.
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Oct 30, 2023 23:00
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Steve Yun posted:a lot of why a false negative happens is testing too early, before detectable virus starts shedding, which is often days after symptoms Really loving sucks that tests take multiple days to detect Covid yet you have to start a course of Pax within five days of symptom onset. Sure would be cool if that free market could whip up a test that didn't suck.
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Oct 30, 2023 23:03
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DickParasite posted:Really loving sucks that tests take multiple days to detect Covid yet you have to start a course of Pax within five days of symptom onset. Sure would be cool if that free market could whip up a test that didn't suck. The free market will solve that problem, by gatekeeping Pax so hard the timeline doesn't matter. Bing bong etc.
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Oct 30, 2023 23:05
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Jesus, I knew they weren't reliable but that's a lot worse than I thought. Thanks all, we'll go through another round of testing. Now I'm wondering if the RSV we thought we had last winter was actually Covid - we both tested twice, over 24 hours apart, but it was all shortly after symptom onset. I assumed 4 negatives was pretty reliable proof that it's not covid but I guess not!
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Oct 30, 2023 23:07
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Taffer posted:What are the odds of getting two false-negatives in a row on a RAT? My wife has precisely covid symptoms - wet cough, extreme exhaustion, sore throat, the works. She tested twice while having these symptoms, about 36 hours apart. She did the whole extra-thorough swab of throat, cheek, both nostrils for both tests. I don't have any symptoms yet, but I figure it's only a matter of time. U-DO Burger posted:At-home COVID-19 tests most accurate on day 4 of symptoms, study suggests retesting e: I guess I should clarify, my wife tested positive on her third antigen test on Day 6. PCR test on Day 4 missed it too. No clue how likely that is U-DO Burger has issued a correction as of 23:17 on Oct 30, 2023 |
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Oct 30, 2023 23:11
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U-DO Burger posted:e: I guess I should clarify, my wife tested positive on her third antigen test on Day 6. PCR test on Day 4 missed it too. No clue how likely that is PCR false negative is pretty drat low, 95%, but 1/20 comes up more often than you would think. We had an even rarer 2% PCR false positive, although I'm kinda guessing a good chunk of those false + are operator error. Mixed up with someone else's test, something like that.
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Oct 31, 2023 00:03
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"Long-term Prognosis at 1.5 years after Infection with Wild-type strain of SARS-CoV-2 and Alpha, Delta, as well as Omicron Variants"https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(23)00760-9/fulltext posted:Highlights Article on the matter: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/study-regardless-variant-half-long-covid-patients-fail-improve-after-18-months posted:"Study: Regardless of variant, half of long-COVID patients fail to improve after 18 months"
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Oct 31, 2023 00:08
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A @thephysicsgirl update, I know we've discussed her posting and videoing about long covid before so thought I'd share this: https://twitter.com/thephysicsgirl/status/1719115919551828008
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Oct 31, 2023 00:09
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tangy yet delightful posted:A @thephysicsgirl update, I know we've discussed her posting and videoing about long covid before so thought I'd share this:  I hope she recovers real soon.
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Oct 31, 2023 00:30
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Strep Vote posted:
Pingui posted:"Long-term Prognosis at 1.5 years after Infection with Wild-type strain of SARS-CoV-2 and Alpha, Delta, as well as Omicron Variants"
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Oct 31, 2023 00:32
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Sorry for more dumb questions, but I assume it's totally futile to try masking at all at this point, assuming my wife is positive? We've been in the house together all weekend. Masking at home, that is, we obviously mask elsewhere.
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Oct 31, 2023 00:50
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