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oddgoo @viriditax.bsky.social · 10h

I’m not getting fooled like that for a third time 😤

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oddgoo @viriditax.bsky.social · 10h

I’ll be around for a few days in early December, I’m descending the West Coast bit by bit for NeurIPS

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oddgoo @viriditax.bsky.social · 12h

thank you I do like to doodle

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oddgoo @viriditax.bsky.social · 16h

got a cool new pen so I redrew my pfp to match the Xitter one

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oddgoo @viriditax.bsky.social · 16h

related claim: without induced puberty periods, longevity escape velocity interventions will hit a functional limit fairly fast

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oddgoo @viriditax.bsky.social · 16h

quoting myself bc this is one of my bugbears: we have gotta find ways to increment recognition and remediation of mistakes in biomedicine in intervals so so so much shorter than current standard “three decade career” unit of effort

oddgoo @viriditax.bsky.social · 17h

only bc the institutions have been hollowed out by the coddled demanding more coddling

I reserve specific rafe for the NIAID: out of all institutions’ infra and recent history, it is uniquely poised to deliver massive R&D gains and yet! over a billion dollars vaporized w nothing to show on RECOVER

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oddgoo @viriditax.bsky.social · 16h

I’ve considered blacklisting Nextdoor for a relative

they have valid reasons for dreading going out (the built world can be really unkind if your mobility is tricky) but the doom doom doom on Nextdoor sure af ain’t helping

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oddgoo @viriditax.bsky.social · 16h

why do I store stress in the left glute med? who knows! but here are 7 new sutras to find out!

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oddgoo @viriditax.bsky.social · 16h

going to physical therapy has taught me more than I ever wanted to know about my pelvic floor and I am but a single step past the threshold of knowledge

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oddgoo @viriditax.bsky.social · 17h

you gotta crossref zillow w nextdoor posts for the zip code to get a real taste of the ultralocal weltanschauung

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oddgoo @viriditax.bsky.social · 17h

only bc the institutions have been hollowed out by the coddled demanding more coddling

I reserve specific rafe for the NIAID: out of all institutions’ infra and recent history, it is uniquely poised to deliver massive R&D gains and yet! over a billion dollars vaporized w nothing to show on RECOVER

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oddgoo @viriditax.bsky.social · 17h

yeah there are a ton of very clear lessons from it, like

+ run PCR on international flight wastewater
+ reform trial setup for faster multidrug testing
+ subsidize tests
+ standing vaccine research programs, especially on platforms
+ clean the air in schools, transit hubs, and medical settings!!!

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oddgoo @viriditax.bsky.social · 17h

remember: you are never powerless, you can always make a problem worse

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oddgoo @viriditax.bsky.social · 17h

worry wort is just low dose salvia

oddgoo @viriditax.bsky.social · 19h

it’s just a salad you have to catch in a bowl

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oddgoo @viriditax.bsky.social · 20h

honestly probably more lead in the pot

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oddgoo @viriditax.bsky.social · 21h

it’s time to develop a tism juice that temporarily relieves allistic people of the crushing need to conform, they deserve to experience this freedom too

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oddgoo @viriditax.bsky.social · 22h

umbrage is like porridge: gloopy, British, and bland

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