Dave Fernig @DaveFernig@qoto.org
Biological Chemist. Blog https://ferniglab.wordpress.com
#Polysaccharides, #ExtracellularMatrix, fibroblast growth factors, #FGF, #Glycotechnology, #Sulfation.
Joined Nov 2022
Dave Fernig
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“The world’s response to date is reprehensible – we live in an age of fools.”
@ridicol @peterbrown @harriettmb always check the primary data source and analyse the data for any ongoing conflict.
@ridicol @peterbrown @harriettmb we don’t have data worthy of the name for Gaza sadly. The data don’t stand up: compare numbers of women and children vs men yet men are fighting. All we have are lies (both sides) and Hamas lying the most - given how much of our aid they used for war (and stole - leader is worth $4 Bn) this is not surprising. Ever thought how an ‘open air prison’ turned into a ‘destroyed paradise’ in Hamas’ words? Cannot have both.
@harriettmb @peterbrown @ridicol I would add apparently 920,000 TEU (20 foot equivalent) containers rerouted via the Cap and another million blocked at Suez. Put a value of $10k on each and add the days delay to JIT supply chains and watch the world economy plunge
@ridicol @peterbrown @harriettmb It is certainly on a small scale compared to Grozny, Syria and Ukraine, that is for sure
@freemo @lonelyowl @kilroy_was_here did they do enough work or inherited? 1st gen College students and PhDs for examples have a large handicap - despite parents working themselves to the bone to get them there.
@peterbrown @harriettmb @ridicol and also far more made up stuff - the number of pics from Syria being passed off as Gaza is remarkable. As ever, more sources does not equate to quality.
@freemo @lonelyowl @kilroy_was_here why is it that only poor people have bad habits are lazy etc?
@harriettmb @peterbrown @ridicol not allegedly - they have been, merch ships on fire many re-routing. War on the West, Russia* Iran hitting supply lines. Check maritime insurance rates. BTW where was everyone when Aleppo was gassed and razed?
Dave Fernig
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I have officially begun my transition to cyborg by having a functional body part replaced with an improved non-biological man-made version.
In other words, cataract surgery went well.
@freemo likely surface charge. Ever made ‘anti bubbles’ Great fun. A thin layer of air around a bubble of the liquid. Super stable too.
Dave Fernig
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People have asked me a few times this month how I know so many "rich" people (after they learned I am sometimes talk to a billionaire whom I wont name).
Basically, I am well known in a lot of diverse fields so I have a reputation of doing due diligence for them on their investments. They basically call me up to technical review companies and verify their claims before they decide to invest in a company.
I actually offer this service for free as a friend, so it has caused me to make quite a few rich friends over the years through recommendations and i usually offer them the same free help.
You may wonder why I do it for free. Well the business connections pay for themselves. A lot of people would rather complain about how a rich person could afford to pay them (and they do offer to pay). But a good business man takes risks and doing it for free has always earned me much much more.
@kilroy_was_here @freemo ‘means testing’ was a neoliberal invention paraded in the oligarch press as a means to break post WWII social cohesion that resulted from interdependency necessitated by war - so brought back divide and rule. UBI is more efficient and cheaper.
Dave Fernig
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Dave Fernig
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Dave Fernig
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@freemo @britishtechguru @auscandoc @auscovid19 @DenisCOVIDinfoguy sure you can. Air filtration in places where people congregate plus masks. Air filtration in primate schools without masks reduces transmission to zero. It is simply a question of reducing concentrations below a threshold. Outdoors = dilution
Dave Fernig
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COVID has too many features of something you cant get rid of:
1) fast immunity attenuation, people can get reinfected within months of exposure
2) Large number of asymptomatic patiens, so easy avoids detection.
3) It is airborne, as in, can transmit on droplets.
4) It is fairly contagious
You cant have those features and expect to eliminate it.
@freemo absolutely- it is on the citizen, too many close their eyes as they step over the body huddled on the pavement and refuse to acknowledge the fact that that person is as much a human as anyone else.
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@DaveFernig I dont have any more sympathy for a veteran than I do any other homeless person. Suffering is suffering to me and equally worth addressing.
But there is somthing to be said for the government abusing these people and throwing them aside. As a citizen we are somewhat responsible for our government and that makes us more individually liable in a sense for voting people in that would treat people that way.
Biological Chemist. Blog https://ferniglab.wordpress.com
#Polysaccharides, #ExtracellularMatrix, fibroblast growth factors, #FGF, #Glycotechnology, #Sulfation.
Joined Nov 2022
