[–] 9 points 1 year ago

While I know it's not exactly the same situation, bear with me. There's a leadership book called What got you here won't get you there by Marshall Goldsmith.

It's focus on C suite people, their habits, and how their personality affects their career aspects, etc.

The reason I bring it up is because in pointing out characteristic flaws the author talks about how people say, well this is who I am, or I'm just bringing my whole self to work as reasoning for behaving the way they do. Then the author goes on to say how this is an excuse for the unwilling behavior to change as people don't want to change who they are as a person, but rebuts with "is changing this one aspect of how you behave going to drastically change you as a person?"

While I acknowledge that this person is young, I would say that pointing out that not saying anything is an option. She doesn't need to change who she is, just how she behaves and respecting others costs nothing. Additionally, if she is not willing to look at how her behavior hurts others then she is unwilling to mature. Being neurodivergent is not a justified excuse to be mean towards others. While it may be harder for her to understand, explaining that her words hurt people emotionally and asking her why she thinks hurting others is okay could be a good starting point.

It goes back to the old saying, if you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

    So I've read up a good bit on this topic / issue. Many times long covid can be a result of the infection causing neural damage which then leads to long term inflammation. While this isn't the only reason for it, doing a protocol to repair damaged neural tissue and receptors has been effective with people I know. It has reduced or removed the symptoms they experience.

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  • [–] 41 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Flipping upside-down, backwards, sideways, and sometimes a combination has become a visual way in Canada to denote a product is an American brand. This post is about that visual flag starting to catch on in Europe, at least in Berlin.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    These side effects are almost always from abuse, meaning high dosages or taking it for too prolonged of a period. You can also wreck your pancreas and make your TSH/LSH levels so low that they don't show up on blood exams if you have a massive bolus dose. If you're being responsible and taking it appropriately you should be fine.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    While true, nandrolone is typically a better hormone for women than testosterone. Nandrolone is testosterone with an extra hydrogen atom attached, this helps prevent viralization (masculine side effects) at proper HRT level (1-7mg a wk typically).

    To add info, nandrolone is the hormone women create while pregnant to help deal with the extra systemic stresses of carrying a fetus while not transferring negative side effects to the baby.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago

    Yea that's a bit limites of a description. Tails is an OS you can run from a USB stick. It doesn't keep data so when you reboot it's like a fresh install. This makes it popular among people who buy/sell illicit goods, but it's also very useful if you're not in a safe location and don't want your computer to incriminate you. Utilizing this with a VPN is one of the best ways to limit your digital footprint and tracking. It's also highly inconvenient for day to day use, but when utilized properly it is one of the best options.

    I remember reading an article this year about a drug ring that got caught and shutdown because one of the leaders didn't follow protocol and used a personal device to send a message. Now while I'm not advocating that kind of usage of this tool, I do believe it speaks volumes as to it being secure as this ring had existed for years prior.

    tails

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago

    I mean you say that, but I went to a similar school in the US and the professor had his own book. It was cheaper than the old textbook and to top it off he "warned us" not to go to a certain site and download the PDF version. Some professors care and it's more about the administration than their own opinions.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    Because it's a massive franchise. When you go into a Starbucks they want it to taste the same no matter where you get one. People are creatures of habit and it's easier to get someone to get the same thing than it is to try out local shops wherever they go because it might be bad or too different from what they normally prefer. It's one of the reasons fast food chains are / were very popular in the US. It's not about the quality, it's about the consistency

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Not really if you look into the literature. There were several studies done at Stanford and several hundred thousand people that took it for fat loss and less than 100 deaths from what I've seen. Also, a majority of those deaths were from suicide, which is both a sad thing and a terrible way to go. The deadly dose was about 5-6x the normal dose. There was a case of a girl ODing on it to get ready for spring break and I believe she was around 10x the standard dose. Note dosage is based off body weight.

    Now there are other issues that can occur because of the MoA it causes you to burn through zinc and magnesium. There are thyroid issues that can occur, as well as the possibility of cataractics. Then there's the proton slip and electron leakage within the mitochondria. This is what causes a majority of the problems as it's a positive feedback loop for negative cascades. That can be almost entirely negated by keeping dose lower and doing your cardio. It can be done safely if you know what you're doing but most people aren't that reasonable.

    Someone wrote an interesting book on it and took more of a conspiracy standpoint on it claiming it could be effective fat loss but because it was cheap and easy it would cut into big pharma making money. Can't say I agree with everything in the book but there was some useful information.

    There's also a newer compound called BAM-15. In research it's more effective at fat loss and can be taken at much higher doses safely. I believe they got up to 20x the dnp standard dose without negative side effects in the lab rats.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago

    I would argue a very different take on that data. We know stress reduces longevity due to weakened immune systems, higher blood pressure, and various other factors that go along with high levels of stress. I would say that it's more of the silent generation feeling comfortable with finally coming out as who they are rather than being LGBTQ+ increasing lifespan. In fact I'd say it probably reduced a lot of their lifespans due to constant stress of "being found out" along with the physical attacks that were far more common in their time.

    While that's a terrible thing, I think we're going to see what the true percentage of people that identify as LGBTQ in the coming years. A good comparison is left handed people. Before it was taboo and looked down upon. After it become normalized the percentage of left handed people quickly jumped to 10% and has remained there more or less.

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