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pattmayne | 2 years ago | on: The question of poverty vs. instability

That's really interesting. I had poverty and instability growing up, and I tend to treat the instability as an effect of the poverty. And I blame many of my adult problems on that poverty. But in truth, if I had to get rid of one then I would keep the poverty and get rid of the instability.

Except for one thing: poverty forced us to live in the forest because we couldn't afford to live in town. That social isolation was hands-down the worst and most long-term harmful thing that I ever experienced. Poverty can also be poison.

pattmayne | 2 years ago | on: SpaceX Loses Starship Spaceraft During Test Flight

It was more successful than the last one. These are experimental rockets that are tested, usually to destruction. It's a success to the extent that it gets them further along in their R&D. To call it a failure would be to ignore the fact that this is progress.

But yeah, landings would have been much bigger successes.

pattmayne | 2 years ago | on: Gut epithelial barrier damage caused by dishwasher detergents and rinse aids

Alcohol ephoxylate, which is present in rinse aid and some dishwasher pods,damages gut tissue and causes inflammatory and immune issues.

The study looked at concentrations found in "professional" (restaurant) doses of the chemicals.

I'm not sure how much it applies to residential dishwashers. I did find that ingredient in my rinse aid and dishwasher pods.

pattmayne | 2 years ago | on: Gut epithelial barrier damage caused by dishwasher detergents and rinse aids

The offending ingredient (alcohol ephoxylate) is present in both my dishwasher pods and my rinse aid.

I might start skipping the rinse aid and I'll seek out dishwasher pods that don't have that ingredient.

But apparently it's more od an issue with "professional" (restaurant) dishwashers, which use less water and more chemicals. I gathered this from other comments and I don't know if it's true.

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