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sivex | 1 year ago | on: 'That's a bloodbath': How a federal program kills wildlife for private interests

There can not exist symbiosis between docile domesticated animals and native wild predators. Articles that shame current control methods without providing alternatives aren't helping the cause. If predation of livestock is allowed in the absence of lethal management, you'll read an NPR article in a decade about "Tax payers fund feeding of wildlife" when ranchers get paid out for livestock that's killed.

sivex | 5 years ago | on: Emptier US roads more lethal in coronavirus pandemic, report says

Roadway deaths fall 8%, number of miles driven falls 18%, fatalities per mile increases 14%... What is noteworthy about this? Do most accidents occur near intersections or in urban areas rather than on highways? Where is the data on where these accidents happen? There are a lot less people commuting far distances due to the increase in remote work - and now these statistics are based on fewer people taking lower mileage trips. To go to the grocery store, I need to drive 3 miles and I go through 18 intersections. To go to work I'm driving 50 miles and going through 12 intersections. Intersections create scenarios where some vehicles are going 50mph faster than those stopped or turning. With some location data added, would this show that fatalities are higher in areas where there are larger concentrations of vehicles going drastically different speeds? Fender benders on the highway aren't going to cause deaths. Being T-Boned or being hit by someone running a red light....

sivex | 6 years ago | on: Tendon stem cells enhance regeneration

Thanks for the twitter recommendations. I made great progress with progressive loading with isometric exercises the past 9 months, so I'm transitioning to slow concentric/eccentric movement to increase range of motion and struggling. This stems from an improperly healed ankle injury causing low dorsiflexion ROM so finding the right combination of exercises is tricky.

sivex | 6 years ago | on: Tendon stem cells enhance regeneration

Mixed viewpoints out there regarding supplements, but I take collagen, fish oil and vitamin C daily. I find that if I skip taking them for a week I notice a bit more pain / less resilience after a strength training session.

sivex | 6 years ago | on: Tendon stem cells enhance regeneration

Been fighting quadriceps tendinitis for 3 years, and there doesn’t seem to be a lot of quality research surrounding tendon regeneration. Living in the US with odd insurance limits for physical therapy has definitely set me back. If you run into issues with that, Martin Koban wrote a book on patellar tendinitis and has an updated online course with a recommended program for tendon strengthening. It’s the only thing that’s helped me so far

sivex | 7 years ago | on: The Structure of Stand-Up Comedy

He talks to Norm Macdonald about his germany bit. Norm has done that bit a lot. IIRC Jerry just talks about how good it is, more appreciation than dissection

sivex | 8 years ago | on: Brain-stimulation trials get personal to lift depression

When I was doing research with TMS the problem we were trying to solve was focusing the magnetic field to a small point in order to target specific areas of the brain instead of stimulating a larger area. There was a lot of research being done to do this, but that seemed to be the biggest technological hurdle to the technology in addition to what you noted.

sivex | 8 years ago | on: My Uber driver robbed me, so I took Uber to court and won

Not a single comment on here about using insurance. I know that a backpack with a laptop can be stolen out of someone else's car and cut-rate renters insurance will cover it. I don't really think Uber was the correct person to foot this bill, I think this is the same as someone grabbing your purse from you when walking down the street. You either have decent insurance or you're SOL
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