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... i guess not by lolola in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

[-] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 16 hours ago

I really do wonder if the first thought to cross my mind after witnessing the beginning of an irl avengers-level threat will be "wellp at least I don't have to go into work".

What is your favourite medical word by lolola in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 16 hours ago

Sphygmomanometer

Why am I getting spam text messages trying to confirm I live in my phone's area code? by lolola in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

[-] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 day ago

I'm just guessing here, but I imagine it's for "marketing purposes". People sometimes (perhaps often) move around without changing their phone number, so area code alone wouldn't be enough to pinpoint where you live.

Knowing where you live probably helps with micro-targeting ads.

Hey Dems, stop doomscrolling and go win the election by lolola in c/politics@lemmy.world

[-] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 days ago

I'd say those aren't my pronouns, but how would you know whether or not to believe me?

Hey Dems, stop doomscrolling and go win the election by lolola in c/politics@lemmy.world

[-] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 3 days ago

Not gonna lie... the headline got me to finally get around to donating.

JD Vance Awfully Quiet After Report on How His Mom Got Health Care by lolola in c/politics@lemmy.world

[-] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 170 points 3 days ago

Vance’s mother was able to buy private insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplace, run by Ohio, after overcoming substance abuse, becoming financially stable, and earning too much to stay on Medicaid.

war... war never goes fast... by lolola in c/gaming@beehaw.org

[-] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 days ago

The warriors of the resistance to the AI-pocalypse will wear red sneakers and wisecrack like it's 1994.

North Carolina authorities arrest armed man after threats against FEMA workers by lolola in c/news@lemmy.world

[-] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 3 days ago

FEMA has a webpage for catalogging and responding to rumors about the hurricane response, though I don't see any as extreme as the ones mentioned in this thread: https://www.fema.gov/disaster/recover/rumor/hurricane-rumor-response

I'm skeptical of how much this will help after seeing how misinformation spread during COVID, but at least they're trying.

If we switched to renewable energy by lolola in c/memes@slrpnk.net

[-] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 days ago

Do we know what the percentage is after subtracting out things derived from fossil fuels? I looked at the article and tried to do the math, but it seems like the stats are bundled together.

Dracula Rule by lolola in c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

[-] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 4 days ago

& Knuckles

What metrics are deoderant companies using to calculate their "72hr protection" numbers? by lolola in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

[-] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 4 days ago

Red Bull commercials confused me so much in my younger years. Obviously it can't make you fly, so what does it do?

Even into my adult years, I've found myself avoiding energy drinks, not just because they usually taste awful, but also because they trigger this subconscious feeling that they're trying to scam me.

YSK: PayPal (USA) is updating their “Privacy Statement” policy to automatically share data about you with retailers. Policy takes effect 2024-11-27. Requires opt out by user to deny sharing by lolola in c/youshouldknow@lemmy.world

[-] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 132 points 5 days ago

Just logged in, just found it, just opted out. Thanks for the heads-up OP.

But fucking fuck. Can we put a stop to this? Legally? We could call it sometime like... The National Opt-out Policy Elimination (NOPE) Act or something.

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rule collection (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 6 days ago by lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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Would you stop donating to a free service if it started putting up paywalls? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 week ago by lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I've been donating to the news site Vox for a while now, and all their content has so far been free. I felt kinda bad about blocking the ads on their site and fast-forwarding through all the ad breaks in their podcasts. So in the spirit of actually supporting something I like, I started chipping in a few bucks a month.

But recently, they've started putting some of their articles behind a paywall. Since I was already donating, I automatically have access. But for some reason, I feel like I don't wanna pay anymore. It's not like it costs me more, but there's just something about dontating to a free site vs paying for exclusive content that doesn't feel the same. Maybe cuz I'm not a fan of paywalls in general, so I don't want to support companies that implement them.

Does that make sense? What would you do? And if you're not a fan of Vox, maybe think of some other free service/content, like videos from a streamer or a software project or something.

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you've probably never ruled of it (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 3 weeks ago by lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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Nausea on HRT? (MtF) (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 3 weeks ago by lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/trans@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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I'm a trans woman, and I've been experiencing pretty annoying levels of nausea recently -- like, daily, for a few months. It's not too disruptive, but I get hungry really sporadically, and I spend the rest of the time feeling vaguely queasy. I'm wondering if it's at all related to the drug cocktail I'm on.

I've been on HRT for about 2 years now. I take estradiol (4 mg/day orally) and spironolactone (100 mg/day). I get my hormone levels checked regularly at a clinic. The spiro used to be 50 mg/day, but I had to up the dose after my testosterone levels started creeping back up several months ago.

The T uptick seemingly coincided with when I started taking bupropion for depression. My T levels are back in range, and I've since switched out the bupropion for lamotrigine (a mood stabilizer). But now I have all this nausea.

Despite what I've described, my HRT prescriber and my psychiatrist both insist that this drug combination shouldn't be causing nausea, nor the jump in T levels. So, it's a mystery, and quite a frustrating one. I feel like I'm a big bag of pills that's been shaken up until it's good and dizzy.

Not sure if anyone can relate to this -- how many depressed trans women are there out there, anyway? But if you have any advice, I'm all ears.

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thought i'd get a day off from work, but noooo... (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/simpsonsshitposting@sh.itjust.works

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though i am struggling with image uploads for some reason, so i guess i do get to participate in the chaos after all