I’ll be back when they get back up.

I wish all mine were as good as the best I’ve had.

Yes, though if the sponsor is doing it on the cheap then they might pick facilities and monitors who don’t care or don’t have the capacity to pick up on all the details, or scrutinise minutiae. The monitor can only QC what’s written down for example, and an investigator can be perfectly capable of having the bare minimum of a consent process and copy pasta as if it was done thoroughly.

I’m glad all my participants are of sound mind; the idea of navigating the world of incapacity and research gives me the heebie jeebies.

When it comes to therapies that are likely toxic, e.g. chemo, that’s why the sponsor has to demonstrate through pre-clinical data that there is a high enough likelihood that the benefits will outweigh the harm that it is a legitimate therapy to trial on humans. Even then there should still be thorough, audited processes for obtaining fully informed consent before recruiting patients into these trials, including making certain they are aware the trial may cause more harm than standard of care.

It’s the burden of evidence required in pre-clinical data that makes me defend animal testing despite being vegan.

Yinz is definitely a Scots thing

I worked with an ex-paramedic who alluded to a similar factor in leaving to become a nurse aide.

Yep. It’s very cool, but takes a little getting used to at first!

Nah, I’ve used my parents’ induction hob and it’s ridiculously fast to boil liquids. A half pint of milk was boiling over in 20s. Gas stoves can’t compete.

Sonia Sodha

https://www.theguardian.com/profile/sonia-sodha

Anything she writes related to trans issues or topics is about as FARTy as it comes.

She is “chief leader writer at the Observer and a Guardian/Observer columnist”

I think you’re underselling Darktable somewhat. Being able to use drawn and parametric masks for basically all the tools, and the granularity at which you can adjust the variables across the entire image makes it incredibly powerful for non-destructive editing of photos. There are also numerous filters and tools which can be used artistically.

But yes, for “photo-shopping” as opposed to photo editing you probably will want GIMP as well.

FurryGPUwU

Fuck, just see anything that the IDF ghouls are pumping out at the moment.

I think I’ve heard “deeply” being used that way for a good few years now. Might have been making its way round for a while!

Cute, but already taken by the OS.

I think local initiatives around the world would mean initiatives around the world which are specifically local, rather than large, multinational planting organisations.

If something is dangerous in animal testing, it shouldn’t reach humans. The FDA is toothless (due to underfunding and regulatory capture).

I’m pretty sure your ethernet cable shouldn’t be getting hot

There is no ethical consumption under capitalism

FDA approval ain’t evidence that something is safe. See the recent approvals for anti-Alzheimers meds that have a terrible side-effect to benefit ratio.

I don’t see the problem with that