longreads, to LongReads
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"The technicians came to check on us periodically, whispering, 'Doing OK?' For the first time in years, I got the sense there was someone in charge who cared about me, who was looking over me. It was not perfect, but it was more tender than the world outside." —Krista Diamond for Slate

https://slate.com/technology/2024/05/donate-plasma-gig-work-grad-school.html

#Longreads #EditorsPicks #Plasma #PlasmaDonation #Blood #MakingEndsMeet

ibk, to KDE
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Plasma donation time.
A bit delayed today because of so many new donators.
#donateBlood #lifeBlood #lifeBloodAu #plasma #donate #donation #blood #criticalShortagw

Wen, to random
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Jeremy Hunt: I promised a dying friend I’d end infected blood scandal

http://archive.today/2024.05.18-231946/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jeremy-hunt-infected-blood-compensation-bf2lskvs9

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Election campaigning is in full swing. And #Hunt is busy trying to get credit for ‘solutions’ to the #Blood Scandal. Of course as Health minster he contributed to the destruction of the #NHS (his family are heavily involved in private healthcare) and will in due course tell us how he saved it. Pass the sick bag Alice 🤢

#ToryCorruption #ToryLies #NoCompassion

mattotcha, to Medicine
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chestas, to KindActions
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It's been a bloody mad 24 hours.

Yesterday I was bitten by a leech which left a big hole in my leg. Good effort for something so small.

Then I burst a blood vessel in my left eye. It's ugly and scares the kids I teach so all good there. Doesn't hurt.

This was no problem for giving blood which was what I did today. A plasma donation.

#Blood #donate #animals

glynmoody, to random
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Revealed: key files shredded as UK government panic grew over #infected #blood deaths lawsuit - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/05/revealed-key-files-shredded-as-uk-government-panic-grew-over-infected-blood-deaths-lawsuit "Lost documents prevented victims from finding out the truth, official inquiry told"

ChrisMayLA6, to random
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In a pattern that is repeated across a range of recent (and not so recent) political policy scandals, it seems the Govt. of the day was warned that blood products from the USA should be assumed to be virus-laden.... but lacking 'conclusive proof' the Govt. did nothing other than pass on the plasma, with devastating & fatal consequences.

Each scandal has its own Cassandra's warning but being ignored... its become a national trait.

#blood #NHS

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/apr/27/revealed-government-was-warned-of-infected-blood-risks-in-1970s

SirTapTap, to gaming
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soheb, (edited ) to random
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I forgot to share the good news!

The last result was 413umol/L - looks like creating had little effect on my phe levels. (Well, my levels before were 300, so could be? But before that it was 481 and 556, so… 🤷‍♀️)

#pku #phenylkeotnuria #phenylalanine #Phénycétonurie #phenylcetonurie #creatine #health #blood

https://pkutalk.com/@soheb/112226425483912059

chestas, to KindActions
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Haven't been able to donate blood for a while, but back in today. And that was after taking the cats to have their annual check up and vax.

@lifebloodau

cheryanne,
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@chestas I used to donate blood fairly regularly for many decades. Now they don't want it - only my plasma. It seems that's the protocol in Australia for women over 55 with AB blood.

LightningDuck, to random
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You can only donate 24 times in one rolling year and I maxxed out, so the Red Cross says I have to wait until late May to start again

I can't be alone, please do what you can

#RedCross
#Blood #GiveBlood #BloodDonation

grb090423, to random
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spinning_bird, to random
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Oof, Blood Fresh Supply is soo difficult, I can't get past the 2nd stage!

Cultists may take out ~50% of my HP the second they come into view. 😱
No ammo + hordes of axe-zombies means I get impatient and get hurt when I have to take them out with the pitchfork.

Level 1 has 11 secrets, but I've found only 5 so far.
1-2 seconds within the FOV of a cultist or two can totally end an attempt. ( ˙-˙ )

#blood #freshSupply #shareyourgames

atomicpoet, to random
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I now own the entire Holy Trinity of Build Engine games:

  1. Duke Nukem 3D
  2. Shadow Warrior
  3. Blood

I was waiting for just the right moment to get Duke Nukem 3D, and that moment finally came.

Weirdly, of those three games, only Shadow Warrior lives on as a franchise.

Ductos,
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@atomicpoet #Blood is forever entangled in its rights trap, with Warner unwilling to sell the rest of the rights held by Monolith back to Atari.
And Duke Nukem...was bought by Randy Pitchford, um, Gearbox and apart from a DLC in the #Bulletstorm remaster, they really have no idea what to do with him.

mrundkvist, to Health
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Hey blood donors, if you've ever had constipation trouble from the iron replacement pills -- did you know that it is not only OK but actually encouraged to space out the dosage over a longer time, like one pill every third night?

#blood #health

davidaugust, to FoxNews
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“'Why do you use words like ‘vermin’ and ‘poisoning of the blood"?' Howard Kurtz, the media critic and interviewer, asked on Fox News. 'The press, as you know, immediately reacts to that by saying, "Well, that’s the kind of language that Hitler and Mussolini used."' 'Because our country is being poisoned,' Mr. Trump responded."

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-expects-get-away-dehumanizing-anti-immigrant-rhetoric-rcna143828

#vermin #poisoning #blood #HowardKurtz #FoxNews #Hitler #Mussolini #country #fascism #election #president #USpol #politics #xenophobia

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mattotcha, to Health
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sflorg, to Futurology
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Blood vessels that cross-connect adjacent arterial trees regulate #blood flow to the brain in stroke patients. Researchers at the University of Zurich have now shown that these vessels prevent #brain #hemorrhage following treatment to remove blood clots. They play a crucial role in the recovery of #stroke patients.
#Neuroscience #Medical #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2024/02/ns02262401.html

mattotcha, to Germany
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sflorg, to science
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Only six millimeters in length, black flies ( #Simuliidae ) may look harmless like house #flies, but their bites can be very unpleasant. Similar to #mosquitoes, the females of these #insects that are able to fly need a #blood meal to produce eggs.
#Biology #Environmental #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2024/02/en02232403.html

RaysofRed, to PCGaming
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I love microsoft paint and also my murderous undead gunslinger.

thejapantimes, to Japan
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The Japanese Defense Ministry plans to produce and stockpile whole blood products that can be transfused into injured SDF troops regardless of blood type. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/11/japan/defense-ministry-blood-products/ #japan #defenseministry #defense #blood #sdf

DrH, to Warhammer40K
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Ol' one toof.

For this Nob I wanted to create an ork that was the least "comic relief" I could.

In addition to a slight re-posing and modifications to the weapons, I also bulked up the body with some epoxy putty: add a blob to each existing muscle and smooth it in.

I also opened the jaw wider. This left only one tooth and a lip ring. Ol' one toof was born.
The boss pole also reflects this.

Then add a touch of blood from the last person that laughed.

#Warhammer40k #Ork #Nob #Blood

Side views of an Ork Nob charging onwards. Arm raised and a boss pole on their back.
Side views of an Ork Nob charging onwards. Much of their body and weapons are covered in blood.
Rear views of an Ork Nob charging onwards. A boss pole on their back.

DrH,
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Pictures of Ol' One Toof, the Ork Nob, and a regular Ork Boy.

Should give you an idea of the bulking up he's had.

#Warhammer40k #WarhammerCommunity #MiniaturePainting #Ork #Nob #OrkNob #Blood

Rear view of a regular Ork Boy and my coverted Ork Nob.

DrH, to Warhammer40K
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Foetid bloat drone, tripod conversion.

I like tripods, Nurgle is all about the 3's, just swap the 3 fans for legs...
Many hours later, you have this.

I also scratch-built the missing weapon options and magnetised all 3.

As with Nurgle the painting involves a lot of pus seeping and, particularly because of the fleshmower, lots of blood splatter.

#Warhammer40k #Nurgle #DeathGuard #Tripod #PaintingMiniatures

Front views of the foetid bloat drone tripod with all 3 weapon options. Lots of pus and blood.
Rear views of the foetid bloat drone tripod showing off the legs.
Rear views of the foetid bloat drone tripod showing off the legs.

DrH,
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