I live in amarica and noticed that every tape measures I find are imperial only. Hell even on Amazon I can’t find a metric tape measure and you’d think they must exist considering us amaricans are the only people using imperial.
When you need to upload a photo to a photo hosting site through a browser, the system file manager opens. When choosing a photo for editing, this also happens through the file manager built into Android. Is there a way to force applications to open my preferred file manager instead of the system one?
Ask Lemmy is a place to ask thought provoking questions. The mods have been lenient with some of the recent posts on the basis that they must provoke thought for some people, but after seeing two posts essentially saying “what do you think of my stick?”, I believe we can raise the bar a bit on what kind of thoughts we want...
Hey, so I believe in a higher power but I’m not on board with any particular religion. Anyone else think it’s cool to just fly solo as a good human, no religion attached?
I am an anarchist, so the idea of the community doing all the work, creating content, and then mods basically ruling over them as a reward, just doesn’t sit right with me....
So I have a born again christian family member in their mid twenties who stated with complete confidence that there is a dome in the sky called the firmament and beyond it is where heaven is. She believes space doesn’t exist and rockets just blow up because the bible said so. She is not the brightest and normally I would let...
Israel’s Defence Minister Yaov Gallant has ordered the complete closure of the Gaza Strip, including a ban on the entry of food, water, fuel or access to electricity as Israel intensifies its bombardment of the besieged Strip in the wake of the surprise attack by the Palestinian resistance. His comments have drawn criticism...
Scientists tell us that being connected and active is one of the secrets to having meaningful and fulfilling life when older. What activities and connections are you planning on pursuing?
I have to admit that while I’m old enough to remember VIM from days of yore, I never found the love that everyone had/has for it. Is it really as good as modern IDE’s?
how free was religion in the Soviet union? I know they did try to do stuff with the church to illuminate its power but I truly don’t know much about it just like the supposed numbers with the Soviet Union in the death total that whole argument is not very trustworthy religious persecution in the Soviet Union is also like that...
It’s not by choice I have to use Teams, but by corporate edict, but currently there’s definitely something happening with Teams, 2002 errors, hidden files or crosslinks and crashes. It’s driving many of us hopping mad for weeks:...
Up until now, I’ve only gotten the Pfizer vaccines. And while I’ve reacted to them, it was never particularly bad. Light muscle aches and some fatigue were basically it. Worst was the second one - I could feel my hair follicles and eyelids with that one....
It’s a common mistake to believe that our personal experiences are typical. It even has a name, the Availability Heuristic. Some use the term anecdote.
But when making decisions about things like whether to vaccinate or not vaccinate, it’s important to look at probabilities. And to do that we have to look at what happens to large groups of people. Thankfully, this has been done. Various studies have been conducted which looked at large groups of people, literally millions in some cases and their conclusions have remained consistent.
They are that the vaccine has some risks, but they generally are mild. But more importantly, the risks of the vaccine are lower than the risks from getting Covid.
That doesn’t mean that everyone who gets vaccinated won’t have a side effect, or that everyone who isn’t vaccinated will suffer be injured by Covid, but it does mean that, on average, you are far better to be vaccinated than unvaccinated.
If you’re in an at-risk group, yes. But you don’t need to be vaccinated if you’re under-60 and healthy, because the vaccines only protect you, not anyone else as you can still pass it on. So the whole period with vaccine passports and other nonsense was stupid, harmed the cause of getting people vaccinated and led to increased scepticism of vaccines in general.
What you seem to be saying here is that if you are under 60 vaccines aren’t worth the risk to you personally, and that they don’t stop transmission thereby failing to remove a risk to others over 60. Tell me if I got that wrong.
Assuming that I didn’t, let’s unpick that:
If you’re in an at-risk group, yes. But you don’t need to be vaccinated if you’re under-60 and healthy,
It is correct that the risks of Covid to younger people are less than older people, but they are not zero. Your statement implies that it is only older people who are at risk, which is not correct. Vaccines still reduce the risk for younger people too:
“Among hospitalized adolescent patients, two doses of the BNT162b2 vaccine were highly effective against Covid-19–related hospitalization and ICU admission or the receipt of life support.” www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2117995
In fact, while younger people are less likely to suffer severe adverse symptoms from Covid, vaccination actually has a GREATER protective effect for young people against potential severe consequences . i.e. the consequences are mitigated more for young people than older people.
“We found a substantial effect of age on the results. Many HRs in younger individuals (<60 years-old) were in general lower (i.e. favouring vaccination even more) for outcomes significantly associated with vaccination” www.sciencedirect.com/…/S0889159122001118
as you can still pass it on
The r value for vaccinated people is lower than for unvaccinated people. That is, a vaccinated person with Covid will expose less people to Covid than an unvaccinated person will, which is safer for everyone else.
So in conclusion, vaccination does reduce the risks of Covid injury in people under 60 (as well as those over 60), and does reduce the rate of transmission.
When it comes to complex issues like this, the only sources of information that should be considered can best be found on Google Scholar.
does this car run a Linux distribution?? (lemmy.world)
I want to know please, because if it does, I will get a drivers license!!
What do you call this place? (lemmy.world)
Electric Valley? Wire Canyon? Zap Way?
How would you describe the smell of your favorite place, and what is it about that scent that makes it special to you?
Is there a Lemmy stats site?
Is there a Lemmy stats site?...
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Now recruiting mods.
We are currently looking for mods to help moderate Ask Lemmy on lemmy.world....
Where are some good places I can buy metric tape measures
I live in amarica and noticed that every tape measures I find are imperial only. Hell even on Amazon I can’t find a metric tape measure and you’d think they must exist considering us amaricans are the only people using imperial.
What fruit is better than mangoes?
How can I create a specific Lemmy.world subject community? I want to create one for IFS (InternalFamilySystems)
Is lemmy.ml down? (sh.itjust.works)
Is it down for everyone or it’s just me?
Justifying one thing because it's a necessary component of another *unnecessary* thing... what logical fallacy is that?
What is a fun gadget you have purchased that has added value to your life?
[answered] What is the screen recorder used in this video "eesel Demo"? (www.youtube.com)
Do you know what software is that? (I think it is not OBS)...
Question about Android. Is there a way to replace the system file manager on non-rooted devices?
When you need to upload a photo to a photo hosting site through a browser, the system file manager opens. When choosing a photo for editing, this also happens through the file manager built into Android. Is there a way to force applications to open my preferred file manager instead of the system one?
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Low effort posts
Ask Lemmy is a place to ask thought provoking questions. The mods have been lenient with some of the recent posts on the basis that they must provoke thought for some people, but after seeing two posts essentially saying “what do you think of my stick?”, I believe we can raise the bar a bit on what kind of thoughts we want...
What aspect of your relationship with your parents do you find most challenging, and how has that shaped you as a person?
Is it normal that some domain name registrars and hosting companies have an unsecured connection? (image.noelshack.com)
How do you think your personal beliefs about what happens after we're gone influence the way you live right now?
What are your thoughts on the concept of having faith in a Higher Power but choosing to distance oneself from established religious doctrines?
Hey, so I believe in a higher power but I’m not on board with any particular religion. Anyone else think it’s cool to just fly solo as a good human, no religion attached?
Men of lemmy, what would you do if you woke up female one day
Circumcised men, how do you feel about your parents having mutilated your penis without your consent?
These things are very controversial when it comes to women, but apparently most think it’s ok when it’s about men....
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What made up college major would make your mom cry?
Fellow Lemmings, how to create Social Media that does not have mods? (lemmy.world)
I am an anarchist, so the idea of the community doing all the work, creating content, and then mods basically ruling over them as a reward, just doesn’t sit right with me....
Is there any christian religions that don't believe in space?
So I have a born again christian family member in their mid twenties who stated with complete confidence that there is a dome in the sky called the firmament and beyond it is where heaven is. She believes space doesn’t exist and rockets just blow up because the bible said so. She is not the brightest and normally I would let...
Turn a plural into a singular to ruin the title of a movie, book or album
I’ll get the ball rolling:...
Israeli minister: 'We are fighting human animals' (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
Israel’s Defence Minister Yaov Gallant has ordered the complete closure of the Gaza Strip, including a ban on the entry of food, water, fuel or access to electricity as Israel intensifies its bombardment of the besieged Strip in the wake of the surprise attack by the Palestinian resistance. His comments have drawn criticism...
This is a video about people fake news on social media (inv.tux.pizza)
I do admit that I think how social media works is to presume anything you hear on facebook or shitter as false unless proven otherwise....
What connections or activities are you planning to pursue when you are older/retired?
Scientists tell us that being connected and active is one of the secrets to having meaningful and fulfilling life when older. What activities and connections are you planning on pursuing?
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Best free (preferably FOSS) Rust IDE for MacOS
I think I’m going to start learning Rust. Can anyone suggest a good IDE to use?
What values are most important for you to instill in your kids, and why?
knowledge about freedom of religion in the Soviet union
how free was religion in the Soviet union? I know they did try to do stuff with the church to illuminate its power but I truly don’t know much about it just like the supposed numbers with the Soviet Union in the death total that whole argument is not very trustworthy religious persecution in the Soviet Union is also like that...
Moderators wanted for c/HomeImprovement
Hi everyone!...
Mac Teams users - Are you having trouble logging in?
It’s not by choice I have to use Teams, but by corporate edict, but currently there’s definitely something happening with Teams, 2002 errors, hidden files or crosslinks and crashes. It’s driving many of us hopping mad for weeks:...
The new Moderna vaccine kicking anyone else's ass?
Up until now, I’ve only gotten the Pfizer vaccines. And while I’ve reacted to them, it was never particularly bad. Light muscle aches and some fatigue were basically it. Worst was the second one - I could feel my hair follicles and eyelids with that one....