Posts by IPEdmonton@mstdn.ca
(DIR) Post #AckR2OXLKq9wbn9GZU by IPEdmonton@mstdn.ca
2023-12-12T22:00:42Z
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In the same room, further away from the patient, is another HEPA device--one that as far as I can tell is this one: https://surgicallycleanair.com/product/jade/I'm honestly not sure why they're using TWO large HEPA devices in that small room, but I'm not complaining! /9
(DIR) Post #AckR2PIUVXsCy1Cv3o by IPEdmonton@mstdn.ca
2023-12-12T22:05:41Z
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Anyway, yes, it was MORE than enough to make me feel good about being their client, and I especially recommend them to anyone ’round these parts who is medically vulnerable! Dental care is sadly a necessity—so let’s support the dental professionals making COVID-safe dentistry a reality. /10fin
(DIR) Post #AcoC4yI8eJoNOneAka by IPEdmonton@mstdn.ca
2023-12-14T14:31:53Z
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@PacificNic I also rarely mask outside, but as I have to pass through a shared indoor space to get to the outside from my home, the mask is always with me without any special effort. I always carry a backup disposable respirator with me in my bag, though, just in case! It’s easy because they fold flat.
(DIR) Post #Acqrz9Cqr0wtOQJedc by IPEdmonton@mstdn.ca
2023-12-16T01:31:31Z
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@clive @jumbanho @ernie I came at it from the angle of journalism culture, but…equally gobsmacking from there!
(DIR) Post #Acr5sMO2qjHFbRD2fY by IPEdmonton@mstdn.ca
2023-12-16T01:30:22Z
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@ernie @clive Not the only one!
(DIR) Post #Ad0RZNoOEU6fYj4RSS by IPEdmonton@mstdn.ca
2023-12-20T09:56:03Z
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Some people seem to treat it as:- ‘fave’ = I like this a little- boost = I like this a lotBut for me it’s more like:- ‘fave’ = this is something I appreciated reading/seeing- boost = this is something I think the specific kinds of people who tend to follow me would appreciate reading/seeing (whether or not I did)Maybe it’s my pragmatism showing. 🤔
(DIR) Post #Ad0RZPZDhrA10FzM5g by IPEdmonton@mstdn.ca
2023-12-20T11:32:29Z
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It’s both appropriate and kind of hilarious to see some people faving this, some boosting it, and some doing both 😄
(DIR) Post #AdAH1A7GNsJYceu2Sm by IPEdmonton@mstdn.ca
2023-12-25T10:12:26Z
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@rchusid if it were really all the US president’s doing, things would be just fine in other countries than the US (they’re not)
(DIR) Post #AdARppNGGEoWbRBRmy by IPEdmonton@mstdn.ca
2023-12-25T12:13:39Z
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@rchusid no it doesn’t. But my point was that the real problem is bigger than any one country. Even that one.
(DIR) Post #AdAXyVKqjYmQmhZmoC by IPEdmonton@mstdn.ca
2023-12-25T13:22:26Z
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@rchusid This article is about the bad actions of the current US government and not others BECAUSE it's written by Americans, who don't tend to look at the big picture about how these exact same things are happening well beyond their country's borders, and not because it wouldn't have been better/more complete if they had done so. My point is that if you really want to understand the source of our current plight, you won't find it by looking at the media OR the government of ANY one country.
(DIR) Post #AdB9yTi6ZVcW0Frtei by IPEdmonton@mstdn.ca
2023-12-25T20:28:13Z
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@rchusid I don't disagree with this? But there's a difference between, as a journalist, positioning your article as "this is going to be a deep-dive into the US response specifically" and simply never mentioning that things are similar in other countries (and NOT JUST ANGLOPHONE countries) with an implication that that might be relevant to understanding the bigger picture (given that the article presumes to be attempting to understand what went wrong with the COVID response).
(DIR) Post #AdBApJyhUFR9AOpPLU by IPEdmonton@mstdn.ca
2023-12-25T20:31:10Z
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@rchusid I read news in four languages (and from many different countries) every day, and I swear to you, the way American journalists position their critiques of the response to the COVID pandemic is entirely unique (and not in a good way).
(DIR) Post #AdBB2gLLe1XIIPnBbM by IPEdmonton@mstdn.ca
2023-12-25T20:40:09Z
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@rchusid Yes. And sometimes it's appropriate, like if it's something GENUINELY US-specific (such as the gun problem or problems that have at its root the particular structure of the US government with respect to things like the primary system or gerrymandering). But there are a lot of other global things that get treated as uniquely American by US journalists, when they simply aren't.
(DIR) Post #AdBVc41vZGO8ygrDYO by IPEdmonton@mstdn.ca
2023-12-26T00:30:42Z
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@rchusid Yes. But like I said earlier, there's a difference between a journalist positioning their piece as a deep-dive into the US response specifically and treating the US like an island surrounded by nothing. And if the ostensible goal of the piece is to understand what went wrong with the COVID response (rather than something that's genuinely specifically American without any sort of analogue in other places), they're shooting themselves in the foot not to go over that.
(DIR) Post #AdL8ntwj3x17wgw1Tc by IPEdmonton@mstdn.ca
2023-12-30T15:08:34Z
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Happy #Caturday! Pekoe thinks when mum holds her sister up to her, it's a cue to give her a little lick on her head. #CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfFediverse
(DIR) Post #AdNT19QLDOw373IoBE by IPEdmonton@mstdn.ca
2023-12-21T16:10:31Z
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I’ve GOT to get the hell out of this province. (And yes, it sucks everywhere these days, but somehow Alberta always manages to take all the suck of the world and serve it up with extra whipped cream and a cherry.)https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-alberta-vaccine-campaign-covid/
(DIR) Post #AdNp543PJunoblqXeS by IPEdmonton@mstdn.ca
2022-12-31T14:52:41Z
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I don't believe in making #NewYearsResolutions about things that are beyond my control. So it was with some trepidation that I made the particular resolution I made in December 2020.I wasn't 100% sure it was ACTUALLY something I could control (because I live in a society and I can't control others' behaviour). But BECAUSE I don't believe in making resolutions you can't control, in making the resolution, I was taking a leap of faith that I DID have enough control for success.It panned out. /1
(DIR) Post #AdNp55W9sVOX9EJ16W by IPEdmonton@mstdn.ca
2022-12-31T14:53:54Z
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In December 2021 I made the same resolution again. Things seemed even dicier at that point than in December 2020, but at the same time, I also knew I had better resources to help me bring things more under my control. So I took the same leap of faith. And as of today, I can officially say that it panned out again. /2 #NewYearsResolutions
(DIR) Post #AdNp56OOcqmPrRgKe0 by IPEdmonton@mstdn.ca
2022-12-31T14:56:50Z
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So here I sit, making the same resolution in December 2022, in a situation even dicier than one year ago. But it occurs to me that the leap of faith part matters all the more in a world where everyone keeps telling us we have no control at all. It helps me commit to continuing to use all the resources available to me to steer the aspects that genuinely are under my control.So even if it doesn't pan out this time, it’s still a resolution worth making. /3fin#NewYearsResolutions #DontGetCOVID
(DIR) Post #AdNp57FvPpb8XSj54y by IPEdmonton@mstdn.ca
2023-12-31T13:55:45Z
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Re-upping the above (👆) resolution for 2024, in a situation EVEN dicier than one year ago, which 2023-me honestly couldn't have easily imagined.Through a combination of knowledge, effort, tenacity, and privilege, I was successful in keeping it in 2023--but even if I hadn't been, I'd still make it again for next year. Based on the research that's come out this year, it's VERY clear it's the best resolution I can make, for both my own future and my partner's.#NewYearsResolutions #DontGetCOVID