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roo, in Wouldn't people who claim glutamate (MSG) allergies immediately die, since it's also a neurotransmitter?
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I get that genetically msg is not a problem for a huge amount of the population, but what about someone like me that genuinely has msg reactions that require me to do a time out at restaurants because of body shock loading?

It's no different from Asians that don't process alcohol so well. Some want a time out because genetically they're in a group that might not like alcohol.

How is this hard to understand?

shanghaibebop,

Do you have such reactions to glutamine rich foods? (Tomatoes, fish, eggs) Msg is also in most processed foods.

If you only have such reaction at restaurants, it’s probably something else.

The initial craze about msg was pure racism and very bad science.

https://www.jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(21)00068-X/fulltext

roo,
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There's a lot of Asian pride in telling me it's not msg, and doing studies to prove it's not msg. (Asian pride as described by Asian pride experts of that ethnicity).

However, the horrible fact remains that for some people MSG is proving to be the cause of reactions. The usual source is restaurants using MSG, but just to clarify the matter we find out the hard way when friends get too happy with MSG.

As much as I want to believe in rigorous science I still have to tell you that you're not considering the actual sufferers. It's a reaction akin to getting punched, and I definitely know about it.

It wounds the pride of the occasional restaurant that doesn't really want people to walk out because of a medical problem. I'm sorry about that. I'll look into possible solutions. It's my fault for really enjoying Asia and Asian food.

shanghaibebop,

Again, all of that is really testable. You can even blind test yourself at home.

Any salted meats will naturally form MSG when the glutamic acid binds to sodium. Pretty much all processed foods contain msg even if it was not an additive because it naturally forms on the foods themselves when free glutamate binds to salts. If you had any form of Japanese food cooked with kombu or seaweed, it also had high msg content.

None of this is even unique to Asian foods. Most cheeses are extremely high in msg, especially aged cheeses like Parmesan. Pretty much all savory foods contain some glutamate and glutamic acids.

FiendishFork, in How do you get a better front page on Lemmy without so much old stuff?

Sorting by top day helps. I have actually been sorting by new as well. Not as busy here as it is on Reddit, plus generally high quality so new stuff is pretty good.

RayJW, in What makes an instant message good?

That is protects my privacy and works well which is why I use Signal exclusively!

genfood,
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This

ALoafOfBread, in Best online resources to learn the game go.
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We actually have a new Go (aka baduk aka weiqi) community here on Lemmy! lemmy.ml/c/baduk. We have some resources over there to get you started.

Go-magic.org and their videos on YouTube are great. We have links to those in our sidebar along with several others.

spinoza_the_jedi, in What is your boomer opinion
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Boomer opinions:

  • Stop being so loud.
  • Get off my lawn and please leave me alone.
  • I work in tech, but sometimes tech is added to things needlessly. I just want my washing machine to be a washing machine. I’m tired of being the product.
  • Silicon valley’s “disruptors” are usually full of shit. The vast majority of the time: it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
  • Don’t tell me what to do with my land if you’re not willing to pay my taxes (or if you don’t have good ecological reasons). I’ll paint my shudders whatever color I want to.
  • Bring back the damn knobs, buttons, and switches in my car. I don’t need more touchscreens.

On the other hand…

  • I recognize that the way I feel and some of the opinions I have are based on a context I grew up with that may no longer exist - or at least it may not exist in the form it once did. I recognize how I see things may die with me and my peers, and that’s ok. It’s a sad truth, but truth, nonetheless.
ShoePaste, in What would you think about bots that repost content from Reddit?
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Nah. This is a fresh start. It's been less than a week and theres already so much more content. It'll grow soon enough. Especially with spez fucking around over there. We want og content here, not all the shit reposts that already plague reddit

hsl, in Do you want to moderate asklemmy?
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I'm interested! I keep finding myself here. I am admin for a small instance (wayfarershaven.eu) and am working on building up some communities. I'm enjoying Lemmy and the fediverse and want to help build that up as much as I can.

I don't have Reddit mod experience but I do work in support and believe in FOSS. At the end of the day, we're here to share knowledge, learn from each other, and have a good time.

Chainweasel, in How much of an impact is the protest really having on Reddit?

They sure are trying really hard to put a stop to the blackout they say is having no effect.
It may be true that the disturbance has minimal effect on overall site traffic and advertising revenue, but it's caught the attention of the media which could have much larger effects.
But the blackout isn't really what's catching most of the attention anymore, it's the mishandling of the situation that's ending up in the news most of the time now. Spez is bringing most of this on himself.

DigiWolf, in Deleted

I’m seeing a lot of worrying trends.

The whole idea of Reddit is changing. It used to be the front page of the internet and that encompassed basically everything. Now it seems like there’s a lot of focus on making it advertiser friendly

Then we see Spez basically spitting in the face of the community. Mocking them, calling the unpaid mods “entitled” and just showcasing that he actively seems to despise the users.

Now we’re seeing Reddit do shady stuff like undelete comments. Destroying any trust the community may have had in the website.

The 3rd party app issue was just the kindling that ignited all the other issues

balthasar1stern, in How common is it to fly your country's flag, and how is it seen by others?
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I am from Germany and no one is raising a flag. Except he is a Nazi. Or it is soccer World Championship.

mcc, in Is it okay to essentially copy a subreddit to lemmy?

Hell, make a copy on every instance.

magnie, in test
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echo

minnieo, in What is the thing that has surprised you the most about the Fediverse?
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to me, it was surprising just how easy the fediverse was to understand if i stopped trying to think about it how i was taught to think by centralized platforms.

at first, i was really hesitant to migrate. i was confused by kbin, lemmy, mastodon, and especially the fediverse. i didn't think i could ever understand it. i wasn't confident in it. but, after a few hours of exploring, interacting, watching people talk about it and reading explanations, it clicked into place and suddenly made sense, a whole lotta sense. now, i am actually teaching others about what the fediverse is with little to no trouble and helping them migrate to kbin from reddit, and thats amazing. having tons of fun here! 👍

sockrates, in What are some great AI tools that aren't ChatGPT?

elicit.org. find scientific papers and makes a quick summary. You can also ask about the paper.

Illecors, in test

This is from 4 years ago!

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