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fubo, to mildlyinteresting in People may suffer ‘long colds’ more than four weeks after infection, study shows | Medical research

The visibility of long-COVID has led people to reevaluate whether other viruses cause “long” syndromes. It looks like rhinovirus (aka “the common cold”) can, too.

There are other viruses that were already known to cause “long” symptoms, often due to damage caused to the nervous system by the virus or the immune response. Post-polio syndrome has been known for a long time, for example.

fubo, to mildlyinteresting in The awkwardly adorable way seals move on land is called "galumphing"

Well if the physicists can steal “quark” from James Joyce, the sealologists can steal “galumph” from Lewis Carroll.

(“Quark” rhymes with “Mark” in the original, though; not with “dork”.)

fubo, to mildlyinteresting in My cheap unbranded lamp has a red flashing mode. Just figured out it's flashing SOS in moerse code.

That’s so you can set it in the window if you need rescuing.

fubo, to mildlyinteresting in Twins!

Yep. This is called candling the egg, because it was first done by candlelight.

fubo, to asklemmy in How do I block all porn/nude posts?

In the Lemmy web interface, there’s a setting to turn off all NSFW-flagged posts.

fubo, to asklemmy in What goes good with American Cheese?

“American cheese” usually means a processed sliced cheese made from melted cheese curds. It’s most often found in cheeseburgers, especially fast-food-style cheeseburgers.

Related cheeses include Midwestern brick cheese which is used in Detroit-style pizza, which is a whole lot tastier than any fast-food cheeseburger.

fubo, to asklemmy in What is Lemmy's Favorite Beverage? [Ranked-Choice Poll]

A more typical breakdown would be beer/wine/spirits, possibly with a separation between spirits alone vs. cocktails.

fubo, to asklemmy in So, how does the fediverse work?

If you’re up for reading Internet standards documents, start here with the official standard for ActivityPub, the protocol that it’s all built on.

fubo, to asklemmy in What's a quote that has stuck with you for your whole life?

How many ages hence shall this our lofty scene be acted over, in states unborn and accents yet unknown?

Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act 3, scene 1.

But … I first encountered this line in the shooter game Silpheed on the Apple IIgs, long before I’d read any Shakespeare.

fubo, to asklemmy in Is there an efficient way to search for lemmy instances based on their rules?

Wrong community; you want one of the Lemmy support forums listed in the sidebar.

fubo, to asklemmy in What is the best anonymous image hosting site?

This would be a tripcode authorization system.

fubo, to asklemmy in What is the best anonymous image hosting site?

Catbox seems to work pretty well, but do note that they are blocked by government censorship in some countries (see their FAQ).

fubo, to asklemmy in Which learning path makes the most amount of sense?

Are you brand new to programming? If so, it doesn’t really matter what your first language is, so long as you don’t stop with one.

fubo, to maliciouscompliance in Businesses can discriminate against their customers? Alright then...
fubo, to asklemmy in What do you think of people making memes/jokes about the recent Titan tragedy?

Did these folks make fun of Kobe Bryant and his daughter?

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