GhastfromthePast

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To a Buddhist, life is a rogue-lite in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
Is there a word or term for feeling completely repulsed by someone or something simply because of how much they're shoved in your face? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] GhastfromthePast@sopuli.xyz 1 points 19 hours ago

On TV Tropes they call it Hype Aversion

if you could turn into an animal at will what would it be. in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] GhastfromthePast@sopuli.xyz 1 points 19 hours ago

Some kind of raptor.

Utahraptor for high power and combat capability.

Microraptor for agility and gliding.

Peregrine falcon for flying and speed.

Dromaeosaurus or Troodon for those situations that are in between Microraptor and Utahraptor.

Would you kill bad people using a death note? Would you kill those that did? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] GhastfromthePast@sopuli.xyz 1 points 20 hours ago

Not Gaia, but the Chicxulub asteroid!

If datacerters are forced on communities, they should be forced to provide free heating/access to those communities. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] GhastfromthePast@sopuli.xyz 1 points 20 hours ago

Are you a Borg drone?

Infinite scroll is a loot box mechanic in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] GhastfromthePast@sopuli.xyz 2 points 20 hours ago

So are pages, if you're on an enshittified attention-economy website

Infinite scroll is a loot box mechanic in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] GhastfromthePast@sopuli.xyz 1 points 20 hours ago

Why do you have the bot flag set?

Regular coffee machines are muzzle-loading guns, and K-cups are cartridge guns in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] GhastfromthePast@sopuli.xyz 6 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Whenever I see that name, I think they're missing a word. Is it supposed to be Black Powder Rifle Coffee company?

Can you get vaccinated against venom? in c/askscience@lemmy.world
[–] GhastfromthePast@sopuli.xyz 19 points 20 hours ago

Tim Friede intentionally exposed himself to snake venom. Antibodies in his blood could counter 13 different elapid venoms. So it's happened at least once.

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Regular coffee machines are muzzle-loading guns, and K-cups are cartridge guns (sopuli.xyz)
 

With a normal espresso maker, you measure out the coffee grounds (gunpowder), pour them into the chamber, tamp them down, then pull the trigger/make the coffee.

With a K-cup, you just put in a capsule and fire away.

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Can you get vaccinated against venom? (sopuli.xyz)
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Most venoms are proteins or other large molecules. Antivenom is prepared by injecting small amounts of the venom into an animal, and when the animal's immune system produces antibodies that target the venom, we extract them and refine them. So antivenom is just antibodies that target venom.

Can we create a vaccine that makes antivenom antibodies inside a person's body, and have their immune system retain memory of the venom? It could be done by microdosing venom, or with compounds that are similar to the venom, but less harmful.

Edit for clarity: Microdosing is not my main point. I'm talking about whether antivenom can operate like a vaccine.
Current route of antivenom: Venom is injected into another animal in small, controlled amounts -> Animal's immune system produces antibodies -> Antibodies are extracted and refined -> Antibodies are used as treatment for a person who was envenomated
Hypothetical vaccine route of antivenom: Compound similar to venom is injected into people like a vaccine -> Person's immune system produces antibodies that target this compound, and will also target venom -> Person retains lasting immunity against venom, similar to immunity against diseases