Nope, PolyEtheleneGlycol (PG) is the carrier in Ventolin inhalers. Glycerine (VG) is something the body knows how to handle because it’s the chemical backbone of triglyceride, the most common form of human fat. VG and PG are the usual bases in ejuice.

Valid point for the majority of flavours though (maybe 1-5% by volume), although mint is likely fine and used in some medical contexts and for some reason tobacco flavour is prescribed in Australia, probably because it’s disgusting.

Did their research for them, article here, paywalled, abstract only (not even citations). They say 3 cases of oral cancer in the abstract, case studies not stats. They also highlight 100x the level of Cotinine (the predominant metabolite of nicotine, so this is shocking I tell you. Shocking, interestingly it’s currently being studied as a treatment for depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.).

The other thing that might be human (or not, only the abstract), likely in vitro, is “Biomarkers also indicate vaping-attributable oxidative stress, epigenetic change and inflammation in oral and respiratory tissue often specified in comparison with smoking.”, pretty unsurprising, “often specified in comparison” seems weaselly, and the rest is mouse studies it seems.

Seems pretty nothing burger to me, going off what I have, if there were significant results the abstract would be much stronger.

Cheap fuckers cheaping out, shocker (context is (V)RAM). AI speedrunning enshittification, who’d of thunk.

I know, but capturing business logic in spreadsheets is a different error I didn’t want to get into here… You do what you can.

Yup, seen it too, sucked, don’t think it’s the way forward though. Europe seems to agree, should be enough momentum.

Perhaps you underestimate people.

May I suggest Python ?

By the time you get tits deep in Excel to the point where other spreadsheets can’t hack it, you may as well be using a real programming language instead of VBA…

If you can do advanced Excel, you can do Python (and numpy will crush Excel in ways that aren’t even funny, well OK, it’s funny too).

I find switching VPN endpoints works, bit whack-a-mole, but works. Actually I run a few with gluetun and just switch proxy port numbers.

Their models are free to self host and use, they don’t play by the rules of US LLM companies.

Jury’s out on that, they may be using the large US company play of undercut your competitors until they crash and burn then seize the monopoly (e.g. Amazon and bookstores…) then ratchet prices up and enshittify, but with the bankroll of a huge country.

Passing the shit event horizon.

Yeah, it has a cursed ‘May you live in interesting times’ aspect to it, and it doesn’t need drones, good sniper or three will do it. I do think there should be accountability for initiating mass murder, and international law seldom achieves it, less so all the time and usually well after the damage is done. A greater perception of personal danger for the (usually coward IMO) perpetrators might do something to check the ‘might is right’ ethos on the rise today, which in the long run will cause more casualties.

To be clear, I’m not in favor of capital punishment but governments do like to keep it on the books for treason. Good for the goose…

“Those who make peaceful reform impossible have made violent revolution inevitable.” - John F. Kennedy, ironically here I guess, or maybe apropros.

Ukraine drones

Why not both ? Using hacked cameras to put Ukraine drones into the kill zone.

Wouldn’t it be interesting if Trump attacking enemy political leaders (which has been tacitly mostly kept off the table for, what, centuries?) led to open season on warmongering heads of state?

It’s already to the point it’s too late.

Until they overreach, and the backlash cometh. The pendulum of history keeps swinging. Here’s hoping it’s a doozy.

Marketers / advertisers are corrupt psychologists (the competent ones anyway), or to use oldspeak propogandists. Some timeless words for consideration.

“If you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it, and you will even come to believe it yourself.” – Joseph Goebbels, Reich Minister of Propaganda, 1933 to 1945

“Propaganda works best when those who are being manipulated are confident they are acting on their own free will.” – Joseph Goebbels, Reich Minister of Propaganda, 1933 to 1945

Well that’s confidence inspiring.

Sure, you do what you can.

Biologically inert, used in surgical implants, I’m going with safe (certainly safer than the alternatives).

Hello Kessler Syndrome

May I introduce you to the concept of ‘natural monopoly’.

Basically most natural monopolies (power, phone lines, roads etc) in most places were historically run by governments (because it’s bloody sensible) until the neoliberal movement in the 80s privatized them because ‘private enterprise is more efficient’ (at extracting tax dollars as it turned out) and to balance a few budgets.

Should definitely be ruled a failed experiment and rolled back.

coffee oil buildup

I noticed when I started using (stick blended) coconut (mct) oil instead of milk buildup just dissolved over time. Would likely work to just soak in hot in hot oil…