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Questionable (at best) benefits and yes generally viewed as too risky by most people to consume.

It seems like most people pushing "benefits" of raw milk use the same conspiracy theories to try to say that the many studies are false. And then judging by this particular farm, also downplay the risk and their impact (but not quite 100% since everyone knows there is a risk, it just now much).

If a healty adult wants to make the (questionable) decision to drink raw milk themselves that is one thing. But the parents giving this to their kids should be investigated for child endangerment. There is zero reason that should be acceptable.

I am just going to reply to this comment instead of going through each of yours. You are saying a lot about "Tact" but have yet to actually propose an alternative to how the OP said what they said.

It is fairly common that because someone is not in a traditionally higher risk group for a common thing that they don't get tested for it, even if they have certain symptoms. This is the case both personally and doctors make this mistake as well.

Pointing out that people that do not fall within the group that is traditionally associated with sleep apnea should likely get tested if they show certain symptoms is valid as is mentioning that group. It is a fairly basic health PSA.

So if you are going to keep complaining about "Tact" than offer your own alternative about how to relay this information. And omitting "obese" is not actually helping anyone.

Right, both things can be wrong here.

We need to better educate people on the risks of posting private information online.

But that does not absolve these corporations of criticism of how they are handling data and "protecting" people's privacy.

Especially not when those companies are using dark patterns to convince people to share more and more information with them.

> Thieves actively exploit this by “shoulder surfing” a victim’s iPhone passcode before stealing the device

If someone is using biometrics how often are they really using their pin that this would at all be a valuable tactic? I very rarely actually need to enter my pin on my phone so this largely seems like a moot point?

Like yeah it is still technically possible but if we really get down to it, if someone were to get learn the pin than passkey is equally worthless since they could also use my phone then to authenticate anything passkey. Fairly surprised that software based passkeys are just skipped here since I doubt most people are using hardware based passkeys, particularly on mobile devices.

I think there is a bigger (not just banking) discussion to be had about what can be done your phone's pin. But with the convenience of biometrics set an actually strong password for your phone instead of a 4 or 6 digit code.

I was disappointed by this but not super surprised, we did the kickstarter (or whatever platform they used, I don't remember) for the original ankermake thinking that Anker was a company that stood by their products and this would be great.

It was at a good time that we were looking at getting a new printer, and had high hopes.

While the printer itself was decent, it just felt like they really bit off more than they could chew and really should not have entered the market. It did not take long for us to regret getting it, having a ton of issues with it, and now barely use it since it just almost always ends in annoyance.

First, on the article itself. That title is just misleading clickbait.

In the same article we go from:

> The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global

to a couple paragaphs in:

> sold under the brand name Yeztugo – a class of drugs known as capsid inhibitors, which provide almost 100% protection against HIV infection

To a little bit later:

> The pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) provides HIV-negative individuals around 99% protection from contracting the devastating virus through sex.

So... that is terrible writing about a topic like this.

From what I have seen there is no difference in effectiveness of this drug compared to the pills we already have if you actually take them properly.

I would love to be proven wrong, but this seems basically the same efficacy numbers we see for truvada and descovy.

That doesnt mean it is not still valuable, properly taking the pill every day is a huge component of that. I know I plan on looking at the shot personally.

But the reporting on this article is extremely shady.

I know that there have been compatibility issues before, but it is worth mentioning that the current version of 11 LTSC was from november-ish last year so it is fairly up to date.

I am running it on 3 different gaming devices and have had zero issues with it, and I have it installed on my partner's gaming PC and he also has not had any issues with it.

also a "decade" I am not sure is true, the current version is 11 2024. Before that was 2021, 2019, 2016, 2015.

That being said, I would be very curious what games actually break.

I mentioned it in the other comment, but check out WindowsLTSC subreddit.

While it is not "legitimate", it is also not hard at all to do if you already know how to take an ISO and install Windows in the first place. It doesnt require any cracks or torrents.

Microsoft makes it hard (impossible) because they don't want normal users using LTSC. They try very hard in their marketing to make it seem like LTSC is not good for general purpose computing since it removes many of the features they are trying to push and their ability to show ads.

That being said, check out the WindowsLTSC subreddit. All the information on how to get it is there.

You don't need any sort of crack make it work and don't need to go anywhere shady to get the ISO. And if you are concerned from an ethical standpoint, buy a normal Windows license and just install LTSC instead.

I know I have said this many times, but if you need Windows just use Windows 11 LTSC. It lacks almost all of the bulk and crap that Microsoft is trying to shove into Windows. And the things that are missing if you really need them are easy to install.

Don't believe Microsoft's "marketing" about LTSC that it won't work for a general purpose OS. I use this for my gaming PC and it is fantastic.

No need for any sort of debloat script that is doing untested things, LTSC is a working version of Windows.

So I will first emphasize, try to avoid a "diet" and feeling the need to eliminate anything.

Unless you just really struggle with impulse control and you need those guard rails, for me the only way that I managed to loose about 45 lbs was by looking at things this way.

I did not cut a single thing out of my diet, what I did was make smart choices/swaps at home that still satisfied cravings most of the time so when I want to go to the store and get a candy bar I will go to the store and get a candy bar and not feel bad about it.

Easy one was not keeping soda in the house anymore, I have switched almost entirely to water outside of milk in my coffee. When I am out I may sometimes grab a soda but meh.

I make homemade peanut butter. I buy dry roasted unsalted peanuts, add in a small amount of salt and its great.

Trying a bunch of different apples and finding the sweetest apples I could find, and then eating that with peanut butter for some added protein.

Strawberries with chocolate humas.

I started making my own chicken stock which had more flavor and less sodium.

Making my own heartier soups that tasted great.

Also... Seasoning. More than just salt and pepper. Some really good (non American generally) seasoning will go a long way and is basically a zero calory way to really good food.

Other random small changes that are very situational for you. Look at your snacking habbits, that is where most of my issues came in.

Where I could I would choose things that would also increase my protein intake. I didn't go crazy. I never counted calories or anything and the weight just came off. Sure I could have lost a bit more had I done that, but I am at the point now that is the 10 more lbs going to make that big of a difference in the grand scheme of things as I work towards gaining more muscle anyways.

I realize this may not work for everyone, but I am not on any sort of "diet" in any traditional sense of the word. What I am doing now is perfectly sustainable for the rest of my life because I can still live my life and largely eat what I want within reason. I had taco bell today and don't feel bad about it in the slightest.

I should add that during most of this weight loss I did not change my workout habbits. I was focusing on my nutrition first. I do live in a city and I walk everywhere, but that did not change in this time.

How exactly are they unsanity disasters? I would much rather use a urinal and never need to touch anything (besides myself, which unless I myself am unsanitary that should be clean) than need to either sit down and make contact with a surface a bunch of other people have made contact with or need to lift down and raise a lid to use that if I am standing.

Looking online I can't find anything about how they are any less sanitary than just a public bathroom is to begin with.

I think there is a very big difference between those when personal safety is considered.

It is the same as asking if you have a preference when you get a massage or go to the doctor since those are more intimate and likely involving a lack of clothes. Something that in those situations you would feel regardless of your gender. As a male I prefer a male doctor, especially when talking about certain topics. I realize logically this is stupid and they are a professional at the end of the day, but that is my reality.

Unlike those however, there is not really a valid reason for a man to say they don't want a female driver/passenger from a comfort or safety standpoint.

We can argue all day long about in an ideal world we would not need this, but that is not our reality.

There are clearly carveouts for this that are not views as discrimination by the vast majority of people.

When I have gotten a massage or gone to the doctor (and not seen my regular) I have been asked if I would prefer to be with a male or anyone.

Out of curiosity, why would a combined bathroom require removing urinals?

They could still exist, and have the added benefit of anyone regardless of their presenting gender being able to use them.

While I can kinda buy the argument for why men may want to do this, it is also complicated and how far do we go. (saying this as a guy for the record)

Is it that you are either free for all or you can limit to your own sex or a sex of your choice? So could men say they only want woman? What about trans people.

Do we start adding in religion, political affiliation, race, etc etc etc.

Woman not feeling safe with unknown (and largely unvetted) Male drivers (or passengers) is a valid concern. It feels more like a bandaid than an actual fix, but it is an "Easy" solution to a problem. The ideal should be that we don't need this, not that we add in more filters like this. But for many reasons we as a society are not there.

I looked at the numbers for this for my personal devices:

- My iPhone is currently covered by apple care with the upgrade program but it does not have loss or theft, which would be an additional $4.16 a month (normally $10 a month)

- My Mac: $3.49 a month (doesnt include loss or theft)

- My iPad: $4.99

- Apple Watch: $2.99

- 2 different airpods, $15 a year each. $30 a year total. Roughly $2.50 a month

This is not including any homepods or apple tv's since I just don't see the point.

Even ignoring the difference in price with the upgrade program the best I can get for 3 devices would be iPhone + iPad + Mac coming to $18.

The $5.99 for adding more devices is more than every device except for an iPhone outside of the upgrade program.

The only people I really see benefiting are those with Apple Vision Pro since that is $25 a month. What am I missing about their calculation for this saving money?

I got all of these numbers from this page: https://www.apple.com/applecare/

I have thought many times about what I would be doing with my life if money was no object. If I just had "everything" I needed.

For me the reality is, I would still want to be doing something. I would be more picky about what I would be doing but at its core I would likely still be doing work similar to what I am doing now, just instead I would make sure it is working towards something I have a passion for.

Otherwise, what are you doing with your life? Just sitting at home all the time, that is boring.

That is not true, unless you are referring to devices outside of the iPad and iPhone (which even that I can't find evidence of)? Those went usb-c at the same time globally (by model)

Right, that is the problem. That word (rightly so) carries a lot of weight.

But instead it has turned into a word that is used to try to shut down any criticism. Things get labeled as such, schools and others have a zero acceptance policy and here we are.

I have never seen a school having an "un-patriotic" policy. I would say even the opposite, they encourage getting involved in the government and making your voice heard.

Care to tell me how what I said is not true?

I can say and criticize a lot of crap about my government without worrying about being kicked out of school or anything like that. The most I may be called is "unpatriotic" but I think most people here (maybe at least until recently) recognized that that was one of our core freedoms.

The same is not true if I tried to criticize one foreign government in particular.

I can't find the exact saying now, but my favorite are the ones that are basically...

"Will fight for your rights until your born and then just completely abandon you" (not the exact phrasing I remember seeing)

The thing about this that bothers me the most (ok maybe not the most... but its troubling), we have gotten to a point that we are more free to criticize our own government than a foreign government (unless it is about this topic).

Like, how that ever became OK is insane to me.

Were they though?

At least when you are forced to be in school you are in an environment to likely absorb... something. We regularly kept up with current events in school.

I know many adults that have basically zero idea what is going on in the world.

Also I should note that I did not claim anything about intelligence, but just an awareness of what is going on and the impact of it.

I would possibly even argue that a 16 year old being in school likely has a fresher recollection of history than many adults. I mean how many adults remember all of the math they learned compared to 16 year olds.

We can try to argue all day along about whether or not someone 16 actually knows enough about what is going on to vote. But that completely falls apart when you can talk to many adults and they don't know either (see reactions to US election).

I think this also makes sense, I know when I was younger I was extremely frustrated to see adults making really bad decisions for my country that will have a much longer impact on my life than it will on theirs.

I think a minimum age makes sense, I don't think someone in elementary has any point in voting since most likely they would just do what their parents told them. But by 16 you are generally making your own decisions, your figuring out your adult plans, and not following everything your parents say.

Right, I am normally very quick to criticize google with their "privacy" tactics and have largely cut google out of my life...

But this seems... right? and long overdue. If they can't look at your data they can't do these things.

The way they are framing this however, yeah that is a bit shady and would likely encourage more people to allow it. Reminds me of the tactics Facebook tried with the app tracking apple did. But... still.

Now if only google could also ask for the permission of the person sending you the email that would be great, but that is a pipe dream.

> It was just an analogy. My point is still that if you get 1 million nerds using Linux in 2006, and even if they remain 1 million as the whole market dies in 2028, that doesn't say much more about Linux than it did in 2006 when only 1% of desktop users used it.

Exactly this is the point I was trying to make.

If the percent goes up but the actual number of Linux machines stays the same that really isnt saying much about Linux it self. If that were the case there was no shift or growth.

Or it is possible that it is both of these which means maybe there was a growth and shift but not at as big of a number as the percent may imply.

5% of 2 million and 10% of 1 million are both 100,000.

The article is specifically claiming a shift and growth. But if all that really changed was an increase in percentage due to less devices overall there really isnt much of a shift or growth.

I think there is likely an argument that the people that would have previously used Linux are likely using Linux for tasks that would not easily work on a phone or a tablet and are likely more technical users.

Where as many users who would have previously used Windows or Mac for general basic computing can easily accomplish those tasks on their phones or tablets. (Not all tasks obviously, but there are a lot of tasks that an iPad can do that you would have previously done on your traditional computer).

That is why to me just celebrating a percent change really is not telling us much of the story. And to be clear here, I am asking the question not to say that the number is not something to celebrate but to ask why the number is the way it is and celebrate accordingly.

It is an interesting distinction, unlike Android I do admit that SteamOS is obviously contributing to Linux Desktop market share. I just think it is a complicated situation.

From my understanding Xbox is running a version of Windows on their consoles (not talking about the new handhelds) tailor made for Xbox. But I would not call that adding to the Windows marketshare.

iOS and iPadOS were started with versions of OSX and then modified (and clearly share some pieces) but we would not call either of those as contributing to Mac's marketshare.

Obviously yes neither of those let you go into the traditional Mac or Windows desktop unlike SteamOS. But how the users perceive it is still important.

> Probably most don't. But that's a goal. If corporate employees could use a Linux Desktop without caring that it is Linux, it would mean that the corporation can move to Linux, and that would be big.

The problem is this works the other way also. If most users of the Steam Deck don't care or really know that it is Linux there is not much getting in the way of Microsoft coming in with their new handheld/OS and eating up that market if they can get the OS to perform as well.

Put another way, if Valve decided (not saying they would, just asking a hypothetical) to either write their own OS or switch the underlying OS to Windows but kept the look of SteamOS as it behaved now and performance was the same. Would most users of the Steam Deck know or care?

Personally I think for claims about the "linux desktop" to really matter, there has to be a conscious desire and care that it is Linux or it could disappear.

Admittedly yeah SteamOS does walk that line, and I guess technically given that I think these numbers are based on browser data it would only be capturing the people that actually go into desktop mode (maybe?).

But, I think there is a conversation around this to ask how many of the people using a Steam Deck actually go into desktop mode or care that it is Linux (or even understand that it is Linux) vs would switch to a Windows version if it worked as well.