makesomemonsters

makesomemonsters t1_j2d936m wrote

I think the bigger problem with maps a few decades ago was that most people didn't have access to detailed maps of most places near them, so had to rely on bad directions and guesswork to get them where they needed to go. Even now, I almost never use any type of sat nav because I can generally memorise the route to anywhere I'm going from a map in a few seconds, but I still need to see the map in the first place and that wasn't possible 20 years ago!

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makesomemonsters t1_iy0buvn wrote

The majority of famous sportspeople who have gone on to develop ALS were boxers or played rugby, football (soccer), football (gridiron) or ice hockey. Otherwise known as the sports where you often get smacked in the head. Whether or not academics feel they've studied it enough to reach a conclusion is one thing, but I think I have a good idea what the root cause usually is when somebody develops ALS after playing contact sports for a living.

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makesomemonsters t1_iw3l55s wrote

For at least some of the symptoms I think that might be the case.

2.7% of middle aged people surveyed had joint pain, 3.7% had trouble sleeping and 2.2% had trouble concentrating, and it was decided that this was due to them having had covid a year before? Were joint pain, sleep problems and poor concentration previously issues that did not affect middle-aged people?

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makesomemonsters t1_it22vli wrote

Regarding anabolic steroid use, if tests typically indicate whether the person has used PEDs in recent weeks, but not whether they used any months ago, then I wonder what proportion of pro athletes juiced before going pro and only stopped once they had turned pro and were likely to get tested.

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