poquito_kale
poquito_kale t1_j0y2whc wrote
Reply to comment by rip1980 in Brooklyn pastor who was robbed while preaching charged with wire fraud and lying to FBI in unrelated case by Octavus
> Whitehead, a convicted felon, is known for his close relationship with New York City Mayor Eric Adams and his ostentatious displays of wealth.
> Adams introduced Whitehead at a concert, calling the pastor “my good friend and good brother.”
Not surprised about his relationship with Adams. Nepotism and cronyism are par for Adams' course.
poquito_kale t1_ize97hi wrote
> According to Inkolo Kantu Traditional Organisation spokesperson and traditional expert Loyiso Nqevu, once a water monitor lizard or bees enter a home, it is very important for the family in question to spring into action and look for answers from traditional healers to get a better understanding of what type of ceremony needs to be performed.
I think the foaming wasp killer spray ceremony needed to be performed.
poquito_kale t1_ixt9du8 wrote
I still have my Palm Pilot... Fully functional. The little compact makeup beauty mirror on the back of the slider still gleams.
poquito_kale t1_iwspiun wrote
Reply to comment by flatzfishinG90 in Just one day of a high-fat diet is all that it takes to cause stress in the gut, at least in mice. Within the first 24 hours of the changed diet, the animals’ metabolism altered to accommodate the new abundance of fatty acids, and cells lining the intestines began to proliferate at higher rates. by the_phet
Welp, based on these data (or any available data) it's hard to make recommendations regarding what might be a problem on a societal level, and making those recommendations on an individual level is nearly impossible.
My take on this study however is that the authors intentionally made an extraordinarily exaggerated intervention and then measured short term effects.
That's the secret recipe for a huge effect in your study results.
What's not clear from this study is whether what the authors describe as stress of high fat (moderate carbohydrate, moderate protein) diet produces a permanent detrimental effect that will kill humans or make their lives more miserable faster and earlier than a low fat diet.
So, given that people have healthfully enjoyed many different macronutrient compositions throughout human history, I don't believe that their exaggerated-for-effect short term intervention in a non human species that canonically eats low fat is relevant to our lives.
Why didn't traditional indigenous Inuit suffer insurmountable barriers to reproductive success if this short term effect is relevant to humans?
poquito_kale t1_iwpw56e wrote
Reply to Just one day of a high-fat diet is all that it takes to cause stress in the gut, at least in mice. Within the first 24 hours of the changed diet, the animals’ metabolism altered to accommodate the new abundance of fatty acids, and cells lining the intestines began to proliferate at higher rates. by the_phet
Meh.
They're sure dramatizing the stress part. It seems that there wasn't any impact on the intestinal villii architecture.
And anytime an organism or organ system undergoes a radical environmental change, that is a stress. Responding to a radical environmental change requires a dramatic revamping of the expression profile and often the translation support systems.
Is it really surprising that radically changing the type of proteins which are produced, especially when that change is towards proteins that will operate on substrates, of a completely different hydrophobicity, produces an increase in heat shock proteins and UPR?
There didn't seem to be any detrimental consequences at the end of the day. But touting that collision won't garner more funding for the next round of grants.
What's really interesting is this...
> Moreover, we measured the energy expenditure (EE), which measures total energy required for homeostasis.19 Within the first day, EE was increased
Someone tell Kevin Hall.
poquito_kale t1_iwpthz7 wrote
> Twitter currently has no communications department
Oh the irony
poquito_kale t1_itqubzr wrote
Reply to comment by ItIsYourPersonality in Michigan family of 4 who went missing for a week has been found by wwabc
You didn't read the article.
They clearly provided direct quote of his crazy claim.
> “I need some police protection immediately,” Cirigliano can be heard telling the 911 operator. “It is of vital national interest. It is related to September 11, and people want to erase me from the face of the Earth.”
Maybe spend less time posting more time reading.
poquito_kale t1_itfs927 wrote
Reply to Exploring a new environment helps boost dopamine levels which are projected to the hippocampus, decreasing the threshold for learning. However, in older people, the novelty of a new environment doesn’t boost memory as much as it does in younger people. by Wagamaga
That's because by the time you get old you've already seen everything under the sun and 'been there, done that'. Or at least have been exposed to something roughly equivalent, so the perceived novelty is lessened.
poquito_kale t1_j9xsyyw wrote
Reply to comment by Ampersand55 in Swedish Deputy National Police Chief and Regional Police Chief found dead amidst investigation on gross misconduct by FinneVirta
> He was not biased in his decision hiring her in the first place as she was one of the best qualified and they hadn't started their affair yet.
But the articles says this:
> Expressen writes that 21 others with extensive police experience applied for the position of head of intelligence, but that Staaf had no police experience.
Doesn't appear that she was one of the most qualified.