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CowperKettle

2:44 AM

Isn't a hairy chest a put-off for women?

I spent about 40 minutes in bathroom first scissoring away the hair, then shaving it off, in order to have the Holter EEG monitor attached.

And it's already hairy again.

Cerberus

3:03 AM

@CowperKettle In recent (not really scientific) research done in Britain, lots of chest hair was indeed a bit of a turn-off.

But I'm quite sure this will vary a lot between cultures.

Your advertisement also strongly suggests this.

tchrist

3:49 AM

@CowperKettle Why yes, now that you mention it, a hairy-chested woman can be a real put-off for some people.

CowperKettle

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CowperKettle

5:44 AM

31.7% of Russia's total population have been vaccinated thus far. At the current rate, 50% will be vaccinated by mid-January.

CowperKettle

6:09 AM

Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg

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CowperKettle

12:14 PM

"Apoplectic cardinals harvesting tomatoes on the shore of the Red Sea"

CowperKettle

1:12 PM

> At least 20% of COVID-19 patients develop new antibodies that attack their own tissue, just as if they had an autoimmune disease. Doesn't happen if they're vaccinated

med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2021/09/…

CowperKettle

2:09 PM

Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show

Could be moral panic.

tchrist

@CowperKettle Don't forget the aurora borealis. :)

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Mitch

3:47 PM

@CowperKettle could be understatement

depends on your context (and specifics)

It's well known (though that's simply stereotype) that FB (and really any social media) has a toxic, bullying side to them.

CowperKettle

Bullying?

One can make one account "friends-only"

But yes, maybe.

I just think it must be hard to measure and disentangle whether the social networks really affect people.

Mitch

@CowperKettle Yes. People being mean to each other on social media. It happens everywhere. Even here.

CowperKettle

I just unfriend/block mean people

Mitch

@CowperKettle You have good habits in that (and how to use the platform)

@CowperKettle It's not a precise science like predicting Halley's Comet's return, but there is knowledge there.

@CowperKettle But yes it may be overblown. Fire must be banned - it hurts!

CowperKettle

I was a small kid when the Halley Comet passed Earth

I remember other kids telling of a film called something like "Monsters from Halley's Comet" or something, and wanting to watch it badly.

And my dad told me, that when the comet visits next time, I would be a very old man.

CowperKettle

4:31 PM

> The number of U.S. states where more than a third of adults are obese has nearly doubled since 2018, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

medicalxpress.com/news/2021-09-states-high-obesity-cdc.html