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[–] otter@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago

Someone that replied to you mentioned it, so I thought that's what we were talking about

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 13 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

The meme said "shutting down" and not "going down", so I think it's about lemm.ee's shutdown and not DDOS attacks

 

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted, spewing an ash cloud more than 10 kilometres into the sky.

The country's volcanic agency said the volcano erupted at 8:48pm on Friday night, local time.

A photo

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Don't let the pasta get cold before sleeping on it

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 5 points 16 hours ago

The article was talking about the uncertainty in "when" they'll come back, and not "if"

 

It could be cooked or dry, with or without other ingredients

Inspired by this comment: https://lemmy.ca/comment/18107810

Image from here: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shelves_of_pasta_at_Safeway.jpg

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 3 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

What if it was cooked pasta

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 4 points 19 hours ago

This is important because no matter what you do, there is always so much more you could be doing. I'd argue that for most people, having those connections is also important for fulfilling whatever reasons you have for pursuing privacy (safety, financial security, political reasons).

It's also possible to use a service while severely cutting down how much information they can gather:

  • use a relay email address
  • use the web browser instead of the app
  • set up recommended settings on your browser

Another point is that there is a benefit from blending into a crowd. You don't want to stick out as the one user that's doing much more than necessary

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

It looks like this got posted twice. I'll remove this one since the other one has more comments and upvotes :)

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 36 points 1 day ago (2 children)

"Deaths in aid incidents" is weird phrasing

 

Canadians' electronic health records need more protections to prevent foreign entities from accessing patient data, according to commentary in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

"Canadian privacy law is badly outdated," said Michael Geist, law professor and Canada Research Chair in internet and e-commerce law at the University of Ottawa and co-author of the commentary. "We're now talking about decades since the last major change."

Geist says electronic medical records systems from clinics and hospitals — containing patients' personal health information — are often controlled by U.S. companies. The data is encrypted and primarily stored on cloud servers in Canada, but because those are owned by American companies, they are subject to American laws.

For example, Geist points out, the U.S. passed the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act in 2018, which can compel companies to disclose customer information for criminal investigations, even if it's stored outside the United States. The law allows for bilateral agreements with the U.S. and other countries. Canada and the U.S. began negotiations in 2022.

The companies have "Canadian laws that may say they've got to provide appropriate protections for that data," Geist said. "But they may have U.S. law that could compel them to disclose that information."

Canada's laws, Geist says, have not yet found a way to respond to that.

 

See this link for details on changes and eligibility: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025HLTH0076-000739

See this link for specifics and FAQ: https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-library/health-features/get-hpv-vaccine

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago

I think that's reasonable

I have run into users not being aware of which community a post is in a few times. Two recent examples

  • We were discussing whether we should remove a post from !canada@lemmy.ca and if it was relevant to Canada. Two users may have misunderstood it as trying to defend trump
  • I posted a study comparing the efficacy of a particular vaccine regiment in !medicine@mander.xyz, which is intended for medical professionals, and someone thought I was posting antivax disinfo. Studies on vaccine efficacy are common, and that's how we decide on schedules and develop better ones

I get it, times are stressful. I left polite comments pointing out the community, and in both cases it would have been smoother if the person checked what the community is about before making assumptions.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Maybe what we need is an "inactive" value that apps/ front ends can use to display communities that haven't seen activity recently. Maybe any posts or comments in the past 3 months?

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 24 points 2 days ago

If anyone else is also curious about how it's measured (and how they differentiate between pollen and other small particulate), see the methods section

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollen_count

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Very exciting :)

 

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There currently isn't a one to one match for the topic of this community. If you want answers from a specific group (ex. men/women), you could instead start your question with a phrase like “A question for men:”.

If you can't access one of the communities listed below, it may not be available on your instance. You can always check out this guide on how to find communities.

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If you would like to take over this community and try building it up, please reach out to @admin@lemmy.ca

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