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YEG Fur (Ocelot sometimes), 30-something, They/Them, Programming and TTRPG 🔞
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DLluckytran.bsky.social

Universal masking and social distancing at the start of the pandemic were so effective that they eliminated a strain of flu, and now annual flu vaccines have been redesigned because that strain no longer needs to be included in the shot. Amazing.

This year’s flu shot will be missing a strain of influenza it’s protected against for more than a decade.

That’s because there have been no confirmed flu cases caused by the Influenza B/Yamagata lineage since spring 2020. And the Food and Drug Administration decided this year that the strain now poses little to no threat to human health.

Scientists have concluded that widespread physical distancing and masking practiced during the early days of COVID-19 appear to have pushed B/Yamagata into oblivion.

This surprised many who study influenza, as it would be the first documented instance of a virus going extinct due to changes in human behavior, said Dr. Rebecca Wurtz, an infectious disease physician and epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
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Wwhey.party

I came across an outdated guide on image grid sizing crop/proportions for bsky earlier, and I felt it was important to create an updated version! Please use this new guide instead!

Up-to-date BlueSky Crop Aspect Ratio
Crop Sizes for Bluesky as of 18 Oct 2024

By default, single images are uncropped. If image is too tall (Exceeds the 1:2 aspect ratio) then it will be cropped. Single images that are too tall may be scaled down but aspect ratio is preserved

With two images, both of them share a square aspect ratio of 1:1

For three images, the first image is square (1:1) while the other two are half-squares (2:1)

And for 4 images, all of them are 3:2
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APpangolinfox.bsky.social

Hi all! To celebrate #FurryBookMonth it's time for a yearly giveaway of novels! You can win the first three books of my young adult furry fantasy Resonance Tetralogy series with a share and like! Follows are appreciated but not necessary! Open until November 1st!

A fox fursuiter holding a set of three young adult first fantasy novels: the
first trio of books in the Resonance Tetralogy series
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JKjesskay.bsky.social

Definitely would recommend this series. All three were entertaining all the way through with wonderful characters and a captivating plot. Would recommend participating for a chance to get them if you can. ^^

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RBrvbdrm.com

Well that's not good... In the new Twitter Terms of Service , you will grant them licence to use your content to train their machine learning and artificial intelligence models.

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TOtrippyotter.bsky.social

Reason they keep doing it is apparently it's cheaper than buttons.

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Aseawall.bsky.social

Omg, they grow up so fast! They're killing their first industry! 😍

Forbes headline

How Gen Z Drinking Less Impacts The Alcohol Industry
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SSsuzette.bsky.social

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AMameresolicitor.bsky.social

This is really good to see: Sandi Toksvig has been supportive previously but this is a new clarity. This is open support for Trans people at a level which she knew in advance would bring her hate and abuse. She's done it anyway.

Long post from Sandi Toksvig clearly standing up for trans people:
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Fyger
@fyger.bsky.social
YEG Fur (Ocelot sometimes), 30-something, They/Them, Programming and TTRPG 🔞
91 followers93 following98 posts