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YouTUBE is disgusting

On By Alex V. WeirIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

My latest video got removed and I got a strike because I don’t buy the mask narrative for the following reasons:

Radonovich, L.J. et al. (2019) “N95 Respirators vs Medical Masks for Preventing Influenza Among Health Care Personnel: A Randomized Clinical Trial,” JAMA. 2019; 322(9): 824–833. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2749214

“Among 2862 randomized participants, 2371 completed the study and accounted for 5180 HCW-seasons. … Among outpatient health care personnel, N95 respirators vs medical masks as worn by participants in this trial resulted in no significant difference in the incidence of laboratory-confirmed influenza.”

Long, Y. et al. (2020) “Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks against influenza: A systematic review and meta-analysis,” J Evid Based Med. 2020; 1- 9. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jebm.12381

“A total of six RCTs involving 9,171 participants were included. There were no statistically significant differences in preventing laboratory-confirmed influenza, laboratory-confirmed respiratory viral infections, laboratory-confirmed respiratory infection, and influenza-like illness using N95 respirators and surgical masks. Meta-analysis indicated a protective effect of N95 respirators against laboratory-confirmed bacterial colonization (RR = 0.58, 95% CI 0.43-0.78). The use of N95 respirators compared with surgical masks is not associated with a lower risk of laboratory-confirmed influenza.”

Conclusion Regarding That Masks Do Not Work
No RCT study with verified outcome shows a benefit for HCW or community members in households to wearing a mask or respirator. There is no such study. There are no exceptions.

Likewise, no study exists that shows a benefit from a broad policy to wear masks in public (more on this below).

I told them that if they don’t provide me with proof that those studies are wrong and that there is no debate on efficacy their strike is invalid.

Not because I think it will make them be reasonable but because it’s the truth.

There is no place in the free country that fostered this websites existence for this sort of behavior.

Outfoxed

On By Alex V. WeirIn Alex Weir, Philosophy, poems, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedLeave a comment

I’m not real.

That’s so true.

That it’s a lie.

Which way would the wind blow.

If I.

Don’t even ask me.

You know what.

Foxes don’t need forms.

Chase a sunbeam.

The cold ground is granular.

Dirty globes are solipsistic.

They stand alone.

Columns for a pyre.

The flower of mercy warms with flames.

Askew the tinder asks.

Foxes do not focus.

Scattered leaves pull the ground towards heaven.

Wills are made of roots entangled.

Chocking on tomorrow.

Only lithe fleet foxes lick the dew.

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Dust Span – Questions for Ockham

On By Alex V. WeirIn Alex Weir, Humor, Philosophy, poems, Stories, Technology, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedLeave a comment

I live behind dirty walls.

My knees ache.

The nervous shake of the right leg is automatic.

Probably to counter the ache in the left shoulder…blade.

For balance.

What is complete?

What is complex?

What is control?

Comfort:

The answer is not a question.

A million suns collapse and I am born.

Dust span.

Gather what I can.

Magnetic.

Automatic.

Shaking leg.

Shoulder ache.

Tension.

Balance.

Fission.

Zero, None.

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Noob Recites 5 Seeing Habits and 10 Point Commentary Before First Day of Integrad

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Going for UPS Air Driver position.

Gotta know this stuff.

Posting here to give an explanation for my lack of content and provide proof that I have a fairly good grasp of the material before going to class.

NOTE: I’m aware that the explanations for 10 point commentary certainly need refinement which is why I’m going to continue studying throughout the night.

Study Resources

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Plinth – A Night Drive Story – Creepypasta Original

On By Alex V. WeirIn Alex Weir, Original Fiction, Stories, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, Vlog, Weird Fiction1 Comment

Hey, everybody sorry for the huge lag in uploads. Life is life as the Laibach song goes. My schedule is all topsy turvy, night is day, day is night, and I’m still in a bloody hotel.

Whinging aside I’m rather happy to bring you a story I wrote earlier this morning.

Here’s the story via my website in case you prefer to read it: https://fractaljournal.com/2020/07/19/plinth-a-night-drive-story/

As for the video it’s a “creepypasta” style narration with some stock footage in case you chance to glance at the screen and need to see something pretty while you listen.

All the music that really brings this story to life is provided via the creative commons license by the wonderful Kevin McLeod.  You’ll find an attribution to the songs used in order of appearance at the bottom of this description.
Thanks so much for listening and best wishes.

 

-Alex Weir

 

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Music Attributions

 

Water Lily by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4609-water-lily

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

 

Past The Edge by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4997-past-the-edge

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

 

Night of Chaos by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4127-night-of-chaos

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

 

Thunder Dreams by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4526-thunder-dreams

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

 

Dark Fog by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3605-dark-fog

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

 

Plaint by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4224-plaint

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

 

Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

 

Floating Cities by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3765-floating-cities

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

 

Magic Forest by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4012-magic-forest

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

 

Mesmerize by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4994-mesmerize

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/