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Eric Smith

@paytonrules

These days I'm only on the Hellsite for sports news. Author of Game Development with Rust and WebAssembly: https://t.co/ndD0t0Q359.

Lake Zurich, IL Katılım Mart 2007
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Eric Smith
Eric Smith@paytonrules·
Programming is hard and you are not stupid. Just a reminder.
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@BStulberg The statements contradict themselves. “I didn’t learn about the tens of thousands of scientific papers” Well which is it. Is the knowledge being suppressed. Then there can’t be tens of thousands of papers! “Suppressed by massive publication”
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Brad Stulberg
Brad Stulberg@BStulberg·
This statement from Dr. Casey Means is full of so many falsehoods I don't even know where to start. Here is a small sampling, with my responses in bold. “I did not learn that for each additional serving of ultra-processed food we eat, early mortality increases by 18%." I've easily had 1000 bags of chips in my life. If this is true, it means my mortality risk has increased by 18,000 percent. That seems unlikely. "I certainly did not learn that medical error and medications are the third-leading cause of death in the US." This is a lie. The third leading cause of death in the US is accidents, and the majority of those accidents are car accidents and falls. Medical errors are, of course, a real cause for concern but they are not the third leading cause of death in the US. "I didn’t learn that 95% of the people who created the recent USDA food guidelines for America had significant conflicts of interest with the food industry." Nobody gets sick from following the USDA guidelines, which are to eat around 2000 calories, focus on nutrient dense food, and limit sugar-sweetened beverages. There is an entire nutrition grift to demonize the guidelines but the guidelines are pretty solid! The problem is nobody follows them, for all sorts of reasons. "I didn’t learn that professional organizations that we get out practice guidelines from, like the American Diabetes Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics, have taken tens of millions of dollars from Coke, Cadbury, processed food companies and vaccine manufacturers like Moderna." This is why the scientific community requires conflict of interest statements. (Unlike in Dr. Means current work, where she is selling a continuous glucose monitor to healthy people and telling them to stress out and obsess over their blood sugar.) "I didn’t learn that just five nights of sleep deprivation can induce full-blown pre-diabetes." Running a marathon can induce full-blown kidney disease. So what? The body normalizes after. All sorts of things can lead to all sorts of effects. This is more fear-mongering. "I didn’t learn that if you address these root causes that all lead to metabolic dysfunction and help patients change their food and lifestyle patterns … we could reverse the chronic disease crisis in America, save millions of lives and trillions of dollars in healthcare costs per year." This is surprising. I learned this at the University of Michigan and nearly everyone I know who recently attended medical or public health school learned this too. We also learned the solution is not medical devices, shunning modern vaccine technology for no good reason other than unfounded tribal fear, or cold plunging and taking supplements. The solution is to improve social determinants of health across the population. Everyone knows this. But it's hard to do. Listen, ultra-processed foods generally aren't good for you (with some exceptions, such as Coca-Cola at mile 22 of a hard marathon) and physical activity and sleep are both really good for you! But the amount of wild claims, us vs. the "establishment" boogeyman thinking, and of course, contrarian thinking on everything, and sewing vaccine skepticism are all just signs of a grifter who wants to sell their product. It's sad but impossible not to see.
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Dr. Casey Means: “I learned virtually nothing at Stanford Medical School about the tens of thousands of scientific papers that elucidate the root causes of why American health is plummeting.” “I did not learn that for each additional serving of ultra-processed food we eat, early mortality increases by 18%. This now makes up 67% of the foods our kids are eating. I took zero nutrition courses in medical school. I didn’t learn that 82% of independently-funded studies show harm from processed food, while 93% of industry-sponsored studies reflect no harm. I didn’t learn that 95% of the people who created the recent USDA food guidelines for America had significant conflicts of interest with the food industry. I did not learn that one billion pounds of synthetic pesticides are being sprayed on our foods every single year. 99% of the farmland in the United States is sprayed with synthetic pesticides, many from China and Germany, and these invisible, tasteless chemicals are strongly linked to autism, ADHD, sex hormone disruption, thyroid disease, sperm dysfunction, Alzheimer’s, dementia, birth defects, cancer, obesity, liver dysfunction, female infertility and more. I did not learn that the eight billion tons of plastic that have been produced just in the last 100 years … are being broken down into microplastics that are now filling our food, our water, and we are now even inhaling them in our air, and that very recent research … tells us that now about 0.5% of our brains by weight are plastic. I didn’t learn that there are more than 80,000 toxins that have entered our food, water, air, and homes by industry, many of which are banned in Europe, and they are known to alter our gene expression, alter our microbiome composition and the lining of our gut, and disrupt our hormones. I didn’t learn that heavy metals like aluminum and lead are present in our food, our baby formula, personal care products, our soil, and many of the mandated medications like vaccines, and that these metals are neurotoxic and inflammatory. I didn’t learn that the average American walks a paltry 3,500 steps per day even though we know, based on science and top journals, that simply walking 7,000 steps a day slashes by 40-60% our risk of Alzheimer’s, dementia, type 2 diabetes, cancer, and obesity. I certainly did not learn that medical error and medications are the third-leading cause of death in the US. I didn’t learn that just five nights of sleep deprivation can induce full-blown pre-diabetes. I learned nothing about sleep, and we’re getting about 20% less sleep on average than we were 100 years ago. I didn’t learn that American children are getting less time outdoors now than a maximum security prisoner, and on average, adults spend 93% of their time indoors, even though we know from the science that separation from sunlight destroys our circadian biology, and circadian biology dictated our cellular biology. I didn’t learn that professional organizations that we get out practice guidelines from, like the American Diabetes Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics, have taken tens of millions of dollars from Coke, Cadbury, processed food companies and vaccine manufacturers like Moderna. I didn’t learn that if you address these root causes that all lead to metabolic dysfunction and help patients change their food and lifestyle patterns … we could reverse the chronic disease crisis in America, save millions of lives and trillions of dollars in healthcare costs per year. This is a spiritual crisis. We are choosing death over life, we are choosing darkness over light. We need a return to courage. We need a return to common sense and intuition. We need a return to awe for the sheer miraculousness of our lives. We need all hands on deck.” Source: Sen. Ron Johnson’s Roundtable on “American Health and Nutrition: A Second Opinion”

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@brady_h Nothing excites a kid more than Greek Yogurt
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Eric Smith@paytonrules·
@byronwoodfork At the risk of being cliche, Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island are very nice. See them before Trump has them replaced with a statue of himself and a detention center.
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Byron Woodfork
Byron Woodfork@byronwoodfork·
Anyone have any "must see's and do's" when visiting New York? 👀
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Bill Kaguru Wanjohi@billwanjohi·
@hipearlrose like??? I guess the drainage is not perfect and the walls have not been recently painted, but what else am I supposed to be reacting to here?
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@dabearsblog I wish people didn’t get this way - all three of them are great. Now I’m hungry
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DaBearsBlog
DaBearsBlog@dabearsblog·
I just had a pepperoni spinach deep dish at Malnati’s that is the best I’ve ever had. So I’m happy with my choice.
Robert Oliphant@Rob3755

@dabearsblog Gino's is better than malnati's. I can't say they're better than piquads, but they malnati's is basic and Gino's is better

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Eric Smith@paytonrules·
@kct2020 Stop being silly, there is only one Devin and Aramashodu will never be equaled!
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Kirsten Tanis
Kirsten Tanis@Kirsten_Tanis1·
Wonderful news! Surprised he wasn’t signed somewhere sooner. Still only 27, Duvernay runs a 4.39 40. Averages 12.0 yds/punt return & 24.9 yds/kick return in his career Plus, KR/PRs named Devin have been historically great for the #Bears! 😤 Hoping that karma continues! 🐻⬇️
Jordan Schultz@Schultz_Report

Sources: The #Bears are in agreement on a 1-year deal with WR and 2x Pro Bowl returner Devin Duvernay. Another key addition in Chicago.

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Jacob Infante
Jacob Infante@jacobinfante24·
Which #Bears offensive line addition from this offseason so far is your favorite?
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Nick Palazzolo
Nick Palazzolo@NickPalazzolo5·
Chris Holtmann says that Jacob Meyer will not be with the team in The Crown tournament due to him entering the portal.
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Eva PenzeyMoog@epenzeymoog·
Design for Safety is available once again! I now own the rights to my book and have self-published it. This is the same content as the original, just with the A Book Apart branding removed. It's available on Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and Ingram! bookshop.org/p/books/design…
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Eric Smith
Eric Smith@paytonrules·
@SBN_Ricky Hiring somebody born after 1985 feels symbolic of the organization finally moving on from that team.
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Ricky O'Donnell
Ricky O'Donnell@SBN_Ricky·
Still can't believe Ben Johnson was born in 1986. Only head coach in Bears history to presumably have a working knowledge of The Postal Service's discography
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@Timodc What is a preliminary investigation? Google their names, yell “holy shit” and go arrest them?
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Eric Smith@paytonrules·
@robertkschmitz I never understand the logic of “you wanted Ben you have to like everything he does now.” I like Ben. I don’t like the OC and I don’t love this move. He ain’t perfect.
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Robert Schmitz
Robert Schmitz@robertkschmitz·
Back when I made content everyone got mad whenever someone didn’t like a move, so I framed everything fairly positive for engagement. People just want to be positive. Ben matters about ~50x more than any personnel move the Bears make. I don’t personally like this one though.
Wally Byrne@wally_byrne

@wAvEtheory312 @robertkschmitz Amazing how quickly it turned from “Fire Poles and let Johnson call the shots” to “why are we getting this guy” who’s obviously a guy Johnson wanted…

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Eric Smith@paytonrules·
@TheIlliniFN Seeing this on Ray Meyer court reminds me that DePaul stopped celebrating March Madness decades ago.
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Illini Fan Nation
Illini Fan Nation@TheIlliniFN·
Happy March 1st, to those who celebrate 🧡
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@ZaidJilani They never wanted to banish a “Deep State.” They wanted to replace it with themselves.
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Eric Smith
Eric Smith@paytonrules·
@HeerJeet All those people getting fired? Fuck ‘em. All those migrants at Guantanamo? Fuck ‘em? Trans people? Super fuck ‘em. This way we can win the mid terms.
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Jeet Heer
Jeet Heer@HeerJeet·
Carville literally wrote: "Instead of gearing up to fight them — as we love to do — the most radical thing we can do is nothing at all.....t’s time for Democrats to embark on the most daring political maneuver in the history of our party: roll over and play dead" Just an amazing defence of sheer abdication as a strategy
Nathan J Robinson@NathanJRobinson

oh my god james carville's actual plan is for the democrats to "roll over and play dead." how are these people not ashamed of their abject uselessness

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Eric Smith@paytonrules·
@jacobinfante24 I look forward to seeing Sydney Sanborn at the Trader Joe’s on Rand.
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Jacob Infante
Jacob Infante@jacobinfante24·
Recent reports indicate Sydney Sweeney has called off her three-year engagement. A source tells me it’s because Sweeney has recently become infatuated with, you guessed it, Chicago Bears linebacker Jack Sanborn.
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Cubs Zone@CubsZone·
Retweet if your team is 3-0.
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@WeAreDePaul Thank god you clarified- in case I didn’t know which Caitlin Clark
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Eric Smith@paytonrules·
@nayshins The only thing better is a one hour meeting fucking around in Jira.
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Jake@nayshins·
there is nothing I love more than spending a 30 minute meeting fucking around in JIRA
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