Distractor

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[–] Distractor@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Thank you so much for taking the time to explain, I really appreciate it.

[–] Distractor@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Tissue Resident Macrophages hang out in the area of initial infection, waiting for "that guy" to show up again.

This is specifically the bit I'm struggling with. How will they know it's "that guy"?

It's a bit like saying "We know this criminal uses disguises. We've given everyone copies of his mugshot, which they've used for target practice. Now if he wanders in wearing a disguise, people will recognise him."

As I understand it, "hidden" is a relative thing.

I guess this is the answer?

Going back to my analogy, you're saying his disguises are pretty simple. So he might wear glasses or a fake beard, but he isn't likely to turn up in a full clown outfit, with multi-coloured hair, make up, and a big red nose.

[–] Distractor@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago (5 children)

This didn't answer the question for me.

I get the 1st part: They've unhidden a stable spike protein hidden by sugars and used it to create an immune response.

The long-term effectiveness is where I'm getting lost. How will the immune system know when to use these particular anti-bodies in the future? If, say, 5 years after being vaccinated I'm infected, surely the relevant spike proteins are hidden by sugars. So how can my body recognise them as the same protein and make more of the correct anti-bodies?

[–] Distractor@lemm.ee 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Oh please.

If the USA hadn't destroyed Iran's democracy, the houthis wouldn't have Iranian funding and would be a non-issue, and that's just touching the tip of the mess the USA caused in the Middle East. There's a reason the Houthi slogan says "Death to America" and not "Death to Europe".

How about taking responsibility for cleaning up your own mess? Also, feel free to contribute to the costs of all the refugees the USA created for Europe.

[–] Distractor@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago

Pannekoek in Afrikaans, pancakes in South African English.

The thick American version we call flapjacks.

[–] Distractor@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago

Create a shortcut to make your screen grayscale. When the alarm goes off, hit 15 min snooze and grayscale. When the alarm goes the 2nd time, turning off will be possible.