Ildsaye [they/them]

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  • Editorial Note: The cumulative incidence of AIDS in City Clinic cohort members is now 3,825 per 100,000, the highest of any reported population (4,5). Almost three-quarters of cohort members now have serologic evidence of HTLV-III/LAV infections. The long-term prognoses for these men is unknown. The fact that two-thirds of men infected for over 5 years have not developed AIDS or AIDS-related illness is an encouraging indication that infection with this virus is not necessarily followed by rapid development of symptoms and death.

    (emphasis mine) From the introduction of the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in the San Francisco Cohort Study, 1978 -1985. The absence of data, to be clear, is not "an encouraging indication" of anything. By the 90s it was established that virtually everyone with untreated HIV develops AIDS after a latency period of 8-15 years. But there basically weren't any treatments yet. No heads rolled for publishing this claim and there is no reason to believe the culture of the CDC has improved since.




  • I've tried GVS elipse, airboss, flomask, and have now for the past year used a dentec comfort air. The GVS hurt my nose bridge too much. The airboss was expensive, the straps wouldn't stay adjusted, and it split open after a few months, an absolute scam. The flowmask hurt my nose bridge and its small size caused gaps in the seal when I spoke or smiled, but I've heard it suits some people very well. The Dentec has suited my high nose bridge and far exceeded all others in comfort and seal integrity yet was the cheapest. I had to shop around to find the non-bulk order of it though. It's also all black and looks very cyberpunk.

    Understand, though that your voice will be much more muffled in an elastomeric than disposable N95, and while some claim to have better audibility, it's not by much. I use my left over Auras when I know I'm going to talk to someone.




  • In Burgerland, the Democratic Party was a caste of the priesthood tasked with warding off the vengeful ghosts of the country's defeated enemies. Every two years, Democrats would pose as the country's opposition and 'lose' mock elections with ritual displays of self-humiliation, aiming to silence the unquiet spirits, who were thought to be always on the verge of returning and destroying the country utterly.
    Which eventually, of course, they did specter