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Jenn Dowling-Medley @aliasjdm.bsky.social · 5h

Not hard to see what camp I fall into, but I ask the first group if they've ever spent much time in support groups. There are some truly heart wrenching posts, often from parents of young kids with celiac who are following mainstream guidelines but who still have an incredibly sick child.

Jenn Dowling-Medley @aliasjdm.bsky.social · 5h

Anyways, I think there is a pretty clear divide in the community amongst those that are more privileged (asymptomatic) whose priority is having options at all costs (even if not really safe - but they don't wanna hear of that), and people whose symptoms are disabling whose priority is safety>options

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Jenn Dowling-Medley @aliasjdm.bsky.social · 5h

And actually, I think many companies do want enforcement to protect their market slice. But some celiacs or other members of the GF community don't want to have "options" taken away from them or have it implied that their GFD isn't medically optimal (would imply having to change).

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Jenn Dowling-Medley @aliasjdm.bsky.social · 5h

depending on what study you look at, the overwhelming majority (>95%) of packaged foods with GF claims will be compliant in Canada/US. Non-compliance is a small number of bad actors. These bad actors undermine consumer confidence by sowing distrust in the GF claim. Companies should want enforcement.

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Jenn Dowling-Medley @aliasjdm.bsky.social · 5h

also some "we can't go after businesses breaking the law because then companies will be scared to offer GF food and that is bad because having options = important"
the companies would like you to believe that lol, but the GF market is very profitable and it's legit not that hard to comply

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Jenn Dowling-Medley @aliasjdm.bsky.social · 5h

it's not weird that some celiacs don't give a shit about CC (there are plenty of them), it's weird that one of those people would care enough to pay $ to subscribe to an advocate who's main thing is compliance issues relating to GF claims& label law issues, and then be angry when she does that.

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Jenn Dowling-Medley @aliasjdm.bsky.social · 5h

weird community drama: people publicly announcing canceling their subscription to GF Watchdog because she said that a particular chain brand of cakes made in a shared bakery shouldn't be labelled GF (since they admit they are not guaranteed <20 ppm... which is what GF means in the US)

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Jenn Dowling-Medley @aliasjdm.bsky.social · 5h

see:
www.canada.ca/en/health-ca...

Residential indoor air quality guidelines: Carbon dioxide - Canada.ca

Assesses the health risks posed by carbon dioxide in residential environments and provides recommendations on how to reduce those risks.

www.canada.ca

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Jenn Dowling-Medley @aliasjdm.bsky.social · 5h

no need to address this, n95s only, just ban live music and theatre forever /s
(we will note that this level of CO2 is not actually good for you even if you filter out the pathogens on an individual level with an n95 or the system level with HVAC)

NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · 6h

Hedged my bets last night and went to a show for the first part of the evening. I’m so sad to see that the Capitol theatre in Moncton has such poor ventilation. I think the Imperial theatre in SJ made major HVAC investments. Ventilation this poor is bad for artists and audience. /1

Photo of an Aranet CO2 monitor showing CO2 of 2484 ppm CO2.

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Jenn Dowling-Medley @aliasjdm.bsky.social · 20h

chaotic idea: crushing up some Rockets and dissolving them into water to make a very ? "sports drink"

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Andrew @tjsleakyroof.bsky.social · 1d

like perhaps we ought to move beyond “businesses always make decisions for sound financial reasons and not because a senior executive saw a propaganda video on X and issued a memo” in the year of our lord 2025

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Jenn Dowling-Medley @aliasjdm.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly. For renters in particular there are a lot of issues with finding accessible places that are affordable, esp if on social assistance.

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Jenn Dowling-Medley @aliasjdm.bsky.social · 1d

(which is why a lot of the research in this space has pivoted to military and manual labour applications - i.e. use by able bodied people)

Jenn Dowling-Medley @aliasjdm.bsky.social · 1d

kind of reminds me a bit of exoskeletons and neuroprosthetics in the SCI space. Perhaps useful for rehab/physical therapy but requires a lot of supervision to be safe and even at best more cumbersome than a wheelchair or regular prosthetic.

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Jenn Dowling-Medley @aliasjdm.bsky.social · 1d

seems like a solution looking for a problem situation
could something like this be useful for people with mobility disabilities who can also use whatever remote control? Perhaps. But you could also just uh, design homes in an accessible way for much cheaper and without all the reliability issues.

James Andrew Smith @drsmith.bsky.social · 1d

The “robot” isn’t doing anything.

It’s a human being with a remote control in the next room. Literally.

There are dozens of robots designed over the last 40 years that could do exactly this.

They’ve encountered the wall that all robot companies eventually hit.

iRobot hit it. Tesla hit it.

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 2d

The loading-the-dishwasher struggle is real. Even—or especially—for the $20,000 1X Neo humanoid home robot.

🔗: on.wsj.com/47whlZ1

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Jenn Dowling-Medley @aliasjdm.bsky.social · 1d

in honour of Ofsaa XC being today, I reminisce about when I was in gr 12 and Ofsaa was also on Nov 1, which meant that me and the rest of the team went out trick or treating in the area around our Sarnia hotel, as did many other teams. Very wholesome. I was Boy George (Karma Chameleon style)

Jenn Dowling-Medley @aliasjdm.bsky.social · 1d

Since I do not have a nuanced understanding of baseball I am in a mystery novel

Jenn Dowling-Medley @aliasjdm.bsky.social · 1d

I have now gone to the not private party part of the venue where there are no serious costumes and everyone is watching the game. Results comedic

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Jenn Dowling-Medley @aliasjdm.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t care about baseball but the Jays game is ok the tv and so now I feel Involved

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Jenn Dowling-Medley @aliasjdm.bsky.social · 1d

This is a good party because someone requested the Wreck the of the Edmund Fitzgerald

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Jenn Dowling-Medley @aliasjdm.bsky.social · 1d

I walked into a local pub thinking there was a generalized Halloween event (I want a prize 😤), but as it turns out I’ve crashed someone’s birthday party dressed as the Masque the Red Death (irony lost on many)

Woman wearing skull mask, red dress, fascinator and long gloves

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 2d

Everyone deserves the amount of tasty, nutritious food that they want for their body. Yes, that includes treats. No, their size has nothing to do with it. It's a basic bodily autonomy issue. No one should be too poor to eat the food they want.

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Jenn Dowling-Medley @aliasjdm.bsky.social · 2d

I think in fact that wearing a black respirator will improve the creepy look since it will make the blank spaces in the nose and mouth areas black

Jenn Dowling-Medley @aliasjdm.bsky.social · 2d

Will updat
(I like that this mask has an articulable jaw, which means I could drink if I wear a sip mask underneath!)

Bathroom mirror selfie of woman wearing skull mask

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Jenn Dowling-Medley @aliasjdm.bsky.social · 2d

Don't have an Apple watch, but my Garmin watch thinks I'm dying if I clap my hands or do a plyometric while I'm recording an activity. Fortunately since I do not run with my phone this does not do anything, but seems like the algorithm (based on accelerometers for Garmin?) is too sensitive

Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 2d

Search and Rescue calls as a result of Apple Watch false alarms are a new and worrying problem for us. Yesterday my team @coquitlam-sar.bc.ca was activated for such a call which placed the victim at the north end of Indian Arm (Halkomelem: səl̓ilw̓ət)

These are preventable.

Yesterday, Coquitlam Search and Rescue was activated by BC Emergency Health Services for a person in medical distress in a remote location North East of Indian Arm. This call turned out to be a false Apple Watch SOS activation.
While Emergency SOS is a powerful tool in real emergencies, false alarms can divert critical resources from real rescues.
📱 Here’s how to prevent accidental SOS calls:
Know your device: On iPhone 14 and newer, pressing and holding the side button + volume can trigger SOS. Apple Watches have a similar feature.
Use a protective case that prevents button presses during activity.
Disable Auto Call if you don’t need it:
Go to Settings → Emergency SOS → Turn off “Call with Hold and Release”.
Be mindful during hikes: SOS can activate in pockets or packs during movement.
🧭 Heading outdoors?
✅ Share your trip plan
✅ Carry a satellite communicator if going off-grid
✅ Know how to use your phone’s emergency features responsibly
Let’s keep SAR resources focused on real emergencies.
Share this to help others stay safe and informed.

View from the back seat of a helicopter proceeding up Indian Arm ( (Halkomelem: səl̓ilw̓ət)

Image of an apple watch sending an SOS: this was captured yesterday from the subject.

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