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The pressure changed in the pipes in Albany. If the tap water supply is limited, one way to make it last longer is to eat and drink only at night in modest amounts once per day, preferring fresh fruit, dairy and bread rather than heavy food hard to digest, washing infrequently without running water.

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If americans knew what he said and how he said it in Letter to a Hostage right now, somehow, they would have enough hope to act without having known the need to before.

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A cat is as much of a creature, but it has to be permitted to harass the housecat. A cat that has access to the house is not the same as a cat that has the run of it.

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The facts of a persons circumstances, their own past initial positions and subsequent actions and preference-motivated choices included, do not really inform their options at any specific juncture, except to constrain the force of habit itself.

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Any grade of radiation sickness in an individual doesn't make it obvious what someone's preferences on that individual's behalf ought to be in the abstract, doctor or otherwise. But that doesn't change the facticity of the exposure's being able to constrain their own preferences, in changeable ways.

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You needn't waste breath mocking the idea of evil (yet another empty set in itself) even if anyone happens to take it up and make it there on as if they have no interest in being persuadable to set it aside.

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Many insect populations may have been decimated by the blasts, but the birds that eat them are actually mostly omnivores.

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It would not do harm to offer food and tap water to the birds that are still here.

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If not by water, it may actually become feasible underground with help. But first arrangements would need to be made to buy time for appropriate risk assessments and response planning.

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A stream journey away from Albany could conceivably become passable in the medium-term future but would need to involve appropriate risk assessments and planning with outside expertise involved.

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If air relief for anyone through food drops were to become safe for those attempting the deliveries, it would still warrant delaying the attempts as far as possible and minimizing the frequency with which any individual flight crew member undertakes such a round trip journey. Drones could assist.

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To raise food here may not be impossible to a certain extent, but neither is it suitable for long run agricultural use.

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The roads and fields that could be crossed to leave Albany may be unsafe to attempt.

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If you already have butter and bread at home, it's not unsafe to shelter in place for the time being. Carbonated drinks may upset your stomach for a while, but are not unsafe in themselves. The tap water would be somewhat contaminated, but the degree of contamination attenuates thanks to streamflow.

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Explanatory work in the sciences for children often appears to be backward looking, to tell a story. But the value of science is in attempts at prediction, to be able to express cogently an informed expectation.

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If sheltering in place due to recent nearby nuclear explosions, minimizing calorie demand to limit water exposures from both food and tap water is a short-term priority while the particulate matter risk dissipates. But bed rot can lead to 'rhabdo' which risks kidney damage. You can sit to rest, too.

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I'm just scared for myself; I don't want this to happen

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Just because your two parents are the same wouldn't mean you owed a person your time or energy. Similar starting places do not imply similar incentives, obligations or expectations.

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Watch your tone, commentators. Taking plumpy nut as a candy option is not without snark.

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There is no humor in the observation one cannot trust a cat or a nurse under whatever circumstances, whether a doctor is available or otherwise.

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Argument: all writing behaviors are adverts for services that it would be unwise to commission or solicit. All journalism (print and otherwise) is neither advertisement nor claim - it is merely a cry for help from an interested party.

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As someone who has earned money in consulting, I often wade into a public discourse topic that I find confusing and offer a probing attempt at an explanation that relies largely on guesswork. Force of habit and professional capability showboating. Not worth the risk under the circumstances any more.

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facticity and oversharing are not warranted with threat actors, but never ever allow yourself to be accidentally vague - this has to do with the nature of total war

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If there are children in your environment, please be aware that they can be dangerous even to their primary caregivers on seemingly short notice.

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It's my understanding the appropriate warrant has been issued. In total drug war on a hemispheric scale, whether among users or nonusers, the only hostage anyone can take against you is someone holding yourself hostage against yourself.

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