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This is \"peer reviewed\" only in the sense that the author [paid $260](https://ijirms.in/index.php/ijirms/fee) for a \"publish review\" because they couldn't get into a reputable journal.","removed":false,"published":"2024-11-10T22:21:57.781234Z","deleted":false,"ap_id":"https://programming.dev/comment/13309637","local":false,"path":"0.12714601.12714727.12715238","distinguished":false,"language_id":37},"creator":{"id":13022499,"name":"quirzle","avatar":"https://programming.dev/pictrs/image/40360466-834f-4a81-b3de-3d599c69a3be.png","banned":false,"published":"2024-10-24T13:13:41.625373Z","actor_id":"https://programming.dev/u/quirzle","local":false,"deleted":false,"bot_account":false,"instance_id":22},"post":{"id":15060585,"name":"A Risk Factor for Cerebral Thrombotic Syndromes [Published Nov 2024] (PDF)","url":"https://ijirms.in/index.php/ijirms/article/view/1982/1420","body":"*Please read before downvoting this unpopular topic*\n\n##### Introduction:\nThis population-based retrospective cohort study assesses rates of adverse events (AEs) involving cerebral thromboembolism (CTE) after COVID-19 vaccines. \n##### Methods:\nData were collected from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) database from January 1, 1990 to December 31, 2023. CTE AEs after COVID-19 vaccines were compared to those after influenza vaccines and after all other vaccines using proportionalreporting ratio (PRR) analysis by time.\n\n##### Results:\nThere are 5137 cerebral thromboembolism AEs reported in the 3 years (36 months) after COVID-19 vaccines compared to 52 AEs for the influenza vaccines over the past 34 years (408 months) and 282 AEs for all other vaccines (excluding COVID-19) over the past34 years (408 months). The PRR’s are significant when comparing AEs by time from COVID-19 vaccines to that of the influenza vaccines (p < 0.0001) or to that of all other vaccines (p < 0.0001). The CTE AEs PRR by time (95% confidence intervals) for the COVID-19 vaccine AEs vs influenza AEs is 1120 (95% confidence interval (723-1730), p < 0.0001) and for COVID-19 vaccines vs all others is 207 (95% confidence interval (144-296), p < 0.0001). Cerebral venous thromboembolism AEs are female predominant with a female/male odds ratio of 1.63 (95% confidence interval (1.52-1.74), p < 0.0001). Conversely, cerebral arterial thromboembolism has a nonsignificant male preponderance. Cerebral venous thromboembolism is far more common than cerebral arterial thromboembolism over 36 months with an odds ratio (OR) of 14.8 (95% confidence interval 14.0-15.5, p < 0.0001). Atrial fibrillation, the most common identifiable cause of cerebral arterial thromboembolism, occurs far more commonly after the COVID-19 as compared to all other vaccines with a PRR of 123 (95% CI 88.3-172, p < 0.0001). \n\n##### Conclusions:\nThere is an alarming breach in the safety signal threshold concerning cerebral thrombosis AEs after COVID-19 vaccines compared to that of the influenza vaccines and even when compared to that of all other vaccines. An immediate global moratorium on the use of COVID-19 vaccines is necessary with an absolute contraindication in women of reproductive age.","creator_id":8877146,"community_id":704,"removed":true,"locked":false,"published":"2024-11-10T21:18:54.293797Z","updated":"2024-11-10T21:33:22.636445Z","deleted":false,"nsfw":false,"embed_title":"View of COVID-19 Vaccines: A Risk Factor for Cerebral Thrombotic Syndromes","ap_id":"https://lemmy.ca/post/32732234","local":false,"language_id":0,"featured_community":false,"featured_local":false},"community":{"id":704,"name":"science","title":"science","description":"A community to post scientific articles, news, and civil discussion.\n\nrule #1: be kind","removed":false,"published":"2023-06-03T23:47:26.820398Z","updated":"2025-04-06T03:42:00.584220Z","deleted":false,"nsfw":false,"actor_id":"https://lemmy.world/c/science","local":false,"icon":"https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/e39f7de0-87ef-4c0a-afe7-97cfc40ed9da.webp","banner":"https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/c9ab9b9b-bdbc-4fad-865c-609c77683373.webp","hidden":false,"posting_restricted_to_mods":false,"instance_id":24,"visibility":"Public"},"counts":{"comment_id":12715238,"score":4,"upvotes":4,"downvotes":0,"published":"2024-11-10T22:21:57.781234Z","child_count":0},"creator_banned_from_community":false,"banned_from_community":false,"creator_is_moderator":false,"creator_is_admin":false,"subscribed":"NotSubscribed","saved":false,"creator_blocked":false},{"comment":{"id":12714601,"creator_id":13022499,"post_id":15060585,"content":"https://beallslist.net/standalone-journals/\n\nMight want to check if you're reading a predatory journal next time and save your reading time for something more worthwhile.","removed":false,"published":"2024-11-10T21:36:01.055752Z","deleted":false,"ap_id":"https://programming.dev/comment/13309073","local":false,"path":"0.12714601","distinguished":false,"language_id":37},"creator":{"id":13022499,"name":"quirzle","avatar":"https://programming.dev/pictrs/image/40360466-834f-4a81-b3de-3d599c69a3be.png","banned":false,"published":"2024-10-24T13:13:41.625373Z","actor_id":"https://programming.dev/u/quirzle","local":false,"deleted":false,"bot_account":false,"instance_id":22},"post":{"id":15060585,"name":"A Risk Factor for Cerebral Thrombotic Syndromes [Published Nov 2024] (PDF)","url":"https://ijirms.in/index.php/ijirms/article/view/1982/1420","body":"*Please read before downvoting this unpopular topic*\n\n##### Introduction:\nThis population-based retrospective cohort study assesses rates of adverse events (AEs) involving cerebral thromboembolism (CTE) after COVID-19 vaccines. \n##### Methods:\nData were collected from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) database from January 1, 1990 to December 31, 2023. 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An immediate global moratorium on the use of COVID-19 vaccines is necessary with an absolute contraindication in women of reproductive age.","creator_id":8877146,"community_id":704,"removed":true,"locked":false,"published":"2024-11-10T21:18:54.293797Z","updated":"2024-11-10T21:33:22.636445Z","deleted":false,"nsfw":false,"embed_title":"View of COVID-19 Vaccines: A Risk Factor for Cerebral Thrombotic Syndromes","ap_id":"https://lemmy.ca/post/32732234","local":false,"language_id":0,"featured_community":false,"featured_local":false},"community":{"id":704,"name":"science","title":"science","description":"A community to post scientific articles, news, and civil discussion.\n\nrule #1: be kind","removed":false,"published":"2023-06-03T23:47:26.820398Z","updated":"2025-04-06T03:42:00.584220Z","deleted":false,"nsfw":false,"actor_id":"https://lemmy.world/c/science","local":false,"icon":"https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/e39f7de0-87ef-4c0a-afe7-97cfc40ed9da.webp","banner":"https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/c9ab9b9b-bdbc-4fad-865c-609c77683373.webp","hidden":false,"posting_restricted_to_mods":false,"instance_id":24,"visibility":"Public"},"counts":{"comment_id":12714601,"score":7,"upvotes":7,"downvotes":0,"published":"2024-11-10T21:36:01.055752Z","child_count":2},"creator_banned_from_community":false,"banned_from_community":false,"creator_is_moderator":false,"creator_is_admin":false,"subscribed":"NotSubscribed","saved":false,"creator_blocked":false},{"comment":{"id":12691610,"creator_id":13022499,"post_id":14986600,"content":"All broadcast television shows are aired for free too, but that doesn't keep them from being easily pirated.","removed":false,"published":"2024-11-10T00:18:54.246909Z","deleted":false,"ap_id":"https://programming.dev/comment/13293022","local":false,"path":"0.12660741.12691610","distinguished":false,"language_id":37},"creator":{"id":13022499,"name":"quirzle","avatar":"https://programming.dev/pictrs/image/40360466-834f-4a81-b3de-3d599c69a3be.png","banned":false,"published":"2024-10-24T13:13:41.625373Z","actor_id":"https://programming.dev/u/quirzle","local":false,"deleted":false,"bot_account":false,"instance_id":22},"post":{"id":14986600,"name":"Pirating \"The Pirate Bay\" TV Series is Ironically Difficult","url":"https://torrentfreak.com/pirating-the-pirate-bay-tv-series-is-ironically-difficult-241108/","creator_id":13311096,"community_id":212,"removed":false,"locked":false,"published":"2024-11-08T20:50:49.569175Z","deleted":false,"nsfw":false,"embed_title":"Pirating \"The Pirate Bay\" TV Series is Ironically Difficult * TorrentFreak","embed_description":"The Pirate Bay made its debut as a TV series on Swedish public television today. 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My question is why do people seem to hate those who pirate more than the bad practices of mega-corporations or the fact that they don't want to preserve their media?","creator_id":11568017,"community_id":212,"removed":false,"locked":false,"published":"2024-10-28T12:39:40.027492Z","deleted":false,"nsfw":false,"ap_id":"https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/30445127","local":false,"language_id":37,"featured_community":false,"featured_local":false},"community":{"id":212,"name":"piracy","title":"Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ","description":"##### ⚓ Dedicated to the discussion of digital piracy, including ethical problems and legal advancements.\n\n---\n\n### Rules • [Full Version](https://wiki.dbzer0.com/piracy/rules)\n\n**1**. Posts must be related to the discussion of digital piracy\n\n**2**. Don't request invites, trade, sell, or self-promote\n\n**3**. Don't request or link to specific pirated titles, including DMs\n\n**4**. 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Best I can recall, most people I knew were either avid pirates or casually saw it as low-level criminal activity by the early 2000s.","removed":false,"published":"2024-10-28T19:52:22.105558Z","deleted":false,"ap_id":"https://programming.dev/comment/13055604","local":false,"path":"0.12387901.12389577.12389928.12390012.12395717","distinguished":false,"language_id":37},"creator":{"id":13022499,"name":"quirzle","avatar":"https://programming.dev/pictrs/image/40360466-834f-4a81-b3de-3d599c69a3be.png","banned":false,"published":"2024-10-24T13:13:41.625373Z","actor_id":"https://programming.dev/u/quirzle","local":false,"deleted":false,"bot_account":false,"instance_id":22},"post":{"id":14582472,"name":"Why do anti-piracy people often treat us as the \"villains\" of the story?","body":"75% of the anti-piracy discussions I see rarely blame companies like Nintendo or Disney and always try to talk about how piracy is immoral, and you should feel \"dirty\" for doing it. My question is why do people seem to hate those who pirate more than the bad practices of mega-corporations or the fact that they don't want to preserve their media?","creator_id":11568017,"community_id":212,"removed":false,"locked":false,"published":"2024-10-28T12:39:40.027492Z","deleted":false,"nsfw":false,"ap_id":"https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/30445127","local":false,"language_id":37,"featured_community":false,"featured_local":false},"community":{"id":212,"name":"piracy","title":"Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ","description":"##### ⚓ Dedicated to the discussion of digital piracy, including ethical problems and legal advancements.\n\n---\n\n### Rules • [Full Version](https://wiki.dbzer0.com/piracy/rules)\n\n**1**. Posts must be related to the discussion of digital piracy\n\n**2**. Don't request invites, trade, sell, or self-promote\n\n**3**. Don't request or link to specific pirated titles, including DMs\n\n**4**. Don't submit low-quality posts, be entitled, or harass others\n\n---\n\n[![](https://a.imagem.app/oZoQ1v.png)](https://wiki.dbzer0.com/piracy/)\n\n---\n\n### Loot, Pillage, & Plunder\n\n[📜 c/Piracy Wiki (Community Edition):](https://wiki.dbzer0.com/piracy/)\n- [🪶 Megathread](https://wiki.dbzer0.com/piracy/megathread/)\n- [🪶 FAQ](https://wiki.dbzer0.com/piracy/faq)\n- [🪶 ISP Complaints](https://wiki.dbzer0.com/piracy/isp-complaints)\n- [🪶 Rules](https://wiki.dbzer0.com/piracy/rules)\n- [🪶 Glossary](https://wiki.dbzer0.com/piracy/glossary)\n\n#### 🏴‍☠️ Other communities\n**FUCK ADOBE!**\n- !GenP@lemmy.dbzer0.com\n\n**Torrenting/P2P:**\n\n- !seedboxes@lemmy.dbzer0.com\n- !trackers@lemmy.dbzer0.com\n- !qbittorrent@lemmy.dbzer0.com\n- !libretorrent@lemmy.dbzer0.com\n- !soulseek@lemmy.dbzer0.com\n\n**Gaming:**\n- !steamdeckpirates@lemmy.dbzer0.com\n- !newyuzupiracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com\n- !switchpirates@lemmy.dbzer0.com\n- !3dspiracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com\n- !retropirates@lemmy.dbzer0.com\n\n---\n\n💰 Please help cover server costs.\n\n| [![Ko-Fi](https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/4a2f073a-3dd8-492a-942d-72bd929c9f1d.png)](https://ko-fi.com/dbzer0) | [![Liberapay](https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/eec4659d-39be-4fc9-bc9e-66a96285ea2c.png)](https://liberapay.com/db0/) |\n|:--:|:--:| \n| [*Ko-fi*](https://ko-fi.com/dbzer0) | [*Liberapay*](https://liberapay.com/db0/) |\n\n---","removed":false,"published":"2023-06-09T20:41:24.690780Z","updated":"2025-07-10T07:35:59.637047Z","deleted":false,"nsfw":false,"actor_id":"https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/c/piracy","local":false,"icon":"https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/a18b0c69-23c9-4b2a-b8e0-3aca0172390d.png","banner":"https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/1729473e-b786-40f1-9d6c-5248e8efe8e5.webp","hidden":false,"posting_restricted_to_mods":false,"instance_id":65,"visibility":"Public"},"counts":{"comment_id":12395717,"score":2,"upvotes":2,"downvotes":0,"published":"2024-10-28T19:52:22.105558Z","child_count":0},"creator_banned_from_community":false,"banned_from_community":false,"creator_is_moderator":false,"creator_is_admin":false,"subscribed":"NotSubscribed","saved":false,"creator_blocked":false},{"comment":{"id":12389928,"creator_id":13022499,"post_id":14582472,"content":"You've never seen [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmZm8vNHBSU)? Never heard \"home taping is killing music\" or \"don't copy that floppy\"?\n","removed":false,"published":"2024-10-28T14:26:17.828896Z","deleted":false,"ap_id":"https://programming.dev/comment/13050078","local":false,"path":"0.12387901.12389577.12389928","distinguished":false,"language_id":37},"creator":{"id":13022499,"name":"quirzle","avatar":"https://programming.dev/pictrs/image/40360466-834f-4a81-b3de-3d599c69a3be.png","banned":false,"published":"2024-10-24T13:13:41.625373Z","actor_id":"https://programming.dev/u/quirzle","local":false,"deleted":false,"bot_account":false,"instance_id":22},"post":{"id":14582472,"name":"Why do anti-piracy people often treat us as the \"villains\" of the story?","body":"75% of the anti-piracy discussions I see rarely blame companies like Nintendo or Disney and always try to talk about how piracy is immoral, and you should feel \"dirty\" for doing it. My question is why do people seem to hate those who pirate more than the bad practices of mega-corporations or the fact that they don't want to preserve their media?","creator_id":11568017,"community_id":212,"removed":false,"locked":false,"published":"2024-10-28T12:39:40.027492Z","deleted":false,"nsfw":false,"ap_id":"https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/30445127","local":false,"language_id":37,"featured_community":false,"featured_local":false},"community":{"id":212,"name":"piracy","title":"Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ","description":"##### ⚓ Dedicated to the discussion of digital piracy, including ethical problems and legal advancements.\n\n---\n\n### Rules • [Full Version](https://wiki.dbzer0.com/piracy/rules)\n\n**1**. Posts must be related to the discussion of digital piracy\n\n**2**. Don't request invites, trade, sell, or self-promote\n\n**3**. Don't request or link to specific pirated titles, including DMs\n\n**4**. 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It was super effective, given that we all remember it.\n\nEditing to add one of my favorite videos in the other direction, [Copying is Not Theft](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeTybKL1pM4).","removed":false,"published":"2024-10-28T12:50:07.620262Z","updated":"2024-10-28T19:56:21.148996Z","deleted":false,"ap_id":"https://programming.dev/comment/13048399","local":false,"path":"0.12387901","distinguished":false,"language_id":37},"creator":{"id":13022499,"name":"quirzle","avatar":"https://programming.dev/pictrs/image/40360466-834f-4a81-b3de-3d599c69a3be.png","banned":false,"published":"2024-10-24T13:13:41.625373Z","actor_id":"https://programming.dev/u/quirzle","local":false,"deleted":false,"bot_account":false,"instance_id":22},"post":{"id":14582472,"name":"Why do anti-piracy people often treat us as the \"villains\" of the story?","body":"75% of the anti-piracy discussions I see rarely blame companies like Nintendo or Disney and always try to talk about how piracy is immoral, and you should feel \"dirty\" for doing it. My question is why do people seem to hate those who pirate more than the bad practices of mega-corporations or the fact that they don't want to preserve their media?","creator_id":11568017,"community_id":212,"removed":false,"locked":false,"published":"2024-10-28T12:39:40.027492Z","deleted":false,"nsfw":false,"ap_id":"https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/30445127","local":false,"language_id":37,"featured_community":false,"featured_local":false},"community":{"id":212,"name":"piracy","title":"Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ","description":"##### ⚓ Dedicated to the discussion of digital piracy, including ethical problems and legal advancements.\n\n---\n\n### Rules • [Full Version](https://wiki.dbzer0.com/piracy/rules)\n\n**1**. Posts must be related to the discussion of digital piracy\n\n**2**. Don't request invites, trade, sell, or self-promote\n\n**3**. Don't request or link to specific pirated titles, including DMs\n\n**4**. 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