On Monday, January 26, 2026, Gunnar Wolf <[email protected]> wrote: > . >> > > Uff.. I do thank you for the initiative. However, making sense from the > volume of changes between both documents is a bit hard
> the usual solution to this, which I really really recommend is retrospectively applied (as in: every single version released) is to convert to markdown or latex and use pandoc, texstudio, etc etc. to convert to PDF, and check in to git. keep to max 72 chars per line, make sure to set DOS/UNIX auto conversion on the repo's config, use "/use/binfmt" if people accidentally join lines together, and everyone's happy with their favourite plaintext editor on their favourite platform. seriously, don't delay as it gets harder and harder to consider retrospective version control and harder and harder to manage uncontrolled documents the wider the distribution. regarding the contents, a bit of background: firstly absolutely brilliant and essential idea, today. the amount of damage done by RNA vaccines is... well... humanity will never recover. not an understatement. https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2025/12/myocarditis-vaccine-covid.html one study showed 1 in 35 people have had their hearts damaged by mRNA vaccination. the consequences of long COVID on myself, as someone with an undiagnosed congenital heart condition which I should have picked up on from family history, can be absolutely devastating. I've had over 500 Cardiac Asthma heart attacks, most of them in the past 3 years. I've over 10 lacunar infarcts (stroke holes), lost the ability to speak at least 60 times (once for 3 days) and had life-altering hypoxia incidents at least 50 times, some of which caused serious brain damage. I now cannot take even moderate exercise as both left heart valves are irrevocably damaged (LVEF of 45% when *not* under load), and that results in blood being pushed back into the lungs, causing (for me) a life-threatening asthma response, but in two of my family members it has caused their lungs to fill with fluid. https://google.com/search?q=long+covid+rheumatoid+factor https://google.com/search?q=long+covid+mitral note this is *not* just COVID: Peridontal disease (hallmark: large cysts on the maxillary sinuses) can also cause the same thing as the bacteria get into the bloodstream (and heart): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodontal_disease#Associated_conditions if that was not enough there is a link to barometric pressure causing gas pockets created by anaerobic bacteria such as Group A streptococcus to expand and contract, which if in the heart muscle can cause "inexplicable" spontaneous adverse heart reactions https://www.google.com/search?q=barometric+pressure+rheumatoid https://www.google.com/search?q=barometric+pressure+rheumatoid+cardiac streptococcus is one of the main bacteria from sore throats and Peridontal disease. this is therefore something everyone needs to take into consideration for venues, for running the conference, and making organisers aware that if someone looks "a little out of breath" it could mean they are at risk of a heart attack. no - not in any way an exaggeration: I had a 72 hour EEG attached, and recorded over 40 "events". one was atrial fibrillation of 240-250 bpm, and there were multiple "Ventricular Premature Beats" including 10 when I was asleep, causing a stroke. also watch out for anyone with blue-tinged (white) hands, arms, feet as it indicates vasodilation, particularly when it is cold. also watch out for anyone wincing in severe pain, either with joints or doubling-up with chest pain. a good indicator that a large barometric pressure change has occurred is that multiple people SIMULTANEOUSLY either go: * dizzy * yawn * go cross-eyed / unfocussed * go "ouch, my knee" or some such each of those people has a gas pocket near nerves that just expanded/contracted (aka "fibromyalgia") and if that's in their heart they could be in trouble. so there are some very specific things needed: * is the venue reasonably compact? (everything on one site or building)? * does the venue have adequate lifts? * is there enough time for people to walk SLOWLY between events? * is there expected to be any large barometric pressure changes? (seaside, or monsoons) * yes ventilation is absolutely essential: somewhere in nature is best (plenty of trees, nearby parks, or actually *in* woodland or park even better) but extreme cold could cause vasodilation. I also recommend having BP and SPO2 monitors on-site *and rechargeable AAA / AA batteries* (the ones that take a USB-C socket are cute). cuff-based BP best rather than integrated unit. also for all organisers to be trained in CPR. bottom line this is much more serious than is being made out: fortunately it's well-known now, medically, so peer-reviewed papers give the information needed, enough to be able to mitigate and minimize risk to anyone whose health has now been irrevocably damaged. not nice, but it is what it is. ok I leave it - poignantly - at that. l. -- --- geometry: without it life is pointless the fibonacci series: easy as 1 1 2 3
