No, I didn’t know about those. Thanks, I’ll check that out.

Yes. I want All to be just other instances that I’m interested in. Not every available (federated) instance.

The only problem with that is not seeing posts from other instances I don’t want to block.

Maybe it’s just me, but I’d prefer Subscribed to be personally curated communities, Local to be instance curated, and All to be a place to get a broader picture of, well, everything.

I’d just find it easier/more natural to opt-in to other instance content rather than opt-out.

Essentially, yes. I think you still see comments from users on that instance if they comment on a post on an instance that isn’t blocked.

Also, vaccines work in the exact same way as exposure to live viruses. The difference is that the vaccine can’t cause an infection because it’s either a dead or disabled version of the virus. Anti-vax people don’t seem to get this.

And, some people think that their body’s reaction to the vaccine means that the vaccine made them sick. It’s normal to have flu symptoms with the flu vaccine. Your body fights it the same way That’s intentional. It’s how your immune system builds a defense against the virus.

And, you’d be guaranteed there’d be numerous holes through it by Spring.

It’s a solvent that can dissolve a lot of stuff. This may make the part seem lubricated at first but it shouldn’t be used as a lubricant. It attracts dust that will, eventually, gum things up.