Keira (She/Her)2d ago

People who menstruate (or who used to): did it give you headaches? Migraines? Headaches with weird inner ear pain? Tight shoulders? A hot head/face?

Discussion with friends has us wondering how common these things are (and as we all know, medical info about menstruation will tell you either everything is hormonal or nothing is actually happening to you, so it's fairly useless).

#periods #poll #anecdata

general headache
27.1%
migraine
22.9%
ear pain
3.4%
tension headache
15.3%
stuff/sore neck or shoulders
15.3%
hot face/head
6.8%
stiff/sore gums
4.2%
other head, neck, face stuff
5.1%
Poll ended at .
Show threadC.Apr 25

@shoq

Niggle: it's not research, but it could be interesting #anecdata. Just don't read too much into it.

I've said a few times that all Fedi posts containing polls that say "boost for better sample" (or "research" here, similar) should be required to have one of the response options be "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN".

#DeweyDefeatsTruman #sample #random

PeterApr 4

With the onset of "flag weather", I've observed an uptick in anti-maga house decorations in my area.

I'm not even pretending to claim any statistical significance, it's simply an observation.

#Resistenza
#anecdata
#8647

Kit BashirApr 2
@hugh i have a client who is DIY electrifying their tractor, for whom i’ve made couplings and troubleshot motor controllers #AnecData
Arnd LayerMar 23

I have a new theory based on #anecdata:

In the long term, #corporateIT decides against the best product or technology.

Anecdata points:
- #OS2
- #NovellNetWare
- #LotusNotes
- #XML (this may be a tad controversial)

Show threadknizerJan 9
@allpoints Thanks! For a mastodon poll that, on its face, shouldn't be that controversial, my gut says there should be about 1 comment for every 15-20 votes, so thanks for keeping us on track :) #anecdata
FaraiweAug 4, 2025

A friend just made a typo, and coined "anecdata"

I like it and will use it. It's perfect for the kind of "statistics" that most people engage in, to base their skewed, biased and witless conclusions about most subjects.

#anecdata #statistics

HighlandLawyerJul 26, 2025
At a cafe today, saw/heard a group of teenagers using the wifi. One of them obviously went to a site with new OSA age challenge; after brief (mild) profanity, consensus of group was just to log in using parent's photo (already on phone) & date of birth. Total delay, not more than a couple of minutes, including craic among the group.
#Anecdata #OnlineSafetyAct #NotFitForPurpose
Show thread🇵🇸 AmandaMay 16, 2025

@grimalkina heh, we absolutely are not. It’s funny you mention this now. Recently I was at a group dinner with a consultant to speaks to a lot of tech folk, but isn’t one himself. I told him I’m a software engineer but dislike it, and he said that “every tech person I speak to says that.” #anecData but telling indeed.

And thank you for writing that piece. I needed to see it, and a friend I shared it with said it “blew their mind clean apart”

Chairman Meow ᓚᘏᗢ 🐿️🍉Mar 11, 2025

#anecdata Had to do med check today, and Dr. B tells me political anxiety (and the clinical consequences thereof) are just a regular part of his and others' practice now.

Not that there was any doubt, I suppose. But if having Nazis in the halls of power is interfering with your mood or your ability to function, at least be advised that you are not alone.