For whatever reason the target recipients did better with their actual blood type. B- being 2% of the population (and half of that being CMV+) put it in high demand in that small audience (which is why I give myself a bronze since my bloods high value has such a narrow focus). Or so they said. All I know is that I donated gallons of the stuff, along with a shit load of platelets, because they said very young children needed it for the above reasons. Sounded good enough for me.

Like you I then I went to Iraq, donated a bunch there, and was told on my return no more blood drives for 5 years.

Leukemia of some type. Never bothered to find out exactly.

B- CMV- platelets are apparently good some some kids. Used to donate very often. Probably still should.

I peaked in 1993 you insensitive clod.

Techdirt? Ars Technica?

I have been around this site for so long, I would be sad to abandon it. But it really seems like things have jumped the shark here.

yeah that is an obvious problem. sucks.

Migrate to github. Shut down SF repo.

>> For example, someone with antibodies for 50 different flu strains is clearly taking more risk than someone who has only, say, 10

Explain the line of reasoning behind this.

They are just becoming another cable company. Rapidly.

Sadly, that is quite reasonable CEO pay these days.

Advertising.

Surely you jest!

If they canned any younger workers then there goes that lawsuit.

Hedge your bets: keep working/training but look now.

If you get an offer try to negotiate a start date after your release date to grab the severance... but consider that you need to beat your fellow soon-to-be-unemployed colleagues to the remaining jobs in the area, so the few weeks pay is not really worth it.

Too bad all the local employers know what is going on and the well is somewhat poisoned.

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