Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org

WTF?

'A tragic case:' Organ transplant patient dies after receiving Covid-infected lungs https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/organ-transplant-patient-dies-after-receiving-covid-infected-lungs-n1258388

Organ transplant patient dies after receiving Covid-infected lungs.
This is the first proven case in the US in which the #Covid virus was transmitted via an organ transplant, prompting calls for more thorough testing of donors.

#COVID19 #SarsCov2 #OrganTransplant #LongCovid

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/organ-transplant-patient-dies-after-receiving-covid-infected-lungs-n1258388

Behind every bit of climate denial is somebody getting paid off.

British PM Sunak appears to be no different.

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/sunaks-family-firm-signed-a-billion-dollar-deal-with-bp-before-pm-opened-new-north-sea-licences-353690/

#UKPolitics #Sunak #Climate #ClimateCrisis

Meta to end Canadians’ news access on Facebook and Instagram in row over law https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/aug/01/meta-canada-news-facebook-instagram?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #worldnews #guardian

Not just academia, but many other places 😊

But in the words of Songstress Swift
“Never be so kind, you forget to be clever
Never be so clever, you forget to be kind”

AD(H)D is the inability to self-regulate your impulses caused by a developmental delay of the prefrontal cortex. Your natural dopamine production is reduced. You are more impulsive. You prefer the immediately rewarding activities over the activities that reap long-term benefits.

Anything immediately enjoyable has the potential to be addictive for you. You have a much higher risk to become addicted. Not only to drugs, but also to “easy” dopamine-sources like video games or masturbation.

Your shame of not being able to perform despite being smart increases your risk of addiction as compensatory action.

Here’s a plan on how to tackle it:

Get an ADD/ADHD diagnosis, psychological help and maybe medication. Stimulating drugs increase your prefrontal cortex activity and help you with self-regulation.
Get sober! Cut out the addiction from your life - alcohol/drugs, excessive masturbation and video games. This leads to a long-term reduction of dopamine receptors in your brain. Fewer receptors means that less enjoyable activities will become more enjoyable over time. Like studying or chores.
Meditation strengthens frontal lobe activity and increases your ability to cut out distractions. This is the only pro-active thing you can do, while the others are mostly “don’ts”.
Strictly cut out distractions when studying/working (social media, phone notifications). These dompanine-high activties will drain your ability to study.
Stop shaming yourself for not being able to perform as well as other people - who might have a lower IQ. Accept that you have a medical condition and that our modern world with its many sources of cheap gratification is hurting you.

Sources:

Brynte, C., Aeschlimann, M., Barta, C. et al. The clinical course of comorbid substance use disorder and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: protocol and clinical characteristics of the INCAS study. BMC Psychiatry 22, 625 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04259-6
Véronneau-Veilleux F, Robaey P, Ursino M and Nekka F (2022) A mechanistic model of ADHD as resulting from dopamine phasic/tonic imbalance during reinforcement learning. Front. Comput. Neurosci. 16:849323. doi: 10.3389/fncom.2022.849323
Hauser, T. U., Iannaccone, R., Ball, J., Mathys, C., Brandeis, D., Walitza, S., et al. (2014). Role of the medial prefrontal cortex in impaired decision making in juvenile attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. JAMA Psychiatry 71, 1165–1173. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.1093

new open access book:
"Film archives are fast spreading around the world, and with them issues surrounding archival digitisation, artistic appropriation, and academic reinterpretation of film material that demand scholarly attention. This volume aims to fill this demand with a thought-provoking collection of original articles contributed by renowned scholars, archivists, and artists"
#Film #Cinema #Archive #Movies #books #OpenAccessBooks
https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/64029?s=09

Academic press books are expensive relative to what academia pays... if you're looking for sales/discounts, follow @UPressSalesBot

Socket lands $20M investment to help companies secure open source software
https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/01/socket-lands-20m-investment-to-help-companies-secure-open-source-software/

Assange’s supposed "very serious" crime is obtaining and publishing classified documents — no different from countless journalists who have done the same.

If Assange can be prosecuted, so can they. https://apnews.com/article/bllinken-australia-assange-extradition-559b75e6aaf2220301e0f478b0958ca6

In the #climatecrisis, we need more public transport not big new roads for more cars!

The National Party Transport Policy is a Highway to Hell: greenpeace.nz/uy1azb

Join the call for ALL political parties to get serious on climate change: greenpeace.nz/climate-shift

#nzpol #climate #climatechange

@zleap
And have this as the anthem:
https://vid.puffyan.us/watch?v=dkQJ8xpe2qU

@Exoticgamora

I've said it before & no doubt I'll say it again, if Britain was an island of the West Coast of Africa rather than the North Coast of Europe it'd be (correctly) regarded as one of the most corrupt nations on Earth.

Sunak's family firm signs billion-dollar deal with BP
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/sunaks-family-firm-signed-a-billion-dollar-deal-with-bp-before-pm-opened-new-north-sea-licences-353690/

Mom's recent blood work results for her diabetes 2 aren't good. I just got a phone call about this. Her doctor retired last month & no replacement is available until October. I have a phone appointment on Thursday morning with medical clinic doctor who is trying to help patients who were all listed with the retired doctor. To go over results in depth & help Mom get her health back on track.

#BChealthcare

I made a new avatar generator for Peertube mascot squid-like characters..

You can play with it here:
→ https://www.peppercarrot.com/extras/html/2023_peertube-generator/

It's a personal contribution to the Peertube-plugin-livechat (WIP, link to the plugin on the generator page).

#krita #MastoArt #ArtWithOpenSource
#peertube #avatar #generator

I'm beyond pissed off right now, as my videos are being removed simply for following license requirements for including Creative Common music. This music helps define my brand, adds interest to my videos, and is my stylistic choice.

YT wants all creators to use THEIR in-house music service, and is actively punishing those who don't. That's a monopolistic and anti-competitive practice that CANNOT be allowed to continue.

Why carbon capture and storage will not solve the climate crisis any time soon https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/01/is-carbon-capture-and-storage-really-a-silver-bullet-for-the-climate-crisis?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other #ClimateEmergency #CCS