| derry and daily dol | 30. Okt 2024 @ 16:58 |
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— Ko citu varēja gaidīt, — I–ā drūmi teica. — Viss ir skaidrs. Nav jau arī nekāds brīnums. |
| In other news | 19. Okt 2024 @ 16:16 |
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"There are clear disparities in how pain is managed between men and women, but we haven’t seen a clear biological difference in the use of their endogenous systems before now,” said Zeidan. “This study provides the first clear evidence that sex-based differences in pain processing are real and need to be taken more seriously when developing and prescribing treatment for pain.”
The researchers conclude that by tailoring pain treatment to an individual’s sex, it may be possible to improve patient outcomes and reduce the reliance on and misuse of opioids.
https://today.ucsd.edu/story/men-and-women-use-different-biological-systems-to-reduce-pain |
| in other news | 29. Aug 2024 @ 14:54 |
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Despite being highly confident that they can understand the minds of people with opposing viewpoints, the assumptions humans make about others are often wrong, according to new research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, in partnership with the University of Oxford. //
King's College London
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Odiem jauna sezona iesākusies? Parasti pēc Jāņiem viņi pamazām aprima, bet tagad kaut kā pavisam aptrakuši. |
| Nedaudz palags no Umberto Eko sestdienas vakaram | 10. Aug 2024 @ 23:19 |
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Speaking twenty-two years ago, when the phenomenon of the south-to-north global migration had not yet taken on today’s epic proportions, Eco predicted that, in the new Millennium, Europe would be witnessing a great cultural métissage, similar to the one that had occurred in New York at the start of the 20th century or, even earlier in some Latin American countries– a movement that “no racist and no nostalgic reactionary” could have prevented.
The fundamental point of Eco’s public reflection was that of the distinction between the concepts of “immigration” and “migration”; the first, he argued, occurs when a group of individuals, “even many individuals, but in numbers that are statistically insignificant with respect to the indigenous stock,” move from one country to another. Such a movement – according to Eco – may be controlled politically, limited or encouraged, according to the needs of the receiving country. The process of migration, on the other hand, would be comparable to those found in nature: “They occur and no one can control them”.
“We have migration,” declared Eco, “when an entire people, little by little, moves from one territory to another, and what matters is not how many remain in the original territory, but to what extent migrants change the culture of the territory to which they migrate.” He then offered examples of some of the great migrations of the past: from east to west, “as a result of which the peoples of the Caucasus changed the culture and biological heritage of the natives”; those of the so-called “barbarian” peoples who invaded the Roman Empire, creating new kingdoms and new cultures; or the case of European migration to the American continent.
// Parafrāzēts caur La Voce di New York, jo bija slinkums pārrakstīt no viņa grāmatas. |
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Nebija gadījies vēl redzēt izremontētu malkas šķūnīšu ēku kā dzīvokļu kompleksu (FB).
Tā jau pats par sevi it kā labi, ja jau renovē rūpnīcas, kāpēc galu galā arī ne malkas šķūnīti.
Īres cenu gan drusku apšaubu, vai kāds neskatoties uzminēs. Vienistabas šķūnīša dzīvoklim.
( Bildes tiem, kas nav FB )
9. Aug 2024 @ 15:49
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> Just wait until you ask a Catholic about licking cat holes. We are NOT amused.
8. Aug 2024 @ 19:14
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Lūk ar ko gadās sastapties.
"People are communist to their family, socialist to their friends, and capitalist to the rest".
4. Aug 2024 @ 11:50
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Lai arī vētra it kā beigusies, skatiens joprojām pieķeras āra krūmiem, kas ik pa brīdim uzrāda stiprāku brāzmu kā parasti, un tāpat arī nolīst kāds gabals vēl neizlijušā.
Manā prātā vētra būs pa īstam beigusies, kad uzspīdēs saule un viss būs uz brīdi mierīgs.
30. Jul 2024 @ 09:34
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Neko nejēdzu par hokeju, īpaši NHL.
Bet šodien pa radio dzirdēju, ka kāds latviešu hokejists būs dabūjis Stenlija kausu un brauks ar to no Rīgas uz Ventspili.
Radio viņu sauca par čempionu. Tiesa gan, kaut kādu iemeslu dēļ viņa vārds uz kausa nebūšot iegravēts.
Iedvesmojies noskaidrot sīkāk, skatījos, nekur neko par viņu neatradu sakarā ar šīgada Stenlija kausu.
Kausu šogad vinnēja Florida Panthers, kur neviena latvieša komandā nav.
Rokoties tālāk vienīgais, kurš uzrādīts Latvijas NHL spēlētāju Wikipedia sarakstos, un ir spēlējis Florida Panthers, ir Jānis Sprukts, kurš to darīja pirms laikam gadiem 20. Bet Latvijas radio, šķiet, bija citāds Jānis.
Amerikāņu ziņās savukārt nekādu latviešu, nekādu Jāņu šīgada Stenlija kausa sakarā.
Sapratu, ka joprojām neko nesaprotu, un atmetu ar roku.
21. Jul 2024 @ 14:10
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Šorīt bez kāpēc atcerējos senu Žvaņecka citātu:
- Katrīna, nāc pie mums strādāt. Mums labi maksā.
- Par ko tad maksā?
- Ā, nu, par kaitīgumu piemaksā.
- A ko tad es iešu?
- A mēs nezinām kas tas tāds par kaitīgumu. Neviens no mums viņu nejūt, neviens no mums viņu nejūt, neviens no mums viņu nejūt.
16. Jul 2024 @ 12:42
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Tie cilvēki, kas Putina vietā nonāks pie varas, būs spiesti atbildēt īstajai, nevis iedomātajai Krievijai, un tie, kuri šobrīd ir izbēguši no Krievijas, īstajai Krievijai nebūs vajadzīgi. Nu, vērot no malas to būs ļoti interesanti, lai gan nepatīkami.
// Gints Jegermanis, atvaļināts vēstnieks, Sestdiena.
2. Maijs 2024 @ 11:04
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Es te šobrīd vairāk citātus, vnk ir šis tas uzradies pēdējā laikā, jāpieraksta, lai nepazūd.But many people say they have tried meditation and failed. Here are some common complaints about meditation:
I can’t do it. My mind wanders. I can’t sit still. I can’t concentrate that long. I fall asleep. I have too many noisy thoughts.
If your first attempt or first several attempts at meditation resulted in any of these thoughts, then congratulations — you’ve meditated!
Many people perceive meditation as a magical moment of transformation. But meditation isn’t about perfection. It’s about awareness. Being aware that your mind wanders, that you’re tired, that you can’t sit still, that your mind is racing — that’s the point of meditation.
// https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/09/29/meditation-tips-awareness/
No šī viedokļa:Notice the five senses.
Start by taking a few calming breaths.
Now, see five things around you. It can be items on your desk such as a lamp, a notepad and a pen, or trees and rocks as you take a walk.
Touch four things — the fabric of your clothes, a book, a leaf, the cat.
Hear three things. Notice a dog barking, the click of a keyboard, laughter in the break room.
Smell two things. Sniff the air, the detergent smell that lingers on your clothes.
Taste one thing. End your meditation with a bite of chocolate, a piece of fruit or a treat from the office candy dish.
P.S. WP izrādās viens no tiem websaitiem, kurus var lieliski izlasīt vienkārši nobloķējot skriptus (piemēram, ar Brave browserī iebūvēto funkciju vai [citos browseros] aizejot uz Site settings un nobloķējot javaskriptu.
11. Apr 2024 @ 17:28
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Atkarībā no tā, vai to ir viegli uztaisīt un vadīt, šis varētu būt the next big thing un riktīgi pamainīt, kā un kas notiek pasaulē pēc, teiksim, kādiem 15-20 gadiem:
Scientists at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a programmable metafluid with tunable springiness, optical properties, viscosity and even the ability to transition between a Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluid.
The first-of-its-kind metafluid uses a suspension of small, elastomer spheres — between 50 to 500 microns — that buckle under pressure, radically changing the characteristics of the fluid. The metafluid could be used in everything from hydraulic actuators to program robots, to intelligent shock absorbers that can dissipate energy depending on the intensity of the impact, to optical devices that can transition from clear to opaque.
https://scitechdaily.com/not-science-fiction-harvard-scientists-have-developed-an-intelligent-liquid/
9. Apr 2024 @ 21:07
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At this point I'd figured out what you need to put in grant proposal to get the money. And that's what I did.
I applied for grants on research projects, because it was a way to make money, not because I thought it would leave an impact in the history of science.
It's not that what I did was somehow wrong. It was and still is, totally state of the art.
I did what I said I'd do in the proposal, I did the calculation, I wrote the papers, I wrote the reports, and the reports were approved. Normal academic procedure.
But I knew it was bullshit, just as most of the work in that area is currently bullshit and just as most of academic research that your taxes pay for is almost certainly bullshit.
The real problem I had, I think, is that I was bad at lying to myself.
Sabīne Hossenfeldere
6. Apr 2024 @ 23:08
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Varbūt tiešām ir cilvēki, kuru bērnība ir bijusi tik piespiesti pareiza, pārkontrolēta un nolaizīta, ka vienīgais, kā viņi var sajusties kaut cik kā patstāvīgas būtnes, ir ar pašdestruktīvām darbībām.
5. Apr 2024 @ 22:48
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PHILISTINE, n. One whose mind is the creature of its environment, following the fashion in thought, feeling and sentiment. He is sometimes learned, frequently prosperous, commonly clean and always solemn.
26. Mar 2024 @ 10:22
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To, cik labi, ir, kad saulei nokrītot, temperatūra nenokrīt zemāk par 20, es sapratīšu rīt, pēc atgriešanās.
Pagaidām vakara vējš liek justies nedaudz drēgni, un jāsecina, ka Ēģiptes pavasaris tomēr nav vasara.
Jāatceras uzlikt apkure pirms izlidošanas, lai mājās nav tik auksts, cik uz ielas.
19. Mar 2024 @ 18:44
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"Problēma nav tā, ka es neprastu paskatīties uz sevi no malas. Problēma ir tā, ka man ir vismaz trīs malas no kurām skatīties, un es neredzu, kura no tām rāda mazāk greizi."
28. Feb 2024 @ 00:22
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Par Navaļniju man nav ko teikt nevis tāpēc, ka par to nedomātu, bet tāpēc, ka neredzu kādu jēdzīgu pienesumu.
Varu teikt tikai to, ko jau daudzi: ka lai vai kādi būtu cilvēka politiskie uzskati, bet apzināta došanās ieslodzījumā un lielā mērā tikpat apzināta nāves pieņemšana ir pelnījusi ļoti daudz.
Tā kā vairs nespēju sekot līdzi ne Krievijas karam, ne iekšpolitikai, tad mans ir priekšstats, ka diemžēl N. nāve vismaz tuvāko gadu laikā nekādas izmaiņas Krievijā nenesīs. Vai nesīs kaut kur ārpus Krievijas -- nespēju izsekot, bet neizskatās cerīgi.
Tas nekādi netraucē Ukrainu atbalstīt materiāli katru mēnesi, bet esmu nobāzējies uz to, ka tas viss būs ļoti ilgi un briesmīgi, un galu (as in, pat būtiskas izmaiņas) mēs šeit nevaram nekādi paredzēt.
Kamēr bija vēl pagājušā gada naratīvi par uzbrukumu - pretuzbrukumu utt, tikmēr varējām sevi barot ar cerībām, bet tagad droši vien vairāk jādara še un tagad lokāli.
19. Feb 2024 @ 19:04
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