If a famous person wants to do an AMA with the literally dozens of us here, I suppose they can register with their name on the top few instances and then it’s up to mods to ban pranksters impersonating them elsewhere?
What’s the story line like (if there’s any)? One of the reasons why I like Diablo (1&2) so much is because of the atmosphere, the world building, the lore, the attention to small details. Especially in Diablo 2, for instance, things like cool random names for mini-bossess, the personality of the all monsters (like how the fallen make cute grunts and scream “RAKANISHU!”) - it feels like you’re fighting against real creatures which are alive. It makes the world feel so much more alive and immersive, and increases the replay value.
Now compare this with Diablo 4, where all the mobs just feel so generic and unimaginative - like you’re fighting a big bear called “beast”… like wtf. Also, the biggest problem in Diablo 4 is that the difficulty scaling is whack - you never feel like you’ve become powerful, because the monsters become just as powerful as you and it just feels like an endless, soulless grind. Even so called “legendary” items are crap and meaningless, they don’t bear any excitement at all - like imagine how excited you’d be in D2 if you got a Tal Rasha’s or an SoJ or something, or heck, even just one of the upper runes. And finally, in D2 you have some very memorable NPCs with iconic dialogue and voice acting. Even more than two decades later, people reminisce fondly about Decard Cain and all his epic quotes like “Stay awhile and listen!” - and I bet any D2 fan reading this would’ve instantly read that quote in Cain’s voice. D4 has none of that, it’s a soulless game. So how does Last Epoch fare in regards to all that? Specifically, what I want to know is how’s the:
As with everything, there has to be Proportionality (are the gains from mandate backdoors on everybody’s software or mandatory taps on every phone out there so great they justify the high risk of massive loss of privacy and security of the general population) and ther has to be Independent Oversight, as in, it has to happen with a Court Order which is the result of a Judge having examined the case of the police and determined that there is sufficient reason to break somebody’s privacy, same as is necessary for the Police to break into somebody’s house to conduct a search, and we’re not talking about “special” surveillance courts with secret proceedings that even the defense attorneys can’t attend such as the US’ FISA courts and the UK’s equivalent (whose name now evades me) - though in the UK there are even surveillance systems which, by Law, the Police does not need a Court Order access as they see fit.
Given that the smart criminals - read big, dangerous ones - don’t use phones they bought when showing their ID and where they have a contract that they pay from their bank account, and in some cases even use proprietary comms apps rather than the ones common people use (it’s not as if it’s hard to make an encrypted comms app for anybody with even just a bit of mobile development experience: I can make you one with unbreakable cryptography in a week, but it does require periodic transport of harddisks filled with random bytes because the key is as long as the message) things like mandated backdoors on widelly available comms apps only provide a mild improvement in Police effetiveness whilst openning a massive attack vector on millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions (for the whole of the EU) of law-abiding citizens, hence are a massivelly dispropotionate solution versus other options, such as bugging the devices, direct surveillance of the suspects and so on.
Also for me personally, having lived in the UK, you cannot at all in any way or form trust the Authorities with such power as they will with absolute certainty abuse it. Also even if a country’s authorities are squeaky clean, prim and propper today (most definitelly not so in the UK, were they even had surveillance on the Green Party, but most of Europe is better), there is no guarantee the next ones will still be so (remember, most of Europe was at some point under Fascist or Communist dictatorships), and in this day an age stuff once recorder exists forever and can be later fished out and used against you even when back in the day when you said it or wrote it, it’s was totally legit.
So it’s the balance of pros and cons (i.e. the fail in Proportionality) that makes mandated backdoors on everybody’s comms apps for the purpose of surveillance, even under proper oversight by a Court of Law in a country with trustworthy Authorities and proper Laws rather than “funny” surveillance Courts, still be an unacceptable option.
Yeah, you’ll always find cases were you’re told “if only we had backdoors in every comms app we could have stopped it”, same as you would for “mandatory taps in every phone” or “mandatory cameras in every person’s home” (though, “curiously”, they never mention the problem that with so much data it’s way harder to spot those single instances of lawbreaking), but having such things for every single person in a country is still an incredibly disproportinate solution for what it solves.
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<p>Have you ever wondered how teenage romances influence friendships? A recent study published in the <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/02654075231222446"><em>Journal of Social and Personal Relationships</em></a> delved into this topic. Researchers found that teenagers in romantic relationships are less likely to form new friendships, yet these relationships don’t necessarily spell the end for existing ones. Understanding these dynamics can offer valuable insights into adolescent development and help educators, parents, and teenagers themselves foster healthier social environments.</p>
<p>Adolescence is a crucial period for social development, where friendships serve as the main stage for learning social and emotional skills. Yet, the fragile nature of these relationships, combined with the burgeoning world of romantic involvement, presents a puzzle: how do these romantic engagements shape the broader social landscape of adolescence?</p>
<p>Researchers embarked on this study to unravel this mystery, propelled by the understanding that while plenty of research has explored how friendships influence romantic relationships, the reverse—how romantic relationships affect friendships—remains less understood.</p>
<p>“We were drawn to this topic because of the intricate association between romantic relationships and adolescent social networks,” said lead author Haoyang Zhang, a PhD candidate in Sociology and Social Data Analytics at Pennsylvania State University.</p>
<p>“Adolescents’ peer relationships are crucial to their development, and existing research suggests that a strong support network can bolster the stability of romantic relationships. However, little work investigates the reverse scenario—the extent to which intimate partnerships affect friendship networks. We aimed to bridge this gap by examining the extent to which involvement in a romantic relationship affects the initiation and ending of adolescent friendships.”</p>
<p>The researchers harnessed data from the Teenage Friends and Lifestyle Study, which tracked adolescent friendships in Glasgow, Scotland, between 1995 and 1997. Focusing on the latter two waves of the survey, the researchers zeroed in on 133 students, aged roughly between 14.8 and 16.3 years. The Teenage Friends and Lifestyle Study was chosen for its rich longitudinal data that tracked the friendships and romantic involvements of adolescents.</p>
<p>Participants were asked to name up to six friends, providing a clear picture of their social networks. Additionally, they reported their romantic relationship status, enabling the researchers to explore the dynamics of friendship formation and dissolution against the backdrop of teenage romance.</p>
<p>The researchers employed sophisticated statistical models, specifically Separable Temporal Exponential Random Graph Models (STERGMs), to analyze the data. This approach allowed for a nuanced examination of how friendships evolve over time, considering both the formation of new ties and the dissolution of existing ones.</p>
<p>The study’s findings paint a fascinating picture of teenage social life. A key discovery was the phenomenon of homophily based on dating status: teenagers were more inclined to form friendships with peers who shared their romantic involvement status. In simpler terms, those dating tended to befriend other daters, while single teens gravitated towards one another. This trend held even when controlling for other factors, such as gender and shared activities, underscoring the significant role of romantic relationships in shaping social circles.</p>
<p>“The key takeaway from our study for the average person is that adolescents’ involvement in a romantic relationship can significantly change their friendship patterns,” Zhang told PsyPost. “First, our findings reveal that teenagers in romantic relationships tend to befriend others who are also in romantic relationships, while those who are not in such a relationship often form friendships with other singles. Second, our results show that young people who are in a romantic relationship are significantly less likely to make new friends over time than those who are single.”</p><div class="addrop-wrap" data-id="64749"><p style="text-align: center;">
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<p>However, the study revealed a twist in the tale of teenage romance and friendship. While being in a romantic relationship made teenagers less likely to forge new friendships, it did not lead to an increased likelihood of existing friendships ending. This suggests that while love might limit the expansion of a teenager’s social horizons, it doesn’t necessarily undermine the friendships they already have.</p>
<p>“Limits to people’s time and emotional capacity could cause conflict between interaction with friends and interactions with a romantic partner, according to previous scholarship,” Zhang explained. “Therefore, one of the unexpected findings was that adolescents in romantic relationships were <em>not</em> more likely to end existing friendships as compared to those who were single. Instead, they were significantly less likely to make new friends. The fact that these young couples were not severing established friendships, but rather withdrawing from the opportunity to form new connections, was an intriguing discovery.”</p>
<p>The study also delved into the structural aspects of social networks, highlighting the roles of reciprocity and transitivity in friendship dynamics. Reciprocity, the mutual acknowledgment of friendship, was found to have a positive effect on the formation of friendships and a negative one on their dissolution. This means that friendships are more likely to begin and less likely to end when they form a mutual pair. Transitivity, the tendency for friends of friends to become friends, also played a significant role, indicating that friendships are more likely to develop and persist within closely knit clusters or triads.</p>
<p>Moreover, the research reaffirmed the significance of shared characteristics and activities, such as gender and leisure interests, in fostering friendships among teenagers. It was observed that adolescents tend to form new friendships with those of the same gender and with whom they share common activities, such as attending church or dance clubs. This homophily extends beyond dating status to include various dimensions of teenagers’ lives, further influencing the formation and maintenance of their social connections.</p>
<p>Despite its insights, the study faces limitations, notably its small sample size and geographical focus on Glasgow, which may restrict the applicability of its findings to broader contexts. Additionally, the data’s age raises questions about its relevance to today’s teenagers, who navigate social relationships in a significantly different technological landscape.</p>
<p>Future research is encouraged to build on these findings, exploring how modern influences like social media impact the interplay between romantic relationships and friendships. Moreover, investigating the underlying reasons why romantic involvement affects friendship formation and dissolution could offer deeper insights into adolescent social development.</p>
<p>“One significant issue that we have yet to explore concerns the underlying mechanisms dictating how relationship status affects friendships,” Zhang said. “Future research may consider examining reasons and processes leading individuals to initiate or terminate friendships based on their dating status. Another caveat is that these findings are based on one sample of adolescents, and more research is needed to extend to other datasets.”</p>
<p>The study, “<a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/02654075231222446">Romance matters: The role of dating in adolescents’ friendship beginnings and endings</a>“, was authored by Haoyang Zhang and Diane Felmlee.</p>
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That’s a truth that the “queer.af” Mastodon instance is now reckoning with as the Taliban, which has controlled the country since 2021, has shut down the domain, according to 404 Media.
Erin Shepherd, the administrator of the instance and key ActivityPub developer, told the outlet they were already planning “to shut things down” instead of renewing in April, but that the early termination was a surprise.
We’ve reached out to Gandi to verify and to ask for more information, but at the moment, a message on Gandi.net says that the registrar is no longer registering, renewing, transferring, or restoring .af domain names.
Internet Archive captures show the site had already stopped taking new registrations for the domain extension by October 2020 and disabled renewals of it by November of last year.
ICANN denied the request, but domain providers like Namecheap ended services for customers using the extension, while Reddit blocked links appended with it.
The safer alternative is to use generic TLDs like “.com” or “.net,” or any of the many others that have no specific association with a country or organization, and of course, most websites on the internet use extensions like those, according to Statista.
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<p>Does the attractiveness of a streamer influence your decision to watch, engage, or even purchase products during a live stream? A recent study suggests that the answer is yes. Researchers found that streamers who are perceived as more physically attractive not only draw more viewers but also significantly increase engagement and purchase intentions among their audience. The findings have been published in <a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1297369"><em>Frontiers in Psychology</em></a>.</p>
<p>The motivation behind this study stems from the rapid growth of live-streaming marketing, a phenomenon fueled by increasing internet penetration and the sophistication of online sales platforms. With live e-commerce becoming a competitive profession, and the quality of streamers varying widely, understanding the factors that influence consumer behavior is crucial for brands.</p>
<p>Specifically, the researchers aimed to explore how streamers’ physical attractiveness impacts consumer response behavior, a topic that has received limited attention in academic research despite its apparent importance in the live-streaming environment.</p>
<p>“Live streaming marketing has become a significantly popular method for selling products in recent years, emerging one of the most important ways for many brands to attract consumers,” said study author Xiaoli Tang of Yanshan University. “While watching a live broadcast one day, I noticed a viewer’s comment that read, ‘Can you change to a better-looking streamer?’ Despite the apparent rudeness of the remark, it inadvertently attracted my attention. Thus, the research topic was focused on the influence of streamers’ physical attractiveness on consumer response behavior.”</p>
<p>To conduct their study, researchers designed an experiment involving 128 college students, evenly divided by gender, aged between 18 and 25 years. The participants were randomly assigned to one of four groups, each exposed to different experimental conditions based on the streamers’ physical attractiveness (high or low) and the participants’ level of involvement (high or low).</p>
<p>The experiment simulated a real-life shopping scenario on Taobao Live, focusing on the purchase of lipstick—a product chosen for its relevance to appearance and familiarity among the target demographic. The attractiveness of the streamers was predetermined through a pre-experiment rating process, ensuring that the experimental groups were exposed to streamers who significantly differed in perceived attractiveness.</p>
<p>During the experiment, participants viewed screenshots of live broadcasts, from which all external identifiers (e.g., the name of the live room, number of viewers, and brand information of the products) were removed to focus solely on the streamer and the product. After viewing, participants filled out questionnaires designed to measure their continued watching intention, engagement intention, purchase intention, level of quasi-social interaction, flow experience, and consumer involvement. The questionnaires utilized a seven-point Likert scale, ranging from complete disagreement to complete agreement, to ensure a nuanced capture of participants’ responses.</p>
<p>The findings revealed that streamers with higher physical attractiveness significantly enhanced viewers’ intentions to continue watching, engage with the content, and make purchases. Moreover, the study uncovered that quasi-social interaction and flow experience — internal psychological states that denote the quality of interaction and the level of immersion experienced by viewers, respectively — partially mediated the effect of the streamers’ attractiveness on consumer response behaviors.</p>
<p>“Although it is true that having a good appearance will attract consumers’ attention, people should not judge others by their appearance or feel inferior because of their own looks,” Tang told PsyPost.</p>
<p>Interestingly, while more attractive streamers managed to capture longer attention spans from their audience, the duration of attention did not directly translate to increased consumer response behaviors, suggesting that other factors might play more significant roles in influencing viewer actions.</p><div class="addrop-wrap" data-id="64749"><p style="text-align: center;">
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<p>Despite its insightful findings, the study includes some limitations. For instance, it focused solely on lipstick as the experimental product, which may limit the generalizability of the results to other product categories. Additionally, the study’s participant pool, composed entirely of college students, suggests a need for research involving a broader demographic to understand more fully the diverse consumer responses in live-streaming contexts.</p>
<p>The research also concentrated exclusively on the physical attractiveness of streamers, leaving room for future studies to explore other dimensions of attractiveness, such as the influence of voice. “The human senses do not only include visual perception, and it is hoped that the halo effect of appearance can be studied in the future by expanding the boundaries of the senses and combining multiple senses such as vision and hearing,” Tang said.</p>
<p>Future research could also examine whether physical attractiveness can backfire in some circumstances. “Although academics have shown that consumers may pay for appearance, there is also the phenomenon of individuals choosing to ignore good-looking people because of jealousy,” Tang explained.</p>
<p>The study, “<a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1297369/full" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The influence of streamers’ physical attractiveness on consumer response behavior: based on eye-tracking experiments</a>,” was authored by Xiaoli Tang, Zefeng Hao, and Xiaolin Li.</p>
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Ultimately each country makes the rules for domains under its top level, for those that are named for the country, like .af for Afghanistan. Everything about the instance is intact and can be moved to a different domain.
OP, this title is stupidly misleading and incorrect, you should change it immediately.
The Taliban seized the DOMAIN, aka the ownership of the queer.af name that people could type into their browsers, and their system would resolve into an IP address.
As the Taliban control Afghanistan, (see where the domain comes from), this was inevitable and the instance owners were already planning to retire the instance as they didn't want to give money to the Taliban to keep it up.
The INSTANCE, aka the physical server, was not in Afghanistan, and still has its IP address(es), and so has had absolutely nothing happen to it.
Unfortunately, I think due to the way ActivityPub works, the domain name is inexorably tied to the instance. Trying to migrate to a new domain name would break a lot of federation to my understanding.
<p>Tibetan monks engaged in long-term meditation practices have a distinctly different composition of gut bacteria present in fecal samples compared to their non-meditating neighbors, according to new research published in <a href="https://gpsych.bmj.com/content/36/1/e100893"><em>General Psychiatry</em></a>. This finding not only adds a new layer to our understanding of the mind-gut connection but also hints at the profound ways in which our mental activities, such as meditation, can influence our physical well-being.</p>
<p>The inspiration for this study came from a growing body of evidence highlighting the benefits of meditation on mental health, including its ability to combat depression, anxiety, and stress. Meditation, a practice rooted in ancient traditions, is known for its ability to focus the mind and foster a state of peace.</p>
<p>Recognizing the intricate relationship between the gut and the brain, researchers were keen to explore how meditation might impact the gut microbiota, the trillions of microorganisms residing in our intestines that play a crucial role in our overall health. This interest was sparked by the possibility that meditation could offer a novel approach to improving health by influencing the makeup of our gut bacteria.</p>
<p>A team of researchers led by <span class="name">Ying Sun of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine </span>embarked on an ambitious journey to the remote monasteries of Tibet, where they collected fecal samples from 37 Tibetan Buddhist monks and compared them with samples from 19 neighboring non-meditating residents. The monks, who had been practicing meditation for an average of nearly 19 years, offered a unique population to examine the long-term effects of meditation on the gut microbiota.</p>
<p>To ensure the study’s accuracy, participants who had taken antibiotics, probiotics, prebiotics, or antifungal medications in the three months prior to sample collection were excluded, leaving 56 eligible samples for analysis.</p>
<p>The researchers employed advanced techniques to analyze the bacterial DNA from the fecal samples, focusing on the 16S ribosomal RNA gene, a common target for identifying and comparing bacteria present in the samples. This method allowed them to determine the diversity and abundance of different bacteria in the gut. Additionally, they measured various biochemical indices in the participants’ blood to explore potential health implications of the differences in gut microbiota.</p>
<p>The analysis revealed differences between the monks and their non-meditating counterparts. Specifically, the monks’ gut bacteria were less diverse but had a higher prevalence of certain bacteria associated with positive health outcomes, such as Prevotella and Bacteroides.</p>
<p>Notably, the genus <em>Prevotella</em> was much more abundant in the monks, constituting 42.35% of their gut bacteria, compared to 29.15% in the non-meditating controls. <em>Bacteroides</em> also showed a differential abundance, making up 6.21% of the microbiome in monks, as opposed to 4.07% in the control group. These bacteria are of particular interest due to their associations with positive health outcomes.</p>
<p>For instance, higher levels of <em>Prevotella</em> have been linked to reduced risks of major depressive disorders, while certain strains of <em>Bacteroides</em> have been implicated in influencing the brain’s reward responses, which could affect behaviors such as binge eating and anxiety.</p>
<p>Further analysis into the functional capabilities of the gut microbiota unveiled significant differences in metabolic pathways between the groups. Meditation was associated with enrichment in pathways involved in glycan biosynthesis and metabolism, as well as lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis. These pathways are crucial for maintaining the integrity of the gut barrier and modulating immune responses, suggesting that meditation could enhance anti-inflammatory processes and bolster immune function.</p><div class="addrop-wrap" data-id="64749"><p style="text-align: center;">
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<p>Biochemical indices provided additional insights into the health implications of these microbiota differences. Monks showed lower levels of total cholesterol and apolipoprotein B compared to their non-meditating counterparts. These findings suggest a potential protective effect of meditation against cardiovascular diseases, a significant health benefit given the roles of cholesterol and apolipoprotein B in heart disease risk.</p>
<p>Despite its intriguing findings, the study acknowledges several limitations. One major challenge was the difficulty in recruiting a balanced number of participants from the control group, given the unique lifestyle and diet of the Tibetan monks. The unique living conditions and diet at high altitudes, combined with the specific lifestyle of Tibetan monks, mean that these results might not be universally applicable.</p>
<p>Additionally, the study’s reliance on 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing provides a broad overview of the gut microbiota but lacks the depth needed to understand the functional changes these bacterial communities undergo.</p>
<p>Looking ahead, researchers are eager to dive deeper into the mind-gut connection through metagenomic sequencing, a more detailed method that can unravel the functional capabilities of the gut microbiota. This future research could provide clearer insights into how meditation and other mental practices can be harnessed to enhance our physical health, paving the way for meditation to become an integral part of treatments for a range of psychosomatic disorders.</p>
<p>The study, “<a href="https://gpsych.bmj.com/content/36/1/e100893" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alteration of faecal microbiota balance related to long-term deep meditation</a>“, was authored by Ying Sun, Peijun Ju, Ting Xue, Usman Ali1, Donghong Cui1, and Jinghong Chen.</p>
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The jump in distro versions, say, from Fedora 38 to Fedora 39, is not the same as the jump from Windows 10 to Windows 11. It’s more like the jump from version 23H2 to 24H2....
Ultimately all systems are just collections of other tools with their own version. Assessing the user impact depends a lot on what the user wants to do.
For instance in windows rs1 (early win10) and rs4(later win10) has pretty significant changes to the low level memory architecture, stuff like drivers is generally going to have much better compatibility between rs4 and sv1 (win11’s first big update) than between rs1 and rs4. However sv1 changes the right click menu so an end user is likely to believe that is way more different, and from their perspective, perhaps they are right.
Likewise on Linux stuff like your x11 (and especially if you go from x11 to wayland) is going to matter more for your user experience than the overall os version. To some users their browser version might just be the most important thing. Windows has a bit of an inherent advantage here in that a given windows version has many of its components (wddm, kernel etc) fixed for a particular os version, while in Linux you are more free to choose.
Version numbers are inherently technical and all the end user should care about is whether they are running the latest for whatever level of risk they can accept.
I’ll also add that for many users a new big update once a year is a good thing to be looked forward to. I don’t think there’s really a failure of communication here so much as a compromise of many different needs and I certainly don’t think the Linux version number is having any sort of impact on Linux adoption rate.
I think there’s also an undercurrent here of the “users find numbers scary” thing. I think this a generally patronizing idea, and in my experience non technical folks prefers the straightforward numbering scheme and understand major.minor style version updates over the code names (e.g when talking android for instance I have found android 10 is a lot more identifiable than android p, which has more recognition than android pie. Which probably explains why Google discontinued the code names thing). However if you are still not persuaded, then ubuntu does an animal code name thing.
Leonard Peltier has recently experienced a significant loss of vision requiring him to implore the help of fellow prisoners to do basic things like dial phone numbers for him to make calls, type his emails, and even assist him getting around as he cannot see well enough to walk on his own. This all is happening while USP Colemen I continues to be locked down, only allowing prisoners out of their cells for up to two hours. At 79 years of age, it is imperative that Leonard get treatment for his loss of vision right away.
On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (Feb 12, 14, 16), The Official Leonard Peltier Ad Hoc Committee will initiate call-ins to these four elected officials:
Senator Dick Durbin: Washington Office: 202-224-2152
Chicago Office: 312-353-4952
Senator Jon Ossof: Washington Office: 202-224-3521
Atlanta Office: 470-786-7800
Senator Alex Padilla: Washington Office: 202-224-3553
Los Angeles Office: 310-231-4494
US Representative Maxwell Frost: Washington Office: 202-225-2176
Orlando Office: 321-388-9808
Please join us during regular business hours (Mon, Wed, & Fri) to make calls to the four elected officials above. Below is a script with bullet points you can use for your calls. To help maximize results for this campaign, we recommend calling both their local and Washington DC offices to ensure the representatives are made aware of this important and urgent request. On behalf of Leonard himself, we thank you SO MUCH for your participation. Please follow us on social media and check our website for important medical updates related to Leonard.
Sample Script
(Make sure to include #1 and #6 in your calls!)
Hi, My name is ______ and I’m calling about immediate medical care needed for Leonard Peltier, whose prisoner number is 89637-132, and he’s in USP Coleman.
Leonard Peltier has suffered a significant loss of vision which poses serious risks, like him falling, and he now depends on other prisoners to be able to perform basic activities.
Leonard has not seen an eye doctor in over 12 years nor a dentist in over 10 years.
The Bureau of Prisons must immediately tend to Leonard’s current medical needs, or they violate the American Disabilities Act (ADA)* and violate Leonard’s 8th Amendment right against cruel and unusual punishment.
The BOP must provide preventative medical treatment when not doing so could cause significant and severe health concerns.
Leonard’s blindness can be prevented or treated, and the BOP must provide immediate medical care to do that
Leonard has a hard time eating, and the BOP needs to provide immediate and adequate dental care.
Leonard is at risk of falling and he needs treatment and accommodations, so he is not dependent on other prisoners to do basic things.
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A little more Background:
ADA requires accommodations for a person with any form of disability.
Throughout his incarceration, Bureau of Prisons medical neglect has caused Leonard permanent physical damage which could have been avoided by providing timely and proper medical care.
For instance:
· In 1986, Leonard suffered a stroke which resulted in him losing 80% of the vision in his left eye. When International doctors were allowed in to examine him, they concluded this could have been easily avoided if Peltier received regular timely medical care.
· In 1996, Leonard Peltier had two surgeries to treat his two abscessed teeth. He nearly died from blood loss, was kept in solitary confinement during “recovery,” and ultimately suffered permanent damage to his jaw.
I don’t immediately remember any particurarily good (liberal, free, non-oppressive, democratic) nations that NATO poses a risk to, however. Perhaps you can refresh my memory.
Liberal, free, non-oppreasive, democratic nations that oppose Western neocolonial interests tend to get coup’ed by the CIA and replaced with pro-Western fascists. Countries that do survive, like for instance Cuba, have their name dragged through the mud by an enormous propaganda machine - which also whitewashes or conveniently forgets the crushing of the leftist projects that don’t survive.
There are countless examples throughout history, but my go-to is Mohammed Mossadegh of Iran, in the 50’s. No doubt the line will be that “that was a long time ago so it doesn’t count,” but the CIA covered up their involvement for decades, and if I picked a more modern example you’d likely either deny involvement or say that the government deserved it.
Iran suffered under British colonialism for decades. In the 1800’s, the shahs signed all sorts of deals selling out the country at absurdly bad rates and no expiration, to fund their exorbitant lifestyles. A large scale popular movement ousted them, but the agreements remained, and a new dynasty took power with British support, and the exploitation continued. Britain secured enormous profit and wealth through Iranian oil while falsifying records to pay virtually nothing for it while the Iranians lived in abject poverty. For decades the Iranians sought a diplomatic resolution and we’re completely stonewalled.
Finally, another popular movement caused the shah to appoint Mossadegh as PM (a position that had previously been hand-picked by the British). Mossadegh nationalized the oil industry to enormous popular support, but the British responded with a blockade, and offered Eisenhower support in Korea and in forming NATO in exchange for having the CIA oust Mossadegh (an offer Truman had dismissed in disgust, as this was the first case of CIA involvement of regime change).
Mossadegh, like many Iranians at the time, saw their struggle as being only against the British and trusted the US to uphold the values it preached and saw it as a potential friend. The CIA took over every newspaper in the country and started publishing anti-government propaganda nonstop. They hired false flag protesters, who claimed to support the government and then wrecked shit (as well as hiring protesters to march against the government). Politicians, vote counters, religious leaders, journalists, anyone with an ounce of power was getting bribed by the CIA. Mossadegh believed that these were genuine and legitimate expressions of dissent and did nothing to crack down. Finally, a US diplomat told him a made-up sob story about people at the embassy getting death threats from his supporters and threatened to close it, and Mossadegh got on the radio and told his supporters to stand down and stay home - the next day, the CIA launched a coup that ousted him from power.
What followed was the restoration of the shah’s power, which included hunting down leftists with secret police, banning traditional religious garb to make the country appear more Western, and of course the continued exploitation of Iranian oil, the proceeds of which went straight to the king’s bank account. When the Iranian Revolution of 1973 happened, decade of political repression of the left allowed the Islamic fundamentalists to be the ones that took power, and the US allowed the shah to flee there which outraged the Iranians, considering that he had previously been installed by them.
I could tell you the same story over and over again about countries all around the globe. Many nations had resources stolen from them via violence and colonialism and these resources remain in the hands of the people who took them, and anyone who attempts to reassert control over their own resources is putting themselves in the crosshairs of the the US and NATO, whether through sanctions, seizing assets, CIA backed coups, or overt military aggression. But all they have to do is cover up the truth or present a bullshit justification, and by the time it falls apart it’ll be too late to do anything about it, it’ll have faded from the public consciousness, and people will assert, without reason or evidence, that “they don’t do that anymore” dispite having clear means and motive to and never having faced any sort of punishment for it. Meanwhile the historical examples can continue to be used to intimidate countries outside of the imperial core who don’t have goldfish memories, and understand that they could be next. So they either comply with neocolonial exploitation, or they take measures to prevent CIA infiltration, which then gets them derided as “authoritarian” by people like you - and if they do neither of these things, then they get coup’ed and replaced by a fascist.
Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn’t work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !linuxcracksupport
I think in a weird way one of the problems is the feeling that you have to get it right the first time. I think we need to obviously make it wayyyy easier and less intimidating for people to find instances to sign up at that are a good fit for them, but also I think we just need to send way more of a “get it wrong, treat your first account as just a fun diversion, don’t feel like you need to find the perfect home immediately” vibe. Not every social media account needs to be a permanent investment, it can just be a momentary passing version of yourself along your way from one place to another.
I think a lot of the subconscious anxiety is about trying to nab the handle you like to use on a popular up and coming social network before everyone else jumps on and takes your precious name… but there is no rush here. Your handle will likely sit untaken on more fediverse servers than you can shake a stick at, indefinitely.
Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn’t work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !wewantplates
<p>A study in the United Kingdom found that 71% of men had experienced some form of sexual victimization by a woman at least once in their lifetime. The most frequent forms of sexual victimization was fondling or grabbing. Participants who reported having experienced sexual victimization tended to have more pronounced symptoms of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The study was published in <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02717-0"><em>Archives of Sexual Behavior</em></a>.</p>
<p>Sexual victimization encompasses a range of non-consensual sexual activities inflicted upon an individual. These include rape, sexual assault, and other forms of sexual violence. It can occur in various contexts, from intimate relationships to attacks by strangers, and impacts victims regardless of their age, gender, or background. This form of victimization can have profound physical effects, but can also lead to severe adverse psychological and emotional consequences, contributing to issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety.</p>
<p>While sexual victimization of women is an important topic in both the mainstream media and policy discussions, sexual victimization of men attracts relatively little interest. This is particularly the case for male sexual victimization in which women are the perpetrators. Societal reaction to these types of victimization are often very different from how society reacts to the sexual victimization of women. This is at least partly caused by the difference in gender norms.</p>
<p>There is a widespread cultural belief that male sexual victimization by women is impossible, “because men are supposed to be physically dominant and aggressive, independent, and able to protect themselves, whereas women are supposed to be the opposite: gentle, submissive, and weak,” the authors of this study explain.</p>
<p>With this in mind, study authors Jasmine Madjlessi and Steve Loughnan conducted a study that aimed to provide an estimate of how widespread male sexual victimization by women is. They also wanted to explore the mental health disorders associated with victimization and to see whether gender norms moderate the link between sexual victimization and mental disorders.</p>
<p>The research involved 1,124 heterosexual British men, recruited through Prolific Academic, who were compensated 1 GBP for their participation. To preserve participant anonymity, no further demographic data were collected.</p>
<p>Participants completed a Qualtrics survey that included assessments of sexual victimization (adapted from the CDC’s National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey), conformity to masculine gender norms (using the short form of the Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory), anxiety (the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7), depression (the Patient Health Questionnaire – 9), and PTSD symptoms (the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5).</p>
<p>The findings indicated that 71% of men reported experiencing sexual victimization by women at least once in their lives, with 57% victimized more than once, and 45% more than twice. Forty percent experienced attempted or completed forced vaginal/anal penetration, with 5% reporting victimization through force or threats of physical harm, 33% through pressuring, and 29% through exploitation of inebriation or inability to consent.</p>
<p>Fondling or grabbing was the most frequently reported form of sexual victimization, followed by vaginal sex, kissing, oral or anal sex, and public harassment. Those reporting higher frequencies of victimization exhibited more severe symptoms of anxiety, depression, and PTSD, even after adjusting for age and gender norm conformity.</p>
<p>“The current study further illuminates the occurrence of male sexual victimization by women and counters cultural myths prescribing that men cannot experience psychological suffering as a result of sexual victimization,” the study authors concluded. “The findings of the present study support that sexual victimization is a prevalent issue that may impact a significant percentage of the male population. Further, the study supports that male sexual victimization is of particular importance due to the association between victimization and experiencing mental disorders, namely anxiety, depression, and PTSD.”</p><div class="addrop-wrap" data-id="64749"><p style="text-align: center;">
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<p>The study sheds light on the little studied issue of male sexual victimization. However, it should be noted that the study was based on self-reports of an online sample, which leaves quite a bit of room for reporting bias. Additionally, the design of the study does not allow any cause-and-effect inferences to be drawn from the data.</p>
<p>The study, “<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02717-0">Male Sexual Victimization by Women: Incidence Rates, Mental Health, and Conformity to Gender Norms in a Sample of British Men</a>“, was authored by Jasmine Madjlessi and Steve Loughnan.</p>
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To me it looks like the features are about 80% there, can’t find the screen sharing, login with QR doesn’t exist. Not really sure how to even search for some features because the naming is so extremely bad. “matrix automation” “element bot”. E.g. this is a very poor collection: element.io/integrations Looks like custom emotes are still missing.
But let’s say all of that exists and works.
What other features are essential for an opensource community that only discord provides?
I think we’re talking about different things then. I don’t need something for an opensource community. I need something for ALL communities I’m a part of. Because I’m already in 40 of them and 5 of them are FOSS projects. So switching those over increases friction, if it’s not a total replacement.
As for forums, they are for async. Are you going to seriously tell me discord is a good forum replacement?
This is inverted. I don’t need to defend why the platform I’m on is good, (it’s not), you need to explain why forums are supposed to be better (they are significantly worse).
Documentation belongs on a dedicated website, Issues belong on some gitlab or something instance. If I have a question, I want the answer reasonably quickly or I’m just not going to use the software you’re providing. If I’m nice, I’ll leave a post on the bug tracker that the install/getting started documentation didn’t work.
Forums serve no purpose anymore.
Right now, I’m going to stop using element/matrix again for the forseeable future because there are no communities with public rooms I’m interested in.
It’s interesting how words change meaning. For instance the National Spastics Society changed their name to Scope when “spastic” started being used as a really bad slur. On the other hand words like “idiot”, “cretin”, and “moron” have really horrible historical uses as slurs against the disabled but they’re all understood to be pretty casual insults now.
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Comment on Headline: I don’t know if swarm is the right word, I think that implies they entered the home? I guess a group of insects is a swarm whether it’s inside or out. They had their Nazi party in the street, and the governor’s home is protected at all times by state police....
NetBSD - thoughts?
What’s the point of it?...
Diablo 4's latest microtransaction controversy is a $30 portal recolor: "You can get Palworld for this price" (www.gamesradar.com)
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It is a huge failure in communication to pretend that distro upgrades are entirely different versions of the operating system. It does nothing but make Linux seem more complex than it actually is.
The jump in distro versions, say, from Fedora 38 to Fedora 39, is not the same as the jump from Windows 10 to Windows 11. It’s more like the jump from version 23H2 to 24H2....
Allies fear the US is becoming less reliable, with growing concern over a possible Trump return (apnews.com)
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