@seeingwithsound@mas.to2026-02-13 07:37:30
From single scenes to extended scenarios: The role of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex in the construction of imagery-rich events https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0324764 "perceptual representations in the posterior neoco…
@LaChasseuse@mastodon.scot2026-02-13 09:58:59
Today I woke up to see a leading Science Fiction author
re-posting the toot of another well-known Science Fiction author,
criticising the statement of A BANK for being poor-quality -
yes, you guessed - Science Fiction.
@salrandolph@zirk.us2026-02-12 14:36:34
As the news swirls constantly around us, I continue my practice of writing back to posts on social media. It seems I’ve been doing this for a year!
It’s a form of play that helps me reclaim my attention and connect to my sense of being.
I invite you to do the same!
https://salrandolph.substack.com/p/a-p
@anildash@me.dm2026-01-12 22:28:58
One of the toughest things to judge when considering a new job or a new role is, basically, “Will this crush my soul?” Here’s a simple list of questions you can ask to help improve the odds that your next gig will be less soul-crushing: https://anildash.com/2026/01/12/will-that-job-…
@markhburton@mstdn.social2026-02-12 23:38:02
@mgorny@social.treehouse.systems2026-03-11 13:58:34
Fun case of circular logic in #Python #standards:
https://discuss.python.org/t/spaces-not-considered-a-valid-verbatim-character-for-glob-patterns/106463
1. Use "globs" in the specification.
2. Decide that "glob" may be ambiguous, so add severe restrictions on what's supported.
3. Because of the severe restrictions, people may have reinvented the wheel instead of using system `glob` module.
4. Since people may have used their custom implementations, just relaxing the spec is a problem.
@mcdanlj@social.makerforums.info2026-01-13 03:00:34
I bought a pair of 25' Intellitron stainless steel whip antennas from GigaParts while they were on sale ("two is one and one is none" and the second one tipped me me into "free shipping" making its marginal cost pretty low). On removing them from the packages, however, loose roll pins fell out, and the bases fell off the antennas. Both of them.
A roll pin is an inappropriate fastener to use to connect two concentric thin-walled tubes, so this is a design failure. And the roll pins are …
@deepthoughts10@infosec.exchange2026-01-13 01:56:37
Interesting article from #cybersecurity researchers at ITRes on yet another flavor of “EDR silencer” tactics, this time using a maliciously activated VPN connection that “sinks” or blocks traffic to EDR telemetry endpoints. Helpfully, they include detection and prevention techniques too, including likely the best idea, restricting by technical policy who can create VPN profiles.
@anildash@me.dm2026-01-12 22:28:57
One of the toughest things to judge when considering a new job or a new role is, basically, “Will this crush my soul?” Here’s a simple list of questions you can ask to help improve the odds that your next gig will be less soul-crushing: https://anildash.com/2026/01/12/will-that-job-…
@seeingwithsound@mas.to2026-02-12 08:46:57
Functional connectivity study on visually evoked auditory response based on high-density electroencephalography https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnins.2026.1691902/full
