neurovagrant, 17 days ago to infosec

Reupping a boost from last week:

“Having All of Your Internal Resources Exhausted Beyond Measure and Being Left with No Clean-Up Crew”: Defining Autistic Burnout

First academic/clinical article I've ever seen specifically on autistic burnout, and it rings true. It's particularly validating to see initial confirmation that autistic burnout is its own distinct phenomena, which likely requires its own specific interventions.

#neurodivergent #actuallyautistic #infosec

https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/aut.2019.0079

kurth, 19 days ago to animals German

Orrneee #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon

ProPublica, 24 days ago to Futurology

Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe

Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies.

Her bosses halted her work.

As the #EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking #water, she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.

#News #Science #Chemistry #Safety #Environment #Minnesota #PFAS #ForeverChemicals

https://www.propublica.org/article/3m-forever-chemicals-pfas-pfos-inside-story?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

isaactly_s, 24 days ago to animals

In this house, we don't hate Mondays, we hate capitalism :coolcat:

Also, draw me like one of your French girls :welp:

#Fariña #catsofmastodon #AllCatsAreBeautiful

Fariña on the bed lying under a black blanket. You can only see his face

nathanlovestrees, 3 months ago to Battlemaps

#SilentSunday #Snow

dylanabbott, 3 months ago to animals

A friend needs some help with her small senior cat's veterinary care. Go fund me link if you're inclined to help:

https://gofund.me/8e77b826
#CatsOfMastodon

TarkabarkaHolgy, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to nature

And it's time for the FINAL ROUND!
Vote away :)

#nature #animals #UnusualAnimalMessages #vote

TerpieCat, 3 months ago to Cats

Akar wishes everyone a happy #WhiskersWednesday! #PallasCats #Cats #CatsOfMastodon #Wildlife #NaturePhotography

gwynnion, 3 months ago to random

"Both of them were equally determined to make sure that trans people did not become the focus of this story. Neither of them believed that trans people ought to be allowed to speak for themselves. Taylor Lorenz is not Chaya Raichik’s adversary. She is her collaborator... Both of them set out to make bank and boost their brands on the back of a dead fucking kid.."

https://jude-doyle.ghost.io/i-dont-care-about-your-brand/

scottsantens, 3 months ago to random

Results are out for the guaranteed basic income pilot in Paterson, New Jersey where 110 people got $400/mo for a year.

Pilot participants increased their incomes significantly to $24,810 from an average of $16,604. The control group ended up at $19k.

While the control group's ability to cover a $400 emergency sharply declined, basic income recipients not only maintained their ability, but over 15% saved more than $500.

Mental health improved. Distress levels went down

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/paterson-nj-guaranteed-income-pilot-160500571.html

batmanyyo, 3 months ago to art Spanish

Me gustan los plátanos.

#art #photography
#mastodon #friends #MastoPhotography #love
#CreativeToots #mastoart #streetphotography #streetart
#catsofmastodon #cats #artwork #FediArt #animals #animal #humor #coffee #breakfast #tea #nature #books #fedicats #MastoCats
#Photograph #cute #books #foods

jenni, 3 months ago to Cat

We’ve started laying a cone down when the #cat is under the rug so we don’t step on him 😂 🚧🐈

SirTapTap, 4 months ago to animals

Her favorite show is on (carbonation)

#catsofmastodon #cats #soot #cute #pets

CatsOfYore, 4 months ago to Cat

Boy with cat, 1949. #CatsOfYore #Cat #Cats #History #catsodon #catsofmastodon #catcontent #ilovecats #vintage https://sova.si.edu/record/eepa.1998-006/ref547?s=0&n=12&t=D&q=Boy+with+Cat&i=1

potatogunkelly, 4 months ago to animals

Pooh ponders a moment and asks Piglet :”What day is it?” . “It’s #caturday” squeeked Piglet.” My favourite day” #catsofmastodon

spiegelmama, 4 months ago to animals

They're awfully cute sometimes. The Lady Catherine actually jumped up onto the bed to snuggle with Nibbler - he must be so happy. #CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfInfoSec #Nibbler #TheLadyCatherine

stevegis_ssg, 4 months ago to random

I want to rescue this from my account on the birdsite but I once got into arguing with TERFs (it happens, try not to judge me too harshly) and as a biologist I just wanted to push back a little on the "it's just biology" line, so I wrote the following:

johncarlosbaez, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to random

Big news in bug math. This is the first year since 1803 when both 13-year cicadas and 17-year cicadas will emerge from the ground simultaneously in the US!

13 and 17 are both prime. It's believed cicadas evolved to have prime-number life cycles, thus avoiding predators that emerge more frequently, like once every 4 years or 5 years or... whatever. By showing up infrequently, with a prime number life cycle, cicadas can starve out those predators.

And since 13 and 17 are both prime and 13 × 17 = 221, both kinds of cicadas emerge simultaneously only once every 221 years. And

1803 + 221 = 2024

so now they'll both emerge simultaneously and we'll have 𝑙𝑜𝑡𝑠 of cicadas!

Also, this year the two kinds can interbreed! Maybe they're be fruitful and multiply... and we'll get 221-year cicadas. 😆

The last time the Northern Illinois Brood’s 17-year cycle aligned with the Great Southern Brood’s 13-year cycle, Thomas Jefferson was president.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/19/science/cicadas-emergence-broods.html

StillIRise1963, 4 months ago to random

“Again we have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that capitalism grew and prospered out of the Protestant ethic of hard work and sacrifices. Capitalism was built on the exploitation of black slaves and continues to thrive on the exploitation of the poor, both black and white, both here and abroad.”

MLK
—The Three Evils speech, 1967

IzabelaKaramia, 4 months ago to random

I've been up for an hour, have feed both Ginza and me our respective breakfasts.

I haven't looked outside any yet into the dark. Supposed to be wet or maybe snowing outside, and after that today's weather will be one of strong cold wind.

I hope to go to the market for errands around noon or early afternoon.

Feels like I will have a better brain today which will be nice to have after 3 days of brain cabbage.

KydiaMusic, 5 months ago to random

There are not two wolves inside me so much as there are two trash pandas inside me and they both want pizza.

minouette, 5 months ago to folklore

Joulupukki is a Finnish Christmas figure whose name translates as Yule or Christmas Goat. Pukki comes from the Teutonic root "bock", which is a cognate of the English "buck", and means "billy-goat". There is an old tradition of men dressing as a goat at Yule in Finland. These nuuttipukki were evil spirits who would go from house to house demanding gifts and leftovers from the Yule feast. 🧵1/n

#linocut #printmaking #folklore #StKnutsDay #Joulupukki #YuleGoat #Nuutinpäivä #nuttipukki #MastoArt

karlpybara, 5 months ago to Cat

Kiki is truly the peak of beauty & grace. #Cat #Cats #CatsOfMastodon

Lojie, 5 months ago to KindActions

Fellow kind people and pet owners,
sharing this plea for help with emergency vet cost again:

David, a kind-hearted soul from Queensland, Australia, needs to pay off the 1.500 Aus$ that his rescue cat "Boudica" had cost for an emergency vet stay.
Can you help and/or #boost ?

https://gofund.me/212f25f4

https://mastodon.social/deck/@wakehamAMR/111708789864493501

#VetBill #MutualAid #fundraiser #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday #Fedicats

gillyberlin, 5 months ago to animals German

Frühstück mit Lexi
#CatsOfMastodon