anamethatisnt

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[–] anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago

Fractal Designs Define series comes with good build quality, good sound dampening and dustfilters. Their M-ITX version is large for an M-ITX case though. I have no problem air cooling it with a Ryzen 7600 and an RX 6650 XT in it. https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/define/define-7-nano/black-solid/

[–] anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz 16 points 2 weeks ago

Mullvad - June 2023, the third audit. We'd also like an update, but it has completed a number of other security audits since

Oh, I can feel mullvads policy in that ~~article~~ opinion, especially since Mullvad too has had their no logging policies tested in practice just like Windscribe
https://mullvad.net/en/blog/update-the-swedish-authorities-answered-our-protocol-request

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We do not have affiliates, and do not pay for influencers
In other words, we do not pay anyone to write about Mullvad – good or bad. We don't even pay for links back to our website.
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I enjoy that Mullvad are transparent with their third party security audits:
https://mullvad.net/en/blog/fourth-infrastructure-audit-completed-by-cure53

[–] anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago

Gochujang chicken with rice and veggies in a bowl has become a default "lazy workday dish" at our place.

[–] anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You're not alone, I saw some "Where's the porn?" post a few hours ago.
edit: https://sopuli.xyz/post/26977474?scrollToComments=true

[–] anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 weeks ago

I get update notifications from f-droid but have to update inside the f-droid app.

[–] anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

No personal knowledge of them but a couple would be sabre/dav and radicale:

edit: and for Android phones the DAVx⁵ is a great caldav and carddav client
https://f-droid.org/packages/at.bitfire.davdroid/

[–] anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago

Speaking of fiction mentioning it, in the movie "The King's Speech" there's a scene where singing is used as part of a speech therapy session and it's actually mentioned in the research paper linked above.

As an anecdote, remember the scene of the popular Movie “The King’s speech” in which King George VI. is depicted in his first visit to a speech therapist specialized in stuttering.
In this scene, the king is persuaded to loudly sing along with a song. With great astonishment he finds out afterwards that he sang completely fluently.
This effect might also be useful in a therapeutic way, since it helps individuals affected by stuttering to regain some faith in their capability of speaking flawlessly and thereby giving them a positive feeling and motivation for therapy, which is essential for any further therapeutic invention and the success of it.

I couldn't find that through a quick google but I did find swedemasons remix on another session.
Warning, lots of foul words in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq7Vj3GMd1M

[–] anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz 56 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Wonderful story!
For those wanting to read more about how singing relates to stuttering this research paper can be of interest:

Moreover, some patients who cannot speak fluently, are still fluent while singing: this surprising effect has long been known for individuals who stutter.
It is often reported as a curiosity in the press when, during a song contest, a severely stuttering young artist who struggles with every word, is suddenly beautifully singing without any interruption of the song.
There are also many cases of famous singers and actors who stutter.
Ed Sheeran stuttered as a child and he attributes rapping and singing as instrumental to his recovery.
Marilyn Monroe also stuttered as a child and on the advice of a speech therapist, took up singing to help mitigate the effects.
She eventually developed a distinctive and highly stylized manner of speech that was song-like, breathing from the diaphragm, with exaggerated emotional expression, stretched vowels, and slowed articulation rate.
This adopted style of speech seems to have served her well, but it is not clear how exactly the fluency-enhancing effects of singing are to be explained.
Different hypotheses suggest that these effects may be attributable to enhanced motor control emerging through

  1. altered articulation patterns in singing, especially altered prosody and rhythmic-temporal structure, and
  2. socio-emotional and cognitive factors, which, in addition create positive feelings, social connectedness and ease the burden of communication.

The present contribution will examine these hypotheses, with particular emphasis on the role of rhythm and discuss how singing could be integrated in therapeutic intervention.

[–] anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz 49 points 2 weeks ago (11 children)

I mean if all the small bookstores came together at a brewery/pub in my town I would be intrigued too.

[–] anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz 137 points 2 weeks ago

I guess it was your cue to upvote something.

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