Habitual use of GPS negatively impacts spatial memory during self-guided navigation - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Habitual use of GPS negatively impacts spatial memory during self-guided navigation

I've come across a few studies on GPS navigational tools and their effect on memory and sense of direction. Here's one of them.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Video Games Can’t Afford to Look This Good (Gift Article) The gaming industry spent billions pursuing the idea that customers wanted realistic graphics. Did executives misread the market?

“How can we as an industry make shorter games with worse graphics made with people who are paid well to work less? If we can, then there might be short-term hope” @ramiismail.com in the NYT on the state of the industry.

Gift article:
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/a...

I've used the DNC contact form to tell them they have to lead with a simple unified narrative, and to drop all their useless bar charts. Surprisingly, I got an email response from a staff member.
Time to contact them again, they seem to need to be reminded often..

democrats.org/contact-us/

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This year my music got 96,000 streams on Spotify and had 46,000 listeners and I made… $185.61. Total.

This is indefensible. Truly an evil company. I totally get why people enjoy using Spotify, but if you want to support musicians, please consider buying our stuff on Bandcamp once in awhile. 💚

A Chinese national, charged with fraud by the SEC, just sent Donald Trump $18 million Chinese Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun paid $6.2 million for a banana — sold by Sotheby's as conceptual art — and then ate it last Friday.

It's a diversion by the buyer to distract from his other sordid dealings.

popular.info/p/a-chinese-...

The Man Behind the Legendary Donkey Kong Country Soundtracks David Wise turbocharged the Super Nintendo for scores inspired by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Prokofiev, Duran Duran and more.

On the musical influences of Donkey Kong Country composer, David Wise.

Gift link, #gameaudio #vgm

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/a...

Aoife O'Donovan feat. Danish String Quartet: Oh Mama YouTube video by Danish String Quartet

Hope at least it was a good concert.
I saw them guesting with Aoife O’Donovan here in DK this past March, magical!

m.youtube.com/watch?v=gGo-...

I'm finding Ursula Le Guin's collection The Birthday of the World and Other Stories surprisingly relevant.

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Listen, Broligarchy is not some cute synonym for oligarchy. It's genuinely different & WAY more dangerous.

I'm a sociologist who's been studying the ultra-rich globally for 17 yrs, entering their world as an offshore wealth mgr. Published 2 books abt them.

🧵Broligarchs are distinct in 3 ways:

GOROGOA | Accolades Trailer YouTube video by Annapurna Interactive

Gorogoa, a beautiful and evocative puzzle game.A few years old but still three thumbs up!
It's on the App Store, especially breathtaking on iPad and also works on iPhone.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vub...

What is Cph Light Festival - Copenhagen Light Festival Every February the Copenhagen Light Festival shows light art, lighting design and illumination in the heart of Copenhagen.

There's an outdoor light festival here in Copenhagen for the first 3 weeks of February, artistic light installations throughout the city.
It's great motivation to get off the couch and go outside in the dark and damp Danish winter.

copenhagenlightfestival.org/what-is-cph-...

The same with the old textile districts in both Manchesters, UK and New Hampshire. The old factories with wooden water wheels along the canals, converted to luxury condos and galleries, are identical.

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Ok I've made a starter pack of nature photographers who post all their own work and make it accessible with alt text. Thanks for the nudge to finally put one together.

That's a bit extreme. My own dentist and I have reached am agreement, she doesn't hurt me and I don't chomp on her finger.

Turns to the endodontist: "So, my new intern friend and I were just wondering, do you give the polar bears laughing gas before you do their root canal? Do they giggle?"

Chill jazz fusion with a 60’s vibe, they could have been the house band for The Restaurant at the End of the Universe.

It was a pleasure. Hope you've enjoyed your time in 🇩🇰.

Katie Mack introducing her talk, Physics at the End of Universe, at Science and Cocktails in Copenhagen.

Katie Mack warning not to be deceived by the mirage of stability promised by false vacuums.

There will not be structures capable of knowing joy if the Higgs Field tunnels to a true vacuum.

Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice. by Robert Frost, a poet who knew his physics.

A delightful evening of Science and Cocktails featuring @astrokatie.com discussing Physics at the End of the Universe, an opening concert, and physics themed cocktails.

Spoiler alert: it's not looking good for any of us a few billion years down the line.

Luckily the weather will be delightful again tomorrow, perfect for sight seeing walks around the city. Enjoy!

I only just realized you're giving the Science and Cocktails talk on The End of the Universe tomorrow evening, bought a ticket and looking forward to it. 😊

Yes, the clouds often come down from the skies to visit the city here, old friends who sometimes hang around a little too long.

If you're looking for a good vegan restaurant, Flavour Bastards is excellent. I had a wonderful dinner there recently.
(menu is in English)
www.flavourbastards.dk

Thanks for the recipes, a true community service! 😋

The sun looked exactly like that up here in Copenhagen because of the huge wild fires in Portugal some years ago.
It was beautiful and disturbing.

As someone currently attempting to learn (European) Portuguese, I 100% approve of these stats.
Thanks EM 😝

When mayo no longer cuts the mustard.

Sorry, I'll see myself out.

iPoems and Latte! 😊

"Vance VP" - Marsh Family parody adaptation of "Dancing Queen" by ABBA, on JD Vance Dancing Queen, the magnificent pop anthem by ABBA, was written by the usual team of Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson, and released in the (then) very hot summer of 1976. The original song is built around the ‘wall of sound’ concept with ridiculous numbers of layers, flourishes, instrumentation, and packed with harmonies and grooves. But we decided to try it with just two guitars, drums, and three voices on the hottest day of the year so far. Hopefully it turned out recognisable and a little bit distinctive – the girls doing a great job with harmonies and some moves! It is a profoundly European dance track that brings people together, a consistent winner, true to the vibe, and (ridiculously) it turned out to be ABBA’s only number one hit in the USA. We chose for the parody subject matter the official approval at the convention this week of JD Vance as Donald Trump’s running mate for the presidential ticket for the Republican Party. It’s probably fair to say that Vance is very little known on this side of the pond – hence the need for some additional info and graphics on this video – but he made an ill-advised splash in our world by mouthing off about the UK, pretending a concern about nuclear proliferation (when for a long time he’s been helping facilitate Putin’s aggression) and half-jokingly describing the UK as an “Islamist country”. This prompted politicians from across the spectrum to condemn his comments – on which you can find details here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jd-vance-uk-trump-running-mate-islamist-country-b2581061.html. So since he dished it out, and since - for obvious (but different) reasons - now is not an appropriate moment for a song about either Trump or Biden, here’s our less-than-impressed profile of yet another populist politician with highly flexible morality, worrying contempt for democratic process and discourse, but big funding and a big mouth who’s happy to tap into ordinary people’s fears while claiming to be an example of their dreams. ___________________________ Support us here: - PayPal to leave us a tip jar: https://paypal.me/marshfamilysongs - Patreon for ongoing support & bonuses: https://www.patreon.com/marshfamilysongs - Download our new original single (out 12th July): https://orcd.co/bubblesong Find our other channels here: https://linktr.ee/marshfamilysongs Follow us here: - https://www.marshfamilysongs.com - https://www.facebook.com/MarshFamilyS... - https://www.instagram.com/marshfamily... - https://twitter.com/MarshSongs - https://www.tiktok.com/@marshfamilysongs - https://artists.spotify.com/c/artist/6AYmbCwi92V29y69lkRkRa/ ___________________________ LYRICS: Ooh, J.D. Vance: you’ve arrived! Nothing you won’t sacrifice Ooh, Hillbilly Elegy King of hypocrisy Anti-Trump a few years ago Called him out as a ‘Hitler’ show Now you’re playing his sidekick, kissing Donald’s ring Looks like you’d do anything Lots of money behind that guy Pretty young and the beard is … fly Seize the state and abuse it – January 6th was fine It’s just a move for Vance And if he gets the chance He’ll be the Vance VP One heartbeat from autocracy Cash machine Feeding votes to the tangerine Oh, yeah He’ll advance climate change Let Putin conquer Ukraine Ooh, screw the world, G.O.P. Chasing a fantasy He’s a real chameleon Social media posts have … *gone* Atheist to a Catholic, names he’s had a few Doesn’t like immigrants Unless they help finance Him being the Vance VP One Big Mac from the nuclear key! Bad mouthing All the Muslims in OUR country Oh, yeah He might turn out to be A New Right replacement theory Ooh, watch out world: Note Putin’s glee at the Vance VP Rubbing his hands, you see! ___________________________ Huge thanks to our Patreons and especially our Howlers: Alyssa Sangeeta Jacobson Memorial Fund Carol Leff Derrick Brown Andy Riches Grandad Mike Smith Cliff Hope David Patrao Dave Lee Lew Simon Haslam David Ryan Douglas Lind Jim the Magician Ronald Slye Geeta & Karen Sandra Vernooy Dan McColm Gary Carpenter Clarence Smith Ed Rocheck LisaMarie Fitzpatrick

Brilliant!! 🎶😂

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Pinging a couple of our local AI people, @martinpi.bsky.social and @alphachar.bsky.social, who might be able to help spread the word for you.