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  1. ... d'interprétation = "Notre perception d'un objet se rapproche bien davantage de l'image générale mémorisée de cet objet que du stimulus réel qui frappe notre rétine." -> ce qui nous permet de 'reconnaître' une assiette vue de haut/de profil/devant nous dans une pièce sombre/éclairée ou un ...

    cf #TerrenceHines :
    - pace.edu/profile/terence-hines
    - researchgate.net/publication/2

    #NormandBaillargeon #cerveau #science #psy #manipulation #emotion #education #comprendre #science #politique #economie #ffascisme

  2. 🆕 blog! “Gadget Review: LiberNovo Omni - the USB-C powered office chair”
    ★★★★⯪

    Whenever a company asks me to review their gadgets, I always ask if it is USB-C powered. If not, I'm not interested. So, welcome to the future where your chair is USC-C rechargeable!

    WHAT?!

    The LiberNovo Omni looks like a standard office chair - but has two secret…

    👀 Read more: shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/10/gadge
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    #chair #furniture #gadget #Review #USB-C

  3. 🆕 blog! “Book Review: Get Ahead of Being Dead by Evie King”
    ★★★★☆

    After reading Evie King's previous book Ashes To Admin - Tales from the Caseload of a Council Funeral Officer I was eager to read her not-quite-a-sequel.

    We know what happens after death; paperwork. Gas bills need to be cancelled, funeral wishes need to be carried out, money needs to be apportioned…

    👀 Read more: shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/10/book-
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    #BookReview #death

  4. Book Review: Get Ahead of Being Dead by Evie King

    shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/10/book-

    After reading Evie King's previous book Ashes To Admin - Tales from the Caseload of a Council Funeral Officer I was eager to read her not-quite-a-sequel.

    We know what happens after death; paperwork. Gas bills need to be cancelled, funeral wishes need to be carried out, money needs to be apportioned between warring family members. When you die, you won't be there to experience the annoyance and distress - but other people will. So do you help them or not?

    This book is a chatty and informal guide to how to set out your wishes - including that you have no wishes.

    Much like her previous book, it cheerfully mixes anecdotes about death with a powerful political message about how we treat the dead (and, I suppose, nearly dead).

    It is one of those rare eBooks which is probably better as a paper book because the end of every chapter has a few dozen questions to fill in. Some are seemingly banal (library card number) and other potentially a little distressing (who do you not want invited to your funeral). The aim is to keep the answers somewhere prominent so that, come the inevitable, there's a one-stop-shop for all your deadmin.

    Evie does an excellent job of making the slightly terrifying first steps accessible and approachable. It's fully trans, non-binary, and poly inclusive. It doesn't shy away from some of the more uncomfortable aspects of death, but it really does feel like the author is having a coffee & natter with you.

    The style won't be for everyone. I think I'd rather have this as just a plain list of questions. But, then again, I did find it compelling to read the stories about what happens when things go wrong. So maybe I don't know myself as well as I think. Say, what song do I want playing at my funeral?

    There's no doubt this is a slightly challenging and provocative read - but you should absolutely buy a copy for yourself and fill it in. Whether you buy it for your friends and relatives…

    #BookReview #death
  5. Any #Android devs able to explain app file sizes to me?
    The Firefox APK is about 70MB - but #GrapheneOS reports an install size of 447MB. Why?

    I get that the browser cache will be large - and I can clear that in the app. But what's the 4GB of "User Data"? There's nothing in downloads.

    Any suggestions, friends?

    Edit: looks like this is just the way GrapheneOS works. discuss.grapheneos.org/d/15345

    Edit 2: Also a known problem in #Firefox connect.mozilla.org/t5/discuss

  6. Germany Couldn’t Stop Hitler’s Election Tactics; Can America Stop Trump’s?

    By Terrence Petty, The Forward This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get…
    #Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Democracy #Elections #forward #Hitler #midtermelections
    europesays.com/germany/114544/

  7. Hrubieszów znalazł się na 12 miejscu wśród 30 polskich miast z największym odpływem mieszkańców na 1000 w latach 2021–2025.

    Ponadto w pierwszej trzydziestce znalazło się aż siedem miast tylko z województwa lubelskiego.
    Na tym terenie ludzie tracą ostatnio poczucie bezpieczeństwa i często szukają innego miejsca do życia. Proces wyludniania potęguje starzenie się społeczeństwa i malejąca liczba urodzeń.
    Dodatkowo zagrożenia geopolityczne sprawiają, że część przedsiębiorców nie jest zainteresowana prowadzeniem inwestycji w regionie.

    #Hrubieszów #demografia #wyludnianie #socjologia #geopolityka #WschodniePogranicze #lubelszczyzna #lubelskie #praca #bezpieczeństwo #biznes

    rp.pl/spoleczenstwo/art4538455

  8. A Hidden Life (2023)

    (One of several ~500 years old and still functional grain mills used as one of the film locations for the eponymous, beautifully shot and incredibly touching movie by Terrence Malick, which also is highly relevant to our current moment in time, about standing up for personal ethics and peaceful coexistence in a society which has given up on either...)

    #Photography #BlackAndWhite #NoirCountry #Alps #History #WaterMill #FilmLocation

  9. Halloween Horror Movie Review: The Return of the Living Dead (1985)


    Title: The Return of the Living Dead
    Release Date: August 16, 1985
    Director: Dan O’Bannon
    Production Company: Hemdale Film Corporation | Fox Films, Ltd. | Cinema ’84
    Main Cast:

    • Clu Gulager as Burt Wilson
    • James Karen as Frank Johnson
    • Don Calfa as Ernie Kaltenbrunner
    • Thom Mathews as Freddy Hanscom
    • Beverly Randolph as Tina
    • Miguel A. Núñez Jr. as Spider
    • John Philbin as Chuck
    • Jewel Shepard as Casey
    • Brian Peck as Scuz
    • Linnea Quigley as Trash
    • Mark Venturini as Suicide
    • Jonathan Terry as Colonel Horace Glover
    • Cathleen Cordell as Ethel Glover, Colonel’s Wife
    • Drew Deighan as Jerry, The Paramedic
    • James Dalesandro as Tom, The Paramedic
    • Robert Libman as Tac Squad Captain
    • Derrick Brice as Gunnery Sergeant Jefferson
    • Allan Trautman as Tarman Zombie
    • Terrence Houlihan as Yellow Cadaver Zombie
    • Jerome Coleman as Legless Corpse Zombie
    • Cherry Davis as The Voice of The Female Torso Zombie
    • John Durbin as The Zombie Who Calls for More Paramedics
    • David Bond as The Zombie Who Calls for More Cops

    Synopsis (via Letterboxd):

    When two bumbling employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to rise again as zombies.

    My Thoughts:

    Night of the Living Dead co-writer John Russo split off from George Romero to create his own zombie franchise beginning with this 1980s time capsule of a movie.  The movie is set around a medical supply warehouse in Louisville where drums of the toxic gas that causes zombieism were accidentally sent by the military. Remember the Reagan Era 80s when nonetheless the cultural zeitgeist was deeply mistrustful of the military rather than “support the troops?” Naturally, the gas is released affecting not just the warehouse but the nearby cemetery where a group of punks have gathered to party.

    The blue collar workers (all of whom seem to be played by familiar character actors that I cannot place where I’ve seen them before) get most of the best lines.  There’s the wiseacre Frank training the new hire Freddy, their hapless boss who makes all the wrong decisions when he takes charge, and the deadpan mortician Eddie.  The punks are funny in that 80s movie punks are always the same over-the-top stereotypes.  The girl who strips naked for the entire film is gratuitous though.

    And then there are the zombies who just want “BRAIIIIIINSSS!!!” because they stave off the pain of decay (possibly a metaphor for substance abuse?).  It’s hard to believe that is the first depiction of zombies craving brains. The idea of zombies who not only talk, but can hold conversations is a bit off-putting, but then again the “Send more cops!” gag is hilarious.

    This isn’t a masterpiece, but it’s corny fun with a lot of great one-liners, and probably would be exponentially more enjoyable at a crowded theater screening.

    Rating: ***

    #Comedy #HalloweenHorror #Horror #MovieReviews #Movies #ScienceFiction #Zombies
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