I’ve been bootstrapping a project while juggling countless challenges - ngl I long for peace of mind and often wonder wtf am i doing. But over the weekend, I visited my friend's parents. My friend is heavily pregnant and abroad, her mom recently had a tumor removed, and her dad is recovering from knee replacement surgery. One of my project’s use cases is to help the elderly. On top of that, I haven't had much sleep this week as my 12-year-old dog with CKD stage 3 had stomach issues—another use case is for pet owners like me.

And while the journey has been a struggle, it's these little reminders in life that reminds us of why we do what we do in wanting to make the world a better place.

So if you are at a crossroad wondering wtf you are doing, or trying to figure out the value you bring to this world, look into how people who need it will benefit from it - and it will be these little things that keeps one going.

Odell's heartwarming pics with his baby and dogs >> caps lock and gm's

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It's a good piece with broad coverage. You did right by Myanmar. Many talk about helping Rohingya communities but rarely take action. Blocking a country's economy harms the people more than the gov't. US politics is also troubling—people box themselves into red and blue prisons. Sorry you’ve become the scapegoat for both sides. Hopefully, people can break free from these chains and focus on improving the country.

Keep doing you. It’s good.

Interesting paper, thank you for sharing. I love the quirky analogies, and when you look at the perspective of a brain storing 50TB (some say 2.5 petabytes), it's pretty amazing.

In recent years I appreciate the idea of neuroplasticity - new knowledge creates new neuron bridges. The more it’s used (repetition), the stronger and faster it becomes. And if you haven’t used that pathway in a while, refreshing memory strengthens it. (Neurogenesis happens at the hippocampus area - memory, learning, emotions).

I also think subject matter and depth impacts neural connectivity, for example, if you're deeply exploring quantum computing and neural networks in a scientific context daily, after a while, your synaptic plasticity reaches a different level—more integrated and stronger from various angles like deep analysis, idea generation, and outcomes.

I do enjoy broad topics as it often comes together like a big puzzle but I think you are a way bigger curious chaos than I am, gangster level =)

From the paper, I also liked the idea of unconscious processing - that lies within implicit memory. I think verbally communicating thoughts will tap into both conscious and unconscious processing and help one articulate better. The challenge is finding similar wavelength communication mode or person that enables you to indulge in your thought processes or interest, deeper.

On Shannon’s law, my quirky analogy is that it gives great r/ship advice between 2 parties - low SNR, nearer distance, clearer transmission, remove interference lol

I find the concept of serial and parallel processing rather amusing - there is always a gender misinterpretation to this but I believe multitasking depends on types of tasks and cognitive load. Between you and me, you likely advance multitasking and I expedite serial tasking.

Optics is a really interesting angle - I leverage diff screens to double check my work as I notice I read it differently. You might write on notes on your phone differently then elsewhere. I don’t know how this correlates to shift in attention but I believe visual context impacts cognitive processing.

On neurons, psychedelics like shrooms likely does housekeeping of neuronal interconnections and promote neurogenesis and neuroplasticity but I haven’t fully learnt the long-term impact or frequency

I do believe there is a correlation between neurogenesis and emotional strength.

I think it helps a lot to understand one's own self and best ways to advance forward. My twin nephews are both ridiculously smart and while both differ from each other based on how they grasp information - both are able to apply these angles for mutual causes (we are building a marble sorter next :) )

There’s also many other factors - environment, experience, need etc that strengthen brain execution power and speed. I have been experimenting ways to optimise my time for years - speed, focus, awareness etc and still want to do so much better.

It's a good piece, very wholesome way of looking at it. I enjoyed reading it.

oh nice. what do you intend to use it for ? Keep an eye on your kids or something ?

how far does it take you ?

Agreed

this is true, I am a curious chaos

Because the shoes are highly conductive, they can discharge static effectively, but high conductivity can be paradoxical as it can also create a pathway for other currents (exposed wiring, possibly lightning which has up to 100,000 amps and electrocute someone). Franklin has static sparks transfer from stormy clouds to metal keys to his knuckles through a wet string.

Typically esd shoes with metallic particles have resistance shields. If you have tested it that's great, if you have not, then many industry standard labs can test for electrical hazard / resistance / dielectric strength tests and others alike.

Back in the old days, cars tend to have grounding strips to discharge static, but cars also have a metal shield that works as Faraday Cage. Leather shoes, even if highly conductive, would not work like Faraday Cage.

If you want people to make safe and conscious choice, you can include disclaimer for lightning, exposed wiring, power lines etc.

I love your shoes. Good luck nostr:npub1c5t50lnugjyxr6rk6t5j03djd424qdfqn7km689c7ppt0ns8kens3wmqw6 and hope these helps! ❤️

Cc nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m - love your childlike enthusiasm and genuine kindness, but try to alive while at it ok?

that's great, and yea the rubbing of leather against ground is a good static discharge on its own. As long as its tested against electrical hazard, dielectric strength etc to ensure wearer is not harmed from lightning strike. I think they test it in both dry and wet conditions and infuse up to several k V but lightning can go up to million volts and would go through the least resistant (most conductive path) hence why some grounding shoes tend to come with lightning disclaimers.

shoes look great, love the selections of leather type for soles and upper part. My dad had something like this a long time do you. Did you do lightning conductance test and esd discharge test ?

try re-routing to another country if you can and see if its better, often times when its slow that works for me. the web works fine for me.

i don't know if there are many things that is done against the taliban's wishes publicly as it would result in executions of self and family but i spoke to my friend - the university he teaches in (in exile) and many on the ground work on this mission of helping girls and he thinks this might be something that they can study more and try. I think Afghanistan is largely forgotten post Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Palestine. Its easy for the world to shift focus based on hype, but its real people who get left behind.

a lot of things can be done with relays - but have to be creative :

assuming there is 3 types of relays :

1. personal : self configured r/w and optional links to outbox

2. private : can be community or utility based, e2ee

3. global : outbox model

this is on establishing personal relays as "relay as a service" concept - which enables privacy and gives users full ownership of their data.

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this is on establishing trending topics that is relevant to the individuals based on their selected private relays

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there is a lot more than can be done just by using whatever we have and getting creative in maximising outputs

lol. Thanks for sharing, Walker. I appreciate the effort and the anecdotes

This is mighty nice of you, nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m. You could have done anything with it, some buy over lands in Hawaii I heard, but you decided to help people in some of the most difficult situations ❤️

A friend of mine is a former mayor of Kabul and girls there are struggling so much as they are banned from education and treated as commodity in recent times. Just a few yrs ago prior to Taliban reign, some were in Cambridge discussing various growth and entrepreneurship initiatives and one I remember was on mobile libraries esp for the outskirts to bridge culture and language gap. Now some live in exile, while others in extreme fear. It takes strong men like you guys to appreciate and liberate smart and strong women. I’ll pass this on to him, I'm sure it will give him some hope in helping his people. And hope is a precious gift.

😂 so true

and better if it's both at transit and at rest

It looks really good and I love the idea of copper on the outsole for electrical discharge. But I worry that in the event of a lightning strike, lightning often looks for the path of least resistance to the ground, and a copper plug could, in theory, act as that pathway. I had 2 pairs of ESD shoes and it used conductive rubber and conductive plastic at its sole - but sometimes they do add metallic particle - hence I presume there can be some composition of metal and it is still safe, but I don't know how much. In theory the shoes feel like an ideal pair of mules but I worry you might risk yourself esp during stormy weather. Would you be able to check with them first ?

sounds intense! I had Trent Reznor's Hurt (unplugged version) on repeat for a while (tho its probably the only song that when Johny Cash sang it, it sounded hopeful, and when Trent Reznor sang it, was like one of those that you just have to ride out your emotions kinda intense). NIN is too heavy for me, but boy was I crushing on Trent Reznor for a while.