Blog http://personal-view.com/talks/categories/blog/p88/feed.rss Fri, 19 Apr 24 13:32:37 +0000 Blog en-CA Good quote: On freedom and loneliness http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/26141/good-quote-on-freedom-and-loneliness Sat, 04 Sep 2021 14:10:52 +0000 Vitaliy_Kiselev 26141@/talks/discussions

When nobody wakes you up in the morning, and when nobody waits for you at night, and when you can do whatever you want. what do you call it, freedom or loneliness?

Charles Bukowski

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War: Pavel Durov on corporations censorship http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/26140/war-pavel-durov-on-corporations-censorship Sat, 04 Sep 2021 13:25:56 +0000 Vitaliy_Kiselev 26140@/talks/discussions

We generally assume that the world is becoming a better place every year. But when it comes to individual freedoms, the opposite is true. Most studies show humanity is now less free than several years ago.

20 years ago we had decentralized Internet and a relatively unrestricted banking system. Today, Apple and Google censor information and apps on our phones while Visa and Mastercard limit what goods and services we can pay for. Every year we give up more power and control over our lives to a handful of unaccountable corporate executives we didn't elect.

Most of us willingly carry tracking devices – our phones – and allow corporations to use our private data to target us with content that keeps us distracted with low-quality entertainment. Unlike 20 years ago, we are now surrounded by surveillance cameras, which in countries like China use AI to make sure nobody can hide.

In 2017, China overtook the US as the largest economy in the world by purchasing power, showing the world that individual freedoms are not required for economic development. Looking at China's success, more countries become authoritarian (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_in_the_World#Trends), curbing essential human rights such as freedom of speech, movement and assembly.

Who is going to fix it?

The most active and creative minds of our generation are too busy playing in the rapidly shrinking sandbox called "free enterprise" or producing digital content to keep everyone else glued to their devices for longer. The rest seem to be too distracted with the abundance of cheap digital entertainment to critically assess the trend and take action.

Watching this, I wonder what will become the legacy of our generation. Will we go down in history as those who let free societies turn into dystopian nightmares? Or will we be remembered as those who defended the freedoms that previous generations fought so hard to win?

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Weekend sex: The science of sex, love, attraction http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/26139/weekend-sex-the-science-of-sex-love-attraction Sat, 04 Sep 2021 11:48:45 +0000 Vitaliy_Kiselev 26139@/talks/discussions

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MAGA: COVID benefits are expiring http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/26138/maga-covid-benefits-are-expiring Sat, 04 Sep 2021 06:56:03 +0000 Vitaliy_Kiselev 26138@/talks/discussions image

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Weekend stuff: Notes on women's logic http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/26137/weekend-stuff-notes-on-womens-logic Sat, 04 Sep 2021 05:24:22 +0000 Vitaliy_Kiselev 26137@/talks/discussions Presently precise knowledge conquers all new areas. One such area is women's logic.

The rigorous presentation is still in its infancy. The usual male logic passed this stage more than two thousand years ago, but female logic is still waiting for its Aristotle. The descendants have a great and honorable task to create a systematic course of female logic, to fulfill its axiomatization, to create computers operating according to female logical schemes. For now, we have to limit ourselves to some notes. Their task is, as far as possible, to make up for an oversight of nature that has deprived men of the innate ability to use female logic, which is so necessary in many life situations. It can be foreseen that our presentation itself is based on feminine logic. This statement should be considered completely inappropriate: the requirement to expound Aristotelian logic with the help of a woman would not sound better.

Why is this generally perceived as a reproach? It is based on a mocking and dismissive philistine attitude towards female logic. This attitude is not too surprising: it is, unfortunately, a frequent reaction when meeting something alien and inaccessible. It is also possible that at first the naked islanders laughed, pointing with their fingers at the dressed (and armed) sailors of Cook ...

We will take this subject quite seriously and respectfully, much more seriously than it might seem from a cursory reading of this work.

Based on his own sad experience, the author advises a beginner not to enter into conversations with women without thoroughly studying this guide. It is best to pre-purchase some preparation in special courses in this subject. Students of these courses, in addition to the main activities, are recommended exercises aimed at increasing the volume of the lungs and strengthening the vocal cords. Unrelenting attention should be paid to general physical training and hardening of the body. Constant medical supervision is very important.

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COVID: New article on how virus damages a brain http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/26136/covid-new-article-on-how-virus-damages-a-brain Fri, 03 Sep 2021 12:34:49 +0000 Vitaliy_Kiselev 26136@/talks/discussions

Numerous enveloped viruses use specialized surface molecules called fusogens to enter host cells. During virus replication, these fusogens decorate the host cells membrane enabling them the ability to fuse with neighboring cells, forming syncytia that the viruses use to propagate while evading the immune system. Many of these viruses, including the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), infect the brain and may cause serious neurological symptoms through mechanisms which remain poorly understood. Here we show that expression of either the SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein or p15 protein from the baboon orthoreovirus is sufficient to induce fusion between interconnected neurons, as well as between neurons and glial cells. This phenomenon is observed across species, from nematodes to mammals, including human embryonic stem cells-derived neurons and brain organoids. We show that fusion events are progressive, can occur between distant neurites, and lead to the formation of multicellular syncytia. Finally, we reveal that in addition to intracellular molecules, fusion events allow diffusion and movement of large organelles such as mitochondria between fused neurons. Our results provide important mechanistic insights into how SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses could affect the nervous system circuitries causing neurological symptoms.

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.09.01.458544v1

Actually, whole point of article is to deny uniqueness of COVID in this regard, as no other human virus has such property.

And it is again ONLY spike protein is enough for damage.

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War: You will be allowed to drive car only in reservations http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/26135/war-you-will-be-allowed-to-drive-car-only-in-reservations Fri, 03 Sep 2021 11:24:33 +0000 Vitaliy_Kiselev 26135@/talks/discussions

"15-20 years later, if you will want to drive your car, you will be given a separate tiny reservation, and you will not be allowed to go on any public road. Public roads will be filled with unmanned vehicles owned by government and corporations, " - Deputy Transport Minister Kirill Bogdanov said in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Morons.

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War: Apple started their planned retreat http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/26133/war-apple-started-their-planned-retreat Fri, 03 Sep 2021 05:13:48 +0000 Vitaliy_Kiselev 26133@/talks/discussions

Apple announced important changes to its policy - some iOS applications will be allowed to contain links to external resources to manage accounts outside the Apple ecosystem and even payments without the traditional 15-30% commission.

So far, this applies only to "reader" applications - software that displays content "outside of iOS", including videos, music, magazines, newspapers and books purchased from third-party services.

Earlier, Apple explicitly prohibited developers from redirecting users to subscribe to third-party sites and make payments in addition to the App Store - we are talking about services like Spotify or Netflix. Instead, users are tied to Apple's payment system, which charges developers a mandatory percentage.

The decision was reportedly made as part of a deal with one of the regulators, the Japan Fair Competition Commission. At the same time, Apple said that the new rules will apply not only in Japan, but also globally, from 2022.

Next it is required to destroy other pillars of Apple slave labor camp infrastructure.

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