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Why We Cry at Movies but Not Real Life: The Psychology Behind Emotional Processing

Ever sobbed over a movie but stayed stoic in real life? Discover the science of why fiction unlocks tears and reality keeps us guarded.

https://medium.com/@itsanavidreader/why-we-cry-at-movies-but-not-real-life-the-psychology-behind-emotional-processing-de18f2dbf624

Why We Cry at Movies but Not Real Life: The Psychology Behind Emotional Processing

Ever sobbed over a movie but stayed stoic in real life? Discover the science of why fiction unlocks tears and reality keeps us guarded.

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Bernd Lackinger Oct 10

Microsoft Oct 9

whatever you do, do NOT get yourself 1-3 years of ESU upgrades for free on windows 10 by going to https://massgrave.dev/ and following the instructions to run the open source script to run an exploit in windows enabling the activation of ESUs. You have to upgrade to windows 11. There's no other choice. You WILL make a Microsoft account and fill your OneDrive without even realizing

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Open-source Windows and Office activator featuring HWID, Ohook, TSforge, KMS38, and Online KMS activation methods, along with advanced troubleshooting.

Bernd Lackinger Oct 8

Mike McCaffrey Oct 7

My boss asked me "what new skills do you think web developers will need in two years", which gave me an opportunity to tell her about my recent efforts to learn urban foraging and how to identify edible plants in my neighborhood.

#WebDevelopment #UrbanForaging #ImpendingEconomicCollapse

Bernd Lackinger Oct 5

Punk on Bus Lives!🇨🇦🇬🇱Oct 4

Just thought you Fedi folk would like to see what they're saying at the other place, now that Bsky's CEO had a public crash out.
#Mastodon #FediVerse #BlueSky

Bernd Lackinger Sep 30

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Martin #ichbinnichtneutral Sep 29

@stefanmuelller Breaking: Der Begriff "Künstliche Intelligenz" wird von der EU ab sofort verboten, weil in derart bezeichneten Produkten keine Intelligenz enthalten ist. Der neue Begriff ist SHIT, Abkürzung für "Statistikhaltige Informationstechnologie"

Bernd Lackinger Sep 28

Signal News & Tips Sep 28

🤫 Sneak preview: Polls in Signal 📊

Check out the first screenshots here! 👉 https://aboutsignal.com/news/sneak-preview-polls-in-signal-first-screenshots/

#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #privacy #news #tech #ios #android

Sneak Preview: Polls in Signal (first screenshots) - AboutSignal.com

Signal will soon get polls, allowing you to vote easily in groups. Check out the first screenshots of Signal’s Polls feature here.

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Bernd Lackinger Sep 24

Signal News & Tips Sep 23

Subtly let your friends know you’re on #Signal 💙

The Also on Signal-badge for your profile picture in #WhatsApp and #Telegram is now available in multiple languages ✨

Use the free handy tool 👉 https://signalbadge.eu/?lang=en

More tips for your switch 💡 https://aboutsignal.com/blog/how-to-switch-from-whatsapp-to-signal/

Bernd Lackinger Sep 23

Bramus Sep 23

A new View Transitions-related feature we shipped in Chrome 140 is the ability to nest ::view-transition-group() pseudos.

This is useful for retaining visual effects such as clipping, move elements as part of a group, etc.

https://developer.chrome.com/docs/css-ui/view-transitions/nested-view-transition-groups

Prevent clipping issues (and more) in view transitions by using nested view transition groups | CSS and UI | Chrome for Developers

Nest ::view-transition-group pseudo-elements within each other to restore effects such as clipping during a view transition.

Chrome for Developers

Bernd Lackinger Sep 20

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Quinn Nelson Sep 20

Step 1: install shortcut

Step 2: “Add a control” in Control Center, “Run Shortcut,” and select the newly installed shortcut

Step 3: Profit!

Download here: https://snazzy.fm/eP

Or add manually:

Bernd Lackinger Sep 9

Privacy Guides Sep 8

🕑 EU Citizens have 4 days: the clock is ticking!

European countries are finalizing their positions on Chat Control this Friday. If your country supports Chat Control, it is vital you contact your representatives and voice your opposition to the EU's latest surveillance and censorship tactic. 🇪🇺

The latest from staff writer Em: https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/09/08/chat-control-must-be-stopped/

#ChatControl #EU #Privacy #E2EE #StopChatControl #CSAR #ChatControle #Bulgaria #Croatia #Cyprus #Denmark #France #Hungary #Ireland #Italy #Latvia #Lithuania #Malta #Portugal #Slovakia #Spain #Sweden #EUpol #CSARegulation #Article #PrivacyGuides