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olena Mar 29, 2024

Thinking of switching to another instance.
I need something with big/no characters limit. Current 500 is not enough.
The place must be LGBTQAI+ friendly, neurodivergent friendly, generally diversity friendly.
Plus if it’s European.
Interests: nature, science, books
Any recommendations? Recommendations where to ask or where to check the list of instances with characters limit and other technical features of each?
#askfedi
#askmastodon

olena Mar 29, 2024

Bryan Wright Mar 28, 2024

From this article in Nature:

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00930-y

"When a long-term memory forms, some brain cells experience a rush of electrical activity so strong that it snaps their DNA. Then, an inflammatory response kicks in, repairing this damage and helping to cement the memory, a study in mice shows."

(There are so many metaphors in this, just waiting for us to harvest them.)

Memories are made by breaking DNA — and fixing it

Nerve cells form long-term memories with the help of an inflammatory response, study in mice finds.

olena Mar 27, 2024

How to spot a #neurodivergent at work
#AuDHD
#autistic
#ADHD
@actuallyautistic

olena Mar 26, 2024

Steve Silberman Mar 26, 2024

Confession: If you send me a video, I will likely never watch it, no matter how much I like you and no matter how much you like it. I may tell myself I will watch it, I may tell you I will watch it, but I probably won't, because I absorb most of my information through text, and I prefer it that way. I can absorb a tremendous amount of info quickly through text, while telling me to stop everything I'm doing to watch a 20-minute video feels almost insulting, though I know you're being generous!

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olena Mar 25, 2024

Any parent is destined to disappoint their own child someday. Well, maybe it’s by design, to make sure they grow.

olena Mar 25, 2024

Doesn’t really matter how cool you are. You can never be cool enough to never make your teen kids cringe

olena Mar 25, 2024

Can we please have some consumer EU legislation that will prohibit making clothes with labels that can’t be easily removed? I don’t even want to know what goes in heads of those designers who slap a piece with metallic thread right at that spot below your neck that is always touching and sew it there in a way that it can’t be removed without damaging the clothes. It’s just #autistic nightmare, and it’s so completely useless!!!
Or am I the only one struggling?
@actuallyautistic

olena Mar 22, 2024

Blooming quince is just so fragile and powerful, gentle and bold at the same time! One of my favourites
#Bloomscrolling
#spring