Has anyone traveled long distances, internationally, with cats? Besides the documents they'll need, is there anything I could be doing to get them used to people, noise, wearing a leash /harness? They're older ladies used to being inside, in the quiet. I worry about them and how they are going to feel on a plane ...for a long flight.
Being very vulnerable and honest here: I just went to buy food for my cats and realized my funds for food, meds and other basic expenses are depleted, this extended stay has been too much for my limited income (and right now in the middle of moving, I'm not taking any new students 😕 ).. I think I still have an Amazon necessities list on my profile, in case anyone wants to send them a little something (food, litter). And my fund is:
https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/93R77KohdI
#CoSoMutualAid
Thank you!!🙏🏻
I find this depressing...😕
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/dartmouth-researchers-look-meld-therapy-apps-modern-ai-rcna146558
Therabot, currently in its first clinical trial, uses generative AI trained on therapy scripts in an effort to create technology that bring mental health services to underserved populations.
/nosanitize
Are you in an area where cicadas are emerging by the millions? Maybe it's not to late to start looking for recipes! 😹https://www.bonappetit.com/uncategorized/article/how-to-cook-cicadas-according-to-3-richmond-va-chefs
/nosanitize
It's been about two years since the first mass migration to CoSo from the "ex" bird app (Thanks CoSo 🙂)
I still miss the instant reports of breaking news I used to go there for, but I find the place completely unrecognizable now. It's gross , most of the people I used to follow are on Threads, but the anti news algorithm and other Meta shenanigans make it a hard substitute, however, preferable to whatever X has become 🤷🏼♀️
#RandomThoughts
Good afternoon, CoSo!
I had not heard the news about Daniel Dennett's passing...😔
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/philosopher-daniel-dennett-dead-at-82/
Daniel Dennett, philosophical giant who championed “naturalism,” dead at 82
Part of the "New Atheist" movement, best known for work on consciousness, free will.
"He was a towering figure in philosophy and in particular in the philosophy of AI," roboticist Rodney Brooks (MIT, emeritus) wrote on X...
#DanielDannett #NewAtheism
/nosanitize
Substantial transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through casual contact in retail stores: Evidence from matched administrative microdata on card payments and testing
(Eric Topol on Threads)
Original article: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2317589121
This is such a great cover...
https://youtu.be/TMDqkBjvdMg
Sugarland & Sara Bareilles - Come On Eileen
#CoSoMusic /nosanitize
The Killing Moon - Echo & The Bunnymen (live in Liverpool, 1984)
#CoSoMusic /nosanitize
Gen X Secular Humanist (she/her)
Science 🧬Music🎶Environment 🌳Human Rights 🌏