Locked-in syndrome and the misplaced presumption of misery
Surveys suggest most LIS patients are happy. Researchers want that more widely understood. Enlarge (credit: Amy DiLorenzo | Getty Images) In 1993, Julio Lopes was sipping a coffee at a bar when he had a stroke. He fell into.....»»
Power cuts, forest fires in South Asia heatwave
Power outages compounded the misery of millions of people wilting in a heatwave across India and Pakistan on Friday, with experts blaming climate change for an early onset of roasting summer temperatures......»»
Twitter Is Protecting Its Source Code From Disgruntled Employees, Reports Say
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Twitter locked down its source code to prevent unauthorized changes, sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The reports say that this change was made to prevent employees from "going rogu.....»»
Adam Scott wins Webby award for "Severance"
Apple TV+ is hoping "Severance" can be its next big award winner, and it has now gained its first one with a Webby nod for star Adam Scott.Writer Dan Erickson mined his own corporate misery to create the disturbing "Severance" drama, and it's proved.....»»
NASA has a plan to fix Lucy spacecraft’s solar array problem
NASA's Lucy spacecraft has a problem with one of its solar arrays, which has not locked into place properly. Now there's a plan to fix it......»»
Shanghai’s plan to reboot the supply chain will hit workers the hardest
Workers may end up trading being locked down at home for locked down at work. Enlarge Like many people in Shanghai, Joyce has spent weeks shut at home since the latest COVID-19 lockdown was imposed on March 28. The software i.....»»
Why Venus rotates, slowly, despite sun"s powerful grip: Planet"s atmosphere explains the gravity of the situation
If not for the soupy, fast-moving atmosphere on Venus, Earth's sister planet would likely not rotate. Instead, Venus would be locked in place, always facing the sun the way the same side of the moon always faces Earth......»»
BCI lets completely “locked-in” man communicate with his son, ask for a beer
System trains the user to alter their brain activity in response to auditory feedback. The Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering has developed a communication platform for people with complete locked-in syndrome. A 36-year-old German m.....»»
Study finds an unexpected upside to imposter syndrome
Even many successful people harbor what is commonly called impostor syndrome, a sense of being secretly unworthy and not as capable as others think. First posited by psychologists in 1978, it is often assumed to be a debilitating problem......»»
The Latest PS5 System Update Seems To Have Locked Users Out Of Their TV’s Picture Settings
The latest PS5 system update seems to be locking users out of their own television's picture settings, due to ALLM being enabled in the update. The post The Latest PS5 System Update Seems To Have Locked Users Out Of Their TV’s Picture Settings.....»»
New hope for predicting and treating heart failure in babies born with deadly heart defect
Almost one third of babies born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, or HLHS, die from heart failure before their first birthday. By uncovering cellular processes that drive heart failure in these young patients, a new study may hold the answers to.....»»
Researchers identify potential new treatment for metabolic syndrome
Metabolic syndrome increases a person's risk for diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, and includes conditions such as obesity, high blood pressure and high blood sugar. In a recent mouse-model study, researchers have furthered their progress to devel.....»»
Heart complications after a stroke increase the risk of future cardiovascular events
A large, observational study found that heart complications within one month after an ischemic stroke (blocked blood flow to the brain) are very common. This 'stroke-heart syndrome' may put stroke survivors at higher risk for death, heart attack or a.....»»
The UN"s 10,000-page red alert on climate change
Accelerating global warming is driving a rising tide of impacts that could cause profound human misery and ecological disaster, and there is only one way to avoid catastrophe: drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions......»»
Google Play Crackdown Makes Amazon and Others Pull Digital Purchases
The great Google Play billing crackdown is finally here. From a report: Developers selling digital goods inside their Android apps all need to switch to Google Play billing, or they will be locked out of the Play Store. This has technically always be.....»»
Facebook Users Angry After Accounts Locked for No Reason
The BBC reported Friday that "Facebook users around the world have been waking up to find themselves locked out of their accounts for no apparent reason." The message many received reads: "Your Facebook account was disabled because it did not follow.....»»
Phasers locked: Paramount+ releases official trailer for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
"Our mission: to chart the stars and push the boundaries of what is known." Capt. Christopher Pike (Anson Mount, center), Number One (Rebecca Romijn, left), and Spock (Ethan Peck, right) are getting their own prequel spinoff series: Star.....»»
How to unlock a keyboard that’s locked
A keyboard being locked can cause the biggest headache. We all need a keyboard to operate our PCs and laptops. Here’s how to unlock a keyboard that’s locked......»»
Owners Of "Gran Turismo 7" Locked Out Of Single Player Game When Online DRM Servers Go Down
According to Techdirt's Timothy Geigner, Gran Turismo 7 on the PlayStation was recently rendered unplayable because the DRM servers that require an online check to play the game crumbled during a maintenance window. From the report: "The scheduled se.....»»
Facebook locked out users who didn’t set up Facebook Protect
A few weeks ago, many Facebook users received odd, spam-like emails with the title, “Your account requires advanced security from Facebook Protect.” Additionally, the email tells users to turn on the Facebook Protect feature by a certain date, o.....»»
Apple hit with antitrust lawsuit over locked-down Apple Watch heart rate sensor
Reported by Reuters, Apple is facing an antitrust lawsuit from AliveCor yet again. The Silicon Valley company claims it is monopolizing the market in the US for heart rate monitoring apps. The company says Apple has “complete control” over the m.....»»