James Danckert

James Danckert

@jamesdanckert.bsky.social

All things boredom. Which essentially means everything else too.

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The Breakdown AB
@thebreakdownab.bsky.social

BREAKING! "Saddle Lake Cree Nation is asserting its Treaty rights and jurisdiction to provide safe refuge for those seeking and providing gender-affirming care. Any Albertan will be able to access gender-affirming care on Saddle Lake Cree Nation reserved lands and territories"

James Danckert
@jamesdanckert.bsky.social

I'll be one of those authors - unfortunately, the money means very little to either side - Anthropic doesn't care - pay the fine, business as usual. We need better regulations.

That guy@stuartbayens.bsky.social

A federal judge has approved a US$1.5 billion copyright settlement in which artificial intelligence company Anthropic will pay thousands of authors about US$3,000 per book after using pirated copies of their works to train its Claude chatbot.

ctvnews.caJudge approves a US$1.5B Anthropic settlement over pirated books used to train the Claude chatbotA federal judge approved a US$1.5 billion copyright settlement in which artificial intelligence company Anthropic will pay authors about US$3,000 per book.

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Erin Reed
@erininthemorning.com

1. In an incredible new landmark review, the Health Council of the Netherlands has declared that gender-affirming care for trans youth works, reducing wait times is "morally urgent," and regret is rare. It is the latest of many Euro countries to advance care. Subscribe to support our journalism.

erininthemorning.comLandmark Official Dutch Review Recommends Trans Youth Care, Call For Expanding TreatmentThe review finds that wait times must be shortened, that few people detransition, and that trans youth care has enormous benefits.

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Mike Schreiner
@mikeschreiner.bsky.social

My heart goes out to everyone evacuating Northwest Ontario due to the wildfires. We need a preparedness plan that funds and supports wildland firefighters before there's an emergency, not after the fire's already putting lives at risk.

James Danckert
@jamesdanckert.bsky.social

I've been asked a lot in the media about raw-dogging boredom - and I just think it's dumb (original title for this @psychologytoday.bsky.social was "Raw-dogging boredom is dumb" - apparently that was offensive!) Here's my take: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mode...

psychologytoday.comWhy Raw-Dogging Boredom Is Not a Good IdeaThe TikTok trend of surviving a long-haul flight while doing nothing misses the point of boredom altogether—that we need to act, not be more bored.

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MinnMax
@minnmax.com

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

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Rebecca Meagher
@rkmeagher.bsky.social

Really nice clear explanations of why boredom is still a problem in our times and why a one-time "do nothing for 8 hours" isn't going to fix it from @jamesdanckert.bsky.social here: nautil.us/why-the-do-n... (Thanks for the shout out, as always!)

nautil.usWhy the Do Nothing Challenge Doesn’t Do Much for YouWhy the Do Nothing Challenge Doesn’t Do Much for You: Boredom lab researcher James Danckert says our collective obsession is misplaced.

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Mike Schreiner
@mikeschreiner.bsky.social

The Ford government has a chance to take meaningful action to end homelessness by passing @aislinnclancy.bsky.social and @lfairclough.bsky.social's bill today. I encourage my fellow MPPs to read their powerful op-ed before we vote later today.

aislinnclancy.bsky.social@aislinnclancy.bsky.social

"Now is the time for bold action. Hard challenges require us to step away from partisanship and focus on the people we serve." @lfairclough.bsky.social and I wrote about the housing crisis Ontario is in and why we worked across party lines to put forward a bill to end homelessness.

thespec.comHomelessness ends with housing: A call for solutions to Ontario’s homelessness crisisThe province needs leadership, not divisive politics that leaves people behind.

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Mike Schreiner
@mikeschreiner.bsky.social

It's hard to overstate just how far backwards the Ford government has taken us on climate. The rest of the world is using the shift toward renewables to generate jobs and prosperity, meanwhile the Premier has no plan at all.

Isaac Callan@isaaccallan.bsky.social

NEW: "We are continuing to meet our commitment to at least try to meet our commitment for the 2030 target," Environment Minister Todd McCarthy said today. "We believe in achievable outcomes, not unrealistic objectives." #Onpoli globalnews.ca/news/1145911...

globalnews.caFord government pledges to ‘at least try’ to achieve emissions target, as it slips away | Globalnews.caA new report from Ontario’s auditor general said the province, which already anticipates it will not meet its emissions target, could miss it by 'an even wider margin.'
James Danckert
@jamesdanckert.bsky.social

I've come up with a new role for all new tech companies - CCO Chief Curmudgeon Officer. They all need an old bastard like me to tell them how to make their devices easier to operate (for old bastards like me)

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Dynamics of Human Performance Regulation Lab
@dhprlab.bsky.social

New #DHPRLab paper by @senaozayotgonbayar.bsky.social & @wanjawolff.bsky.social together with @corimartarelli.bsky.social, @mbieleke.bsky.social & @jamesdanckert.bsky.social 💪🥳 Check out the post below, in case you're interested!⬇️

Wanja Wolff@wanjawolff.bsky.social

📢 Now accepted at Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 🤩 Our proposal offers a framework for understanding how fundamental regulatory sensations, such as boredom & effort, shape temporal experience through interoceptive mechanisms. Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... TL;DR: Check 🧵 below

sciencedirect.comEFFORT AND BOREDOM SHAPE OUR EXPERIENCE OF TIMESituations change over time, and so does our experience of them. For example, a task may initially feel engaging but can, over time, become monotonous…