lunes, 11 de marzo de 2024

The Brainwashing of My Dad - Jen Senko

Muy buenas,

Hace tiempo que lo vi pero quiero volver a hacerlo (por lo que sea):

https://www.thebrainwashingofmydad.com/ 

A film that has already changed opinions and minds…
by Jen Senko

"I endorse this film wholeheartedly.  It gets to the heart of what is responsible for damaging the mental health of America."

Bandy Lee, M.D., M.Div.  Editor of the NYT bestselling book The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump,
and Assistant Clinical Professor in Law and Psychiatry, Author of the textbook Violence.

Ms Senko’s groundbreaking film examines the rise of right-wing media through the lens of her father, whose immersion in its daily propaganda had radicalized him. His new fanaticism rocked the very foundation of their family. She discovered that this phenomenon was occurring with alarming frequency in living rooms across America. The film reveals the consequences that this radicalized media is having on people, families, America, and the world.

By watching and sharing this film as widely as you can, you will be helping to educate others about the dangers of these weaponized media platforms being  operated by Fox News, Alex Jones, Rush Limbaugh and many other bad actors who seek a more bellicose and “dumbed down” public that is constantly being told to be angry at everything - rarely understanding that the real objective is to steer them toward voting for far right issues and candidates.

The more people this film reaches, the less power they will have to do that.  At the same same time, you’ll be contributing to Ms Senko’s next projects, all aimed at reforming our media and preventing this kind of propaganda in our society.  We don’t just hope for you to watch and learn from this film.  We hope for you to get others to watch and learn from it.  And thank you for that.

Renting or buying the movie helps a lot.  But arranging screenings and helping us get this message out matters too.

https://www.thebrainwashingofmydad.com/trailer 

THE VAST RIGHT-WING CONSPIRACY, CULT-REPUBLICANS AND DONALD J. TRUMP:  HOW THE HECK DID WE GET HERE?

As filmmaker, Jen Senko, tries to understand the transformation of her father from a non political, life-long Democrat to an angry, right-wing fanatic, she uncovers the forces behind the media that changed him completely: a plan by Roger Ailes under Nixon for a media takeover by the GOP, The Powell Memo urging business leaders to influence institutions of public opinion -especially the universities, the media and the courts, and under Reagan, the dismantling of the Fairness Doctrine, and The Telecommunications 'Reform' Act signed by Bill Clinton.

As her journey continues, we discover that her father is part of a much broader demographic, and that the story is one that affects us all.

Through interviews with media luminaries, cognitive linguists, grassroots activist groups such as: Noam Chomsky, Steve Rendall, Jeff Cohen, Eric Boehlert, George Lakoff, Carol Wallin from STOP RUSH, HearYourselfThink, Claire Conner and others, “Brainwashing” unravels the plan to shift the country to the Right over the last 30 years, largely through media manipulation. The result has led to fewer voices, less diversity of opinion, massive intentional misinformation and greater division of our country.

This documentary shines a light on how it happened (and is still happening) and leads to questions about who owns the airwaves, what rights we have as listeners/watchers and what responsibility does our government have to keep the airwaves truly fair, accurate and accountable to the truth.

https://www.filmaffinity.com/es/film486837.html

Trailers y videos:













Entero:



viernes, 8 de marzo de 2024

Cerradura de Picaporte Unificado de TESA

Muy buenas,

Ayer por la noche se nos jodió la segunda, la del pasillo:

https://www.tesa.es/es/products/cerraduras-para-puertas-de-madera/cerraduras-residenciales/cerradura-de-picaporte-unificado





Cerradura de picaporte unificado:
La cerradura de picaporte unificado de TESA para los mercados residenciales ha sido exclusivamente diseñada por requerimiento de los fabricantes de puertas de madera.
Características principales:
-Con esta cerradura el fabricante de puertas o el carpintero equipa con un solo picaporte puertas interiores, ya sean de condena o de paso.
-Cerradura de embutir para puertas de madera.
-Valido indistintamente para puertas de paso o de condena.
-Picaporte reversible, de acero sinterizado y silencioso, resistente al fuego.
* Le recomendamos descargarse la ficha técnica de debajo para ver todas las posibilidades.

Especificaciones:
Puntos de bloqueo: Un punto
Tipo de instalación: Embutido
Tipo de perfil: Perfil europeo

https://assets.assaabloy.com/assets/D19000100124991.pdf 

Ayer por la noche intentamos abrir la puerta con plásticos, tarjetas y bridas pero no hubo forma:


Lo mismo que la vez anterior con la de la cocina:

Se parte de la soldadura y no hay forma de abrir la puerta.

A ver qué opciones hay.

Actualización a 09/03/2024: Así ha quedado la pieza tras tener que ir empujándola hacia dentro con la punta de una navaja (mientras se mantenía la posición ganada con una hoja de sierra):

 

Actualización a 14/03/2024: Ya está montada. Les ha debido costar 9€ a mis padres. La vimos por 6€ en Internet.


jueves, 29 de febrero de 2024

The Magarigawa Club - The World's Most Extraordinary Driving Experience Awaits You

Muy buenas,

Lo acabo de ver:

https://www.magarigawa.com/en/



https://www.magarigawa.com/en/course/


[ A Road Course like no other ]
The 3.5km road course features a maximum ascent of 20%, maximum descent of 16%, and an 800-meter long straight, making it a track like no other. It is challenging but also designed for safety, letting drivers focus on the driving experience.
They can take one-on-one lessons with professional instructors and explore the potential of their favorite cars in a safe manner.

[ Course Specifications ]
Our unique road course was designed by the world-renown F1 circuit design team at Tilke Engineers and Architects.
-Length: 3.5km
-Corner: 22
-Straight: 800m
-Uphill: 20%
-Downhill: 16%
-Cumulative elevation difference: 250m

WELCOME TO THE MAGARIGAWA CLUB:
The Magarigawa Club, Asia’s first driving club with its private 3.5km road course hidden in the mountains of Minamiboso, Chiba, commenced operations in July 2023. The club offers a unique lifestyle for its members, providing the opportunity of driving on the track everyday whilst having access to the clubhouse with rich amenities and accommodation facilities for their guests to unwind and relax.

https://www.magarigawa.com/en/clubhouse/ 

CLUBHOUSE:
Enjoy quality time with your family and guests with our excellent service and hospitality in our spacious clubhouse

[ Clubhouse ]
The design of our clubhouse incorporates both traditional
and modern Japanese aesthetic elements.
While you take your car for a spin around the track course,
your friends and family can take advantage of our club's many amenities,
which include indoor and outdoor hot spring baths
and a 25m outdoor swimming pool.

[ Fitness & health ]
From the convenience of our clubhouse,
you and your guests can enjoy a leisurely swim in the pool,
an invigorating bath in the onsen.
After training on the driving course, get refreshed in our spa facilities while taking in spectacular views of Tokyo Bay and Mt.Fuji.

[ Family Fun ]
MAGARIGAWA offers amenities not just for drivers but for their family members as well.
Your kids can use up all that bountiful little-kid energy in the outdoor playground while your pup explores the park we designed just for canines like him/her.
Or, make it an outing for the whole family and explore the local nature trails with a picnic basket, blanket, and a bottle of wine.

[ Pit Lane ]
Our state of the art pit building offers members a comfortable space for times between their thrilling and satisfying drives around the circuit.
With a maximum capacity of 36 vehicles, our pit lanes are climate controlled,
equipped with fueling stations, and staffed by mechanics that are there to help you enjoy a stress free drive each and every time.

https://www.magarigawa.com/en/paddock/ 

PADDOCK:
Create and share memorable moments in the many stylish and beautiful spaces our club has to offer.

[ Owner's Paddock ]
Our Owner's Paddocks will be available in 4 different types
and come with up to 4 parking spaces.
The interior of each unit includes a spacious living room,
dining room, kitchen and bath rooms.

[ For Your Beloved Automobile ]
MAGARIGAWA will, of course,
provide superior storage facilities for your prized vehicles.
Our vehicle storage is climate-controlled and safe
and comes complete with periodical maintenance checks.
Simply bring your car, and leave its care to our professionals.
Theyʼll make sure itʼs ready to take on the course — whenever you are.

https://www.magarigawa.com/en/venue/ 

VENUE:
Unprecedented, Memorable Atmosphere Tailored to Your Imagination

[Direction]
Extend your warmest welcome in a space spanning approximately
16,000 square meters, adorned with special arrangements.
Various decorations, as well as food and drinks,
are also available for special occasions.

Inquiries Regarding Exclusive Rental Plans
reservation@club.magarigawa.com
0470-29-3555

Top Gear:

Actualización a 02/03/2024: Otro video:

Actualización a 06/03/2024: Más:

Actualización a 08/03/2024: Más:

Edit:


sábado, 10 de febrero de 2024

Buceo en Cenotes de Riviera Maya (Quintana Roo, Méjico) desde Playa del Carmen

Muy buenas,

Cierto, ayer andaba contando impresiones de alguno de los cenotes que hemos buceado y recordé que tengo pendiente contarlo bien para recomendarlos.


https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenote 




Para ubicarnos:

Guía:

https://viviendoapesardelacrisis.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-cenotes-of-riviera-maya-2016-2nd.html

Y los que hemos hecho:

https://viviendoapesardelacrisis.blogspot.com/2015/07/buceo-en-el-riviera-maya-mejico.html

https://viviendoapesardelacrisis.blogspot.com/2014/07/buceo-en-cuevas.html 

https://viviendoapesardelacrisis.blogspot.com/2018/10/inmersion-en-el-cenote-pit-de-riviera.html

https://viviendoapesardelacrisis.blogspot.com/2023/10/buceo-autalau-urpekaritza-diving.html

https://viviendoapesardelacrisis.blogspot.com/2014/08/logbook-o-divelog-diario-de-buceo.html 

https://viviendoapesardelacrisis.blogspot.com/2016/05/logbook-o-divelog-diario-de-buceo-de-mi.html 

Empiezo en orden cronológico (guion a ir completando y sobre el que trabajar):

2015_11_22: Cenotes Angelita y Manatí (Casa Cenote)
2015_11_23: Dos inmersiones en el cenote Dos Ojos:
2015_11_24: Dreamgate:
2015_11_26: Cenotes Chikin Ha y Rainbow.

Actualización a 16/05/2018: Hoy hemos empezado con los cenotes! Tajma Ha

Actualización a 19/05/2018: Ayer hicimos The Pit (y Dos Ojos):

Actualización a 24/05/2018: Empiezo a documentar un poco:
-Chikin Ha:
-Pet Cemetery:

Actualización a 30/05/2018:Sigo:
-Pit:
-Dos Ojos:

Hemos repetido The Pit, Chikin Ha, Tajma Ha, Dreamgate, Dos Ojos,...
Y, para uno nuevo al que me llevan, Minotauro, va y se me olvida la linterna principal en el centro de buceo! :P

Actualización a 16/06/2019: Ok, curso completado en dos semanas y Unai se ha pegado una semanas en Cozumel y otra en cenotes.
Pepe nos va a hacer las dos vejigas en un rato y esta tarde cogemos el vuelo de vuelta.

Actualización a 19/11/2023: Acabamos de volver de hacer 7 (Siete) Bocas y Zapote (Hell's Bells):
-7 (Siete) Bocas: Oscuro pero contraluces con boca verde.
-Zapote (Hell`s Bell): The Pit + Angelita + Campanas.

Actualización a 20/11/2023: Hoy hemos hecho Tak Be Luum y Taak Bi Ha:
-Tak Be Luum:
-Taak Bi Ha:

Actualización a 21/11/2023: Hemos repetido The Pit
Y hemos hecho Nicte Ha por primera vez:
-The Pit: Buena vuelta y más detalles que otras veces.
-Nicte Ha: Como bucear en un pecera.

Actualización a 22/11/2023: Hoy han sido Kin Ha y Maravilla:
-Kin Ha: La columna del centro rodeada de escombros sobre sedimento negro parece un altar de sacrificio maya.
-Maravilla: Cenote PERFECTO? Nube de colores y apneistas.

Actualización a 27/11/2023: Angelita y Carwash el último día:
-Angelita: Peor visibilidad sobre la nube que otras veces.
-Carwash: Gruta con salida final a la laguna BRUTAL.

Estoy en éllo. :P


jueves, 1 de febrero de 2024

Todo lo que Dice de Nosotros una Vieja Amistad que se ha Acabado

Muy buenas,

Vaya! Interesante:

https://elpais.com/eps/2024-02-01/todo-lo-que-dice-de-nosotros-una-vieja-amistad-que-se-ha-acabado.html

Psicología
Todo lo que dice de nosotros una vieja amistad que se ha acabado
-Los amigos son nuestros espejos, y perderlos o desconectarnos de ellos puede desatar una tormenta emocional. Pero a veces también supone una transición a otra versión de nosotros mismos.

David Dorenbaum
01 feb 2024 - 05:40CET

A pesar de ser un hecho inevitable, perder amigos en una etapa avanzada de la vida es difícil y desgarrador. La muerte de un amigo puede desatar una tormenta de emociones. Nos deja con la sensación de haber perdido una parte de nosotros mismos, especialmente si esa persona perteneció a nuestro círculo más cercano y nos ha acompañado en las buenas y en las malas, como fuente de fortaleza, cómplice y caja de resonancia. La intimidad de la amistad, escribe el filósofo Jacques Derrida, “reside en la sensación de reconocerse en los ojos del otro”. Pero, curiosamente, hay otro tipo de pérdida de amigos que puede ser incluso más ardua de afrontar y queremos analizar aquí: la desconexión en vida. Porque en este caso se trata de una pérdida ambigua, que provoca el duelo por una persona que está viva, algo que puede resultar aún más complejo emocionalmente. El papel de los amigos tiende a ser más importante a medida que envejecemos, pero también se vuelve más difícil conservarlos. ¿Cómo se entiende esto?

El filósofo Friedrich Nietzsche capta la naturaleza de la inquietante extrañeza en su máxima titulada Los amigos como fantasmas (Die Freunde als Gespenster): “Si nosotros cambiamos significativamente, aquellos amigos que no han cambiado se convierten en fantasmas de nuestro propio pasado: su voz llega hasta nosotros con un sonido aterrador, espectral; como si nos oyésemos a nosotros mismos, pero más jóvenes, severos, inmaduros”. El espectro del amigo, para Nietzsche, incluye connotaciones metafóricas que tienen que ver con el desvanecimiento, lo ambiguo, lo intangible, lo que no se puede experimentar en la inmediatez. Designa algo ambivalente, tal vez indeterminado, puede ser alguien familiar y extraño a la vez —es una presencia que, paradójicamente, se revela en su falta—.

Es natural que las amistades se transformen a medida que navegamos por la vida. Desde dejar o cambiar de trabajo hasta mudarse nos puede alejar de los amigos. Y es común escuchar a la gente decir que no tiene suficientes horas en el día para abordar las tareas de la lista de pendientes, mucho menos para mantenerse al tanto con los viejos amigos. Estas transiciones pueden propiciar la ruptura. Con la edad, nuestras prioridades cambian y dificultan la reconciliación con las de los viejos amigos. En este periplo es comprensible que algunas amistades se queden en el camino. Y cuando estamos en el lugar del que quedó atrás, puede ser devastador afrontar que alguien que había estado tan cerca de nosotros, a fuerza de una decisión unilateral, ya no lo está.

Las diferencias crecientes, los malentendidos o los conflictos no resueltos a menudo son la causa. Uno de los principales detonadores es la pérdida de confianza. El miedo juega un papel importante —miedo al rechazo, a ser explotado o a comprometer la propia identidad—. Al mismo tiempo y en otro ámbito, el mecanismo que desarticula la relación con un amigo puede obedecer a fuerzas inconscientes, de las que la persona no tiene conocimiento. El psicoanalista Donald Winnicott las llama “agonías primitivas”. Lo que sucede en el presente es algo que ya ha ocurrido en la psique y se proyecta hacia el futuro —aquello que no puede ser identificado conscientemente se impone en nuestra realidad y se repite—. En un intento por liberarse de los vínculos con el pasado doloroso, una y otra vez, el inconsciente humano nos lleva al lugar original donde las cosas salieron mal, con el deseo de hacerlo todo de nuevo y reparar el daño. La amistad en juego se convierte en el teatro en el que se despliega lo disruptivo, y el quiebre encarna la repetición de una pérdida, abandono o separación traumática ancestral —de ahí la desproporción entre el calibre del agravio y el de sus consecuencias—.

Lo observo en algunos pacientes, que interceptan inconscientemente mi capacidad para trabajar como su psicoanalista: en lugar de buscar conexiones y sentido, se aseguran de que no se puedan afianzar relaciones entre el pasado y el presente, entre ideas y sentimientos, o entre ellos y yo. El psicoanalista Wilfred Bion, en su artículo Ataques al vínculo, lo describe como la forma en que las personas intentan sortear las verdades dolorosas de sus vidas —las conexiones son sustituidas por desconexiones— para escapar del dolor de descubrirse a uno mismo.

En suma, perder un amigo cuando estamos entrados en años puede ser desalentador. Pero, por otra parte, es el comienzo de una transición hacia otra versión de uno mismo. Las investigaciones han demostrado que, si bien el extrañamiento se asocia con sentimientos profundos de soledad, también puede favorecer la posibilidad de mejorar la calidad de vida. No es solo pérdida, también es una oportunidad para embarcarse en experiencias renovadoras. Esto puede parecer contradictorio, pero simplemente significa que, al dejar de lado lo familiar, nos abrimos a un mundo de posibilidades.

David Dorenbaum es psiquiatra y psicoanalista.


miércoles, 31 de enero de 2024

Universal Music Group - An Open Letter to the Artist and Songwriter Community - Why We Must Call Time Out on TikTok

 Muy buenas,

Y ésto es lo que pasa...

https://www.universalmusic.com/an-open-letter-to-the-artist-and-songwriter-community-why-we-must-call-time-out-on-tiktok/

An Open Letter to the Artist and Songwriter Community - Why We Must Call Time Out on TikTok

Our core mission is simple: to help our artists and songwriters attain their greatest creative and commercial potential.  To achieve these goals, our teams employ their expertise and passion to strike deals with partners all around the world, partners who take seriously their responsibilities to fairly compensate our artists and songwriters and treat the user experience with respect.

One of those partners is TikTok, an increasingly influential platform with powerful technology and a massive worldwide user base.  As with many other platforms with whom we partner, TikTok’s success as one of the world’s largest social platforms has been built in large part on the music created by our artists and songwriters.  Its senior executives proudly state publicly that “music is at the heart of the TikTok experience” and our analysis confirms that the majority of content on TikTok contains music, more than any other major social platform.

The terms of our relationship with TikTok are set by contract, which expires January 31, 2024. In our contract renewal discussions, we have been pressing them on three critical issues—appropriate compensation for our artists and songwriters, protecting human artists from the harmful effects of AI, and online safety for TikTok’s users.

We have been working to address these and related issues with our other platform partners.  For example, our Artist-Centric initiative is designed to update streaming’s remuneration model and better reward artists for the value they deliver to platforms.  In the months since its inception, we’re proud that this initiative has been received so positively and taken up by a range of partners, including the largest music platform in the world.  We’ve also moved aggressively to embrace the promise of AI while fighting to ensure artists’ rights and interests are protected now and far into the future.  In addition, we’ve engaged a number of our platform partners to try to drive positive change for their users and by extension, our artists, by addressing online safety issues, and we are recognized as the industry leader in focusing on music’s broader impact on health and wellness.

With respect to the issue of artist and songwriter compensation, TikTok proposed paying our artists and songwriters at a rate that is a fraction of the rate that similarly situated major social platforms pay.  Today, as an indication of how little TikTok compensates artists and songwriters, despite its massive and growing user base, rapidly rising advertising revenue and increasing reliance on music-based content, TikTok accounts for only about 1% of our total revenue.

Ultimately TikTok is trying to build a music-based business, without paying fair value for the music.

On AI, TikTok is allowing the platform to be flooded with AI-generated recordings—as well as developing tools to enable, promote and encourage AI music creation on the platform itself – and then demanding a contractual right which would allow this content to massively dilute the royalty pool for human artists, in a move that is nothing short of sponsoring artist replacement by AI.

Further, TikTok makes little effort to deal with the vast amounts of content on its platform that infringe our artists’ music and it has offered no meaningful solutions to the rising tide of content adjacency issues, let alone the tidal wave of hate speech, bigotry, bullying and harassment on the platform. The only means available to seek the removal of infringing or problematic content (such as pornographic deepfakes of artists) is through the monumentally cumbersome and inefficient process which equates to the digital equivalent of “Whack-a-Mole.”

But when we proposed that TikTok takes similar steps as our other platform partners to try to address these issues, it responded first with indifference, and then with intimidation.

As our negotiations continued, TikTok attempted to bully us into accepting a deal worth less than the previous deal, far less than fair market value and not reflective of their exponential growth.  How did it try to intimidate us?  By selectively removing the music of certain of our developing artists, while keeping on the platform our audience-driving global stars.

TikTok’s tactics are obvious: use its platform power to hurt vulnerable artists and try to intimidate us into conceding to a bad deal that undervalues music and shortchanges artists and songwriters as well as their fans.

We will never do that.

We will always fight for our artists and songwriters and stand up for the creative and commercial value of music.

We recognize the challenges that TikTok’s actions will cause, and do not underestimate what this will mean to our artists and their fans who, unfortunately, will be among those subjected to the near-term consequences of TikTok’s unwillingness to strike anything close to a market-rate deal and meaningfully address its obligations as a social platform. But we have an overriding responsibility to our artists to fight for a new agreement under which they are appropriately compensated for their work, on a platform that respects human creativity, in an environment that is safe for all, and effectively moderated.

We honor our responsibilities with the utmost seriousness. Intimidation and threats will never cause us to shirk those responsibilities.

Date: January 30, 2024

https://twitter.com/UMG/status/1752485241812561992 

...con los "nuevos modelos" de negocio.


miércoles, 24 de enero de 2024

Escala Scoville (Scale) - SHU - Scoville Heat Units - Medida del Picor o Pungencia en Base a Cantidad Presente de Capsaicina en Alimentos Picantes

Muy buenas,

Algo me sonaba pero ayer lo estuvimos mirando:

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escala_Scoville

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale

Algunas salsas tenemos en casa, hemos solido probar en Méjico y el Brutal Assault suele organizar un concurso cada año:

https://salsatabasco.mx/ 



 

https://www.salsavalentina.mx/ 




Valentina is described as thicker than Tabasco sauce and less vinegary, with more chili flavor. It comes in two varieties: hot (900 Scoville Heat Units) and extra hot (2100 SHU). The sauce is known for its taste and its use as a condiment on several Mexican foods, especially street fare. Valentina's ingredients are water, chili peppers, vinegar, salt, spices and the preservative sodium benzoate.

https://viviendoapesardelacrisis.blogspot.com/2015/07/buceo-en-el-riviera-maya-mejico.html 

https://viviendoapesardelacrisis.blogspot.com/2022/12/comida-mexicana-totopo-en-garbera-txiki.html

https://viviendoapesardelacrisis.blogspot.com/2019/10/brutal-assault-2020.html