#user adaption

[procurement-insights]

Updating Features and Functions To Improve User Experience and Adoption - Make That Adaption

how do you introduce upgrades on a "post-haste, cost-effective" basis outside of standard release cycles.

EDITOR’S NOTE: In today’s LinkedIn discussion stream, Joël Collin-Demers writes, “When a measure is ‘bad’, you must deep-dive into the process to find the root cause and fix it (e.g. The requisition to PO cycle time to too long… Why? The approval cycle is the bottleneck. Why? Managers don’t get notifications when they need to approve something. HA! Let’s get some notifications in place post…

[dandelionsresilience]

Dandelion News - September 8-14

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1. Pair of rare Amur tiger cubs debuting at Minnesota Zoo are raising hopes for the endangered species

“[The Minnesota Zoo’s] Amur tigers have produced 57 cubs, [… 21 of which] have gone on to produce litters of their own, amounting to another 86 cubs. […] “They’re showing a lot of resiliency, which is something that we work hard for in human care. We want these animals to have a lot of confidence and be able to adapt to new environments just as they’re doing today.””

2. Powered by renewable energy, microbes turn CO₂ into protein and vitamins

“The team designed a two-stage bioreactor system that produces yeast rich in protein and vitamin B9. [… The protein] levels in their yeast exceed those of beef, pork, fish, and lentils. […] Running on clean energy and CO2, the system reduces carbon emissions in food production. It uncouples land use from farming, freeing up space for conservation[… and] will help farmers concentrate on producing vegetables and crops sustainably.”

3. JCPenney Launches Apparel Collection Aimed At Wheelchair Users

“A major department store is rolling out a new line of clothing specifically tailored to meet the needs of women who use wheelchairs featuring options for both everyday wear and special occasions. [… The clothing have] modifications like zippers located for easy access, pocket positioning and extended back rises optimized for the seated position and shorter sleeves to limit interference with wheels.”

4. Snails bred in Edinburgh Zoo sent to re-populate species in French Polynesia

“Thousands of rare partula snails bred at Edinburgh Zoo are to be released in French Polynesia to restore the wild population of the species.The last surviving few of the species were rescued in the early 1990s[….] 15 species and sub-species [are being bred in zoos for repopulation], the majority of which are classed as extinct in the wild.”

5. [NH Joins 19 Other States] to Provide Essential Behavioral Health Services Through Mobile Crisis Intervention Teams

“[CMS] approved New Hampshire’s Medicaid State Plan Amendment for community-based mobile crisis intervention teams to provide services for people experiencing a mental health or substance use disorder crisis. […] The multidisciplinary team provides screening and assessment; stabilization and de-escalation; and coordination with and referrals to health, social, and other services, as needed.”

6. Recovery plan for Missouri population of eastern hellbender

“It is expected that recovery efforts for the Missouri DPS of the eastern hellbender will reduce sedimentation and improve water quality in the aforementioned watersheds, which will also improve drinking water, as well as benefit multiple federally listed mussels, sport fish and other aquatic species.”

7. How $7.3B will help rural co-ops build clean power—and close coal plants

“[The funds are] serving about 5 million households across 23 states [… to] build wind and solar power, which is now cheaper than coal-fired power across most of the country. […] Some of it will be used to pay down the cost of closing coal plants[….] federal funding could help co-ops secure enough wind, solar, and battery resources to retire their entire coal capacity by 2032, cutting carbon emissions by 80 to 90 percent and reducing wholesale electricity costs by 10 to 20 percent[….]”

8. Native-led suicide prevention program focuses on building community strengths

“[Indigenous researchers have] designed programs that aim to build up a community’s endemic strengths, rather than solely treating the risks facing individuals within that community. By providing support and resources that enable access to Alaska Native cultural activities, they hope to strengthen social bonds that build resilience. […] “In a Yup’ik worldview, suicide is not a mental health disorder, and it’s not an individual affliction, it’s a disruption of the collective.””

9. Another rare Javan rhino calf spotted at Indonesia park

“A new Javan rhino calf has been spotted in an Indonesian national park, the facility's head said Friday, further boosting hopes for one of the world's most endangered mammals after two other […] calves were spotted earlier this year at the park, which is the only habitat left for the critically endangered animal.”

10. Transparent solar cells can directly supply energy from glass surfaces

“[Researchers have] unveiled a method of supplying energy directly from glass of buildings, cars, and mobile devices through transparent solar cells. […] It has also succeeded in charging a smartphone using natural sunlight. It also proved the possibility that a screen of a small mobile device can be used as an energy source.”

September 1-7 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)

[crescenthistory]

yes, the consequences of ai in academia can be devastating and we should be concerned about it. but you know what else we should be concerned about? the impact of the overt suspicion and paranoia against students just trying to get through their degrees to survive in this world

you think scrutinising students and trying to decipher who has and hasn’t used ai will be done without bias or prejudice? you think international students won’t be flagged for using “too formal/static” language because that’s how they learned english? you think poc, disabled or other minorities that are often belittled won’t be unjustly flagged for sounding “smarter than they are”? you think lower-class students will be unaffected by having to spend extra time and resources to show up at meetings to prove they haven’t used ai?

it’s never going to be a fair and proportionate impact when we focus all our energy on “catching” the bad ones

conversations around ai should always acknowledge and emphasise the safety of students and people, we cannot become hyper vigilant unpaid police who try to point out who’s “fake” with no regard to how subconscious biases affect the direction of your finger

[wheelie-sick]

in the ski patrol magazine there's a story about a woman with a SCI who relearned to ski standing up using outriggers and my god the hope it is giving me. the main thing preventing me from skiing is not pain, it's that I get about 1 run before I collapse and fall from muscle weakness. this would??? actually fix my problem holy shit!! I could ski again!!!

and unlike a sitski ($7000 😵‍💫), outriggers are financially feasible with some saving (~ $400)

[flowercrowncrip]

In happier news I got a smart thermostat and can control my own heating now!

ID: a screenshot of a phone showing a thermostat app. The goal temperature is 20 degrees and it is currently 18.9 degrees. The humidity is 52% / end ID.

Before I had to instruct my carers how to use the thermostat and timer despite not being able to see the controls, so this is a huge step up!

[obscurelesmisshipsbracket]

After receiving well over one hundred wonderfully obscure ship submissions, these seemed rather relevant. To some of you more than others.

[turtley-ausome]

I finaly have a clear keyguard for my iPad mini eeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!! I love it!! There’s a lot of space at the top and none at bottom but it works so im very happy with it!

[dead-orange-club]

Ahhh!! If it's fine with you could we get some userboxs!!

1. This headmate has brain damage pls be careful!

2. This headmate loves baking to show they care!

3. This system has panic attacks randomly so pls talk gently!

If you are able to! Just don't burn yourself out doing all this for us! And you can simplify them too!! If this makes you uncomfortable you don't have to!! The first one is for our mituna! Have a good day/night we luv u/p!! - from narancia who's in the starsystem >:0}

Sorry for the wait! Here’s your userboxes, enjoy!!

Plus the ink userbox you also requested:

Ink!Sans art by thegreatrouge on Deviant Art

[rustyburacedraws]

For when you encounter a joyous diversion over the Burroughs Network

[andresylupin]

maybe i've subconsciously pushed back against "The Teeth of the Tiger" because it's the one novel where you have to reconcile with the fact that, well:

[sincericida]

Andrew Garfield when he reads a script for a religious role or biopic:

Now, I’m here thinking things about Andrew and Miles in the same movie...

[sirpuntine]

sometimes I forget ablebodied people exist

like I’ll see a video of someone without mobility aids / medical devices and the primal protector in my brain goes “oh no 😰 someone catch them before they fall 🤲”

then I remember that 84% of gen pop just rawdogs life like the omnipresent forces of gravity aren’t threatening them with a rusty grapefruit spoon at every microscopic movement of their limbs

oh what bliss

[soundleer]

Out of pure curiosity, why do you write "A" like ∆ and "V" like ▽

i got inspired by @/potoobrigham with the way he writes his As as triangles and adapted to it bc i love the aesthetics of it

its hard for me to revert back to normal handwriting when ive gotten used to writing things that i personally thought look way more fun and unique lol

[damagecompilation]

I started the DMC anime I'm watching the first episode and rabbit guy low-key slays and Dante I love you

[iicraft505]

stop comparing hilson to johnlock stop it stop it stop it the only similarity is theyre two old men people ship and they're sherlock adaptations but other than that there's nothing alike! the house creators actually liked their audience! the house creators weren't doing the stuff-that-can-be-read-as-gay because they hated their audience and wanted to... i can't think of a word to describe it. harass? or otherwise be mean/hostile to anyway. The House creators did not resent their audience. stop comparing the two. NOW.