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Comment · 12 days ago
I'm not convinced that the invepstein class is, in fact, subject to our laws.
Comment · 12 days ago
Knowledge and wisdom *of recent technology* (or even current events) tends to increase with age?!

Dubitable.

Comment · 1 month ago
^ This.
Comment · 1 month ago
"generationally fuck" - Oxford English Dictionary's phrase of the decade
Comment · 2 months ago
Wait, are you saying that human contact has no bearing on one's psychological well-being? Or are you saying that I'm being deliberately obtuse?
Comment · 3 months ago
Boris Cherny is most definitely the kind of guy who sniffs his own farts.

He can be informative to listen to, as long as you keep that in mind.

Comment · 3 months ago
I'm begging, please let me use password "asdfasdf" on throwaway accounts. I accept full responsibility for the fallout.

Seriously, many web admins need to hear this message: "Chill. Your site is not that important."

Comment · 3 months ago
Yeah, all the corporations will then be forced to pay for proprietary models, and then Big Model will be satisfied.

Just like typically individuals can get away with using pirated software, but IP owners don't make much of a stink as long as they've got the sweet, sweet enterprise license fees rolling in.

Comment · 3 months ago
There are already plenty of [illegal numbers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_number).

We have numbers that you can't possess without proper license/authorization, and numbers that you can't yell at a crowded movie theater.

Comment · 3 months ago
Exactly, like weather forecasting. If you're told there's a 30% chance of rain, it doesn't mean that 3 out of 10 times you will experience rain.

Either it will rain or it won't, so the probability is either 0% or 100%. And so a forecast of "30% chance of rain" is referring to the likelihood that your probability will be 100%, as opposed to 0%.

Comment · 3 months ago
I'm sorry for your BIL. These things can both be true, though.
Comment · 3 months ago
Taking something regularly for extended time does not imply "addiction". Otherwise we could include in that category any number of everyday activities; it needs to entail some sort of negative consequence, in spite of which you persist.

I don't experience any significant negative side effects from my usage. And BTW I also don't have a problem going cold turkey whenever I go on vacations.

Do I hear myself?! No, but I can read what I wrote.

Comment · 3 months ago
"Are you prepared to bring them down to a total of 11 fingers?!?"
Comment · 3 months ago
This is a very overblown assertion about kratom. I've heard of people getting addicted, but no one I've known personally has ever had any issues.

I have been using kratom almost daily for about a decade, and it has been one of the most useful substances for managing my physiology in response to my environment. It's great for stress reduction, but my most common use is actually ADHD treatment (which I doubt would be "on-label" if it went through the healthcare clusterf*dge)

The ability to self-titrate is one of **the most important parts**. I know how much I need, and when I need it. With doctors or psychiatrists, you gotta schedule appointments and then try out a dosage for a while, then schedule a recheck and refine the dosage, etc etc etc. I have not had much success with prescription drugs, and I have tried many

Comment · 3 months ago
It gives me strong impressions of the aesthetic in the show Maniac (~2018)

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