Japhy_Ryder

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by Japhy_Ryder 7y ago
StackExchange.
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Buy, read, and enjoy "Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming" by Stephen LaBerge, PhD. It's the key text on this topic. A few years back I used the book with great success but I've fallen out of the "LD" world
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman
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Apparently it "crushes". It doesn't "crash". It "crushes".
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I thought this was going to be about SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol).....
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> I was in a supermarket sometime last year and saw a woman put a package of meat in the toilet paper aisle and walk away. She saw me staring at her and began shouting at me. I mean it's kind of symbolic: meat is basically absolut
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This is why I love HN. I miss this mysterious, charming, golden era of tech.
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That is an entirely different thing. You're talking foreign policy, I'm talking domestic policy.
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He does have an incredible writing style ("voice"). Compelling read, admittedly I only finished half - thanks for the reminder.
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This is grasping at straws. If you think the situation in US is anywhere remotely close to China, you are either under the influence of severe propaganda, or just don't know what's actually going on in both countries. China has n
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I can (and would) opt out of going to China. I'm all set with authoritarian dictatorships with torture camps and organ harvesting.
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Point well taken. Apps do provide some usability boost and it's true that in a mixed iOS/Android setting things can get funky sometimes, but I always assumed that it was a carrier issue. As much as I hate Facebook, Messenger is pr
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> because texting is a broken system that doesn’t work reliably Oh really? Could you elaborate on that? I, as a high-tech professional in my early 30s, keep in touch with my pals in a group text. It's never failed.
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> If you don't give your kids smart phones you cut them off of people. It's a conundrum. You cut them off from people if they don't have a $1000 computer in their pocket? Dumb phones are still a thing. They can call, tex
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by Japhy_Ryder 7y ago
Late 90s, early 2000s... CSS Zen Garden, the amazing community of true forums/messageboards, IRC, learning from O'Reilly/Sams 24 hour/etc. books... so many memories... Things were just more fun and about hacking. Now it&
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That's fair. I really enjoy Neil's solo stuff too, and of course Mojave 3. Ringo Deathstarr is super fun. Would love to see them live. The 'revival' has definitely brought along some solid bands. And as for the mid-90
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It is pretty hilarious. Just watch out for hipsters with gas lamps next!
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Hahaha! So damn funny you said that. Right after I commented, I realized, huh, I forgot Slowdive and didn't bother editing it. It's so good to see them back together. I've seen them in Boston and Austin TX and can't wai
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There's tons of amazing dream-pop/shoegaze. Yo La Tengo, Cocteau Twins, Pity Sex, etc. etc. etc.
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Hey man. I'm in Westerly! Occasionally make it into the city. And I'm very much into cycling. Always down to get beers, ride, check out live music, etc.
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Not sure if you were somehow subtly referencing this, but... “There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even mo
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> I find myself unable to justify the cruelty of meat production. First off, nice job quitting meat. However, > eggs/dairy Just wanted to point out the amount of cruelty going on with eggs/dairy production is also absolutel
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Any diet will have “nutrient gaps”. Virtually anyone regardless of diet would benefit from magnesium, vitamin D, and a good probiotic. Also, EPA/DHA is really powerful stuff.
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> My plants from from liver Oh. I didn’t know liver was a plant now? You have a very odd diet. It may work for you. You may feel decent. But it’s not backed by the scientific at all. The American Heart Association, among others, have emb
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> I don't have a concrete answer to "how do I not die" Michael Greger, MD does: How Not to Die [0]. Basically, to save you from reading the book, go vegan. He has a great cookbook too based on the advice in the book [1]
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Cycling. Getting out on the bike for an hour or so does wonders for me. It's very meditative.