M_Grey

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by M_Grey 10y ago
Not to mention that once you've crossed the line, you may lose sight of it forever.
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by M_Grey 10y ago
Show me the democracy that's supposed to survive, and then we can talk. I'm looking around, and I see quite a few different systems, but no democracy.
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by M_Grey 10y ago
Because we can outthink them. We're actively trying to build something that can at least think as well as us.
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by M_Grey 10y ago
I feel I should point out at this juncture, that this was a quote from a BBC Radio 4 comedy , and that it's not to be taken as seriously as you seem to be. I think his broader point though, as is the point of the person I was replying
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by M_Grey 10y ago
Re your last point, this leaped immediately to mind. http://souvenirsfromaprogramme.tumblr.com/post/44133459703/t... David: The Robo-Cup Federation hope that by 2050 a team of fully autonomous humanoid robot socc
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by M_Grey 10y ago
Physically yes, but perhaps not surprisingly he has the early signs of PTSD... waking up screaming, flashbacks. Fortunately his family is taking that seriously and he's going to get some professional help. Hell of a thing to go through
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by M_Grey 10y ago
The truth, if it exists, doesn't need some cranky anon guarding it, and if it required guarding it could do better. If you have something which you think is "truth" to offer, then offer it, don't just claim to have it wh
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by M_Grey 10y ago
A friend of mine's brother recently was kidnapped driving a long-haul up to SP. They held him at gunpoint for five days, and when his parents (who live in the South) called the police they were told at first not to worry, that they usu
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by M_Grey 10y ago
Few people I've met really worry about their dental hygiene beyond their daily brushing. In that regard, carrying around anything that keeps you engaged in that, is a good thing. In the morning and at night though... it's hard to
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by M_Grey 10y ago
"The people saying it isn't hard are right... it really isn't. What's hard is leaving everything you should be doing for the end of the day, then trying to cram in a whole head of broccoli with dinner." I'm say
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by M_Grey 10y ago
You're right that no one is suggesting that, including me. "That would be fucking stupid." Yes, and I'm sorry that you've seemingly come to expect that level of stupidity from others, but in my world that moment is
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by M_Grey 10y ago
I think you missed my point, which was that it's hard when you have to leave all of your portions for one meal, and of only one thing. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/8e/9b/d3/8e9bd3ee1..
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by M_Grey 10y ago
A Kuwaiti friend introduced me to miswak... amazing stuff. Hands down, it's the best portable toothbrush I've ever had. At home, in the mornings and at night I still use a Sonicare, but instead of picking my teeth or some other he
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by M_Grey 10y ago
Key words to remember there... "Aid industry ".
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by M_Grey 10y ago
>Well, soy is not the worst it could be. Too true. People who eat at Subway must have some idea that they're not paying for the best, and frankly I'd guess most would be thrilled to learn that the secret filler wasn't rat
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Mobile World Congress: Industry Leaders Deciding What Comes After the Smartphone(qz.com)
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by M_Grey 10y ago
Yes, definitely, I realize that I what I said could be misconstrued. I meant, more or less, that you can run into some pretty shady/silly practices out there attached to meditation. Most religions do have a tradition of meditation, whe
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by M_Grey 10y ago
You can take a sugar pill and something will happen... we're talking about a microdose after all, not a full hit.
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by M_Grey 10y ago
The people saying it isn't hard are right... it really isn't. What's hard is leaving everything you should be doing for the end of the day, then trying to cram in a whole head of broccoli with dinner. That said, fruit is deli
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by M_Grey 10y ago
I'm not advocating prohibition of any drugs. I can be against that, and still see the folly in desperate edge-seeking behavior.
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by M_Grey 10y ago
It definitely sounds like I want to regulate, but for all that I see these as problems, I see prohibition and the usual course of hamfisted regulation as even worse. I accept that people have varied natures and drives, and some will seek ed
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by M_Grey 10y ago
I would say not at all, your health on the other hand, is very much an open question people are now endeavoring to answer with their own lives.
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by M_Grey 10y ago
I would put that into the "Copper wristband" category. Meanwhile Modafinil...
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by M_Grey 10y ago
Yeah, the injectors you get for chemical weapons is either atropine, or a mix of atropine and just that. It can work, but it's not magic, and the dose you're exposed to matters. It's also very much the thing you do to stay al
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by M_Grey 10y ago
Oh I see, but a few point to keep in mind... if that guy has a cut on his finger, or even a crack... whoooooole different ending. You're talking about someone prepared, choosing a finger to dip, then as the bit says "promptly wa
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by M_Grey 10y ago
Your local library, or nearest equivalent is a good place to start. Read some books on the subject. Meditation is one of those things that you can get to from a lot of different, equally valid directions. Just be careful that you're ge
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by M_Grey 10y ago
It took me years... years... but the result of meditation (and some CBT in there to guide the process) is that I went from daily, crippling anxiety to virtually none at all now. It was harder than taking a pill at first, but I see where the
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by M_Grey 10y ago
>There's nothing inherently wrong with the drug, but there's something inherently wrong with the behavior around it, by people who are so desperate for edge. Down that road ultimately lies Lance Armstrong, and East German wom
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by M_Grey 10y ago
The problem is that the "We" with the foresight are a tiny minority, and of that tiny minority many either despair (perhaps reasonably) or decide to use their insight to make a profit and make hay while the sun still shines. The p
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by M_Grey 10y ago
Ah yes... you see it anywhere that people are closely matched and seek perceived "edges". Athletes wear their copper bullshit, Valley types take stimulants and psychedelics. It's a symptom of people not understanding the natu

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