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by circlefavshape 10mo ago
No, that's not what he's telling us. Read it again
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by circlefavshape 10mo ago
A novel? You sure you're talking about the right book?
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by circlefavshape 11mo ago
I kept chickens for 15 years (mostly free-roaming in my backyard, unless there was a fox lurking, so not in overcrowded small spaces) and I disagree. To me they seemed pretty stupid, and pretty mean to one another
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by circlefavshape 11mo ago
I don't know anything about cyclone rain, but nobody in Ireland needs to be taught that the endless dark grey days of winter and their accompanying cold wind-driven rain are unpleasant
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by circlefavshape 11mo ago
tl;dr A dream is just a story you have made up, and the main character in the story isn't even the real you. Following a dream means sacrificing real happiness today trying to manifest imaginary happiness for an imaginary character in
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by circlefavshape 11mo ago
I once spent 2 years working on a book about why you should give up on your dreams. Couldn't find anyone interested in publishing it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Distilled it down to 1. a 3-min song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f
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by circlefavshape 11mo ago
I've had a few "Cinderella parties" in my house over the last few years - there is dancing, and the party ends at midnight It works well for us. I have the music timed so that a tolling bell comes over the soundsystem at midn
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by circlefavshape 11mo ago
I was at a rooftop party in Dublin once, and when the cops showed up to shut it down the band started playing "I fought the law" and one of the cops jumped in behind the drumkit and played along
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by circlefavshape 1y ago
> There's also a lot of "universals" that people take for granted as universal when it really isn't universal. We have no idea if it's universal or not. You being able to imagine something does not mean it's
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by circlefavshape 1y ago
In my cutlery drawer we have a couple of mismatched forks, and one of them in particular is weird-looking. Somehow I don't like saying that it's weird-looking if it can "hear" me (i.e. if it's on the table rather th
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by circlefavshape 1y ago
Another example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uffington_White_Horse
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by circlefavshape 1y ago
I agree with some of what you say about the "self", but > you really can’t suffer if you have no sense of self ... there's no way to know if this is true.
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by circlefavshape 1y ago
Is it not true that non-illegal immigrants are experiencing more harassment from ICE? And that foreigners entering the US are more likely to be detained, especially if they have anything that might be perceived as anti-Trump on their social
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by circlefavshape 1y ago
Or it could be - you figure out why you smoke in the first place, and have to accept that you can never quit
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by circlefavshape 1y ago
My dad is in the early stages of Alzheimer's and it's made me think of what I'll do if I find myself in the same situation Assisted suicide sounds like a fine option until you think of its impact on your loved ones. Imagining
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by circlefavshape 1y ago
Let's see how you handle suffering when it comes knocking on your door
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by circlefavshape 1y ago
> There are ALWAYS business reasons that cause technical projects to fail So it's always business folks' fault, and never the nerds' fault? My experience has been different (full disclosure - professional nerd for 30 years
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by circlefavshape 1y ago
> The covenant with god has been a key ingredient for centuries In some cultures yes, but pair-bonding is a lot older than the idea of god
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by circlefavshape 1y ago
> where I'm from, it's a pretty common saying that sex is for prestige and a wank is for joy. !!! Where are you from?
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by circlefavshape 1y ago
A judge will decide the above. That's how the law works
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by circlefavshape 1y ago
"Not to be rude" my hole. What @CalRobert said is 100% accurate - only we are allowed to criticise Ireland, and criticism is especially unwelcome from Brits and Yanks
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by circlefavshape 1y ago
> Honestly something that was a bit galling was that the Irish would moan about Ireland morning day and night but the instant a foreigner made _any_ observation that wasn't rainbows and sunshine we were out of our lane and needed to
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Psilocybin treatment extends cellular lifespan, improves survival of aged mice [pdf](pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
1 points by circlefavshape 1y ago|0 comments
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by circlefavshape 1y ago
hmmm ... but forests don't actually sit there for millions of years, right? and either way soils get eroded and ultimately end up on the ocean floor https://ijw.org/wild-carbon-storage-in-old-forests/
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by circlefavshape 1y ago
if it's half, then corn ethanol is totally worthwhile, right?
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by circlefavshape 1y ago
I don't think that's true - my understanding is a forest produces soil continuously, and that's a carbon sink
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by circlefavshape 1y ago
Why? Because it goes against the general sentiment of the comments?
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by circlefavshape 1y ago
Interesting! Would love to see a reference for your percentages
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by circlefavshape 1y ago
+1! wtf!
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by circlefavshape 1y ago
So how many people have you finally convinced to "eat like be"? And what age are you?

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