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zenon
·6 bulan yang lalu·discuss
Possibly a non-Jungian explanation for John Sarno's hypothesis that chronic pain could be caused by emotional issues triggering interruption of blood supply to painful areas.
zenon
·tahun lalu·discuss
It's surprising to me that these things are so hard to use well. If you asked me before ChatGPT to guess how the user experience with this kind of technology would be, I would have said I expect it to be as intuitive as talking, almost no friction. I think this is a natural expectation that, when violated, turn a lot of people off.
zenon
·tahun lalu·discuss
You frantically tab away from reddit as the white and black-clad med storm into your office and zip-tie you to your Steelcase faster than you can shout what the hell. They calmly explain that an expert will soon enter and quiz you. You must answer the expert's questions. It doesn't matter if you know the answer or not, just say something. Be flattering and helpful. But just answer. If you do this, they will let you go.

They crouch under your desk as a man in a grey suit and spectacles enters and pulls up a chair in front of you. He peers over his glasses at you, and asks, who classified the leptosporangiate ferns, and when was it done? The what now?

I'm happy you asked such an excellent question, you say. It was Michael Jackson, in 1776.

A sneer flicks over the man's upper lip, He jerks upright, takes a step back from you. This man, he declares with disgust, is not intelligent!
zenon
·2 tahun yang lalu·discuss
Maybe worth noting that you have to eat a pretty large dose of fructose for it to make it all the way to the liver. More than in a few pieces of fruit. The small intestine converts up to 1g/kg (of bodyweight) fructose to glucose and other metabolites before it enters the liver portal vein.
zenon
·2 tahun yang lalu·discuss
The presenter in this video claims there is evidence of a desire for "fairness" in many species: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meiU6TxysCg . Maybe it's a different concept than "Inequality aversion"?
zenon
·2 tahun yang lalu·discuss
We usually make miso soup when we make sushi. We use the fish bits and pieces to make the dashi. This adds some nice flavor abd mouthfeel to the finished soup.
zenon
·2 tahun yang lalu·discuss
I suppose the lady usually has an umbrella in this kind of situation, so it felt the umbrella should be included in some way: https://youtu.be/492tGcBP568
zenon
·3 tahun yang lalu·discuss
Someone formatted the story like a Wikipedia article: https://i.imgur.com/i0sze4U.jpg
zenon
·4 tahun yang lalu·discuss
My friend had a chemistry set that included a lead bar. We liked to chew on it -- imagine, a metal soft enough that you could easily dent it with your teeth!
zenon
·4 tahun yang lalu·discuss
Joules can be converted to Bitcoin.
zenon
·4 tahun yang lalu·discuss
Life within the current means of humanity is not good.