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Hey, I'm not living on cosmic time here! =)

It was changed to 5:30 ET and is now running late it seems...

You can't describe non-existence in phenomenological or psychological terms because existence is required for experience (unless you believe in "souls"). The body will exist, but t…

Crypto is the greatest wealth transfer of this generation alright - transferred directly from the bamboozled suckers who work real jobs for their money, and right into the pockets …

Yes, Sirhan Sirhan, the man who conveniently "forgot" everything leading up to and including the shooting itself. Strangely enough, years later his attorney's argued that he was fr…

> This comes from a mindset that technology is "tiered" and that later technologies are "better" than earlier ones in all ways. That wasn't really what I was going for. What I was …

> weaponry in particular, most "ray guns" are noticeably inferior to real-world guns in almost every way except perhaps ammo capacity I was thinking about this watching Foundation.…

Crane is the most apt comparison. My first thought as well.

Apparently this bowl is typical of a Bronze Age culture known as the "Urnfield culture". They made some amazing hats[0]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urnfield_culture#/media/File:…

For those out of the loop, it shut down for now: https://www.protocol.com/site-allowing-you-to-skip-the-inter... On that link there's a screenshot of the homepage for the service. …

Sadly, that seems way more than most. It's usually no more than a few dollars, if that.

I actually like `tidy` better and honestly would rather have `cat a.csv | tidy ...`. But it's probably already a thing.

Interestingly enough there's also an occult-related book called The Secret Teachings of All Ages by Manly Hall (1928). That book is more or less an overview of esoteric beliefs in …

Very interesting. I hadn’t actually thought about the _legalistic_ consequences of Cartesian dualism, but it’s a fascinating thought. Applied to free speech that’s a very unique pr…

Can anyone recommend a book that describes some potential destructive consequences of Cartesian thinking on everyday life in Western civilization (not just in the field of philosop…

I can't believe they actually posted that.

I haven't used Facebook or Instagram in about 3 years. Occasionally I'll get sent a link to something on Instagram before having this exact experience. Whatever I'm missing out on,…

> More recently, Shi and her colleagues at the WIV have performed high-profile experiments that made pathogens more infectious. Such research, known as “gain-of-function,” has gene…

> He started with nothing (including no clothes), was cut off from outside communication and broadcasting, and had nothing to keep him company except the magazines he combed throug…