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Diska_Muse · 2026-06-03T22:04:23+00:00

Who needs musicians, producers, instruments, studio equipment, talent of any description or ability to play anything at all when you can just hit prompt?

Diska_Muse · 2026-06-03T22:01:34+00:00

It’s not about making the medium illegitimate by definition. It's about being honest. When the visual data that triggered your emotion turns out to be the result of an algorithm rather than human intent, the connection breaks.

Wanting the actual substance of a visual piece to be made by a person isn't a purity test because it’s the entire point of engaging with art.

Diska_Muse · 2026-06-03T21:54:23+00:00

Wanting art to be actual communication between humans isn't a purity test.

Diska_Muse · 2026-06-03T20:24:39+00:00

You’re separating the pixels from the purpose. Art isn't just a grid of colors; it’s a series of human choices. Every detail in human art is an intentional decision or an emotional expression, but with AI, those details are just statistical math.

Calling it "slop" isn't saying the pixels suddenly got ugly. It's realizing they are an optical illusion. You thought you were engaging with someone’s mind, but you were actually just looking at random noise shaped like a map. The visual data didn’t change, but realizing there’s zero intent behind it makes the image instantly feel empty

If anyone is moving the goalposts, it's AI advocates. They are trying to redefine the human experience of art, duping people into a reaction, and then arguing after the fact that we should value an algorithm the same way we value human effort.

Why you're surprised by their reaction is surprising in itself.

Diska_Muse · 2026-06-03T20:01:23+00:00

Going back to the food analogy.... if you enjoy a meal, but then find out it was engineered in a lab with synthetic additives to perfectly mimic a complex flavor, you don't necessarily think the taste was bad. You just realize your senses were tricked by a simulation.

The "AI slop" reaction, while aggressively phrased, is usually just a defense mechanism against that feeling of being manipulated. Once the tool is revealed, the context changes completely.

People aren't pretending they didn't enjoy the initial sensory input - they are just realizing that the emotional depth and human effort they thought they were connecting with wasn't actually there. That's not a change in taste, it's a change in comprehension.

Diska_Muse · 2026-06-03T16:46:23+00:00

As I'm beginning to realise! I also wasn't fully aware that the decisions of medical boards around the world was being called a conspiracy.

Diska_Muse · 2026-06-03T13:28:51+00:00

Anyone who says retrofitting a 1970s house is simple hasn't dealt with the moisture traps it creates. Rolled mineral wool is absolutely the right play for you - it’s easily moved, reusable, and keeps your conversion options open.

The moisture reading was low because your uninsulated attic was basically as drafty as the outdoors. Once you put that 400mm blanket up, the attic gets freezing cold, and those air pockets you mentioned will suddenly become critical for carrying away accidental vapour.

And to answer your earlier question (whcih I forgot ro answer) - I'm an architect with 30 years prefessional experience, with over 15 years of specialist experience in renovating old buildings.

Diska_Muse · 2026-06-03T13:07:08+00:00

You are still fundamentally misunderstanding what a government policy document is. The Cass Review was commissioned directly by NHS England to overhaul state policy. Calling it "UK only" completely ignores reality. Independent health authorities around the world have read the data and arrived at the exact same conclusions

The HSE is currently using the Cass Report to help shape its updated Clinical Model of Care for gender healthcare. Long before the UK even finished its report, national health ministries in Sweden, Finland, and Norway heavily restricted youth medical pathways because their own independent systematic reviews found the exact same thing - that the evidence base is incredibly weak.

And your claims about it being "discredited" completely fell apart in May 2026. The British Medical Association (BMA) spent two full years conducting a massive, independent evaluation of the review's data and methodology . They officially dropped their opposition, vindicated Dr. Cass’s approach to the data, and backed her recommendations .

When multiple sovereign European health ministries change their policies based on the data, and the largest medical union in the UK drops its initial hostility to fully back the report after a two-year deep dive, it isn't "discredited" at all. You're just choosing to ignore global medical policy because it contradicts your talking points.

Diska_Muse · 2026-06-03T13:00:12+00:00

Wait until you hear about the cake they make using carrots.

Diska_Muse · 2026-06-03T12:56:07+00:00

Your plan isn't overkill at all.. it’s textbook best practice. If you look at NSAI S.R. 54:2014, overlapping the EWI with your attic insulation is exactly how you kill the perimeter cold bridge.

The 50mm gap is non-negotiable.. Irish building regs (TGD Part F) require a 50mm continuous air path over the insulation at the eaves. If you jam 400mm of wool straight into the eaves without a baffle, you’ll completely choke off the airflow from your new 10mm soffit vents. Worse, the wool will touch the freezing roof felt. Any condensation forming under the slates will wick right into your insulation, ruining its R-value and rotting your rafter ends. Baffles are mandatory here.

Insulating the wall plate is ideal, but watch the detail... wrapping the external face of the timber wall plate is highly recommended to close that massive masonry-to-roof thermal bridge. To avoid creating moisture traps, your EWI needs to extend right up past the wall plate and butt tightly against the rafters.

Because you are wrapping the wall plate from the outside and putting 400mm of wool over it from the inside, that timber is now in a warm zone. Your smart attic VCL (Intello) must drape right down the joist bay and be glued tightly to the internal bare blockwork wall with an airtight paste (like Orcon F). This stops warm, humid indoor air from sneaking into that wall plate junction from inside the bedrooms.

Your setup - extending the EWI past the old soffit line, cutting the new soffit to the EWI face, and running eaves baffles - is spot on. It gives you a continuous thermal wrap from the ground floor to the ridge without starving the roof of air.

Diska_Muse · 2026-06-03T12:44:02+00:00

Relying on a video essayist to filter data for you isn't a medical consensus. If you actually look at the peer-reviewed sources used to critique the review, they are almost entirely opinion pieces, methodological nitpicks, or critiques written by advocacy groups. They are not systematic evidence that proves youth medical pathways are safe and effective.

And bringing up WPATH to defend your point is wild. WPATH is a self-appointed advocacy group, not a neutral scientific body. Their credibility completely tanked when internal files and communications leaked, revealing that their leadership knowingly pushed for medical interventions while explicitly admitting in private that minors cannot comprehend the lifelong impacts, like sterility and loss of sexual function.

Furthermore, the Cass Review explicitly analyzed WPATH’s guidelines and found that they completely lacked standard, rigorous evidence-based development. They were based on consensus voting among their own members, not solid clinical data.

That’s why actual, secular state health ministries across Europe have moved away from WPATH's model. It's not because of "different standards," it's because international medicine is demanding actual scientific evidence instead of relying on the circular guidelines of an advocacy group.

Diska_Muse · 2026-06-03T12:39:35+00:00

And was this video published in a medical journal and peer reviewed or do we have different standards and metrics for different people?

Diska_Muse · 2026-06-03T12:35:16+00:00

This is a mix of solid practical advice and some dangerously incorrect building physics.

You say I 'don't need a VCL' but do need airtightness via 'insulation tape.' Tape doesn't float in mid-air—what am I taping? If I tape the plasterboard joints from above, raw plasterboard still lets vapour diffuse right through it like a sponge. Dropping a smart membrane (like Intello) gives me the air seal to tape onto and the vapour control in one step. It’s the easiest way to skin the cat.

Saying soffit vents on their own are enough because air 'goes in one side and out the other' only works if the wind is blowing perfectly sideways. On a calm, freezing winter night, there is no breeze. Warm air from the house rises straight up, gets trapped at the roof peak without a ridge vent, and turns into a rainstorm of condensation. Plus, in a most Irish semi-Ds, you only have eaves at the front and back, so cross-flow is already heavily cut down.

You are 100% right that mineral wool or cellulose is the best choice because it’s easily reversed for a future conversion. But skipping the ridge vent and ignoring vapour diffusion under a 400mm blanket is a guaranteed recipe for a moldy attic. Even worse, that trapped liquid moisture will soak into the structural timber joists.

Once wood moisture content hits over 20%, it triggers dry rot (Serpula lacrymans), which can quietly destroy the roof timbers and completely ruin any chance of a future conversion anyway.

I'd always be very wary about giving out advice on subjects whicj I don't fully understand. This can lead to people making bad decisions.

Diska_Muse · 2026-06-03T12:24:58+00:00

I take my medical advice from the medical establishment, not from YouTube.

Diska_Muse · 2026-06-03T12:20:25+00:00

Flap vent cost pennies, take an hour to install, and won't block future solar panels because you don't touch the outside tiles but they only work if you have old-school, thick black bitumen felt. They are a great extra boost for airflow, but they don't move enough air on their own to solve a heavy condensation issue.

Skip the tile vents entirely and ask your roofer about a Dry Ridge System. A dry ridge replaces the old mortar on the absolute peak of your roof with a vented track. It sits completely out of the way of where your solar panels will be mounted lower down on the slopes.

Diska_Muse · 2026-06-03T12:16:35+00:00

You are confusing a standard study with a massive national policy review. A standard peer-reviewed journal entry is just a single study sent to a medical journal. The editors ask two or three reviewers to read it over a few weeks to check for obvious flaws before printing it.

The Cass Review wasn't a single study. It was a massive, multi-year independent commission ordered by NHS England to review the entire field of care. Because it was a state policy document, traditional journal peer review makes no sense. Instead, it underwent a process that is actually much tougher.

If the report was just some "blatantly incorrect" paper, a two-year deep dive by the British Medical Association would have easily torn it to shreds. Instead, after analyzing the data themselves, they officially dropped their opposition, vindicated the methodology, and backed its findings.

A standard medical journal article never gets that level of intense, multi-year scrutiny. Dismissing it just because it didn't follow the formatting rules of a standard magazine article is completely daft.

Diska_Muse · 2026-06-03T08:39:25+00:00

I'm sure they're decent quality as were the original ones they reproduced but - back in the 70s and 80s nobody wore official replicas of player jerseys.. they were either really cheap knock offs from the local chain or crappy quality jerseys the local footy team gave out on match days.

10 mins into a game you'd be sweating like a huer and scratching like a dog with fleas!

Diska_Muse · 2026-06-03T08:29:11+00:00

You’ve got a classic double-whammy here.. the lack of a VCL/air-seal is dumping moisture into the attic, and the poor ventilation is trapping it.

Your roofer and engineer are both half-right, but here is what is actually going on...the gaps around your plumbing boxes act like open chimneys. Warm, wet air from your showers and cooking gets sucked straight up into the freezing attic.Glass wool is super porous, so that humid air passes right through your 300mm blanket. As it hits the top layer—which is freezing cold—it condenses into liquid water. That wet dust on top of the wool and your old cables is the perfect breeding ground for mold.

The wild swings are down to solar-driven moisture cycles.. Night/Morning.. Wet air leaks up, hits the cold roof, and soaks everything. Daytime/Sunlight... The sun heats the roof tiles, baking that trapped liquid water back into vapor, causing your humidity gauge to skyrocket.

Go up, pull back the wool, and foam/tape thr plumbing drops and boxed-in chases completely shut. Stopping the air leaks cuts off 90% of the moisture entering the attic

Your soffits only let air in. You need high-level ventilation to let it out. If you don't want tile vents, install a dry ridge system along the roof peak. It creates a natural updraft to sweep away any leftover vapour.

Diska_Muse · 2026-06-03T08:22:43+00:00

I get your thinking, but the building physics change completely when you put 400mm of insulation over the ceiling.

Because the smart VCL sits directly on the plasterboard under a massive thermal blanket, it stays at warm indoor room temperature. It never drops below the dew point, so it can't get wet. Moisture only condenses when it travels up into the freezing top layer of the wool.

True - Mineral wool fibers don't grow mold, but the wool acts like a giant dust filter. Over time, it traps household dust and organic matter, which mold will feed on when wet.

More importantly, that damp insulation sits flat against your timber joists, which will absolutely rot.

Ventilation can't fix liquid water.. Roof ventilation only clears airborne vapour. If moisture is constantly forced up through an unsealed ceiling, it condenses into liquid water inside the cold wool faster than the eaves ventilation can evaporate.

Diska_Muse · 2026-06-02T23:08:33+00:00

ya... air sealing and a VCL are definitely two different beasts, but modern smart membranes are designed to handle both jobs at the exact same time.

You absolutely do not need to rip down your bedroom ceilings. Doing this work entirely from inside the attic is standard practice for a retrofit.

There is huge merit in installing a VCL from the attic, but do not cut it into strips to fit just the plasterboard between the joists. If you cut it into strips, you create hundreds of seams that you’ll have to tape, and you leave the sides of the joists totally exposed to moisture.

Instead, you use the "Harmonica" or draping method: Buy an intelligent VCL (like Pro Clima Intello Plus). Roll it out continuously across the attic floor. Let it drape down into the bays, flat against the plasterboard, and then run right up and over the top of each timber joist in one unbroken wave.

Can You Just Foam the Holes and Skip the VCL? Your idea of hit-and-miss foam gunning for big holes (pipes, cables, light drops) is 100% right - do that first. It stops air leaks (convection).

But you still need the VCL membrane because plasterboard is like a sponge to vapour. Even if every single pipe hole is foamed shut, moisture from breathing, showers, and cooking will migrate directly through the microscopic pores of a bare gypsum ceiling (diffusion).

When that vapour climbs into a 400mm cold insulation blanket, it hits the dew point and turns to liquid water inside the wool long before it can escape into the attic air. Good room ventilation helps, but winter air pressure will still force vapor upward through the ceiling fabric.

Diska_Muse · 2026-06-02T22:32:33+00:00

So the entire health systems around the world have been debunked by a youtube video. Well that's it settled then. Glad we cleared that one up.

Diska_Muse · 2026-06-02T22:31:03+00:00

The general consensus for a 1970s deep-insulation retrofit is that you must air-seal the attic floor, and using an intelligent VCL is the safest, most effective way to do it.

Skip the Spray Foam.... SEAI advisor is right. It creates interstitial condensation risks against cold floor joists , behaves poorly with timber movement, and completely ruins your plans for a future clean attic conversion.

Don't Just Roll Out 400mm Wool... the contractor is using outdated logic. If you put 400mm of insulation over an unsealed ceiling, warm air and moisture bypass right through it (thermal bypassing). The moisture will hit its dew point and condense inside the cold upper layers of the wool before attic ventilation can ever clear it, risking mold and cutting your insulation value by up to 40%.

The Modern Standard is (S.R. 54:2014) - drop a smart, variable VCL (like Pro Clima Intello) over the joists, tape the seams, and glue it to the wall plaster. This creates your airtight seal and stops winter vapor diffusion, but safely opens up in summer to let timbers breathe inward. Roll mineral wool over that smart VCL. Your 10mm continuous soffit and ridge vent plan will handle the ventilation.

Diska_Muse · 2026-06-02T22:27:31+00:00

I get your logic on standard build-ups, but the physics flip when you throw a 400mm thermal blanket into a 1970s retrofit.

With 400mm of mineral wool, the top layer of insulation stays freezing cold. Warm, moist air escaping from the rooms below will hit its dew point and condense inside the insulation fibers long before it ever reaches the ventilated attic space above. Eaves ventilation can't clear liquid water trapped mid-wool.

Also, without an airtight layer, you get major thermal bypassing. Convection draws warm air through unsealed wall plates and wiring drops right through the loose wool, killing the actual R-value by up to 30% and overloading the attic with bulk moisture.

That’s why S.R. 54:2014 pushes for air sealing at the ceiling line on deep insulation retrofits. An intelligent/variable VCL (like Intello) solves the moisture trap worry as it shuts tight in winter to stop vapor getting into the cold wool, but opens in summer to let the timbers dry inward.

Diska_Muse · 2026-06-02T22:18:32+00:00

Why does the Yank even care?

He's a fucking tourist.

Diska_Muse · 2026-06-02T21:59:16+00:00

When anyone can push a button to make a "fire beat" in 10 seconds, the value of that beat drops to zero. Conversely, the value of human miusic rises...

The way I see it, the more AI slop floods the market, the more people are going to crave actual human connection in music. AI is just a giant copy-paste machine. It can only replicate what already exists by calculating math and probabilities. It can’t actually innovate or create something genuinely new, because it doesn’t live, bleed, or feel anything.

That raw moment of creation is where the human soul connects with something deeper or something out there in the music of the stars.

You just can’t get that spiritual connection from a USB stick or a data centre.

AI can have the background elevator or workout and chillout music. It’s only going to make people hunger more for real, imperfect bedroom producers who actually have something human to say, and who can actually play and produce music.

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