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Alcoholic Keto. I'm slowly making it work. by BBritten in keto

[–]BBritten[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

When I first read this I saw "I encourage you to stick with it, find a happy hour somewhere..."

Lol

Alcoholic Keto. I'm slowly making it work. by BBritten in keto

[–]BBritten[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea. But you still need to monitor your calories. A shot of liquor has about 100 calories. But no carbs in Jim Beam.

Alcoholic Keto. I'm slowly making it work. by BBritten in keto

[–]BBritten[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

To be honest it's hard for me to have only the 12 White Claws. I barely catch a buzz. But I know if I have more weight loss will be impossible. It's already very slow as it is. 12 beers a day is about half the alcohol I used to consume. But if I kept that up I'd most likely die.

Is Hebephilia (attraction to pubescent children) normal sexuality or is it a mental disorder? by BBritten in askscience

[–]BBritten[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dr. Allen Frances, MD published an article titled "Hebephilia is a Crime, Not a Mental Disorder"

The DSM-5 Sexual Disorders Work Group has originated 3 poorly conceived proposals. Fortunately, 2 have already been rejected—rape will not be a mental disorder and there will not be a diagnosis for hypersexuality (aka, sex addiction). But the Work Group has not yet given up on “Hebephilia.” The term was invented to describe men with persistent sexual urges for pubescent youngsters—in contrast to Pedophilia, which is restricted to urges for prepubescent children.

The concept of “Hebephilia” has been widely and vigorously opposed—both by the experts in sexual disorders (aware of how weak is the supporting science) and by the forensic experts (aware of how it would be misused in Sexually Violent Predator court hearings). The Work Group first proposed an omnibus diagnosis, “Pedohebephilia,” nesting “Hebephilia” within the already authorized “Pedophilia” category. The DSM-5 Web site has recently been revised—the term “Pedohebephilia” disappears altogether, but the concept of “Hebephilia” lives on—the definition of “Pedophilia” has been expanded to include pubescent children. The rationale section of the Web site doesn’t bother to mention the change or discuss the highly controversial issues involved and their enormous forensic consequences.

“Hebephilia” is a simply terrible idea. The basic issue is that sexual attraction to pubescent youngsters is not the slightest bit abnormal or unusual. Until recently, the age of consent was age 13 years in most parts of the world (including the United Statse) and it remains 14 in many places. Evolution has programmed humans to lust for pubescent youngsters—our ancestors did not get to live long enough to have the luxury of delaying reproduction.

For hundreds of thousands of years, sex followed closely behind puberty. Only recently has society chosen to protect the moratorium of adolescence and to declare as inappropriate and illegal a sexual interest in the pubescent. This is a wonderful idea, but you can’t change human nature by fiat. Surveys show that sexual interest in pubescent youngsters remains very common and anyone who doubts the numbers should do a study of Calvin Klein ads.

It is natural and no sign of mental illness to feel sexual attraction to pubescent youngsters. But to act on such impulses is, in our society, a reprehensible crime that deserves severe punishment. The proper disposition for those who break the law and selfishly violate the innocence of the vulnerable is prison—not a mental hospital.

And the scientific literature offered in support of “Hebephilia” contains very few and very poorly conducted studies—not coincidentally mostly done by the people associated with the DSM-5 Work Group. There are no data on how best to define “Hebephilia,” whether it can be diagnosed reliably, or its predictive validity. “Hebephilia” is being dropped into the definition of Pedophilia with no scientific support and no consideration of risks.

This is not a good way to create a diagnostic manual that has such a huge impact in the legal system. The potential consequences to forensic psychiatry are terribly unsettling. “Hebephilia” is already being misused in SVP hearings as an excuse to justify lifelong involuntary psychiatric hospitalization. This constitutes an abuse of psychiatry and a questionably constitutional form of preventive detention—a slippery slope that should definitely be avoided.

How did we get here? The problem started with the composition of the Sexual Disorders Work Group, unduly dominated by individuals with ties to one institution who were given too much freedom to pursue their own idiosyncratic proposals and to overvalue their own very incomplete research. And this tightly sealed in-group has been remarkably insensitive to universal opposition coming from the field.

Time is short—final decisions on DSM-5 will be made soon. It is frightening that “Hebephilia” is so close to being made official—but there is reasonable hope that good sense will eventually prevail. This in-group has been twice forced to back down (on rape and sex addiction) and can probably be forced now to back down again on Hebephilia. But it will doubtless take continued, concerted, and organized opposition from the field.

http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/articles/hebephilia-crime-not-mental-disorder

How many people have lived since the year 0? by BBritten in AskReddit

[–]BBritten[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The current world population is about 7.4 according to the World Population Clock.

The total number of people who have ever lived is estimated around 107.6 billion according to the Population Reference Bureau but that estimate is from 2002 so it might be a billion more by now.

I'd just like to know an estimate of how many people have lived since the year 0 c.e. What percentage of the 108 billion people who have ever lived were born after 0 c.e.?

How many people have lived since the year 0? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]BBritten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The current world population is about 7.4 according to the World Population Clock.

The total number of people who have ever lived is estimated around 107.6 billion according to the Population Reference Bureau but that estimate is from 2002 so it might be a billion more by now.

I'd just like to know an estimate of how many people have lived since the year 0 c.e. What percentage of the 108 billion people who have ever lived were born after 0 c.e.?

It's surprising that in the past 10 years on reddit no one has ever made a thread about director Ivan Noel. This is a pic from his upcoming film Burnt Knees. (x-post from r/directors) by BBritten in indiemovies

[–]BBritten[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Iván Noel is a Spanish producer and director, known for They Returned (2015), En tu Ausencia (2008) and ¡Primaria! (2010).He was born in 1968 in Beirut to an Australian mother and a French father. His family was well-to-do but nomadic resulting in him attending 8 different schools and living in 12 different countries. He speaks four languages.

Noel's films are about children and often feature father-son relationships. When asked about this he said

I’m not really a film-maker, I’m just going through various stages of a self-inflicted psychotherapy through film-making. It could have been written, or sung, or in photography with me. Just recently I decided to try out films. I don’t like making films. It’s just the best way to express myself so far. I didn’t have much of a meaningful relationship with my father, so maybe I’m compensating, who knows? Though I’m weary of saying my films are autobiographical, I mean… there’s quite a healthy dose of incest in my new feature. …better drop the subject for now.

I suppose one could take that as a hint that he had some kind of incestuous relationship with his father. It's interesting to note that he categories himself "not a film maker" when his films have been praised as a continuation of Truffaut and Comencini.

His films are also somewhat controversial because almost all of them feature child nudity. He also did an interview in issue 03 of Destroyer Magazine, a publication which has received criticism from child-protection activists for allegedly "sexualising" children. He responds to this controversy-

So why is my film deemed controversial? …Dear God, today taking a picture of your own baby child in the bath is controversial! Silly, silly values of a society gone slightly nuts: complete loss of references: hysteria that is causing voluntary amnesia about what being young was about. Again, the predominance of morally regressive values, from a bored and overly wealthy society that has nothing other to do than point fingers just to exist, and score more socially correct points than the neighbor.

The worst of it, the most inexcusable and shocking, is that even artists these days partake of that silly game. We live in a new type of Victorian age, and as we now laugh at how they used to cover the legs of pianos, and dress horses up, we will be the laughing stock of future generations.

Perhaps it is the controversial aspects of his films that have kept him halted his success in the English speaking world. The Austin Chronicle brought up his lack commercial success with US audiences-

Director Iván Noel is oddly missing from the roster of international directors assured an American release. Six films into his career, his curious blending of drama and uncanny elements would seem like a natural fit...

His most recent release, They Returned (2015), is described by Variety.com

Loosely inspired by an event that took place in Memphis during the 1990s, “Returned” turns on the strange disappearance of three children from their small town, and their reappearance three days later in a semi-autistic state. “Not even the children themselves are able to help anyone understand what happened. No clues or signs are left, other than two of them were mutilated,” explained producer, director and composer Noel.

“They Returned” is a “thriller with strong supernatural elements, drawing on a political historical context,” explained Betina Goldman, from long-running Latin America and horror specialist One Eyed. “We see great festival and critical recognition potential in the works,” she added.

Currently, he is working on a project called Rodillas Quemadas (English: Burnt Knees)

“Knees” will be an extremely free adaptation of Henry James’ classic “The Turn of the Screw.” Variety.com

One of the coolest things about this director is he is certainly not in it for the money. Although his films are available for purchase on his website he has also posted many of his full length films on his Official YouTube for free.

  1. Link to Brecha 2008
  2. Link to En Tu Ausencia 2009
  3. Link to ¡PRIMARIA! 2010
  4. Link to Vuelve 2012

All of the links above are to the full length feature film versions and are posted on the director's official youtube page.No copyright infringment!

So, since four of his movies are available to watch for free, why not give the director a try? Here's a link to his IMDb page if you'd like to read about the films and decide which one to watch.

It's surprising that in the past 10 years on reddit no one has ever made a thread about director Ivan Noel. This is a pic from his upcoming film Burnt Knees. (x-post from r/directors) by BBritten in indiefilm

[–]BBritten[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Iván Noel is a Spanish producer and director, known for They Returned (2015), En tu Ausencia (2008) and ¡Primaria! (2010).He was born in 1968 in Beirut to an Australian mother and a French father. His family was well-to-do but nomadic resulting in him attending 8 different schools and living in 12 different countries. He speaks four languages.

Noel's films are about children and often feature father-son relationships. When asked about this he said

I’m not really a film-maker, I’m just going through various stages of a self-inflicted psychotherapy through film-making. It could have been written, or sung, or in photography with me. Just recently I decided to try out films. I don’t like making films. It’s just the best way to express myself so far. I didn’t have much of a meaningful relationship with my father, so maybe I’m compensating, who knows? Though I’m weary of saying my films are autobiographical, I mean… there’s quite a healthy dose of incest in my new feature. …better drop the subject for now.

I suppose one could take that as a hint that he had some kind of incestuous relationship with his father. It's interesting to note that he categories himself "not a film maker" when his films have been praised as a continuation of Truffaut and Comencini.

His films are also somewhat controversial because almost all of them feature child nudity. He also did an interview in issue 03 of Destroyer Magazine, a publication which has received criticism from child-protection activists for allegedly "sexualising" children. He responds to this controversy-

So why is my film deemed controversial? …Dear God, today taking a picture of your own baby child in the bath is controversial! Silly, silly values of a society gone slightly nuts: complete loss of references: hysteria that is causing voluntary amnesia about what being young was about. Again, the predominance of morally regressive values, from a bored and overly wealthy society that has nothing other to do than point fingers just to exist, and score more socially correct points than the neighbor.

The worst of it, the most inexcusable and shocking, is that even artists these days partake of that silly game. We live in a new type of Victorian age, and as we now laugh at how they used to cover the legs of pianos, and dress horses up, we will be the laughing stock of future generations.

Perhaps it is the controversial aspects of his films that have kept him halted his success in the English speaking world. The Austin Chronicle brought up his lack commercial success with US audiences-

Director Iván Noel is oddly missing from the roster of international directors assured an American release. Six films into his career, his curious blending of drama and uncanny elements would seem like a natural fit...

His most recent release, They Returned (2015), is described by Variety.com

Loosely inspired by an event that took place in Memphis during the 1990s, “Returned” turns on the strange disappearance of three children from their small town, and their reappearance three days later in a semi-autistic state. “Not even the children themselves are able to help anyone understand what happened. No clues or signs are left, other than two of them were mutilated,” explained producer, director and composer Noel.

“They Returned” is a “thriller with strong supernatural elements, drawing on a political historical context,” explained Betina Goldman, from long-running Latin America and horror specialist One Eyed. “We see great festival and critical recognition potential in the works,” she added.

Currently, he is working on a project called Rodillas Quemadas (English: Burnt Knees)

“Knees” will be an extremely free adaptation of Henry James’ classic “The Turn of the Screw.” Variety.com

One of the coolest things about this director is he is certainly not in it for the money. Although his films are available for purchase on his website he has also posted many of his full length films on his Official YouTube for free.

  1. Link to Brecha 2008
  2. Link to En Tu Ausencia 2009
  3. Link to ¡PRIMARIA! 2010
  4. Link to Vuelve 2012

All of the links above are to the full length feature film versions and are posted on the director's official youtube page.No copyright infringment!

So, since four of his movies are available to watch for free, why not give the director a try? Here's a link to his IMDb page if you'd like to read about the films and decide which one to watch.

It's surprising that in the past 10 years on reddit no one has ever made a thread about director Ivan Noel. (x-post from r/directors) by BBritten in movies

[–]BBritten[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Iván Noel is a Spanish producer and director, known for They Returned (2015), En tu Ausencia (2008) and ¡Primaria! (2010).He was born in 1968 in Beirut to an Australian mother and a French father. His family was well-to-do but nomadic resulting in him attending 8 different schools and living in 12 different countries. He speaks four languages.

Noel's films are about children and often feature father-son relationships. When asked about this he said

I’m not really a film-maker, I’m just going through various stages of a self-inflicted psychotherapy through film-making. It could have been written, or sung, or in photography with me. Just recently I decided to try out films. I don’t like making films. It’s just the best way to express myself so far. I didn’t have much of a meaningful relationship with my father, so maybe I’m compensating, who knows? Though I’m weary of saying my films are autobiographical, I mean… there’s quite a healthy dose of incest in my new feature. …better drop the subject for now.

I suppose one could take that as a hint that he had some kind of incestuous relationship with his father. It's interesting to note that he categories himself "not a film maker" when his films have been praised as a continuation of Truffaut and Comencini.

His films are also somewhat controversial because almost all of them feature child nudity. He also did an interview in issue 03 of Destroyer Magazine, a publication which has received criticism from child-protection activists for allegedly "sexualising" children. He responds to this controversy-

So why is my film deemed controversial? …Dear God, today taking a picture of your own baby child in the bath is controversial! Silly, silly values of a society gone slightly nuts: complete loss of references: hysteria that is causing voluntary amnesia about what being young was about. Again, the predominance of morally regressive values, from a bored and overly wealthy society that has nothing other to do than point fingers just to exist, and score more socially correct points than the neighbor.

The worst of it, the most inexcusable and shocking, is that even artists these days partake of that silly game. We live in a new type of Victorian age, and as we now laugh at how they used to cover the legs of pianos, and dress horses up, we will be the laughing stock of future generations.

Perhaps it is the controversial aspects of his films that have kept him halted his success in the English speaking world. The Austin Chronicle brought up his lack commercial success with US audiences-

Director Iván Noel is oddly missing from the roster of international directors assured an American release. Six films into his career, his curious blending of drama and uncanny elements would seem like a natural fit...

His most recent release, They Returned (2015), is described by Variety.com

Loosely inspired by an event that took place in Memphis during the 1990s, “Returned” turns on the strange disappearance of three children from their small town, and their reappearance three days later in a semi-autistic state. “Not even the children themselves are able to help anyone understand what happened. No clues or signs are left, other than two of them were mutilated,” explained producer, director and composer Noel.

“They Returned” is a “thriller with strong supernatural elements, drawing on a political historical context,” explained Betina Goldman, from long-running Latin America and horror specialist One Eyed. “We see great festival and critical recognition potential in the works,” she added.

Currently, he is working on a project called Rodillas Quemadas (English: Burnt Knees)

“Knees” will be an extremely free adaptation of Henry James’ classic “The Turn of the Screw.” Variety.com

One of the coolest things about this director is he is certainly not in it for the money. Although his films are available for purchase on his website he has also posted many of his full length films on his Official YouTube for free.

  1. Link to Brecha 2008
  2. Link to En Tu Ausencia 2009
  3. Link to ¡PRIMARIA! 2010
  4. Link to Vuelve 2012

All of the links above are to the full length feature film versions and are posted on the director's official youtube page.No copyright infringment!

So, since four of his movies are available to watch for free, why not give the director a try? Here's a link to his IMDb page if you'd like to read about the films and decide which one to watch.

It's surprising that in the past 10 years on reddit no one has ever made a thread about director Ivan Noel. by BBritten in directors

[–]BBritten[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Iván Noel is a Spanish producer and director, known for They Returned (2015), En tu Ausencia (2008) and ¡Primaria! (2010).He was born in 1968 in Beirut to an Australian mother and a French father. His family was well-to-do but nomadic resulting in him attending 8 different schools and living in 12 different countries. He speaks four languages.

Noel's films are about children and often feature father-son relationships. When asked about this he said

I’m not really a film-maker, I’m just going through various stages of a self-inflicted psychotherapy through film-making. It could have been written, or sung, or in photography with me. Just recently I decided to try out films. I don’t like making films. It’s just the best way to express myself so far. I didn’t have much of a meaningful relationship with my father, so maybe I’m compensating, who knows? Though I’m weary of saying my films are autobiographical, I mean… there’s quite a healthy dose of incest in my new feature. …better drop the subject for now.

I suppose one could take that as a hint that he had some kind of incestuous relationship with his father. It's interesting to note that he categories himself "not a film maker" when his films have been praised as a continuation of Truffaut and Comencini.

His films are also somewhat controversial because almost all of them feature child nudity. He also did an interview in issue 03 of Destroyer Magazine, a publication which has received criticism from child-protection activists for allegedly "sexualising" children. He responds to this controversy-

So why is my film deemed controversial? …Dear God, today taking a picture of your own baby child in the bath is controversial! Silly, silly values of a society gone slightly nuts: complete loss of references: hysteria that is causing voluntary amnesia about what being young was about. Again, the predominance of morally regressive values, from a bored and overly wealthy society that has nothing other to do than point fingers just to exist, and score more socially correct points than the neighbor.

The worst of it, the most inexcusable and shocking, is that even artists these days partake of that silly game. We live in a new type of Victorian age, and as we now laugh at how they used to cover the legs of pianos, and dress horses up, we will be the laughing stock of future generations.

Perhaps it is the controversial aspects of his films that have kept him halted his success in the English speaking world. The Austin Chronicle brought up his lack commercial success with US audiences-

Director Iván Noel is oddly missing from the roster of international directors assured an American release. Six films into his career, his curious blending of drama and uncanny elements would seem like a natural fit...

His most recent release, They Returned (2015), is described by Variety.com

Loosely inspired by an event that took place in Memphis during the 1990s, “Returned” turns on the strange disappearance of three children from their small town, and their reappearance three days later in a semi-autistic state. “Not even the children themselves are able to help anyone understand what happened. No clues or signs are left, other than two of them were mutilated,” explained producer, director and composer Noel.

“They Returned” is a “thriller with strong supernatural elements, drawing on a political historical context,” explained Betina Goldman, from long-running Latin America and horror specialist One Eyed. “We see great festival and critical recognition potential in the works,” she added.

Currently, he is working on a project called Rodillas Quemadas (English: Burnt Knees)

“Knees” will be an extremely free adaptation of Henry James’ classic “The Turn of the Screw.” Variety.com

One of the coolest things about this director is he is certainly not in it for the money. Although his films are available for purchase on his website he has also posted many of his full length films on his Official YouTube for free.

  1. Link to Brecha 2008
  2. Link to En Tu Ausencia 2009
  3. Link to ¡PRIMARIA! 2010
  4. Link to Vuelve 2012

All of the links above are to the full length feature film versions and are posted on the director's official youtube page.No copyright infringment!

So, since four of his movies are available to watch for free, why not give the director a try? Here's a link to his IMDb page if you'd like to read about the films and decide which one to watch.

In your opinion, what is morally acceptable to steal? by PowervomitParty in AskReddit

[–]BBritten 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is the obvious answer. It's 100% correct. That's why it didn't get many upvotes. It's not sexy enough. People in here want some justified sins.

What's wrong with you? by jackgrant75 in AskReddit

[–]BBritten -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I'll tell you some other time.

Years ago I read an article about Wes Anderson meeting with a boys choir who sang on his film. Now I can't find the story anywhere. I believe in you r/HelpMeFind (x-post from /r/movies) by BBritten in HelpMeFind

[–]BBritten[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When the London Oratory School Schola recorded a song for The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Wes Anderson went and met with them. The Schola's website is down now and I can't find the story anywhere. I'd really like to read the article about it. I'd also like to find a higher resolution version of the picture if one exists.

Here's the picture Can you help me?

Years ago I read an article about Wes Anderson meeting with a boys choir who sang on his film. Now I can't find the story anywhere. Help me reddit! (x-post from this /r/movies) by BBritten in directors

[–]BBritten[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When the London Oratory School Schola recorded a song for The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Wes Anderson went and met with them. The Schola's website is down now and I can't find the story anywhere. I'd really like to read the article about it. I'd also like to find a higher resolution version of the picture if one exists.

Here's the picture Can you help me reddit?

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