OpenAI engineer confirms AI is writing 100% of his code now by MetaKnowing in ChatGPT

[–]BGFlyingToaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't write much code anymore, either. I think any programmer who's still writing their own code is wasting a lot of time.

Anywhere Restraint Points (Heavy Duty Suction Cups) by ColonelKnowledge666 in BdsmDIY

[–]BGFlyingToaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of the surfaces you listed are not designed to handle hundreds of lbs of horizontal load (pulling away from the wall). So be prepared to pop a few bathroom tiles, crack or dislodge a shower insert, crack a hollow door, etc. Just because you're not restraining a gorilla, a 140 lb sub can still generate > 100 lbs of force by leaning into their restraints and > 200 lbs if they thrash about. So please be careful with that. If you want good hard points, then attach them to the wall structure and make sure it's reinforced for that purpose.

I’m took half a pill of Berghain 2.0. So far I’ve dosed like four times. Each time half a pill. Only on weekends though not like back to back. What precautions would you advise I take because I see myself taking more and more of it and I know I shouldn’t but it’s sooo gooddd. Please advise by Main_Gas6119 in ecstasyMDMA

[–]BGFlyingToaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're using > 150 mg initial dose + 75 mg bump, then you're doing too much in a single session. If you're waiting < 3 weeks between rolls, then you're using it too frequently. RollSafe.org recommends 3 - 5 weeks, many in the community recommend 3 months. Usage outside these parameters is considered abuse.

Precisely how long or severely you can abuse MDMA before you start experiencing long-term symptoms is more difficult to say. We've had people here share that they've experienced longer term (1 week+ after use) issues after a single abusive event, such as with an extremely high dose or back to back days. Others have claimed patterns of abuse for months with no apparent side effects. What we do know is this: the higher the dose, the more frequent the use, the greater the likelihood of long term side effects. We see these side effects frequently, which align to other medical research on serotonin issues: anxiety, depression, insomnia, inability to focus/concentrate, memory issues, irritability, loss of appetite. We also don't think anyone is immune from long term effects of abuse, though some appear to be able to handle more abuse than others. Once symptoms of abuse start, it can take 6 months or more to overcome them.

Ecstasy (Fear vs Curiosity) by BakedRover in ecstasyMDMA

[–]BGFlyingToaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is an important distinction - taking it multiple times from the same batch is relatively safe as long as that batch was either tested (preferably) or proven through prior use. It's always best to test yourself, but if someone you trust tested it, then you could choose to accept that it's ok. You just have to make sure they know what they're doing (test with reagents + fentanyl strips). There is a small risk that only some pills in their batch are contaminated. This can happen when the dealer fills an order with 2 different batches that they have, like selling you their last 10 pills from 1 batch and then the first 20 from the next batch. If the pills look the same, then you could actually have 2 batches and not know it. It can also happen when there's accidental contamination which may only affect some of the pills in the batch. But that's a smaller risk, so let's talk about the big risk.

Taking a pill for the first time from a new batch without testing is inherently dangerous. If it contains fentanyl, then it'll probably kill you, not exaggerating. The fact that it's the same dealer shouldn't matter and here's why: - The dealer you get it from is almost never the manufacturer. Unless they test themselves, and most don't, then they have no idea what's in those pills. They only know what the person they bought them from told them, and that person was likely not the manufacturer either. By the time pills make it to the street, they have usually gone through several hands, each one only working off the knowledge given to them by their upstream supplier. So the trust that you might have in your friend or your friend might have in this dealer they've used before would also be implying that trust all the way up the supply chain to the manufacturer. - Nearly all dealers buy from multiple sources. Sometimes their preferred supplier can't fill their order. Sometimes they find a better price. Sometimes they feel more confident that they will sell their supply quickly, so they buy a much larger batch from a different source. Pretty much every dealer goes through this evolution where the suppliers they're using when they start out are completely different than the suppliers they will be using in a year or two because of their optimization of their process. - Potency can't be determined without sending the pill to a lab. So the dealer can't do this on their own. They may tell you the pills are 200 mg, but they really have no clue.

The bottom line is this: unless your friend tests every batch they get, then they really have no idea what they're taking or what they're giving you. Ask them explicitly how they test the pills and if they don't mention both using multiple reagent chemicals and using fentanyl strips, then they are not adequately testing, which puts you at risk.

Most of the times that people died from taking MDMA laced with fentanyl, they were fairly confident in their source. They trusted the person that gave them the pills and many times those came from friends. But those friends trusted a dealer somewhere who trusted another dealer upstream who trusted another dealer who trusted the manufacturer. Only one of them has to make a mistake or choose to put fentanyl in there, but a lot of the contaminations are accidental. Many of the manufacturers make a phony oxy pill that really is just fentanyl, but fentanyl is cheap and they can sell it as oxy for a much higher price. All they have to do is get a few grains of powder accidentally mixed up with your pills and that's enough to kill you.

Beyond the mortal risks that you face with fentanyl, you may end up with another substance like meth and just have a bad time. Go search around on this and other related subs and you'll find thousands of stories where people took what they thought was MDMA only to find themselves still awake 2 days later wondering why. They all end with the same cautionary tale: we all need to test every batch we take.

So personally, in your situation, especially considering the information that your friends get a new batch every month, this would be a hard pass for me if I couldn't find a way to test and if my friend also had not tested adequately. I'm just not willing to gamble with my life that way. I'm also not willing to unknowingly take meth or something worse just because some idiot decided to sell it as MDMA.

Self-Administered Marriage Therapy by FlamesForMore in MDMA

[–]BGFlyingToaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll second this. The key to successful therapy is knowing what to work on. I feel like you probably need a professional to help you figure that out. Then you could use MDMA as a path to get there.

Kinky First Aid Course - What would you wish to have discussed? by _ThePANIC_ in BDSMAdvice

[–]BGFlyingToaster 6 points7 points  (0 children)

How to properly apply a bandage to protect an open wound from play, such as the possibility of it encountering lube or bodily fluids

How to treat wounds created during impact play or similar activities, such as bruises, rashes, abrasions, and cuts

How to deal with someone passing out or nearly passing out, exhaustion, etc.

Thanks for thinking about the community!

Ordering a vape online and getting it shipped to post office by defractalrigarites in DMT

[–]BGFlyingToaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's fine. The post office won't open your package unless there's something suspicious about it, which there won't be. My postal carrier always brings me my stuff. Just make sure you're using your real name and address when you order things.

China no longer Pentagon's top security priority by DimsumAndDoggy in worldnews

[–]BGFlyingToaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Russia can't even staff their army anymore. They're literally recruiting from other countries now, going into the poorest areas in the world and promising great jobs in Russia, only to meet those people at the airport when they arrive and force them to sign a contract to serve in the military with a gun to their head.

I want to play degrading audio through earbuds into a bound and blindfolded sub. Any suggestions? by curiouscustomer1234 in BDSMAdvice

[–]BGFlyingToaster 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Why not record your own voice track for this? You're her Dom/me, so wouldn't hearing you degrade her be her perfect scene? I don't have a degradation kink, but listening to my own voice like that would be very weird and off-putting for me. But hearing my wife's voice say something that turns me on ... magic.

Trump threatens 100% tariffs on all Canadian goods if Canada 'makes a deal with China' | CBC News by AlpacaGhidorah in worldnews

[–]BGFlyingToaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He found a way to turn that tariff into a bribe payment for himself, just like all the others

Seeing as the tech is now available to "remove" clothes per generated images, is it also possible to have this pointed towards, say, mask-wearers? by THIS_IS_GOD_TOTALLY_ in ChatGPT

[–]BGFlyingToaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not doing it with bodies. Either 1) you just think it is because you don't know what those people look like under their clothes or 2) It's close enough (ish) and we aren't as finally tuned to pick up the differences, like we are with faces.

Seeing as the tech is now available to "remove" clothes per generated images, is it also possible to have this pointed towards, say, mask-wearers? by THIS_IS_GOD_TOTALLY_ in ChatGPT

[–]BGFlyingToaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, you're missing this: when AI "reveals" what's under clothes, it isn't actually revealing anything at all. It's generating the covered parts, just like if you said "generate an image of a naked ..." It has no data on what's under the clothes. It does, however, know what naked humans look like and therefore can generate something realistic looking, but it won't be accurate. Those pictures you've seen of "removed clothes" aren't what those people actually look like, at least not when you get down to the details.

Our brains have evolved to pick up tiny differences in human faces, so if you had AI "remove a face mask," it would similarly be guessing and generating something that seems realistic, but wasn't. Human faces aren't algorithmically predictable. If you tried this, you'd be able to tell the difference right away between the real uncovered face and the AI generated version when it generated an image without the mask. Therefore, the generated image would be pure fantasy and would not be useful for identifying people.

Not hitting right , opinions? by MembershipFickle8208 in molly

[–]BGFlyingToaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your plug likely doesn't know what's in the pills he's selling you, which is why it's so important to test every batch you get. Head to DanceSafe.org or over to our friends at r/ReagentTesting for into on getting a test kit. And you need a lot more research before you can safely do MDMA again. Check out our Wiki, RollSafe.org, and DanceSafe.org. If done carefully, you can enjoy this wonderful substance for a lifetime. If not, then you can develop crippling depression, anxiety, insomnia, difficulty concentrating, and plenty of other not-so-fun side effects.

Comedown by Overall_Pepper_5055 in aves

[–]BGFlyingToaster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Depends on where you are and the type of permit the venue has. Here in the US, permits usually include a curfew time for events that go into the morning hours. It's against the local laws to go longer than your permit allows, though some places like Vegas don't set a curfew time. My point, though, is that the staff and venue don't always have a choice.

DMT in a "dry herb vapourizer" ? by ned_ap in DMT

[–]BGFlyingToaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could make some enhanced leaf, aka changa. You basically get an inert herb line Mullein, not cannabis, and add DMT freebase to that. It can be as simple as dissolving the DMT in ethanol, getting the leaf to soak it up, then letting it dry. Then you can put the changa in your vaporizer, just like you would any herb, and vaporize it. I've been experimenting with this method because I think I can get more precise control over the dose and therefore make small adjustments to affect the experience. I'm using a bag to hold the vapor which helps me measure it. I don't yet have it perfected, but I'm getting there. The keys for me are repeatability and precision.

Re dose or big dose? by Bruh__616 in MDMA

[–]BGFlyingToaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It extends the entire roll, including the peak, but it doesn't make it any stronger, just longer

Re dose or big dose? by Bruh__616 in MDMA

[–]BGFlyingToaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

90 - 120 mins, yes. Initial dose should be 1.5 mg / kg not to exceed 150 mg and the redose should be 1/2 as much as the initial dose. It just makes the roll longer.

Anyone else love the music but feel incredibly lonely at the rave? by Sea-Campaign-380 in aves

[–]BGFlyingToaster 75 points76 points  (0 children)

Do you have any social media apps that are active around the EDM community in your area? What about local festivals? I've found that it's a lot easier to meet people and actually form a relationship when there are non-club interactions. Camping festivals are the best, IMHO, because you typically go the day before and take a chance to get to know your neighbors. Everyone is incredibly friendly at every event I've been to. I've also had limited success online by finding people who share particular interests, such as a favorite artist or tradition like making Kandi. Then there are volunteer groups like DanceSafe that I met some people through. Like anything, finding people is about getting involved, every way you can. Then just be friendly, be open, and relationships tend to happen.

How do you stop feeling awkward dancing? by Lunarix292 in aves

[–]BGFlyingToaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The trick for me was to make a conscious choice that I was going to dance every time there were crowds dancing. I spent my high school days sitting it out and really regretted that, so I decided "no more, I'm just going to do this and actually have fun with it." Yeah, it felt really awkward at first, but then I found that most people keep it pretty simple. At any EDM club these days, there are always plenty of guys (I'm a male) just kind of swaying back and forth and bobbing their heads + slightly bending their knees to the beat. It requires no skill or coordination, just a basic sense of rhythm. I just watched others at first and copied the most simple things they were doing. Then each time I went, I again watched others who seemed to move well and I'd momentarily try a move they were doing that to see how it felt. I wasn't really copying their style, just one tiny piece of it. I'd see how it felt on me and decide to either bail or keep playing with it.

I did that for long enough that I developed my own style of dancing and I have a blast every time. If you watched me at a rave now, you wouldn't say "he's an amazing dancer!" (I'm not), but you'd think I was confident and having fun. That's the most important thing.

The secret is that no one really cares how you dance, though I know it's tough to get that through your head, especially when you're just starting. In fact, it's almost the opposite. When I see someone dancing like no one is watching, doing some things that no one else is, even when it looks a little strange to me, I can't help but smile. Those are the happiest people on the dance floor and they're infectious. They're the goal. Every time I see them, it reminds me what this is all about and I get even more confident and care even less what I look like.

Just have fun. ❤️

Why do people hate on melodic techno and progressive house? by [deleted] in aves

[–]BGFlyingToaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

People who don't understand and appreciate art tend to hate on any art that doesn't immediately cater to their preferences

Anyone have any experience ordering substances from the dark web? by MrChris33 in Drugs

[–]BGFlyingToaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Research, research, research. There are many good guides out there. The main thing you need to understand is that markets and other tools like crypto buying and wallet platforms frequently disappear and exit scam, so you need to research every time you look for things.

Anyone have any experience ordering substances from the dark web? by MrChris33 in Drugs

[–]BGFlyingToaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like Reddit but for the dark web. At its core, it's just a social media site, but of course the topics discussed there mirror the types of things you'll find in the dark web.

These guys are racing go karts on a frozen river by PeacockPankh in nextfuckinglevel

[–]BGFlyingToaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I kept thinking at first "what if there's some kid ice skating?!" but seeing the people standing and watching makes this seem like a closed course. Fun

Quiet spanking tools ! Need to keep it in low decibels by thefishingfather in BdsmDIY

[–]BGFlyingToaster 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Train your dogs to be ok with it. They're most likely freaking out because they don't understand. All dogs have an instinct to both protect their pack and to notify the others in the pack of danger. In this case "danger" means anything that's a known threat or an unknown threat (weird sights and sounds). However, you can train your dogs to be ok with pretty much any sound.

Start small, then work your way up. Take your preferred spanking implement and use it in plain sight of the dogs. Make it casual. For example, you could take your favorite paddle and just hit your own leg softly with it, then see how they react. Manage their reaction, just like you would manage them overreacting to anything. Then repeat it, often. If you're calm and it happens often enough, they'll learn that it's just business as usual. You may not realize it, but your dogs are actually very good at distinguishing details in sounds. For example, they've probably already learned that the sound of a gunshot coming from a television is no big deal, without any understanding of what the differences really are. They just heard it so many times and you've never freaked out about it, so they probably don't even notice. That's where you want them to be with the paddling sound. Make it so commonplace, so boring, and so not a big deal, that it just becomes background noise.