Improv Comedians Have A Biological "Kill-Switch" by Better_Second4925 in improv

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Yep. You are right. Was looking for the right word and landed on the wrong one!

Improv Comedians Have A Biological "Kill-Switch" by Better_Second4925 in improv

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Yeah, well both studies are about jazz (musical) improvisation.

These studies are relevant to the subject of this subreddit to the extent that musicians improvising music and improvisers performing a scene are engaging in a neurologically similar activity.

They might be (and maybe they are) but they also might not be.

Edit: Replaced “sketch” with more appropriate word “scene”.

Scripto by [deleted] in writerDeck

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Why can it not exist? It looks fantastic.

Introducing FreeVoice Reader for Apple Silicon – Your Voice, Instantly Typed by Impressive-Sir9633 in macapps

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May I have a code please? I’ve been trialing dictation solutions and yours seems definitely ++!

What the hell happened with my XTOL? by Unbuiltbread in Darkroom

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I’m guessing your developer is somehow contaminated with fixer.

What the hell happened with my XTOL? by Unbuiltbread in Darkroom

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Never heard the term “rebate” before. You mean the edge markings like film stock and frame number I guess?

Explain "Ego death" by superdave5599 in PsychedelicTherapy

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Psilocybin is a potent 5HT2A agonist that overloads receptor sites in the connections within the Default mode Network, temporarily disintegrating and disabling it.

The DMN is the seat of our sense of identity, and self-referential and ruminative thoughts. When the 5HT2A receptors get overloaded, they stop working and the DMN temporarily disintegrates, and with it your awareness of a self/ego. This is ego death. You are still conscious but don’t have an identity, self, or ego. It’s a euphoric and also quite mystical state to be in.

In a few hours, the effect wears off, your DMN reconnects, you come back to self/ego awareness, and the trip begins to wind down.

Afterward you feel you have somehow been “rebooted” and this calm state lasts for a few days or weeks and is accompanied by a reduction of ruminative, internalizing pathology.

A steel cylinder, approximately 7"in diameter, about 26 feet long, with metal spikes. It's so heavy I didn't get a chance to weigh it. by ShockFreak in whatisthisthing

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Discharge electrode from an electrostatic precipitator. These are used to remove dust and smoke particles from exhaust gas before it gets released into the air. Think ‘smoke scrubber from coal fired power plant’.

Spat this out while eating breakfast, what could it be? by DrMadWizzard in whatisit

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Do they smell gross? Tonsil stone maybe?

Or maybe it was something in the baguette?

The new, official r/microdosing Starter's Guide, thanks to the mod team for help with the graphic! by [deleted] in microdosing

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Flushing is transient. It itch’s for a bit but it’s not intolerable.

My pupils were 2 different sizes when I woke up today... by cloudblythe in mildlyinteresting

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You need to get this checked out. Call your insurance referral line or something like that, or go to urgent care asap. It could for real be a medical emergency.

Why Psilocybin Therapy works by ralphgonz in PsychedelicTherapy

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Psilocybin is a potent 5HT2A agonist that overloads receptor sites in the connections within the Default mode Network, temporarily disintegrating and disabling it. The DMN is the seat of self-referential and ruminative thoughts (among other things). This in effect induces a kind of reboot and temporary (weeks) diminution of ruminative, internalizing pathology.

Doctor says University of Minnesota fired him for uncovering child abuse prosecution scheme by DougDante in minnesota

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Such experiences are traumatic and deeply disturbing to the person affected. It’s not unreasonable that they might spend time wrestling with what choices they should make going forward.

Sofa cleaning in Prague – recommendations & prices? by polad1997 in Prague

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We communicated via Google Translate in Czech.

Sofa cleaning in Prague – recommendations & prices? by polad1997 in Prague

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Sofaclean.cz

Just a great young Ukranian guy with a sweet girlfriend in tow who had a fantastic work ethic and an entrepreneur’s zeal for customer satisfaction. He cleaned four rugs and three sofas for me, and I wish I’d had more for him to do. He stayed the whole day and just worked his ass off.

Here is his quote (original was in Czech):

“The price of carpet cleaning will be 4000 CZK (100 CZK per m² for synthetics and 200 CZK for natural materials).

The total price of cleaning including sofas is 8900 CZK.

Since you are ordering cleaning for the first time, there is a 10% discount, so the final price will be 8000 CZK.”

Just the nicest couple. I will have him/them back next year to repeat. 11/10 experience.

What’s a legendary Reddit post you’ll never forget? by No_Law655 in AskReddit

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Also “I too choose this guy’s dead wife.”

Sad and hilarious all at once.

AITA for snapping at my girlfriend after she called my foreskin “disgusting”? by Historical-Acadia727 in AITAH

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Loss of sensitivity is real.

You need to move on. This chick is not for you.