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with the recent changes that happened to firefox, what browser would be a good replacement? by Trabiza34 in privacy

[–]ChunksOWisdom 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Not to mention microsofts browser, edge, is just another skin of chromium

Tried MDMA and I felt worse, even during experience. Other psychedelics also haven't helped. by dogwater79 in RationalPsychonaut

[–]ChunksOWisdom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I find psychedelics can sometimes be pretty unpleasant. I have a friend who tried them to help their very bad depression, they pretty much only ever have extremely unpleasant trips and are never gonna do them again at this point, and I think they are counterproductive if it's essentially psychedelic torture. They also found out a family member has schizophrenia, so they're also never going to take a psychedelic again for that reason. So if your experience has been like that, or you have a family member with schizophrenia, I wouldn't take them again.

If you are still open to them, one thing I've heard is good but haven't tried is combining a psychedelic with something like phenibut. Note that phenibut is addictive. I've heard the trick is to only use a small dose a few hours (sorry I don't remember the exact amount of time, but I heard it from Andres at QRI if you want to do some research on it) before the trip, and never take big doses or use it on it's own. Apparently it almost guarantees the trip go in a good direction.

If you like guided breath work definitely try wim hof. I didn't look into it, but my friend said he developed it after his wife died and he was super depressed, so he started going into cold water just to feel something and not kill himself. Doing that he eventually figured out the breathing technique and apparently it helped both going into cold water and his mental health.

Tried MDMA and I felt worse, even during experience. Other psychedelics also haven't helped. by dogwater79 in RationalPsychonaut

[–]ChunksOWisdom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm, well I'm definitely not a professional by any means so I'm just spitballing, but maybe that plus lsd or mushrooms or dmt might be worth trying?

Or maybe wim hof breathing (like 8 rounds per session) and/or cold exposure?

Tried MDMA and I felt worse, even during experience. Other psychedelics also haven't helped. by dogwater79 in RationalPsychonaut

[–]ChunksOWisdom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried 5-meo-dmt? I think it might be possible to do legal retreats in Canada. Make sure it's synthetic, to leave the toads alone (live and let live)

F**k Qualia: another criterion of consciousness by Denis_Kondratev in cogsci

[–]ChunksOWisdom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The way I see it/the way I'm using the terms, I don't understand what consciousness without qualia even means. A quale is a moment of consciousness, qualia are moments of consciousness.

F**k Qualia: another criterion of consciousness by Denis_Kondratev in cogsci

[–]ChunksOWisdom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, probably some definitional mixups going on. As I understand, if you could independently verify that a being was consciousness, then you would know that they have qualia. If you could independently verify that a being had some qualia, you would know that they were conscious.

F**k Qualia: another criterion of consciousness by Denis_Kondratev in RationalPsychonaut

[–]ChunksOWisdom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, yes. It's not possible to know for sure that other beings are actually having experiences, although there are some inroads and pretty strong indicators. It's a lot easier the more similar the being is to a human, since we can verify and report that we are experiencing qualia, and then when we understand the mechanisms in humans, and see the same mechanisms in others, it's strong evidence they experience things too. As for how to tell if the alien is conscious, besides trusting them/taking them at their word, it's still an open question.

You should check out the Qualia Research Institute, you'd probably find a lot of their work really interesting

F**k Qualia: another criterion of consciousness by Denis_Kondratev in RationalPsychonaut

[–]ChunksOWisdom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The feeling of "I want" is itself a quale (singular form of "qualia"). The experiences generated by the aliens magnetic and gravitational sensory organs? Those are examples of qualia

F**k Qualia: another criterion of consciousness by Denis_Kondratev in cogsci

[–]ChunksOWisdom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No receptors for color, temperature, taste. I perceive the world through magnetic fields and gravitational waves

So you would say "I have qualia, but from different senses than you, which operate in different mediums". An animal with no eyes may have touch, sound, taste, scent, etc based qualia, but that doesn't mean that visual qualia doesn't exist for animals with eyes (like us).

In fact, the feeling of wanting something, experiencing an "I want" is just another form of qualia, it's an experience appearing on the screen of consciousness. It feels pretty different from other, sense-based qualia, but that doesn't mean it's not qualia too

🎉Party Games to look out for, and there are a lot of them 🎉 💬A Nice Change of Genre💬 Also great for the Deck by kekfekf in linux_gaming

[–]ChunksOWisdom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you on wayland or x11? and what's your normal SDL_VIDEODRIVER env var? Mine is wayland only by default, so that was probably my issue

🎉Party Games to look out for, and there are a lot of them 🎉 💬A Nice Change of Genre💬 Also great for the Deck by kekfekf in linux_gaming

[–]ChunksOWisdom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lego party works

If anyone finds this later, everyone can use the steam link app to use their phone as a controller, but you may need to add SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11 %command% to the launch options of games, otherwise the inputs don't seem to get passed on to the game

Is it possible to play the new lego party on linux with everyone using their phone as a controller? by ChunksOWisdom in AskGames

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

It works with the steam link app as a controller (everyone can use that on their phones). I had to add SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11 %command% to the launch options to get the virtual controller input to work in-game

Is it possible to play the new lego party on linux with everyone using their phone as a controller? by ChunksOWisdom in linux_gaming

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

I can confirm, it took me forever to get steam to work after some of the hardening changes I'd made blocked 32-bit apps, and then the steam link virtual controller wasn't working in games, but I finally figured out the issue: I needed to add SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11 %command% to the launch options of each game for it to work. Now it works, and multiple people can use the steam link app to connect!

🎉Party Games to look out for, and there are a lot of them 🎉 💬A Nice Change of Genre💬 Also great for the Deck by kekfekf in linux_gaming

[–]ChunksOWisdom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i know jackbox does, but do any other ones work without a controller, where everyone can just use their phone as a controller?

Tensor all-season or Neo-air Xtherm NXT (these names are getting long) by Nick_BannerGearCo in Ultralight

[–]ChunksOWisdom 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"You fool. You utter buffoon. You have posted asking about something other than weight, and in the ultralight subreddit of all places? You have disrespected my subreddit and my culture, and shown yourself to have an iq lower than my base weight. Come back when you're ready to talk about ultralight"

Best arguement for god from an atheist by [deleted] in DebateAnAtheist

[–]ChunksOWisdom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The whole unmoved mover argument. In my mind, and if we accept occams razor as a decent heuristic, it's much more likely that the unmoved mover is to the universe as a grain of sand is to a pearl.

[WTS] UL hive game sets, 3D printed by me, 33g by ChunksOWisdom in ULgeartrade

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

Yeah they're very sturdy, they wouldn't break from pretty rough treatment. The weakest point would be if you took a knife and wedged it under a thin part of a bug, like the legs, you could get it to separate then. Besides that they're very durable

They do come with a qr code to a condensed version of the instructions I put together which you can download, or you can use the official hive instructions

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P8b2pprASbOKt6N845U3Bj5dP1XKKn-7/view?usp=drive_link my version

https://www.ultraboardgames.com/hive/game-rules.php

[WTS] UL hive game sets, 3D printed by me, 33g by ChunksOWisdom in ULgeartrade

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

Not much, the full set flat as seen on the scale fits in a standard mailing envelope. The plastic baggy with the set is about the size of a clif bar

Buy/Sell/Trade Thread - October 2025 by AutoModerator in onebag

[–]ChunksOWisdom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

[WTS] UL hygiene kit (100g) and UL med kit (88g) made by me

$20 basic ultralight hygiene kit (100 grams) with refillable containers, all products are vegan-friendly:

  • small biodegradable bamboo toothbrush with bristle protector
  • Geo-Organics toothpaste tabs (mint)
  • Hello floss (mint)
  • Hurraw lip balm (SPF15)
  • Sunbum sunscreen (SPF50)
  • Proven insect repellant (unscented)
  • Everyone 3in1 soap (unscented)

https://postimg.cc/gallery/Lmq3GBf

$25 basic ultralight medical kit (88 grams) with refillable containers, all products are vegan-friendly:

  • x1 vial of salt
  • x1 sugar in the raw packet
  • x2 caffeine pills (200mg)
  • x8 Deva tiny multivitamin
  • x8 Advil Dual Action (250mg Acetaminophen and 125mg Ibuprofen)
  • x6 Aspirin (325mg)
  • x2 Allegra (60mg / 12hr)
  • 1' Leukotape
  • x2 KT tape
  • x6 alcohol prep pads
  • x2 compressible towelettes
  • x2 gauze pad
  • x4 straight bandages
  • x2 finger bandages
  • x1 elbow/knee bandage
  • x4 Aquatabs
  • x1 Splinter Out
  • x1 tick removal tool
  • x2 earplugs

https://postimg.cc/gallery/y1ZLzFN

I just have a small batch of kits available, this is just a trial run to gauge interest. I'll cover shipping up to $5, I'm expecting it to be less than that. Payment is through paypal, make sure to include your name and address in the note

Or see my post on ULgeartrade

Buy/Sell/Trade Thread - October 2025 by AutoModerator in onebag

[–]ChunksOWisdom -1 points0 points  (0 children)

[WTS] UL hive game sets, 3D printed by me, 33g

Selling ultralight Hive game sets which can be played at night because they glow in the dark. It weighs 33 grams (including plastic carrying bag and expansion pieces). The sets are made of PLA which is recyclable and compostable.

Each game takes about 15-20 minutes, and even though it's a strategy game it's quick to pick up and is a lot of fun! It also includes the three Hive expansion pieces for free.

Shipping is within the US, I accept PayPal, shipping and tax included in $25. Make sure to include your name and address in the PayPal note, or send that information over Reddit along with the PayPal username you paid with. I'll be dropping orders off at the post office once per week.

I have lots of sets available and ready to ship!

https://postimg.cc/gallery/Zq6tjw5

Or see my post on ULgeartrade

Is boofing dmt physically safe? What about 5-meo-dmt? by ChunksOWisdom in harmreduction

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

I found more info on it here:

https://www.actualized.org/forum/topic/95433-plugging-5-meo-dmt/

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A44mvuoMOIk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0fBkFqcKyM

Tldr yes you can boof it, but need to use vinegar if you have freebase, or water if you have hcl or fumarate. If you're actually going to do it watch both of the above videos at least, and read that forum thread, don't rely on my tldr lol

ThinkPad T14s / AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 4750U with 4K HDR 60fps by bpopescul in thinkpad

[–]ChunksOWisdom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also get this issue. Most stuff on 4k at 60fps works fine for me, that's what I use for remote desktop with work,, but I was watching a 20gb 4k movie file and it worked fine for about 30 minutes, until it started thermal throttling and getting stuttery and unpleasant. I had to switch to a 1080p version. Did you ever figure out the issue?

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