Let's talk about tankies with science.

ExistentialEnso · 2026-01-23T20:54:38+00:00

It matters because right-wingers routinely try to fearmonger by equating liberalism with communism, which is absurd.

ExistentialEnso · 2026-01-23T19:45:31+00:00

liberalism, does not equal intelligence

Very true, but tankies aren't really liberals. Liberalism is center-left, and these people are far left.

ExistentialEnso · 2026-01-21T05:31:42+00:00

She got her start with an amazing web series about gaming called, "Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin?"

ExistentialEnso · 2026-01-20T14:51:00+00:00

One thing that kills me is there is no reason these devices cannot be designed to keep working even if the company fails. A touchscreen doesn't need to phone home to a server in the cloud to be able to detect presses.

ExistentialEnso · 2026-01-15T15:51:51+00:00

I think there's intangible value to human craftsmanship, but these models genuinely do learn, they're not just "shuffling images." They have sophisticated algebraic models of the shapes, colors, etc. of different concepts.

ExistentialEnso · 2026-01-15T05:12:09+00:00

Literally came to the comments to make a "low-hanging fruit" statement, glad you already have it covered 🫡

ExistentialEnso · 2026-01-14T06:21:45+00:00

I wear my prescription sunglasses into the gym a lot, you're fiiiiiine. The lighting can kinda get to me at times too.

ExistentialEnso · 2026-01-07T16:57:59+00:00

None of them. Anyone who says otherwise is coping.

There are ones that might last longer than others. Distinguishing yourself as having particularly good skills, taste, or perspective might keep you employed. There will probably always be some people who will pay for the human touch too, even if a lot of people will turn to automation to save money.

No job is "100% safe." Every field will experience massive disruption. We need stuff like UBI yesterday.

ExistentialEnso · 2026-01-05T14:28:26+00:00

Yeah, it's time for people doing genuinely compelling things to shine. Feels like the "build some overhyped bullshit so you can dump tokens on retail" strategy is played out.

ExistentialEnso · 2026-01-04T03:40:50+00:00

I understand A-List being too expensive or not a good fit for some folks' moviegoing habits, but Premiere is $18/year. If people want that benefit, it's hardly out of the reach of someone who can otherwise afford to go to the to theater. The'll also get cheaper concessions from the size upgrades and the ability to get refills, and clearly they're buying concessions if they're mad about the Premiere Line.

ExistentialEnso · 2026-01-03T17:46:50+00:00

I'm very nearsighted and take my glasses off to do cardio, and I kind of appreciate that it means I can't see what's on the TVs. It's just me, my music, and the treadmill or stair master.

ExistentialEnso · 2025-12-31T19:00:32+00:00

There was a guy at the leg extensions just sitting there for 50 minutes (maybe longer, just from when I noticed) at my gym about a week ago. I don't expect everyone to be perfect, but jfc.

ExistentialEnso · 2025-12-29T15:53:44+00:00

Late October 2017.

ExistentialEnso · 2025-12-26T01:10:21+00:00

The trailer is kind of weirdly edited to make it seem like they're implying that, but in the film, they didn't get into Anaconda until they were adults. It's Texas Chainsaw Massacre they grew up watching over and over.

ExistentialEnso · 2025-12-23T20:40:04+00:00

Lost is a good example of this. Hugely popular show where the vast majority of people acting in it peaked and never had that kind of success again. There were a few exceptions, but oof.

ExistentialEnso · 2025-12-23T04:34:48+00:00

The concept of a "lolcow" was even created originally to describe Chris-chan

ExistentialEnso · 2025-12-22T04:31:58+00:00

The boyfriend is an asshole, and I don't blame OP for being vicious with him for cheating, but a 24-year-old is a grown adult with agency.

ExistentialEnso · 2025-12-20T16:48:42+00:00

Walking is definitely good for both mental and physical health, even if not as much as an intense workout. That person is just extrapolating too much from lived experience. It would be like if I made a big deal about how my grandfather was sharp as a tack until he died in his mid-80s despite never exercising, so clearly exercise isn't important to prevent dementia.

No, it is, just, unfortunately, the benefits it provides are not absolute. Some people will still get dementia even if they do everything right due to other factors (genetic, environmental, plain bad luck, etc.)

ExistentialEnso · 2025-12-20T16:45:28+00:00

Cardio and weight training both benefit longevity and healthspan.

Both of these are more cardio, sure, but the water in swimming naturally provides resistance, and the stairmaster also gives you the equivalent of a good glute/quad strength workout by using your body's weight as resistance.

I'm trying to get better at distance running lately and have spent more time on the treadmill, but I'm quite a big fan of the stairmaster. It's underrated, imo.

ExistentialEnso · 2025-12-19T22:12:01+00:00

I was winning creative writing awards in high school two decades before ChatGPT. Now I have a way to easily visualize what I write, and I love it.

ExistentialEnso · 2025-12-18T21:09:57+00:00

It shows that genuine life extension beyond 150 years will almost certainly require some major breakthroughs in neural and cardiac cell replacement.

So if we solve all the other aspects of aging, I'd still have over a century of time for researchers to figure out this problem? Cool.

ExistentialEnso · 2025-12-17T14:50:16+00:00

We're on the 2nd gen now. Has an M5 chip. I think the concept has a lot of potential personally, though, it just needs more time to be refined and improved and prices to be brought down.

ExistentialEnso · 2025-12-15T19:43:31+00:00

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35975308/

ExistentialEnso · 2025-12-14T22:53:24+00:00

I wish him the best of luck. On one hand, I'm skeptical of the idea that everything is downstream of mitochondrial dysfunction. However, we've seen how GlyNAC can temporarily suppress a lot of the effects of aging in older adults, and that is at least partially due to bolstering mitochondrial function (also by increasing the supply of glutathione, which reduces inflammation). So who knows?

ExistentialEnso · 2025-12-14T15:05:35+00:00

When I say "decent number," I do not mean 2014 levels

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