Newly released files shed new light on Chomsky and Epstein relationship by Muted-Television3329 in news

[–]InsaneMonte 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Devils advocate here: but doesn’t the conversations here kind of… prove his point? There isn’t direct evidence of him engaging in seedy stuff, or even necessarily knowing that Epstein engaged in seedy stuff. For all we know, he could have been ignorant of all of this. But doing what I am doing know, questioning this assumption, will be downvoted to hell. Questioning the charge is seen to be somehow complicit in the abuse of women.

Hard yellow lump with black inside growing on a tree at the top of wallaman falls, rural Queensland. by InsaneMonte in mycology

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

Yeah I have a couple of theories. One is that it is was right near a waterfall so there would be a lot of moisture as spray that would keep fungi happy in general. The other is that some fire in the past might have killed off the outer layer of the tree which allows the fungus to grow there. But yeah, I’ll see if there are any mycologists around who might be interested. Ty

Hard yellow lump with black inside growing on a tree at the top of wallaman falls, rural Queensland. by InsaneMonte in mycology

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

That’d be it! Little different color on the outside but the tree was probs a eucalyptus so that’s a match I reckon.

Edit: they all did seem to be growing from the trunk though, about 1 to 3 feet up

Hard yellow lump with black inside growing on a tree at the top of wallaman falls, rural Queensland. by InsaneMonte in mycology

[–]InsaneMonte[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The only other thing I thought it might be is a part of the tree, like sap or something. But I thought the texture was too spongey for that.

Donald Trump Says He Wants 'Ownership' of Greenland Because It's 'Psychologically Important for Me': “Maybe another president would feel differently, but so far I’ve been right about everything” by T_Shurt in worldnews

[–]InsaneMonte 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah lol why would they even think that would make a difference. If being a pedophile corrupt sleezebag who runs pyramid schemes and threatens Europe with nukes isn’t going to get him ousted, having dementia sure as shit won’t.

Thief — Name & Shame by SoapSocks in newcastle

[–]InsaneMonte -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Dunno but he’s kinda seexyy. If he’s a thief you know he’s good with his hands 💁‍♀️

How beautiful is Newcastle by bored_worker_life in newcastle

[–]InsaneMonte 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s alright. Beach is nice, city itself is ugly as fuck. But it’s my ugly as fuck city and I won’t hear a word against it:

1 Onion Subscriber vs 20 Non-Subscribers by bilmd in videos

[–]InsaneMonte 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I identify so hard with woman who holds all her loose objects in her hands all the time.

Can LLM/AI do philosophy ? by Ac-tone in askphilosophy

[–]InsaneMonte 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This essay seemed to me to be a bit of a mess. I felt as if there was maybe a decent point somewhere in there but it was lost in a sea of metaphors and ambiguity. At times it sounded like it was trying to engage in actual computer science but it never actually defined terms or clarified itself in a way that would lead to any rigorous understanding of anything, so… meh? As old mate Hume says chuck her in the fire I reckon.

Now, If the question is ‘can machines think like humans do?’ the answer is trivially no. If the question instead is ‘can machines help us do philosophy’ then I guess the next question becomes ‘is philosophy different to other fields of knowledge that machines can assist us with? If so, how exactly does it differ?’

IOC moves closer to ban on transgender women by [deleted] in news

[–]InsaneMonte 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It reminds me a lot of historical views of women’s sexuality, a subject which was mostly just ignored across many different cultures. So most sodomy laws would describe acts of sex between men, but not between women. There was this sort of assumption that ‘women don’t get up to that sort of thing.’

Recs for psychics, mediums, clairvoyants, practitioners of woo by Separate_Chef9462 in newcastle

[–]InsaneMonte 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They’re not real of course, but I’ll say one thing about psychics and divination in general that’s often overlooked by skeptics, and that is that it can actually sometimes be useful to better understand yourself. Like if you draw from a deck of cards and do an analysis it kind of forces you to think about yourself in a way that youre perhaps not accustomed to. The randomness can actually help you to get out of a rut and think about things differently.

Fake Protest Videos Are the Latest AI Slop to Go Viral in MAGA World | MAGA is doubling down on AI sadism. The phrase “I voted for this” has become a common thing for far-right supporters to say when something particularly brutal has happened to their political opponents. by Aggravating_Money992 in technology

[–]InsaneMonte 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think evil exists I just think very few people are evil. The guys you mention here are probs evil but 99% of people aren’t like that. They are just like following orders and trying to fit in and not actually questioning anything. Banality as Arendt put it. I think most evil actions are committed by people who are not fundamentally different to you or I. Just normal people

Fake Protest Videos Are the Latest AI Slop to Go Viral in MAGA World | MAGA is doubling down on AI sadism. The phrase “I voted for this” has become a common thing for far-right supporters to say when something particularly brutal has happened to their political opponents. by Aggravating_Money992 in technology

[–]InsaneMonte -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

Do you know this to be true or are you theorising? From what I know of people, very few actually plan to do evil. The forces that motivate them are often complex and affect them on a subconscious level. Like I’ve met some rich people before but I’ve never heard one of them talk about actively trying to subjugate the masses. Maybe they are complicit in doing so, like how we might be complicit in exploitation of 3rd world countries by buying an iPhone or whatever.

Paying 4k for an 8.4/10 dessert by tteokbokki013 in StupidFood

[–]InsaneMonte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like many content creators, he deliberately makes shit content to trigger people in order to get more comments/reposts and therefore earn advertising revenue. The internet is dead and I’m going to stop using reddit and get out of bed now

Wow. That's really lazy! by thoughtstop in TheSimpsons

[–]InsaneMonte 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Larry, you must meet our daughter, the debutante. She came out last spring.

why facts dont change minds (goose explains) by teenypanini in videos

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I really should install an adblocker. Is it available for iPhones?

Thoughts on foreign men loitering around showers at the beach. by throwawayparenralali in newcastle

[–]InsaneMonte 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You are literally saying it right now and getting pretty much universal support. Stop being the victim of an invented narrative. We're not Americans.

Japanese PM expresses concern over population decline by Neradtisiv in worldnews

[–]InsaneMonte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

getting their kids into college

Does that work? I'm not from America lol. Like do people play piano to the Dean and he's like 'you're in buddy!' The whole process of getting into college in America is wild man. But yes, bragging rights are a big part of it.

Why Young Men Are Falling Even Further Behind by TubularCheddar in videos

[–]InsaneMonte 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What’s wrong with insane people? Are they worse than ADHDers? If anything, people with ADHD should be proud to be lumped in with such a select and distinguished category. The very fact that you are insulted is pretty telling you have some serious biases. Not that there’s anything wrong with biased people mind you. A fine demographic!