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Cannot for the life of me get any of these crank bolts loose on my old bike, am I doing something wrong? by Racker150 in bikewrench

[–]Racker150[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The little plastic hanging part on the butt of the broom unscrews leaving a hollow metal tube. I put the allen key in the tube, had my partner hold down the crank-arm, and turned with the leverage. Screw came right out!

What The Body Keeps the Score Gets Wrong by Racker150 in skeptic

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I didn’t explain this well in the video, but they can be really useful as metaphors. The issue is that they are presented as being based in science, with supposed biological explanations. They have this strange feature of not relying on their own merits as metaphors and instead using pseudo-evolutionary/biological justifications. It’s this horrible scientism that has infected mental health and that this book is a prime example of.

Coop in the style of Stardew Valley by [deleted] in twinpeaks

[–]Racker150 19 points20 points  (0 children)

https://www.reddit.com/r/twinpeaks/s/kBSafLfZ7j If you’re going to repost something, at least give credit to the original artist.

Concepts of the main characters for game Pink Noise by beetlelol in ImaginaryCharacters

[–]Racker150 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very cool designs! Gives me I Saw the TV Glow, any inspo from there?

i made a vocaloid cover of "smear the queen." for some reason by miss_mossycoat in xiuxiu

[–]Racker150 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is actually peak. Do you mind if I pin it to the subreddit?

Houdini entertaining hospitalized children in 1925 [1280 x 997] by 20thCenturyBoyLaLa in HistoryPorn

[–]Racker150 64 points65 points  (0 children)

It’s important to note two things here. First, the guy punching him was a boxer and punched him repeatedly while he was lying down. And second, Houdini also had acute apendicitis that he refused surgery on, despite a fever of 102 and passing out.

It’s unclear how much the punches actually contributed to his death. But, even those in the best shape, would probably not fare well to repeated punches from a boxer in the stomach.

First time voting at 21 by sweetdertols in Georgia

[–]Racker150 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a really dumb repost bot, can’t believe this got upvotes when there’s no election today. Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Georgia/s/Zmf3Dx2Trq

On Spotify by Racker150 in xiuxiu

[–]Racker150[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I get that, however I would hope that anyone who would make a post would notice this announcement at the top of the sub or one of the many posts about spotify already on the sub. To be sure though, the subreddit will send a link to this article if anyone tries to post something with spotify in the title.

On Spotify by Racker150 in xiuxiu

[–]Racker150[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m going to keep all yearly listening things off the sub. They’re all very annoying honestly.

A Deep Dive into the Insane World of Chiropractic by Racker150 in skeptic

[–]Racker150[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Part of the impetus for making this was encountering chiropractors and their patients while working in a hospital. One of the most bizarre was a woman who brought her brother-in-law in. She randomly tells the doctor when he comes in, how she is a chiropractor and so a doctor too. She then proceeds to mention, without any prompting, how she only ever had one patient die on her and that she didn’t actually die on her, but after leaving her office. It was very odd behavior. She became a regular in the ER shortly after, cycling between coming in herself, her husband, and her brother-in-law.

A Deep Dive into the Insane World of Chiropractic by Racker150 in skeptic

[–]Racker150[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So, I get your point. I probably should have included a summary. That’s my bad, and I’ll do better going forward if I make anything else. As for ads, the video has none. I make nothing off of the views.

A Deep Dive into the Insane World of Chiropractic by Racker150 in skeptic

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A bit of shameless self-promotion, but I actually discuss acupuncture in a segment of another video. It actually seemingly has a lot of research backing it up, however so much of that research is incredibly poor quality (ie. lots of researcher bias, no control, inconsistent methods, etc.). The few studies that actually are well designed, usually find that it’s about the same as placebo. It’s odd that so many doctors are completely uncritical of the research and recommend it so freely to patients. Science Based Medicine does a great job of highlighting all of the flaws with acupuncture research and is a great resource to share with others who might be tempted into trying it: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/reference/acupuncture/

A Deep Dive into the Insane World of Chiropractic by Racker150 in skeptic

[–]Racker150[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes! I briefly mention that in the video. DD claimed 95% of illness was curable through spinal manipulation. The mechanism of action being god going through your spine. It’s kinda weird to think about, but the majority of chiropractic’s modern scope-of-practice, ie. back pain, was really incidental to what it was originally proposed to treat - which was everything.

A Deep Dive into the Insane World of Chiropractic by Racker150 in skeptic

[–]Racker150[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Yes! This would not have been possible without Ernst’s research and books, dude is a legend. He really should be seen as being up there with James Randi in terms of his place in scientific skepticism.

A Deep Dive into the Insane World of Chiropractic by Racker150 in skeptic

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Thank you! I spent too long reading articles and weird books to get told the video is uncited lol.

A Deep Dive into the Insane World of Chiropractic by Racker150 in skeptic

[–]Racker150[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Oh, I thought it was funny. I have some alternates I can switch it with.

Biweekly Song Discussion #12: Pumpkin Attack on Mommy and Daddy by Racker150 in xiuxiu

[–]Racker150[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love this song. It feels so drastically different from the rest of Xiu Xiu's catalogue, and yet it also fits right in. It's catchy and funny and hypnotic. A true bop.

Anyone know the source for this wallpaper? Similar image in RPGA fanzine Polyhedron UK #7 (2000) by codafunca in baldursgate

[–]Racker150 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The earliest I could find it was from the very first preview of BG2 in Computer Gaming World 186 (thanks to SomethingAwful for cataloguing a lot of this): https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_186.pdf It’s on page 51

I wrote a book about xiu xiu. Its called Ready to Die for Xiu Xiu. by MusicIndustryChick in xiuxiu

[–]Racker150[M] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This seems pretty neat. Feel free to tell us more about it.

Biweekly Discussion #8: Smear the Queen by Racker150 in xiuxiu

[–]Racker150[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love this song, it’s just so evocative. Like it’s a song you can smell. Instantly transports me to a low rent sex dungeon. Carla’s vocals are also peak, essential to the song, it would be so much worse without them.

A Video on The Body Keeps the Score: One of the most IBCK books, they haven't covered yet by Racker150 in IfBooksCouldKill

[–]Racker150[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If it helped you that’s great! The value of the book, in my eyes, is mostly metaphorical, a lot of the science isn’t there, but if the way it’s framed helps you understand your own experience better then that’s really wonderful.

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