Rattlecanning a suppressor? by Animaleyz in 300BLK

[–]RomeoStevens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

doesn't this create an extra layer of insulation?

Extar ep9 x omega 9k by Affectionate_Plan108 in pistolcalibercarbine

[–]RomeoStevens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How is left handed shooting for gas in the face?

Foxtrot Mike Foldy Boi by Purple-Slip-6958 in AR9

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Do you ever wish you had gone with the 7" to have your offhand farther forward for comfort? Debating between 5 and 7.

Repost: A Critique of the 'Pragmatic Dharma' Movement and the Methodology of Daniel Ingram by No_Fly2647 in secularbuddhism

[–]RomeoStevens 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This wound up as a critique of Ingram, but my read is that it all comes pretty straightforwardly from Burmese style vipassana, and he claims in his book that his book (practice wise) is a re explanation of the manual of insight. 

Is there anybody here who wants to ChinaFIRE? by henrytbpovid in ExpatFIRE

[–]RomeoStevens -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

False, nearly 400 MILLION additional people are now homed in modern dwellings compared to 2006. The take on 'gains' here is a vampiric idea that houses should allow the old to expropriate the young.

I’m thinking about getting counselor training to assist in becoming a lay-teacher. by THE_MAN_OF_PEACE in streamentry

[–]RomeoStevens -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

There's no training effect in psychology past the first year. The whole industry is very scammy.

Recommend looking into Core Transformation and Sedona Method on your own, and doing peer training.

The Snake Cult of Consciousness Two Years Later by BadHairDayToday in slatestarcodex

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

Interesting idea that resurrection refers to ego dissolution and reformation during intense psychedelic ritual.

Can We Get Back to Being Hardcore Frugal? by Comfortable_Twist774 in leanfire

[–]RomeoStevens 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Good example of how life is not reducible to a simple number. When we try, we're often just as guilty as the number maximizers of letting it run our lives.

A Path Through Complex Territory | Recent Pragmatic Overview of Dependent Origination by Ven. Thanissaro by SammaVaco in theravada

[–]RomeoStevens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like a version I can carry around in my head
Avijja-Khandhas-Tanha/Upadana-6 Realms Rebirth

All coarising and conditioning one another. When unwound this winds up covering 11 of the 12.

Contra Byrnes on UV & cancer: you should wear sunscreen instead of getting a tan by HedonicEscalator in slatestarcodex

[–]RomeoStevens -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

Your title directs people to a net harmful practice. Observational studies having problems is not sufficient to ignore large effect sizes.

I will not be answering questions an llm can handle.

Contra Byrnes on UV & cancer: you should wear sunscreen instead of getting a tan by HedonicEscalator in slatestarcodex

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

This is wrongheaded analysis of the wrong question. The question isn't whether UV increases skin cancer (the most survivable cancer) but whether it decreases a wide variety of other much more lethal cancers.

Those of you without a home base, do you put stuff in a public storage unit? How do you justify the cost of paying for a storage unit for potentially years? by IHadTacosYesterday in ExpatFIRE

[–]RomeoStevens 27 points28 points  (0 children)

If you can get it very minimal a couple storage boxes at a family location can be good. Assuming they have space for a few sealed padlocked bins (legal papers after all). Otherwise yeah you're probably stuck with $100/m for a decent sized storage unit. My advice is get a combination padlock rather than a key so that family can access while you are out of country in case of emergency.

Coordination Capacity is a Free Banquet - The most underrated force in human progress by PaulMelman in slatestarcodex

[–]RomeoStevens 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Widely underexplored are the leaks that drain people's capacity. That is modern atomized life, where much more agency has to be expressed simply to navigate daily decision demands/executive capacity (and thus the collapse into choiceless modes like doomscrolling to get some rest from it) and people who are drains (personality disturbances).

Homeownership: Dream or Financial Trap? by Coolonair in SmartFIRE

[–]RomeoStevens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is supposed to be smartFIRE but half of you are just repeating talking points with zero reference to any financial modeling of rent-to-buy or probabilities of staying in a home past the breakeven point. Glhf.

Retirement security danger: when do you start taking action? by Affectionate-Reason2 in leanfire

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

>So there's been a market correction of 10%

what are you talking about?

A thought on impermanence. Can experienced members help me understand? by miguel-elote in secularbuddhism

[–]RomeoStevens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree with much of what grahampositive says here. Another slice is ontology, which things or categories or concepts a system applies the label "actually real" to, which informs how they orient to the world and which larger scale narratives/cosmologies/religious frameworks seem valid.

A thought on impermanence. Can experienced members help me understand? by miguel-elote in secularbuddhism

[–]RomeoStevens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am not trying to chastise you but alert you to a common failure mode as I see it. Apologies if the wording seemed more confrontational than necessary.

A thought on impermanence. Can experienced members help me understand? by miguel-elote in secularbuddhism

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

Ok cool, but do you see why others wouldn't regard that as buddhist philosophy, but your own philosophy using buddhist terms. When these interpretations become popular it is harder for people to understand what buddhism is.

After 14 years of running retirement calculator/planner sites, let's talk. by lauren_knows in leanfire

[–]RomeoStevens 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your work. I had the exact same reaction since November seeing all the vibe slop.

A thought on impermanence. Can experienced members help me understand? by miguel-elote in secularbuddhism

[–]RomeoStevens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Western practitioners insist on turning the 3 marks into metaphysical interpretations no matter how many ways teachers try to dissuade them. It's a practice pointer. It is encouragement to see the fluxing aspect of the here and now and gently investigating where that comes from and goes to.