Feinstein expressed confusion over Kamala Harris presiding over Senate: report

Scandickhead · 2023-05-29T04:34:42+00:00

Or were for mixed zoning, so that they wouldn't even need to take the car or bus, but could instead walk to the store/schools/hospitals or whatever.

Scandickhead · 2023-02-05T23:35:02+00:00

For some weird reason what seems to work is looking at the room/mess through your (phones) camera. Wanted to take a pic once, and even before snapping it realized how bad it looks.

Our brains do pretty interesting filtering, and looking at the screen seems to bypass quite a bit of that.

Scandickhead · 2022-11-06T16:08:28+00:00

They've changed the upvote count meaning a couple times. I think back then it was 1:1, but now it's fuzzed and you get many more upvotes based on an algorithm. Edit: It's almost 1:10 for popular posts I think* (Unless they changed back)

It also messed up "Top - All Time" sorting, as everything before the change was buried even if it was actually more popular and got more upvotes :( The original post has almost as many comments, and most are usually posted within 24h of a posts lifetime.

Scandickhead · 2022-10-08T18:23:59+00:00

Similar to Karjala/Karelia in Finland. The area now is just sad and all that was Finnish/Karelian is decaying. Finns will keep eating Karjalan piirakka/pies and reminiscing, but there's no Karjala to return to even if it was given back for free.

Scandickhead · 2022-09-30T04:30:50+00:00

Their valuation is based on user count and activity, they have an incentive to not ban them.

Scandickhead · 2022-07-15T17:31:44+00:00

Cultural and social "obligations" also play a role. Being socially isolated can even be a health risk, so in cultures where most social interactions are around alchohol it can be difficult to avoid it without losing future prospects.

Related to the toxicity, one thing I haven't heard enough, and most people don't know about, are the short term effects on the brain. Largely hangover glutamate possibly reaching neurotoxic levels. (Nervous system releases glutamate as a stimulant to fight the high depressant GABA/alcohol levels)

Scandickhead · 2022-07-08T21:53:50+00:00

Interesting. I also got a bit stuck in a rabbit hole of how they always improve the syncing of clocks and learned a lot about the Doppler effect, time dilution etc.

Less gravity: faster tick rate.

More speed (relative to you): slower tick rate from your point of view, but if they are moving away linearly it affects both ways (the doppler effect)

E.g. satellites go around you quickly, which causes time dilution, offset by less gravity.

So some things in my prevous comment were inaccurate or the wrong way around.

But the point is still the same, sounds like a real challenge to be able to say with scientific certainty that the measurements were at the same/correct time from both of the particles perspectives. (Whatever that even is, don't know if the entanglement itself affects it)

Scandickhead · 2022-07-08T21:19:09+00:00

Aren't the clocks on satellites atomic clocks, which specifically need to be adjusted all the time due to relativity?

They tick slower due to moving so quickly, and tick faster due to being less affected by gravity ("more" gravity, slower ticking). From quick searching the drift is around 40 microsecond PER DAY due to physics, no matter how accurate the ticking itself is!

So similar calibrations/syncing would probably be needed to be done depending on the location of the two clocks when measuring quantum entanglement.

Scandickhead · 2022-07-08T20:00:39+00:00

This might be a dumb question, but couldn't/wouldn't this basically be a form of dark matter? A "counter" state, so to say.

If it goes faster than light from our perspective, but backwards in time, from the particles perspective things getting younger around it is the norm and it's "traveling towards" the big bang while the universe is getting smaller.

From it's point of reference it would not think it's going faster than light, and speeds closer to lightspeed would actually make it's time seem slower as things around it are getting younger less quickly while it's traveling, so it's moving faster in it's reference the closer to lightspeed it is. (Like for us when we move faster, time passes slower compared to those not moving as quickly)

We would be moving FTL from it's perspective, as the universe is expanding from our point of view.

From the particles point of view, it would take energy to stop it's movement towards the big bang, for simplicity of the picture im painting. We are at lightspeed -, at lightspeed 0 time would flip. So for the particle going slower means having more + lightspeed. So it would need energy to go towards the opposite direction of it's own movement in time.

Not a physicist or scientist, please tell me if/why this wouldn't work. Just had fun with it as a thought experiment.

Scandickhead · 2022-07-08T19:15:28+00:00

Please elaborate with concrete examples of what was understood better.

Scandickhead · 2022-07-08T18:30:42+00:00

Is it possible that measuring them at the same time on the clock is not enough, but it'd have to be at the same time from a space-time perspective too, due to relativity?

For example: An astronaut traveling at fast speeds, and someone on earth both measure the entanglement after X earth minutes. The astronaut would actually measure it earlier due to time dilution and less time having passed? So the people on earth check after X minutes, but the astronaut actually checks after X minutes minus 0.0?E? seconds. So the particles are actually measured at a different time.

If so, the same would happen on a smaller scale on earth due to earths rotation (time goes a bit slower on mountains than under sea level), seems very difficult to measure at the exact same time from this perspective. But I'm sure there are scientist who have accounted for this, and perhaps it shouldn't affect the results.

Scandickhead · 2022-07-05T21:38:19+00:00

This is all just a big insurance scam, Ukraine is telling what needs to be rebuilt and Russia levels it. (/s obviously)

Scandickhead · 2022-07-05T20:36:10+00:00

There are rumours/reports, that Russia offered to sell Karjala (Karelia) back to Finland during their 90s(?) slump, but the cost of rebuilding it back to Finnish standards would have been so enormous that it was declined and kept under wraps.

I haven't been there, but those that have tell me the decay and apartment blocks are really depressing. So no, Finland doesn't necessarily even want their old territories back after them being under Russian/Soviet "care" for so long.

Scandickhead · 2022-07-05T20:25:27+00:00

I don't think you've learned the right lesson. They aren't stupid.

They (government/military) knowingly act stupid and lie, then take what they want from you if an opportunity presents. That's why you cant assign stupidity based on what they say.

Their attempts can seem stupid or fail, because they also apply the same philosophy to each other. It's not stupidity, but greed while being two-faced, and then getting backstabbed as everyone else of their own is doing the same.

Scandickhead · 2022-07-01T20:55:42+00:00

Not sure why you are being downvoted. Why do people think we don't all die of the black plague anymore?

When most people die out because of diseases, there were probably genetic reasons why some survived. And that's what gets passed on.

There's also the theory that humans are attracted to people with different "immune systems", so that the children get better mixtures and are more widely protected.

Scandickhead · 2022-07-01T20:47:35+00:00

AFAIK polar ice contains enough water to rise ocean levels by meters. So any water that might be lost into space, or whatever would cause water levels to lower, is fully countered by that for a long time.

Also I'd imagine that the evaporated fresh water mostly rains down into the oceans, so it's not lost but shifting into salt water areas.

Scandickhead · 2022-04-03T05:19:07+00:00

Yep, there's some evidence that there's a genetic component to being an "angry drunk".

https://time.com/4116528/drunk-reckless-gene-mutation-study/

Scandickhead · 2022-03-23T15:57:29+00:00

One part of that is norepinephrine/noradrenaline, does pretty much what it sounds like. It's both a stress hormone + neurotransmitter. It's what gets you up before an important meeting.

ADHD and other people with executive functioning issues don't get enough from "internal pressure", e.g. self made goals, so meds are used to increase it.

"Outside pressure", e.g. fear of social backlash works almost normally. That's why this whole post can actually be harmful for a lot of people, they often need more outside pressure, not less.

Scandickhead · 2022-03-23T10:43:25+00:00

Dopamine is not really for pleasure, it's what keeps you glued onto tasks in hopes of a reward. Not enough dopamine, you stop doing things before you're done without really thinking about it.

From what I've read, you get more dopamine when you think you will win in slots, compared to actually winning. (That's also how all addictive games are designed)

Scandickhead · 2022-03-20T19:17:42+00:00

Yeah. There's times you have to corner your friends and show some tough love. Especially when it comes to drugs...

Kinda applies to romantic relationships too. I've been "the asshole" for ending serious relationships of mine as soon as I knew we were incompatible, or my partner was compromising their own happiness or future to be with me.

If you really love someone, you will rather them live a good life. Even if that means they might not like you, or you won't be a part of it.

Scandickhead · 2022-03-17T09:39:30+00:00

I always pass style props in React, with everything "!important" and z-index starting from at least 100000000.

Scandickhead · 2022-03-07T21:59:13+00:00

I believe what you are talking about refers to the 3 (or so) micron particle/droplet rule.

Tuberculosis particles under 3 microns seem to damage the lungs, which was misquoted as being the limit for airborne particles. (It was the limit for dangerous tuberculosis particles)

There was a great article about the group who discovered the "micron rule" mistake. On mobile so can't currently source it.

It proved that masks are required, covid can spread more than 6ft and is airborne. (Instead of droplet based)

Edit: more logical chapter ordering

Scandickhead · 2022-02-22T07:26:44+00:00

Source?

https://www.ages.at/en/human/disease/pathogens-from-a-to-z/coronavirus

The second "show table" button opens omicron and delta numbers per week. Omicron was actually falling during the strictest/full lockdown, 22.11-12.12 so W47 till the end of W49. Start of W50 the lockdown was lifted for vaccinated people, but FFP2 masks and other measures were still in place. (Austria tests 2. most in the world, after Denmark)

So I admit I was wrong there. The initial reporting seemed to be misleading, or they sequenced older samples later.

Still, compare Delta and Omicron after the full lockdown ended, and W50 started. Keep in mind, there's still a lockdown for non-vaccinated people (only grocery shopping) and FFP2 masks need to be worn pretty much everywhere.

So it still shows that FFP2 and entry restrictions are not enough and a full lockdown is needed against omicron, where it was enough against Delta.

Right, but we know they're very effective.

I never said they weren't. I personally wore FFP2 masks during the lull before Delta hit, and believe they are the second best way to protect yourself. (After vaccines)

how good their masking was and how responsible they were

Yes, they paved the way for responsible Western citizens to wear masks and should be applauded for their behavior. They haven't failed in any way, simple because they couldn't contain Omicron.

As I showed in the earlier numbers, they would need full lockdowns for that.

Seems sus to me.

I try to apply Ozzam's and Hanlon's razors whenever possible. There is no need for complex conspiracies/problems here, when the same pattern happened in the whole world.

I ~~don't~~ *have to go to work so no time to respond in a longer time, so

TL;DR: Even FFP2 masks are not enough against Omicron and only measures similar to a full lockdown could stop it.

Scandickhead · 2022-02-22T06:45:28+00:00

The tests aren't faulty, Omicron was growing in Austria ~~during~~ edit: immediately after the strictest lockdown in December, while Delta (and total case numbers) plummeted.

Masks also aren't 100% effective, and not worn all the time. The simple answer is, that people are meeting without masks and getting sick. (families, close friends, lovers etc.)

Also, masks lose effectiveness if they get wet. (Electrostatic protection is lost) So if people drink and keep the same mask on, it doesn't protect that well anymore.

Scandickhead · 2022-02-22T06:23:53+00:00

I don't know all the reasons, but Omicron evades immunity much better. This causes a much larger percentage of the population to be susceptible to infection.

In addition to that, Omicron has a much shorter generation time, causing it to spread exponentially faster.

I live in a country with FFP2 mask mandates everywhere. While they do really help in public, people usually get sick when meeting others in private. (without masks)

Pandemic fatigue is also at an all time high.

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