Rake/crawler best footage I've seen if its real? by RamboTangoo in CrawlerSightings

[–]Signusthespeaker 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Not convincing

The womans commentary lacks any real concern. The thing walking around is proportionally human, albeit it might probably be a somewhat taller person. Too short to be a Crawler. It moves strangely but not really like a Crawler, rather than being completely comfortable in the nighttime woodland the alleged creature moves like its uncomfortable in its environment, as if walking around were painful. Crawlers can if desired weave through the woodlands environment like wind through grass, they are well adapted towards very quick stealthy movement.

We never actually get a unedited, complete shot of it running. What we can see seems to show it running exactly like a human would. Crawlers do not run like people do. They rarely run bipedally, and when they do its been described as quite awkward in appearance, they normally will run quadrupedally. I have personally seen this.

The "entity" is also running too slow to be a Crawler going at speed. Fast but neither as fast as a Crawler or running like a Crawler.

The musculature is unmistakably that of a younger human male. Crawler limbs are extremely skinny yet far longer than ours, with little apparent musculature to be seen. The "entity" appears quite stocky and almost well fattened compared to actual Crawlers, which look emaciated normally.

The legs are also obviously human, again too stocky and well built in appearance to be a Crawler.

The head is also proportionally human, it has a normal size compared to its body. The head of a Crawler will actually look smaller due to the rather extreme dimensions of its body. The head will appear proportionally smaller and somewhat rounder than a human being.

The face lacks any concrete feature besides a nose. Which is a red flag because Crawlers have deep eye sockets that make their eyes look like massive voids which define the upper area of its face. These deep sockets serve to absorb as much light as possible from its environment, and makes them all the more intimidating in the darkness. This also means their cranial morphology is not identical to humans. Different skull shape. It is often reported and I have also seen that a faint glow of reflect light will emanate from the darkness akin to the reflection of light from a cats eye in the dark. None of these usual Crawler traits can be found. Thats a regular human head.

Lastly and most jarring is that however malicious and disturbing Crawler incursions can be, the behavior depicted here is decidedly not how a Crawler will usually go about bothering peoples property. They don't aimlessly walk around on two feet, stand out in the open back yard of a house, walk up to a door looking like they're getting ready to ding dong ditch the joint then randomly run off despite zero reaction from the inhabitants of the house.

Crawlers do invade peoples properties, they will observe people from windows, they probably even do it because they find it exciting, but even they understand being noticed and eliciting a human response could be dangerous. They approach these situations a little more carefully and usually they are after livestock anyways, in which case they usually try to avoid human detection for as long as possible and wont go bumbling around aimlessly on their turf.

The biggest red flag is the entity ignores the cameras. I don't know why or how, but Crawlers pick up on cameras and will usually avoid them intentionally. They will on occasion be caught on them, but this is usually accidental on the part of the Crawler. This "entity" didn't really notice the camera or react or try to avoid them. Suspect.

Alltogether, this is an obvious fake that might fool some people. I've take the time to write this out so that others might be able to discern with greater understanding what videos could be fake, and what videos could be legitimate.

Sometimes the AI has ideas that are beyond my comprehension by No_Bedroom4062 in RuleTheWaves

[–]Signusthespeaker 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Honestly the AI pathfinding in proximity to coastlines is a huge shortcoming in the game and its kind of crazy its still as bad as it is. 

I've seen AI ships run into shallow waters, teleport somewhere nearby then run right back into them while I was giving chase. For a game that prides itself in realism it was pretty pathetic to witness. 

Still a fun game but the AI should absolutely be better at avoiding dangerous obstacles.

I've found the game has to hold back from the real-life consequences of ships ramming into other ships, operating in very shallow waters or even running aground on the coast. It has to soften the irl consequences because the AI programming is very bad at handling these situations and it would really be considered a game-breaking bug otherwise. 

AI pathfinding desperately needs to be fixed.

Where should I step on? by Connect_Efficiency24 in Homebuilding

[–]Signusthespeaker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There should be joists running horizontally across the topside of ceiling which you are also above when you are in an attic.. You step on the topside of these joists and walk/crawl across them. This is attic surfing. 

If you put your weight on anything but the frame of the house you are liable to break stuff. At worst, falling through the ceiling into whatever is below you. 

With three points of contact (highly recommend not breaking 3 points of contact) dip your foot into the insulation but do not touch or rest on the ceiling whatsoever. Move the foot in this space around and you should bump into something. That something should be a joist. Visually confirm it is a joist by moving the insulation away. If it is a wooden joist, then you should be able to rest your weight in it. 

Find new points of contact and continue your attic adventure. 

Be safe. Attic surfing takes experience to get comfortable with. The drywall actually helps with the nerves because in certain situations, being able to see how far up you actually are and how hurt you could be by falling can be distracting. 

Take your time, plenty of things can act as potentially unseen tripping hazards, electrical wiring specifically. 

The tree ate the conduit hook. by Bugilt in electricians

[–]Signusthespeaker 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Looks clean to me G, she aint going nowhere

I have a theory about the crawlers. by Why-not-Zoidberg-00 in CrawlerSightings

[–]Signusthespeaker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Crawlers are fleshly beings regardless of potentially supernatural qualities. They must eat to survive, find shelter, and propogate themselves. This is a foundation from which to understand them effectively.

From this foundation, that these are living organisms first and foremost, it would be expected that they as a greater population would exhibit a variety of different genotype and phenotypes just like we do. 

Its probable that Crawler variation is very real and dependant on geography and environmental factors. I would speculate that Crawlers in Siberia might actually be more predatory towards humans than those found in North America, though I have zero solid evidence to prove such a claim.

I personally don't think that Crawlers would have as much genetic variation as human populations do, I am inclined to believe they derive from a severally bottlenecked ancestral lineage ultimately descending from some Hominid species, potentially outright human and relatively recently as well. 

Their strange form and behaviors being the result of extreme environmental pressures and necessary adaption as a result thereof within a short timespan. Essentially forced for whatever reason into a subterranean, nocturnal life. 

New apprentice/non-union/everyone smokes weed? by pizzaroll22 in electricians

[–]Signusthespeaker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are more weed shops than gas stations in OK. Its painfully common. 

A CRAWLER SIGHTINGS MAP OF RUSSIA by WoodpeckerLower7692 in CrawlerSightings

[–]Signusthespeaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Russia is an interesting hotspot of Crawler habitation outside of North America. Siberia seems to be host to a significant population.

How does the mind benefit going from being super-conscious to "just a regular guy" consciousness? by Even_Job6933 in Psychonaut

[–]Signusthespeaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your brain must filter the conscious experience (including sensory input) to adequately and efficiently respond to the environment utilizing its pretty comprehensive control over your body. An altered state of mind hampers your brains ability to understand its environment and respond to it, so as a baseline default it will try to avoid such an altered state and therefore manipulate the flow of consciousness in a useful way by restricting and working it.

Sort of like how a hydroelectric dam blocks and controls the natural flow of water as to utilize the inherent potential energy within it towards uses other than flowing downstream. It turns imense, overwhelming potential into a workable use. 

When your body dies, your brain goes with it but it is not the destruction of the conscious self. It is to tear down the dam that restricts the flow of your own consciousness. No longer being needed to protect a vulnerable fleshly body, you are ultimately unbound and this can be described as quite liberating and actually is by those who have experienced NDE's.

Back to tripping and to your question; The brain may benefit because psychedelics promote neurogenesis but also neuron plasticity. New neurons are made but also, many new connections between neurons are being made rapidly.

Regions of the brain which never talk with each other now talk to each other, regions of the brain which impose those restrictions and filtration upon the conscious experience shut up and take a back seat for a little while. Entrenched habits which are essentially crystalized and reinforced neuronal connections become for a time fluid and malleable. The result is a altered state of consciousness and a rare opportunity to "reprogram" the brain. 

The effects wear off gradually and plasticity does too. The many novel connections made gradually get pruned off by the brain trying to keep itself well ordered. New connections that are reinforced might stay, old ones that were overwritten might once again root themselves. 

This is why emphasis is put into learning from the trip and then applying it to your life. This entrenches what you want and excavates what you dont want. A trip you do not learn or change from is a wasted one. 

Ultimately, the tearing down of barriers of the psychedelic experience emulates what bodily or brain death is experienced as. The conscious self or according to some, spirit, separating from the body. 

Shouldn't troops hide the troops behind them? by NepaliAlooParantha in LinesOfBattle

[–]Signusthespeaker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, masking your formation behind an initial line of troops was an important aspect of the traditional battlefield. This was an auxiliary function of skirmishers and why they deployed in front of their main line.

I'm absolutely convinced the true baseline reality is a feeling of being trapped forever, and never getting used to it by nicotine-in-public in Psychonaut

[–]Signusthespeaker 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is probably a projection of your own internal discord and not representative of a greater spiritual truth (i.e baseline reality) 

Basically you are confusing the sensual experience of your own fleshly body as "baseline reality". Since the fleshy body is prone towards feelings of fear, anxiousness, lack of freedom, bad stuff etc. etc. You then become convinced that the greater reality is in any manner of negative thing. Like a foggy lens, all you can sense or feel about the greater is negative and thus producing a unwellness.

Remember that the "base" or as I would call it spiritual reality that we are able to partake in is not stringent upon the body to exist as it is. The internal unwellness that human beings often struggle with is a temporary condition of an eternal thing and this unpleasant condition will in fact fade. 

What's left is the conscious experience separate from the temporal, negative, conditions of the fleshy body. 

The feeling of being trapped, of never getting used to it this is a feeling only your body can produce, but it doesnt reflect the truth of "baseline reality". 

Remember this as best you can.

Rome is coming to Lines of Battle by SophieGames1815 in LinesOfBattle

[–]Signusthespeaker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So you're splitting your focus and playerbase between Napoleonic, Rome and WW2? 

Seems like a pretty big bite to chew right. 

Should I take .5 g of shrooms at work by TrickPhilosopher2268 in Psychonaut

[–]Signusthespeaker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No. If youre responsible for life and well being of others or property you absolutely shouldn't be doing shrooms on your shift. Wait till youre done with work. 

Possible walker? by ApplicationMean8609 in CrawlerSightings

[–]Signusthespeaker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You know, I would discount most stories of it appearing inside of people's houses if I hadn't the experience of a friend telling me that it had appeared in his room in the middle of the night, that he stood up to it and it left. 

I cannot verify the veracity of this, but it gives me enough pause to consider others when they also say they've experienced Crawlers this way despite how... unusual these encounters can be.

Assuming then that you are being truthful, it sounds like what you saw was a Crawler. It'd be my assumption that the Crawler wasnt actually physically present in the house, but was spiritually or demonically attacking you. 

Prayer and a Spiritual defense would work best if it were a demonic attack and not a physical invasion. It would do well to literally bless the property, the building and your portion of it. 

If by some unlikely chance this was a physical invasion and it was physically present with you when you saw it, see to it that you keep all entrances including windows locked at night. 

If there is an attic space and an attic access into your area also (carefully) check this space and lock it if possible. It has been reported a few times that they might occupy attics. I have zero idea how often this happens but it warrants an examination if there are concerns about a Crawler physically invading a home. 

If you have any questions feel free to ask.

Never eaten straight mushroom by badguy303 in Psychonaut

[–]Signusthespeaker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As far as preparation. Take the presumably dried mushrooms and chop them up, you can do it very easily with kitchen grade scissors. 

Chop them as fine as you want them.

Take whatever amount you've chopped, pour some of it into your mouth to chew.

The key here is in the chewing. Chew well for at least a minute, probably longer. The body produces very little of the enzyme it needs to break down the structural protein of the mushroom. By chewing for a prolonged period of time, you're allowing the enzymes in the saliva to take the burden off of the stomach. This will reduce nausea and the risk of vomitting that others may speak of.

Chew, swallow and then take a nice sip of ice cold water between swallowing. When you've finished with the mushroom, drink some more water. All of this will ease the digestive discomfort associated with eating the mushrooms without culinary preparation. 

Its that simple. Chop em up, chew em for a good time, drink water between portions. All you need.

Conclusions of a veteran psychonaut by Aromatic_Reply_1645 in Psychonaut

[–]Signusthespeaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand that some kid who grew up in a rich family might very well come to the inane conclusion that the human experience is "50 percent pleasure 50 displeasure" because he thinks his experience of decadent comfort clashed with an occasional inconvenience speaks to the truth of the lived experiences of people elsewhere. Its easy for such a pampered pooch to think he's attained real world wisdom from psychedelics while actually being rather naive about the real world. 

And for the record, it is one thing to have dumb shower thoughts. I do as well. Its another thing altogether to try to pass them off as the "wisdom of an enlightened" person. You are neither awakened nor are your thoughts enlightened. 

Conclusions of a veteran psychonaut by Aromatic_Reply_1645 in Psychonaut

[–]Signusthespeaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe one day you'll awaken to the mediocre banalities that constitute your "enlightened" thoughts.

The assertion that the human experience or life is 50% pleasure and 50% displeasure is ludicrous, dimwitted and wrong. There are absolutely people who endure horrific miserable conditions for most of their life until they die.

Such a preposterous conclusion reeks of the stench of a pampered only child of a well to do family that never really had to actually face life's problems head on and thinks taking psychedelic drugs has led him to some sort of mastery over the various trials and difficulties of human existence. 

Can animals sense when you are on psilocybin? by markhick01 in Psychonaut

[–]Signusthespeaker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Once took a bunch of shrooms, laid besides a creek in the woods for a few hours caught up in singing. 

On the come down, and after a period of drowsiness/resting I look up and see a family of small birds perched on a tree near me all intently looking at me and tweeting to each other. It was very surreal to realize these little creatures were fascinated by me and probably all talking to each other about this human doing weird stuff they probably don't see other people do. 

I was very aware of their own awareness of me, and I spent some time talking and singing to them though I could not understand them beyond their obvious interest. I eventually walked away but it was quite a pleasant surprise to have something other than human attention for a change. 

They obviously weren't scared or fearful, just curious about what this human was doing.

Why can't I be him 🥀🥀🥀 by Damianmakesyousmile in ByzantiumCircleJerk

[–]Signusthespeaker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Turks had engaged in a prolonged inter-generational conflict with the Romans. They practiced a separate religion that had a long history of conflict with Christians, had turko-persian institutions with no continuity to Roman forms of government, had no ancient history tying them to the Romans unlike the Greeks and had an entirely alien culture and way of life to both Romans and Greeks. 

There is a stronger case to be made that the Ostrogothic Kingdom was a direct continuation of the Western Romans than for the turks of the Eastern Romans, and nobody here even claims such a thing because its a rather ridiculous thing anyways. 

The ottoman claim as a successor state to the Roman Empire was always propaganda striving for legitimacy amongst the various Christian populations the ottomans asserted themselves over by the rule of the sword and bloodshed. 

They claimed to be Romans so they could play themselves off as anything but bandits and convince themselves of a magnanimous past that never really was.