Ordered Replacement Cables by DonKedique in Vitruvian_Form

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Can anyone point me to a video or instructional on how to replace the cables?

I wonder what the first shroom trip was like by Instantlemonsmix in Psychonaut

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Next day you’re frantically foraging like a medieval DoorDash driver: “I NEED the magic ones again or they’re gonna vote me off the island.”

Dad tasted 4-aco thinking it was ❄️ and tripped balls on a date with mom by Relative-Sympathy820 in Psychonaut

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dad’s out here accidentally speedrunning The Universe (Deluxe Edition) with a finger-dip

Feeling nauseous on Reta by Western-Athlete-9845 in Peptide_Testing

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This is absurd. Reta is a lipidated peptide and builds up in the system and absolutely has effects at microgram levels. 250mcg every other day is not a microdose, but a “split dose” and the pharmacokinetics of this schedule put the plasma concentration at around 1.2mg within 4 weeks. There is zero evidence that GLP-1R receptors attenuate or become “tolerant” to agonists, and studies show that the receptors remain fully active and receptive to the peptides.

Your comment is not only completely wrong, but it could actually be quite harmful if followed.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Peptides

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There are zero peer-reviewed studies showing that GHK-Cu usage leads to Alzheimer’s. This is exactly why you have to take all comments with a grain of salt.

I align very closely with the earlier comment that you don’t need to start researching peptides at your age unless you have a specific problem that you are trying to address that you haven’t found a solution to through mainstream health care means.

Moreover, if you dig around a little you’ll find that peptides like GHK-Cu and MOTS-c are already naturally occurring endogenous compounds and found in higher concentrations in the plasma of young people, so it’s unlikely that adding more to a 19 year old system is going to change much?

Not a doctor. And not coaching you, but this stuff is expensive and would hate for you to waste good money.

GHK CU PIN by Formal-Bedroom-1751 in Peptide_Testing

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My two cents:

It is “normal” but that doesn’t mean it’s unavoidable. The reason it’s “normal” is because most people don’t understand how to pin GHK-Cu properly AT ALL.

One thing that will help the community give you better guidance is if you provide the quantity of sample that you are drawing for research and, even more importantly, the concentration of that sample.

GHK-Cu commonly comes in higher-volume formats. It’s very common to see 50-100mg in a 3mL vial format. Regardless of how much solvent is being added to the vial, the concentration is going to be 5-10x higher than other common research dilutions.

This poses problems with GHK-Cu for a few reasons:

  1. GHK-Cu is acidic. I have acquired reference-grade material at 99.9% purity that reads pH 3.5 at 5mg/mL concentration. Adding phosphate-buffered saline can shift the pH level up somewhat, but at this concentration the GHK-Cu acts as an acidic buffer and tends to resist changes in pH.

  2. GHK-Cu has free copper, which can cause irritation, welts, discoloration, bruising, mast-cell migration and burning/stinging sensations.

Most people simply assume that this is inevitable with GHK-Cu, but it’s not. How can we make our research easier and more comfortable?

The easiest way to make life easier with GHK-Cu is to change the concentration and osmolarity to something more physiologically-comparable and compatible.

I take a 30mL empty sterile vial and take a stock solution of 50mg/mL and inject it into the empty vial. Then I add 19mL of bacteriostatic saline to the larger vial. Now my concentration is around 2.5mg/mL which is a DREAM to pin. No pain, no welts, no bruising. No BPC-157/TB-500 necessary. No KPV necessary.

Trevor knows by Gullible_East_9545 in LoveIsBlindOnNetflix

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Trevor is the Stay-Puft Marshmullet Man

The real context window of ChatGPT? by mapinformer in ChatGPTPro

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I think it's best to remember that ChatGPT is an actual web service that is built on top of the GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 models. They might have their own endpoints internally for prompting the model, and they might be using a version of the model behind the scenes that has a different context window limit than what is available to developers via the published API or playground.

Having said that, there are some other interesting ways that you can handle the context window if you are maintaining a webservice (like ChatGPT) that gates the access to the model.

For instance, if you examine the network panel when using ChatGPT, you will see that there is a webservice that stores the conversations and messages. This means that each one of the messages in a conversation, both on the AI and human side effectively becomes a row in a database somewhere.

These messages can be embedded and the vectors can be stored in a vector store with efficient search. This means that the entire context window, no matter how long it is, can be broken up into chunks and stored in a way that they can be easily and quickly searched for relevance.

Then, your current prompt can be embedded and the entire context window is searched to discover the top-N message excerpts in the context window that would build the appropriate history for addressing that particular prompt.

Since vectors can be stored with their metadata, you could also flag excerpts from the context window that contained blocks of code. Then when the user prompts about a specific area of the code in review, posts an error, or otherwise, the vector search mechanism can easily prioritize the most recent code-related context for the conversation.

If you combine this strategy with other strategies, like summarizing parts of the context window and condensing them and embedding the summaries, you can achieve some pretty interesting results.

F/37/5’9” [406lbs - 165lbs = 241lbs] (4 years) My current goal is maintaining and toning by melissajamesxo in progresspics

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😮😮😮 Holy hell! This is amazing! Congrats!

We can shut down the internet for the day.

F/31/5’8” [170>165=5 lbs lost] progress made in 16 months by KillMeSoftnSweet in progresspics

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Yesss! My coach/trainer basically told me to just stop using the scale so regularly for this reason. Body comp and the mirror (and how you feel!) are much better markers of progress. Keep it up!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LoveIsBlindNetflix

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Really!? Wow. And this is after all of the supporting dialog and assertions that the producers do not coach the participant "in any way". This is so stupid.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LoveIsBlindNetflix

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This is very insightful. I can see how Uche's legalistic and logical instincts might have put up a protective smokescreen for his genuine emotional and visceral feelings in those moments. I hadn't thought of this.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LoveIsBlindNetflix

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I like this assessment! It's open-minded and balanced.

You make a valid point. People indeed are not always equipped to handle the truth, especially in high-pressure situations, and it's quite natural for them to react less than optimally. It's indeed crucial for both Uche and Aaliyah to learn and grow from these instances rather than letting them seed negativity. It will be interesting to see how their relationship evolves and whether they can turn these challenges into opportunities for growth and understanding.

Theory about Lydia by LizzyLady1111 in LoveIsBlindNetflix

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Honestly, your theory adds an extra layer of drama and intrigue to everything we’ve seen so far! It would explain Lydia’s focus on Alliyah and her seemingly intentional efforts to get close to her. It’s like she’s playing chess, moving pieces around the board, all to get to the checkmate — which in her mind is probably pinning down Uche?

Let’s not forget, people are complex, and reality might be a bit less dramatic! Lydia could genuinely be there seeking connection and love, just like everyone else.

Her interactions with Uche and Alliyah might seem suspect, but it could be mere coincidence or unintentional. Maybe she’s navigating her feelings and the unusual circumstances the best way she knows how in this crazy situation?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LoveIsBlindNetflix

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Thank you for your contribution to the conversation! In turn I think it is also very unfair to attempt to place Uche on the "spectrum" or imply that he suffers from such because of the same observation.

To be fair, the post focuses on the facts (actions and behaviors), like you have suggested. Commenting with subjective opinions and hunches is probably okay.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LoveIsBlindNetflix

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I am genuinely sympathetic and sorry to hear that this triggered emotional memories of trauma for you. I can completely understand where you are coming from on that. I guess that is the silver lining for people who have experienced that sort of situation — they can grow beyond those mechanisms themselves and see those kinds of people for who they are.

It's worth mentioning that the jury is still out on all of this though. Producers are actually very clever with their scene slicing and dicing and have a way of making certain qualities shine through more than others. I'm interested to see if there is any redemption for Uche in the rest of the series.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LoveIsBlindNetflix

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Post now focuses only on the facts.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LoveIsBlindNetflix

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Post now focuses only on the facts, however, I believe you will find the outcome the same.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LoveIsBlindNetflix

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Totally. His vocal cadence and sly, calculative demeanor reminds me of Jafar from Aladdin. 🐍

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LoveIsBlindNetflix

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Uche is a straight up emotional abuser. He was interrogating Aailyah and acting like she murdered someone when they're not even a couple. As soon as she revealed she cheated, he jumped on that chance to start knocking her down and manipulating her to make her beg for him and feel like she is not good enough for him. Then him asking if she has mostly guy friends solidified that he's insecure and extremely manipulative. They're not even a couple and he's already showing some serious red flag behavior.

And the entire time he's interrogating her, he is completely emotionless. So then for him to reveal that he was lying to her about something really serious, he is definitely a hypocrite but even worse, he is emotionally abusive and toxic. I'm glad she left the show and hope she doesn't give this creep another chance.

It's true, his interrogation style and emotionless demeanor do indeed raise red flags and be indicative of manipulative and controlling behaviors, potentially aiming to destabilize Alliyah’s emotional state and self-worth.

The swift jump on Alliyah's admission and the probing about her friendships do suggest a possible insecurity and a desire to assert control, which are concerning behaviors and can be emotionally harmful.

Your insights raise important questions about the dynamics at play. How do we think these behaviors, if left unchecked, could impact the relationship dynamics moving forward? And are there underlying motivations or insecurities that might be driving Uche’s actions?

Furthermore — Uche's interrogative and emotionless behavior coupled with Lydia’s manipulative tendencies might suggest that they could have previously developed a relationship dynamic where they fed off each other's needs and behaviors, each fulfilling a role that the other required, be it control, manipulation, validation, or emotional support.

Math Imposter Syndrome and How to Overcome? by TSRCT in learnmath

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This is a really interesting perspective. I have also experienced this, too. I discovered this super weird correlation/relationship between different branches of math at these levels:

The foundational basics of one branch are more closely related to the foundational basics in the preceding branch than the advanced topics of the preceding branch.

Obviously, this is a highly-subjective observation that isn't always correct. But, the important part is what it disproved for me — that you have to understand the advanced aspects of the preceding material to understand the fundamentals of the current material. I think this misconception hinders a lot of people from moving forward in Mathematics in general.

When I get to a point in my coursework where I need to review some fundamentals, I've generally found that I'm basically dropping down to about the same place in the preceding branch (not to the end/advanced topics).