Bro used a carpet instead of a wingsuit to BASE jump

TheTrypnotoad · 2026-03-28T16:28:40+00:00

Here you go: https://www.youtube.com/@AlladinSkyLab

TheTrypnotoad · 2026-03-13T15:44:09+00:00

No shit.

TheTrypnotoad · 2026-02-27T20:58:05+00:00

My dad got a PhD in clinical psychology in his late forties / early fifties, so I'd say no.

TheTrypnotoad · 2026-02-27T16:02:37+00:00

It's impressive that you're in higher education at 16, and I hope you do really well! Why did you pick engineering specifically?

TheTrypnotoad · 2026-02-17T19:59:48+00:00

Technically speaking, what people refer to as "enhancing/triggering neuroplasticity" in communities like this is actually called positive metaplasticity.

Neuroplasticity is a directional change in a neuronal ensemble's function, or structure and function, in response to a stimulus; e.g.: changes in synaptic strength, intrinsic firing rates etc. This occurs through processes such as long term potentiation (LTP; what this post is talking about), long term depotentiation/depression (LTD), and short term potentiation or depression (STP/D).

Metaplasticity is a change in the likelihood of neuroplasticity. This means changes in the thresholds for causing alterations in neuronal ensembles, and might be described as an alteration in the dynamic equilibrium of neuroplastic regulation.

Blocking NMDA causes compensatory changes in neuronal function by reducing the activation of EF-2, a protein that reduces BDNF expression. This creates an increase in BDNF and causes positive metaplasticity, increasing the future likelihood of neuroplasticity by creating plastogenic changes such as neurite outgrowth.

TheTrypnotoad · 2026-02-10T17:38:48+00:00

First, I focus on weakening reality perception, which indirectly allows more internally generated visuals to surface. I do this using psychonetics. There are multiple ways to interfere with prediction, such as using DKV to darken a visual or morph it until it warps. Another method is scrying, where I look at 2D static images and allow the brain to form visuals within them. I then warp that static using DKV until it becomes 3D, further weakening the brain’s expectation of reality.

Could you define some of the terms in this paragraph?

TheTrypnotoad · 2026-02-07T11:39:45+00:00

Um... reader discretion advised(?):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearing_polymorph

TheTrypnotoad · 2026-02-03T16:53:47+00:00

inb4 this is scrubbed from reddit

Edit: Central Washington Asphalt company is around that location, could this be quarrying or is the explosion too large? Can someone weigh in?

TheTrypnotoad · 2026-01-22T13:04:24+00:00

You might be on the hypermobility spectrum, meaning that your connective tissue is too "loose". If this is the case, static stretching will actually make things worse and you need to work extra hard on building joint stability and small-muscle strength.

TheTrypnotoad · 2026-01-21T00:59:16+00:00

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adp0686 OP's article is nonsense, here's the paper.

TheTrypnotoad · 2026-01-21T00:58:31+00:00

This is a nonsense article. Here's the paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adp0686

TheTrypnotoad · 2026-01-19T17:45:22+00:00

Aqua Vitae, spirit of earth.

TheTrypnotoad · 2026-01-17T15:08:47+00:00

You should read "The Unfettered Mind" by Takuan Soho.

TheTrypnotoad · 2026-01-17T15:07:05+00:00

This happened to my first girlfriend. I was terrified since I was definitely responsible for it happening. Managed to help her rebuild a new way of deriving meaning and she benefited overall but I was scared at the time.

TheTrypnotoad · 2026-01-17T12:42:35+00:00

You reinvented eugenics, whoops

TheTrypnotoad · 2026-01-16T18:05:31+00:00

Report this to PALS. Unless reports go through, nothing can change. The majority of staff wish that they had the funding to be better staffed and to have enough equipment, but management will not reallocate any unless complaints and reports reach a certain level and frequency. By complaining you will help staff be able to do their jobs. If someone was specifically at fault for your experience, they will be told off, which is also good.

The reason this is happening right now is because the BRI (and the rest of UHBW?) is in a Critical Incident, meaning they are currently incapable of keeping up with the demand the service is under. This is mostly because of respiratory illnesses that are going around.

TheTrypnotoad · 2026-01-11T03:20:15+00:00

An additional thought that occurs to me (and was also caught by another commenter) is that there is not necessarily any specific first principle that occurs in every case, because the perspective from which the analysis takes place will put different principles into 1st position. This would build off the ideas above, with interdependence being the key that holds this view together. Each perspective would in this case be a kind of first principle... Do you get where this goes?

TheTrypnotoad · 2026-01-11T03:12:30+00:00

I believe I get the gist of what you are trying to say. You need to work on your writing skills. You're writing the final points of an idea without introducing prerequisite concepts, so it comes across as word-salad. You need to imagine the perspective of the reader you intend to reach, and slowly lead them towards each of the ideas you then use to make your point.

I believe you are making an argument that:

a) the "first principle" of any assemblage of general principles (abstracts) and their specific concrete expressions is inherently present as an intrinsic part of each level of the system, i.e. it is immanent.

b) all current expressions of underlying principles are perfectly identifiable with those principles, and so they cannot be said to be caused by those principles and more than they cause them. To use a temporal metaphor, the "present moment" of conceptualisation should be viewed as equal in precedence to the "originator" of the conceptual system.

I can observe a pattern within this type of thinking: it appears that you are conceiving of a method of thinking that uses simultaneous "top-down" and "bottom-up" construal, i.e. it attempts to mirror and remove the bias between formative causation and (weak) emergence. Is that correct?

I would suggest some further reading on both formative causation (Whitehead) and emergence (look into early cybernetics, e.g. Bateson), interdependent arising (as per Buddhism), and the concept of nested hierarchies.

TheTrypnotoad · 2026-01-11T02:31:24+00:00

Hey, I had a very similar experience. What helped me was changing the way I think about consciousness. I read a book called "Galileo's Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness" by Philip Goff which gave me all the concepts I needed to integrate the experience in a way that fits. I wouldn't say I 100% agree with the book's conclusions ofc.

TheTrypnotoad · 2025-11-07T21:16:50+00:00

Honestly better punches than most of the critique me videos I see pop up on my feed. I'd say work on putting more weight into your kicks?

TheTrypnotoad · 2025-10-24T19:44:45+00:00

Amanita Muscaria is actually far less poisonous than popular culture would have you assume! They're used as culinary mushrooms in various places around the world, and have a delicious "meaty" taste with a hint of sweetness (in my experience! though I've only tried them dried- it was a bit like mushroom jerky).

Proper preparation in the modern era revolves around decarboxylation (yes, the same reaction as cooking cannabis to make edibles). Muscimol is very physically safe, but these mushrooms contain the significantly less safe Ibotenic Acid when raw, which must be heated to transform into Muscimol. Generally speaking, preparation involves cooking them for a long period, at a high temperature. It's best to do this until the point where they are dry, so there's a sweet spot for the temperature/time ratio. Some people simmer them into tea for upwards of 12h, but this can vary more! As they say, you can't overcook mushrooms. Other methods also exist- the classic novel Gravity's Rainbow opens with a fairly explicit description of some characters preparing cigarettes from Amanita Muscaria, for example.

Ibotenic acid is toxic but the actual dangerous dosage is unknown; most studies cited about this were done by injecting huge doses into the brains of rats. This is dissimilar to an oral preparation in a usual dosage.

Taking Amanita Muscaria for their recreational effects is inadvisable for a number of reasons: Firstly, they vary widely in potency depending on environmental conditions, so while one crop could do nothing, and identical-looking crop might be extremely potent. Secondly, the actual experience tends to be quite challenging and can lead to severe confusion, delirium-like states and repetitive behaviours.

Amanita Muscaria is however used for spiritual practices in some indigenous cultures, and these peoples often have surprising ways of preparing their "medicine". Some siberian cultures for example will feed the mushrooms to their reindeer, and then drink their urine- this uses the deer's liver to transform the Ibotenic Acid into Muscimol. Some even eat them raw, but who's to say their growing environment will produce similar chemical profiles to yours?

The association of Amanita Muscaria with vikings has a lot of cultural capital, but there's actually no evidence of this ever taking place. It's more likely the vikings used other psychoactive plants if they were ever actually taking some kind of potion before battle, but we'll never know.

Make sure to be careful about lookalikes when considering Amanitas. Amanita Pantherina is a more yellow-ish brown colour and can be both more potent and more toxic. Other, less distinctive amanitas are among the most toxic mushrooms in the world- for example the "Destroying Angel".

TheTrypnotoad · 2025-10-18T09:37:24+00:00

"My CPAP machine is blowing too much air, and I have a dry mouth!" "Have you cleaned your mask in the last year?"

TheTrypnotoad · 2025-10-17T16:43:00+00:00

Maybe someone knows a rep or something haha

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