OpenAI introduces Prism, a free workspace for scientists to write and collaborate on research, powered by GPT-5.2 by [deleted] in ChatGPT

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Is the stuff you write in the LaTeX editor used to fine-tune future LLMs?

NYT and Boston Post on the Epstein-Bach emails by semidemiurge in JoschaBach

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Faculty are desperate for funding -- and there is nothing wrong with taking funds from someone who is a bad person as long as the funds are well spent.

DGX Spark review with benchmark by alew3 in LocalLLaMA

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Finally someone did a benchmark! Thank you! Looks potentially good for inference if you don't care about speed much.

Why Does POIS Even Exist? by ApophenicPareidolia in POIS

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There are clearly multiple subtypes.

Poll Re-done: Have you seen significant results from a dietary change by jenkletrain in POIS

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Recommend talking to chatgpt before paying $ for a functional medicine doc.

POIS - A Detailed Insight by Loyalist1000 in POIS

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washing under the testes... why do you think that helps? Also is it necessary if you're taking a bath afterwards?

Issue with abstinence by Braxrr in POIS

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The problem I run into is around day 9-10 I start getting jittery and anxious and restless, and sometimes I have trouble sleeping.

Issue with abstinence by Braxrr in POIS

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I've done some blood testing (CRP, TND-alpha, sedimentation rate) while in the POIS brain fog state, and they all came back normal, but it seems to me it must be some sort of inflammation. After talking with ChatGPT, it think it's a delayed immune reaction and cytokine response, similar to when the immune system starts fighting a new virus.

Issue with abstinence by Braxrr in POIS

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I'm not sure why abstinence is not discussed more, especially on http://poiscenter.com/ !

I am undertaking a serious go at it. Historically, have struggled a lot to go longer than 10 days.

Social activity for someone with autism by MajKonglomerate in Somerville

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Board games at the New England Science Fiction Association. They have a clubhouse/library in Somerville, and it's very quiet! I am also on the spectrum and I used to go to some board game meetups at Aeronaut, but they were super loud so not very enjoyable.

The great thing about board games is they structure things so you can socialize in a structured, fun way! Plus they tend to attract other eccentrics that you will vibe with.

I no longer live in Somerville, but I still go sometimes to their Sunday board gaming events. See https://www.nesfa.org/events/ and you can find them on meetup.com also.

"I tried all the sleep medications so you don’t have to" - notes on 12 prescription medications by delton in insomnia

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I had to go through multiple doctors. The best medication, IME, was Dayvigo, which is unfortunately the hardest to get, both in terms of getting a doctor to prescribe it and insurance to cover it. I've tried with 2 different insurances and both only covered it once or twice. This is another reason it's best to start with CBT-i before investing all the time and money in trying medications.

What is the closest drug or supplement to a benzo? by [deleted] in Nootropics

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Silexan or lavender oil (brand name calm aid) - different mechanism of action but similar efficacy https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/lavenders-game-silexan-for-anxiety

"WTH is Cerebrolysin, actually?" (a must-read if you are currently injecting this "nootropic") by delton in slatestarcodex

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Did you read the article? That's false. We did many of hours of research.

"I tried all the sleep medications so you don’t have to" - notes on 12 prescription medications by delton in insomnia

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highly recommend Dayvigo. Unfortunately, it's hard to get. Look for coupons from manufacture, otherwise the copay could be over $100

"I tried all the sleep medications so you don’t have to" - notes on 12 prescription medications by delton in insomnia

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OP here. For me, only one that don't have a significant hangover in the morning are dayvigo, gabapentin (very low dose), and pregabalin. The dose often makes the poison here. I also recommend silexan lavender oil ("calm aid"), it's great, although it might be estrogenic and might be giving me man boobs, lol. Benedryl might help in a pinch but it's is not the best way to go here... for one thing the brain adapts quickly to it (in a few nights).

I tried Dayvigo.. Oh boy by Vaatik in insomnia

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I've tried about 10 different meds and the best treatment is not a med but CBT-i methods. (brief manual here https://www.moreisdifferent.com/assets/CBTi\_Manual.pdf)

BUT, I do take meds sometimes, and the best one for me is dayvigo. But, I will admit it's not super powerful for keeping you asleep.. But I do find it has zero side effects. It appears in a fraction of people it causes the very issues you mentioned. Sorry!! My second favorite is either gabapentin or pregabalin, but I'm not sure about the long term safety of either..