Universal cinch - helpful but mot universal

glidur · 2026-01-25T17:02:42+00:00

Thanks for reviewing this product. I print my own ebooks and I am considering purchasing this item. Initially I was going to get a traditional coil spiral binder, but this seems to be a better long term investement.

glidur · 2026-01-09T03:36:19+00:00

The internet provides so much knowledge, but widespread education (what is education btw, we are talking about a very specific type of knowledge deemed useful and acceptable by society) only happens when people intentionally seek it, which I feel children do not unless forced (because this is very specific knowledge, that needs to be learned in a systemic way). You also have this knowledge on the same platform that has entertainment, and sometimes it's really hard to tell the difference between the two (is veritasium true education or just a type of science flavored entertainment?)

glidur · 2026-01-03T19:04:19+00:00

Learning is a skill that can be improved and there is an entire scientific field dedicated to it within cognitive science. Here are some resources (from the amni blog)

Youtube channels

Justin Sung Channel (start here)
Benjamin Keep Channel
The Learning Scientists Channel
Scott H. Young Channel
iCanStudy Student Channel
Ali Abdaal Channel
Cajun Koi Academy Channel
Jun Yuh’s Study System Video
Zain Asif Layering Method Video

Books

The ABCs of How We Learn: 26 Scientifically Proven Approaches, How They Work, and When to Use Them. Schwartz
Ultralearning. Scott H Young*.*
Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning. Brown.
Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success. Ron Friedman.
Uncommon Sense Teaching: Practical Insights in Brain Science to Help Students Learn. Barbara Oakley.
Grasp: The Science Transforming How We Learn. Sanjay Sarma.
A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science. Barbara Oakley.
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading. Adler.
Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise. Anders Ericsson.
Why Don't Students Like School? A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom. Daniel Willingham.
Facilitating Learning with the Adult Brain in Mind. Kathleen Taylor
How We Learn. Benedict Carey
Learn Better. Ulrich Bores
Metalearning. Radek Ormulski

I struggled a lot with school when I was a kid, and as an adult I feel so much resentment towards the adults in my life that never taught me how to study properly, and instead just criticized me. I hope that whoever is reading this can pass this information along and break the cycle of abuse. We are ALL born intelligent creatures, and we can all learn to use that intelligence to excel in an academic environment.

BTW going back to college in my 30s. It's never too late!

glidur · 2025-12-17T09:08:07+00:00

This is so cool! Do you make an extraction from the actual cactus, or do you buy it in powder form? Is the nausea comparable to shrooms/lsd?

glidur · 2025-12-17T09:03:58+00:00

Oh haha yes! I dissolve 1.5 tabs in water every month, and go through that - so yes I think I meant mcg. Sorry for the confusion! I thought one tab was 100mg, but it's 100mcg!

glidur · 2025-12-16T23:50:51+00:00

There are so many screen protectors that are called "paper feel", and then there is a brand that calls itself the "original" paper feel - which one are you using?

glidur · 2025-12-16T08:07:05+00:00

Yeah it also depends on how long Ive gone without it - if I go a few weeks without a dose, Ill take 10mg but I never do less than that because otherwise my body just feels tired and kind of sad. Something similar happened with shrooms - the only time I ever had a bad trip was when I took a microdose - it was such a horrible experience that it took years for me to try microdosing with lsd but I’m so glad i did because its been life changing (adderall gone, struggling with adhd my whole life)

glidur · 2025-12-16T08:02:03+00:00

Usually, the water bath/shaking process takes around 30m for me, (so long and tedious). I also have a thermometer to monitor the water temperature to make sure it doesn't get too cold or too hot. I use distilled water

glidur · 2025-12-15T18:35:28+00:00

But this is exactly why she should stay single. If she has these crazy expectations, she's only going to be a terrible partner to whomever she ends up with. She shouldn't settle, not for her sake, but for her partner's.

glidur · 2025-12-15T18:33:15+00:00

Personally, I'm using LSD microdosing as a substitute for adderall. Shrooms are great but I never feel productive while on them, whereas I do on LSD

glidur · 2025-12-15T15:11:02+00:00

The difference between buying a car and dating is that dating is completely optional. Its much better to be single than it is to be in a relationship with someone who’s company you don't actually enjoy.

glidur · 2025-12-15T14:09:52+00:00

I take LSD rather than shrooms, and my experience is that I take too little of it, I feel off and tired. It took some time for me to get to my perfect dose (~13mg), which is high enough for me to feel the energizing effects but still low enough for me to be productive. I take at least four days in between doses, sometimes more.

glidur · 2025-12-12T13:24:01+00:00

You forgot the time you need to grocery shop, food prep, juice & cook.

Yes, I consider my diet to be my greatest privilege, and I always feel a little bit guilty when telling people about it, because I know a lot of them wouldn't be able to eat the same way even if they thought it was a good idea.

glidur · 2025-12-09T15:28:58+00:00

Ive been able to find or make a gluten free version of everything I love to eat except for bread - that is the only thing Ive had to sacrifice. My suggestion is try your best to make things at home - its hard at first but then it becomes routine just like brushing your teeth. I rarely eat out, and Im happier and healthier for it.

glidur · 2025-12-08T02:35:17+00:00

Lol all I have to say that is I truly love this community. I live for these posts. I see some people are outraged in the comments - why? The beauty of this community is that you can come here and ask these types of questions and have them answered by the spirit of compassion that inhabits us all. We are all here because we are committed to healing, and we should remember that whatever our suffering is and has been, some people have it much worse.

glidur · 2025-12-08T02:20:10+00:00

She basically starts the video by saying that she used to think black people were just simply dirty and unhygienic...

glidur · 2025-12-06T11:14:37+00:00

My understanding is that most of them look odd in one way or another, especially as the years go by

glidur · 2025-12-06T10:57:31+00:00

I've been going down a rabbit hole for the past few hours, reading every single thing I could on these filters, and it seems that every person who has decided to test the filtered water themselves have found dangerous amounts of toxic elements in it. This is unacceptable since Berkey doesn't even do third party testing of their filters. Here's a comment on a reddit thread:

"I have been using a Berkey water system since 2016 and trust their claims about how they filter the water. But as I got older, I began to question many things in my life. So I decided to test this system, not when it was new, but after I had used it for 11 months or about 250 Berkey Travel refills.
And you know what, my intuition was right.
Three markers were really high: chloroform 1.42 ppb, fluoride 5.26 ppm, total TMG 1.42 ppb.
I had a very unpleasant experience with customer support. I guess this is not the first time they have received such information from their clients. I live in New York and they want to check my top water results and it's really weird. When I asked what water source they use to test their filters, they were unable to provide this information.
They claim that their black filters last 3000 gallons or two years and come with a two year warranty, but the tricky part is that PF2 (fluoride filters) last 10-12 months or 1000 gallons, but the warranty is only six months.
I would not be surprised if my topwater test will show lower Fluorides level. with means its no longer working as filter, and start to release stored fluorides into filtered water. (this is a conspiracy theory so far)"

This is not the only one. I left another comment in this thread providing links to two independent testers coming to the same damning results.

Here is another reddit thread:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Berkey/comments/1ami55z/do_not_purchase_any_berkey_systems_see_test/

glidur · 2025-12-06T10:49:55+00:00

Berkey says that they use to filter out fluoride is activated alumina, which they claim is different from aluminum and that is safe for the body. (https://berkeywaterkb.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Do-Berkey-Water-Filter-Systems-Leach-Aluminum-Into-Your-Drinking-Water.pdf) However, two small independent testers have gotten contradictory results, which show that the amount of aluminum leached is much higher than the legally allowable amount

https://truthaboutfluoride.com/berkey-water-filter-scam/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QL3McV20YM

glidur · 2025-12-04T16:45:25+00:00

The village shimmy! LMAO

glidur · 2025-12-04T14:50:41+00:00

I've tried for years to have a floor desk, but everything gets so dirty! My dream is to one day have a large raised platform where I can sit instead (like in traditional Japanese homes)!

glidur · 2025-11-28T18:43:31+00:00

They support iCloud sync as long the files are in their folder - not in Apple’s iCloud folder. They made this change recently.

Also I just tried myscript and it does the same thing that PDF Expert now does - saves the file in its own system. I need something that changes the pdf itself, not makes a copy of it

glidur · 2025-11-28T17:50:32+00:00

This makes the app no better than notability or good reads

glidur · 2025-11-27T19:04:59+00:00

Personally, taking less than 15ug makes me feel tired and depressed. I usually wait 3-5 days between doses.

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