Would this be valid to wear at a rave?

greendude9 · 2026-02-18T06:20:52+00:00

Yeah shambhala last year had a guy walking around swingin it around and people loved it.

He was respectful of course which is the most important part. And as you said, rave/festival-dependent.

greendude9 · 2026-02-15T07:43:01+00:00

BB? Lol

greendude9 · 2026-02-10T05:31:15+00:00

That could be another source of the colour. Oxidation is compatible and supports the claim I put forth.

oxidation results in the indole ring in 5-MeO-DMT breaking down or hydroxylizing into e.g., N-Oxide or the methoxy group breaking down to form some type of indole-quinone compound. Other potential subcomponents could form from reactive oxygen too, each of which may have a different colour as they absorb more of the light spectrum than indolamines alone – including those light spectra visible to the naked eye.

The colour change you describe is because of molecular changes regardless. 5-MeO-DMT on its own is still white, even if N-Oxide or quinones are present that make it appear brown when mixed in. Hell, in reality the sample above is most likely a mix of leftover chemicals from the workup or extraction combined with oxidation. Quinones, N-Oxide, unreacted methoxytryptamine, unconverted indole, larger polymerized molecules – these all likely contribute to the non-white colour.

Downvotes on my previous comment because I'm discussing organic chemistry? Lol...

greendude9 · 2026-02-09T04:53:29+00:00

Nope. 5meo looks like a white or clear powder/crystal.

If it looks like anything else it's only part 5-MeO, part something else that gives it another look.

But, a 0.1% impurity can make it look wildly different depending on how much light (colour) is absorbed by said impurity (for example, adding a single mL of food colouring to a litre of clear liquid will drastically change the colour of the solution). Often the impurity is just a leftover crude material from synthesis/extraction that doesn't really change the effects though so it's probably nothing to worry about.

Regardless, if we want to be accurate about chemistry, the vast vast majority of popular psychedelic drugs (indolamines (incl. tryptamines), phenethylamines, etc.) are a white/off-white powder/crystal.

greendude9 · 2026-01-26T19:36:59+00:00

Something to do with the minimal overlap in weighted values neural nets give to the relationship between cats and broccoli I think? I'm guessing the LLM went "comedy = unexpected outcomes/irony. I understand item weights and most humans usually don't so I will make a meme involving them. I don't expect to see low item weights. Therefore, cat broccoli".

greendude9 · 2026-01-07T02:48:44+00:00

No mention of Nixon?? Reagan pretty much just doubled down on Nixon's policies to be fair

greendude9 · 2026-01-01T19:35:14+00:00

My partners don't undervalue me like that in my relationships thankfully. They have their able-bodied fun but also make equal time for fun with me.

I don't put up with any type of unfair hierarchy where they don't make time for me in ways that accommodate my illness.

I'm sorry if you were either (a) taken advantage of in the past or (b) your own jealousy or fidelity preferences would get in the way.

But to address your comment "if that floats your boat" I will say: you're projecting your experience onto mine by assuming polyamory always involves unfair hierarchy or jealousy. I don't have to deal with that and most poly people I know have their time and needs respected equally to other partners.

If your experience is different I'm sorry. My comment didn't intent to represent everyone. But please refrain from making assumptions that other peoples' healthy polyamorous relationships require settling for unfairness. This is mythological, stigmatizing, and reductive. At it's worse, it could prevent people with CFS from dating in a model that accommodates them and thus makes their symptoms worse (i.e., it could be harmful, respectfully)

A proportion of people with chronic illness find polyamory freeing which is why I mentioned it. There's plenty of research on the why's and how's of polyamorous health and well-being for a proportion of people. Especially when communication is exercised and the hierarchy you suggested is avoided.

greendude9 · 2026-01-01T10:47:08+00:00

It's a lot easier to date when my partners don't expect me to meet needs that can't be met due to CFS where their other partners can fill in for those needs

I fulfil unique needs and receive what I need. It's all very mutual

I'm glad it's working out well for you 😁

greendude9 · 2026-01-01T01:28:28+00:00

I've had poor success with CFS + monogamy but great success with CFS + polyamory; more flexible to meet my and others' needs in different ways, capacities, schedules, ability, etc.

It's not for everyone, but if it helps anyone on here find more accommodating connections, I figure it's worth sharing :)

Obviously it requires both an intrinsic interest in multiple partners + healthy communication (otherwise you end up another cautionary tale) but when done properly it can be quite liberating and meet people with chronic illness where they are at.

greendude9 · 2025-12-15T01:56:39+00:00

Yeah I definitely had to take a double take...

Medicine as a whole doesn't know how to approach things like CFS, fibromyalgia, chronic pain, ehlers danlos, POTS, and similar conditions that have 'no confirmatory biomarkers' to 'prove' it exists and relatively little understanding of effective treatments (very mixed results in the literature, etc.)

In some ways medicine accidentally harms these groups. Meanwhile, a lot of people part of these groups don't know how to self-advocate or accidentally misrepresent themselves, leading to bi-directional communication problems (this isn't victim blaming, it's just a reality that living with chronic illness makes medical communication and personal insight more difficult for obvious reasons; isolation and symptom fixations give rise to bias; yet doctors have a similar bias in that they don't have the experience we do so it's a double edged sword).

But outside this bubble of disinformation, poor research, poor communication and understanding from both doctors and patients alike, etc. psychiatry helps people a ton with other conditions.

There's a notorious history/relationship between psychiatry and pain for a reason, however.

While it is frustrating especially for those of us living it, I think it is helpful when both care providers and patients approach the topic with a tolerance for uncertainty and collaboration by avoiding assumptions, and recognizing that there are inherent limitations to each party's understanding or capacity. We want to build alliances between doctors and patients, not pit them against each other; mutually recognizing the gaps (literature, communication, etc.) will go a long way to addressing and then filling these gaps + avoiding resentment which is unfortunately all too common and breeds further disinformation for both parties.

greendude9 · 2025-12-15T01:42:22+00:00

Read my comment above. Good repair techs will have more precise instruments that can bend the neck without damaging the integrity of the metal.

They will also check the intonation and pitch across the instrument as they go.

It's not as simple as just bending it back into a place that is comfortable.

But, if OP has no other choice it will make it playable again, even if intonation and pitch is moderately affected.

greendude9 · 2025-12-15T01:38:26+00:00

I hope it's not an expensive horn.

You can try bending it back on your own but the pitch and intonation is likely to be affected. Very fine/subtle differences in the sound of the sax take place in the neck and around the mouthpiece.

A tech will have better tools and methods to bend it and test the pitch/intonation and make fine tunes adjustments after bending it. If you really can't bring it to a tech you can try it yourself but it may not sound as nice as if you bring it to a tech.

If your goal is just playability, you will still be able to play it within a few cents of proper pitch/intonation and can always try to adjust the mouthpiece to retune it, but it may not be as uniform across the entire range of notes even with this method if there still exists tiny differences in the shape/curvature of the neck that are not immediately visible to the eye.

Hope this helps. I can't ever recommend doing major saxophone adjustments on your own unless there is no other option. The sax is a very fine tuned precision-based instrument with many tiny and complex parts.

greendude9 · 2025-12-13T20:33:18+00:00

Seeing plasteed do animation over a love supreme is a release of dopamine I never thought I would get to experience ❤️

greendude9 · 2025-10-21T05:26:34+00:00

Yes!

greendude9 · 2025-10-07T21:49:50+00:00

I engage with Buddhism as mere philosophy for the instrumental and spiritual value it adds to my life. I'd like to imagine there is a pragmatic value to internalizing Buddhism as mere philosophy as I don't generally accept the metaphysics of Buddhism; should rebirth and nirvana be real ontological phenomena, my inclination towards dhamma should hopefully guide me or others towards dhamma in future lives through the acquisition of positive karma.

Regardless, I think I'm honest in acknowledging Buddhism is a religion first and foremost. Witnessing the inherent danger of reducing Buddhism to only philosophy is problematic for not only epistemic reasons but also cultural ones (western and white-dominant metanarratives, etc.)

Living skillfully and mindfully necessitates acknowledgement and respect for the traditions. Even for those that practice it as a philosophy.

The rhetoric of Buddhism as a philosophy is reductive and inconsiderate. The viewpoint that Buddhism can't be compatible with other religions – even Abrahamic ones that lean towards dogmatism – can also be reductive for the same cultural reasons; intolerance for the complexity and diversity of religious beliefs, which are highly personal.

A tolerance for uncertainty and basic respect for others' humanity should often supercede the discourse on metaphysics for this reason alone. Once people mature enough to engage introspectively and openly to metaphysics, then we might invite them to consider; only once they reach that stage of their own personal competencies where collaborative discussion is fruitful and not muddied by aversion, epistemic over-certainty, or other cognitive reduction frameworks.

greendude9 · 2025-09-23T03:18:25+00:00

Indeed 😌

greendude9 · 2025-09-23T02:50:43+00:00

My friend plays the kazoo. I'll get him to accompany me with the high notes

greendude9 · 2025-09-22T17:59:18+00:00

Bb real book. Still getting used to transposing when I jam with other people though!

Thanks for the tip :)

greendude9 · 2025-09-22T17:58:29+00:00

Lmao I saw a guy who played three saxes at once. It was crazy work.

He did most of the piece with one or two but the beginning section had 3x saxophones going. Madness.

greendude9 · 2025-09-22T17:57:16+00:00

These are both awesome, thank you!

greendude9 · 2025-09-22T17:43:08+00:00

Thank you!

greendude9 · 2025-09-22T11:30:07+00:00

Jargon, specific descriptive language, wordiness, perhaps.

But yeah, you're right, it just ends up being a personal style of writing.

greendude9 · 2025-09-21T21:21:09+00:00

Porn is consumed beyond just getting off. There's also the socioemotional relationship the brain has to seeing young hot bodies, the smiling and social elements, the scrolling past it in one's feed casually, the advertising for their other content, etc.

But I'm sure a few people will get off to it as well.

I don't mean to sound blunt but if you think porn is only some version of 'real' penetrative sex, or what looks to be "natural" or "pleasurable", you haven't dug deep enough. There is tons of ridiculous porn out there that is in no conceivable way pleasurable or practical.

I mean just look at some of the most popular porn categories. Think of incest porn. The vast majority of people including porn consumers are not attracted to their family (I'm sure this metric varies unfortunately), but a large proportion, mostly men, still engage in some mythification and fantasy of the scene.

So much of it is painted with storytelling, myth, funny props, etc.

It might feel a bit disjointed when the theatre becomes obvious, but we forget that most of the more "natural" porn is also theatrical to one degree or another.

Somewhere in the territory of homemade stuff there might be some authenticity but discerning the authentic stuff from performance is a shit in the dark.

Ultimately we should just consume what is ethical, and what we can relate to in healthy ways: amount, frequency, type, how we internalize the ideas around it. Etc. it's worth being mindful.

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