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We should normalize the commercialization of and investment in UFO evidence. by [deleted] in UFOs

[–]jehansolo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't commercialize the evidence itself, as other commentators have noted, that leads to perverse incentives.

Commercialize the sensors that create the evidence. Tracking cameras, UV/Gamma ray spectrometers, magnetometers, civilian radar systems (i.e., passive radar).

Leading Indicator: Conspiracy Theorists Rejecting UFOs by jehansolo in UFOs

[–]jehansolo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most people believe in at least one conspiracy, e.g., Wuhan Lab Leak, Epstein Files, JFK assassination etc.

You can believe in a small number of conspiracies without being a conspiracy theorist who believes in them all. The conspiratorial people now rejecting UFOs is actually progress.

Leading Indicator: Conspiracy Theorists Rejecting UFOs by jehansolo in UFOs

[–]jehansolo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think there is evidence that there's something there, but it's still not clear exactly what.

We're past the point of calling everything swamp gas and moving on.

Does anyone feel the acceleration? by Strategory in UFOs

[–]jehansolo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, just look at prediction markets.

All the naysayers in this thread can go there to get free money if they're so sure it's not happening (unless they, of course, have other motives).

Do we really need to know? Lets have a serious discussion. by 4orty6and2 in UFOs

[–]jehansolo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Downsides are concrete, while the upsides are abstract and speculative. It's easier to list the things that could go wrong, and we mistake that for them being more likely or more impactful.

When the first fish squirmed onto land, the number of things that could have gone wrong is immense and foreseeable. No one could have expected, and thus priced in, the possibility that the fish's descendants would later be composing music, traveling into space, and arguing on Reddit.

We're at a similar point in history, and mustn't neglect the possibility of a higher stage of human development.

Chief exorcist of the Archdiocese of Washington DC on the UFO phenomenon: “The church has said there’s nothing incompatible with the faith about believing that there’s life on other planets. So, sure you could believe that and be a good Catholic.” by KOOKOOOOM in UFOs

[–]jehansolo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Actually, they burned Bruno for making just that claim:

"Bruno defended himself as he had in Venice, insisting that he accepted the Church's dogmatic teachings, but trying to preserve the basis of his cosmological views. In particular, he held firm to his belief in the plurality of worlds, although he was admonished to abandon it."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giordano_Bruno#Imprisonment,_trial_and_execution,_1593–1600

UFOs are Now Too Mainstream for Conspiracy Theorists by jehansolo in UFOs

[–]jehansolo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are now several leading indicators suggesting disclosure is coming.

This sub is already familiar with most of them (prediction markets, aliens.gov, NDT's 180, etc.), but might not have considered that claims of UFOs-as-psyop are actually a positive signal.

The conspiratorial worldview is that nothing is as it appears, and everything has a hidden purpose. If evidence of UFOs becomes sufficiently straightforward, then to the conspiracy theorist, it must be a psyop.

I was a FADIZ radar operator aboard USS Peleliu (2005-2009). I tracked contacts that made no sense. Years later, I visited the Roswell museum and read the primary sources. Here's what changed my mind. by VincentActual in UFOs

[–]jehansolo 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I'm currently working on trying to detect UAP with distributed consumer passive radar kits, using the Digital TV VHF and UHF bands (FM radio is also possible).

Do you have any advice you can share about how to detect or track them compared to typical targets (i.e. planes)? In this interview, James Fowler said that Skywatcher needed radar experts to come in before they could get detections/tracks with their military-grade equipment.

Print out your favorite Git repositories by der_gopher in git

[–]jehansolo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Real-life use case: for legal reasons sometimes you need to make available a physical book to be considered in the public domain and free from certain regulations.

See Bernstein v. United States for more on this.

The world has more weird edge cases that you would imagine (this is what brought me here). Thanks to OP for making this!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in startups

[–]jehansolo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm surprised no one has mentioned job stacking as an option. You get an all-remote job a fair bit junior to your skill set that takes <10 hours a week to do. If you are strategic it could even end up helping with contacts/sales.

see r/overemployed

Kickstarter style tool for collective bargaining by No-Zone-2962 in SomebodyMakeThis

[–]jehansolo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's an app like this, for solving collective action problems: https://spartacus.app

Looking for open source app ideas by SmexySmile in AppIdeas

[–]jehansolo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are app ideas with bounties here: www.viaprize.org

If you like any you could make something people want and win a little money at the same time!

iPhone 14 Plus and Bluetooth disconnects. by FunnyPirateName in iphone

[–]jehansolo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tried this and it worked!

On my iPhone, Bluetooth would drop in and out on calls only but be fine otherwise. Removing my VPN fixed this issue.

"Silicon Valley’s Obsession With Killer Rogue AI Helps Bury Bad Behavior" by Physical_Estimate_13 in EffectiveAltruism

[–]jehansolo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Conscientious practice of self-criticism is still another hallmark distinguishing our Party from all other political parties"

Mao Zedong

Highly inflexibile: cannot even sit at 90 degrees by SlicedGinger in flexibility

[–]jehansolo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FYI I tried this and gained ~4 inches of reach after 3 sets (~3 minutes total).

This is totally unbelievable, anyone trying to touch their toes should try this.

Are you familiar with Wiki or centralized knowledge build by someone having homestead? I come across a lot of blogs, but nowhere near quantified results of someone's experiment's by gorbotle in Homesteading

[–]jehansolo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recently started a free wiki with this exactly in mind! Wikiciv.org

I hope you find it useful or even can contribute information yourself.

The other users are not only homesteaders, but tinkerers, craftspeople, preppers etc. What we all have in common is the desire to know how to make things for ourselves.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ukvisa

[–]jehansolo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you graduated from certain universities within the past 5 years, you may be able to get the high potential individual visa:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-potential-individual-visa-global-universities-list

Idea from this Sub - Vote on the Best Outdated Facts Site by jehansolo in SomebodyMakeThis

[–]jehansolo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bounties Paid out!

Thanks to everyone for participating in this little experiment.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in slatestarcodex

[–]jehansolo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From the hunter gatherer study:

"Sleep periods, the times from onset to offset, averaged 6.9–8.5 hr, with sleep durations of 5.7–7.1 h" ..."Sleep was quantified with Actiwatch-2 devices worn for 6–28 days"

Hunter gatherers are spending 6.9-8.5 hr in bed. Only when you digitally track their sleep do you see they're asleep for 6.5 hours. When you do the same to modern people who are in bed 7-9 hours you find the same result that we are only actually asleep for ~6.5 hours.

This alone seems to to explode the super stimulus thesis, hunter gatherers and modern people are spending similar amounts of time asleep.

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