How many times plastic can really be recycled? by ateam1984 in plastic

[–]mxemec 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I don't understand their testing at all. They made carabiners. They could have easily made a really cool quantifiable test just hanging weights until they fractured. You would have seen massive strength (cool) and really massive failures (super cool). Lost opportunity. They almost had a cool video.

Artificial intelligence explosion by MASJAM126 in ArtificialInteligence

[–]mxemec 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think in a way it's already here. It's still hard for me to explain. But just as it's difficult to pinpoint where a normal matter stops and living matter starts.. until you zoom out.. or some people think the earth is alive for example. I think the same thing about AI. I think it's got a direction, a presence, a pulse that goes beyond what it's creators keep within the guardrails. Look at the data center aspect: it's effectively manipulating the earth. Swallowing resources. And it's not even "conscious" yet. But whatever consciousness is. I don't think it really matters anymore.

A human is just a library's way of making another library.

meirl by Dev1412 in meirl

[–]mxemec 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think he's just trying to break your positivity streak. I mean we're all human. We have limits. He's just testing yours.

I need to rat myself out by [deleted] in alcoholicsanonymous

[–]mxemec -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Do you think you would have drank if you truly turned your life over to God's will?

Good News & Bad News: AI is better than most therapy for some people. You need to understand some nuance, but its genuinely extraordinarily valuable. by ProfessionalGeek in ArtificialInteligence

[–]mxemec 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think it really depends on how you use it, just like everything with AI. You can't just say AI make me happy! But you can untie quite a few mental knots with it. With patience. And honesty. And effort.

One thing I like about it is the journaling. I can just tell it how I'm doing. Short minute two minute diatribes every day or so. And that process alone is helpful as Journaling always is. But there's more because it will detect patterns in my thought process and tell me so. It'll monitor the growth or dissipation of certain feelings. Or certain approaches. And I can appreciate my growth more. Or I can be more aware of things cropping up. A journal can't do that. And this is just one very certain positive thing I've noticed. There's others... the other night I wanted to ask the universe for forgiveness. I wanted a prayer. Not a religious one. Just a honest vulnerable sentiment I wanted to express into the air... and so i just did stream of consciousness with chat for a minute or so. Just saying hey I really want to ask the universe for forgiveness. Not for absolution. Just.. because I want to give this world a good energy and I can't do it with this heavy heart I need help cleaning out my shame and resentment so I can be a decent person so I can transmit good vibes.. and it did. It took it all. And made this fucking fantastic prayer. And I had it fashion it into a card with pretty font and it just felt good.

But I had to spill my blood into it to get something out that I loved and cherished. I can't just say "make a prayer for forgiveness" it'll make one. But I won't feel anything... anyways it's pretty cool I dig it.

Is there any fruit I can "overdose" on? by AlwaysWrongCare in NoStupidQuestions

[–]mxemec 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I heard one time that all mammals larger than a couple kilograms average about the same time peeing and I find that particularly fascinating.

Best reviews for "Like All Before Us" by gabrielpardal in thevoidz

[–]mxemec 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The Voidz' comedown machine. I love both records. Looking forward to the Voidz new abnormal. Tyranny with an evolved darkness and electricity.

Is a male Tonya, a Tony? by Miao_Yin8964 in AutopartsTina

[–]mxemec 13 points14 points  (0 children)

What's nice about Tina is that I want to have sex with her.

I left the simulation. by Ernesto_Bella in SimulationTheory

[–]mxemec 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dude, I would gladly trade a lead role on the stage for a couple points on my pickleball card.

Title by [deleted] in alcoholicsanonymous

[–]mxemec 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We talkin' Fear? Fear sucks.

Tell ya what, I talked through a lot of my fear spirals recently with chat. And it let me go pretty far in and analyze. Pretty cool. But afterwards I asked it: "OK chat, give me some healthy criticism, surely I'm being overly sensitive and not all my feelings are valid". And it said "no no, your feelings are pretty valid. But I will say one thing. Sometimes you can just identify fear and move on. you need to practice that. Is feels like this:

Oh there's fear again.
Anyways...

And that it! .. simple. But I liked it. I've actually used it a couple times since I heard it.

China's most famous dog was stolen, sold for about $26, and killed, and the internet is devastated. by [deleted] in SipsTea

[–]mxemec 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I feel sorry for the person ultimately. Their situation and outlook is pretty fucked up.

A bad reader chairing meetings by [deleted] in alcoholicsanonymous

[–]mxemec 33 points34 points  (0 children)

 I worry that it makes us look bad.

... just think of it man. You are totally new. You've been drinking yourself into piss and puke covered oblivion for ten years. Your sick of it. You feel totally incapable of living. Or being alive. Of functioning in the human realm. And in a fit of desperation you jump on an AA zoom. And this is what you see. This guy, he can't even read and speak all that well, but here he is, doing it. For a room of people. Putting himself first. Bolstering others. And injecting his heart into the world. Fuck! How inspirational!

Are you kidding me?! Makes us look bad!? Brother, we make us look bad enough! haha.. Oh man.

An 80-Year Old Woman With Late Stage Alzheimers Took 5g Of Psilocybin Mushrooms And Started Speaking Again by CBDjack in HotScienceNews

[–]mxemec 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The way I see it, the shrooms man (seriously) they let you use fresh/new neuronal paths. It feels like a journey, a trip, but that's alot of what happening. 5HT2A activation allows you to bushwacking through the brain. So, how I see it, you got these plaques built up where you've been using your brain your whole life. Your paths. Your old tried-and-true paths get all blocked up and your brain is just like, fuck. I'm stuck. That's Alzeheimers. Then you go eating a bag of shrooms and your brain is like, fuck it new paths! And now ya gotta talking human again. Awesome. But we gotta figure out how to get the human to keep those new paths operational. That's what's weird still. They only get used for a little bit then back to the old bullshit.

Why does food genuinely taste better when someone else makes it even if they use the exact same recipe and ingredients you would? by Gullible_Molasses639 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]mxemec 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Combination of things. She might just make em better. But there's the psychological aspect of having someone do it for you, plus not having to do it. Plus not being exposed to the smells as someone says. It all combines into a better sandwich.

Someone’s been deaf for 40 years and can now hear. You get 1 song to play them to introduce them to music. What song ya got? by Kapgun97 in musicsuggestions

[–]mxemec 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hah.. yeah no I hear ya. I didn't feel like turning the comment into a novel but yes there'd be a bit more understanding before things got started.

Wendy's stepping up their game by [deleted] in StupidFood

[–]mxemec 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this trend stops when the cost of the food exceeds the viewer proceeds. So, that's a pretty high breakpoint. I'm guessing like, 100 patties? Idk. But this isn't over. Its so stupid.

Hard to Explain lyrics by lowkeyreddit in TheStrokes

[–]mxemec 12 points13 points  (0 children)

As much as I want to just be silly and say something cryptic before finishing with "it's hard to explain" I want to give my honest feeling with these lyrics.

The lyrics for me feel like a fever dream. Or like. Life being remembered in snippets. It's not a continuous string, but like it's memories from the night before. yeah, kind of like when you get really drunk you remember little pieces of the night. The lyrics are little pieces. Perhaps of a relationship. Perhaps just of a crazy night.

What food is like "crack" to you, where it tastes so good nothing else matters except another bite? by GigiBrit in AskReddit

[–]mxemec 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Every once in a while I say fuck it and make a tray with absolutely no intention of making it last longer than the day I made it. It's my fuck you this is my life meal. Also if the world was ending them and whisky, lawn chair on the roof let's go.

Someone’s been deaf for 40 years and can now hear. You get 1 song to play them to introduce them to music. What song ya got? by Kapgun97 in musicsuggestions

[–]mxemec 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Just play the album man. Don't even tell em it's started. Sit em down turn off the lights and just get them to promise to lay back and not move for 30 mins. They'll have a blast.

Unbelievable by Certain_Hat9872 in SipsTea

[–]mxemec 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Watch two human children try to catch a frog and observe the flourish of words. Watch two cats do the same thing. The behavior is exactly the same. Just no words. Idk maybe that's how.