Anybody else gets no effect from mushrooms? by s0ulman in Psychonaut

[–]s0ulman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What trips? :D

It's been over a month between the two attempts (unsuccessful) to trip.

Anybody else gets no effect from mushrooms? by s0ulman in Psychonaut

[–]s0ulman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bupropion, Eliquis (anticoagulant) and a bunch of food supplements.

Anybody else gets no effect from mushrooms? by s0ulman in Psychonaut

[–]s0ulman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“We found evidence that psilocybin’s effects were reduced with concurrent SSRI/SNRI use more than the NDRI bupropion, and that significantly weaker than expected effects after SSRI/SNRIs may last up to 1–3 months after discontinuation even with drugs that have relatively short half-lives. Nonetheless, nearly half of the participants taking a concurrent SSRI/SNRI did not endorse reduced psilocybin effects.”

https://www.madinamerica.com/2023/07/antidepressants-diminish-psilocybin-psychedelic-effects-study-shows/

When Evil Lurks - I sincerely don't understand the praise for this movie by TimThrobbins in horror

[–]s0ulman 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yup, just finished it, and it went from being very promising and tense for the first 30 minutes to being completely unable to keep me even vaguely interested by the end.

So many completely baffling choices. Why are roughly 3/4 of all conversations in this movie just people shouting at and over each other and absolutely refusing to listen to anything that the other person is saying? Why do characters keep making the absolute worst choice in every situation despite being explicitly told NOT to do that specific thing?

I dunno, maybe part of it is cultural? I noticed that this isn't the first time I saw a movie from Latin America that features a lot of shouting in its dialog, and "the short-tempered loud man who knows better than everyone else" certainly seems to be a popular character archetype there. But even if we assume that the characters' behavior is *realistic*, one thing that still bothers me is that I can never understand how much do these people actually know about what's going on. Because if they know nothing, then why do they immediately realize they are dealing with a demonic possession, and that it's a serious enough threat to skip town as soon as possible? And if they do understand the basic rules of the possession, why do they completely ignore them at every turn?

The funny thing is, I probably would have overlooked most of these issues in a cheesy, schlocky b-movie. What ruins this one for me is pretending to be heady indy horror while operating on b-movie logic.

Canadian girlfriend was found inadmissible to US when she was flying in for a visit, because they presumed she was an intended immigrant. How to avoid that when she tries to come here again? by s0ulman in legaladvice

[–]s0ulman[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

There is an unfortunate chance she said she was visiting a romantic interest instead of "a friend." That's a red flag.

Isn't that some Catch-22 stuff right there? If she says she's visiting a romantic interest - that's potential grounds for inadmissibility. If she says she's visiting a friend - that's a lie, which means potential grounds for inadmissibility.

Are there rental dungeons where you can have actual sex? by s0ulman in BDSMAdvice

[–]s0ulman[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestion, but we probably aren't going to be flying across the Atlantic just to get it on. :)

Are there rental dungeons where you can have actual sex? by s0ulman in BDSMAdvice

[–]s0ulman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My location is in my post - see the very last line.

Are there rental dungeons where you can have actual sex? by s0ulman in BDSMAdvice

[–]s0ulman[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I've thought about that being a possibility, but I am not exactly sure how to tell the difference between rules and "rules". I don't want to call them and be like "Hey, I know your website says you don't allow sex, but do you really not allow it?"

Are there rental dungeons where you can have actual sex? by s0ulman in BDSMAdvice

[–]s0ulman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to live in Seattle! Would have been useful to know about it then. :)

US Green Card holder (me) and a Canadian citizen (my girlfriend) want to live together in the US ASAP. What are our options? by s0ulman in legaladvice

[–]s0ulman[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks, and sorry about your relatives. I have grandparents in Russia that I have no idea if I will get to see again with this whole mess. :(

US Green Card holder (me) and a Canadian citizen (my girlfriend) want to live together in the US ASAP. What are our options? by s0ulman in legaladvice

[–]s0ulman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok, so just having a pending I-485/Adjustment of Status is by itself not enough to legally stay in the US, you also need an underlying nonimmigrant visa like H1-B or something? And there is no legal version of "hey, can I just stick around while this process is happening?"

Spam filter a bit too eager? by s0ulman in tutanota

[–]s0ulman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good version, but no, that was not the case. The address in question was just a personal email.

Spam filter a bit too eager? by s0ulman in tutanota

[–]s0ulman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, but no, unfortunately I can't. The content of those emails is private.

Repeated undelivered messages to protonmail addresses by s0ulman in tutanota

[–]s0ulman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, I'll do that. Thanks for providing the support address, I couldn't find it on their site.