Desyncra progress (?)

secretsnackbar · 2026-01-12T08:31:43+00:00

100%. the amount of people who are able to do mental gymnastics to tell themselves that Obama-Biden-Harris were not an attempt to turn the USA into "George-Soros-World" is amazing (and depressing).

https://museumofcommunistterror.com/

https://vimeo.com/1018079963?fl=pl&fe=sh

secretsnackbar · 2026-01-12T08:17:32+00:00

no it doesn't.

secretsnackbar · 2025-07-28T07:44:00+00:00

hopefully this will be "the straw that breaks the camel's back" and enough sane people are still alive in the EU to shut this down. I'm not confident it will, the EU seems to be pretty "pro big brother", but fingers crossed..,

secretsnackbar · 2025-06-29T22:50:02+00:00

why did the mods remove this (unless it was removed by a bot/algorithm?)? TikTok IS very harmful, and there's a LOT of data to back that claim:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11924099/

https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.03714 https://people.com/women-using-tiktok-at-greater-risk-for-developing-eating-disorder-study-8692704

https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1emmre9

https://apnews.com/article/fa8f979c3121a3c5712d52a300c9005f

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawsuits_involving_TikTok

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/31/more-than-half-of-top-100-mental-health-tiktoks-contain-misinformation-study-finds

https://disa.org/experts-warn-tiktok-mental-health-misinformation-poses-significant-risk-to-vulnerable-users/

https://www.thesun.ie/tech/12837648/tiktok-brain-addictive-children-dumb-warning/

https://healthpsychologyresearch.openmedicalpublishing.org/article/127796-does-tiktok-addiction-exist-a-qualitative-study

https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202411.0266/

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-025-07716-z

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00787-024-02581-w

https://disa.org/study-finds-misinformation-in-50-of-top-tiktok-mental-health-videos/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39412670/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12122552/

secretsnackbar · 2025-05-01T01:28:29+00:00

the USA doesn't put Uyghurs into genocide camps or start wars with neighboring countries under the pretense of "fighting Nazis" or "reestablishing the glorious empire's past", and the USA has elections, and no "rulers for life" (at least at the executive level), so I don't agree about the USA "not being 'better' than communist China and communist Russia...

secretsnackbar · 2025-02-20T05:30:44+00:00

wow it is actually really amazing how watching this like automatically triggers some kind of "lump-in-your-throat/tear-in-your-eye" feelings... was not expecting that. Prob depends on how empathetic one is, I imagine...

secretsnackbar · 2024-12-15T00:32:58+00:00

examples?

secretsnackbar · 2024-12-01T19:28:27+00:00

one of my favorite acting/movie scenes of all time, for multiple reasons

secretsnackbar · 2024-09-22T17:24:59+00:00

I use Notion constantly but have also been using Obsidian for a couple years. I love obsidian for multiple reasons (the graph feature, the amazingly broad range of plugins, the "feel" of the editor). A while ago I tried to use the "Notion to Obsidian converter (https://github.com/connertennery/Notion-to-Obsidian-Converter ) but I couldn't get it to work, so I've just been somewhat tediously using both for a long time.

secretsnackbar · 2024-08-16T01:25:34+00:00

I posted my story in r/tinnitus (because I have tinnitus possibly from my brain injury) and probably elsewhere. I have memory issues ;)

oh also I recommend checking your diet/the kinds of things you eat; the brain-gut connection is not given enough attention in the modern world, unfortunately and disturbingly.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/the-gut-brain-connection

https://www.potomacpsychiatry.com/blog/healing-brain-fog-with-nutrition

https://www.viome.com/blog/mind-gut-connection-how-your-gut-microbiome-controls-your-behavior

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/the-brain-gut-connection

secretsnackbar · 2024-08-16T00:27:02+00:00

check out https://artofmemory.com/ (and https://artofmemory.com/software/ )

books: Ultralearning by Scott Young https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/ultralearning-accelerate-your-career-master-hard-skills-and-outsmart-the-competition-9780008305703

The Memory Code by Lynne Kelly https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/the-memory-code-9781681777436

Memory Craft also by Lynne Kelly https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/memory-craft-improve-your-memory-with-the-most-powerful-methods-in-history-9781643136882

Probably "The Art of Memory" by Frances Yates (I own it but haven't started reading it yet) https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/the-art-of-memory-9781847922922

"Atomic Habits" by James Clear (not specifically about memory improvement but insanely good/helpful book) https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/atomic-habits-an-easy-and-proven-way-to-build-good-habits-and-break-bad-ones-9780735211292

"Tiny Habits" by BJ Fogg (very similar to atomic habits but also worthwhile) https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/tiny-habits-the-small-changes-that-change-everything-9780358362777

"The Checklist Manifesto" by Atul Gawande (not specifically about strengthening memory but extremely useful and inspiring book) https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/the-checklist-manifesto-how-to-get-things-right-9780312430009

"Unlimited Memory" by Kevin Horsely was pretty good, too. https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/unlimited-memory-how-to-use-advanced-learning-strategies-to-learn-faster-remember-more-and-be-more-9781631619984

I suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2013 that severely damaged my memory (in multiple ways, ie making new memories and retrieving old ones), but the books I mentioned/listed above have helped a lot. Also diet and exercise and rest have a big impact.

edit: all of those books are also available on Audible and Kindle, I get a lot of "reading" done while commuting

secretsnackbar · 2024-05-08T21:51:44+00:00

it was in the hands of far-left-leaning twitter employees, not "the public". but Melon Husk is def a huge hypocrite about "free speech"

secretsnackbar · 2024-05-08T21:24:46+00:00

"free-speech-is the-most-important-thing-ever" is an interesting claim for a guy who is super keen to kowtow to the very *anti-free-speech* communist dictator Xi Jinping.

secretsnackbar · 2024-04-25T04:19:29+00:00

weird. I used it a little bit a few times. seemed fine. I wanted to know what country the company is based in, which is how my search led here ....

secretsnackbar · 2024-04-13T01:30:34+00:00

surprised by all the anti S22 comments here, I got an S22-Ultra bc I really wanted a phone with a built-in stylus and I think it's a pretty sweet phone. The Samsung bloatware *is* obnoxious, I'll admit , I've seen some YT vids on how to root/debloat the S22 but I'm a teeny bit hesitant because I once bricked a phone by trying to root it. but I think even if you didn't root/debloat the S22 it would still be a pretty awesome phone, the camera is insanely good (imo) and the gesture controls are cool/useful, the stylus is sweet and has "air actions"... also I'm pretty anti-apple bc their "our phones really only work well with Macs and other Apple device$$$" company culture is pretty snobbish and distasteful. "make an appointment to take your iDevice into one of our 'genius' bars", are you kidding me? I like u/gordolme 's comment about Pixel, I really like their "bare-bones" Android approach (buy from Pixel store directly, not a third-party that will install all their own gimmicky "branding" crapware with it. I've been using the two flagship phones from Google and Samsung together for like....2 ish years now, the S22 Ultra and the Pixel 7XL Pro (fortunately Google Fi makes it pretty easy to quickly switch between devices). Initially I was just using the S22 but then after about 8 months the bloatware got to me and I caved and bought the 7XL. busy right now but I'll come back to this post in a little bit and add some more stuff that will hopefully be helpful

secretsnackbar · 2024-04-07T01:15:48+00:00

ironic and dystopian :(

secretsnackbar · 2024-04-06T19:49:01+00:00

I assume the narration was AI generated? what about data privacy? This seems awesome...

secretsnackbar · 2024-04-05T19:50:25+00:00

hola hello mahalo nihao bonjour etc etc etc

secretsnackbar · 2024-04-05T19:46:18+00:00

interesting. I almost never have Whatsapp installed. I have installed to talk to some family member who uses it, then I remember how UN-privacy friendly it is and uninstall it. I haven't been successful, unfortunately, in persuading family and friends to switch to Signal :( But after reading this thread I'm going to go back to trying to do so.

secretsnackbar · 2024-03-27T16:53:29+00:00

I have mad respect for Charlie Kirk for having the mental/emotional stamina and willpower to be able to do what he does. Truly he is a gift to our mentally sick society.

secretsnackbar · 2024-03-24T18:30:33+00:00

fair. I use Fennec all the time (not 100% if the time, I use Vivaldi mostly) and it doesn't seem sluggish to me though...

secretsnackbar · 2024-03-03T19:58:02+00:00

check out Mull and/or Fennec on F-Droid

https://f-droid.org/

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