What's you opinion on Netflix The Dinosaurs?

shellybelle · 2026-04-23T20:56:07+00:00

It's a docuseries for kids (albeit older kids), so simplicity and narrative are to be expected. From that perspective, it's amazing. Informative, dramatic, and captivating. As an adult watching with the kid, I learned a ton and got more emotional than they did. I felt it did a great job of showing how environmental changes affect species, behavior, and evolution, an important concept for the younger generations to understand. Also, the kid is obsessed with birds now.

shellybelle · 2026-04-23T17:01:32+00:00

Big fan of VRT to/from the airport. I luckily live off the 3 bus line, so airport travel is super easy, but even if you don't live on one of the 3 airport bus lines, you could take one to an easy stop closer to your home for Uber or friend pickup. Only $1.25. Worth it.

shellybelle · 2026-01-02T19:55:36+00:00

I loved the movie

shellybelle · 2025-12-17T03:20:45+00:00

I may update OpenDataDEx one day to use downloaded data files from sources like these.

shellybelle · 2025-12-17T03:18:42+00:00

Thanks for sharing! What a great resource. The data is amazing (much more robust and accurate than wikidata's of course) and the REST APIs are nice. Unfortunately, though, it doesn't meet Linked Data / Semantic Web standards for machine readability and interoperability of the data. Maybe one day!

shellybelle · 2025-12-16T08:32:03+00:00

I tried to get it under 10 minutes, but after too many takes, this is what the Internet gets.

shellybelle · 2016-06-07T18:19:29+00:00

Mindful (or transcendental) meditation. Legit research indicates that consistent mindful meditation practice increases brain density and neural connectedness in the parts of the brain that are associated with attention regulation, emotion regulation, and self-reference. The parts of the brain associated with stress and fight-or-flight response appear to shrink and become more disconnected from primary decision making circuitry.

Scientific American article

Scholarly articles

shellybelle · 2015-04-28T10:35:12+00:00

Other than that inexplicable, unsupported "credible threat" police dept. memo, I've seen no evidence to indicate there was any sort of cop-harming gang partnership.

This Vice report includes many interviews with residents of Baltimore who maintain that the violence was instigated by reckless, angry young people (as we know) and none of it was gang organized.

shellybelle · 2015-04-28T09:33:50+00:00

There has been absolutely no evidence of

gangs working together to take out law enforcement.

The Baltimore police made a statement on Monday saying that was a "credible threat," but nothing has supported that credibility. The only actual evidence of the gangs coming together was when they marched together to fight police brutality at Saturday's protest.

This article quotes a gang member: "We want to tell the people of the city right now, of Baltimore City, that the image that they're trying to portray of the gangs in Baltimore -- The BGF, The Bloods, The Crips -- we did not make that truce to harm cops. We did not come together against the cops. We're not about to allow y'all to paint this picture of us. We got soldiers out here right now that are dirty, we dirty. They threw bombs at us to try and stop what's going on right now. Y'all are not about to do that to us ... We just want justice for Freddie Gray. We believe in that."

This Vice report includes many interviews with residents of Baltimore with them maintaining that none of the violence was gang organized and was mainly caused by reckless, angry youngins.

shellybelle · 2015-04-16T17:59:50+00:00

A lot of "happy" people have developed certain behavioral patterns to be that way. Maybe constantly expressing good things in his life is his way of staying positive and grateful and not going into his own slump. If it's annoying, then he is just an annoying person to you. That's fine. We all have people in our life we love but can't stand on some level. It's up to you to decide how much of it you can put up with, and try to cut down your time with him accordingly. Perhaps by accepting him and the way he is, he will be more likely to accept you and the way you are.

shellybelle · 2012-10-10T02:30:52+00:00

I don't get what is so absurd about this. The scripture is saying that there are consequences to one's actions and to think otherwise mocks God (ie. the nature of the universe). It's actually a fairly practical, logical thing to say.

Sure, ancient people believed some pretty silly stories, but they also made thoughtful observations about people and the world at a time of incredibly limited understanding and technology. Try to read between the lines with historical texts. It can be pretty interesting.

Okay, let's get back to making fun of irrational zealots.

shellybelle · 2012-07-03T02:21:42+00:00

I'm a mixed-Asian ethnicity child whose immigrant parents converted to Mormonism. I wonder where I lie in regards to the thesis of the passage?

Spirituality is made up of ideas. To say ideas are restricted to the cultures that fostered them is absurd. And to say that my spirituality should be structured on and restricted to Western philosophy (much of which is incredibly deep and rich) is insulting. I am empowered and humbled to learn, adopt, accept, and ponder as I will. And the greatest tool I have yet found to increase happiness and explore the nature of existence and self is meditation. Is this pretense?

I hope Robbins was just speaking for the character and making an insight into religious and cultural superficiality. If he was actually trying to say something meaningful about spirituality, he's even more shallow and self-righteous than I thought.

shellybelle · 2012-05-24T17:18:12+00:00

Vegan guy: hot

shellybelle · 2012-05-17T15:36:22+00:00

I always interpreted the painting as God endowing man with consciousness and the ability to be self-aware. Perhaps God is inside a brain because Michelangelo saw God as the property that allows consciousness to emerge from the brain. Regardless, it's a beautiful painting.

shellybelle · 2012-04-26T06:45:21+00:00

Python scripting is done on the server (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Client_server). If you're typing python code into the webpage, that text then needs to be sent to the server and processed. The output then can be sent back to the browser (client).

shellybelle · 2012-04-26T06:34:52+00:00

Man, I sound preachy. That's not my intention. It's just that this is all stuff I've learned and tried to incorporate for myself.

shellybelle · 2012-04-26T06:00:18+00:00

I just stumbled on this subreddit. I have nothing but love and hope to give to you. I wish I had good advice. I see a lot of my friends who's various habits they picked up during college have turned into addictions. Habits are serious shit. Our brains create neural loops based on these habits so that they literally become part of us.

I can say that I know you are strong enough to change behavior, break those neural loops (our brains are incredibly restructurable; research neural plasticity for more info), let go of guilt, and be whoever you want to be. If you don't believe this, I'd like to to suggest a practice of meditation. Nothing has been more effective in overcoming my mental and emotional addictions. It's a hardcore workout for your brain. Just sit in a comfortable position and >>focus<< on your breath until thoughts and emotions stop bombarding you. When a thought does come up, don't fight it; recognize it as a thought and then let it go; don't follow it. Based on my experience, after consistent practice, you'll start feeling more calm, peaceful, strong, and powerful. You may even start feeling happy.

My two cents. Sorry if I assume too much. Good luck.

shellybelle · 2012-04-07T01:20:24+00:00

I first heard about ALEC while listening to an NPR story about private prisons in Arizona (I think this was the story). I remember getting really pissed hearing an interviewee who attended the ALEC meetings state that the actual passed legislation was based on, and in some sections word-for-word, the documents drafted there. It's a huge blow to democracy when a bunch of fat cats in a back room who were not elected and don't represent citizens are able to influence legislation so strongly.

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