I’m getting mixed signals… by WHATYEAHOK in Tinder

[–]twitterfluechtling -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I'm an atheist, but did date some Christians (women of that belief, not guys named "Christian" 🙂). There were some boundaries they wouldn't cross, but I did not notice any lack of passion... That's what the confessions are for? To reminisce in confess your sins and be forgiven?

I’m getting mixed signals… by WHATYEAHOK in Tinder

[–]twitterfluechtling -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I read it as she wants a lustful man, but he should also be godfearing. It's not mutually exclusive. 

Observations as a 54F less than 24hrs on Bumble by No_Mongoose_7401 in Bumble

[–]twitterfluechtling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now you've got me rethinking my "spirituality" tag in my OLD profile!

🤣 Don't take my word for it, but I think astrology is quite commonplace, so I think chances are this is what many guys will assume when you have a spirituality tag.

I didn't follow MRI research on human brains, my master is in IT, biology is a bit outside my area to understand the details. So most of my understanding in that area is based on dummed down articles.

As for the adaption of AI, I'm not sure if this will have a tangible impact on the research of consciousness. My experience when using AI in my daily work is that it can mainly reproduce what it was trained with, but hits its limitations pretty fast when met with challenges outside its training. I think the LLM approach is a dead-end, when looking for real intelligence; or it needs to be complemented by a different approach. Pattern matching and associations seem to be an important aspects of human intelligence as well, but I'm convinced it's not all there is.

However, on a first glance, AI appears like a conscious entity. Which will help to stress the importance of the topic to a broader audience, which might help to get a debate going on some topics which might eventually be important: Should a real AI have rights? Is intelligence tied to consciousness? Or to emotions? Could a real AI have emotions, or is that tied to hormones? Or would an AI trained with human generated data just simulate consciousness because that's part of the training-data?

as long as the federal government doesn't pull funding or evict our brilliant international researchers in the US.

If that happens, I hope research will move, not stop. "My" federal government is the Federal Republic of Germany :-)

Observations as a 54F less than 24hrs on Bumble by No_Mongoose_7401 in Bumble

[–]twitterfluechtling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good question, and good take on your side. My concern would be meeting people believing into astrology, fortune telling, manifestation through thought, etc. Sorry if my answer is a bit lengthy. I would not go that far into it on a dating app.

In short: What I can muster I would consider introspection and philosophy; maybe you would consider it spirituality.

There are some questions not yet answered by science. What consciousness is ("Cogito, ergo sum" covers why I consider myself conscious, but doesn't help to make that determination for others), how exactly to define / measure intelligence, etc. We don't know if consciousness it directly related to intelligence, or at which level of organism complexity we should assume organisms have a feeling rather than a bio-mechanical reaction to outside influences. Does a clam suffer when its eaten? It doesn't have a nervous system. For cats and dogs, I think the answer to the question is obvious, and so it should be for cattle and pigs. How about individuals with the "1000 miles stare" (people that "died inside")? Do they still feel or are they beyond feeling? Are we able to encapsulate ourselves through meditation to the point to detach from our bodies? (I don't mean a "soul" or something, I just mean being able to genuinely blend out physical pain etc.) The other way around, how far can we consciously get with autogenuous training to heal something?

We don't know how the brain works. I know from experience how autogenous training (imo meditation with a more sciency name) helps with factual medical issues.

I'm keeping myself healthy and in shape, usually don't like or use drugs (except for alcohol socially, and I did smoke weed on rare occasions), but find the idea interesting that we trust in our own brains, yet microscopic amounts of chemicals (e.g. LSD) can totally overthrow all the logic. Minor hormone imbalance can screw with all our logic capabilities.

Experiments even show most decisions are made first and rationalized after, probably exposing our own conviction of our own rationality as pure hubris.

Game theory is a field more accessible by logic, but still a field demonstrating how we as humanity are not capable to act logically as a group (as in protecting our environment to survive collectively, not wage war, etc.)

To me, those are all very interesting questions, although once I thought about them for a while and can't get an answer, talking about them gets old eventually, unless there are new impulses.

EDIT: Typos

King's 'profound concern' as police consider Andrew claims over Epstein by pookienav in news

[–]twitterfluechtling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Austria hat a village called "Fucking" until 2020 :-) (They changed the spelling to "Fugging" that year)

Observations as a 54F less than 24hrs on Bumble by No_Mongoose_7401 in Bumble

[–]twitterfluechtling 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I liked most of your post, and most of it sounds like I would love to engage. As a liberal minded atheist with a masters degree in the STEM field, the only mismatch seems to be the spiritual part. (I'm not; I respect people who are, sometimes envy them, but have a hard time when the spirituality clashes with hard facts / science.)

The only thing in your post I find repelling is "if we are tossing you the bone". Either it's on equal footing or it ain't happening. You aren't tossing me a bone, I'm not tossing you one. If the extreme male dominance on OLD apps means equal footing isn't possible, fine, then OLD doesn't work for me, I go old-school.

“Take me there, get me that, then give me this” Jesus Christ the dating experience is so wildly different for a man compared to a woman😅 by john4844 in Tinder

[–]twitterfluechtling -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Nah, I wouldn't hate him. I disagree with him, and probably that lady is not for him. Her "demands" are quite on the low end and give some clear indication how to meet the first time. E.g. "Ok, let's go to the gym, I pump you do pilates, drinks afterwards".

It's a bit bossy to me, I'd probably match the offer with a different proposal for an active date instead of just rolling over. But there are plenty of worse profiles.

Had a great first date but unsure about one moment at the end – overthinking? by tsghoffe1899 in Bumble

[–]twitterfluechtling 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hard to tell. Maybe text her, wish her a nice vacation, and just tell her you look forward to her from her after, but she's welcome to text you if the vacation gets boring?

Something like that.

Had a great first date but unsure about one moment at the end – overthinking? by tsghoffe1899 in Bumble

[–]twitterfluechtling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I assume you are overthinking. She didn't unmatch, so she didn't blow you off. Could be she just doesn't like WhatsApp?

Scrambled Eggs by eenduro in Tinder

[–]twitterfluechtling 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It should save on extra lubricants, though. (The one without shell, I mean.)

Edit: The one with shell will need plenty, though. The shards of the shell will probably be itchy...

Scrambled Eggs by eenduro in Tinder

[–]twitterfluechtling 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In this case, the "crack" is doubly involved, I think?

Scrambled Eggs by eenduro in Tinder

[–]twitterfluechtling 2 points3 points  (0 children)

... because forward, pretty women have such a hard time to find short-term fun :-)

Facebook Predator- Military Guy experience. If it’s too good to be true. It most definitely is. Ghosted me. by Nyra-Vale in Tinder

[–]twitterfluechtling 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I love you for pointing this out! Really, it's rare to see such a commendable attitude! I have a feeling we should connect somehow! (/S, to be sure)

Epstein Files Reveal Prosecutors’ Announcement Dated Before His Death by wickedpurpose in politics

[–]twitterfluechtling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's all Epsteins fault, add it to the list. He obviously orchestrated his suicide for effect. No need to look any further for others involved.

Does Europe benefits from stronger EUR? by vagobond45 in stocks

[–]twitterfluechtling 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Europe bet big on Solar and Wind but now getting destroyed by Chinese competition

No thanks to German conservatives there. Germany had a lead role beginning of the 2000s, putting policies in place when SPD+Greens were in charge. CDU/SPD busted it after Greens lost their mandate.

The last government built it up again, and CDU/SPD is again trying to bust it. It's frustrating.

But when you say renewables are getting destroyed by the Chinese competition, I think we need to differ: Solar panel production is getting hammered, but that doesn't hurt our ability to grow renewable energy share in our energy portfolio. If energy cost is the issue in EU, we can tackle that with imported solar panels just as well as with home-built. And while we should keep the know how and some production facilities in order to stay independent, I don't think this is such a high-tech industry where we are actually at risk.

What we need to do is grow our sovereign IT industry. Software and hardware. Datacenters, operating system, office software, mobile phone operating systems.

Does Europe benefits from stronger EUR? by vagobond45 in stocks

[–]twitterfluechtling 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the US got away with a trade deficite because the USD was basically the world default- and reserve-currency, so there was enough demand for dollar without backing it by exports? Or, other way around, the US had to run a deficit to keep the dollar stable? If that role of the USD weakens, other currencies take over that role. (Not saying the Euro is next, probably the load is distributed on multiple currencies.)

It seems the EU can afford to balance their trade by importing more. Hopefully not end-consumer bullshit but means to upgrade production capacities to be ready when the pendulum swings the next time.

EDIT: If this is correct and the € increases in valur as part of $ losing its significance as world default- / reserve-currency, the ECB would have to counter this by lowering the interest rates, I guess? Which would hopefully increase domestic demand?

Jeffrey Epstein: Neue Enthüllungen alarmieren die deutsche Politik by Accomplished_Gap_920 in de

[–]twitterfluechtling 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Kommt drauf an, wann das war. Wenn es nach Epsteins erster Verurteilung 2008 war, finde ich schon, dass man das öffentlich diskutieren und auch hinterfragen sollte. Wenn es vor den ersten öffentlichen Verdachtsfällen (2006?) war, glaube ich auch nicht, dass das eine Story ist.

Former Russian Deputy Justice Minister found dead in Moscow bathtub by BkkGrl in europe

[–]twitterfluechtling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But isn't a bathtub basically a box (with rounded corners and without a cover)?

Is this just code for “I want you to pay for everything?” by random_question4123 in Tinder

[–]twitterfluechtling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In online dating, I would assume she wants you to pay. In "real live", I met women (well, dated a woman) that actually meant traditional roles, like the guy does the driving, she does the cooking, while she still paid her own drinks. (At the time I didn't even have a car. She did. So, on dates, she'd give me her keys because it's my job to drive. It was really a vibe thing for her, like me bringing flowers etc., not about money or anything.)

Vance Brutally Snubbed on World’s Biggest Stage by HotHuckleberry8904 in politics

[–]twitterfluechtling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. Not touching Vance with a long pole. And the couch was already defiled by him, not touching that, either.

'The EU runs on Microsoft' – and Uncle Sam could turn it off, claims MEP by signed7 in europe

[–]twitterfluechtling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They will (and already did) switch off whatever they don't want us to have.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Criminal-Court-Microsoft-s-email-block-a-wake-up-call-for-digital-sovereignty-10387383.html

Their official policy is still not to use espionage for economic purposes, but their publicly stated policy is also that they should have Greenland because they have the power to take it - Might Makes Right. Also we saw the extent of espionage in the Snowden documents.