I just proved Newton's Third Law of Motion by sneezing so hard I fell backwards into a door jamb.

The key issue here, however, is one of realism: It's fine to be a keyboard warrior and proclaim, "We must abolish all prisons!" or "Abolish private healthcare!" But the mechanism for doing so is non-existent, which is why Angela Davis has endorsed Kamala Harris. It's also why AOC works as she does.

From findagrave.com's terms of service: "Ancestry prohibits users of the Services from engaging in any activity that Ancestry...determines to be offensive, interferes with the rights of others, or causes harm to any person or entity." Worth complaining on their website, especially if you're a user.

wet bench in a beach shelter, long past teatime one-time gods stare at the rain 'I'm gonna make one drop a jellybean,' says god of found sweeties fairylights come on along the prom 'Did one of us do that?' asks god of unheard questions as god of fleeting radiance hops puddle to puddle #vss365

Existential Psychology Conference on Feb 20, 2025! Keynotes by Arie Kruglanski & Sandra Murray; Research Talks by Peter Helm, Kate Sweeny, Daryl Van Tongeren, & Catalina Enestrom. Funded awards! Submit an abstract by Oct 17 to present posters or data blitz! www.issep.org/conference

Conference — International Society for the Science of Existential Psychology

At the Existential Psychology Preconference, both eminent and rising scholars present their work in a stimulating variety of formats, including a keynote address, a special address, a series of rese...

When I was 16 I took SCUBA lessons, but after getting certified, I never went SCUBA diving again (although I still snorkel / free dive whenever I can). Something about being able to stay underwater for just the length of a breath makes it seem even more like another world.

These are the "doctors" who are going to come to treat you after you've eaten the lethally poisonous mushrooms recommended by an AI-produced guide to foraging, aren't they?

Good thread. It may be useful & important to point out that CBD apparently does something similar! www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...

Comprehensive Predictions of Cytochrome P450 (P450)-Mediated In Vivo Cannabinoid-Drug Interactions Based on Reversible and Time-Dependent P450 Inhibition in Human Liver Microsomes

We previously reported the unbound reversible (IC[50,u] ) and time-dependent (K[I,u] ) inhibition potencies of cannabidiol (CBD), delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and THC metabolites 11-hydroxy THC...

From the other place. Let’s find this person.

Usually, remembering a close friend or an ex who's died will make me smile, but sometimes the thought of their death will pick me up and throw me against a wall and make me want to vomit. Yes, it hurts, and I may wish that feeling would go away, but gods help me if it ever does.

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Anyone who says they want to see the “complete and total eradication of grief” vastly overrates what bots will be able to do but also speaks to how tech solutionists misunderstand what it means to exist in the world. A hollow amalgam of a loved one’s utterances can never replace what is lost.

Back from the dead: could AI end grief? – video

Tech entrepreneur Justin Harrison is on a mission to fundamentally change how we experience loss, using artificial intelligence to recreate the essence of dead loved ones from their digital footprint....