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Mulling Over Morphs #50 - The Ultimate in c/animorphs@sh.itjust.works
[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 days ago

yea it's absolutely crazy! These concluding books, even though I had read through the whole thing before, shocked me on the last reread all over again.

you're right about the expansion of the size of their forces completely changing the game, I think it's really interesting how the authors name and count every single individual added to the animorphs, it's a good way to make you keep in mind that even though there are more kids, every single one is a person individually deciding to go to actual war and take real risks.

Mulling Over Morphs #45 - The Revelation in c/animorphs@sh.itjust.works
[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago

You nailed the analysis here. This is definitely where things get real and then keep getting crazier.

There are a few points where the storied naive adventure spirit tries to reestablish a foothold, but there is an irreversible, looming atmosphere of perilous, mournful tunnel-vision insanity from this point forth.

It's very impressive how faithful the authors were able to remain to their vision for the series and their empathy for child soldiers and war=bad.

Yikes. strap in!

Day 342 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm with you, Mario 64 is one of my all time favorites.

i still play it every few years and sometimes I'll get the urge to watch the latest world-record speedrun, it's so much fun to even just watch.

pretty much the only game i do that with.

great screenshots too. there are so many mods for SM64 but I almost always play vanilla, so it's fun to see you guys as different characters.

SM64 Toad is a psychopath for sure.

congrats on getting to share the game with your friend, and almost hitting a year with your screenshots!

Dinner time in c/memes@lemmy.world
His yes-man entourage in c/political_weirdos@lemmy.world
[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 week ago

Being weak and scared is Trump and his followers' whole thing.

Androids (by Lumlum 0 1) in c/gothmoe@ani.social
[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

this is a really interesting design choice for them. looks good.

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YSK the FDA has granted psilocybin treatments for depression "breakthrough therapy" status 3 times since 2018 (sh.itjust.works)
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psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, has proven itself to be effective against depression and physiologically safe. there are over 100 therapeutic psychedelic experiments going through the FDA approval process since the breakthrough status designation.

"At Day 21, following the second dose, 53% and 44% of patients in the 12 mg and 16 mg groups, respectively, were classified as responders (achieving a 50% or greater reduction in MADRS scores). By Day 126 (four months after the initial dose), the percentage of responders increased to 75% in both dosing groups."

https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/fda-breakthrough-therapy-designation-granted-to-novel-psychedelic-molecule-cyb003-for-major-depressive-disorder

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37247807/

Florida Cops will kill protesters. in c/thepoliceproblem@lemmy.world
[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 weeks ago

piece of shit cowards.

YSK that psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, is 50% less toxic than caffeine. in c/youshouldknowfacts@sh.itjust.works
Industrial Design Firm Creates Perfect-Fitting Bike Helmet with a Novel Adjustment Mechanism - Core77 in c/micromobility@lemmy.world
[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

That's super cool, thanks for sharing.

Spaceballs 2 | Announcement in c/videos@lemmy.world
[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 weeks ago

hahhaha! YES!

if Brooks is making it, sure.

YSK that psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, is 50% less toxic than caffeine. in c/youshouldknowfacts@sh.itjust.works
[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

"does this count as bringing sources to the table?"

yes, providing relevant sources counts as "bringing sources to the table".

"are you going to delete my comments again?"

nope, your previous comments were deleted for alarmism and lacking sources.

now you are sharing your own experience and general facts about psilocybin dosage supported with evidence.

looks good to me.

YSK that psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, is 50% less toxic than caffeine. in c/youshouldknowfacts@sh.itjust.works
[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

You're conflating LSD and psilocybin, two completely different chemicals with entirely different risk profiles.

you are also making alarmist claims without any evidence.

LSD is physiologically and psychologically dangerous.

psilocybin is physiologically safe and is only a psychological risk if you already have complicating factors.

https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/psilocybin-magic-mushrooms#%3A%7E%3Atext=The+risk+of+mental+health%2Cresearch+on+psilocybin+is+low.

please provide evidence if you want to make such far-reaching claims conflating two entirely different chemicals.

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YSK that psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, is 50% less toxic than caffeine. (sh.itjust.works)
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caffeine only needs 190 mg per kilogram of body weight to have a 50/50 chance of killing you, whereas you would need 280 mg per kilogram of body weight of psilocybin.

caffeine

psilocybin

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So many bands emphatically demonstrate that successful communication is not about what you say, but how you say it (sh.itjust.works)
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listening to some presidents of the United States of America.

peaches, specifically.

but I've been thinking about this point with a lot of bands, and songs I love, lately.

also, I know this is crazy, but apparently I forgot there's a ninja fight at the end of the peaches video?

that was surprising.

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whoever recommended Almost Human (2013) to me, thanks (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by Varyk@sh.itjust.works to c/Television@lemm.ee
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I can't find the post or my comment that ended up with this show on my watchlist, and during the first 15 minutes I thought it was goofy, but by the end of the first episode I'm definitely hooked.

theit discussion of what it means to be human is pretty engaging.

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YSK 43 of 50 US staes implement "pay-for-stay" policies, in which inmates pay for room and board every day they spend incarcerated, and 35 states authorize service fees (healthcare, etc) (www.brennancenter.org)
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Weird that the nearly ubiquitous US pay-for- stay incarceration policy is never mentioned on TV, huh?

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YSK what a conspiracy is(and is not). (sh.itjust.works)
 

A conspiracy is "an unlawful, harmful, or evil plan formulated in secret by two or more persons; plot."

A conspiracy is not inherently fictional or nonfictional, it is a plan secretly devised by multiple people for an often harmful purpose.

In the same way books can be fictional and nonfictional, conspiracies can be fictional and nonfictional.

Fictional book: Harry Potter

Nonfictional book: The Diary of Anne Frank

Fictional conspiracy: Vaccines contain microchips - there is no evidence supporting this claim.

Nonfictional conspiracy: The Fake Electors plot - a documented and testified to attempt to steal the 2020 US presidency by Taco and friends by lying about the US election results

Nonfiction accounts are supported by verifiable, corroborated evidence.and has no rational basis for dispute

Why YSK: I see many posts and comments conflating the word "conspiracy" with "fictional scheme", which is not at all what the word "conspiracy" means.

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Cannot climb the base of the spire in Horizon: Forbidden West (sh.itjust.works)
 

I'm playing with the keyboard and mouse, and the climbing is very clunky so far overall, but it seems completely broken for the spire.

when I get to the second to the last hand holds and I have to reach out and then long jump to the highest hand holds so that I can jump into the spire, aloy reaches out but only jumps to the left or right off the spire, she will not jump up to the highest, final handhold, even if she's reaching straight up.

has anyone else played this with a mouse and keyboard instead of a controller?

I've tried different key bindings and default, but she only jumps left or right off the spire and refuses to jump up to the highest handhold.

it looks very much like this guys problem, but he's playing it with a controller and finally solved it, sayd his problem was custom key bindings and the solution was default, but I can't get anywhere with these keyboard controls.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qOS6Hw1x-tY

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Cool client, am I missing something obvious with quick actions? mine are missing despite showing up in the preview. (sh.itjust.works)
 

in the preview I can see them under the post, I've added share and save, but on the actual posts in the feed on any layout, share and save are not in the quick action bar.

do I have to enable something else also?

thanks

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what's up with the current icon? (sh.itjust.works)
 

I know they make weird icons sometimes, but what does this one represent?

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i was listening to louis Armstrong and was suggested Bumscratcher by Sheena Cassey. I'm perplexed and laughing out loud. (www.youtube.com)
 

this is bumscratcher; beef curtains is one of her other songs.

all very new material, pretending to be a 60s lounge singer, does anyone know anything about cassey or unhinged records?

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brilliant re-cut of animal house. (www.youtube.com)
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I like to flip onto my bed, but then my glasses threaten to fly off, but luckily I can also wiggle my ears and pull my glasses far enough back to keep my glasses secured when I flip onto my bed. (sh.itjust.works)
 

Is this what this community is for?

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