spankinspinach
@spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on great grandaddy bur oak 9 hours ago:
sighs in overwhelming redundancy
Actually I loved that haha
- Comment on great grandaddy bur oak 11 hours ago:
The upsetting part about this is the ‘t’ already stands for therapy. And nothing else
- Comment on meat honey 17 hours ago:
I can’t explain why, but this got a lol
- Comment on Identify AI 3 days ago:
Gives a new meaning to handschuhe
- Comment on i live in this constant state 1 week ago:
If I remember from my degree, its a quality of depth/focus issue. Your brain settles into a task and unpacks that task (with all kinds of consideration for mental load, familiarity, etc). This takes about 20 minutes to get properly focused.
Switching the context pops you out of that task, and then your brain has to resettle into the new one. You don’t get a bonus for switching between only two tasks, it takes about 20 minutes each time.
So multitasking is effectively ruining your own focus everytime you switch, which is why they’re slower - you restart the 20 min clock every time you switch. Ppl doing familiar tasks can switch a little faster, and sometimes there’s a level of quasi-multitasking where you can work on automatic - but it has to be below conscious processing to happen (e.g., driving and then not realising how you got where you’re going, or you’re already intimately familiar with a file at work). It doesn’t quite count because your conscious processing doesn’t come into play, so it’s not really switching
- Comment on never saw it cumming 1 week ago:
I use the term “animal byproduct” with a great deal of reluctance here
- Comment on Do you think PhD students habe a social life? 1 week ago:
I love this reasoning. You are social because, at some point in the degree, you spoke with another human
- Comment on Americans: How the hell do you meet new people or get into relationships after college? 1 week ago:
“Sorry, you’re too lonely to take. I’ll getcha the moment you find a modicum of happiness with another human being, I promise. I got you boo!”
- Comment on iykyk 🪰 2 weeks ago:
winces in “well played sir”
- Comment on the moon is hollow and rings like a bell 5 weeks ago:
This would absolutely be my title if I was the head of Pros Piracy. Captain Hundredbuccaneer. Avast ye scurvy shareholders, shudder at me redistribution of gold to me mates 🏴☠️
- Comment on I don't care if this is fake, I choose to believe it 5 weeks ago:
I hear they released a single “gold edition” T-Rex with adorable little dragon wings on its back. Fluffy, of course
- Comment on the public demands ANSWERS 1 month ago:
Big Jaguar has cornered the bubblegum toothpaste market, increasing male pattern baldness. OPEN YOUR EYES SHEEPLE
- Comment on the public demands ANSWERS 1 month ago:
Shoot… now what? <searches Jaguar Conspiracy Theories>
- Comment on obesity even kills stars, but the bigger they are, they shine brighter too 1 month ago:
That’s bananas. I knew the relative sizes were absurdly imbalanced, but no one has explained it in a way that I could imagine those differences. Thanks very much!
- Comment on obesity even kills stars, but the bigger they are, they shine brighter too 1 month ago:
I’ve never heard it described this way. If accurate… I get it now
- Comment on 1 month ago:
This is an acceptable alternative, family friendly and maliciously compliant in the same breath
- Comment on Randezvous 📅 1 month ago:
I would love to see how this shook out when the British start getting possessive about their language in petty retribution. US adopts “hick hoodrat” as it’s first language?
- Comment on What're your strong opinions from an aged / dead fandom? 2 months ago:
I love that you didn’t give up the complex creations. Unlike the other commenter I have no idea what a hurdy gurdy is, but I can appreciate the value of overmaking stuff. Glad to hear that you didn’t let the capitalisation of steampunk kill your passion 😊
- Comment on What're your strong opinions from an aged / dead fandom? 2 months ago:
Agreed. I don’t always need the author to explain the origin story of characters. Let me guess a little.
Shoot I don’t remember this arc, don’t suppose you can share a quick synopsis/analysis on your comment?
For good reason. Phenomenal series, it’s what hooked me into reading in the first place
- Comment on How does internet advertising work? Where is all the money coming from? More... 2 months ago:
Spinach needs love too! 🤔 Absolutely. It’s shocking how much clarity you get on human behaviour when you assume much of it is based on unconscious/animalistic tendencies haha. And yes, #2 is a good shorthand for this - I take a lot of heart from knowing we’re like other advanced life, makes complex existence a little less… existentially isolating, I think?
- Comment on How does internet advertising work? Where is all the money coming from? More... 2 months ago:
Fear may be better said as “the unfamiliar”, but unfortunately I’m confident in this point haha. Did a psych degree, and basically our reptilian brain (fight/flight/flee centre) makes those snap decisions based on previous experience (familiar: friend or unfamiliar: foe?). We can relatively easily override it (e.g. curiosity about the newest swiffer), but if we don’t know to do that, our brains default to “oh I’ve heard of that one before, is friend”
- Comment on How does internet advertising work? Where is all the money coming from? More... 2 months ago:
Also stressed ppl are better consumers. Less critical thought, more impulsive behaviour to alleviate anxiety
- Comment on How does internet advertising work? Where is all the money coming from? More... 2 months ago:
Psychological safety in play ^^ humans are animals, we trust what we know, fear what we don’t. All of marketing is geared to that simple fact
- Comment on What're your strong opinions from an aged / dead fandom? 2 months ago:
It’s been a minute since I read the books, but I think I remember having a similar theory. Maybe it was a missed opportunity by RJ, cuz I remember continuously wondering when the grand reveal would happen that it’s actually all Mat (and canonically, I can’t think of a reason that wouldn’t be as valid as other men’s memories, I don’t think the story arc ever kills that possibility lol).
- Comment on What're your strong opinions from an aged / dead fandom? 2 months ago:
Maybe you could help a new generation learn the value of intentional steampunk :) bring some of the passion back to the hobby, as it sounds like many just accept it as presented. Share it as a “when I got into this, we made this shit” and how you did it. I might be wrong, but I’m weirdly confident you’ll eventually find a cross section of steampunks that would be interested in the creative element
- Comment on Grim Statistics 2 months ago:
Haha that’s dangerous news - I am already a passionate seafood fan but alas, live in the dry lands.
Another comment you said you did your Master’s there. Can I ask if you enjoyed the experience? I’ve wondered about doing a European masters but Iceland had never crossed my mind until today
- Comment on Grim Statistics 2 months ago:
Actually my dream trip is the 10 day lap of Iceland, so yes, 1000% I will. Also, saved for future reference 😊
- Comment on Grim Statistics 2 months ago:
I got to do 24 hours in Reykjavik for a layover in early winter. Absolutely wonderful city
- Comment on qt π 3 months ago:
I’ve learned today I know nothing about avian evolution. I’m now classified as “amateur bird watcher”, only slightly higher than “I think that’s a pigeon”
- Comment on It really is 3 months ago: