Uranium_Green
@Uranium_Green@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on why does crossing legs increase blood pressure? 1 week ago:
Fill a rubber glove with water and tie the opening, now squeeze three of the fingers and observe what happens with the remaining ones
The cardiovascular system is effectively a very long bag of liquid, if you compress one area it can no longer hold the same volume of blood, that blood needs to go somewhere else, which increases the pressure in the other areas
- Comment on Blocking 1 week ago:
I wonder if anyone has implemented a keyword blocking system?
In effect if a title has a “flagged” keyword which has been previously defined by the end user, it simply autohides the post.
I am no programmer so no clue regarding how hard it would be to implement
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Obviously I am unfamiliar with your personal situation, but a friend experienced a similar thing in her relationship:
She got diagnosed with vaginismus, which is basically involuntary muscle spasm around the vagina, which makes penetration painful to impossible.
I believe what helped her (alongside talking therapy), was using a dialator set/kit (basically very soft, untextured dildos that start very small (a few mm, and go up to about the size of a penis), which are explicitly made to help with Vaginismus.
She initially was treating more it a bit more like physio than intimacy; according to her BF, she didn’t realise you are supposed to effectively masturbate with them, apparently she would just lay there with one in and then wonder why there wasn’t much improvement, her therapist corrected her regarding this.
I also found out that her BF didn’t like sucking/playing with her nipples (also correctly guessed he was bottle fed from that, haha). Told him to stop being an idiot and engage with that bit and it’s no longer an issue for them…
Other suggestions that have a much more immediate impact, but are less conventional and do carry some risks so I’ll mention it for the sake of covering all bases;
Poppers as in Alkyl Nitrites, the things that are popular in the gay clubbing scene, help massively with this by reducing the constriction of smooth muscles in the body/abdomin… (Meaning it loosens the muscles in the wall of your vagina, and also your butt), it also has secondary affects on blood pressure and makes you feel slightly drunk and mild euphoric
- Comment on About 400,000 UK children supported by baby banks, up 11% on previous year 2 weeks ago:
Aren’t we on this form of social media because we inherently disagree how larger forms (X, FB) are ran and who runs them?
I don’t necessarily agree with the implementation, but I can definitely see why a reduction in people using those social media could be a net positive for the country.
Though no disagreement about a 11% increase being shocking…
- Comment on Lead ammunition to be banned for hunting and shooting in England, Scotland and Wales 11 months ago:
I mean regardless of your position on hunting, it’s also good to do this in general as it’ll also mean those who clay pigeon shoot and similar won’t be polluting specific areas with lead.
- Comment on How important is it that cans are clean when i put them in the recycling. 1 year ago:
Check your local council’s advice, they will have written rules for what they require; for mine as long as it isn’t caked in food they’ll take it
- Comment on Why don’t brands make simpler names? 1 year ago:
How do you deal with any other languages aside from English? Even if a product is destined for an English only market (which let’s be honest are basically small toys with English on them and English language books), anyone manufacturing will likely be using components manufactured in multiple different countries, with different languages and different ways of structuring names etc.
This is basically how you used to get Chinglish names and instructions for stuff on cheap products from China
If you want to see the outcome of what your currently suggesting, lookup longest car names, there’s a lot more English in them, as well as abbreviations yet they’re still a mess to understand/interpret from a layman’s perspective
- Comment on Why don’t brands make simpler names? 1 year ago:
To add to this, it’s a hell of a lot easier to cross language barriers with the the alphanumeric product name than it is with the English name, which only works for English and would need accurately translating for every language&product for every region you want to buy/sell in.
It would be an absolute nightmare to try for every product that’s sold in multiple regions, etc
- Comment on That explains a lot 1 year ago:
You got any links to explain this in some more detail?
Because this just causes my brain to jam when trying to comprehend…
Like what diameter of black hole are we talking?
And what is the critical mass of the black whole before it starts to cascade and grow?
- Comment on Not real... *for now* 1 year ago:
Unironically they’re basically already doing that by having ads longer than the skip button, as you trade off ignoring the ad for the full duration and paying attention when you’re intended video starts for paying attention waiting for the “Skip Ad” button.
Even just that short 5 seconds is enough for an ad to get embedded in your brain with enough repeated exposure.
- Comment on Lately I feel like the second coming, yet I am afraid. Am I crazy? 1 year ago:
I’m gonna be frank with you friend, it sounds like you’re experiencing something close to a manic episode.
When was the last time you ate/drank water and slept?
Have you recently consumed any drugs/substances which may have brought on this feeling?
How long have you been feeling like this?
Do you have someone you can communicate the way you’re feeling to in person that can go with you to get checked out if needs be?
Changes in the psyche such as feeling oneself is God or Jesus is normally a sign that you want to get something checked out, you’re probably right that if there is a God they would be incomprehensible/ineffable, which also means that you’re probably not God.
Don’t worry this is almost certainly not your new permanent state; it’s likely that your neurochemistry has gone a little bit out of wack and you probably need some rest possibly to see a doctor as they can help work out what’s going on.
The most useful phrase I have found for coping with any difficulties with how I’m feeling, both in terms of mood and when having a difficult time after taking a psychedelic is:
“This too shall pass”, it’s a useful phrase for bringing you up when you feel down, and to keep your ego in check when you feel like your on top of the world.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
If you can pee on that without spilling then you have much greater control than I, haha
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
This guy gets why I was initially misunderstanding
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
Lmao, the false outrage over me not knowing that they use the same form factor for more than one test…
I’d only ever come across it for COVID tests, the only pregnancy tests I’ve interacted with/seen advertised have been the stick versions.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
The UK COVID test were all using this plastic moulding (minus the embossed letters) and I’ve never seen a pregnancy test that wasn’t a stick that you pee on?
And if you’re aware that it says hCG (which I admittedly missed before commenting), then I think you answered your own question…
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
If this isn’t a joke; this looks like a COVID test to me…
- Comment on What are some actual good *sour* sour candy? 1 year ago:
Hmm, that’s interesting but IIRC Tyrosine itself isn’t all that sour when tasted, nor are really any other amino acids I can think of aside from possibly Taurine, I assumed it was a small amount of hydrolysis of the acetyl group was occurring to enable the taste difference, but if you’ve got some more context I’d love to hear it
- Comment on What are some actual good *sour* sour candy? 1 year ago:
Get some malic acid if you want it to be a different type of sour, or tartaric acid if you want it to be more tart.
Oh actually other suggestions; but some N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine (Often called NALT), it’s incredibly sour and slightly sweet, once again different from from the fruit acids (malic, citric, tartaric). NALT is a precursor to Tyrosine an amino acid. You need only the tiniest amount on the tongue to get the affect. The sourness is from the acetyl group, and I think the slight sweetness is from the tyrosine/or the complete structure, as related compounds are used as artificial sweeteners.
- Comment on what exercises work for you to avoid back pain? 1 year ago:
Not necessarily a stretch or workout that I’m going to suggest, but more if you’re exercising get help from someone who knows good form.
I got into doing sit-ups/core strength exercises as a teenager, alongside bad form and bad sleeping/living conditions + stretchy ligaments have completely ruined my back.
The first thing that’s actually started to help in a way that doesn’t cause other issue has been seeing a physiotherapist, who worked with me to identify exactly which muscles were stiff, which muscles were over stretched, range of movement, etc…
And then walked me through what exercises and and positions would actually help with my difficulties.
Otherwise a massage gun used properly can be a game changer, but same thing, if you have a partner, ask them to help you out; don’t over stretch trying to fix things.
- Comment on CCTV shows pupils abused and locked in padded room 1 year ago:
Jesus H. Christ, I immediately thought oh it’s not going to be as bad as it sounds, the. The video does genuinely show it being as bad and worse than it sounds.
I’m autistic, when I get particularly distressed, I’ll end up impulsively hitting my head against walls or with my fist. Generally that behaviour is worse when left alone after getting into that state to begin with. By leaving these kids to actively self harm by isolating them, likely has worsened their situations, and probably has caused the epilepsy in the one child to become apparent.
My partner is a teaching assistant at a mainstream school which takes on a huge number of SEN children, mostly autistic, about 5 with down syndrome, and recently a lot who were fostered. They would never in a million years think that anything like what’s shown in the video is acceptable, it’s genuinely heartbreaking that this has occured, let alone that noone is being held accountable for this abuse.
There’s got to be so many better ways of helping these kids when they’re distressed instead of just throwing them into what is effectively a padded cell.
- Comment on KFC drops pledge to stop using ‘Frankenchickens’ in the UK 1 year ago:
I could be wrong, but I asked my chef friend why chicken would be stringy after I got a Chinese meal where it was like it, he suggested that it’s overcooking them that can cause it.
With KFC I could fully believe that you’ve been being served chicken that was cooked that morning and had been left under the heat lamps for hours.
- Comment on A common nasal decongestant lacks evidence but is still sold in the UK 1 year ago:
It’s for the silliest reason as well, we stopped including psuedoephedrine in OTC cold meds because Theresa May government were concerned about people using it to make meth, with no evidence that people in the UK were using it to make meth…
You can still get pseudoephedrine but you have to request it at the pharmacy, as it’s a pharmacy medication now.
So in reality no difference in terms of accessing it, if you really wanted to make meth, just means that most people can’t get an effective decongestant when they’re on their way to work…
- Comment on 'Botched insulation means mushrooms grow on my walls' 1 year ago:
My brother in Christ, how much do you know about housing? Renovations? Insulation? Mycology?
The standard that likely had not been followed was ensuring that the property was watertight to begin with.
The dry rot that is spreading through their house is effectively going to condemn it.
Your take of “hurdur, how hard could it be to do some insulation? you glue on the boards, mesh and render” is asinine at best.
Lots of these companies didn’t do their due diligence to ensure the suitability of the properties before installing.
Which then disproportionately effects people who are less likely to be able to afford repairs due to them already being on very limited lower incomes, the exact reason why they are getting this work done via these schemes.
I took wouldn’t want to trust the same company that put me into that position to be the one to rectify it.
- Comment on What to do with glassware that is impossible to clean 1 year ago:
Idk how true that is, it’ll be highly dependent on what you’re trying to dissolve.
This sounds to me more like the advice I’ve heard for using isopropyl for sterilizing equipment and surfaces, its more to do with how quickly the pure stuff evaporates. Evaporate too quickly and it doesn’t sterilize, whereas 70% is best of both worlds.
- Comment on Why do we have an internal monologue? 2 years ago:
To freak us out when we’re a little bit too high…
- Comment on Mosquito-borne disease risk looms for UK - study 2 years ago:
Was in a Tesco’s about a month back and saw this bugger flying around my mum’s partner whilst queueing for the self checkout with about 4/5 more flying around, I picked it out of the sky and got a photo of it
Couldn’t make a positive ID on it, though I’m unsure if its a local one - I’ve always heard to be wary of stripped legs
- Comment on Please help me find/place a quote from Aleister Crowley 2 years ago:
Did you read the description of the book the guy linked?
This is an objective biographical study of Crowley written by someone who lived and worked intimately with him. Dr. Regardie observed “The Great Beast” at close quarters while serving as his personal secretary. The Eye in the Triangle was written many years later, after long contemplation. Regardie combines the psychological insight afforded by his professional training as a Reichian analyst with his grasp of Crowley’s magical personality.
The passage you’re looking for describes talks about Aleister Crowley in the third person, it’s likely that the passage wasn’t written by Crowley himself, so a source like the one linked may be useful.
Also Libgen if you’d rather download the book and ctrl+f the passage you’re looking for
- Comment on Guardian sacks cartoonist Bell in antisemitism row - BBC News 2 years ago:
pressgazette.co.uk/…/guardian-steve-bell-cartoon-… this article goes into it a bit more, tbh I’m struggling to see it as well
- Comment on London police defy ban on badges linked to far right and white supremacy 2 years ago:
As the pay, support and education for officers diminishes, the police as a profession become less attractive to those who are intelligent/educated, who might carry a slightly authoritarian slant but ultimately view their role in the context of being beneficial to society/preventing crime etc.
Due to Tory cuts to forces, the numbers of those who are more thuggish, less educated, more racist, and generally shouldn’t be policing wider society due to unchecked and unchallenged beliefs increases.
I know people who hadn’t achieved their GCSEs saying that it didn’t matter as they’d become police.
Like I’m personally not the biggest fan of the police, but those who were educated enough to get better jobs but stayed in the force because they believed they were genuinely helping have left, only leaving mostly those who seek power/control over other people. Obviously this is a general sweeping statement, but like everything else under Tory rule it’s been hollowed out.
- Comment on Human Rights group urges UK to abandon Rwanda asylum transfer plan 2 years ago:
Except the whole bit where the government refused to make a deal regarding processing of asylum applications whilst they’re still on the French side, inherently creating this issue of them drowning in the sea, heck there still might be some which attempt it, but it’d certainly be lower than the current situation.
By removing legitimate methods to apply for asylum, they’ve exacerbated this situation.
