absGeekNZ
@absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz
- Comment on Man posts his incorrect opinion online 1 week ago:
I’m weirdly conflict conflicted, I mean we are on the map, but it is incorrect.
But most kiwis are shoes off in the house.
- Comment on On AUKUS and the current state of the world... 3 weeks ago:
How many billions are the Australian people going to spend on submarines; that will likely be obsolete when delivered…if they get delivered al all?
- Comment on Bungee jumping 3 weeks ago:
With asshole lips, talking shit must be a common occurance.
- Comment on What a great idea 4 weeks ago:
May I suggest a cart licence.
No license…you get a fucken carry bag, get your shit together!
- Comment on People like this 1 month ago:
I guess I’m not that grumpy.
- Comment on How to reduce the crime rate to 0 1 month ago:
As a side bonus, you now know who all the members of the thieves guild are.
- Comment on I cannot imagine what lawsuit led to this 1 month ago:
Requiem for a Dream, you mean that movie!
- Comment on Longing, Rusted, Seventeen, Daybreak, Furnace, Nine, Benign, Homecoming, One, Boxcar 1 month ago:
I did this at climbing recently.
It was really hot and everyone was sweating; someone said “I better have some electrolytes”; without thought:
it’s what plants crave!
- Comment on Longing, Rusted, Seventeen, Daybreak, Furnace, Nine, Benign, Homecoming, One, Boxcar 1 month ago:
Well…a single mitocondrion is not really a powerhouse of anything except really simple single celled organisms.
The number of mitochondria in a cell vary widely by organism, tissue, and cell type. A mature red blood cell has no mitochondria, whereas a liver cell can have more than 2000.
It would be more correct to say “are the powerhouse of the cell”.
- Comment on THIS is a real test of how old you are. If you score 20 your future is short 1 month ago:
5 makes no sense outside of USA
20 What is phone bo? book?19, 20 if NZ equivalent of AOL
- Comment on YOLO 1 month ago:
Necrotic puss ulcer…lovely
- Comment on YOLO 1 month ago:
Indeed!
- Comment on Is this true? 1 month ago:
Should have a category for dangerous river animals, with the major rivers marked.
- Comment on Have YOU ever done this? 1 month ago:
Of course I do, sometimes I need expert advice!
- Comment on same shit every day, on god 2 months ago:
What is the peak efficiency of steam turbines?
- Comment on I've always said this 2 months ago:
Everything should be as simple as possible, but not simpler.
- Comment on British plugs 2 months ago:
We used to be. The rules changed about 10 years ago.
A lot of big appliances require higher power. Dishwashers, clothes dryers, fridges.
Some powers tools, drill press, plainer.
I never worry about load splitting,.
The benefit of the AS/NSZ plug, is that it isn’t much bigger than the US plug, but has a higher power density.
- Comment on Have you noticed this? 2 months ago:
Because the soul is corrupted in the process.
- Comment on Have you noticed this? 2 months ago:
It is a bit silly.
But the reason is; the faithful are the prize. The unfaithful are already damned; why would the demons bother with those already going to hell?
I’m a lifelong atheist; it is all just superstition; but the logic is not flawed in this case.
- Comment on Hashtag spiritual hashtag truth 2 months ago:
Well he looks like a guy that can get things done!
- Comment on British plugs 2 months ago:
AS/NZS 3112
I can charge my electric car from a standard outlet. Can add 20kWh overnight, which is plenty for 3 days round town driving.
230V at 15A on a standard outlet, plug only slightly larger than the American one.
- Comment on The ancient Greeks or Chinese should have already had words for this. 2 months ago:
I call this the curtain; when I imagine something, like a tree, I can’t see the tree. But it is still there; just like it is behind a black curtain, no images from the tree can be seen.
- Comment on The ancient Greeks or Chinese should have already had words for this. 2 months ago:
Yep…me for 40 years; that is just a metaphor to help think about things. Then one day reading about aphantasia…WTF!!!people can actually see, it’s not just a metaphor.
But then I had a conversation with my partner; she can combine flavors in her mind and know, pretty accurately, what stuff will taste like; it is one reason she loves cooking.
People can actually get a song stuck in their heads…again, not a metaphor.
Mind blown!!!
My 7yo can project images from his mind into the world; what the hell. He can “watch” movie when looking at the wall when he is in bed going to sleep; with the sounds and everything.
- Comment on The ancient Greeks or Chinese should have already had words for this. 2 months ago:
I am a 5 on this scale, and for all other senses. No smell, sound, touch or taste either.
So yea; it when I say my inner monologue is pretty much my whole thought process.
It totally blew my mind; when I realized others could see actual images in their heads.
The no inner monologue thing still boggles me. Considering my point of view; where it is all of my inner self.
- Comment on The ancient Greeks or Chinese should have already had words for this. 2 months ago:
This one I find difficult to comprehend.
My inner monologue is petty much my entire thought process. How does one think and rationalise without one?
- Comment on The ancient Greeks or Chinese should have already had words for this. 2 months ago:
I play DnD with a lot of theatre or the mind. I’m a 5 (also 5 with all other mental sensors).
It isn’t to hard, you just remember the description, the detail and context.
If the story is engaging, it is easy.
I’m a big fan of story, some writers rely too much on imagery, great writers story transcends the imagery.
E.g. I can’t stand Tolkien, too much time describing (for me) pointless visual detail. Love Pratchett’s work, the story and subtext are amazing.
- Comment on Ahead of her time 2 months ago:
I don’t believe you, that sounds irrational!
- Comment on fragile masculinity 2 months ago:
/s maybe
Well done; that gave me a chuckle…
Its not gay if it your own soapy fingers right…right guys…oh fuck maybe I’m gay. No I can’t be, I hate the gays!!!
- some closeted jock probably.
- Comment on 2 months ago:
I had terrible insomnia as a late teen/early 20’s guy.
What “fixed” it for me was rock climbing (indoor sports walls). It both physically and mentally challenging. When you are climbing you are focused on the climb and noting else. The exercise helps tire you out and gives you a boost in endorphins when you a done.
I’m still a very light sleeper 20 years later; but I rarely get less than 5 hours a night these days.
I still climb once a week.
The root cause of my insomnia was rumination; I literally couldn’t stop thinking about all the stuff happening. Rock climbing forced my mind to focus on something productive the exercise helped tire my body out so that it was ready for sleep. Getting both body and mind ready for sleep helped so much.
This is my experience; I hope it can give you some help.
- Comment on Interesting looking ring. Wonder what it means? 2 months ago:
Teal’c is that you.
