JesseMReeves (u/JesseMReeves)

JesseMReeves commented on Scientists may have found a way to eliminate chromosome linked to Down syndrome academic.oup.com/pnasnexu... · Posted by u/MattSayar

JesseMReeves · a month ago

It is always about exerting control over female bodies. Not rational, but evolutionary residue.

JesseMReeves · a month ago

..and as expected, men here fail to get it.

Their compulsive erasure of female voices across the internet is just the same impulse of control.

JesseMReeves commented on Scientists may have found a way to eliminate chromosome linked to Down syndrome academic.oup.com/pnasnexu... · Posted by u/MattSayar

zarzavat · a month ago

> Some bioethics experts are concerned

I do have to wonder what goes on in the minds of these people. My sister-in-law has a child with Down's syndrome and the situation basically ruined her life. She can no longer work, so they now struggle on a single income, if her husband were to leave her she would be completely screwed. To what end is that in the continuance of ethics?

JesseMReeves · a month ago

It is always about exerting control over female bodies. Not rational, but evolutionary residue.

JesseMReeves commented on What happens when clergy take psilocybin nautil.us/clergy-blown-aw... · Posted by u/bookofjoe

nathan_compton · 2 months ago

I don't know if my brain is just wired up differently, but I've taken both LSD and Psilocybin many times and I did not find the experiences spiritual at all. I don't even know what people are talking about when they talk about spiritual experiences.

JesseMReeves · 2 months ago

I recently talked about LSD to a spiritual person (the western esotericism kind).

He accidentally took a very high dose in his 20s and also read a bunch of books on the subject for a while, by Leary and so on. He equated it to a trip to the mirror maze, but nothing more. He doesn’t find it worth it and warns against it since for some people it lingers for too long. He is puzzled about people calling the experience „spiritual“ too.

JesseMReeves commented on Stop making every conversation about yourself thoguhts.substack.com/p/s... · Posted by u/aksh7i

auggierose · 2 years ago

I don't know what TotK is, or BotW (Zelda rings a bell, somehow), so she is probably right. Just own it.

JesseMReeves · 2 years ago

It seems you did not understand what I was trying to illustrate with this example.

Edit: I removed the example because it just distracts from the point.

JesseMReeves commented on Stop making every conversation about yourself thoguhts.substack.com/p/s... · Posted by u/aksh7i

rockbruno · 2 years ago

There is a balance to this. If you always only listen to others and never speak about yourself, you fail to build connections with them (because they know nothing about you). I had the opposite problem, I made every conversation about them and had to learn to change that in order to be able to make friends.

JesseMReeves · 2 years ago

A lot of people out there do not listen to learn or share viewpoints or out of genuine interest for the other being, but to get information that they can later use against you. People with real interests (nerds) should be particularly careful when talking to most people because nerds don’t understand such intent, which is why I try to not share my interests or similar personal information when I don’t sense certain personality traits. Being shut up about yourself makes most people out there mad because they view a conversation as a “trade” and can’t expect a later dopamin fix if you don’t give them your share, but who cares.

JesseMReeves commented on Effect of Low-Carb, High-Fat Diet versus High-Carb, Low-Fat Diet acpjournals.org/doi/10.73... · Posted by u/mikequinlan

JesseMReeves · 3 years ago

Maybe ancient nomadic humans ate low-carb / keto in winter (which is why it seems good for using up fat resources efficiently) and high-carb in summer (which is why it seems good for filling up fat storages)?

JesseMReeves commented on Cornell, Oxford to lead grants aimed at boosting iron nutrition news.cornell.edu/stories/... · Posted by u/PaulHoule

rawgabbit · 3 years ago

Thanks. I had both a skin test and a blood test for allergens. They said my main problem is dust mites. I have the allergenic/dust mite proof covers for my pillows and mattresses which helped a lot. I am in the process of removing all carpeting etc.

JesseMReeves · 3 years ago

Consider a dust mite hoover (Hoover Ultra Vortex is popular). Also good to have some turnover routine for your mattress as dust usually accumulates underneath in the bed frame.

Black Seed Oil at night also helped me as a mild natural antihistamine. I’m not sure whether it can / should be taken for extended time (my otolaryngologist saw no problem but I’m not sure).

JesseMReeves commented on Amazon Alexa Deemed ‘Colossal Failure’ Following $10B Loss extremetech.com/internet/... · Posted by u/simonebrunozzi

cercatrova · 3 years ago

I used to use the Alexa in my roommate's bedroom. By use, I mean that I would yell, "Alexa, add $RANDOM_ITEM to cart/wishlist" through their closed door and it would.

It was a funny prank but I was astonished to see that it wouldn't do any sort of voice detection and if I said "buy items in cart" I'm sure it would have done it without any biometric confirmation that I actually was who I said I was.

JesseMReeves · 3 years ago

The very first thing I did was turning off buying via voice.

JesseMReeves commented on Amazon Alexa Deemed ‘Colossal Failure’ Following $10B Loss extremetech.com/internet/... · Posted by u/simonebrunozzi

JesseMReeves · 3 years ago

My two Echo Dots 3 had an aura of technical immaturity from day one, but I always viewed them as inexpensive minimalist audio players with some extra functions. They were on sale for like 20€ when I was looking for a simple Bluetooth speaker and I am happy I gave them a try.

* Spotify across the apartment due to the seamlessness of Spotify Connect. No complaints about sync or sound quality, works beautifully.

* Audiobooks or radio while unable to control smartphone (bathtub, exercise).

* Quick access to radio stations, news shows (the ones it understands at least :) ).

* Simple automatic routines like a brown noise playlist during sleep or wake up music, or turning the lights off at night.

* Elderly people in my family who don’t understand tech love theirs to request favorite music via Spotify, set kitchen timers, play digital radio, get a morning greeting. It’s an extended kitchen radio for them and in heavy use.

Would not call this a failed product, perhaps they should focus on core functionality, and improve the app (that I fortunately rarely use).