Beat it first try! Kept getting close to losing but the game was being nice to me
Readit Newsmjtlittle commented on Show HN: 999 Penguins 999penguins.com... · Posted by u/learntocode222
I fully agree with everything mentioned.
I think this synesthesia idea bumps into the concepts of comfort and understanding. In that I feel it also extends to the environment im in and the tools im using. Like if I switch to a different type of keyboard or the monitors are positioned weirdly; or especially if im not using a certain IDE or developing without a language server.
Being immersed in software development, and the different ways we do it, can be a visceral and emotional experience.
mjtlittle commented on Show HN: Pumpkin – A Modern Minecraft server written in Rust github.com/Snowiiii/Pumpk... · Posted by u/alex_medvedev
How does this compare to Dragonfly (IIUC, basically the same thing, but in Go)? https://github.com/df-mc/dragonfly
This looks like its for java while dragonfly seems to be for bedrock
mjtlittle commented on ROOT: analyzing petabytes of data scientifically root.cern/... · Posted by u/z3phyr
Didnt know there was a cern tld
> Psychedelics and other serotenergic drugs are becoming the defacto treatment method for a whole host of ailments.
They are definitely not. Anecdotes aside, psychedelics are extremely overhyped right now and the downsides are heavily downplayed online. The studies about psychedelics and depression use heavy amounts of therapy and careful professional guidance, which the at-home experimenters don’t get.
Psychedelics can also produce intense negative reactions, such as persistent false beliefs or even a worsening of anxiety and depression that lasts for some time. Many people online rush to dismiss these negative anecdotes if their personal experience was different, but they’re much more common than enthusiastic internet commenters would suggest.
Not sure why your getting pushback on such a leveled take.
I am also increasingly feeling like this is the case. Not to say that there is no value in psychedelics (definitely looks like there is in clinical settings), it just seems like some people are touting it as a miracle solution to all mental problems. Something that can be self administered with no oversight.
I have read a couple threads over the past few months on reddit about how mushrooms increased the posters' suicidal thoughts, and that they decided to abstain from taking them because of that.
I think this perspective is even reinforced by recreational users: the first thing you are told before participating is to be in a familiar set and setting, and also to be in a good place in life. However, in certain states of mind (ex. depression or some other condition), I wouldn't trust the individual to be able to make such informed judgements. The risk is known.
mjtlittle commented on Show HN: PizzaGPT – ChatGPT clone accessible from Italy pizzagpt.it/... · Posted by u/LooerCell