What have you learned today?

[Thaluikhain]

There is hope in the fight against some the bs humans have unleashed -

These Common Superfoods Can Help Undo Microplastic Harm, According to a New Study

You may not be able to escape microplastics, but you can fight back. Experts point to anthocyanins, compounds found in deep-colored produce, as powerful protectors against inflammation and hormonal disruption caused by these tiny toxins. Here’s how your grocery list can be your health defense...

www.foodandwine.com

"May" and "could" help with some of the symptoms. Though, better than nothing, I guess.

 

[Worgen]

A furry taught me about usb.

 

[hanselthecaretaker2]

How depressingly observational George Carlin was -

George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing (2006) - Transcript - Scraps from the loft

Life Is Worth Losing HBO special by American comedian George Carlin. Recorded on November 5, 2005, Beacon Theater, New York City, New York

scrapsfromtheloft.com

 

[Xprimentyl]

How depressingly observational George Carlin was -

George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing (2006) - Transcript - Scraps from the loft

Life Is Worth Losing HBO special by American comedian George Carlin. Recorded on November 5, 2005, Beacon Theater, New York City, New York

scrapsfromtheloft.com

He truly was a genius. I'd say "ahead of his time," but let's face it, there has never been and never will be a time in human existence where we were/are/will be collectively ready to hear the tacit truths. He'll always be too serious for those who don't take life seriously, and too unserious for those who take life too seriously. I'll just say he was a genius, and I'm fortunate to have lived at a time when he also lived and entertained.

 

[hanselthecaretaker2]

He truly was a genius. I'd say "ahead of his time," but let's face it, there has never been and never will be a time in human existence where we were/are/will be collectively ready to hear the tacit truths. He'll always be too serious for those who don't take life seriously, and too unserious for those who take life too seriously. I'll just say he was a genius, and I'm fortunate to have lived at a time when he also lived and entertained.

This is why YouTube is a wonderful thing for those who haven’t. Especially for live music of bands/shows that have come and gone.

 

[Thaluikhain]

This is why YouTube is a wonderful thing for those who haven’t. Especially for live music of bands/shows that have come and gone.

Also, massive thumbs up for those putting up videos from yesteryear. Loads of historically important, or at least interesting stuff would have been hard to come by just a few years ago.

During WW2, people in the US seemingly were unable to do anything without a short film being made explaining what they were doing and why, often done to a high quality, and often in the form of an entertaining drama (cause Hollywood was supporting the war effort). All that stuff was probably forgotten until fairly recently.

 

[Chimpzy]

Ants in Florida Collect Skulls to Decorate Their Nests

Formica archboldi mimics another ant predatory species before spraying it with acid and killing it.

www.newsweek.com

Today I learned some ants worship Khorne. Skulls for the skull throne.

 

[hanselthecaretaker2]

 

[Gergar12]

Rest in peace, Pope Francis. He was an amazing humanitarian, and humanist. I disagree with his views on abortion and parts of his social conservatism. But he was genuine, tried to do the right thing according to his beliefs, compassionate in a way few are, and a real role model for men everywhere religious or not in philosophy. He genuinely cared about people even if it wasn't in his self-interest. If I had five people who weren't in my family, and friend circle that I would give the radical life extension to he would be one of those.

And yes my high school Argentinian Spanish teacher knew him.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Rest in peace, Pope Francis. He was an amazing humanitarian, and humanist. I disagree with his views on abortion and parts of his social conservatism. But he was genuine, tried to do the right thing according to his beliefs, compassionate in a way few are, and a real role model for men everywhere religious or not in philosophy. He genuinely cared about people even if it wasn't in his self-interest. If I had five people who weren't in my family, and friend circle that I would give the radical life extension to he would be one of those.

And yes my high school Argentinian Spanish teacher knew him.

I didn't know him but my girlfriend met him back in the day when he blessed her school as a bishop in BA. He was generally well-liked and "progressive for a pope", for what that's worth.

EDIT: Apparently her class took their first communion with him, too.

 

[hanselthecaretaker2]

A scientist was urged not to take a risky cosmic image. He didn't listen.

"I'm willing to fall on my sword."

mashable.com

I wonder sometimes how much better off humanity might be if instead of rushing to judgement and belittling something far beyond its understanding, it had a glimmer of hope and maybe even encouragement. Maybe that’s too much to ask.

 

[Agema]

Take it from me as a neuroscientist who knows an awful lot about glutamate and the brain:

You don't need to know anything about glutamate to understand why being less active and less stressed makes you feel better and more energetic.

 

[Chimpzy]

2,300-year-old sword with swastikas unearthed at necropolis in France

A Celtic burial site from the Second Iron Age in France contains two rare, well-preserved swords.

www.livescience.com

Goddamn time travelling nazis!

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

2,300-year-old sword with swastikas unearthed at necropolis in France

A Celtic burial site from the Second Iron Age in France contains two rare, well-preserved swords.

www.livescience.com

Goddamn time travelling nazis!

I know it's a joke, but a lot of people don't know that the swastika was a Buddhist symbol long before some Austrian asshole with a funny moustache appropriated it. The Celts probably thought it looked cool and started using it too.

 

[Thaluikhain]

Apparently, Games Workshop's metal minis went lead free in the late 90s, but most metal model makers still use some lead in their pewter. Would have thought if GW could do it nearly 30 years ago, and decided it was a good idea and stuck to it, the rest of the industry would have followed by now.

 

[Worgen]

Apparently, Games Workshop's metal minis went lead free in the late 90s, but most metal model makers still use some lead in their pewter. Would have thought if GW could do it nearly 30 years ago, and decided it was a good idea and stuck to it, the rest of the industry would have followed by now.

Probably made the minis cost more. Games Workshop had the cash to do that, but I doubt many others did.

 

[Ezekiel]

Found out two days ago that subspace is cool. Wish I could see my dom regularly.

 

[Gordon_4]

Found out two days ago that subspace is cool. Wish I could see my dom regularly.

 

[Xprimentyl]

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I did too, but also didn't want to ask them. I just let my imagination wander giving what I know of someone notorious for deriving pleasures from pain.

 

[Ezekiel]

I did too, but also didn't want to ask them. I just let my imagination wander giving what I know of someone notorious for deriving pleasures from pain.

Well, I'm gonna burst your bubble. Pleasure played in this first session too, although it's difficult for me to really enjoy myself with others because I waited too long to become sexually active. I stay aroused longer than most men without being able to achieve release.

She told me before the session that my interests can inform my experience, but recommended not going in with a checklist in my head, because that would mean not really relinquishing control. I was so worried about doing something wrong, until she explained in that email that I couldn't. That she would give me guidance and correction and, if needed, a firmer hand. Struggling and making mistakes is just a part of the experience, she said. My only job was to please her. Not having expectations definitely helped too. I stopped having these nervous shakes after that email. (But they returned about twenty minutes before.)

Before I left the dungeon, she asked if I wanted some treats. I declined and then had a big case of the munchies on my way home. Ate twenty dollars worth of McDonalds, where I normally never go, and bought a bag of Jolly Ranchers. Didn't think extreme submission would give me such a sugar crash.