meyotch
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- Comment on The emotional support dunkies 3 hours ago:
Not Dunkin’ apparently. He’s on the way back and looking no better. Maybe Starbies has what he needs?
- Comment on What was she thinking when she did this? 21 hours ago:
Aww, a beautiful image of her preparing for social warfare surrounded by her tribe slain by simple facts. Such a shame ;(
- Comment on Oh god 1 day ago:
Whew, just a coffee mug.
- Comment on What was she thinking when she did this? 1 day ago:
Don’t think of this as weird, it’s a huge flex. May I also point out that she has people on her team? This is not a one-person hairdo.
- Comment on Is it weird to juggle in the park? 3 days ago:
It won’t work on all people, but it will work for the right people!
I mean, if a person has the urge to juggle in public, it means they want to be seen and maybe connect with randos over it.
That’s wholesome AF
- Comment on what are your thoughts on Bidirectional brain-computer interfaces ? 3 days ago:
Medical miracle AND a manmade horror beyond my comprehension.
- Comment on Solar power station DIY projects? 4 days ago:
It can be more cost effective to build a power station on your own, BUT (that’s a big but) it can also easily become a costly boondoggle. So just the usual caveats about planning well before purchasing anything.
The best diy approach I have seen is the sort built on a hand truck such as from Harbor Freight (in the US, there must be a eurozone equivalent that sells inexpensive tools). There are many variations on this plan to be found on the webz.
The key is always matching the components, the controller, the battery and panel so they work well together.
My two cents.
- Comment on Is it weird to juggle in the park? 4 days ago:
Yes, it is.
Do it anyway.
- Comment on Pictures of Animals Getting CT Scans Against their Will: A Thread 1 week ago:
Yes that’s the method. It’s improperly called yoga nidra, but the correct term for the method is Nadi Shodhana Pranayama.
I’m not exactly sure what you mean. You describe the method that is used. One holds their own hand to the face with the nose between thumb and index finger. On alternate breath cycles, you direct the breath through alternating sides.
Did I understand your question correctly?
- Comment on The hills are alive with the sound of music! 🎶🎵 1 week ago:
Millions of little homunculi
- Comment on Pictures of Animals Getting CT Scans Against their Will: A Thread 1 week ago:
Do you mean the syndrome that causes lightheadedness when standing up?
I found a 2021 research article that shows 6 months of regular cardiovascular exercise improves the condition. Some forms of physical yoga practice are vigorous and get into the cardio range.
I can’t find yoga-specific studies on POTS, but there are many on other conditions that include dizziness and syncope as main symptoms. That’s what a quick google scholar search revealed.
Yoga emphasizes attention and breath awareness during the movement practices. I personally have a job that requires a lot of stooping and standing. At first I was often dizzy standing up, but as my practice has intensified and progressed that has gone away completely.
I don’t know, if your physician clears you for the activity, there are many benefits to it. Maybe worth a deeper look?
And as for general awareness, hell yes. That is the entire focus of yoga philosophy, to quiet the busy mind. The scientific studies on that are plentiful.
- Comment on Pictures of Animals Getting CT Scans Against their Will: A Thread 1 week ago:
I’m in a yoga teacher training at the moment, and a biologist by training. It’s been amazing seeing how the different yogic breathing techniques impact mental and physical states.
Those crazy folks in the Indus valley civilization made a serious study of this, at least 4,000 years ago according to current evidence. Some techniques, like yiga nidra (alternate nostril breathing for several minutes) have significant impacts on nervous system function.
You can measure this directly with a cheap heart rate monitor and an app that can interpret and returns stats on heart rate variability.
Those old yogis made a study out of exploiting our brain’s dependence on oxygen and developed some pretty cool biohacks.
- Comment on 'Make America Greay Again': are MAGA monarchists? 1 week ago:
Absolutely and unequivocally, yes.
The difference between ’right’ and ‘left’ is frequently over complicated.
What part about ‘no fucking kings’ is difficult to understand?
- Comment on If I snapped you back in time 650 years right this very second, how would you use your current knowledge to succeed? 2 weeks ago:
The best way to find hidden treasure is to hide the treasure yourself!
- Comment on ‘You Can’t Lick a Badger Twice’: Google Failures Highlight a Fundamental AI Flaw 2 weeks ago:
Sorry, could you repeat that? I got distracted by the associations brought up by visualization of what the two bananas might stand for.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
I can’t speak for the original questioner, but your account is very new. Lemmy is a bit clannish and rightly suspicious of these types of account.
- Comment on how do I avoid becoming conformist, lazy and completely incapable of learning something new? 3 weeks ago:
You’ve already done it. You noticed the behavior in others. Just keep an eye on yourself and find better ways to respond to changing situations.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
Yes. It’s that simple.
It serves the university two ways: they get a consistent source of extra money and degree completion rates seem to increase.
- Comment on History in the making. 4 weeks ago:
The 70’s were a sexy, sexy decade. Lotsa polyester and great facial hair.
- Comment on Black Mirror’s pessimism porn won’t lead us to a better future | Louis Anslow 4 weeks ago:
I would like to hear the author’s take on pornography porn.
- Comment on Why do people insist on not answering ALL the questions in an email or text message? 4 weeks ago:
Your own report suggests there is a difference. People aren’t answering your questions. You do not have their attention apparently.
The burden is on you to get your questions answered. Other people have other concerns. Like it or not, you have to do the work of getting these answers. You may need to have a conversation instead of a list of demands.
Perhaps try an email thread instead of a single monolithic email?
Open the thread with a single key question. Listen to their reply. Does your next question still pertain? Then ask it in your reply.
People are not vending machines that contain answers you must shake out of them. A proper relationship, even if just email, is still the best way to achieve your goals.
My two cents as a person who experienced such frustrations early in my career.
- Comment on Simon Pegg Tried To Get Nick Frost Cast As An Iconic Star Trek Character: "I've Pitched It Multiple Times" 5 weeks ago:
Yeah, this is the one. Rainn Wilson was great in that role and Nick Frost would give a very different spin. I think he is softer and would be more charmingly narcissistic. Rainn’s Mudd was more obvious in his commitment to the grift.
- Comment on Should a movie released in 1995 be considered an "old" movie? 5 weeks ago:
If you watched it when it was new, you are now old. Therefore by the transitive property, the movie is also old.
- Comment on Online ‘Pedophile Hunters’ Are Growing More Violent — and Going Viral: With the rise of loosely moderated social media platforms, a fringe vigilante movement is experiencing a dangerous evolution. 1 month ago:
This crew also confuses homosexuals with pedophiles, so be careful on Grindr, k?
- Comment on LILYGO's T-Deck Pro Is a LoRa- and 4G-Capable Smartphone-Like All-In-One ePaper Dev System 1 month ago:
ESP32 can be extremely power efficient but it is a lot of work to throttle them down and get the various sleep modes working right
- Comment on What could possibly go wrong? DOGE to rapidly rebuild Social Security codebase. 1 month ago:
It took the DOT over 20 years to migrate their port of entry truck tracking system from COBOL to Oracle (god help them). That system is much simpler than social security.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Does anyone notice that OP and his personal assistant won’t engage with the well written comments on this post? Only the snarky or non-substantive comments get their attention.
I’m starting to think this question may not be asked in good faith.
Shocked, I tell you, that kind of behavior in this day and age.
- Comment on Short attention span 1 month ago:
There is actually some neuroscience behind this one. The act of hand writing activate more areas of the brain than typing the same info.
This is a popular press article covering some of these studies.
- Comment on Do you think Social Media is just exaggerated as being placed of being the source of all problems? 1 month ago:
The internet is a firehose pumped from the septic tank of the human psyche.
If it is a general feature of enough human minds, it ends up there.
So, be better, I guess?
- Comment on your brain on day 3 of planing a magnetic loop antenna 1 month ago:
IYKYK
It’s a very lonely life having the most frenetic genetic tendencies of a terrier, a ferret and a pack rat. But the rush I get when I stumble upon obscure technological treasures? It makes it all worthwhile.