The Region-Beta Paradox explains that we’ll often silently suffer through the things that are “not that bad”. If it stays in that area of not being so bad that we recognize it as being awful for us it becomes something we tolerate without triggering us to take action to improve the situation.
The Region-Beta Paradox explains that we’ll often silently suffer through the things that are “not that bad”. If it stays in that area of not being so bad that we recognize it as being awful for us it becomes something we tolerate without triggering us to take action to improve the situation.
"... all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. ..." - Thomas Jefferson, et al.
Thanks Peter, they are my favorite.
But people like this really irritate the shít outta me. These things have been growing natively for a helluva lot longer than anyone actually knows. But yet this kid wants to bioengineer them to make them better??? How about you leave nature to nature for a damn change. I wish that just every once in awhile people would see something other than dollar signs.
If it don’t bother me, it don’t bother me. Just leave me alone.
Interesting. I think it looks better than a Tesla truck, for sure. I could easily deal with the lack of gizmos and amenities, but they're going to have to at least quadruple that range. A claimed 150 miles per charge, hmm. Usually claimed is what happens under the most ideal conditions, knock off about 30% for reality means maybe 105 mile range, that would barely get me to the nearest Sam's club, and then strand me 10 or 15 miles from home on the way back.
I'm averaging 600 miles on a tank of gas with the Dodge, so a hard no from me. But, gotta start somewhere, I guess if you live in town it might be worth it.
WARNING: The above post may contain thoughts or ideas known to the State of Caliphornia to cause seething rage, confusion, distemper, nausea, perspiration, sphincter release, or cranial implosion to persons who implicitly trust only one news source, or find themselves at either the left or right political extreme. Proceed at your own risk.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
https://futurism.com/neoscope/authoritarian-brain-scans
A study of 100 young adults found that those with authoritarian beliefs, both right-wing and left-wing, exhibit differences in brain areas associated with social reasoning and emotional regulation compared to those with more centrist views. Right-wing authoritarians showed lower grey matter volume in the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex, while left-wing authoritarians had less cortical thickness in the right anterior insula. The study suggests that both groups act impulsively in emotionally negative situations, with left-wing authoritarians tending to be more anxious.
edit: Here is the original paper:
Authoritarianism and the brain: Structural MR correlates associated with polarized left- and right-wing ideology traits
"It was a slow process. It was a gradual awakening, driven by Asia’s own rise. Let me give you a simple number that captures the scale of the shift: In 1980, the European Union’s gross national product was 10 times larger than China’s. Today, the two figures are roughly equal. And by 2050, Europe’s economy is projected to be just half the size of China’s. So if you’ve gone from being 10 times larger to only half the size – and you’re still talking down to China – then the problem isn’t with China. The problem is with you."
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Didn't read the whole thing but have come to the conclusion that anyone who won't eat bacon just ain't right.
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
I don't have problems, just more work to do.
The Region-Beta Paradox explains that we’ll often silently suffer through the things that are “not that bad”. If it stays in that area of not being so bad that we recognize it as being awful for us it becomes something we tolerate without triggering us to take action to improve the situation.
https://neuronenvogue.com/why-youd-be-better-off-when-things-are-worse-the-science-of-the-region-beta-paradox/
I don't have problems, just more work to do.
I don't recall where I first read this, but it fits...
"It is easier to adjust ourselves to the hardships of a small life than it is to adjust ourselves to the hardships of change."
"... all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. ..." - Thomas Jefferson, et al.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-macaroni-in-yankee-doodle-is-not-what-you-think
https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2025/04/smoking-conservative-act-gary-w-houchens.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawJ3WJtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETF5Q1RxejZiVm9KWnlCSjZ5AR4jl1u6_hM0cljAwRhz7A1SYLO5uKPONnWdj6X0HiRD7xkM8PDjNcsQ7ZDqLQ_aem_X_Vejhbq8nNZK8a0_XavnQ
Nice little piece of reading.
If it don’t bother me, it don’t bother me. Just leave me alone.
Here's another one I read this morning that made me think of you @Rdp77
https://www.wpr.org/agriculture/gardening/quest-bring-north-americas-largest-native-fruit-pawpaw-wisconsin
Thanks Peter, they are my favorite.
But people like this really irritate the shít outta me. These things have been growing natively for a helluva lot longer than anyone actually knows. But yet this kid wants to bioengineer them to make them better??? How about you leave nature to nature for a damn change. I wish that just every once in awhile people would see something other than dollar signs.
If it don’t bother me, it don’t bother me. Just leave me alone.
https://nypost.com/2021/01/13/armed-ex-soldier-storms-animal-shelter-to-get-cat-back-report/
The $20,000 American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreen
https://www.theverge.com/electric-cars/655527/slate-electric-truck-price-paint-radio-bezos
Interesting. I think it looks better than a Tesla truck, for sure. I could easily deal with the lack of gizmos and amenities, but they're going to have to at least quadruple that range. A claimed 150 miles per charge, hmm. Usually claimed is what happens under the most ideal conditions, knock off about 30% for reality means maybe 105 mile range, that would barely get me to the nearest Sam's club, and then strand me 10 or 15 miles from home on the way back.
I'm averaging 600 miles on a tank of gas with the Dodge, so a hard no from me. But, gotta start somewhere, I guess if you live in town it might be worth it.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2025/04/24/scientists-develop-artificial-leaf-that-uses-sunlight-to-produce-valuable-chemicals/
Yep, we’re doomed
If it don’t bother me, it don’t bother me. Just leave me alone.
140 mile range and no paint are deal-breakers. Put a 5.0L and 4wd in it and I'd be interested.
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
Plenty of room for a genny in the back.
We need to build roads that charge your EVs while you drive.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/hybrid-electric/a40313108/electrified-road-charges-your-ev-on-the-go/
I'm sure the EM field won't mess up any life forms.
https://futurism.com/neoscope/authoritarian-brain-scans
A study of 100 young adults found that those with authoritarian beliefs, both right-wing and left-wing, exhibit differences in brain areas associated with social reasoning and emotional regulation compared to those with more centrist views. Right-wing authoritarians showed lower grey matter volume in the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex, while left-wing authoritarians had less cortical thickness in the right anterior insula. The study suggests that both groups act impulsively in emotionally negative situations, with left-wing authoritarians tending to be more anxious.
edit: Here is the original paper:
Authoritarianism and the brain: Structural MR correlates associated with polarized left- and right-wing ideology traits
https://www.ibroneuroscience.org/article/S0306-4522(25)00304-5/fulltext
What about centrist authoritarians?
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
That's an interesting question, Shawn. Just speaking for myself, I am more centrist politically and have a dislike for authoritianism.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/04/28/microsofts-ai-starts-secretly-copying-and-saving-your-messages/
https://neurosciencenews.com/cannabis-use-disorder-psychosis-28746/
Critical thinking
9 Philosophical razors you need to know
https://lifelessons.co/critical-thinking/philosophical-razors/
State of the world from a different perspective
https://www.nzz.ch/english/top-singaporean-diplomat-the-west-is-floundering-ld.1881227
"It was a slow process. It was a gradual awakening, driven by Asia’s own rise. Let me give you a simple number that captures the scale of the shift: In 1980, the European Union’s gross national product was 10 times larger than China’s. Today, the two figures are roughly equal. And by 2050, Europe’s economy is projected to be just half the size of China’s. So if you’ve gone from being 10 times larger to only half the size – and you’re still talking down to China – then the problem isn’t with China. The problem is with you."
Was that recommended by a forum member?
Don't let the wife know what you spend on guns, ammo or cigars.
@stubble sharing his latest scratch and sniff book.
Zhang yunfei has a serious fetish. I only think about mine when it itches.
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
Black Hearts by Jim Frederick
I don't have problems, just more work to do.
WHAT IS A GENETIC METHYLATION TEST, AND WHY SHOULD YOU TAKE ONE?
https://10xhealthsystem.com/what-is-a-genetic-methylation-test/
A good cigar and the open road solve most problems.
So there's 23,000 genes and they test 50 of them for mutations? What about the other 98% of your genes?