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by starjots
Sat Jul 23, 2022 8:24 pm
Forum: World
Topic: Depression is likely not caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain, study says
Replies: 10
Views: 9142

Re: Depression is likely not caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain, study says

I took Zoloft for less than a year. It might have helped, but I got off it as quickly as possible. The brain zaps from not taking it were unpleasant.
by starjots
Thu Jul 14, 2022 5:11 pm
Forum: World
Topic: The food and drink thread
Replies: 141
Views: 213419

Re: The food and drink thread

So here's a real vegetarian recipe, compliments of the internet. I made it almost exactly as stated with two club sized zucchinis that we despaired of finding a use for. The key step that's easy to overlook is sweating the water out of the shredded zucchini with salt. Don't skip that. It's excellent...
by starjots
Thu Jul 14, 2022 4:48 pm
Forum: World
Topic: Post Your Dream
Replies: 69
Views: 123117

Re: Post Your Dream

I was living in Los Alamos. I lived for 25 years but moved a few years ago. Los Alamos is an out of the way town, up on a plateau, purposefully placed in an out of the way location because the nature of its origin. I haven't been back in three years since I moved. In the dream, I lived in Los Alamos...
by starjots
Thu Jul 14, 2022 4:20 pm
Forum: World
Topic: What are your thoughts and/or feelings on the possibility that conscious life is perpetuating itself through eternity?
Replies: 12
Views: 9795

Re: What are your thoughts and/or feelings on the possibility that conscious life is perpetuating itself through eternit

PSYCHOPHYSICISTS: YOUR BRAIN MIGHT NOT BE AS CONSCIOUS AS YOU THINK "YOU JUST BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE CONSCIOUS AT EACH MOMENT OF TIME." https://futurism.com/the-byte/psychophysicists-brain-conscious A thought occurred to me this morning after I'd dreamed. Here is what I consciously was aware of earli...
by starjots
Wed Jul 13, 2022 8:52 am
Forum: World
Topic: What are your thoughts and/or feelings on the possibility that conscious life is perpetuating itself through eternity?
Replies: 12
Views: 9795

Re: What are your thoughts and/or feelings on the possibility that conscious life is perpetuating itself through eternit

Since we're not too sure about what consciousness is, I suppose it can't be ruled out. Since we're not too clear on what time is, or if it exists fundamentally (I think that's right), can't rule it out either. Since it's an overly convenient answer to really hard questions that's unproven, I'd hesit...
by starjots
Wed Jul 13, 2022 8:39 am
Forum: World
Topic: Science Microthreads
Replies: 69
Views: 177670

Re: Science Microthreads

I felt like rambling, so I'll drop this here. When one of my kids was in sixth grade, he had to do a science fair project. He wanted to do something with gravity, specifically, demonstrate its existence outside of Earth's influence (that is, all objects have a gravitational field). This was a head s...
by starjots
Sat Jun 25, 2022 10:14 am
Forum: World
Topic: Books & Reading Them
Replies: 32
Views: 20977

Re: Books & Reading Them

I haven't read fiction in awhile. When I read lately it's mostly health books. I still want to read fiction if I can find the time, but lately I've been trying to figure out how to fix myself since doctors can't seem to figure me out. I've been reading a lot less fiction lately as well. I used to t...
by starjots
Tue Jun 21, 2022 3:34 pm
Forum: World
Topic: Proclamations of commitment
Replies: 1
Views: 1449

Re: Proclamations of commitment

Today I will strive to be as relaxed as my cat.
by starjots
Tue Jun 21, 2022 3:33 pm
Forum: World
Topic: The food and drink thread
Replies: 141
Views: 213419

Re: The food and drink thread

Spartan26 wrote:
Sun Jun 12, 2022 8:58 am
Anyone here make their own pizza? Like, roll out their own dough as well? Do you have a pizza stone? What do you use?
Now that I've watched a video of a dude using a pizza steel to make a pizza, I sort of want one.
by starjots
Mon Jun 13, 2022 7:18 am
Forum: World
Topic: Post Your Dream
Replies: 69
Views: 123117

Re: Post Your Dream

I think I've been following this (tragic) Ukrainian situation too closely. It's not normal for me to remember dark dreams. There's a lot of fear to be had out there in the world at the moment. And as someone or some movie person said, fear is the enemy. So here's to normal, baffling, ordinary dreams.