Posts by gadzooks

1. 2019-03-13 at 3:36 AM UTC in Lanny can we have post count in a daily average figure so i can see how much of a loser im becoming
   

   gadzooks Dark Matter [keratinize my mild-tasting blossoming]

   Originally posted by Lanny Diving numbers is too sophisticated of mathematics for computers to perform, absolutely no way this feature could be added

   
   Maybe when quantum computers come out.
2. 2019-03-13 at 3:34 AM UTC in Vindictive Vinny likes his girls prepubescent and without titties..
   

   gadzooks Dark Matter [keratinize my mild-tasting blossoming]
   Hard pass for me.
   
   Gotta have titties.
3. 2019-03-13 at 3:33 AM UTC in drank a lotta poppy tea
   

   gadzooks Dark Matter [keratinize my mild-tasting blossoming]

   Originally posted by OG_GREENPLASTIC_JOHNSON_III kinda thinking about just swallowing 30 mg xanax just to see what happens.

   
   Ummm.... Is that a typo?
4. 2019-03-13 at 3:33 AM UTC in How many people actually hooked up on DH?
   

   gadzooks Dark Matter [keratinize my mild-tasting blossoming]
   I can only discern from the name that it was a site that centered around dating and/or hooking up.
   
   Was it frequently successful in that regard?
   
   Or was it just a bunch of people shitposting like us here at NiS?
5. 2019-03-13 at 3:31 AM UTC in I never knew DH Had a twitter account
   

   gadzooks Dark Matter [keratinize my mild-tasting blossoming]

   Originally posted by mmQ I picture this line in an Alanis Morrisette song.

   
   Isn't it ironic?
6. 2019-03-13 at 3:28 AM UTC in Question for females regarding sexual harrassment..
   

   gadzooks Dark Matter [keratinize my mild-tasting blossoming]

   Originally posted by mmQ For example, if a stranger came up to you and hugged you, would you feel harrassed?

   
   I could see how one might "feel" harassed in such a scenario, but if they were to actually call the cops and try to have the dude convicted of a crime, I'd say she's an absolute cunt.
   
   

   Originally posted by mmQ Or if they kissed your cheek? (We had kiss-o-grams in HS where people could send kisses to other people and it was essentially that- a stranger kissing your cheek with bright red lipstick, without your permission.)

   
   From a legal standpoint, one could actually turn this into a criminal case, sadly.
   
   I remember reading about some 4th grader or something going up and kissing some girl on the playground at school, and there was an Internet "feminist" rage storm as a result.
   
   

   Originally posted by mmQ Or what if they scratched your head real quick and moaned while doing it?

   
   I think this is one of those cases where the woman would be weirded out, and (perhaps justifiably) feel harassed...
   
   But it would be difficult to prove in court that it was sexually motivated.
   
   

   Originally posted by mmQ Or showed you their penis one time real quick.

   
   Now that one... Most women would consider that harassment.
   
   Me personally? I call it a friendly greeting.
   
   ^jk
7. 2019-03-13 at 3:02 AM UTC in The Hard Problem of Consciousness
   

   gadzooks Dark Matter [keratinize my mild-tasting blossoming]
   SHARK, I want to apologize for calling you a pseudo-intellectual blowhard.
   
   I'm reading up on this IIT research and it's actually pretty fucking fascinating.
   
   Back when I took that seminar in philosophy of mind / consciousness, this area of inquiry was in it's infancy, so I don't think I had any exposure to it.
   
   This kind of research is so right up my alley I could devote an entire academic career to it (in fact, I considered that at one point).
   
   Anyway, thank you for introducing me to Integrated Information Theory.
   
   
8. 2019-03-13 at 2:47 AM UTC in Where is the line between being a junkie and not?
   

   gadzooks Dark Matter [keratinize my mild-tasting blossoming]
   Well I'm immune to all word filters myself, so I'm good to go either way.
   
   DXM, alligators, kroz, SoyBoy, etc.
9. 2019-03-13 at 2:44 AM UTC in Do posts to The Mongolvoid count towards total user post count?
   

   gadzooks Dark Matter [keratinize my mild-tasting blossoming]
   Reddit.
10. 2019-03-13 at 2:43 AM UTC in Do posts to The Mongolvoid count towards total user post count?
    

    gadzooks Dark Matter [keratinize my mild-tasting blossoming]
    Testing some word enhancements...
    
    bundy.
    Christmas.
    Dear.
    beta.
    Beta.
    Millenial.
11. 2019-03-13 at 1:23 AM UTC in The Hard Problem of Consciousness
    

    gadzooks Dark Matter [keratinize my mild-tasting blossoming]

    Originally posted by SHARK Listen dipshit, you have been babbling this the entire time and it is just making you look like a retard.
    
    We already accept report to be a sign of consciousness in living beings. The very fact that you're talking about consciousness at all by making air waves through your mouth and a pattern of ATP discharges that actuate your keyboard means we have a genuine measuring instrument available. The entire point of this discussion at large is to figure out what aspect of that instrument leads to consciousness. We already have a for-sure "maximal" neural correlate of consciousness, it is the brain et al.
    
    The way to test for consciousness is to take an approach similar to Integrated Information Theory, which tries to find what type of physical structures could support the phenomenological properties of consciousness, then proposes to test minimal neural correlates of consciousness (MNCCs) against the phenomenology.
    
    One, in this framework you would test for a value called Phi to test for integration and "how conscious" a system is due to the level of integration. This is basically a test of how many interconnections each informational unit in a system is subject to. The conscious state is essentially just this state in any given instant.
    
    Two, you can test it by using the accepted report hardware, the brain. This is actually a current area of neuroscience research. You can simply stimulate a particular set of neural structures and generate a conscious experience, then record report from the subject.
    
    In fact we understand consciousness so well as an idea that researchers, a priori and from current neuroscience research and knowledge, and known principles were able to create a brand now optical illusion, never before practically or empirically observed until it was tested, and replicated.

    
    So then let's say we actually isolate these physical substrates, and create an entire mapping of neural structures / neural activity to each and every possible conscious experience, I'm still not seeing how that proves physical monism.
    
    Does IIT even try to address issues like animal consciousness or machine consciousness?
    
    If these neural correlates are merely coding the information that produces phenomenological experience, then it stands to reason that consciousness is not a phenomenon restricted to biological entities.
    
    

    Originally posted by SHARK That's how much predictive purchase we have over the concept already. I thought you were a psych major or some shit? Do you actually read any consciousness research literature or just jerk off to the conversation like anime nerds who have fantasy battles?

    
    Psychology is an incredibly vast field.
    
    It just so happens I took a fourth-year seminar on philosophy of mind and consciousness. But that was nearly a decade ago. Knowledge fades over time. Also, IIT is pretty new so I haven't had much of a chance to explore it.
12. 2019-03-13 at 1:06 AM UTC in Where is the line between being a junkie and not?
    

    gadzooks Dark Matter [keratinize my mild-tasting blossoming]
    Do the word filters make some people experience anger?
13. 2019-03-13 at 1:05 AM UTC in Where is the line between being a junkie and not?
    

    gadzooks Dark Matter [keratinize my mild-tasting blossoming]
    *filters.
14. 2019-03-13 at 12:57 AM UTC in White guy getting hassled at Indian food market
    

    gadzooks Dark Matter [keratinize my mild-tasting blossoming]

    Originally posted by Erekshun What did you just say?

    
    ^What _the ^fuck _did ^you _just ^fucking _say ^about _me, ^you _little ^bitch? _I'll ^have _you ^know _I ^graduated _top ^of _my ^class _in ^the _Navy ^Seals, _and ^I've _been ^involved _in ^numerous _secret ^raids _on ^Al-Quaeda, _and ^I _have ^over ₃₀₀ ^confirmed _kills. ^I _am ^trained _in ^gorilla _warfare ^and _I'm ^the _top ^sniper _in ^the _entire ^US _armed ^forces. _You ^are _nothing ^to _me ^but _just ^another _target. ^I _will ^wipe _you ^the _fuck ^out _with ^precision _the ^likes _of ^which _has ^never _been ^seen _before ^on _this ^Earth, _mark ^my _fucking ^words. _You ^think _you ^can _get ^away _with ^saying _that ^shit _to ^me _over ^the _Internet? ^Think _again, ^fucker. _As ^we _speak ^I _am ^contacting _my ^secret _network ^of _spies ^across _the ^USA _and ^your _IP ^is _being ^traced _right ^now _so ^you _better ^prepare _for ^the _storm, ^maggot. _The ^storm _that ^wipes _out ^the _pathetic ^little _thing ^you _call ^your _life. ^You're _fucking ^dead, _kid. ^I _can ^be _anywhere, ^anytime, _and ^I _can ^kill _you ⁱⁿ _over ^seven _hundred ^ways, _and ^that's _just ^with _my ^bare _hands. ^Not _only ^am _I ^extensively _trained ⁱⁿ _unarmed ^combat, _but ^I _have ^access _to ^the _entire ^arsenal _of ^the _United ^States _Marine ^Corps _and ^I _will ^use _it ^to _its ^full _extent ^to _wipe ^your _miserable ^ass _off ^the _face ^of _the ^continent, _you ^little _shit. ^If _only ^you _could ^have _known ^what _unholy ^retribution _your ^little _"clever" ^comment _was ^about _to ^bring _down ^upon _you, ^maybe _you ^would _have ^held _your ^fucking _tongue. ^But _you ^couldn't, _you ^didn't, _and ^now _you're ^paying _the ^price, _you ^goddamn _idiot. ^I _will ^shit _fury ^all _over ^you _and ^you _will ^drown _in ^it. _You're ^fucking _dead, ^kiddo.
15. 2019-03-13 at 12:41 AM UTC in White guy getting hassled at Indian food market
    

    gadzooks Dark Matter [keratinize my mild-tasting blossoming]

    Originally posted by Erekshun Gook (Guk) for Asians. I mean they call themselves Guk but if I do I am racists. Fucking gooks.

    
    Or rice niggers.
    
    (Every ethnicity has to have a slur that includes the N-word).
16. 2019-03-13 at 12:40 AM UTC in Power to the Plurals
    

    gadzooks Dark Matter [keratinize my mild-tasting blossoming]

    Originally posted by We Fractal Plurality Yes it is everyone else, all of us.

    
    Wait, so pluralities overlap?
    
    Does this mean that you are a plurality of mine, and I am a plurality of yours?
17. 2019-03-13 at 12:25 AM UTC in White guy getting hassled at Indian food market
    

    gadzooks Dark Matter [keratinize my mild-tasting blossoming]
    Some ethnic slur dictionary time:
    
    Irish: Potato nigger, Mick.
    Italian: Ginny, wop, goomba, olive nigger.
    German: Kraut.
    
    Any more to add...?
18. 2019-03-13 at 12:19 AM UTC in Power to the Plurals
    

    gadzooks Dark Matter [keratinize my mild-tasting blossoming]
    One of my plurals is a certified medical doctor.
    
    That's how I write all my own prescriptions.
19. 2019-03-13 at 12:17 AM UTC in Power to the Plurals
    

    gadzooks Dark Matter [keratinize my mild-tasting blossoming]

    Originally posted by Technologist Scron?

    
    I can't imagine it being anyone else.
20. 2019-03-13 at 12:12 AM UTC in The Hard Problem of Consciousness
    

    gadzooks Dark Matter [keratinize my mild-tasting blossoming]

    Originally posted by Krow they why do I have an ear infection from hell?

    
    The ear infection is merely an idea in the mind of God.
    
    ^{Note: I am actually not a metaphysical idealist / mind-body non-physical monist.}