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2019-02-23 at 2:01 AM UTC in So tell me about GabapentinIt's one of the few psychopharmaceuticals I haven't tried yet, and, even more unlikely one of the very few GABA-based psychopharmacologicals I haven't tried.
The reason I have somewhat of an obsession with GABA-based drugs is because they are often targeted at anxiety management, and I am plagued by all kinds of anxiety and am trying to find something that works, but with minimal undesired side effects.
For comparative reference, the following drugs/medications influence GABA activity:
1. Benzodiazepines (alprazalom/xanax, clonazepam/Klonopin, diazepam/Valium, etc - there are many, all with slightly different GABA subunit specifity and different duration of effect).
2. Alcohol (kinda... Alcohol is surprisingly complex pharmacalogically speaking).
3. A broad range of anti-epilectics (this includes benzodiazepines as well).
It's actually pretty obscure on the black market, since it's recreational value is pretty low compared to, say, benzos.
I'm pretty sure I've seen at least one person mention having experimented with it around here, or it might have been pregabalin/Lyrica (I frequently mix them up because they're two of the more obscure GABA-targeting drugs out there).
GABA plays a major role in neural inhibition, and this is why it's often used for things like anxiety, sedation / inducing sleep, and for intentionally inducing amnesia (e.g. midazolam for surgery, etc), as well as reducing the chances of seizures / epileptic activity, and even in pain management in some cases (this is one way in which Gabapentin is kind of unique for a GABAergic drug). -
2019-02-23 at 1:05 AM UTC in Who doesn't enjoy a nice, relaxing day of dog toss on a Sunday afternoon?
Originally posted by Nil Not related in the slightest but the soviets tried to use anti-tank dogs, strapping explosives to them and sending them out.
Originally posted by wiki! Another serious training mistake was revealed later; the Soviets used their own diesel-engine tanks to train the dogs rather than German tanks which had gasoline engines.[5] As the dogs relied on their acute sense of smell, the dogs sought out familiar Soviet tanks instead of strange-smelling German tanks.
….lol
Damn... That idea seems like it was just an all around disaster... for everyone involved, whether hominid or canine. -
2019-02-23 at 12:52 AM UTC in Who doesn't enjoy a nice, relaxing day of dog toss on a Sunday afternoon?A traditional North American sport played primarily in army fatigues for some reason:
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2019-02-23 at 12:48 AM UTC in ɹɐǝʎ ʇsɐl oooos sᴉ ǝpoɯ dn ǝpᴉs-ʇɥƃᴉɹ / pɹɐʍɹoɟ uᴉ ƃuᴉʇsoԀThe reason a dictionary (key/value pair) is ideal, though, to either an if-elseif-else chain OR a switch/case statement is that you can use the same dictionary to look things up in the other direction rather easily.
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2019-02-23 at 12:47 AM UTC in ɹɐǝʎ ʇsɐl oooos sᴉ ǝpoɯ dn ǝpᴉs-ʇɥƃᴉɹ / pɹɐʍɹoɟ uᴉ ƃuᴉʇsoԀIt actually apparantly needs semicolons after each:
return 'LETTER'
return 'LETTER';
One thing I prefer about python is you don't have to muck around with semicolons (BUT, many would argue that "whitespace isn't syntax"). -
2019-02-23 at 12:42 AM UTC in ɹɐǝʎ ʇsɐl oooos sᴉ ǝpoɯ dn ǝpᴉs-ʇɥƃᴉɹ / pɹɐʍɹoɟ uᴉ ƃuᴉʇsoԀ
Originally posted by -SpectraL
// JavaScript Document
function tweet(){
var flipped = document.f.flipped.value;
}
function flip() {
var result = flipString(document.f.original.value);
document.f.flipped.value = result;
document.getElementById('tweet').href = "http://twitter.com/home?status="+result;
}
function flipString(aString) {
aString = aString.toLowerCase();
var last = aString.length - 1;
var result = "";
for (var i = last; i >= 0; --i) {
result += flipChar(aString.charAt(i))
}
return result;
}
function flipChar(c) {
if (c == 'a') {
return '\u0250'
}
else if (c == 'b') {
return 'q'
}
else if (c == 'c') {
return '\u0254'
}
else if (c == 'd') {
return 'p'
}
else if (c == 'e') {
return '\u01DD'
}
else if (c == 'f') {
return '\u025F'
}
else if (c == 'g') {
return 'b'
}
else if (c == 'h') {
return '\u0265'
}
else if (c == 'i') {
return '\u0131'//'\u0131\u0323'
}
else if (c == 'j') {
return '\u0638'
}
else if (c == 'k') {
return '\u029E'
}
else if (c == 'l') {
return '\u05DF'
}
else if (c == 'm') {
return '\u026F'
}
else if (c == 'n') {
return 'u'
}
else if (c == 'o') {
return 'o'
}
else if (c == 'p') {
return 'd'
}
else if (c == 'q') {
return 'b'
}
else if (c == 'r') {
return '\u0279'
}
else if (c == 's') {
return 's'
}
else if (c == 't') {
return '\u0287'
}
else if (c == 'u') {
return 'n'
}
else if (c == 'v') {
return '\u028C'
}
else if (c == 'w') {
return '\u028D'
}
else if (c == 'x') {
return 'x'
}
else if (c == 'y') {
return '\u028E'
}
else if (c == 'z') {
return 'z'
}
else if (c == '[') {
return ']'
}
else if (c == ']') {
return '['
}
else if (c == '(') {
return ')'
}
else if (c == ')') {
return '('
}
else if (c == '{') {
return '}'
}
else if (c == '}') {
return '{'
}
else if (c == '?') {
return '\u00BF'
}
else if (c == '\u00BF') {
return '?'
}
else if (c == '!') {
return '\u00A1'
}
else if (c == "\'") {
return ','
}
else if (c == ',') {
return "\'"
}
else if (c == '.') {
return '\u02D9'
}
else if (c == '_') {
return '\u203E'
}
else if (c == ';') {
return '\u061B'
}
else if (c == '9') {
return '6'
}
else if (c == '6') {
return '9'
}
return c;
}
The only thing I would maybe modify on that (although it's not exactly necessary, but might look a bit tidier) would be to use either a case switch, or the same kind of associative array (JSON-style key/value pair)...
switch(c) {
case 'a':
return '\u0250'
case 'b':
return 'q'
case 'c':
return '\u0254'
case 'd':
return 'p'
case 'e':
return '\u01DD'
case 'f':
return '\u025F'
case 'g':
return 'b'
case 'h':
return '\u0265'
case 'i':
return '\u0131'//'\u0131\u0323'
case 'j':
return '\u0638'
case 'k':
return '\u029E'
case 'l':
return '\u05DF'
case 'm':
return '\u026F'
case 'n':
return 'u'
case 'o':
return 'o'
case 'p':
return 'd'
case 'q':
return 'b'
case 'r':
return '\u0279'
case 's':
return 's'
case 't':
return '\u0287'
case 'u':
return 'n'
case 'v':
return '\u028C'
case 'w':
return '\u028D'
case 'x':
return 'x'
case 'y':
return '\u028E'
case 'z':
return 'z'
case '[':
return ']'
case ']':
return '['
case '(':
return ')'
case ')':
return '('
case '{':
return '}'
case '}':
return '{'
case '?':
return '\u00BF'
case '\u00BF':
return '?'
case '!':
return '\u00A1'
case "\'":
return ','
case ',':
return "\'"
case '.':
return '\u02D9'
case '_':
return '\u203E'
case ';':
return '\u061B'
case '9':
return '6'
case '6':
return '9'
default:
return c
}
I'm not 100% sure if it's syntactically correct because I haven't tested it or linted it or anything like that, but a case switch would look essentially like that. -
2019-02-23 at 12:30 AM UTC in ɹɐǝʎ ʇsɐl oooos sᴉ ǝpoɯ dn ǝpᴉs-ʇɥƃᴉɹ / pɹɐʍɹoɟ uᴉ ƃuᴉʇsoԀOr do the letters sometimes look different from different scroll-levels (you never know with these funky characters)?
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2019-02-23 at 12:30 AM UTC in ɹɐǝʎ ʇsɐl oooos sᴉ ǝpoɯ dn ǝpᴉs-ʇɥƃᴉɹ / pɹɐʍɹoɟ uᴉ ƃuᴉʇsoԀDid you do a ninja edit?
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2019-02-23 at 12:29 AM UTC in ɹɐǝʎ ʇsɐl oooos sᴉ ǝpoɯ dn ǝpᴉs-ʇɥƃᴉɹ / pɹɐʍɹoɟ uᴉ ƃuᴉʇsoԀ
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2019-02-22 at 11:44 PM UTC in ɹɐǝʎ ʇsɐl oooos sᴉ ǝpoɯ dn ǝpᴉs-ʇɥƃᴉɹ / pɹɐʍɹoɟ uᴉ ƃuᴉʇsoԀ
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2019-02-22 at 10:48 PM UTC in ɹɐǝʎ ʇsɐl oooos sᴉ ǝpoɯ dn ǝpᴉs-ʇɥƃᴉɹ / pɹɐʍɹoɟ uᴉ ƃuᴉʇsoԀTo add some content (to kinda sorta justify this being in SG and not in HB)...
How I did it:
l = {
'a':('ɐ', '(U+0250)', 'ɐ'),
'b':('q'),
'c':('ɔ', '(U+0254)', 'ɔ'),
'd':('p'),
'e':('ǝ', '(U+01DD)', 'ǝ'),
'f':('ɟ', '(U+025F)', 'ɟ'),
'g':('ƃ', '(U+0183)', 'ƃ'),
'h':('ɥ', '(U+0265)', 'ɥ'),
'i':('ᴉ', '(U+1D09)', 'ᴉ'),
'j':('ɾ', '(U+027E)', 'ɾ'),
'k':('ʞ', '(U+029E)', 'ʞ'),
'l':('l'),
'm':('ɯ', '(U+026F)', 'ɯ'),
'n':('u'),
'o':('o'),
'p':('d'),
'q':('b'),
'r':('ɹ', '(U+0279)', 'ɹ'),
's':('s'),
't':('ʇ', '(U+0287)', 'ʇ'),
'u':('n'),
'v':('ʌ', '(U+028C)', 'ʌ'),
'w':('ʍ', '(U+028D)', 'ʍ'),
'x':('x'),
'y':('ʎ', '(U+028E)', 'ʎ'),
'z':('z'),
'A':('∀', '(U+2200)', '∀'),
'B':('B'),
'C':('Ɔ', '(U+0186)', 'Ɔ'),
'D':('D'),
'E':('Ǝ', '(U+018E)', 'Ǝ'),
'F':('Ⅎ', '(U+2132)', 'Ⅎ'),
'G':('פ', '(U+05E4)', 'פ'),
'H':('H'),
'I':('I'),
'J':('ſ', '(U+017F)', 'ſ'),
'K':('K'),
'L':('˥', '(U+02E5)', '˥'),
'M':('W'),
'N':('N'),
'O':('O'),
'P':('Ԁ', '(U+0500)', 'Ԁ'),
'Q':('Q'),
'R':('R'),
'S':('S'),
'T':('┴', '(U+2534)', '┴'),
'U':('∩', '(U+2229)', '∩'),
'V':('Λ', '(U+039B)', 'Λ'),
'W':('M'),
'X':('X'),
'Y':('⅄', '(U+2144)', '⅄'),
'Z':('Z'),
'0':('0'),
'1':('Ɩ', '(U+0196)', 'Ɩ'),
'2':('ᄅ', '(U+1105)', 'ᄅ'),
'3':('Ɛ', '(U+0190)', 'Ɛ'),
'4':('ㄣ', '(U+3123)', 'ㄣ'),
'5':('ϛ', '(U+03DB)', 'ϛ'),
'6':('9'),
'7':('ㄥ', '(U+3125)', 'ㄥ'),
'8':('8'),
'9':('6'),
',':(''),
'.':('˙', '(U+02D9)', '˙'),
'?':('¿', '(U+00BF)', '¿'),
'!':('¡', '(U+00A1)', '¡'),
'"':(',,'),
'':(','),
'`':(','),
'(':(')'),
')':('('),
'[':(']'),
']':('['),
'{':('}'),
'}':('{'),
'<':('>'),
'>':('<'),
'&':('⅋', '(U+214B)', '⅋'),
'_':('‾', '(U+203E)', '‾'),
}
def convert_phrase(phrase: str):
return "".join([l.get(c, c)[0] for c in list(phrase)])
def reverse_phrase(phrase: str):
return phrase[::-1]
print(reverse_phrase(convert_phrase("Hello")))
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2019-02-22 at 10:46 PM UTC in ɹɐǝʎ ʇsɐl oooos sᴉ ǝpoɯ dn ǝpᴉs-ʇɥƃᴉɹ / pɹɐʍɹoɟ uᴉ ƃuᴉʇsoԀCAPITAL R!!! ¡¡¡R ˥∀┴IԀ∀Ɔ
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2019-02-22 at 10:36 PM UTC in ɹɐǝʎ ʇsɐl oooos sᴉ ǝpoɯ dn ǝpᴉs-ʇɥƃᴉɹ / pɹɐʍɹoɟ uᴉ ƃuᴉʇsoԀ˙uɐq-ɐʇsuᴉ ɔᴉʇɐɯoʇnɐ :spɹɐʍɹoɟ puɐ dn ǝpᴉs-ʇɥƃᴉɹ ʇsod noʎ ɟI
˙˥ɐɹʇɔǝdS- oʇ sʇno ʇnoɥS ˙uʍop ǝpᴉsdn sɹoʇᴉuoɯ ɹᴉǝɥʇ dᴉlɟ sɐƃƃᴉu lɐǝR -
2019-02-22 at 10:28 PM UTC in Russians getting horny
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2019-02-22 at 9:54 PM UTC in Return of the Oct
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2019-02-22 at 9:52 PM UTC in Return of the Oct
Originally posted by Bologna Nacho How much does admin pay?
It costs a certain amount of money in server fees, and a great degree of time maintaining order.
Of course, the vast majority here will still find ample reasons to complain about the quality of service they are getting, because so many people seem to think it's a constitutional right and that Lanny is some kind of government employee obligated to accommodate every request, no matter how outlandish, with tremendous expediency. -
2019-02-22 at 9:45 PM UTC in Return of the Oct
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2019-02-22 at 9:18 PM UTC in Return of the Oct
Originally posted by Octavian Can a mod please set this pic of Octavian as my avatar? I cba changing pic size etc.
Thanks!
There aren't really "mods" in the same way as there were on Totse and Zoklet.
It's pretty much just Lanny andSophie (AKA: Psychomanthis)* as admins.
* Somewhere along the line I got the impression Sophie was a co-admin. I have no idea where I got that from, and I can't determine it from his user profile, so I'm gonna strike that out for now. -
2019-02-22 at 9:04 PM UTC in Jussie Smollett is a hero
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2019-02-22 at 9:03 PM UTC in Return of the OctOh and here's another thread that might induce some nostalgia: https://niggasin.space/thread/33678.
Another thing I plan on hosting alongside the original (as of about 2009, I think) text file repository from totse.com (not the forums... that's WAY too much data to have archived at the time, and I doubt anyone did because nobody really saw Totse's shutdown coming) is at least some selected highlights from the forums that either I personally archived, or other people have and I've collated it into the same collection.
Heck, I might just make it a publicly editable Wiki (MAYBE... I don't want to take on too much here because I gotta pay bills and rent and whatnot so I need to obtain, and sustain, a day job).
