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2017-07-10 at 2:40 AM UTC in The Retarded Thread: Click Here for AIDS
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2017-07-10 at 2:07 AM UTC in Recommend me CHILDREN'S BOOKS...
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2017-07-10 at 2 AM UTC in Recommend me CHILDREN'S BOOKS...The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2017-07-10 at 1:46 AM UTC in Recommend me a book...
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2017-07-10 at 1:10 AM UTC in Recommend me a book...I liked the game of thrones collection. It's a lot of fuckin reading tho. I think I read each one for a week.
Tolkiens books.
I hope you meant fictional stories. I enjoyed some somewhat religious books like The art of happiness etcThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2017-07-10 at 1:06 AM UTC in Recommend me CHILDREN'S BOOKS...Three Billy Goats GruffThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2017-07-10 at 1:04 AM UTC in The Retarded Thread: Click Here for AIDS
Originally posted by Lanny mmm baby, hurts so good
Do you genuinely enjoy some forms of masochism? I do plan on giving casual relationships and sex a chance, so it's going to be interesting to experiment and discover just what I want. There's actually pretty solid data that people with asperger's are far more likely than the general pop. to have...unusual sexual tastes.
For example, among males the self-reported rate of homosexuality and bisexuality is a substantially higher, close to two fold the general pop. IIRC. Gender dysphoria is also immensely overrepresented. I don't know if specific fetishes have been studied, like BDSM, but this does seem to be the primary one, by far, that they tend to discover they greatly enjoy.
I've honestly thought about attempting to become a sadist in the bay area/SF BDSM community eventually simply because I genuinely enjoy abusing people and their suffering. Of course I know BDSM is completely different, what the boundaries are. I'd have to learn what the process is. Seems pretty intimidating and awkward to me, having a group of new people judge you, the sub/micro-culture.
I don't know how well advertising myself as asexual would go, which I may genuinely be (I'll have to verify), because I don't necessarily want to engage in sex, although I wouldn't have a problem using objects, even digits.
It's consensual and the sub enjoys it, so it's perfectly ethical. It could be a healthy outlet for my...desires. Then I wouldn't feel compelled to behave like this online or in other situations because I've already been satiated, have a replacement for them that's far superior.
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2017-07-10 at 12:56 AM UTC in Recommend me CHILDREN'S BOOKS...All these fifty years of conscious brooding have brought me no nearer to the answer to the question, 'What are light quanta?' Nowadays every Tom, D i c k and Harry thinks he knows it, but he is mistaken. -Albert Einstein 1953
nowadays everything energy, everything quantum.
do you really know what is energy? not even einstein.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2017-07-10 at 12:52 AM UTC in The Retarded Thread: Click Here for AIDSPost above yours, in case you missed it.
Until the end I thought you were just mocking me in your first paragraph. That's really surprising.
Btw, do you know the reason why upper level math is required in majors that don't even really use it, that isn't even used in careers in that field? It's to narrow down the pool of people that are able to achieve high marks and complete the major. No, I'm not kidding, it's essentially a selection/screening process. There are a variety of traits that mathematical ability and being able to pass these courses, achieve high marks, is strongly correlated with, dependent on, really. I don't mean purely cognitive in the sense that they're used directly in problem solving. The primary one that is't in that category is conscientiousness, which is one of the most important traits for being able to do well in school and work, one of the strongest predictors.
These math classes are highly g-loaded, they're strongly correlated with the general factor of intelligence, which IQ is a measurement of. So, basically, if you're able to pass these classes there's a far higher chance that you're actually suited for these fields and will be able to pass higher level classes, complete your major. Weeding out the unsuitable benefits them because the sooner they learn they aren't suitable or capable, the sooner they can decide what else to do. It also saves resources by keeping them from wasting time, space, and money by being in those higher level classes that they're screening for. A very beneficial aspect of this is that smaller class sizes, a smaller student to teacher ratio, allows more individual attention (extremely valuable, especially the higher the level, further you are into the major), a higher average quality of peers, which improves debates and discussions, the people who can assist each other.
I'm extremely critical of the education system, particularly higher education, but it's also a fascinating subject to study. The multitude of profound societal effects it has, effects on individual lives, exactly what flaws it contains, the explanation of why, analysis of the direct effects and what stems from them, what the optimal policies would be etc.
Oh, as to the screening and the multiple benefits it has, there are alternate ways it can be accomplished without those classes, which are really a very inefficient way of doing so, and with a higher level of accuracy/efficacy.
It's really a fucking dick move, still. Having to go through that, and this is a primary reason? I swear, if a professor ever asks the class why they think we're (required to) taking it, what the benefits are, or brings up the whole "You might never use it IRL, but it's teaching you how to think." bullshit spiel I'm going to raise my hand and go on a rant about this, ignoring any requests to be quiet, let someone else butt in, or allow the class to move on, as many times as I can get away with. I am not afraid and I will not be silenced, I know exactly what impression it will make on the prof. and that's exactly what I want. He is enabling this barbaric system!The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2017-07-10 at 12:46 AM UTC in Heterosexuals: Have you ever been in a gay bar?I've never cared if people were gay for as long as I can remember, at least back til the 2nd grade when I learned what the word gay means, but I've always kind of thought the word homophobia was stupid because it's not like people are afraid of gay people like they are spiders or heights. But as I get older I'm starting to realize it's a very accurate term. There's simply no other explanation for the reaction people like infinitycuck and hiki-whatever have towards something so arbitrary as who strangers choose to have sex with. Like for real, infinitycuck definitely has some repressed homosexuality in his little brain somewhere that he is terrified of letting out.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2017-07-10 at 12:45 AM UTC in The Retarded Thread: Click Here for AIDS
Originally posted by sploo hahaha did litemex get you addicted to heroin? true love
Well, actually, I would say I got MYSELF addicted. He wasn't holding a gun to my head or anything, I make my own choices. He was however, the first person to ever shoot me up. Before that I had never shot anything. I'd mainly smoked/snorted crystal and tried smoking H a few times. The times I had tried smoking H were pretty random, I never had bought it but I'd be with someone who was smoking it and they'd offer me a hit. I wasn't too impressed but it helped mellow out my crystal. Needless to say, when I tried H the way you're supposed to do it, it was much better than I had experienced before. I remember it took me a while to get hooked though. I was used to uppers so the first few times shooting H, I thought it was too much and just fell asleep a lot of times. After building a slight tolerance was when I grew to love it. It replaced all other substances and became #1.
Originally posted by sploo hahaha did litemex get you addicted to heroin? true love
You could perceive it that way, sure. But I am not going to put the blame on another person for something I chose to do & continued to choose to do.
He also was the one that was there for me when we decided to quit. He was able to score the suboxone, I was able to get the gabapentin. It helps having someone there for you when you're going through something as rough as quitting heroin. It wasn't easy, it took a lot out of me, but eventually, I was able to quit shooting H. And, I hope that I never go back. Like the popular saying goes, "I know I have another relapse in me, but I don't know if I have another recovery left in me."The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2017-07-10 at 12:41 AM UTC in The Retarded Thread: Click Here for AIDSAll beer is good for is making you broke and passing out in your contacts. Maybe it was all the lyrica and klonopin on top of it... but I woke up and couldn't remember what I had done.
Hopefully no one ever finds out.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2017-07-10 at 12:21 AM UTC in Recommend me a book...I haven't really read many new books recently. As a result, I'll pick from these classics, which are $5 a pop, so you can get 10 really good books and hopefully become a more cultured person
https://m.barnesandnoble.com/b/bn-classics-your-choice-5-each/_/N-2mie
1. The Count of Monte Cristo
This is basically my favourite book of all time. I'd go so far as to say it's one of the greatest stories ever told. I loved the unabridged version, which was very much about the period.
2. Essential Dialogues of Plato
Just one I think everyone should read at least once.
3. Don Quixote
This one is also a phenomenal book. I can't exaggerate how fucking funny it can be either. Great as a light read.
4. Heart of Darkness
Just a very important book to read, specially in this day and when identity politics are taking center stage, and race is such a topic of conversation.
5. Journey To The Center of the Earth
This is another one you'll like for pure excitement and adventure. I consider this to be an essential.
6. The Wasteland, And Other Poems
T.S. Eliot, nuff said.
7. Republic, Plato
Another absolute essential.
8. King Solomon's Mines
In the same vein as JTTCOTE, fucking amazing story in general.
9. Scaramouche: A Romance of the French Revolution
Just an absolutely fascinating tale all around.
10. Anna Karenina
You know when I said TCOMC was one of the greatest stories ever told? Well this is the argument against it being the greatest. The reason why it's number 10 is because it is not an exciting story in the sense that a reader in 2017 might think of an exciting story. But it is insanely engaging and we'll told.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2017-07-10 at 12:18 AM UTC in The Retarded Thread: Click Here for AIDSDamn it's hot af in my city today. I feel my skin burning as soon as I step out the front door. It's even hotter when you're forced to wear long sleeves to cover up those fun but probably not so smart life decisions that happened over the weekend. At least it's only for a few days and not the entire summer like when I used to do H. I'm so glad I'm not a daily H shooter anymore. Looking back I don't even know why I kept up with it, I only felt satisfaction for a fraction amount of the time, besides those short lasted moments, life was pretty sucky. Not being able to find a vein, dealing with sketchy middlemen, trying to go to class & work while being sick. Thank god for suboxone, gabapentin, and Crouton. (wish i could stills core gabapentin).
A little bit of clear here and there isn't as damning as some might think. Wish I could go back to smoking it but that's not gonna happen. Why waste time in the clouds, when you could get straight to the point?
Hope everyone had a great weekend! Life isn't so bad, I think I'm pretty happy. (Let's hope I feel the same when my sack is empty & I'm feeling crappy).The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2017-07-10 at 12:15 AM UTC in The Retarded Thread: Click Here for AIDS
Originally posted by Lanny Lol, you've never even done mathematics, probably couldn't even produce a meaningful definition for it on the spot. Not that it's your fault, being a product of American primary and secondary education, but you should at least realize that your exposure to the field is, uhhh, not really representative of the field proper. And of course it doesn't change anything about your criticisms of mathematics in school, but again, sort of a strawman if you intended it as a critique of mathematics per se. Also the stats comment is kinda comic. Lockhart wrote a famous paper on this I think you might like: https://www.maa.org/external_archive/devlin/LockhartsLament.pdf
Lanny, you were probably the kind of kid who had his parents buy him books of math problems that he solved for fun. You're a fucking computer science major that's genuinely passionate about it, has had a strong interest since a teenager, and didn't choose the major or occupation for the money (Well, I mean, you have stated that you work for an industry you described as essentially being Satan, but you know what I mean.).
You are not normal. You should know that the vast majority of people aren't like you. And that's fine, of course I'm even more abnormal in my own way.
To be perfectly clear, I was not criticizing mathematics itself. Of course I understand its immense value, the numerous profound contributions and effects it's had on society! Anyone who isn't an idiot should have grasped the extent of this. I can even understand the immense beauty of it, the joy others find in the field, the fascination, sense of wonder.
You're absolutely right, no, I could not produce a meaningful definition on the spot. The thing is, I haven't decided to build my social identity on being a pseudo-intellectual who hopes to be endearing and is profoundly insecure about his own intelligence and knowledge, his competence and skills, and how others perceive, particularly due to the social environment of the segments of san Francisco that he's involved in, how his peers are generally all highly intelligent, knowledgeable, and skilled as well, many far beyond his level, and he finds it painfully difficult to give the impression, have others perceive him, as being a person who consistently has the conversational skills and personality traits (Without alcohol, particularly around people he doesn't know, effect augmented if the environment is unknown as well: Awkward, quiet, introverted, soft spoken) to produce engaging dialogue, to say things that are substantial and interesting while speaking on important matters, especially considering that for the vast majority of people computer science and what you do at work are not interesting subjects in the slightest, rendering your occupation and primary field of study, your main interest that you majored in, impotent.
Ultimately, I have absolutely no interest in working in any field, in devoting part of my life occupationally or through independent efforts, to mathematics, to anything that would regularly involve the use of advanced mathematics (Don't assume what I mean by "advanced"). Everyone has different interests, things they want to specialize in.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2017-07-10 at 12:10 AM UTC in Recommend me a book...Anything by Robert Anton Wilson.
Good author and he is well versed on the world we live in.
Well he was, He died awhile back but he will live on in many works that people love.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2017-07-10 at 12:05 AM UTC in I miss Hab's Rooftop CasinoMaybe we'd still have cool members like that if someone could keep a site going longer than a year.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2017-07-09 at 11:57 PM UTC in The Retarded Thread: Click Here for AIDS
Originally posted by sploo literally every single person who takes tests on that website. and the norms are still statistically valid. what this means is that people without training would score lower than their real iq score, and people with training would score similar to how they score on psychologist administered tests. this means that the tests are extremely hard and it is actually an imperative to have taken a lot of iq tests before. this is how the site is able to eliminate the practice effect. it has a tendency to DEFLATE rather than INFLATE scores, so for a person to get a non-deflated score, they would have to take many tests. the reason this is still valid is because many of the people who provided correlations to psychologist-administered tests did so before any intelligence testing whatsoever. so their original test scores are correlated to their trained test scores, leading to a deflated norm that can provide unrealistically low iq scores but cannot provide unrealistically high scores, which is much better.
my point is, even if a person practiced indefinitely, there is a maximum performance level attainable by that individual. more intelligent people will have a higher maximum performance. because my maximum score is 160 doesn't mean my true IQ is 160, it means it's within a maximum of 15-20 points of 160, because a person can only train so much before reaching a bottleneck, meaning a "real" IQ of at least 140 or 145, which is still probably higher than yours
like, look at this test: http://media.iqlati.net/2017/06/EMC-30R.pdf
it would be literally impossible for someone who isnt acquainted with iq testing to get a valid score on something this hard. you're recommended to spend 10 to 15 hours solving this one test. isn't that enough time for a full degree of practice effect to be completed? my score was 18/30, 149 sd15 on this one and i only spent 2-3 hours. notice how the mean IQ in the norm is 146.8 http://iqlati.net/emc-30r/ the reason for this is because regular people are far less likely to dedicate time to exploring and utilizing their full spectrum of capabilities to solve abstract and difficult problems, which is exactly what i've done and that you've been criticizing me for.
Post last edited by sploo at 2017-07-09T23:41:06.162661+00:00
SPLOO!, I already wrote how to resolve this once and for all. Make a thread somewhere, and include my criticisms.
Unless you're afraid of being proven wrong, because you may be aware that you are going to be exposed to multiple people who are highly intelligent and knowledgeable about psychometrics and IQ tests and have to debate multiple criticisms. It's far easier to remain here where only one person, who hasn't even had much of an interest in psychometrics in years, read material on the subject, is debating you. I am not expert, you need to ask one to be certain, or at least someone with an amateur interest/hobby who's attained a very high level through independent study.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2017-07-09 at 11:54 PM UTC in Recommend me a book...HEY.
The Transall Saga...I read a little over or under half the book in one night.
Gary Paulsen, you can't go wrong.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2017-07-09 at 11:53 PM UTC in Recommend me a book...I'll look on B&N to see prices and give you my recommendations.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
