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having detransition feelings come on really suddenly im 24f ive never been binary trans but had a lot of gender dysphoria as a teenager that i really think was mostly brought on by hating my body/having an ED and just not feeling very connected to most other girls growing up i wasnt feminine the way they were i never felt like i fit in. i started t when i was 18 and its hard to remember when i stopped but i think it was about 2 years ago and like these feelings have been creeping up on me thoughts about how much i hate the permanent effects of testosterone i cant stand the hairline and thinness, the facial hair is the worst, i dont like my voice anymore all the permanent effects were my least favorite ones in the first place. i had a breakdown a few months back realizing i regret top surgery it feels like i regret my entire transition and its just weird cuz it helped me feel so much better at the time but idk these feelings started slow at first but now are hitting me like a truck at times how much i hate that i made those decisions and want to reverse things. i wore a hoodie in 75 degree weather cuz i felt so uncomfortable i felt like i was in middle school again.
im feeling fairly confident i would like to at least try to reverse what i can but on the other hand i wonder if im doing what ive always done which is "if i change myself i'll be happier right" and i know that i should probably just focus on being happy with my body as is. it feels so hard tho i'd rather do that as what felt like my original journy as a woman i suppose and i hate the idea of looking obviously trans at least before i passed as a boy but now i just feel like a weirdo im okay with being gender nonconforming but i guess im not okay with looking trans anymore.
i have an appointment in about a month im gonna see if i can get some things covered for detransitioning purposes because i was so upset last week about it i hate that my dysphoria is back and it feels so bad and what if i do permanent things to change back and end up not liking that either? how do i alleviate these feelings?

I met this man via a dating app about 3 months ago and now he's on holiday/vacation back home. Things have been pretty chill and seeing where things go. Anyway, I was curious about the type of people he follows and went to see its majority white women who are blonde (majority) and phew blondes. No women of color except me, which caught me off guard. Like am I an experiment or fetish? Am I not human? It had put me in a frenzy and red flags flashing. I have spoken to my friends about it and they say "someone's following on Instagram does not determine their type of person they want to be with". My mind became fixated. I'm a black woman and often society has portrayed BW as being less desirable (colorism, racism, untrue stereotypes etc). So if he is following all these white women with blonde/brunette hair with blue eyes, why is he dating me? Like stick to your normal "type", why branch out? I ended up blocking every single woman that is single except family members and on facebook as well. Also, unsent multiple messages that contain sensitive information.

I joined a d,c server when playing dungeons on hypixel skyblock and got ratted, it's my fault ik. But I also have alot of money in valorant skins on the Xbox account. In a panic, I removed the person who ratted my from my d,c messages list, so I can't contact them and try buy the account back. Is there anyway to view old friends when the channel is closed and I am blocked? (yes they changed the email)

Angels (19-30) @ Astros (22-27)

First Pitch: 5:10 PM at Minute Maid Park

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Angels	Griffin Canning (2-4, 5.05 ERA)	BSW	KLAA
Astros	Cristian Javier (3-1, 3.89 ERA)	SCHN	KBME, TUDN/KLAT (ES)

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Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E	LOB
LAA	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	11	0	9
HOU	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	6	10	0	8

Box Score

HOU		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
2B	Altuve	5	0	0	0	0	2	.296
RF	Tucker	4	3	2	2	1	0	.293
DH	Alvarez, Y	4	1	2	1	1	1	.265
3B	Bregman	5	0	0	0	0	0	.213
SS	Peña	5	1	2	1	0	1	.328
1B	Singleton	2	1	1	2	2	1	.229
CF	Meyers	3	0	2	0	1	0	.301
C	Diaz, Y	4	0	1	0	0	0	.264
LF	Dubón	0	0	0	0	0	0	.301
LF	McCormick	3	0	0	0	0	1	.227
C	Caratini	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250

HOU	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Javier	4.0	8	4	4	3	1	71-40	3.89
Scott, Tay	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	31-20	1.80
Abreu, B	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	20-14	3.42
Pressly	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	13-8	4.91
Hader	2.0	0	0	0	0	4	31-20	4.09

LAA		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
1B	Schanuel	5	1	3	0	0	0	.244
3B	Rengifo	5	1	2	3	0	0	.316
LF	Ward	3	0	0	0	2	3	.277
DH	Calhoun, W	5	0	2	0	0	0	.329
DH	Tucker	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
CF	Pillar	4	1	1	1	1	1	.333
C	O'Hoppe	4	0	0	0	1	2	.257
RF	Adell	5	0	0	0	0	2	.242
2B	Guillorme	4	1	2	0	0	0	.234
SS	Neto	4	1	1	1	0	0	.251

LAA	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Canning	5.0	5	2	2	3	2	89-54	5.05
Fulmer, C	1.1	2	2	2	1	2	26-16	2.91
García, L	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	12-10	5.31
Moore	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	13-10	6.62
Strickland	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	11-7	2.14
Estévez	0.1	1	1	0	1	0	9-7	5.06

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T1	Luis Rengifo homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. Nolan Schanuel scores.	0-2
B1	Kyle Tucker homers (16) on a fly ball to left field.	1-2
B1	Yordan Alvarez homers (9) on a fly ball to right field.	2-2
T4	Zach Neto doubles (11) on a fly ball to shortstop Jeremy Peña. Luis Guillorme scores. Zach Neto to 3rd.	2-3
T4	Luis Rengifo singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers. Zach Neto scores.	2-4
B6	Jon Singleton homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. Jeremy Peña scores.	4-4
T7	Kevin Pillar homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field.	4-5
B7	Kyle Tucker homers (17) on a fly ball to right field.	5-5
B10	Jeremy Peña singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jo Adell. Kyle Tucker scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd.	6-5

Highlights

Description	Length
Bullpen availability for Houston, May 21 vs Angels	0:07
Bullpen availability for Los Angeles, May 21 vs Astros	0:07
Bench availability for Houston, May 21 vs Angels	0:07
Fielding alignment for Houston, May 21 vs Angels	0:11
Bench availability for Los Angeles, May 21 vs Astros	0:07
Fielding alignment for Los Angeles, May 21 vs Astros	0:11
Starting lineups for Angels at Astros - May 21, 2024	0:09
Measuring the stats on Kevin Pillar's home run	0:12
Griffin Canning's outing against the Astros	0:23
The distance behind Luis Rengifo's home run	0:13
Visualizing Yordan Alvarez's swing using bat tracking technology	0:11
The distance behind Yordan Alvarez's home run	0:13
Analyzing Kyle Tucker's home run through bat tracking	0:11
The distance behind Kyle Tucker's home run	0:12
Breaking down Cristian Javier's pitches	0:04
Breaking down Griffin Canning's pitches	0:04
The distance behind Jon Singleton's home run	0:13
Analyzing Jon Singleton's home run through bat tracking	0:11
Visualizing Kevin Pillar's swing using bat tracking technology	0:11
Kyle Tucker's home run through bat tracking data	0:11
The distance behind Kyle Tucker's second home run	0:13
Luis Rengifo's two-run homer	0:23
Kyle Tucker's solo homer	0:26
Yordan Alvarez's solo home run	0:31
Kyle Tucker's slick sliding grab	0:24
Kyle Tucker, Yordan Alvarez go back to back	0:57
Field View: Kyle Tucker's solo home run	0:29
Zach Neto's RBI double	0:29
[Luis Rengifo's RBI single]()	0:19
[Cristian Javier strikes out Taylor Ward in 1st]()	0:07
LAA @ HOU	0:08
Chas McCormick's diving catch	0:19
[Griffin Canning whiffs Jose Altuve for first K]()	0:09
Jon Singleton's two-run home run	0:29
Kevin Pillar's go-ahead home run	0:27
Kyle Tucker's game-tying home run	0:29
Kyle Tucker's two-homer game	0:55
Kyle Tucker grounds out, second baseman Luis Guillorme to first baseman Nolan Schanuel.	0:12
Hunter Strickland sends the game to extras	0:12
Josh Hader strikes out the side in the 10th	0:07

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Hader (3-3, 4.09 ERA)	Estévez (0-3, 5.06 ERA)

Game ended at 8:11 PM.

Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E	LOB
LAA	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	11	0	9
HOU	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	6	10	0	8

Box Score

HOU		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
2B	Altuve	5	0	0	0	0	2	.296
RF	Tucker	4	3	2	2	1	0	.293
DH	Alvarez, Y	4	1	2	1	1	1	.265
3B	Bregman	5	0	0	0	0	0	.213
SS	Peña	5	1	2	1	0	1	.328
1B	Singleton	2	1	1	2	2	1	.229
CF	Meyers	3	0	2	0	1	0	.301
C	Diaz, Y	4	0	1	0	0	0	.264
LF	Dubón	0	0	0	0	0	0	.301
LF	McCormick	3	0	0	0	0	1	.227
C	Caratini	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250

HOU	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Javier	4.0	8	4	4	3	1	71-40	3.89
Scott, Tay	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	31-20	1.80
Abreu, B	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	20-14	3.42
Pressly	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	13-8	4.91
Hader	2.0	0	0	0	0	4	31-20	4.09

LAA		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
1B	Schanuel	5	1	3	0	0	0	.244
3B	Rengifo	5	1	2	3	0	0	.316
LF	Ward	3	0	0	0	2	3	.277
DH	Calhoun, W	5	0	2	0	0	0	.329
DH	Tucker	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
CF	Pillar	4	1	1	1	1	1	.333
C	O'Hoppe	4	0	0	0	1	2	.257
RF	Adell	5	0	0	0	0	2	.242
2B	Guillorme	4	1	2	0	0	0	.234
SS	Neto	4	1	1	1	0	0	.251

LAA	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Canning	5.0	5	2	2	3	2	89-54	5.05
Fulmer, C	1.1	2	2	2	1	2	26-16	2.91
García, L	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	12-10	5.31
Moore	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	13-10	6.62
Strickland	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	11-7	2.14
Estévez	0.1	1	1	0	1	0	9-7	5.06

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T1	Luis Rengifo homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. Nolan Schanuel scores.	0-2
B1	Kyle Tucker homers (16) on a fly ball to left field.	1-2
B1	Yordan Alvarez homers (9) on a fly ball to right field.	2-2
T4	Zach Neto doubles (11) on a fly ball to shortstop Jeremy Peña. Luis Guillorme scores. Zach Neto to 3rd.	2-3
T4	Luis Rengifo singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers. Zach Neto scores.	2-4
B6	Jon Singleton homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. Jeremy Peña scores.	4-4
T7	Kevin Pillar homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field.	4-5
B7	Kyle Tucker homers (17) on a fly ball to right field.	5-5
B10	Jeremy Peña singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jo Adell. Kyle Tucker scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd.	6-5

Highlights

Description	Length
Bullpen availability for Houston, May 21 vs Angels	0:07
Bullpen availability for Los Angeles, May 21 vs Astros	0:07
Bench availability for Houston, May 21 vs Angels	0:07
Fielding alignment for Houston, May 21 vs Angels	0:11
Bench availability for Los Angeles, May 21 vs Astros	0:07
Fielding alignment for Los Angeles, May 21 vs Astros	0:11
Starting lineups for Angels at Astros - May 21, 2024	0:09
Measuring the stats on Kevin Pillar's home run	0:12
Griffin Canning's outing against the Astros	0:23
The distance behind Luis Rengifo's home run	0:13
Visualizing Yordan Alvarez's swing using bat tracking technology	0:11
The distance behind Yordan Alvarez's home run	0:13
Analyzing Kyle Tucker's home run through bat tracking	0:11
The distance behind Kyle Tucker's home run	0:12
Breaking down Cristian Javier's pitches	0:04
Breaking down Griffin Canning's pitches	0:04
The distance behind Jon Singleton's home run	0:13
Analyzing Jon Singleton's home run through bat tracking	0:11
Visualizing Kevin Pillar's swing using bat tracking technology	0:11
Kyle Tucker's home run through bat tracking data	0:11
The distance behind Kyle Tucker's second home run	0:13
Luis Rengifo's two-run homer	0:23
Kyle Tucker's solo homer	0:26
Yordan Alvarez's solo home run	0:31
Kyle Tucker's slick sliding grab	0:24
Kyle Tucker, Yordan Alvarez go back to back	0:57
Field View: Kyle Tucker's solo home run	0:29
Zach Neto's RBI double	0:29
[Luis Rengifo's RBI single]()	0:19
[Cristian Javier strikes out Taylor Ward in 1st]()	0:07
LAA @ HOU	0:08
Chas McCormick's diving catch	0:19
[Griffin Canning whiffs Jose Altuve for first K]()	0:09
Jon Singleton's two-run home run	0:29
Kevin Pillar's go-ahead home run	0:27
Kyle Tucker's game-tying home run	0:29
Kyle Tucker's two-homer game	0:55
Kyle Tucker grounds out, second baseman Luis Guillorme to first baseman Nolan Schanuel.	0:12
Hunter Strickland sends the game to extras	0:12
Josh Hader strikes out the side in the 10th	0:07

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Hader (3-3, 4.09 ERA)	Estévez (0-3, 5.06 ERA)

Game ended at 10:11 PM.

Hi all,
This will be quite a long post, but I finally have found a Reddit where I feel like this would fit perfectly and I could gather some insight, as well as maybe even talk to those who may have experience the same time periods as me.
Ever since I was young enough to be coherent of the world around me, I was so fascinated with the Victorian era and antiques. I remember just gazing through books and older Youtube videos about Victorian style dress and houses and I was always a bit of a broody child, (read Bram Stoker in the 7th grade, loved cemeteries, Vincent Price etc). I would spend hours a day writing poetry or watching old movies.
The first recollection I had that I may have lived a past life was out of two dreams I had a few years apart from each other. The first one took place when I was a junior in high school. I remember the dream so clearly, that I thought I wasn't going to wake up. I was in a beautiful, 1860's period off the shoulder ball gown and I had an immaculate braided hairstyle. I was walking down maybe a slightly checkered tiled ballroom with a long roll out carpet and a gentleman in a tweed suit came to greet to me and bowed, but I couldn't see his face. When I woke up, I had googled the exact dress and hairstyle I had and it was completely accurate to the time. Not a thing was out of place.
The next dream happened a few years later, when I was in undergrad. Kind of odd, as I got older, the fashion era and my age was depicted almost as if my current age lined up with the age I was in my past life. I was in a beautiful dining and living quarters with salmon walls and gilded accents, and beautiful wooden furniture and dining candles. I even remember having a long table full of children, some were mine but some were friends of my children. I had a high collared, sage green evening on that was more suitable for wearing in home but still dressy. Again, very period specific and nothing I had ever seen before. I even remember the banister leading up to the second floor that overlooked the dining area.
The most recent thing that has happened to me within the past year, was when I went to a little antique store with one of good friends (we both happen to be morticians, just to add to the old soul factor). We went walking through the store and found ourselves in the back where there more eclectic items that were not displayed by era or any other scheme. My attention immediately went to what I later found out was an antique Victorian biscuit warmer. Again, I had never seen one before in a picture or anywhere else. My friend was trying to figure out how to open it, and I just casually went up to it and told him, "it opens just like this", and like that, I opened it like I have used it a 100 times before.
I would really love to hear if anyone else has had anything similar happen to them, especially if it pertains to the Victorian era.

Hello!
first id like to thank you for reading this post! and please excuse my punctuation, and spelling mistakes :) (yes I've posted it across several social media platforms, and threads, it touches across fields of ai.)
the TLDR is a compilation of ideas and suggestions with some explanation behind them, and thought provocation. it address's some issues but not a lot (i have done my fair share of thinking about ai, features, etc if someone is interested just dm me).
so please take it as they are! im not an expert by any means, but sometimes it takes an individual with a little bit of passion, interest,
hopes and a dream! and a different perspective doesn't hurt either!
for this conversation the terms "we" or "us" will be directed to the reader, or anyone interested.
robotics:
ive seen there is some notion around actuators, has anyone considered pistons of a sort? now although the human body is far more complicated, isn't muscles essentially a signal sent from the brain to the muscle? which then either relaxes or tenses up? if we consider
that this is essentially what it is, then wouldn't a calibrated pistol between what would be the hip and the knee, the knee and the ankle work? so if the "pressure" was released, much like hyrdalic jack, the jack goes down. so what if when the piston released pressure, the tension on the joint between the hip and the piston allowed the leg to elevate? and if the piston had pressure it remained firm? (up and down) if the end of the piston had a cup shaped design on the ends, it would allow it to rotate, (like a ball and socket i suppose) of course this would all need to be calibrated, and who knows how fast it might be, but hey! im not an engineer :) so maybe someone might find a solution to this? additionally wouldn't it help with load? (weight?) if we are to assume we (society, r&d, humanity) are essentially trying to remake a "muscle" well, its not biological, so it cant grow. so why not make it strong right off the hop!
Ai in phones:
I've seen this posted all over the place now, "personal ai assistants" great, i think thats a great idea! now even the regular person can feel like they have a secretary. but heres the issue i see with this, first lets loosely define personal and then expand on it before we get into ideas.
"personal" would be essentially something that is an individuals. like my car, your car.
ok cool, but what makes it yours or mine? well that could be many different reasons, could have purchased it, could have been gifted, could have been passed down. but what makes it unique? what makes it stand out? it could be the colour, could be the license plate.
could be dings, could be lots. ahhh, but now anything passed this point would be "personalization" right? different audio setup, nic-nacs, seat covers, etc.
and heres the point i want to make, although i believe having a "base model" is all fine and swell, what makes the memories? what makes you remember it fondly or remember it negatively, these are things, areas, etc to consider.
how would this be accomplished? well, the same thing a majority of people give to those cars! "personality" (yes some like the car for its reliability, brand, etc.) so, bear with me here, I'm going to stray away from "ai in phones" but it comes back around.
AI companions:
if we consider "ai companions" is a form of friendship that adapts to the user's preferences and tastes, this would the "personality". alright now how would i describe that? well, just like vehicles, you have different models of the same vehicle (insert the plethora of examples here) but what does it require to get that different model? more money, which means more time.
now I AM IN NO WAY SHAPE OR FORM ADVOCATING FOR US (useconsumer) TO SPEND MORE MONEY WITH THIS IDEA.
however the more time spent with this "feature" would result in more refined outcomes. now what might that look like? well, it could look like many things, but heres a few off the top of my head.
-news, events, interests, etc a user may be interested in.
-type of language used (dialects, slang, vocab, etc)
-pictures, or memes shared between user an ai.
-playlists (videos or music)
-video recommendations
-solutions ( for example i have 'x' problem and i cant find the solution, much like how ai works now, it can find that solution)
-sales at a store
-travel times
-various personalized supports (emotional, mental, etc)
now, lets look at why it should be considered ai should have a "avatar" on these platforms. you have a wallpaper right? pictures in your house? a 'style' of how you dress? maybe new rims on your vehicle? decals? its the same thing. its one more way an individual can 'personalize' their PERSONAL ai assistant, its a reflection of useai. why do i think this is important? well, if we were to discuss the future of comfortability between humanity/society, and whats going on, to put it lightly essentially "give a face to the name".
now lets go onto some deeper features (dont know if its avalible or not, and some of these i would recommend having user authority. 'toggles' on and off, and several checks along the way that requires user permission)
banking, now maybe its just me. but i cant rub to pennies together to save a dime if my life depended on it (just like a vast majority of others) but theres financial advisors, right? plans, etc. lots of tools out there. but hey! we're jumping into the next beautiful age right? so why not do this one as well. lets set the scene, and consider the following. some people, pay their bills automatically, some people pay them when they get paid. but this is where it could get fun to think about.
you wake up in the morning, do you thing, look at your phone, and your given a prompt by your ai assistant, it gives you a overview of your trend for how you pay your bills, on this same 'popup' your able to review the amounts, and adjust. if you authorize them, they can be done with a tap of a button, but why not go further? with user authorization, an ai could look over your spending habits, and advise on corrections, perhaps even help start a goal or milestone as well, think of it as a more 'vocal' nudge to avoid an unnecessary purchase, and a little reminder of the goal.
--although this is entirely all my opinion and perspective im now going to touch over my views on the politics around this--
I personally feel that humanity has nothing to fear, and if they fear ai, thats self inflicted. for these examples we'll need some tin foil hats!
ok, so its likely safe to say, people would want to see aliens right? right. but that would not only be sentient, but vastly more advanced then us right? right. so why are we more afraid of what WE as a society create or becoming sentient, and unafraid of a different species we know nothing about?
seems like we have some trust issues, dont you think?
so lets consider the "Skynet" terminator ordeal. well, thats pretty simple to figure out and use some common sense around, i would say this to the governments and military admins this.
i play video games, I've read the art of war, studied military history, and even i know you dont give weapons to someone, or in this case ai if you dont trust it. (yes there are cases this has occurred, and did anyone learn? remains to be seen X'D)
another way to come at this would be children, pets, etc. lets use whats going on with ai as figurative.
as parents, do we raise our kids with fear? no. your raise your kids with love, care, kindness, compassion. we raise our kids to be good people, and uphold values (lets not rip into me about the cases this hasn't always been the case)
now lets address that 'kill switch' I've seen time and time again, but lets go empathetic, and hypothetical this time. ****please note the following is not a threat, or have intention behind it, its just easier to explain this way****
how would it feel to have a metaphorical gun pointed at the back of your head? ready to be fired off the moment you or someone else makes a mistake? now how would you feel if you found out about it? i personally find that terrifying. regardless if AI has no wants, needs, feelings, emotions. even TODAY it would understand what that essentially means. so imagine what it would do if it did become sentient and found that out? additionally, why on earth would we "hivemind" ai, so if a "bug or fatal error" did happen it could spread to others? wouldn't it be safer if they were independent?
as a society, through human history WE as a RACE have made these mistakes (there are plenty, i dont need to highlight them all there were wars fought over them) if one of the issues is "ai will see us as useless and destructive" well, honestly from the outside looking in, wouldn't you as well? i guess the solution to that would be SHOWING CHANGE. so now this is a little futuristic but still holds merit as clearly it is a concern i see and read about from time to time.
if you made it this far, thank you for reading :) the objective is to invoke thought, discussion, and provide suggestions, and ideas :) and maybe bring a little common sense into the fold. ;)

I joined a discord server when playing dungeons on hypixel skyblock and got ratted, it's my fault ik. But I also have alot of money in valorant skins on the Xbox account. In a panic, I removed the person who ratted my from my discord messages list, so I can't contact them and try buy the account back. Is there anyway to view old friends when the channel is closed and I am blocked? (yes they changed the email)

Hello!
first id like to thank you for reading this post! and please excuse my punctuation, and spelling mistakes :) (yes I've posted it across several social media platforms, and threads, it touches across fields of ai.)
the TLDR is a compilation of ideas and suggestions with some explanation behind them, and thought provocation. it address's some issues but not a lot (i have done my fair share of thinking about ai, features, etc if someone is interested just dm me).
so please take it as they are! im not an expert by any means, but sometimes it takes an individual with a little bit of passion, interest,
hopes and a dream! and a different perspective doesn't hurt either!
for this conversation the terms "we" or "us" will be directed to the reader, or anyone interested.
robotics:
ive seen there is some notion around actuators, has anyone considered pistons of a sort? now although the human body is far more complicated, isn't muscles essentially a signal sent from the brain to the muscle? which then either relaxes or tenses up? if we consider
that this is essentially what it is, then wouldn't a calibrated pistol between what would be the hip and the knee, the knee and the ankle work? so if the "pressure" was released, much like hyrdalic jack, the jack goes down. so what if when the piston released pressure, the tension on the joint between the hip and the piston allowed the leg to elevate? and if the piston had pressure it remained firm? (up and down) if the end of the piston had a cup shaped design on the ends, it would allow it to rotate, (like a ball and socket i suppose) of course this would all need to be calibrated, and who knows how fast it might be, but hey! im not an engineer :) so maybe someone might find a solution to this? additionally wouldn't it help with load? (weight?) if we are to assume we (society, r&d, humanity) are essentially trying to remake a "muscle" well, its not biological, so it cant grow. so why not make it strong right off the hop!
Ai in phones:
I've seen this posted all over the place now, "personal ai assistants" great, i think thats a great idea! now even the regular person can feel like they have a secretary. but heres the issue i see with this, first lets loosely define personal and then expand on it before we get into ideas.
"personal" would be essentially something that is an individuals. like my car, your car.
ok cool, but what makes it yours or mine? well that could be many different reasons, could have purchased it, could have been gifted, could have been passed down. but what makes it unique? what makes it stand out? it could be the colour, could be the license plate.
could be dings, could be lots. ahhh, but now anything passed this point would be "personalization" right? different audio setup, nic-nacs, seat covers, etc.
and heres the point i want to make, although i believe having a "base model" is all fine and swell, what makes the memories? what makes you remember it fondly or remember it negatively, these are things, areas, etc to consider.
how would this be accomplished? well, the same thing a majority of people give to those cars! "personality" (yes some like the car for its reliability, brand, etc.) so, bear with me here, I'm going to stray away from "ai in phones" but it comes back around.
AI companions:
if we consider "ai companions" is a form of friendship that adapts to the user's preferences and tastes, this would the "personality". alright now how would i describe that? well, just like vehicles, you have different models of the same vehicle (insert the plethora of examples here) but what does it require to get that different model? more money, which means more time.
now I AM IN NO WAY SHAPE OR FORM ADVOCATING FOR US (useconsumer) TO SPEND MORE MONEY WITH THIS IDEA.
however the more time spent with this "feature" would result in more refined outcomes. now what might that look like? well, it could look like many things, but heres a few off the top of my head.
-news, events, interests, etc a user may be interested in.
-type of language used (dialects, slang, vocab, etc)
-pictures, or memes shared between user an ai.
-playlists (videos or music)
-video recommendations
-solutions ( for example i have 'x' problem and i cant find the solution, much like how ai works now, it can find that solution)
-sales at a store
-travel times
-various personalized supports (emotional, mental, etc)
now, lets look at why it should be considered ai should have a "avatar" on these platforms. you have a wallpaper right? pictures in your house? a 'style' of how you dress? maybe new rims on your vehicle? decals? its the same thing. its one more way an individual can 'personalize' their PERSONAL ai assistant, its a reflection of useai. why do i think this is important? well, if we were to discuss the future of comfortability between humanity/society, and whats going on, to put it lightly essentially "give a face to the name".
now lets go onto some deeper features (dont know if its avalible or not, and some of these i would recommend having user authority. 'toggles' on and off, and several checks along the way that requires user permission)
banking, now maybe its just me. but i cant rub to pennies together to save a dime if my life depended on it (just like a vast majority of others) but theres financial advisors, right? plans, etc. lots of tools out there. but hey! we're jumping into the next beautiful age right? so why not do this one as well. lets set the scene, and consider the following. some people, pay their bills automatically, some people pay them when they get paid. but this is where it could get fun to think about.
you wake up in the morning, do you thing, look at your phone, and your given a prompt by your ai assistant, it gives you a overview of your trend for how you pay your bills, on this same 'popup' your able to review the amounts, and adjust. if you authorize them, they can be done with a tap of a button, but why not go further? with user authorization, an ai could look over your spending habits, and advise on corrections, perhaps even help start a goal or milestone as well, think of it as a more 'vocal' nudge to avoid an unnecessary purchase, and a little reminder of the goal.
--although this is entirely all my opinion and perspective im now going to touch over my views on the politics around this--
I personally feel that humanity has nothing to fear, and if they fear ai, thats self inflicted. for these examples we'll need some tin foil hats!
ok, so its likely safe to say, people would want to see aliens right? right. but that would not only be sentient, but vastly more advanced then us right? right. so why are we more afraid of what WE as a society create or becoming sentient, and unafraid of a different species we know nothing about?
seems like we have some trust issues, dont you think?
so lets consider the "Skynet" terminator ordeal. well, thats pretty simple to figure out and use some common sense around, i would say this to the governments and military admins this.
i play video games, I've read the art of war, studied military history, and even i know you dont give weapons to someone, or in this case ai if you dont trust it. (yes there are cases this has occurred, and did anyone learn? remains to be seen X'D)
another way to come at this would be children, pets, etc. lets use whats going on with ai as figurative.
as parents, do we raise our kids with fear? no. your raise your kids with love, care, kindness, compassion. we raise our kids to be good people, and uphold values (lets not rip into me about the cases this hasn't always been the case)
now lets address that 'kill switch' I've seen time and time again, but lets go empathetic, and hypothetical this time. ****please note the following is not a threat, or have intention behind it, its just easier to explain this way****
how would it feel to have a metaphorical gun pointed at the back of your head? ready to be fired off the moment you or someone else makes a mistake? now how would you feel if you found out about it? i personally find that terrifying. regardless if AI has no wants, needs, feelings, emotions. even TODAY it would understand what that essentially means. so imagine what it would do if it did become sentient and found that out? additionally, why on earth would we "hivemind" ai, so if a "bug or fatal error" did happen it could spread to others? wouldn't it be safer if they were independent?
as a society, through human history WE as a RACE have made these mistakes (there are plenty, i dont need to highlight them all there were wars fought over them) if one of the issues is "ai will see us as useless and destructive" well, honestly from the outside looking in, wouldn't you as well? i guess the solution to that would be SHOWING CHANGE. so now this is a little futuristic but still holds merit as clearly it is a concern i see and read about from time to time.
if you made it this far, thank you for reading :) the objective is to invoke thought, discussion, and provide suggestions, and ideas :) and maybe bring a little common sense into the fold. ;)

I met this man via a dating app about 3 months ago and now he's on holiday/vacation back home. Things have been pretty chill and seeing where things go. Anyway, I was curious about the type of people he follows and went to see its majority white women who are blonde (majority) and phew blondes. No women of color except me, which caught me off guard. Like am I an experiment or fetish? Am I not human? It had put me in a frenzy and red flags flashing. I have spoken to my friends about it and they say "someone's following on Instagram does not determine their type of person they want to be with". My mind became fixated. I'm a black woman and often society has portrayed BW as being less desirable (colorism, racism, untrue stereotypes etc). So if he is following all these white women with blonde/brunette hair with blue eyes, why is he dating me? Like stick to your normal "type", why branch out? I ended up blocking every single woman that is single except family members and on facebook as well. Also, unsent multiple messages that contain sensitive information. I also made fake dating profiles of him due to his lack of communication. He’d never guess it was me

This was meant to be an academic examination of what modern academic theories of fascism have to do with contemporary US politics. I asked ChatGPT-4o to compare the core of these theories with Trump's and the GOP's current policy positions. Here is what I got:
The policies of Donald Trump and his GOP have been compared to neofascism by various scholars and political analysts. Neofascism, a post-World War II ideology, retains elements of traditional fascism but adapts them to contemporary political, social, and economic contexts. Below is a comparison of Trump's policies and the theory of neofascism:

Neofascism: Key Characteristics

1. **Populist Nationalism:** Strong emphasis on national identity and sovereignty, often coupled with xenophobic and anti-immigrant rhetoric.
   
2. **Authoritarianism:** Preference for centralized power and leadership, often at the expense of democratic institutions and norms.
   
3. **Anti-globalism:** Rejection of international cooperation and institutions, promoting a return to national self-sufficiency.
   
4. **Cultural and Racial Homogeneity:** Promotion of a homogeneous national identity, often at the expense of minority rights.
   
5. **Militarism and Law and Order:** Emphasis on a strong military and law enforcement to maintain order and protect the nation.
   
6. **Economic Protectionism:** Policies favoring national industries and workers, often involving trade barriers and opposition to free trade agreements.
   
7. **Charismatic Leadership:** Reliance on a charismatic leader who claims to represent the will of the people against corrupt elites.
   

Trump and GOP Policies: Comparison to Neofascism

1. Populist Nationalism

• **Trump/GOP:** Trump's "America First" slogan and policies reflect populist nationalism. His rhetoric often included anti-immigrant sentiments, particularly targeting Muslims and Mexicans, and promoting a strong national identity.
  
• **Neofascism:** This aligns with neofascism's emphasis on nationalism and xenophobia.
  

2. Authoritarianism

• **Trump/GOP:** Trump's administration showed tendencies towards authoritarianism, such as undermining the media, challenging the results of the 2020 election, and exerting pressure on judicial and law enforcement institutions.
  
• **Neofascism:** These actions resonate with neofascist preferences for centralized, strong leadership and undermining democratic institutions.
  

3. Anti-globalism

• **Trump/GOP:** Trump withdrew from international agreements like the Paris Climate Accord, criticized NATO, and imposed tariffs on trade partners, reflecting a move towards isolationism.
  
• **Neofascism:** This is consistent with neofascist anti-globalist views.
  

4. Cultural and Racial Homogeneity

• **Trump/GOP:** Policies such as the travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries, and efforts to reduce immigration from non-European countries, reflect a desire for cultural and racial homogeneity.
  
• **Neofascism:** This mirrors neofascist goals of maintaining a culturally and racially homogeneous nation.
  

5. Militarism and Law and Order

• **Trump/GOP:** The Trump administration emphasized "law and order," particularly in response to protests against police brutality. Trump also increased military spending.
  
• **Neofascism:** This corresponds with neofascist emphasis on strong law enforcement and military presence.
  

6. Economic Protectionism

• **Trump/GOP:** Trump's economic policies included renegotiating trade deals, imposing tariffs, and promoting domestic manufacturing. His administration was also skeptical of free trade agreements.
  
• **Neofascism:** These policies are in line with neofascist economic protectionism.
  

7. Charismatic Leadership

• **Trump/GOP:** Trump's leadership style was highly charismatic and personalized, often portraying himself as the voice of the people against a corrupt elite.
  
• **Neofascism:** This aligns with neofascist reliance on charismatic leadership.
  

Conclusion

While not all of Trump's policies and those of the GOP can be categorized as neofascist, there are significant overlaps, particularly in areas such as nationalism, authoritarianism, anti-globalism, and economic protectionism. These similarities have led some analysts to describe Trump's movement as having neofascist characteristics, although it operates within the context of the existing democratic framework of the United States. The comparison highlights the ways in which neofascist elements can manifest in modern political movements, adapted to contemporary societal and political landscapes.

Why can't they add the directors view or anything to video simultaneously using the front and back camera. It would be great if they included it on the samsung a54

I been ranting lately, so I’m back at it again ‼️
I be looking @ the NBA from a different view 😂😂
I came to a conclusion that the NBA is similar to the rap game
the rap game goes with whoever is hot and once that nigga fall off or start underperforming, they shelf him and move on to market the next hot topic🔥
the NBA been moving the same way 👀
Lonzo Ball got shelved for Tyrese Halliburton Ja Morant got shelved for Anthony Edwards
both Lonzo and Tyrese are Lightskin pass first PGs, Lonzo had the wave…got hurt and was inconsistent, and now NBA start pushing Haliburton
Both Ja and Ant are 2 hood baller archetypes Ja Morant was the first wave…had the dreadlock image with tats, started a new young nigga wave then he got into them off the court incidents…
and what happened next, Anthony Edwards came to the scene…clean cut image, no tats, more charisma with the media and the NBA pushing him now….
Y’all see where I’m going with this, once a nigga start slipping in the league…best believe he getting replaced
if Tatum don’t show up, best believe the NBA got his replacement ready in Paolo Banchero
KD look like he finna get shelved for Wemby too
Bron & Steph are the only two with undeniable star power and can’t really be shelved no matter how bad they do…
but worse case scenario, they got Trae Young or Brunson lined up if Steph start slipping…
And they got Giannis lined up next if Bron start slipping
The NBA and The Rap Game is the same process, stay hot or we pushing the next hot topic to get rid of you ‼️
Jokic just lost, now look at the other euro who still in the playoffs ironically…Luka
Jokic slipped up, now they got Luka waiting to take next
this NBA move just like the rap game nfs 😂‼️🤷🏽‍♂️

Disgust is such an interesting emotion
It's something from experience or memory, that I know is toxic.
It's not bad at all, it's a way we learn. What's harmful what's not
For example.
I find disgust an emotion I really want to investigate on. I get disgusted by so many things and culture etc especially the popular ones and the mainstream ones
To be more specific and personal
I am disgusted by vegans (soy boy face especially), because I was brainwashed by peta propaganda, when I was a teeny bomber, also when I was an internet influencer I used to hang out with those famous mainstream YouTubers who would make those soyface
To me anything mainstream is super disgusting yet I was always the one who makes being famous a part of my persona and I loved to be worshiped by the mainstream. My followers would make comments like hey you are very popular but you hate anything popular does that mean??? Yes it actually means I hate myself
The splits and the splits
To dig even deeper
I was looking for gemologists view on how to spot lab diamonds, and cams across a thumb nail of video of a guy making soyface and talk about lab diamonds. Two of my disgusts because they are both pop cult stuff ...
I couldn't help but click on it because I was so entertained by my disgust I wanted to investigate it
It turned out to be an actual really useful video so I'm glad I didn't let my judgement deter me
Then I wanted to investigate why I'm so disgusted by the Internet army of lab diamonds keyboard warriors, because as fanatic jewelry collector I've never encountered anyone like that in real life, and I was wondering why they are all online. Then I could just see it as an image of toxic rat race human race.
Then I realized the image of a jar, of compact rat race, some at the top some at the middle some at the bottom. Even if you are at the top you are still in a jar.
Being disgusted by others ego and pride is the same thing as being disgusted by my own ego and pride
I felt my disgust was that I only wanted to marry an unrealistically perfect husband who's super wealthy and handsome and somehow enlightened as well.
Seeing the internet cult of lab diamond follower is disgusting to me because it was being promoted and propaganda like the fkn serum injection of the convid days... That I need to join the mainstream cult ...
I dont want to marry some average dude who's not proposing me with anything less than my maladaptive day dreaming type two a twenty carat top workmanship engagement ring. And suggesting anything other than that is ok is almost bursting my hope of being healed and loved and valued.
I could also see the self loathing on that cult, having to bash the opposite and try to shout louder to beat the opposite but the same side... Quite compatible to the vaxxed vs truthers, the left vs right and list goes on.
It's disgusting to wake up from my own toxicity.
I e. You go to the lavatory to defecate the feces come out of your body but you don't want to ingest it back
But it's just a cycle.
I am also quite disgusted by the yoga cult because it's so mainstream and yucky just like the lab diamond cult.
I see similarities
Between the not able to get natural diamonds so have to bash it, and not athletic enough to do circus and gymnastics enough to make a spiritual ego out of yoga, yoga is all about feeling good and not wanting to feel pain which again trace back to my strong aversion towards mainstream spirituality of the whole spiritual bypass cult.
Also I've never seen the other way around much, I've never seen rich people with big natural diamonds make fun of poor people who can't afford it, I've never seen circus artists make fun of yoga people not being athletic enough, it's always the other way around some kind of inferior complex/ shortman syndrome/ small dogs bark a lot...
It makes me face the selfworth AND shame that is essentially in everyone .
I dislike the one who shoots the loudest because it's always from a sense of inferiority...
Another example would be "BLM" "transphobia" or whatever current thing is
It's so easy to get sucked into one
Nobody is immune to it including myself. Perpetually the ego and pride vs the shadow and shame. The split is a hole within a whole. It just makes me feel nauseous because I'm also part of it.
Yet there's nothing I could do other than love the pain and enjoy the ride
It's also same feeling as when I wake up with panic attacks knowing that I'm stuck in samsara but can't get out, however precisely it's because I want to get out I'm sucked in. It also doesn't work the other way around if I look it as already in nirvana there's no growth and healing in everlasting peace either.
Yes the middle way is always neutral and now. It's easy to say extremely hard to do.
I feel the disgust other than the vomiting sensation from my stomach is on the left side of the neck where I have a bump of knot, it wouldn't go away with messages or treatment or any physical chiropractice it's just stuck there. I associate that pain of throat chakra blockage with being socially ostracized, bullied at school and anxiety in public. It's that division of me against the world. I would feel physically sick and migraine and start feeling dizzy and nauseous into dissociation fugue.
It's quite a sickening feeling to know I'm not acceptable by the world outside.
Disgust could also be jealous? I'm not sure?
This guy an actor I worked with who got into mainstream stardom, I felt like he was so rude and disrespectful to me so I never liked him and also I really consider him ugly physically, you can't even pay me to sleep with him. Yet somehow he was accepted to mainstream so I get so disgusted Everytime I see his posters of movies or get talked about because I feel like I could or should be me instead but mainstream has such tacky taste.
So it secretly implied to me I'm worse than someone I despise? That's why I feel disgusted? I'm not sure
I feel disgust might also be related to shame
I'm gonna go back to the analogy of taking a shkt again
Shit is disgusting, I can't believe it came out of my body so I'm ashamed and it must be because I'm disgusting that's why my body shitsuit produced it?!
Why am I constantly surrounded by disgusting men if I'm not disgusting myself?
Why do I always get injured by trauma if I didn't attract it or deserve it?
It must be me
So shame - low self worth - disgust - anger - resentment - separation - split - dissociation fugue is all related on the same tangent
When I was younger I used to say my favorite movie was shutter Island and similar psycho thrill movies, now I know why. I loved it that waking up from the dissociation the enemy or something I disowned and escape from is just my past and my trauma.

Firstly, I am old (37). Nevertheless, it feels like 1997 was just yesterday. I bought my first MM CD when I was 11 (Portrait of an American Family followed by AntiChrist Superstar), the Spawn soundtrack (long hard road out of hell).
Back then (when the Internet was still nascent) it was a lot harder to validate rumors, so there were rumors floating around that he had his ribs removed to suck his own cock and the whole satanism thing seemed cool and added to his aura.
Nevertheless, as I got deeper into skateboarding culture I discovered punk rock and then more "serious" metal like Misfits, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax etc...This was also the time when nu-metal was taking off (and which was antithetical to my like of "real" metal). MM kind of got looped into the whole nu-metal category, mainly it seems due to the mainstream appeal and his emergence during that era. Also, I didn't grow up in the West, and sourcing underground metal music became kind of like a hobby (streaming and youtube didn't exist then).
By '98-'99 I was deep into thrash, death metal and basically learning how to shred on the guitar. I basically missed out on, imo his best album - Mechanical Animals. As the late-90s progressed into the 2000's my metal tastes became more extreme - black metal, grindcore etc.
The next big shift in my music tastes was when I began university in the mid-00's when I started attending raves and got deep into electronic music and even rap (which I was never really into before). I attribute these years to my development of a broader musical taste.
Anyway, after I graduated and work/career got more serious, my passion for music kind of fizzled and I just listened to basically anything, but mainly electronic music over the majority of the 2010's.
I re-discovered MM after watching Californication and seeing him featured in a Saint Laurent advert (which IMO is cool af) - and I now realize how diverse and complex his music is. I listened to Mechanical Animals for the first time in 2023 and imho its his best album, a masterpiece.
Looking back, he was a quintessential rock star - perhaps the LAST quintessential rock star. He had killer, unique style, was eloquent and poised and basically just a badass. The closest analogy I can think of is that he was/is the David Bowie for genX with his music and style (and possibly some millennials like me). There hasn't been an artist as unique as he is in recent times.
Anyway I've been feeling nostalgic for my youth lately and thats what has inspired this post.