jpfromlondon

>they imagine that they see something and lack the language to convey the imagined unperceived object, the notion of phantasia or aphantasia is merely a by-product of the term "picture it in your mind's eye" or the like, leading many ignorant people to believe that something is literally rendered within the individual's head.

I think by any reasonable definition everyone has aphantasia, which is why it's a nothing burger.

aaw, touched a nerve have I because I'm suggesting you're not special?

>Prove it.

Precisely, unfalsifiable nonsense.

>You can't keep track of your own argument

MY argument is this: people don't actually see things or even have imagery inside their head, which is normal, and self-proclaimed aphantasiacs are attention seekers who think they have a disability or special characteristic...there is no logical inconsistency in my argument.

Neither, they imagine that they see something and lack the language to convey the imagined unperceived object, the notion of phantasia or aphantasia is merely a by-product of the term "picture it in your mind's eye" or the like, leading many ignorant people to believe that something is literally rendered within the individual's head.

Realising this is not the case is waking up, but then some attention seekers gave it the name aphantasia to make themselves feel special.

You're absolutely right.

Nobody hallucinates or "sees" the object, it's like an object instantiation with default properties that you can name/describe, nothing more.

If you quiz someone long enough you can get them to acknowledge they don't see anything "in their head" whatever that means.

This nonsense makes me irrationally annoyed, I suspect because it's unfalsifiable attention seeking, some people I've met mention it every chance they get angling at it being some sort of disability. I get it, you don't see anything...I don't see anything either...nobody does.

What are you talking about, the North Sea was first drilled by a British state-run (at the time) oil company.

Protein isn't just necessary for activity, protein is essential in brain development and function, data show lower iqs in those who opt for a vegan or vegetarian diet despite those people on average tending to be higher-educated.

thus reducing their agency, it'll be interesting at least to see if this generation grows up to prefer a lengthened name (or "long name") equivalent to todays "short name". For a period my parents called me Jim, a name I despise as an adult, thankfully the root of that short name has many branches, not that it matters because I only use the initial.

Nobody ever got fired for choosing Bloomberg, even if there was a viable alternative there is no way anyone is pioneering the switch.

Leo, Freddie, Theo, etc.

aren't contractions lazy by nature?

Regardless, I'm glad you're averse.

what surprises and annoys me is Briton's willingness to name their children shortened versions of existing names, it's lazy, so many Archies and Alfies, ugh.

evidently you are unfamiliar with experimental science or clinical trials, like it or not self experimentation and the consumption/administration of psychoactive substances is considered unethical, rightly or wrongly.

In the case of self-testing it raises concerns of objectivity, not just in terms of perception and observation but with regards to bias and intent, throwing into question the results and reasons for the study.

Scotland, Wales, and NI have their own parliaments at least, so from a constitutional perspective one could argue England is not a country but a state, but that is only one narrow definition.

it's the hand-wringing do-gooders that implemented all of the authoritarian practices in the uk.

everything is being min-maxed, have you noticed how flimsy and soft cereal boxes have become, and plastic-packaged goods having thinner plastic, and often replaceable lids have been replaced with single-use film (thinking specifically of hummus for this one).

Taking the time to count the ways shrinkflation is (fractionally) eroding quality of life would take an age.

oh my god, were it not for your redundant comment I might've gone to the forest to discard my collection of depleted batteries, thank goodness.

you are absolutely correct, the author is putting the cart before the horse.

what you choose for the dimensions is arbitrary, they only chosen thusly to prove the point.

I don't think I've ever seen an example of pareto that wasn't pseudo scientific drivel.

it's fiction, that's why.

What percentage of the public think they can take a bear in a fight.

>In all cases they do not have permission to use the data for their own purposes

Oh, they don't have permission? probably fine then.

Oh I've no doubt some people will figure out who it was, it's their fate we won't be privy to, but I'm certain it won't be pretty.

would be interesting to see what happens to them when they're found, shame we'll never know.

I don't think it's fair to say he has pushed food science forward.

He piggy-backed on the work of real food scientists and revealed things to the public that have been common in professional kitchens for decades, but then where he adds his own methods the evidence is often "trust me bro".

As someone who grew up in the household of two chefs one classically trained the other a development chef I see James Lopez as little more than a loud-mouthed amateur, have you tried his no-knead pizza dough, it's absolutely shocking, I think he later tried to distance himself from it claiming it came from another chef.

I had no idea Code Node was still going strong, I used to goto a lot of events there

I don't think I would dismiss all critique as the indignation of swine. Previously valid criticism came in the form of review, be it from peers or the establishment, and while there might be a broader conversation to be had regarding the current state of literary review some voices probably have merit, I'm not familiar enough to know which, but would welcome recommendations from anyone that happens to read this.

I suspect most are drowned out by indignant squealing.

Re: code. I want to address you twice.

1. "ignoring reviews by others as if they were indignant at their own inability to comprehend my code", yes because doing so means ignoring your manager (hah).

2. Code review is very difficult to get right, the question I ask myself is whether I trust the individual to approach the repo without prejudice to the method or the author, I would think the ignorant would be reluctant to post a review lest their ignorance be broadcast to the team.

I don't carry a smartphone, is this likely to be a red flag if I'm stopped?

People who graduate top universities can walk into any job they want.

Top universities hiring professors can pick any they want.

But also discovering a passion for academia can occur at any institution, reaching the pinnacle of the career is an enormous commitment.

bravo

Simple words can create beautiful and precise prose, even that is lost today.