I had always assumed that the “no fly” list was a phrase and that it didn’t refer to an actual list, but rather a database with more detailed information than a “can they fly?” Column with a Y/N entry. In pharmacy we have a database we have to access when we suspect there is abuse, fraud, or diversion of controlled substances. The database is regularly updated with current information about prescriptions that were dispensed including location, prescribing physician, etc. I had always assumed the “no fly” list would be something similar. Now that I think about it though, that wouldn’t be efficient or useful at all. It would make sense for it to be much more simple.
From Wikipedia: “ Much of his work was discredited after his death due to fraudulent academic credentials, allegations of patient abuse, accusations of plagiarism, and lack of oversight by institutions and the psychological community.”
I haven’t seen any hint of “hate” in their comments and their position is anything but fringe. Focusing on having a diverse set of emergency response teams has become mainstream, I’d say it’s a fringe position to think otherwise. Trust in police is very low nationwide and you seem to be out of touch.
Anecdotally, while living in Finland for a number of years I found that most households I knew would mix margarine and butter together 50/50, and that was the only form they used outside of cooking and baking.
As much as you can, relax. These things go 100x better when you’re relaxed. Whatever method you use to destress, do it. A lot. I’ve found that all social/romantic situations will flow better if I can build some mental “distance”.
This could solve a problem I’ve been stuck on for a long time. I read so many interesting things and I make useful connections between topics and concepts, but I don’t revisit it later and forget much of what I have learned. I’ve experimented with journaling about all of the things I’ve learned and read in a day but it ends up being a chore. Maybe this would prove useful to help me literally “recall” what I’ve learned.
My brother recently passed away unexpectedly and I can say with certainty that the well established processes are not smooth, and in fact I’d say that it’s a 50/50 shot that even when you follow each step to a “T” - have all of the paperwork and talk with everyone you can reach - you’ll receive no help at all. After weeks you’ll simply be told the accounts can’t be made available to you and there is nothing you can do. Trying to navigate these processes while also managing your grief, increases the level of difficulty By a magnitude. Apart from that, an unexpected death leaves a hole that your loved ones will try to fill with anything you have left behind, it’s impossible to anticipate what they will want to keep of yours when you’re gone. All I can say is that if you ever have the thought that it would be helpful to write a few things down in case the worst were to happen, do it. It’s hard to fully explain how much easier it will make the grieving process.
This is why I use Scribd. I can’t access every single book I want but there are enough available that I’ve only run into that problem a handful of times, and I just found something else because it’s really a great selection.
Chiming in to say I love Pushbullet. I find it invaluable for sending things between my devices.
I recently learned that it’s no longer available for iPhone and that if I get a new iPhone I won’t be able to load it onto the new device. It has kept me from upgrading. Eventually I’ll have to but it will be a sad day. I’ve seen a few alternatives but they don’t appear to have the same usability.
I can confirm that we do not have such a thing in the US. I wonder how this began in Hungary. I’m sure plenty of mycologists would be eager to have this kind of role in the US.
As a trained pharmacist, the previous pharmacist is wrong in their interpretation and in their explanation. Specifically the way they explain the duration and mechanisms of the drugs is incorrect. While the main focus of discussion tends to center around the “serotonin” aspect of SSRIs, this is akin to discussing a road trip and only talking about turning the ignition before you leave the drive way. Serotonin receptors in the prefrontal cortex are the beginning of the signaling pathways that are to a greater extent controlled by glutamate, nmda receptors, and GABA. Not to be forgotten are also the dopamine and epi/norepi. All of which are affected downstream from the initial signaling of 5ht1a/b and 5ht2a receptors. Changes in concentrations of these neurotransmitters, their receptors, and reuptake vesicles, lead to system level changes in mood and behavior. The idea that some “small changes” in serotonin levels for a few weeks is all that occurs with an SSRI is just plain incorrect. The resulting fluctuations from baseline in neurotransmitters and receptors translate to slow changes in plasticity and “direction” as pathways are reshaped. Depression stems from a “negative cognitive bias” that deepens and is self-reinforcing over time. Changing that bias by reshaping pathways takes time. For some people, a very long time, and for others (arguably most) the drugs alone cannot accomplish this change in direction toward s more positive cognitive bias without cognitive behavioral therapy, rebuilding social support systems, and a change of environment. It’s true that everyone has different chemical concentrations, different levels of enzymes for breaking down neurotransmitters, and differences in receptor availability and that has been reduced to an idea of “chemical imbalance” which is not only too simplistic but also it treats a person like a baking recipe that would be turn out well with just more baking powder. That PharmD in the comment did the same kind of reduction here. At a molecular level, permanent changes absolutely can and do happen. That is essentially what the mechanisms at work in ketamine therapy have demonstrated providing strong evidence for thr neuro plastic theory of depression.
I don’t have a problem with the dairy and egg products I use because I personally know the people that I get them from. I won’t purchase anything containing dairy and eggs. If someone prepares food for me containing them I may eat it to be polite but I wouldn’t eat meat. I also don’t have an issue with the honey I get from my friends hives. However, many of my activist friends and other people see all of these things as hypocrisy that perpetuate animal abuse. I still protest and we get along fine. Because to your point, there’s room for nuance.
My experience is that the majority of the people focusing on the chemistry have ever oriented a trip and it was the impetus for going into research that focuses on the chemistry.
The focus on the molecular mechanism of action is of course typical for this kind of study. Ignoring the phenomenological aspect can seem odd however there is a rationale behind it. I don’t think that it stems from a denial that the phenomenological experience has an impact on the results. It’s stems from the complexity of the experience. Culture, personal experience, setting, etc. all play a role in the phenomenon. It’s likely impossible that we will br able to control for the many parts that influence the psychedelic aspect of therapy and at the very least it’s something that will have to be investigated further down the road.
This is even more evident in the time of Covid. Currently Covid patients have to do imaging at the very end of the day so Covid sanitizing protocols don’t have to be repeated over and over all day. It may seem minor but delaying imaging can delay other procedures and therapies for an entire day. Having the option to transport the equipment instead of the patient has many clear benefits.
As someone that works in psychedelic research I must say that this book did more for the acceptance of psychedelics as a legitimate therapy with mainstream America than anything, ever.
The number of “straight-laced”, “9 to 5” people that have mentioned this book to me when they find out what I do is so high I pretty much expect it at this point. I personally was bored reading the book but only because I am so familiar with the space and I don’t find his writing terribly interesting but I truly believe his book did more to legitimize psychedelics than anything that came before it. People used to think I was some fringe weirdo before that book, now I’ve had strangers tell me I’m “their hero.” That’s not a joke. I’ve had two different people, on two different occasions say that to me, and both of them mentioned his book.
I could replace your use of “cryptocurrency” here with “Pokémon cards” and nothing would change. Yet you don’t seem concerned with the buying, selling, trading, owning of Pokémon cards with regard to their utility. You are not the arbiter of utility. Nobody is. If you have no utility for digital cash, great. That doesn’t mean others don’t. You don’t have to play Pokémon if you don’t want to.
How exactly is it bad judgement? I’d argue that working at google or investing and making money at google signifies equally bad judgement then, seeing as how it is a company that is eroding freedoms, regularly caught breaking laws, and rife with unethical business practices all in the name of innovation and technology. And yet nobody is decrying the evils of selling their stock in google to make some $.
I was a free speech absolutist like you are describing until I realized that my belief was based on the fear of a “slippery slope” developing from limiting any kind of “hate speech.” I’m older now and I’ve recognized that a slippery slope argument is a weak minds way of coping with difficult ideas. It takes an approach that only considers one way travel when it comes to the destination or rather conclusion. There are too many possibilities to allow the the possibility of a “slippery slope” to guide our decisions. I have always viewed the ACLUs defense of nazis as being this kind of behavior as well, to prevent further erosions down the road that are being viewed as an inevitable conclusion to limiting speech to any degree.
I would say the other reason my views on freee speech have evolved because I now see “hate” as a virus of the mind and it is easily spread through the internet in the most deceitful and cunning ways, leading to destruction and violence toward the person or people it is directed at.
As someone that once considered themself a hardliner as well, I have found that the last ten years have had the very effect you’re addressing. The truth is there’s a lot of nuance in this topic and it’s beginning to look like a hardline stance resulted in destroying people counter to what Aaron wanted.
I think it’s important to parse what is being censored. Speech that incites violence against an individual or group should be censored in my opinion. Misinformation should also be closely watched as “a lie will travel half way around the world before the truth can put its shoes on.” I’m someone that considers themself to be against the concept of censorship but the realist in me recognizes that the ideas we had about censorship pre-internet may not apply to an age where it is the main source of information. I am honestly surprised to find that I feel this way but the last decade has shown us how the anonymity of the internet has been weaponized to influence the uninformed masses through propaganda and frankly, dark psychological strategy that hijacks our brains reward system.
The 24hr trade volume for BTC alone is just over $50 billion.
If all tether were to completely turn to dust, it would not lead anywhere close to a “gigantic defi crash”. This is in no way a defense of Tether. I’m just zooming out from the hyperfocus on Tether as the pseudo foundation of crypto. That is just simply not the case.
>Go to a gold exchange and try to figure out how to use it for microchips.
The idea that gold is useful as a store of value is ridiculous. You have painted the picture perfectly with your comment. It is not easily moved. It is not easily utilized. It is worthless to the average person and it’s price is heavily inflated.