jpfromlondon

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by jpfromlondon 19d ago
>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, l
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by jpfromlondon 19d ago
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
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by jpfromlondon 20d ago
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 li
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by jpfromlondon 20d ago
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
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by jpfromlondon 28d ago
What are you talking about, the North Sea was first drilled by a British state-run (at the time) oil company.
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by jpfromlondon 1mo ago
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.
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by jpfromlondon 1mo ago
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 n
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by jpfromlondon 1mo ago
Nobody ever got fired for choosing Bloomberg, even if there was a viable alternative there is no way anyone is pioneering the switch.
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by jpfromlondon 1mo ago
Leo, Freddie, Theo, etc.
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by jpfromlondon 1mo ago
aren't contractions lazy by nature? Regardless, I'm glad you're averse.
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by jpfromlondon 1mo ago
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.
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by jpfromlondon 1mo ago
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
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by jpfromlondon 1mo ago
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.
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by jpfromlondon 1mo ago
it's the hand-wringing do-gooders that implemented all of the authoritarian practices in the uk.
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by jpfromlondon 1mo ago
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 hu
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by jpfromlondon 1mo ago
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.
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by jpfromlondon 1mo ago
you are absolutely correct, the author is putting the cart before the horse.
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by jpfromlondon 1mo ago
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.
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by jpfromlondon 1mo ago
it's fiction, that's why.
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by jpfromlondon 1mo ago
What percentage of the public think they can take a bear in a fight.
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by jpfromlondon 1mo ago
>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.
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by jpfromlondon 1mo ago
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.
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by jpfromlondon 1mo ago
would be interesting to see what happens to them when they're found, shame we'll never know.
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by jpfromlondon 1mo ago
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
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by jpfromlondon 2mo ago
I had no idea Code Node was still going strong, I used to goto a lot of events there
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by jpfromlondon 2mo ago
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 t
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by jpfromlondon 2mo ago
I don't carry a smartphone, is this likely to be a red flag if I'm stopped?
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by jpfromlondon 2mo ago
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 i
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by jpfromlondon 2mo ago
bravo
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by jpfromlondon 2mo ago
Simple words can create beautiful and precise prose, even that is lost today.

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