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chemoelectric

@chemoelectric@masto.ai

Monster Island Tea, Pen, Oxford Commas & Non-loco #Physics.
A Division of The Crud Factory.

☙ To be good at scientific method, distrust scientific authority. ❧

(Barry SCHWARTZ (Barijo ŜVARC), of Pig’s Eye, Minnesota Territory, United States of America. See me also on Pixelfed: https://pixelfed.social/chemoelectric)

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halcionandon, to longcovid
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Did anyone with get a ton of rashes you can’t explain?

Nothing gets rid of them.

Plenty of other symptoms but this is one that doctors always blame on allergies.

My hair also got intensely dry to the point where it didn’t need washing for 3 weeks. There was no sebum! I had to oil it & leave it in for a week even after using a very rich conditioning treatment.

My nose would also not stop bleeding.

I’m about 2 months into my second infection. Already have .

@longcovid

chemoelectric,
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@halcionandon

There is a condition called "chronic hives" or "chronic urticaria". It involves rashes that come and go with no explanation, and is very common.

chemoelectric, to random
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A small tray with feet or handles being cast. 15 by 25 cm. The whole thing will be made of FGCI Liquid Glass Deep Pour 24 Hour epoxy, with pigments in Morandi colors added.

The feet sagged during casting, but I straightened them by running hot tapwater over them to heat them past their glass transition temperature, then bending them straight... (cont'd)

https://www.instagram.com/p/C7j59pivagy/?igsh=MTA1dnYwb21pY3Q4bQ==

MacNaBracha, to politics
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This needs more attention. Sure, people want rid of the 'Tories' but is there a real alternative (in England)?

Labour are literally in the same political territory as the Tories and the DUP.

#GE2024 #GeneralElectionUK #Labour #Tories #xenophobia #Brexit #BrexitHasFailed #RedTories #VoteSNP #VotePlaid #ScottishIndependence #politics

chemoelectric,
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@MacNaBracha LOL I took this silly little test and was like one notch away from the lower left corner. The picture had Gandhi looking like a right-winger compared to me.

The chart is useless except as propaganda. :)

chemoelectric,
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@MacNaBracha Who filled in the chart? That's the ACTUAL basis.

br00t4c, to community
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New Jersey beach opens on a Sunday for first time in 155 years despite Christian court battle

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/new-jersey-shore-beach-ocean-grove-b2552479.html

chemoelectric,
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@br00t4c I knew this was going to be Ocean Grove, because it is at the end of the Asbury Park boardwalk so I was aware of the place from little boyhood. In fact we used to eat there.

br00t4c, to philosophy
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'Criminal intent': Legal expert maps out Manhattan DA's path to nailing Trump

https://www.alternet.org/trump-bragg-closing-arguments/

chemoelectric,
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@br00t4c This leaves out the probably important point that the "fifth element" crimes are FEDERAL crimes, not New York crimes, but that this is supposed to be within what the law means.

If it weren't, that law might be pretty toothless, to be frank. Just make sure to pay in New York for crimes elsewhere!

And I remember the National Inquirer specifically testifying (to paraphrase) "What we did was a crime", and Cohen making clear he was being retained as a "fixer", not as a lawyer.

chemoelectric,
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@br00t4c Trump keeps referring to the (illegal, because it is a campaign contribution) purchase of exclusive story rights as an NDA. He's such a liar.

chemoelectric, to random
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Here is the first time I cast one of these little "make-up brush cups", as I call them, in epoxy without numerous bubbles. I used Sanaaa resin, thus it has a faint blue tinge, despite there being no pigment added.

My trick was a combination of repeatedly dropping the mold like dough (a very common technique in all kinds of mold casting) and scraping the parts where I know the bubbles collect, using a popsicle stick (but other devices would work).

https://www.instagram.com/p/C7e5OhuRpVQ/?igsh=dWttNGNzZDA2bzdl

chemoelectric, to random
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I rediscovered a piece of cherry wood with a huge knot I had partly filled with SigWong epoxy and daisies. As I am using up my SigWong epoxy in favor of other brands, I decided to fill it more.

At the same time, I am making labels for some of my tool bags. Previously I had used UV resin (acrylic in particular) for these labeling jobs, but UV lamps irritate my bout of hives. This will take longer, though.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C7e0XIggpon/?igsh=MWcwcXhxeHl6ejN6Yw==

LindaCollins11, to random
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https://deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/trump-being-booed-at-libertarian?publication_id=1266886&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=3bwjuq&utm_medium=email Trump being booed at Libertarian Party convention is what Patriotism sounds like

Hope this wakes some up!

chemoelectric,
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@LindaCollins11 Actually it was supposedly a silly ploy to get him to commit to support their causes. It wasn't "patriotism" at all.

chemoelectric,
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@LindaCollins11 I have to admit, whenever the LP is involved, all sense of enjoyment disappears, for me.

chemoelectric,
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@LindaCollins11 They have peculiar stances. They are far nuttier than Trump in their policy stances, frankly. They wanted particular promises from Trump, got at least one, and are fool enough to think that means something.

chemoelectric,
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@LindaCollins11 They got Trump to "promise" to release a particular drug dealer, for instance.

Unless things have changed, they want all money to be in precious metals. Which, of course, means among other things that counterfeiting and chiseling would be rampant. But they have a "theory" of what money "is", said "theory" being entirely wrong.

(Bitcoin is based on an equally wrong variant of the same "theory".)

br00t4c, to random
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Trump Attacks Judge Merchan Just Before Closing Arguments: 'UNAMERICAN AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL'

https://www.mediaite.com/trump/trump-attacks-judge-merchan-just-before-closing-arguments-unamerican-and-unconstitutional/

chemoelectric,
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@BeBo @br00t4c

The usual sentence is probation, but Trump COULD get up to 20 years in prison.

br00t4c, to random
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▶ Trump has MASSIVE FREAK-OUT over TRIAL VERDICT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRvKk-9aeFQ

chemoelectric,
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@br00t4c The federal crimes were admitted by the parties involved. Oops! And the business records fraud is evident. Ergo: class E felony. Trump should be happy this is the mildest class of felony in New York.

Still, in theory he could get 20 years in prison.

He won't get 20 years in prison. But he is doing his best to get SOME prison time, which would be unusual.

RickiTarr, to random
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At some point, my purse became a walking pharmacy. Stomach upset, got a headache? I have you covered. Need bug spray or sunscreen, what about some lotion or hand sanitizer? I've got a snack, and something to freshen your breath.

When I had surgery a few years ago, I had a weight limit of 10 pounds for 3 months! Hubs said he needed to weigh my purse to make sure I could safely carry it. I thought he was joking, turns out it weighed 17 pounds!

chemoelectric,
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@cripamphibie @SailorDisco @RickiTarr @fmhilton

I'm a man. I use both pockets and a man-purse. (They sometimes call these "courier bags".)

chemoelectric, to random
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A figurine I cast in epoxy. I imported the mold from China, used FGCI Liquid Glass 24 Hour casting epoxy, and some pigment in one of the "Morandi colors". I forget which... (cont'd)

https://www.instagram.com/p/C7cSowdP4lr/?igsh=MTg4cmdzNmkzd3pmbA==

larsmb, to random
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We are more prone to anthromorphizing LLMs than to humanizing suffering humans

chemoelectric,
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@larsmb @dngrs

Anthropomorphizing an LLM is itself an act of ignorance. It is merely an automaton cloaked in elegant grammar.

It is perfectly obvious that a language model cannot capture the essence of "intelligence", because the closest thing to human intelligence is chimpanzee intelligence, and IT HAS NO LANGUAGE.

Computer science people working in "AI" are involved in a giant self-delusion that is reinforced by our idiotic "intellectual" rewards system.

chemoelectric,
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@larsmb @dngrs

They'll come back sometimes and say to me they may hit upon a different kind of "intelligence". And I may win the lottery without buying a ticket, but wouldn't count on it.

chemoelectric,
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@tseitr @larsmb @dngrs

The problem for dolphins is they evidently have no libraries, and it is very difficult to imagine HOW they could construct libraries. Thus their ability to accumulate learning is limited in a way human ability is not.

Of course, LLMs do not address this aspect of intelligence, either. They decrease the quality of our collective library.

chemoelectric, (edited )
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@larsmb @tseitr @dngrs

That is a claim without empirical evidence.

In any case, it is beside the point. Humans have libraries and dolphins do not, therefore humans have a higher class of intelligence. But it still is an intelligence founded on a NON-VERBAL foundation.

VirginiaMurr, to random
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Pundits absolutely do not grasp the fact that Trump's trial's value does NOT rest on whether or not it "moves voters" if he's convicted.

The VALUE is accountability.

The VALUE is a working system of law that functions--regardless of whom the person happens to be or what position that person holds.

Treating it like "no biggie" because voters APPEAR unmoved is great messaging -- for Trump.

chemoelectric,
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@VirginiaMurr @Lassielmr

Trump COULD get 20 years in prison. That is the extreme end. It assumes he gets maximum prison time on enough counts and that the sentences are to be served in sequence, up to the 20 year limit.

He will not get 20 years in prison. But his behavior during the trial does not suggest he would get merely 1 and 1/3 years probation, either.

chemoelectric,
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@VirginiaMurr @Lassielmr

Where Trump really belongs is a "hospital for the criminally affected". I use the almost forgotten term "affected" instead of the far more tendentious term "insane".

It can hardly be doubted by anyone who believes that behavior is an aspect of living flesh (and NOT of some spiritual homonculus) that Trump has SOME affection of the brain.

I think everyone who pins it down to some particular thing is wrong. It is as individual as Trump himself. But he is ill.

chemoelectric,
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@VirginiaMurr @Lassielmr

I said nothing about "distinguishing right from wrong". That is exactly one of the tendentious implications of the term "insane" I am trying to avoid.

It does not matter to me if his behavior is a set of ingrained habits. In that case, they are now ingrained, channelized habits he is far too old to change. So he should never be allowed in society again. He should be hospitalized, not merely punished and allowed freedom.

chemoelectric,
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@VirginiaMurr @Lassielmr

Isn't it strange, how people think because I am not the one judging in the old-fashioned way, but the psychiatric one, that I want to let him free, when it is the opposite? He is too dangerous to let free.

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