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SOVEREIGN MIND MECHANICAL BRIDGING OF THE GAP BETWEEN WANTING AND LIKING
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Here are the primary somatic protocols to ensure pleasure has "weight" and integrity:
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Here are the primary somatic protocols to ensure pleasure has "weight" and integrity:
1. The "5-Second Somatic Anchor"
When you engage in a pleasurable act (eating, a cold shower, a walk, or tactile contact), the Amygdala and VTA (Ventral Tegmental Area) often rush ahead to the next hit. This leaves the current moment "empty."
When you engage in a pleasurable act (eating, a cold shower, a walk, or tactile contact), the Amygdala and VTA (Ventral Tegmental Area) often rush ahead to the next hit. This leaves the current moment "empty."
The Protocol: Before and during the act, focus exclusively on one Kinetic Fact for 5 seconds.
The Science: This forces the Thalamus to send high-resolution data to the mPFC and Sensory Cortex, bypassing the "Wanting" script.
The Science: This forces the Thalamus to send high-resolution data to the mPFC and Sensory Cortex, bypassing the "Wanting" script.
NEUROBIOLOGY OF THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE
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From a cutting-edge neurobiological perspective, the "Pleasure Principle" is the mechanical operation of the Mesolimbic Dopaminergic System.
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From a cutting-edge neurobiological perspective, the "Pleasure Principle" is the mechanical operation of the Mesolimbic Dopaminergic System.
Its primary function is not the delivery of satisfaction, but the encoding of salience and anticipation.
1. The Pleasure Principle: Fantasy vs. Survival
In the modern brain, the search for sensual satisfaction is more frequently attached to Fantasy (Anticipation)
1. The Pleasure Principle: Fantasy vs. Survival
In the modern brain, the search for sensual satisfaction is more frequently attached to Fantasy (Anticipation)
than to Survival (Utility). This is due to the distinction between "Wanting" and "Liking":
Wanting (Dopamine/The "Ghost"): Mediated by the Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) and the Nucleus Accumbens.
This system is triggered by "Priors" and "Scripts."
Wanting (Dopamine/The "Ghost"): Mediated by the Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) and the Nucleus Accumbens.
This system is triggered by "Priors" and "Scripts."
An entire new world opens up for you once you find the courage to be bored. Treasure hides in the thoughts you fear.
But if you numb your boredom and run from it, then you guarantee your potential in life will never be realised.
Constant stimulation or your best life.
Up to you
But if you numb your boredom and run from it, then you guarantee your potential in life will never be realised.
Constant stimulation or your best life.
Up to you
You know this already, and I've repeated it a countless number of times. Yet so many of you will still be in the same loops you were in when you first heard it.
You have slept for years. You hardly remember the days.
It takes just ONE deliberate disruption to change your life.
You have slept for years. You hardly remember the days.
It takes just ONE deliberate disruption to change your life.
Genuinely consider what kind of gold is buried in the deep grooves of your mind. All of your emotions, thoughts, experiences. You've read enough. At this point, the the thoughts of the majority only degrade the quality of your own.
Raw dog life. Unusual is fine.
Become a freak.
Raw dog life. Unusual is fine.
Become a freak.
IS THERE ENOUGH SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE THAT FEMALE TRANSGENDER ATHLETES ON TESTOSTERNE SUPRESSION HAVE A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN OLYMPICS? 🧵🧵🧵👇👇
When I first read the IOC announcement of the new policy regarding female athletes screening genetic tests, my first thought as a Medical Geneticist was that it would be complex to apply, based on current scientific knowledge and evidence based medicine, for 46,XY female athletes
And that the police would be straightforward for female transgender athletes, as they should have a competitive advantage.
1/ China Challenge: Believe it or Not*
The Escalator to Heaven
The Escalator to Heaven
2/ Who has the longest stack of escalators in the world?
3/ Answer: Chongqing, China. The “Goddess” escalator in Wushan county consists of a series of two dozen individual escalators and lifts that climb more than 750 feet over a 2,500-foot length in 21 minutes. Every day, 9,000 people pay the 50-cent fee to avoid a steep stairway. 
Even in darkness, we glow.
In this image of Earth taken by the Artemis II crew, we can see the electric lights of human activity. In the lower right, sunlight illuminates the limb of the planet.
In this image of Earth taken by the Artemis II crew, we can see the electric lights of human activity. In the lower right, sunlight illuminates the limb of the planet.
These two images were taken by @astro_reid only minutes apart. The stark difference is the result of camera settings. In the first, a longer shutter speed let in much more light from Earth, while the shorter shutter speed in the second emphasizes our planet's nighttime glow.
@astro_reid In this image, also taken from the Orion capsule, we see the divide between night and day, known as the terminator, cutting across Earth. Whether awake or dreaming, we're all here on this planet together.
The End of the Software Gestation Table 🧵
In "Software 2.0," we were agriculturalists. We’d get a task—a refactor, a new UI—and instinctively size up the Gestation Period.
Every project had its "Appointed Hour" before it could be born into the world.
In "Software 2.0," we were agriculturalists. We’d get a task—a refactor, a new UI—and instinctively size up the Gestation Period.
Every project had its "Appointed Hour" before it could be born into the world.
We sized our work by a biological clock:
🐣 Chicken (21 days): A bug fix.
🐑 Lamb (5 mos): A new feature.
👶 Human (9 mos): A product launch.
🐘 Elephant (2 yrs): That legacy migration everyone fears.
We accepted the delay as the natural order of things.
🐣 Chicken (21 days): A bug fix.
🐑 Lamb (5 mos): A new feature.
👶 Human (9 mos): A product launch.
🐘 Elephant (2 yrs): That legacy migration everyone fears.
We accepted the delay as the natural order of things.
As devs, we "lived in the end" of a working solution, but the "Bridge" to get there was a slow, rhythmic grind of syntax and manual debugging.
The struggle was the proof of the work. If it didn't take "Human" or "Elephant" time, it wasn't considered "real" engineering.
The struggle was the proof of the work. If it didn't take "Human" or "Elephant" time, it wasn't considered "real" engineering.
Pleased to share my favorite high-resolution capture of the Artemis II launch- the moment the SLS is clearing the tower, captured by a sound-triggered camera placed near the pad.
I'll have prints linked in my bio for this one, and here's a short thread about how it was captured
I'll have prints linked in my bio for this one, and here's a short thread about how it was captured
To get pics this detailed, you have to be CLOSE. A telephoto lens from miles off isn't enough. But that distance would severely injure any human. What's the solution? Pre-placed cameras and sound activated triggers.
Strangely- that isn't the biggest challenge of shooting these.
Strangely- that isn't the biggest challenge of shooting these.
The plume is BRIGHT. Controlling your exposure to not overexpose it is a huge challenge, especially since you can't take a test photo and adjust your settings mid-launch.
This is how the raw looks. All the detail in the shadows is still there, it just needs to be brightened!
This is how the raw looks. All the detail in the shadows is still there, it just needs to be brightened!
🚨🗞️Monthly Solar Geoengineering Updates (March'26 Edition)🗞️🚨
From UN review of #SRM tech & its human rights impacts, to US organizations resisting SRM bans, plus new tools & research awards – SRM headlines you need to know from the past month:🧵1/13
🔗 …largeoengineeringupdates.substack.com/p/monthly-sola…
From UN review of #SRM tech & its human rights impacts, to US organizations resisting SRM bans, plus new tools & research awards – SRM headlines you need to know from the past month:🧵1/13
🔗 …largeoengineeringupdates.substack.com/p/monthly-sola…
🚨Top 10 SRM Updates from March 2026:
1️⃣ @OHCHR_MENA seeks input on climate technologies - The UN Human Rights Office is collecting submissions on how SRM & CDR may impact human rights, with a report due later this year.
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1️⃣ @OHCHR_MENA seeks input on climate technologies - The UN Human Rights Office is collecting submissions on how SRM & CDR may impact human rights, with a report due later this year.
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2️⃣ US National Security Framing – ACCF report urges federal research and international governance to prevent rivals from gaining strategic advantage.
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Quick reactions to the president's "budget" that covers just 1/3 spending and nothing on taxes:
1) The $445 billion defense hike is the only proposal that matters. The 42% hike - the largest single-year increase since the Korean war - would hike DOD spending to 4.4% of GDP.
1) The $445 billion defense hike is the only proposal that matters. The 42% hike - the largest single-year increase since the Korean war - would hike DOD spending to 4.4% of GDP.
2) While defense needs are expanding due to Iran, Russia, and China, a single-year 42% hike is far more than the Pentagon could even spend next year. Ramping up defense spending takes time and the proper policy infrastructure. This is not a serious proposal.
3) Renewing the defense expansion projects to $5 trillion over the decade - which is detached from fiscal reality. Add in SocSec, Medicare, & recent tax cuts, and we're looking at annual budget deficits potentially approaching $4.5- to $5 trIIllion within a decade. Unsustainable.
Less than 48 hours ago, Google dropped Gemma 4.
Minds are blown. And people are already coming up with wild use cases.
10 examples:
Minds are blown. And people are already coming up with wild use cases.
10 examples:
1. Gemma 4's vision capabilities
2. Running Gemma 4 26B A4B on Mac Studio M2 Ultra at 300t/s
Its been a busy couple of days dealing with the aftermath of the verdicts against Chris Nineham and me. First of all a huge thankyou to the mass of people who have been in touch to share love and solidarity and their sense of outrage at the judgement. Some reflections:
We are appealing ,and if the system retains routes to justice, a hope that has to be sustained, then we believe the appeal will be successful because the evidence is so clear. We have deep concerns not just about the outcome but the conduct of the case.
This includes the Judge's decision to allow the prosecution to run to 4 days out of the 6 allocated and refusal to allow additional time for the defence. Justice must not only be done but must be seen to be done .
