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Topic | Can someone translate this for me? |
TaylorHeinicke 07/18/22 1:16:37 AM #1 | Im really tired of the fake enlightenment amongst people I know pushing toxic positivity online. Like, Ive been very open that a decade ago I had what can be scientifically described using Zen Buddhist language as a satori a literal Moment of Nirvana via a subjective mystical experience built off regimented studying, regular meditation, and minor chemical alterations for the sake of legitimate personal change of mind and behaviors. In the time since I have shared online plenty of quotes and stuff on spirituality, philosophy, politics, etc usually with a positive or optimistic perspective, but not always given history can be a bummer at times (to say the least). What fundamentally bothers me about this fakeness is that the entire point of all forms of enlightenment, mystical experiences, profound realizations, etc is noting that its not special in terms of uniqueness. Everyone can do it in one form or another. Youre not a superior being just because you, maybe, shed a layer of your ego. In fact, that mentality is just reinforcing the very egotistical behavior one thinks theyre getting rid of. What we have inside of us in terms of esotericism and psychological aspects of ego can, and arguably should, be dying-renewing regularly across ones life time. This can be positive, self induced ego death; or it can be a product of circumstances that press upon you to rise up or fall down. And even after falling theres the whole cliche Phoenix phenomenon that sees people rise out of the ashes of their deepest despair. My point here is, is that this fake enlightenment is not just obvious grifter behavior and convincing people of a lot of wrong ideas about themselves subjectively as well as the objective world around them; it just is frankly a perversion of the millennia old traditions of spirituality that go so far back in history that we arguably see other hominids like Neanderthals have forms of it. To fake oneself into a notion of enlightenment is an evolutionary dead end. Its like thinking an expression of a gene trait is the peak of evolution and thus one must never change by clinging to it as their entire identity. Its bad, wrong, and dumb. --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | Police snipers murdered a young black man, Andrew Tekle Sundberg (Minneapolis) |
TaylorHeinicke 07/18/22 1:16:03 AM #7 | I feel like I need more context --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | Anyone have any mattress tips? Going shopping for a new bed. |
TaylorHeinicke 07/17/22 11:36:48 PM #5 | Imit8m3 posted... Purple [LFAQs-redacted-quote] two recs for purple, will look into it [LFAQs-redacted-quote] oh fuck no. buying used didnt even cross my mind --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | Anyone have any mattress tips? Going shopping for a new bed. |
TaylorHeinicke 07/17/22 9:42:13 PM #1 | Has to be king. Non negotiable. In the market for something nice, but not like, bank breaking. I know they're supremely expensive and what I'm getting in to. What are some good brands in the like, lower parts of the upper tiers? I see obviously Sleep Number advertised everywhere, are they actually good or do they just flood the market with ads? Any other sleeper companies I should look into? Can be memory foam. I don't really know what else there is these days in terms of what the actual mattress is made of. --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | The omicron subvariant dominating U.S. COVID-19 cases is more vaccine-resistant |
TaylorHeinicke 07/16/22 8:14:17 PM #20 | Relient_K posted... Is there a reason a new vaccine hasn't been put out that is better against newer strands? With how quickly the original vaccines came out I figured there would be something by now. From what I'm reading I don't qualify for another booster at this time which stinks because it's been about 10 months since I got the last one.I think they're modifying it due to concerns that the next mutation might totally escape the current vaccine --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | $15 for a scone and two small drinks? |
TaylorHeinicke 07/16/22 11:34:58 AM #1 | One of which was literally an iced coffee? Thanks Biden and dunn bros --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | "Wage gains for American workers are beginning to slow, threatening one of |
TaylorHeinicke 07/15/22 5:45:46 PM #10 | when were they not slow --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | Biden and MBS ignore question about Jamal Khasoggi |
TaylorHeinicke 07/15/22 5:34:26 PM #6 | I expected no less. --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | I had 13 tequila shots last night |
TaylorHeinicke 07/15/22 4:12:01 PM #11 | what kind/brand? --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | Biden actually did a terrorist fist jab |
TaylorHeinicke 07/15/22 3:56:33 PM #21 | A_Good_Boy posted... Dang how is it Biden looks even older from a side view?This was my first thought. Good lord. It's not something you really think about until you see it. Think about it, every time you see Biden he's facing a camera, and we accept that because he's usually speaking somewhere. Makes sense. Man. That's brutal. --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | Any soda machines that work like this? |
TaylorHeinicke 07/15/22 2:22:57 PM #6 | I went to a brewery a while ago where they give you a wristband. All the taps were self service. You scan your wristband at the one you want, then pour as much as you want and it racks up the amount based on how much is flowing. So you can make yourself a bunch of flights and whatnot, sample accordingly, etc. It's a cool concept, but when you think about how you're playing for the samples and also the first second or so of foam that bartenders usually let go down the drain, it's pretty wack. I did only get one beer because I didn't have much time, but it was about standard for a craft brewery draft, like $5. BUT. You don't have to tip. So depending on how much you drink, you'd actually come out ahead since you wouldn't need to add on the commensurate 20% or whatever. --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | 3 years later: what do you think about Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl? |
TaylorHeinicke 07/15/22 2:18:40 PM #5 | They were about as I expected. Except I never actually finished because I told myself I was going to soft reset for a true odds shiny Dialga for god knows why Maybe after sunbreak and xenoblade 3 i'll go back to it --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | The omicron subvariant dominating U.S. COVID-19 cases is more vaccine-resistant |
TaylorHeinicke 07/15/22 2:13:57 PM #1 | https://www.npr.org/2022/07/15/1111648759/covid-19-coronavirus-omicron-variant-ba5-cdc-vaccines-masks-mayo-clinic The BA.5 omicron subvariant, which is now the most prevalent coronavirus strain in the United States, is four times more resistant to COVID-19 vaccines, according to a new study. --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | New Floyd Protest Story - Guy shoots at cops, get $1.5 million |
TaylorHeinicke 07/15/22 2:07:45 PM #11 | CM_Ponch posted... Why do tax payers have to pay for the mistakes of the police --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | I'm all for being green, but is banning gas stoves really gonna solve it? |
TaylorHeinicke 07/15/22 12:32:33 PM #9 | The gas stove purists are wild to me. I've had electric - coils first, now flat top for the last two years. I'm no expert chef but it's always been consistent. PoopPotato posted... I prefer gas just at because it still works in a snow storm/if power goes out.This is valid though --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | So me and my "ex" are supposed to be meeting in a few days. |
TaylorHeinicke 07/15/22 12:22:36 PM #5 | gamepimp12 posted... Nah not meok what was your context? --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | So me and my "ex" are supposed to be meeting in a few days. |
TaylorHeinicke 07/15/22 12:19:46 PM #3 | Trying to remember, are you the one who lived with her and her parents or something like that? Or was that someone else --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | Man, bidding on houses is scary >_> |
TaylorHeinicke 07/15/22 12:19:00 PM #2 | NeonOctopus posted... Why did I decide now to bid when the market and interest are completely fucked up right now?This is the only question worth asking --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | Black Mirror season 6 to have Josh Hartnett and Aaron Paul. |
TaylorHeinicke 07/15/22 10:11:08 AM #4 | i dont know who the former is but damn on AP --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | No second date |
TaylorHeinicke 07/15/22 10:07:38 AM #35 | Heartomaton posted... Well, sleep cleared my thoughts, at least. Now I'm sad and furious.Dating is brutal man. I went on two dates with a nice lady; we got dinner and walked around downtown the first night, then did a happy hour a few days/week later. Both times everything seemed great. But as we were leaving the happy hour, it looked like she was damn near trying to run away from me for god knows why. I was walking her to her car, and as we get to the parking lot, she goes, "well bye!" before we can even get to a next steps conversation. Shit's wild. People are strange. I did text her asking if I fucked up the vibe or said something creepy. Never got a specific answer, she just kinda said it was a personality clash for her ???????????? You'll eventually get one man. I'm at three and a half years with a chick I met online. We're moving in together soon. The payoff is worth it. --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | House Authorizes $840 Billion For The Pentagon |
TaylorHeinicke 07/15/22 1:35:03 AM #1 | https://twitter.com/stephensemler/status/1547702958757883904 --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | Waching South Park from the start, don't really understand Chef. |
TaylorHeinicke 07/15/22 1:34:20 AM #2 | hello there children --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | What the hell does "Fa" mean? |
TaylorHeinicke 07/14/22 10:24:16 PM #5 | Free Agent --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | Woman farts right in his face |
TaylorHeinicke 07/14/22 7:49:55 PM #3 | fake, didnt laughed --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | When my MOST hype games of the year are XC3 and Bayo 3, I know I'm a fuck lol |
TaylorHeinicke 07/14/22 6:55:28 PM #4 | XC3 can't come soon enough god damn --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | I hate mfers that get on LinkedIn talmbout "I don't do this for the money |
TaylorHeinicke 07/14/22 6:22:22 PM #2 | My favorite linkedin shitpost is the one where people talk about being "drawn to" or "attracted by" a company due to X Y and Z features about it. Bro we all know they offered you a big fat check. You can drop the charade. A guy at my old company had worked there like two decades ago and left, then about five years ago came back. He was saying the job he had prior to coming back had him living at a florida beachhouse driving a convertible, and he said he "gave it all up because (colleague of his) called him up and wanted him to come join the company and how we're driving towards something great here and how much he loves the challenge of building something" again, bro just say we offered you more. nobody in your old situation would've moved here for, and i'm quoting, "the challenge of building something great." --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | Ivana Trump has passed away |
TaylorHeinicke 07/14/22 3:49:26 PM #6 | RIP --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | Shout out to cuddling |
TaylorHeinicke 07/14/22 3:18:02 PM #12 | Lost_All_Senses posted... Yeah. When I wanna actually go to sleep, get the fuck off me.My man --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | Shout out to cuddling |
TaylorHeinicke 07/14/22 2:26:33 PM #9 | Lost_All_Senses posted... Men who never been the little spoon because of pride are missing out.It's great for like a minute if you're someone like me who can't sleep when it's hot and body contact makes it feel like it's a thousand degrees --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | Remember the dude who accidentally hit the nuclear attack alert in Hawaii? |
TaylorHeinicke 07/14/22 2:21:08 PM #1 | Did we ever get to the bottom of what happened? --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | Every day nearly 9,000 people die in the USA. |
TaylorHeinicke 07/14/22 1:36:54 PM #11 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHhrGOfpbLc --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | Do you still go the The Mall and buy stuff from there? |
TaylorHeinicke 07/14/22 1:04:06 PM #17 | I go to the Mall of America once in a while. Never to "buy stuff" in the traditional mall sense of things like clothing and video games. Moreso just to hang out on the fourth floor to get lunch and get faced. Haven't been in a long time though - they closed the arcade / bowling alley up there.... it's a MASSIVE loss. It wasn't any of that "arcade bowling" bullshit either, they were full ass lanes. --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | MapleStory was the best MMO in it's peak |
TaylorHeinicke 07/14/22 12:57:14 PM #7 | Agreed. Basically pre-Nexon takeover when it became pay2win. --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | I've had my Nespresso machine for 4.5 years. I JUST learned something new today. |
TaylorHeinicke 07/14/22 12:38:49 PM #1 | I have a Nespresso Pixie model, pretty small and basic. You press button A to turn it on, then you can press button B or C depending on if you want Lungo or not. Prior to today, I would press button A to boot up the machine. Buttons B and C would flash on and off indicating the machine was warming up. Once they became solid white, they were ready. Well, today, I learned that I can press button A to start warming up the machine, and then I could IMMEDIATELY press B or C to queue up the espresso. So once the machine was ready, it would automatically start the cycle of B or C. It's great. Previously I would press the power button and stand there for ~30 seconds while it warmed up because 30 seconds wasn't really enough time to go do anything and come back. Now, I press both buttons, and then go log into my work computer and set myself to online (and join the 9am if I have one). The more you know. --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | House passes bipartisan bill to create active shooter alert system |
TaylorHeinicke 07/14/22 12:16:23 PM #37 | I wish articles like this didn't focus on getting comments from those who supported bills like this. I want to hear from the people who oppose. Why would anyone oppose this? --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | Are we allowed to talk about P**eMMO here? |
TaylorHeinicke 06/16/22 10:44:01 AM #8 | It's Pok --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | Soooo...a cinema chain in the UK pulled a film after protests by upset Muslims |
TaylorHeinicke 06/09/22 4:36:07 PM #222 | https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/5/2/AAeZUIAADUoo.png Confirmed. The Prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him, is fair game, but Jesus Christ is not. Want to call Mohammad, peace be upon him, a fairy tale? Go for it! No harm no foul! Want to call Jesus Christ a fairy tale? NOT ON MY WEBSIGHT! --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | Confirmed; you may call the Prophet Mohammad a fairy tale, but not Jesus Christ. |
TaylorHeinicke 06/09/22 4:36:04 PM #1 | https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/5/2/AAeZUIAADUoo.png You may call the Prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him, a fairy tale, but not Jesus Christ. Love the consistency and total non-hypocrisy here! --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | Personally, I believe Jesus Christ was a fairy tale character. |
TaylorHeinicke 06/08/22 11:54:30 AM #18 | bump --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | Personally, I believe Jesus Christ was a fairy tale character. |
TaylorHeinicke 06/08/22 12:06:40 AM #1 | I am open to rational discussion otherwise. --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | These 14 states had significant miscounts in the 2020 census |
TaylorHeinicke 05/19/22 12:15:36 PM #1 | https://www.npr.org/2022/05/19/1099810793/census-undercount-by-state-arkansas-florida-illinois-mississippi-tennessee-texas For the 2020 census, all states were not counted equally well for population numbers used to allocate political representation and federal funding over the next decade, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released Thursday. --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | I feel bad for those who block other users as a result of an argument/debate. |
TaylorHeinicke 05/19/22 12:13:50 PM #15 | Arcanine2009 posted... Honestly man, there are so many low quality posts and trolls here on gamefaqs that it doesn't surprise me that people get blocked.Problem is, people are just so quick to accuse "TROLL!" when someone's opinion differs from another. --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | Two dead at grocery store shooting in Lawrence, Kansas |
TaylorHeinicke 05/18/22 1:17:06 PM #7 | https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/5/9/AAeZUIAADPob.jpg Looks like road rage escalation like someone mentioned earlier. TerraSeeker posted... Yo. Why are you covering the local news?I'm a KU alum. --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | Two dead at grocery store shooting in Lawrence, Kansas |
TaylorHeinicke 05/18/22 1:19:28 AM #1 | https://www.kmbc.com/article/lawrence-kansas-fatal-shooting-hyvee-parking-lot/40029485 https://twitter.com/LawrenceKS_PD/status/1526778409770180608 --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | I feel bad for those who block other users as a result of an argument/debate. |
TaylorHeinicke 05/18/22 1:17:47 AM #9 | Jx1010 posted... Blocking people is useless, u are only doing damage to urself.Agree wholeheartedly. --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | I feel bad for those who block other users as a result of an argument/debate. |
TaylorHeinicke 05/17/22 8:10:43 PM #5 | A_Good_Boy posted... Because, as user A, you don't give a shit about the distinction when you're annoyed to the point you're considering pushing that button.This is a good point. I have noticed a lot of the echo chamber-susceptible users are strongly driven by emotion rather than logic. Great observation. --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
Topic | I feel bad for those who block other users as a result of an argument/debate. |
TaylorHeinicke 05/17/22 5:46:47 PM #1 | This is a bit of an unintended fallout from the block feature. Take, for example, the user who blocks everyone who disagrees with them. This user spends loads of time trying to convince other users that this user's viewpoint is correct. On any subject, be it politics, covid, video games, or whatever. We'll call this user A. User A spends time making posts designed to change the minds of users who disagree with user A. These posts consist of statistics and anecdotes. Other users occasionally respond, we'll use User B as an example, who responds in kind to user A. Ultimately, user A is frustrated, and due to the quick-trigger nature of the mind of the echo chamber living user, hammers the block feature on user B in order to expand user A's safe space. At this point, user B can no longer see user A's posts. Here's what doesn't make sense; if I, user A, still want to fight my battles, why would I want to prevent user B from still at least seeing my posts? Sure, user A's initial interaction was ultimately unsuccessful in swaying user B, but perhaps B just needed more convincing. It's not out of the ordinary for one to change his or her mind, after all. So if I'm user A, why am I using the block feature rather than the ignore feature? I still accomplish my goal of expanding my safe space by no longer seeing user B's posts. However, user B is no longer able to see my posts, thus inadvertently accomplishing the exact same thing for user B. If I, user A, am trying to spread my knowledge, then why would I deliberately want to prevent those very people I'm trying to sway from seeing my knowledge at all? Food for thought. --- St. Louis Battlehawks (1-1) |
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