Many such open source projects already (which is fantastic). I lose track of them. Today it happened I needed a simple way to embed & query 1TB+ of documents, and I was looking at open source options. Can anyone tell me…
It's incredible when it finally clicks. Arguably the best thing you can do is simply keep a dream journal (aside from deliberately waking up in the middle of the night and falling asleep with a clear intention - but…
Is lobbying the same as corruption? Would you say the same thing about the covid vaccination campaigns during the Biden administration? Because billions of dollars were poured into those as well, with record profits for…
If you're going to make the comparison with vaccines, and if history is any indication, the more realistic worry would be the other way around (since that's where the money is): that genetic modifications will be…
Those astronauts maintain normal CO2 levels, and divers can experience increased CO2 buildup if they don't exhale properly, which is the opposite. It's not made up. Plenty of people here who tried breathwork can attest…
Surveying people is pretty important in a study like this, and valid science. Regardless, if you read the paper, you'd learn that they did do objective measurements, namely etCO2 levels and bio-markers from saliva. Of…
Do I read this right? Is the author really saying "parapsychology is false" simply because of the possibility of fraud or negligence in the replicated studies? Jumping to conclusions, much?
You are right that he is making some heavy-handed generalizations, but then again, he is replying to the OP making a very populist generalization about people with wealth as well, as if he has figured everything out -…
> Capitalism generates crap software. As opposed to state-funded software development, which is renowed for its high quality and innovation.
The comment they are replying to suggests taking down all the major social media networks by government force ("Just get rid of all of them"). Arguably, even if you are not prohibiting the content itself, if you take…
I mean, the whole point of the site is to highlight what the Nixon shock left in its wake since 1971. It truly was special in that regard. I'd highly recommend reading the book "Broken Money" by Lyn Alden for…
Why? I mean, nobody forces you to use tech tools for lucid dreaming. This is like saying science and technology should stay out of the area of... whatever, say, running. Nobody forces you to wear high-tech gadgets while…
I mean, there's galantamine... Although the experience for me is different than a naturally induced lucid dream. (And in many countries it's a prescription drug for dementia, so don't take this as advice)
The experience indeed can be very much like the "Oasis" video game that runs entirely on fast transformer inference. Dream reality works by association and expectation rather than having a strict ruleset.
True, with the lottery the information density is a lot higher. In market predictions with binary outcomes, you really only need 1 bit of "information transfer". And about the economic argument: let's continue the…
I did say my preface does sound like a rationalization... The difference with religious arguments is: here we can gather statistical evidence, build better experimental protocols and generate hypotheses about potential…
Can you please explain why coordinate-based vs. image-based RV is relevant here? I mean, if you assume psi is possible, sure, then it's a valid criticism that this is a confounding variable that causes the believers to…
Please read before replying first.
I'm sorry, but comments like this have no place on HN. If you read what I wrote, you would've seen the reference to one example published in Brain & Behavior, so yes, there is peer-reviewed research. There are more…
Phew... where to start? I think before randomly citing research, it's best to approach this subject theoretically first. Assume "psi" exists. Purely as a thought experiment. What does this mean? One key implication…
This oversimplifies decades of research. While early remote viewing studies at SRI had methodological flaws, later experiments at SAIC addressed these issues and produced statistically significant results that haven't…
In general: technoetic software - tools for exploring consciousness through technology. I have this idea to try to revive the terms "technoetics" and "psionics". I feel like there's still so much ground to cover in this…
Did you try moving & touching stuff while flying far away? The thing about flying very far is that you're probably in the same fixed Superman position, not really moving your dream body anymore. If you don't move, your…
It's pretty easy. If you're the type of person who rarely dreams, it takes about a month or so. First consciously cultivate interest in your own dreams (through dream journaling, and consciously looking forward to your…
Did you ever try though? Did you try to initiate a lucid dream with the conscious intention of recalling your waking state? A lot of limits in lucid dreams are entirely self-imposed and often broken through or bypassed…
Many such open source projects already (which is fantastic). I lose track of them. Today it happened I needed a simple way to embed & query 1TB+ of documents, and I was looking at open source options. Can anyone tell me…
It's incredible when it finally clicks. Arguably the best thing you can do is simply keep a dream journal (aside from deliberately waking up in the middle of the night and falling asleep with a clear intention - but…
Is lobbying the same as corruption? Would you say the same thing about the covid vaccination campaigns during the Biden administration? Because billions of dollars were poured into those as well, with record profits for…
If you're going to make the comparison with vaccines, and if history is any indication, the more realistic worry would be the other way around (since that's where the money is): that genetic modifications will be…
Those astronauts maintain normal CO2 levels, and divers can experience increased CO2 buildup if they don't exhale properly, which is the opposite. It's not made up. Plenty of people here who tried breathwork can attest…
Surveying people is pretty important in a study like this, and valid science. Regardless, if you read the paper, you'd learn that they did do objective measurements, namely etCO2 levels and bio-markers from saliva. Of…
Do I read this right? Is the author really saying "parapsychology is false" simply because of the possibility of fraud or negligence in the replicated studies? Jumping to conclusions, much?
You are right that he is making some heavy-handed generalizations, but then again, he is replying to the OP making a very populist generalization about people with wealth as well, as if he has figured everything out -…
> Capitalism generates crap software. As opposed to state-funded software development, which is renowed for its high quality and innovation.
The comment they are replying to suggests taking down all the major social media networks by government force ("Just get rid of all of them"). Arguably, even if you are not prohibiting the content itself, if you take…
I mean, the whole point of the site is to highlight what the Nixon shock left in its wake since 1971. It truly was special in that regard. I'd highly recommend reading the book "Broken Money" by Lyn Alden for…
Why? I mean, nobody forces you to use tech tools for lucid dreaming. This is like saying science and technology should stay out of the area of... whatever, say, running. Nobody forces you to wear high-tech gadgets while…
I mean, there's galantamine... Although the experience for me is different than a naturally induced lucid dream. (And in many countries it's a prescription drug for dementia, so don't take this as advice)
The experience indeed can be very much like the "Oasis" video game that runs entirely on fast transformer inference. Dream reality works by association and expectation rather than having a strict ruleset.
True, with the lottery the information density is a lot higher. In market predictions with binary outcomes, you really only need 1 bit of "information transfer". And about the economic argument: let's continue the…
I did say my preface does sound like a rationalization... The difference with religious arguments is: here we can gather statistical evidence, build better experimental protocols and generate hypotheses about potential…
Can you please explain why coordinate-based vs. image-based RV is relevant here? I mean, if you assume psi is possible, sure, then it's a valid criticism that this is a confounding variable that causes the believers to…
Please read before replying first.
I'm sorry, but comments like this have no place on HN. If you read what I wrote, you would've seen the reference to one example published in Brain & Behavior, so yes, there is peer-reviewed research. There are more…
Phew... where to start? I think before randomly citing research, it's best to approach this subject theoretically first. Assume "psi" exists. Purely as a thought experiment. What does this mean? One key implication…
This oversimplifies decades of research. While early remote viewing studies at SRI had methodological flaws, later experiments at SAIC addressed these issues and produced statistically significant results that haven't…
In general: technoetic software - tools for exploring consciousness through technology. I have this idea to try to revive the terms "technoetics" and "psionics". I feel like there's still so much ground to cover in this…
Did you try moving & touching stuff while flying far away? The thing about flying very far is that you're probably in the same fixed Superman position, not really moving your dream body anymore. If you don't move, your…
It's pretty easy. If you're the type of person who rarely dreams, it takes about a month or so. First consciously cultivate interest in your own dreams (through dream journaling, and consciously looking forward to your…
Did you ever try though? Did you try to initiate a lucid dream with the conscious intention of recalling your waking state? A lot of limits in lucid dreams are entirely self-imposed and often broken through or bypassed…