throwaway5938's comments

throwaway5938 | 5 years ago | on: Warrior skeletons reveal Bronze Age Europeans couldn’t drink milk

Note that there's still no evidence the ability to digest lactose is an actual adaptation as opposed to some allele that got accidentally fixed in some populations due to genetic drift.

throwaway5938 | 5 years ago | on: Things I Learned to Become a Senior Software Engineer

I'll be honest, these kind of "thinkpieces" are usually full of generic bullshit but this one was actually interesting. So if you're like me, don't let the title put you off and read it.

throwaway5938 | 5 years ago | on: RationalWiki

RW doesn't lie. All it does is sample quotes, which its detractors have accused of being 'out-of-context'. But this discussion is going to be useless if you don't bring up the specific person you think is being lied about on RW.

throwaway5938 | 5 years ago | on: Low Doses of LSD Acutely Increase BDNF Blood Plasma Levels in Healthy Volunteers

Please, you're on a discussion site where the main demographic is actively microdosing to improve their productivity at startups inbetween two editions of Burning Man. You'd be hardpressed to find someone without a first-hand experience of acid.

But yeah, you pretty much tend to remember everything that happens to you during a trip, even years afterwards, which naively makes me believe your brain and memories become more malleable during that timeframe. This would explain why bad trips could be traumatizing.

Then there's gwern who did a RCT self-experiment and reported no benefits but the way he measured said 'benefits' (stupid little tests, self-rating) isn't convincing.

throwaway5938 | 5 years ago | on: RationalWiki

Having a RationalWiki page is pretty much like having a 'Controversies' section on your wiki page. Yeah maybe sometimes it's unjustified and a coordinated smearing attempt something something, but 99% of the time it means the person is shitty and said shitty things.

throwaway5938 | 5 years ago | on: RationalWiki

And what subject would that be?

throwaway5938 | 5 years ago | on: Chess is taking over the online video game streaming world and it will change

Just passing by to signal-boost the creator of Lichess, a single person who, out of frustration with FICS et al., made an amazing product out of the blue, released it under an open source license and delivered an UX that blew its competitors right out of the water.

All it takes one person with skill and generosity to completely change a community for the better. I hope to become one day this kind of person.