I think it has to do with longer bean fermentation periods. I haven’t really looked into how they accomplish it, but it is like a miso or other fermented flavor that adds complexity. I usually have to sweeten those coffees, or add some cream to balance it out, but I do enjoy the flavors once I get them toned down a bit. I can see myself building up to drinking them black eventually.

Chocolate, nutty and some fruits. Anything floral or herbal is a no-go for me. I have been liking some funky coffees lately. I have also gravitated away from dark roasts to medium and light.

I don’t know, but I do know that there comes a point where you no longer have enough space mentally to stand and do the work you need to do. I suspect that there is a point where someone’s story of suffering consumes them so totally that even a very qualified therapist, or maybe the Buddha himself, couldn’t pull that person back from the brink. That power to heal has to come from inside, and at some point that person may just fully believe that the power is spent. It can’t be spent in truth, but that doesn’t matter if the belief exists that it is spent.

In Japan they use very small benches called Seiza Benches. I think I’ve seen those that fold up flat and could be traveled with fairly easily.

Seriously, though! What is the upside of posting AI slop on Lemmy? Everything is made up and the points don’t matter. They are only making the Internet worse! Wait… Maybe that’s the point…

I use the Logseq app on my phone and computer and synchronize data using Google drive. Obsidian does the synchronization for you, but costs a small amount if you are averse to costs. I like it because I can organize things organically, using tags, and create pages for topics that I plan on revisiting many times.

Having spent a lot of time in China, hot pot and questionable electronics go hand-in-hand! You have really nailed the authentic experience here!

So David Bowie represents the Impossible-Gender, or the Beyond-Gender…? I can accept that.

You know… Maybe I interpreted the question wrong. I think I added the HYPER modifier to “gender”, rather than “real”. In my interpretation his gender sort of rotates in and out of 3d space like a hypercube. Now that I’ve noticed that the modifier was actually on “real”, I’m trying to figure out if that changes my answer. Because, while I may not know exactly what gender Bowie was going for, I know that his instantiation of it was far more REAL than most people manage to achieve.

I would submit David Bowie as a counter example.

The Bastion OST by Darren Korb is amazing and introduced me to his other music, which is also great!

Relevant Big Bang Theory

If you are looking for an electronic system, I recommend Obsidian or the similar, but free Logseq. As you tag entries it builds a node graph of how your thoughts are connected, which my ADHD really enjoys adding to.

This song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCjNJDNzw8Y

That was exactly my response! I thought I was in a Solarpunk writing thread. @OP, you should totally just ask the folks at the repair cafe if there is a way you can get involved to learn. Maybe volunteer your time.

And also let us know what utopia you are living in. I’m guessing Europe somewhere…

If you do happen to find it, please post a link. I’ll go looking also.

Never mind. It was linked in the article.The paper in question.

Flexible weather stripping for doors is good for this.

I agree that separating people who do not abide by the contract of society is necessary, but I think we (America) are wrong to make it a punitive experience. Separate them and let them live their lives as comfortably as they can. Causing additional suffering does not seem to be necessary.

“I am strong with the force and the force is with me.”

    Chirrut Îmwe

It is the weird backlighting from the Christmas lights. I took a selfie of my wife and I in front of a Christmas tree in a park one time and it looks like the most hilariously badly photoshopped image imaginable.