scrion

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[–] scrion@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

For what it's worth, I've been actively involved in psychedelics for almost 51 years, so I trust even you will be able to deduce that I'm unfortunately the opposite of a teenager.

I already admitted that I opted for a rather inappropriate way to express an opinion that was (rightfully) misinterpreted and tried to better express what I was trying to get at.

You are free to completely dismiss that attempt as well, but please don't try to bring seniority into this.

[–] scrion@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (4 children)

I agree. I tried to hint at it, but I should have probably formulated it less dismissively, less absolute. That's on me.

What I wanted to express is the unfortunately very common notion that each beneficial trip, or any trip really, has to be a pleasant experience, and that's simply not true.

[–] scrion@lemmy.world -3 points 4 days ago

So, what did your integration look like? Did you talk to a professional about this? That's the part most people seem to leave out, and without that, well...

[–] scrion@lemmy.world -4 points 4 days ago (18 children)

As the meme says, there are no bad trips. If you're serious about psychedelics and not simply taking drugs for entertainment, you'll always get the trip you need, but not necessarily the trip you wanted.

A "bad" trip just means you either needed to process some difficult stuff, or you might have violated a bunch of rules regarding set and setting. In both cases, you get the expected outcome.

Honestly, difficult trips are often the most rewarding since they help break up stuck patterns of thinking and behavior or bring things to the light you've been trying to hide from yourself whose repression caused internal suffering etc.

This always assumes you've done your homework and you don't suffer from e. g. preexisting medical conditions. If you're schizophrenic and take psychedelics, you might have an actual bad trip, that's a completely different story, naturally.

[–] scrion@lemmy.world 22 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I mean, Lua is a pretty "interesting" choice for that application, but don't blame shitty coding practices and inexperienced coders on the language.

The gigantic loop could have been cleaned up with a table, registering handlers for the individual cases.

Lua is probably not the best choice for a web service, but it definitely has its applications.

[–] scrion@lemmy.world 37 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (6 children)

Don't spread any misinformation. The price for the theoretical part is 25€.

https://www.tuvsud.com/de-de/branchen/mobilitaet-und-automotive/fuehrerschein-und-pruefung/fuehrerschein-und-pruefung/rund-um-die-fuehrerscheinpruefung/gebuehren

If you take the test 128 times, that comes out to 3200€, a number very similar to the one mentioned in the article.

The article does not talk about the total cost of obtaining a driver's license.

[–] scrion@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

The stylophone is probably not a very good choice if you actually want to make a musical track, it's quite a bit limited.

Also, please don't assume that hardware is simpler than plugins. A lot of hardware has plenty of menu diving or arcane shortcuts due to the limited hardware controls, tiny (or absent) screens etc. You should be looking at "one knob per function" devices.

If you just want to explore a bit and make tracks, get a groovebox l. If you are looking to dive into synthesis and a bit of sound design, look at the Arturia Microfreak.

[–] scrion@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

A groovebox like the Circuit Tracks is a good recommendation.

[–] scrion@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

I agree, but I'd also like to mention that it's absolutely possible to get great mileage out of a "toy" synth, provided you already know what you're doing.

[–] scrion@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I'm currently compiling a list of open-source audio streaming solutions and I think Sonobus is not on there yet, so this is a pretty useful comment to me. Thanks.

[–] scrion@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is this your fire pit? If so, does the crack bother you? Also, what's the the benefit of lighting from above, and do you feel it burns equally quick / evenly?

[–] scrion@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

You build a little tent with your gym shirt, spray it full of delicious Axe body spray aerosol so it's nicely contained in said little fabric tent. Continue by poking your head into the tent and inhale deeply.

For related experiences, see:

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Dutch+oven

and, of course

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