one of the most mindbending aspects of synchronicity seems to be
that simply thinking about it makes it happen. please note that
in my previous post, this very evening, i referred not only to
synchronicity, but Robert Anton Wilson's Cosmic Triggeras well ( Read more... )

What if the universe is an nth-dimensional hyperspacial matrix?

( Part I: Background - Neural Networks )

Part I

I have a folder called OOP and rare on my PC which features the following bands:

Barkmarket
90s punk/metal/alterna-whatever. loose and energetic. fun and weird.
albums: Lardroom [EP]; L Ron [LP]

Doubting Thomas
Skinny Puppy side project - cEvin Key and D.R. Goettel. dark, spooky.
album: The Infidel [LP]

Forever Ungratical Corinaric ( Read more... )

Section III: Reporters Don't Lie - They're Just Stupidin my opinion, the most problematic realm of scientific research has nothing to do with science, statistics, researchers, or their human slaves: it's that fuzzy translation medium that exists between published results and the public at large. i'm talking about the media, politicians (or more ( Read more... )

Section II: Statistical Significance? Error Rates? WTF?!!

for a complete geek like myself, statistics are supremely neato. however, the public at large would much rather be out becoming statistics rather than looking at them, thinking about them, or *gasp* doing them ("the horror!"). but for the sake of clarity, i'm afraid i'm going to have ( Read more... )

or, "why you should take every 'scientific fact' with a shaker of salt".
created for theblahgirl.

Section I: The Secret Life of a Scientist

i will merely mention the observer effect here, for completeness sake. i don't want to discuss it at length, since it's mechanism is elusive and ultimately calls into question the very nature of scientific ( Read more... )

i've been taking amitryptaline at night to help me sleep, and generally it's been working ( Read more... )

Step 1: obtain pair of x-ray specs ( Read more... )

when i am able to sleep it's during the day, which is completely backwards ( Read more... )

went to an actual decent doctor wednesday. her preliminary diagnosis was fibromyalgia. had a bunch of bloodwork done to rule out infectious agents - they came back clean ( Read more... )