Oh, look at the pretties!

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Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.

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DavidS - Jun 13, 2026 11:59:28 am PDT #13018 of 13019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Well done, Tep! I might need to alter my diet plans from fancy baked goods to fancy ice cream.

Happy birthday, Rory!

Wunderground misled me; it's still overcast.

And while I did get in my early walk, I have yet to rouse Matilda or begin the chore list.

Today's light reading: "the hard problem of consciousness" as it relates to theoretical physics. This is an actual field but it gets overlaid with lots of woo woo, so it's difficult to find lay person accounts which are not full of wishcasting and "the universe is made of mind."

Anyway, somewhere at the intersection of neuroscience and quantum physics there are unmooring implications that we've got reality all wrong.

Which... [waves hand at all this] makes sense.


dcp - Jun 13, 2026 12:18:51 pm PDT #13019 of 13019
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

the hard problem of consciousness

Reminds me of an lesson from my introduction to first aid in Boy Scouts. The instructor asked the class, "How can you tell if the victim is conscious or unconscious?" He got lots of puzzled looks from the group of twelve-year-olds. Why was he asking us questions?

He let us stew for a bit, then gave us an answer: "Just ask him."


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