Dream Experiment There was an interesting dream experiment done a few years ago by an independent organization who somehow got a lot of funding. They had several people in a sleep room, and they essentially had to wait until they all went into REM sleep at the same time, which took several nights of […]
Artificial Physics
Lame Movie I saw this really terrible movie the other night. About a serial killer who had diplomatic immunity. So they knew who he was, but they couldn’t arrest him. Beware When Crossing State Lines https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Jan10Loop.mp4 Different states have different laws. If you travel from state to state, you might get […]
Nerf Brain Physics
Friendly Dive Bar I was out of town with a couple of friends. We were sitting in this dive bar, kind of small, but a pretty friendly atmosphere. All of a sudden this train went by, the entire bar started shaking, and the bartender started toss out these Nerf basketballs to everybody and […]
Alarm Clock Hibernation
Daily Struggle Everybody has their own unique, highly calibrated strategy for making the transition from sleeping to waking up. Because of this, you can find pretty much any alarm clock that will accommodate this strategy. Few people leap out of bed in the morning with an excited feeling of bliss and anticipation. […]
Lucid Dreaming Lab
Anti Anxiety Pattern There’s been a fairly recent discovery about how the brain will reconfigure itself during deep sleep to get rid of anxiety. This, of course, can lead to either positive or negative reinforcing loops. The less anxiety you have, the better you sleep, which will further decrease your anxiety. The […]
Purple Man Magic
Night TV Dangerous Watching TV at night, especially after work is the most dangerous thing you can do. Advertisers know that this is when your brain is the most open, when you are at home, relaxed, thinking you are safe. This is why the subliminal messages and advanced hypnotic technology that creates deep […]
Continuum Of Law
We’re All Felons A sociologist did an interesting study and found some troubling results. Each normal citizen, that wouldn’t consider themselves a criminal nor would be considered a criminal by their friends and colleagues, commits, on average, three felonies a day. This is a function of how many laws are created and are […]
Culinary Trainwreck
Cooking Experiment I had wanted to cook this complicated recipe for a long time. It was a recipe that required multiple steps of cooking, as well as a bunch of different ingredients I don’t normally use. Finally I decided to pull the trigger, so I budgeted a few hours one weekend to try […]
Ageless Elite Apocalypse
Micro Brew Pub I went to this local micro brew pub a couple of weeks ago, at the behest of a couple of friends. I had to go a few times before I could get in and get a seat, it was really crowded. When I finally got there, I was expecting some […]
Peanut Butter Seduction
Stock Charts If you study stock charts, it seems very easy to understand how to make money in the stock market. With all the various indicators, the moving averages, various overbought and oversold indicators, MACD, volume indicators, it seems simple from a purely intellectual standpoint. But as soon as you invest your money, […]