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  1. Comment on Everyday/week seems to fly by as I get older, how to change one's perception? in ~life

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    My apologies, I got caught up in work. Here's the article a friend sent me back when I first read about this: https://arxiv.org/html/2411.05017v1 It's been a while since I'd last read it so I did...

    My apologies, I got caught up in work. Here's the article a friend sent me back when I first read about this:

    https://arxiv.org/html/2411.05017v1

    It's been a while since I'd last read it so I did misremember the exact age but the article does focus on late teens-early 20s being the median in the warpage of our perception of time.

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  2. Comment on Everyday/week seems to fly by as I get older, how to change one's perception? in ~life

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    I would recommend journaling if you don't already. Just a few sentences a day can make the time more memorable, especially if you can add a sketch of something you saw or connect some music or...

    I would recommend journaling if you don't already. Just a few sentences a day can make the time more memorable, especially if you can add a sketch of something you saw or connect some music or photos you took to the day or an event.

    3 votes

  3. Comment on Everyday/week seems to fly by as I get older, how to change one's perception? in ~life

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    That's true! Nowadays the consensus is that the perceived length of a day is closest to the actual length when you are 18. Before that and the days are longer, after that and the days get shorter.

    I have a theory that it’s also because a day is a shorter amount of your life. A day is still 24h but when you’re 4 a day represents a larger proportion of your lived life than when you’re 40.

    That's true! Nowadays the consensus is that the perceived length of a day is closest to the actual length when you are 18. Before that and the days are longer, after that and the days get shorter.

    3 votes

  4. Comment on European Space Agency and JAXA's BepiColombo Orbiter is on final approach to Mercury in ~space

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    This is a really cool mission I had the privilege to learn more about over the weekend. Sent to study Mercury's surface and magnetosphere, BepiColombo is really three detachable spacecraft from...

    This is a really cool mission I had the privilege to learn more about over the weekend. Sent to study Mercury's surface and magnetosphere, BepiColombo is really three detachable spacecraft from joint agencies. Having just jettisoned its propulsion module, BepiColombo is on final approach to be captured in Mercury's orbit to begin high-resolution scans of the planet's surface as well as the magnetic signature of the core and the impact of solar wind. ESA and JAXA expect to begin observation in April next year, so stay tuned!

  6. Comment on Who likes GTA? in ~games

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    I really enjoy that Rockstar creates about as open a world as open world games can get with each release of theirs. I have over a thousand hours in both GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2, not to...

    I really enjoy that Rockstar creates about as open a world as open world games can get with each release of theirs. I have over a thousand hours in both GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2, not to mention GTA 4 and RDR1, and it's so easy to spend countless hours driving, flying, horseback riding, exploring, and making the most of an environment where if you want to do something, you can go and do it, no questions asked.

    The games are built around gunplay but that's not the main appeal to me, even if I enjoy the shooting ranges in GTA or the target practice in RDR2 with glass bottles scattered across the map.

    The new GTA 6 Extended Look has confirmed to me that the new game will have the side activities I like to see in their games, plenty of ways to go and do exciting and novel things, and hopefully even see the equivalent of Cape Canaveral in the Florida-inspired map.

    If you want to try and get into it again, my advice is don't approach it as a mission-based story with an open world on the side, as Rockstar games are notoriously weak in the structure, freedom, and gameplay of most missions. Find the things in the game that appeal to you and use the progression of the story to advance those interests. GTA V has many game mechanics that are locked behind a certain mission or part of the story that must be completed, and getting to the other parts of the open world is my motivation for playing missions more than the mission itself, in most cases.

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  7. Comment on Are others finding themselves spending less and less time online? in ~tech

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    They are rolling through the Cabin In The Woods reroll right now and have a lot of good B-side podcast-type episodes with cast members on there as well, if that's your thing.

    They are rolling through the Cabin In The Woods reroll right now and have a lot of good B-side podcast-type episodes with cast members on there as well, if that's your thing.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Are others finding themselves spending less and less time online? in ~tech

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    I do want to add one small relief - The Film Reroll are still active, but they seem to be posting exclusively on Patreon now. It's not great that their new releases aren't accessible without a...

    I do want to add one small relief - The Film Reroll are still active, but they seem to be posting exclusively on Patreon now. It's not great that their new releases aren't accessible without a paywall ATM, but they are still releasing episodes, just in case it might've looked like they fell off the face of the Earth!

    4 votes

  9. Comment on NASA’s attempt to save the Swift telescope has failed in ~space

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    It's terrible that it didn't pan out but should hopefully be the best practice money can buy for the next rescue mission of its kind. The 1,000 launch annual goal the White House put out for 2030...

    It's terrible that it didn't pan out but should hopefully be the best practice money can buy for the next rescue mission of its kind. The 1,000 launch annual goal the White House put out for 2030 should keep launch vehicles available enough for a similar attempt in the future.

    3 votes

  10. Comment on Climbing Mount Everest by foot starting from the Indian coast in ~travel

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    Has this been attempted before? It's pretty cool that he's aiming to summit all 30 thousand feet of elevation.

    Has this been attempted before? It's pretty cool that he's aiming to summit all 30 thousand feet of elevation.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Tildos, let's be unserious for a while; show us your dankest memes and god-tier shitposts! in ~talk

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    I'm glad you were able to get a surprise out of it lol. I posted some more before this you might enjoy as well.

    I'm glad you were able to get a surprise out of it lol. I posted some more before this you might enjoy as well.

  12. Comment on Tildos, let's be unserious for a while; show us your dankest memes and god-tier shitposts! in ~talk

  13. Comment on Tildos, let's be unserious for a while; show us your dankest memes and god-tier shitposts! in ~talk

  14. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Been listening to a lot of Mac Glocky and his reimagining of other rock/metal artists' songs (Duality, Freak on a leash, and West Coast are my favorites) as well as the expanded edition of Joey...

    Been listening to a lot of Mac Glocky and his reimagining of other rock/metal artists' songs (Duality, Freak on a leash, and West Coast are my favorites) as well as the expanded edition of Joey Valence and Brae's Hyperyouth. One of the new songs has a music video I ended up being in which is pretty cool to think about.

  15. Comment on How worried should I be about plastic water bottles? in ~health

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    You could always start a leech colony, if you're desperate....

    You could always start a leech colony, if you're desperate....

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  16. Comment on How worried should I be about plastic water bottles? in ~health

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    I have to ask because I've had no luck looking for any outside of traditional mortar and pestle options, do you know of / have any spice mills that you could recommend that don't use plastic in...

    I have to ask because I've had no luck looking for any outside of traditional mortar and pestle options, do you know of / have any spice mills that you could recommend that don't use plastic in the grinding mechanism?

  17. Comment on How worried should I be about plastic water bottles? in ~health

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    The good thing about glass is that it's incredibly strong for what it is but most of its applications use that strength to make products that are so thin it creates the image of fragility. A...

    The good thing about glass is that it's incredibly strong for what it is but most of its applications use that strength to make products that are so thin it creates the image of fragility. A properly thick glass container can last generations, even unintentionally, like the ones found in landfills.

  18. Comment on Happy 17776 Day! in ~misc

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    That beginning is one of the best uses of the digital medium for storytelling that I've seen. Hooked me immediately on a story I may not have looked twice at if I knew what it was about.

    That beginning is one of the best uses of the digital medium for storytelling that I've seen. Hooked me immediately on a story I may not have looked twice at if I knew what it was about.

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  19. Comment on Happy 17776 Day! in ~misc

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    Today is April 7th, 2026, the day all humans stop being born, aging, and dying in the short story on the human condition 17776. I hope y'all enjoy it as much as I do!

    Today is April 7th, 2026, the day all humans stop being born, aging, and dying in the short story on the human condition 17776. I hope y'all enjoy it as much as I do!

    16 votes