What's on your mind?

[FauxFurry]

4 hours ago, Reginald_001 said:

I hate that quantum mechanic calculations found an optimization process in the universe, where 'it' simply doesn't exist, not even objectively, unless it's being observed by something. I also hate that they performed a double-double slit experiment recently, where 2 objective measurements of the same photon produced different results, then when they re-observed the experiment the previous recorded results changed suggesting that time was altered somehow. I'm afraid this means that we're running into the chaos part of physics, where our intellect simply can't possibly comprehend reality to the extend needed for us to manipulate it in such a way to ensure human survival on the long term. Anyway, that's what I was thinking about.

Perhaps Order and primordial Chaos are a matter of scale?

[porkybork]

9 hours ago, Reginald_001 said:

I hate that quantum mechanic calculations found an optimization process in the universe, where 'it' simply doesn't exist, not even objectively, unless it's being observed by something. I also hate that they performed a double-double slit experiment recently, where 2 objective measurements of the same photon produced different results, then when they re-observed the experiment the previous recorded results changed suggesting that time was altered somehow. I'm afraid this means that we're running into the chaos part of physics, where our intellect simply can't possibly comprehend reality to the extend needed for us to manipulate it in such a way to ensure human survival on the long term. Anyway, that's what I was thinking about.

4 hours ago, FauxFurry said:

I lived in both a village and a small town in the USA at different points in my life, something which drove into my mind the fact that all things in life involve trade-offs.

 

There are positive attributes of such a lifestyle (peace and quiet as well as tight knit communities being the most notable) but the trade-off is a lack of access to the fruits of centuries of accumulated technological knowledge as well as a diverse skill base afforded by said access to that deep well of knowledge.

Can confirm. I had to live in the middle of nowhere for a seasonal job once. In a lot of ways, it was pretty nice. No traffic noises at night, I could go star gazing due to the low level of light pollution, I got to know my neighbors pretty well, and there was plenty of nature to enjoy. But if I needed anything? Shit, it was an ordeal. Peace and quiet is great until you need to drive over an hour and a half round trip just to buy groceries. And if there's something wrong with your car, you better hope it's nothing serious, otherwise you're in for a long couple of days. And to top it all off, the reception and WiFi sucked. If you didn't like jigsaw puzzles, whittling, or reading books before, get ready to enjoy your new hobby.

 

So yeah, tradeoffs.

[Darkpig]

5 hours ago, FauxFurry said:

I lived in both a village and a small town in the USA at different points in my life, something which drove into my mind the fact that all things in life involve trade-offs.

 

There are positive attributes of such a lifestyle (peace and quiet as well as tight knit communities being the most notable) but the trade-off is a lack of access to the fruits of centuries of accumulated technological knowledge as well as a diverse skill base afforded by said access to that deep well of knowledge.

That is why I am only a little envious.

[Darkpig]

On 7/22/2026 at 2:39 PM, porkybork said:

DOOM 2016 is so good that it made me forget that I don’t like first person shooters (because I’m bad at them). Also, Mick Gordon is the GOAT.

Same here. It is because it plays like a bullet hell shooter rather than a military shooter like Call of Dude Bro or whatever kids are playing these days. 

 

Speaking of which. I just noticed a pun.

[Grey Cloud]

10 hours ago, RedHeadAngel said:

Yeah, as a practicing physicist, I can say that things are getting crazy.

At 20 years old? That is crazy.

 

One does not 'practice' physics.

[Grey Cloud]

8 hours ago, FauxFurry said:

Perhaps Order and primordial Chaos are a matter of scale?

Kosmos and Khaos = Order and Unordered.

 

Kaos originally had the meaning of yawning gap, chasm, abyss.

[Reginald_001]

14 hours ago, FauxFurry said:

Perhaps Order and primordial Chaos are a matter of scale?

Order and Chaos are psychological constructs imposed onto a reality which is defiant of such categorizations, depending on distance and perspective an unordered thing can be considered ordered on a much larger scale. Fractal complexity upon fractal complexity in an almost endless loop. If any idea is relative and subjective, it's Order and Chaos. To an ant, a cement highway will seem like a chaotic mess of rocks. To a human it might be an ordered straight line to their workplace or home.

 

Having said that, chaos is seemingly far more prevalent than order, for example, hundreds years later.. we still can't solve the 3 body problem. But to a cosmic entity, all atoms might seem perfectly arranged, where we only see chaos.

 

My guess is, that the more one learns about reality, the more one realizes it's not something anyone should fully know and understand, but experience instead.

 

Hey.. The Wind cries Mary.

 

 

Edited Friday at 04:14 PM by Reginald_001

[Grey Cloud]

9 hours ago, Reginald_001 said:

Order and Chaos are psychological constructs

In a modern scientific sense, maybe. In the ancient world they are metaphysical terms. 

 

9 hours ago, Reginald_001 said:

If any idea is relative and subjective, it's Order and Chaos.

They are absolute and objective in the ancient because they belong to the realm of the divine, not the human realm.

 

9 hours ago, Reginald_001 said:

Having said that, chaos is seemingly far more prevalent than order, for example, hundreds years later.. we still can't solve the 3 body problem.

Firstly, the 3 body problem is not chaos in any sense of the word. Secondly it is only a problem to those trying to come up with the maths to explain it. To everyone else it is an irrelevance.

[Wandering_Mania]

15 hours ago, Darkpig said:

Same here. It is because it plays like a bullet hell shooter rather than a military shooter like Call of Dude Bro or whatever kids are playing these days. 

 

Speaking of which. I just noticed a pun.

Hmm... A 'Bullet Hell' while in hell, while playing a war game, and 'war is hell'...

 

As the quote from Wabbajack (the book in TES) goes:

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Maybe I'm smarter because I know cats can be bats can be rats can be hats can be gnats can be that's can be thises. And that doors can be boars can be snores can be floors can be roars can be spores can be yours can be mine. I must be smart, for the interconnective system is very clear to me. Then why, or wherefore do people keep calling me mad?

Wabbajack. Wabbajack. Wabbajack.

 

[RedHeadAngel]

13 hours ago, Grey Cloud said:

At 20 years old? That is crazy.

[Darkpig]

4 hours ago, Wandering_Mania said:

Hmm... A 'Bullet Hell' while in hell, while playing a war game, and 'war is hell'...

Now you're getting the hang of it.

4 hours ago, Wandering_Mania said:

Maybe I'm smarter because I know cats can be bats can be rats can be hats can be gnats can be that's can be thises. And that doors can be boars can be snores can be floors can be roars can be spores can be yours can be mine. I must be smart, for the interconnective system is very clear to me. Then why, or wherefore do people keep calling me mad?

Wabbajack. Wabbajack. Wabbajack.

Wise words from the great lord of cheese. Now is it pronounced Wabbajack or Lumberjack. I always get those two mixed up.

[Grey Cloud]

10 hours ago, RedHeadAngel said:

At 20 years old you would still be at uni getting a BSc.

So tell us what your job is.

[RedHeadAngel]

6 hours ago, Grey Cloud said:

At 20 years old you would still be at uni getting a BSc.

So tell us what your job is.

Well, if you were to ask how I got my job instead of just assuming that I was lying, I would have explained it. Instead, I’m just going to ignore you. 😉

Edited 17 hours ago by RedHeadAngel

[Canaris]

Had to do CPR for the second time in my life..

Guy lived so thats good i guess..

It really is getting easier each time altough thank fuck for Lucas Stryker. Whoever invented that shit should be getting blowjobs everyday.