I was just about to say this too!! Seriously so good. The gameplay is an understandable turnoff, personally I love it but RPG NBA Jam probably won't do it for everyone. but WOW the story is incredible. The personal stakes of each liberation rite make each feel like a must-win; the fact that the story continues if you lose makes it all the more nerve-wracking.

And that's not even considering the revolutionary bent of the whole thing, too, or the beautifully realized world with deeply strange history, or one of the best goddamn soundtracks I've ever heard... deserves some more love as a cult classic imo.

Shame is unfortunately a very bad way to encourage someone to desist from behavior. We can especially see this in addiction management. If someone is ashamed of something they are dependent on, the shame causes them to think about it more, makes them more likely to become entrenched and defensive about the subject, and causes them to use it in private.

The more effective route is in education and harm reduction. Teaching people what AI is capable of and what it is not capable of won't immediately make someone stop using AI, but it has a much better chance of leading to desistance in the long run.

I think there's an exception to be made here for shaming very public evangelists, but that's less to discourage them from using it so much as it is about discouraging others from taking them seriously.

Spines are mobile in three axes: extension/flexion (front to back), rotation, and lateral flexion. (side to side) For a lot of people, deadlifts can involve some extension and flexion and remain safe so long as there's no rotation or lateral flexion. It's ideal if the flexion/extension stays consistent through the motion (even if it's not completely neutral)

That's why it's possible to safely deadlift 500lb then go home and throw out your back putting a 50lb box on a shelf at your side. It's possible to train yourself to lift from awkward spinal positions safely, but it requires starting at a lighter weight and progressing carefully. Gladiator deadlifts are a neat way of introducing flexion + rotation.

congratulations on your progress, being able to get into alignment is a huge milestone!! on a similar journey myself, it's a daily struggle but these things really can get better.

I mean, in that it requires you to go out, be somewhere in person, and makes it easier to do something else on the way back home. Not a lot better but if your movement is otherwise unstructured it's better than nothing.

setting up for some simple movements at home can really go a long way though. and definitely wish more offices had some simple weights, mats etc on hand (excluding the offices that have a gym to encourage you to be at work all the time)

is there a name for the reverse of this? like making a change for yourself that works great for your needs, but then assuming that others just need to do the same thing?

I listen to a lot of music while I'm doing things as background, but when I get a moment for it focused listening is a great experience. I don't listen to the same type of music for both, though there's definitely some overlap. But I'm not listening to funeral doom at work or Lightning Bolt sitting in bed before I go to sleep. I think both experiences are equally valid ways to enjoy and appreciate music.

The gym has given me an interesting middle ground as it is something that requires some planning and thinking at times, but at some point my body knows the movements well enough to do it more or less on its own. So the music I listen to ends up being the most diverse. It can either fade into the background while I'm setting up, making notes, etc. or be the main thing I'm focusing on toward the last reps of a movement I know well.

personally I like them a lot for cursors, it takes some getting used to but ig I've used laptop track pads a lot and I find it very comfortable and natural to use my thumb for it. definitely haven't used it much for e.g. camera control in a 3d game though, feels awkward every time I've tried.

I have studied so much goddamn math in my life...

...and yet the hardest parts of being a trainer has been a) counting reps and b) subtracting 45 from a number and dividing it by 2.

Gallows Bound!! Depends on if bluegrass is in, but in spirit I think they fit. They're damn good either way. Dogs a Howlin, Mad Dog 2020, and Empty Flask / Empty Heart are some of my favorites.

Holy Locust is great too. For a folk punk playlist my picks would probably be Breaking the Wheel or Trash Pile but they've got a lot of range outside punk too. Tangled in Ropes is too gorgeous not to share.

Bridge City Sinners, worth a dive too. Break the Chain, Kreacher