Philote

Philote , 7 days ago to Asklemmy in What's the greatest invention of 21st century, in your opinion?

Although not very impactful yet, it think aerographene has the potential to be massive.

Philote , 9 days ago to Asklemmy in Why in 2024 do people still believe in religion? (serious)

Gods are literally just a psychological comfort blanket to explain the unexplainable. Most religious people don’t put that much thought into what they believe, challenging concepts are just tucked nicely away in the “Gods will” box and they move on. I think everyone copes with those brain shattering concepts in their own creative way or risk getting buried alive in anxiety.

Philote , 10 days ago to Asklemmy in what invisible thing could set off my smoke detector?

I second the dust. Dust can collect on the sensor and trigger the alarm. You can try vacuuming or using a compressed air cleaner, or just replace.

Philote , 12 days ago to Asklemmy in What is an underrated/forgotten video game that you think deserved a second chance?

Drakan series needs reboot. I played Drakan; Ancient gates. That game was so much fun. The seamless transition from fighting on a dragon to fighting on your feet. The next level spell casting where you had to trace out the symbol to cast. The lore felt really deep like there was a lot of secrets they never fleshed out and ever since I’ve had an itch that never got scratched.

Philote , 1 month ago to Asklemmy in What movie would you most like to watch for the first time again?

Tarsem Singhs “The Fall”

It is still to this day the most powerful piece of art I’ve seen. I wish I could recreate that experience. I still remember thinking, at about a quarter of the movie through, that this was the best movie I’ve ever seen, and it got better and better. The theater was packed, everyone there was completely drawn into the movie and you could feel the room sharing emotions, it was powerful enough, here almost 20 years later, I can still feel that connection.

Philote , 1 month ago to politics in Donald Trump Should Drop Out

Best case scenario for me would be Biden should run, win, then immediately step down due to health concerns. Won’t happen of course.

Philote , 1 month ago to Asklemmy in Suppose a sci-fi writer was writing of the noosphere (collective mental plane/mindscape, most often dream-related) and asked your idea on how it might work. Whats the best explanation you can conjure?

I will sling some BS for the sport of it.
All things in existence are subject and coexist in the same spectrum of frequencies. Our soul is the center band (radio station of sorts) of our collective aura which each individual feels as I. Imagine the Sun as the Major harmonic frequency, Jupiter as the next biggest harmonic stabilizer, earth, the moon, our region, our city, etc. etc.
Our minds are a powerful radiator of frequency, the more minds tuned in to the same overtones of society, the more we influence each other and drown out the outlier spikes and chaotic frequency disruptions.
When awake, we are more subject to external stimuli, or project our own emotional frequency (like stress) which can lead us to losing the synchronicity. When asleep or trained to enter the proper mental state, we can fall deeply into the rhythm of our subconscious and loose ourselves to the collective and free ourselves of our Makyo (the earthly distractions keeping us from fully submersing our conscious into the noosphere.

Philote , 1 month ago to Asklemmy in In your country, what "common" animals are tourists most excited to see?

In the Pacific Northwest I’ve had visitors get really excited to see slugs.

Philote , 1 month ago to Asklemmy in In your country, what "common" animals are tourists most excited to see?

Quokkas win as far as cutest and chillest animals to bless this planet. Quokkas should be everyone’s spirit animal.

Philote , 1 month ago to Asklemmy in What horror story/movie/game/whatever terrifies you even though it's fictional?

Not sure if this is what you were looking for, but this song is a masterpiece of horror manifest through audio. In fact the whole album is a piece of art, troubling and dark but so well crafted.

https://youtu.be/CwnxBWWLy9c?si=CAiSx58pHDkFMscQ

Edit: fixed wording

Philote , 2 months ago to Asklemmy in What's your best pick up line?

Can you help me find my puppy, I think it went into this cheap hotel room?

Philote , 2 months ago to Asklemmy in Were the BLM protests of 2020 a success?

I think there is a big piece missing if we want to make lasting change. Protests should be the first part and we have missed many opportunities by skipping the second part. Challenging the legality of the issues in court. The MLK jr. movements were so powerful because they changed the laws. In many cases they “got arrested” on purpose and then challenged the legality of the issues in court with some amazing well armed lawyering. The protests, though important, should only be to stir up public opinion and momentum, followed by a timely well thought out and public challenge to the laws we wish to change. That’s where to orgs should be focusing their energy to capitalize on these fleeting moments.

Philote , 3 months ago to Asklemmy in What's something small you achieved recently that you're proud of?

Didn’t get good before pics.
before kinda
after

Philote , 3 months ago to Asklemmy in What's something small you achieved recently that you're proud of?

I finished a landscape project in the front yard.

Philote , 3 months ago to Books in Can you recommend a book for me please?

Can’t believe no one has mentioned it already but the book that got me into reading was “Enders game” by Orson Scott Card. Fairly short and has a split set of follow up books that branch off in 2 directions in you want more.