Haha oh plenty⊠Iâm just made some realizations asking the way is allâŠ
Yea everything is currently frozen, not just snow, super fun
Not a bad idea once things arenât terrible outside
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For my last try, I used âunderwater city of râlyeh with brutalist architecture as wide as the picture --ar 16:9 --chaos 30â
The result:
I really like it, but the architecture is not exactly what Iâve been thinking of⊠I mean, itâs not really brutalist, but the first picture @amal posted is really close to what I look for.
Or something like that one here:
I just donât know how that kind of architecture is called 
Looks very cool! Gonna have a closer look at it later, but thanks - I love how the myths a single man has created inspired so many wonderful things 
I was (or kinda still am) in a very similar situation⊠And, even though I hate to admit it, itâs not really good. I am as antisocial as possible, but when there is this rare occasion where I meet someone who is some sort of likeminded soul, it is so wonderful - so I know I donât want to live without people, I just want to live with the right kind of people. Hard to find, though
For the occasional âvacation from othersâ, there were always some great suggestions - Amalâs being the most unusual, I think, but a great chance to find people or at least keep some practice at communication
Pilgrimâs idea is the obvious one, and going out into nature is a very good thing as well.
Plus, care for yourself - do some stuff that feels really good to you, be it a massage, a nice dinner, getting your hair done or whatever. Just be nice to yourself, you deserve it
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For anybody looking for a way to socialize in an antisocial wayâŠ
I went to an art class the other day. It was arranged through the local library, but Iâm sure you have a community center near you. I paid 25 bucks to spend two hours making an acrylic painting (themed for Valentineâs day). Next month itâs a picture of a rooster.
The crowd at these things leans heavily to blue haired old ladies. I had fun, was kinda around people, but everything was very,⊠Casual? maybe. Nothing was expected of me or pressed on me besides, hereâs your canvas, try not to splatter.
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I think you need to specify the viewing angle to get more what you want. I did these on DALLE-2.
picture of a low angle, overhead view of the underwater city of râlyeh
picture of an overhead view at a low angle of the underwater city of râlyeh with light behind it.
picture of an overhead view at a low angle of the underwater city of râlyeh that fills a wide view. 16 9
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Are diamonds biocompatible?
I forgot Iâd heard spook stories a while back about foreign agents that would do have a nice Diamond put under their skin to dig out if they needed to flee, given that diamonds are semi universal currency
Iâve always been a bit skeptical of the context and quite frankly skeptical that a non biohacker would do anything subdermal,⊠along with dubious reliability or speed of money in hand
but I COULD see diamonds maybe being biocompatible
They possess weird chemistry and purity 
Ignoring the possibility that they coated them in the claim
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Iâve heard this as well and not only spooks but anyone travelling to questionable places. Hard to confirm though.
An xGold implant would be possible, not sure about dimonds though.
I grew up in a country with questionable places and had never heard of this before. Popular advice always was not to go to those places⊠Years ago a politician ignored this advice and got herself kidnapped, and I doubt that an implanted diamond wouldâve helped.
I do enjoy both angles.
Sometimes I go out with friends, sometimes I would rather have a meal solo.
Yet I still find it interesting the stigma that there is around âgoing to the movies/meals aloneâ⊠I mean⊠whatâs wrong with spending time with your own self?
Not to mention that in doing so, I often choose to eat at the counter and end up chatting the bartenders.
As a positive side effect, there are now some places in my town where I barely ever pay for drinks or meals⊠
For that one, my main way to tackle might be similar to @amal 's suggestion.
As inâŠ
I stop hoping they will last.
In fact, I assume they wont. Then I kill any hope that they could last.
Get completely rid of the expectation.
This brings so much freedom into the way you interact with people has 2 effects:
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you canât be negatively surprised by them. on the other hand, it becomes quite easy to be positively surprised! (which is a nice lilâ bonus)
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Because you no longer care about âmaking it lastâ, you are free to be yourself to the bone! so if and when one of such interactions begin to linger for longer, itâs weightless! you donât need to don any social masks with that person! and it feels amazing!
This lifestyle is what is often addressed as âPositive Nihilismâ or âPositive Misanthropyâ. I personally prefer to call it just âRunning out of Fucks to Giveâ. 
And itâs fucking liberating!
Exactly my view.
I would rather have quality over quantity! ^^
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dFALbI5uyQ One Finn at least got one installed for TV show years and years ago. Looking at the video this might be even my installer but not sure since itâs been couple of years from this the episode. 
Found elsewhere though that itâs out now but wasnât able to find how long was it installed and did it heal.
Edit. (line over) Never mind. Tattoos and old pics do not match.
I occurs, I know that there are blood diamond stories about people hiding them in their bodies, but I donât think those are long term
Iâm more asking for long term biocompatibility
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Diamond thin films: giving biomedical applications a new shine - PMC.
â[diamond] is bioinert, meaning that there is minimal immune response when diamond is implanted into the bodyâ
It appears that it is, or is at least being looked into
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The diamond itself should be fine, but sharp edges could be problematic, and you have to remember that even the most inert substance can provide a home for âstuffâ to grow if itâs surface isnât totally smooth. Natural (uncut) stones seem the most likely to be problematic, but even a cut and polished stone could have an inclusion right at the surface. Basically a little pocket of black carbon. Just the right size to build up a little bio fouling and bacteria growth.
Honestly, I think itâs of such low practicality that itâs not worth it.
Just imagine, you get into a bad situation and have to bribe your way out with a diamond. Can you imagine the thoughts running through some criminal assholes mind when he sees you have diamonds in you? You think theyâd take you word that there was just one?
Nope, get out the rusty knives, weâre gonna go diamond mining till weâve made sure we got 'em all!
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My understanding of the concept is,
Shit hits the fan, you know you need to get out
You cut the polished coal out of your body, and clean it, go to a nearby pawnshop/jewelry store and get some cash to help you get out
Iâd never tell where it came from, lest you get some exploratory surgery for free
From what Iâve heard, most criminals smelt the gold of the jewelry that they steal and ignore the gemstones. But thatâs what a south american jeweler told meâŠ
Also, how many people are capable of cutting a diamond out of themselves? I know that most of you can but Iâm talking about normal humans, not cyborgs!
This is where I was torn,
On the one hand, spooks are a different breed, maybe not what Hollywood portrays⊠but still very hardcore
I had an chance to take a âthe introduction to the torture experience, and how to prepare for itâ
Not a full evasion survival thing⊠just kind of a taste test
Met a few former spooks and heard some stories, and even if you take them at half value, some crazy shit
jokingly considered it for a minute, till I read about how they actually go full tilt and semi torture you for realizesâŠ. Nah bro Iâm good on that
Iâm masochistic at times, but I donât want to be actually tazed or waterboarded (actual thing thing they did)
I drew the line at getting spicy faced in a less lethal class
how this came up
essentially it was a group of people who all trained with one particular firearm group⊠but the group formed a sort of fraternity amongst its students, who then take more classes⊠often with the same people
Repeatedly⊠building a sense of family
Eventually people move beyond the original instructors classes such as more advanced medical training, or ability to track or not be tracked in urban or wooded (the tracking aspect is suprising useful, several people have used the skills for search and rescue stuffs) evasive driving, understanding criminal selection, BJJ etc
Kind of bushido, building and improving yourself
Not a militia I swear, even if it sounds like it, it was all about individuals taking care of themselves⊠just happen to become well aquatinted and form
A sense of camaraderie
People in the group would find random classes and try to coax others into attending, such as repelling etc
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I sounds like a group of people with similar interests that enjoy spending time with each other and doing things together
a.k.a. Friends
it sounds relaxed and no pressure or expectation of anything from anyone
a.k.a Good Friends
I wonder if there is anybody here on the forum that may be looking for a change and may suit that group and also have an âinâ to that group
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cough @Eriequiet cough
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