Maybe some of you can help me. I almost was going to post this in the first world problems thread, but I figured I needed some quick advice.

Ever since relocating, I've had a tough time getting my freelance career clicking in the new town. Only recently, after over 2 years, has it really felt like it's been picking up. Just a little.

Anyway, just yesterday, I got a job offer from literally out of the blue (technically, through a friend of a friend of a friend) for a full-time position doing work that I am skilled in, but it's basically content that I couldn't care less about.

The money is pretty good (lets just say its over $50k but less than $100k), comparatively, but I've been freelancing for 10 years and I have a petrifying fear of long-term work commitment.

They made me an offer yesterday, but want to know my answer TODAY! I haven't even met these people or interviewed with them and there is a good chance they want me to start tomorrow, Sunday, labor day weekend.

My bet is that is will be a MINIMUM of 40 hours a week. I'm not sure if I'll get overtime, because it is a salary job.

There are a few red flags, obviously, but my finances have been thoroughly obliterated over the past couple years and I could really use the money.

I could always take the job and quit if I hate it, but something in my gut says I shouldn't take myself off the market, even if for a couple months, because it has taken so much time to make slight traction as a freelancer.

This is a tough call.

What complicates this further is that my wife wants kids and only has a few years til she turns 40. She's a little older than me. No way could I think of having kids with the shitty money I'm making, compounded with massive debt.

Basically, should I sell my soul for security?

I'm stressing. Try to keep replies serious please.

sometimes, as i sit and think of the people that i've emotionally or physically wounded, or that have emotionally or physically wounded me, in my past, it is almost as though they beckon to me, to either ask for their forgiveness or to give mine.   

Abstract

Many observers see geometric visual hallucinations after taking hallucinogens such as LSD, cannabis, mescaline or psilocybin; on viewing bright flickering lights; on waking up or falling asleep; in "near-death" experiences; and in many other syndromes. Klüver organized the images into four groups called form constants: (I) tunnels and funnels, (II) spirals, (III) lattices, including honeycombs and triangles, and (IV) cobwebs. In most cases, the images are seen in both eyes and move with them. We interpret this to mean that they are generated in the brain. Here, we summarize a theory of their origin in visual cortex (area V1), based on the assumption that the form of the retino-cortical map and the architecture of V1 determine their geometry. (A much longer and more detailed mathematical version has been published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 356 [2001].) We model V1 as the continuum limit of a lattice of interconnected hypercolumns, each comprising a number of interconnected iso-orientation columns. Based on anatomical evidence, we assume that the lateral connectivity between hypercolumns exhibits symmetries, rendering it invariant under the action of the Euclidean group E(2), composed of reflections and translations in the plane, and a (novel) shift-twist action. Using this symmetry, we show that the various patterns of activity that spontaneously emerge when V1's spatially uniform resting state becomes unstable correspond to the form constants when transformed to the visual field using the retino-cortical map. The results are sensitive to the detailed specification of the lateral connectivity and suggest that the cortical mechanisms that generate geometric visual hallucinations are closely related to those used to process edges, contours, surfaces, and textures.

really interesting subject and quite IDM

full article:

http://people.mbi.ohio-state.edu/golubitsky.4/reprintweb-0.5/output/papers/6120261.pdf

I made this thread, because I've been doing stuff that really works for me, and it excites me. So, I decided to share what is working for me, and also many others.  I welcome everyone to share information, and also share contradictory information as well.  I'm not an expert on anything, and I don't pretend to be. I've literally only been doing this for a few months. A lot of this will be anecdotal based on reviewing some minor research. I know there are some actual educated folk in here as well, and I bet they have some good insights.

So, yeah you've been lied to.  Some of the simple things that people misinformed about:

Salt is bad for you and will give you high blood pressure.

- Your body needs salt and you will die without it. the high blood pressure mania is based on research led by big pharma.

Red meat is bad for you and will give you cholesterol and heart attacks.

- Conventionally raised red meat is bad for you and will kill you

Fat is bad for you and will give you cholesterol and heart attacks.

-fat is good for you and aids your body in high level functioning and energy. Fat from bad sources is bad for you.

You need to limit your calories. (especially to lose weight)

-if you are eating the right things you can literally eat as much as you want and still lose weight.

You need to exercise to gain muscle and get trim.

-if you are eating the right things you will gain muscle and lose fat without exercise.

Things you've might have dealt with that you thought there wasn't any solution to. Eventually, conditioned to believe this is just life:

I can't do anything about my allergies.

My body type won't allow me to be leaner.

I never have enough energy.

I can't get any smarter.

I can't focus.

I'm depressed.

I need to medicate to deal with my anxiety.

I'm always hungry.

Ok, so what I've suffered from:

Allergies(a long time)

Constant sinus infections (5+ years)

Headaches(a long time)

Intense joint pain/inflammation(5 years)

Store too much fat regardless of exercise( entire life)

fatigue/no energy/constant hunger(entire life)

poor sleep/not feeling rested(entire life)

bad focus (diagnosed with ADHD)/ brainfog(entire life only recently to manifest itself at a much higher intensity)

trouble getting lean and building muscle(entire life)

Depression(as a product of overall inability to operate)

Anxiety(entire life/worsening recently)

I have in about 2 months cured myself of most of these problems using diet and supplementation, and all of them are at least improving.

I was going to go through each of these issues individually, but it would make this post far too long. So, I'm going to summarize.

I eat a high fat diet with almost zero processed foods. The diet is meant to increase your ability to detoxify, increase muscles, reduce fat and inflammation, and avoid mycotoxins. I think Uniret said it is termed Ketogenic.

It is illustrated here. It updates all the time so this is probably out of date.

http://www.bulletproofexec.com/the-complete-illustrated-one-page-bulletproof-diet/

I don't follow it 100% but I do most of it.

I drink butter coffee with MCT oil everyday. Try it. It is F'ing amazing. The long and short of it is that you should avoid almost all coffee. Be very strict about what kind of coffee you drink. Most coffee is poorly made and manufactured and you are literally just dosing yourself with toxins. The butter and MCT oil just give loads of fat which is great for energy and brain function, and allow you not to have to eat all the time. Sometimes I don't eat until the evening, because I don't need to.

I eat only organic grassfed grass finished meat.  I eat mostly beef, pork, and eggs.  The eggs I eat are not 100% bulletproof either because they are expensive as hell. 

Conventionally raised meat is bad for you. For a number of reasons. You shouldn't eat it.  You can eat as much properly raised meat as you want. It isn't hurting you. It is actually really good for you. DON't burn your meat and if you do burn it add an antioxidant to it beforehand to avoid the release of carcinogens.

I drink Himalayan salt added to water in the morning when I wake up. Supposedly, it helps your body from having to convert the potassium it makes when you are trying to sleep into sodium for you in the morning when you wake-up. Basically, making it so your body doesn't have to do that work, and your adrenal system ends up  having more resources to provide you with energy for the rest of the day.  That is a super laymen summary, but the idea is there.

I basically only eat meat and veggies, rice, and quinoa. Spices aren't necessarily bulletproof because most of them are poorly manufactured/prone to mold and fungus, but I love spices.

I eat at least 70% pure cocao chocolate. I prefer 85%. Sometimes a bar a day, but usually about half a bar.

I supplement. I would supplement more, but it is expensive.

I take:

a multivitamin (because I'm lazy. Multivitamins are shitty and you would be better off taking individual supplements)

krill oil (better than fish oil)

a probiotic

vitamin E

activated charcoal (removes toxins from your body. when someone OD's they give them charcoal at the hospital)

B-vitamins

Chlorella

For focus (this is meant to simulate the effects of the brain drug provigil/modafinil that many high level execs take):

Artichoke extract 

Forskolin extract

You can also take for focus:

Bacopa & Huperzine A

at night I take:

magnesium

potassium

5htp/L-tryptophan

melatonin (needs to be regulated or it is risky)

L-ornithine

My sleep is very good and I don't have problems falling asleep like I have my entire life.

Things I've noticed:

Burning fat and building muscle without exercise or any changes in physical activity. An overall reduction in body fat.

More rested, better sleep. better regulated sleep patterns.

Way more energy/sustained energy

No allergies/sinus problems(used to take allergy medicine everyday/had to use eyedrops multiple times a day/constant sinus infections)

Joint pain is gone (my joint pain was literally so bad that it would wake me up at night or I couldn't sit through a movie without being in 8/10 levels of pain)

better focus/easier to think/not at a loss for words, etc.

Not depressed because I can operate at a high level

anxiety is improving

Oh, also I've gone from being 145 lbs (underweight) at age 18 to being 195 lbs (overweight) at age 24 to now being at a healthy 170 lbs or so.  I don't exercise consistently and I spend most of my days in front of a pc. My bodyfat percentage is really low now and I've always struggled to get it that way thinking that it was just my natural body type.  You would be amazed how much you think is fat is just inflammation.

There is a lot of other stuff I know about that I would like to try and other things that I can explain or defend if anyone shows an interest.

I would also like to hear anything anyone else does that works for them. I know Uniret does a lot of the things I'm doing, and I really enjoy talking about it and learning from other people.

I would also like to add that you shouldn't discount how much your anxiety and depression are related to your overall health, inflammation, and toxins in your body.  

Can you suggest some for me? She is not too bright a person, but not stupid either. She clicks really slow, so no action. She probably hates violence and porn so don't go there...

It would be better if it was a standalone game then a browser one, though it's not that big a problem.

Thanks. 

I've looked in the obvious places Bleep, Boomkat and a couple of record label sites but othing has stuck out. Godspill has some pretty weird t-shirts but I'd look odd in any of them.

If anyone could recommend where to find idm related, nice geometric graphic design, etc.

You'd make me feel better about my insecure self while I'm on holiday.

To understand the way free societies have risen and crumbled over the last 2,500 years, you should probably read Cicero, Polybius and Machiavelli. For a harrowing, 45-minute Cliffs Notes, though, Luke Baumgarten suggests you try democratizing the music piped through your office speakers.

 
When you arrive in October, revolution is already percolating.
Your new coworkers have heard that one Metric song so many times that they talk openly about a violent overthrow of the sound system. That Adele joint, too, gets way more play than it should, no matter what Pandora station you put on.
Skrillex. Sleigh Bells. Poliça. Groban. Doesnt matter.
 
One of these coworkers walks around, railing to whomever will listen, about the tyranny of this technology. If he has to hear Pumped Up Kicks one more time... Well, he doesnt know what hell do.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22630303

This guys tweets are crazy:

https://twitter.com/BOYADEE

*word changed slightly in the interests of public decency

Original story on http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk

It has of course been heavily rumored that the next Xbox will be required to be always-online to play games, and it is almost a certainty at this point. While I can understand that from a business perspective, I think it's incredibly stupid, and it will most likely led me to jump on PS4 wagon next generation, even though I've been a massive fan of the 360. And I really liked what I saw at the PS4 reveal, and it seems Sony is really trying hard to appeal the "core" gamers (I hate that term).

Plus the Xbox reveal will probably be 65% kinect wank, 20% new useless applications, 10% time-exclusive DLC and 5% games. I really hate the direction they are going, they should really try to appeal to the early adopters of a new console this time, instead of all those things we really don't care about.

you can't be serious. you realize that deadmau5 is playing music he has written himself, right? what he does doesn't compare to what a dj does insofar as it is about 1,000,000x cooler and requires 1,000,000x more talent than djing.

(a little tip for the kids: DJING IS EASY AS FUCK. any idiot can do it with a bit of practice. now sit down and try to write a track that doesn't sound like it was written on a calculator )

that being said, I don't like deadmua5's music either, but I have a ton of respect for an artist that can captivate huge audiences playing exclusively original material.

End of Toonami:

12 Oz. Mouse:

And a Nice Bump:

Share some thoughts and favorites.

I love you

so raw bro

it's that tingly feeling you get when you get a haircut, or stimulated attention or watching bob ross or for me, MR Rogers. we become intrigued. it starts with the chills on the top of your scalp

if you guys wanna post some videos that give you asmr, that would be rad

here's one of my favorites

by the way be sure to wear headphones with these kind of videos 

discuss

SO, any suggestions for high quality, good sound, no sound leak at all earbuds? Am I just chasing the headphone dragon???

A man so bloated that a neighbour who saw his body on a lawn mistook it for a whale carcass was stung to death by hornets after apparently trying to have sex with their nest.

The 35-year-old, known only as Hasse, was found unconscious after his reportedly stinging sex session.

The apparently misguided man died an hour after he was located on his farm in Ystad, Sweden.

A neighbour said he looked like a beached whale, due to the inflammation caused by the stings.

Following an autopsy that revealed Hasse had 146 stings on his body – 54 of those on his genitals – authorities came to the conclusion he tried to have sex with the hornets’ nest.

Police are said to have found semen and the deceased man’s pubic hair on a few of the dead insects and at the opening of the nest.

Unsurprisingly, the reports of the unfortunate event did not go down well with animal rights campaigners, who expressed concern for the hornets.

We’re not sure if the unfortunate man was taking his appreciation of late Swedish author Stieg Larsson to a rather literal level…

 

Most IDM 2013 right there.