Login
Discover
Waves
Decks
Plus
Login
Signup
ekkie
@ekkie
54
G'day! I'm obsessed with tech, cats and cars – among other stuff!
Followers
1
Following
0
Resource Credits
Available
Used
Created
2023-09-14 12:25
RSS Feed
Subscribe
Posts
Blog
Posts
Comments
Communities
Wallet
ekkie
conciousness
2024-06-08 10:48
!
Downvoted by users, Reveal content
Effortless Cognitive Processing
A conventional way of understanding conciousness would be by dividing it into the multiple functions it serves. Firstly, your subconcious mind is made up by the sensorial-perception mind and the discriminating
$ 0.000
12
1
ekkie
war
2024-06-08 06:12
!
Downvoted by users, Reveal content
Why Us Support Israel
The United States government and several companies and universities have close ties to Israeli companies and government. Even as far back as the Stuxnet malware we were colluding with the Israeli government.
$ 0.000
34
3
ekkie
greed
2024-06-07 10:16
!
Downvoted by users, Reveal content
Corporate Greed
src 'Corporate greed'' isn't what it is, it is ''Greed enabled by the Government; the sole function of governance'' In a market where there's 0 laws or things stopping you from making roads, 0 fees that
$ 0.000
26
2
ekkie
theory
2024-06-06 07:58
!
Downvoted by users, Reveal content
To exist is better than to not exist
To exist is better than to not exist. I think most people hold this to be true. A five pound note in reality is better than one in my mind. So that can explain why it's better for us to exist than to not.
$ 0.000
31
2
ekkie
spiderman
2024-06-04 04:24
!
Downvoted by users, Reveal content
Why Spider-Man 2017 Feels Like 'Just Another Show'
src My problem with Spider-Man 2017 is the fact that it's just kind of nothing. The show doesn't make me angry but it doesn't make me happy either, it has a good voice cast but the voice direction is god-awful
$ 0.000
44
2
ekkie
climate
2024-06-03 10:21
!
Downvoted by users, Reveal content
True Impact of CO2 on Climate Change
src Reducing co2 will take your breath away , not sure what part of co2 is bad to be honest since it doesn't actually cause heating. Well given the fact i have yet to see someone explain this properly....
$ 0.000
24
4
ekkie
politis
2024-06-03 04:48
!
Downvoted by users, Reveal content
Can Peace Be Achieved in the Israel-Hamas Conflict?
src There won't be peace is what I think will happen. They'll continue supplying arms and the war between Israel and hamas will continue as Israel think it's their promised land and hamas think they are
$ 0.000
18
2
ekkie
us
2024-06-02 05:47
!
Downvoted by users, Reveal content
The Economic and Strategic Benefits of Supporting Ukraine's Defense
src Many countries in europe needed a wakeup call to spend more on defence, though Trump failed at that. That didn't change before ukraine, all Trump did was remind european leaders that the USA is not
$ 0.000
26
3
ekkie
salt
2024-06-01 18:59
Why Some Salts are Neutral, Acidic, or Basic
src Salts are essentially the product of any base reacting with any acid. Some salts are neutral - these are the products of STRONG bases with STRONG acids (e.g.: NaCl). Some salts are acidic - these are
$ 0.501
14
2
ekkie
gold
2024-06-01 07:15
Gold
src Gold is still a monetary metal, meaning institutions (including central banks) hold it. It has a monetary premium far above just industrial use cases. Ludwig von Mises made the point ~100 years ago
$ 0.499
19
2
ekkie
cheats
2024-05-31 16:16
Game Cheats
src Companies profit far less if they allow cheating to prosper, because genuine players get all snarky about it, which is usually entirely fair. but there's a spectrum of how annoyed people are about
$ 0.741
22
3
ekkie
pain
2024-05-31 05:26
Pain
src Pain matters as a way to judge moral consideration because we value pain in ourselves and in people that experience pain like us. It's an evolutionary mechanism that evolved in humans and a number
$ 1.258
47
2
ekkie
weightloss
2024-05-30 12:52
Maintaining My Health Metrics
src I've put on a tiny bit of weight over the last couple of weeks, but not enough to be concerned. But this morning I did my waistline measurement, and I may have put an extra 1.5cm on my waistline in
$ 0.474
8
2
ekkie
problems
2024-05-30 04:30
The Illusion of Problems
src Whether something is a problem or not is a matter of perspective. Certain problems go away when you reframe them, certain problems dont you find a frame with the least amount of problems death is only
$ 0.783
4
2
ekkie
electrons
2024-05-29 14:50
Understanding Electrons
src Imagine you have a bunch of charges in a line, repelling each other. Now, if you were to push one, it would push the next, would push the next... so all of your charges get a little push. In a circuit,
$ 1.039
34
2
ekkie
china
2024-05-29 03:33
China-Taiwan tensions
src China is looking at the entire situation and running calculations for the invasion of Taiwan. They've always been very territorial about Taiwan since the civil war and thats half of the reason we cant
$ 0.784
14
3
ekkie
love
2024-05-28 10:39
A Key to Healthy Relationships
src Quick thoughts to have if you have trouble in your relationship : Do I know what really is the ultimate cause of my misery ( you being unable to be extrovert or her being one ) ? Have I talk about
$ 1.036
37
3
ekkie
healthcare
2024-05-28 07:23
The Drug Epidemic
src The general idea is that drug abuse is a health issue. so, people need to go to the doctor and ask for help. but for that to happen, 2 things also have to happen: Health needs to be free drug abuse
$ 0.992
44
2
ekkie
cupping
2024-05-27 17:20
Origami Air
Man, I dreamed my Origami Air was crooked and deformed like molten plastic and in that dream I thought every Origami Air would be like that and I'd prefer the ceramic one because it's shape is more consistent.
$ 0.661
35
2
ekkie
consciousness
2024-05-27 11:31
Consciousness and Sentience
src Because a human can be biologically alive while lacking consciousness: individuals under anesthesia or in a coma are still alive, yet their consciousness is temporarily removed. When people speak about
$ 1.447
51
3
