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Not snake oil. The product is right there when you buy it, you can try it on, you can determine the materials used. You are not being lied to.High end/designer clothing
Not snake oil. The product is right there when you buy it, you can try it on, you can determine the materials used. You are not being lied to.High end/designer clothing
I am not aware of any such research. I was prescribed Zoloft years ago. It most definitely did something, namely repressing one's sex drive. Which is on the label, btw. But it is an antidepressant.There's quite a bit of research now indicating that anti depressant medication is no better than a placebo.
My nans anti aging cream doesn't seem to be working.
The exclusivity of a particular piece/design is sometimes not true was one angle I was thinking of. Used to work with some folk who gleefully fleeced rich people in that industry....I guess mostly the buyers lie to themselves as to worth of such....Not snake oil. The product is right there when you buy it, you can try it on, you can determine the materials used. You are not being lied to.
That definition doesn't help you.snake oil
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noun: snake oil; noun: snakeoil
No, I think I got it just right. But you are certainly welcome to your own opinion.
- a substance with no real medicinal value sold as a remedy for all diseases.
- a product, policy, etc. of little real worth or value that is promoted as the solution to a problem.
"the new tax plan was denounced as snake oil"
Cold-FX which was sold as a ginseng based cold fighting potion. Shown to be BS.I am not aware of any such research. I was prescribed Zoloft years ago. It most definitely did something, namely repressing one's sex drive. Which is on the label, btw. But it is an antidepressant.
All antidepressants I have heard of have been extensively tested, with differing results for side effects as well as antidepressant action. As controlled substances, they must be before the FDA will sign off on them (unlike "natural" antidepressants - St. John's Wort is a "natural" antidepressant that has been found to be worthless after controlled, double-blind testing). It wasn't for me, but it is effective and beneficial for some.
Unless it's flavored, vodka is vodka. Spending too much on Grey Goose will get you a bottle of vodka that is no different from a cheap bottle of Popov.Yeah, it's going to end up like spirits. From where I sit, habitual marijuana can be pretty harmful to thriving, but nowhere near as bad as alcohol.
But, back on topic, the differences between fancy vodkas seem pretty evasive, although I certainly haven't bothered to try them side by side, or exhaustively. I'm more of a wine-with-food drinker - and I really enjoy finding relatively inexpensive but great wines. A $20 Rioja can be as joyful an experience as many more expensive wines.
I'm a fairly inexperienced and light pot user, but I've said elsewhere on this forum, if you are looking for a tweak that will give you one of those rapturous deep-in-the-music experiences with your current setup, a light dose of cannabinoids (of most any variety) will do the trick.
Unless it's flavored, vodka is vodka. Spending too much on Grey Goose will get you a bottle of vodka that is no different from a cheap bottle of Popov.
bahahahahahahahaha. I'll stick with my frozen pizzas. I don't know what I'm missing and I'd like to keep it that way.Frozen pizza's... oh and everything on any home shopping tv network.
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There was an online article about wines. I read it because it happened outside of Boston, where I grew up. The writer did a blind test of three wines with which he was familiar and which he liked. He thought the wines all had different qualities and would be easily distinguished from each other blindfolded. He couldn't. He didn't identify a single one correctly. I gave him props for not only doing the test, but then writing about it as well.I am a wine drinker myself. There *are* differences between a PC Bordeaux and Cali Cabs such as Colgin, Opus One and Sebastiani.The big question is whether it justifies the price differences, and clearly that's up to buyers' to decide by themselves. It's quite easy to embarrass wine snobs that claim outrageous bull like "oh the est wine HANDS DOWN is the 2007 Screaming Eagle Cab"... it's funny those wines never win a bling tasting when you invite a dozen friends over... :-D
I seldom drink vodka or tequila, but I think there are differences. Mostly a matter of personal preference rather than there being a more-expensive-means-better-tasting rule...
I have a pretty high % when it comes to recognizing my reference wines.There was an online article about wines. I read it because it happened outside of Boston, where I grew up. The writer did a blind test of three wines with which he was familiar and which he liked. He thought the wines all had different qualities and would be easily distinguished from each other blindfolded. He couldn't. He didn't identify a single one correctly. I gave him props for not only doing the test, but then writing about it as well.
Isn't that the motto of the raging hedonist?the only thing that matters is what I have learned to prefer for my very own likes.
That's something of a manifesto. There's a lot of "how" in this forum, but we need reminding of the "why" more often. Thanks.Isn't that the motto of the raging hedonist?
I admit, it's a very common motive for being in this hobby. I accept that, and I accept the people who have that motive. But I don't accept that is it is "the only thing that matters".
Because there are those of us who picked this hobby up out of our love of music as art, and our desire to appreciate that art. That means we want "the experience that they made for us". There are two intertwined arts in recorded music playback: what the musicians did in terms of music, and what a recording production team did in terms of sonic mix, balance and presentation. We want what they created with skill, sensitivity and care.
For much of popular music this approach is fraught, because the production is too often insensitive and commercial. For that music one could say all is lost, but for the other stuff...
Yes, for the other stuff, the music itself is not focused on "our very own likes": it can be deliberately challenging, it can be unhappy, difficult, sharp, cutting, excessive, confusing, and all quite deliberately so, not about pleasure at all. The recorded musical art appreciator wants to have learning experiences, not always pleasant, anticipates the challenge, and doesn't want his hifi to wallpaper it over with likeability. We want to experience the art they made for us, unmodified. The Circle of Confusion is a genuine threat to that goal, and something we try to deal with.
So there's that.
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But.I have a pretty high % when it comes to recognizing my reference wines.
Based on that, and if things are kept fair, I can as a rule very reliably tell whether a Sauvignon Blanc is from the Old World or New World (and tend to recognize New Zealand). Also with Pinot Noirs I can tell Sooma from Santa Lucia from Arroyo Grande etc in CA (especially if you keep it to my fav label :-D).
Despite the fact I am proud of my ability to make such distinctions, I never ever try to make that a standard for quality and which is better than what and why. I can only establish my preferences. And it's in some way not different to audio: in both wines and audio, I have been fortunate to be able to try a lot of stuff, spend a lot of money, and in the end the only thing that matters is what I have learned to prefer for my very own likes. And establish how much I trust "experts"...
THC and mushrooms heightens at least some of your senses. All probably know about the munchies and food tastes better part, but it also affects for example hearing by making you hear better.For me pure music is enough, especially krautrock
Does anything help krautrock, tho?THC and mushrooms heightens at least some of your senses. All probably know about the munchies and food tastes better part, but it also affects for example hearing by making you hear better.
I'm no scientist, but here's my two cents. Firstly THC slows down "time". For example if you play a first person shooter game you would react faster as the game seems slower and you can hear more details in music because it's slower. If you take a small enough dose you wouldn't necessarily hear music as slower, but only as sounding better and more holographic.
Of course just like normally you listen to music not every time would yield as positives vibes. Pardon the pun.
This is an exaggerated stereotype.If they use their product, they soon will be.
It's not uncommon for people who's been intoxicated enough by alcohol or other substances to go beyond their comfort zones.Does anything help krautrock, tho?