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Cake day: June 10th, 2023

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  • Thank you. I have a handful of things populating this rack:

    • Dell PowerEdge R730xd running Unraid. Mostly acts as data server, with a handful of Docker services for the home.
    • Custom gaming server. Ryzen 7 9800X3D, RTX 5090, running Bazzite.
    • UniFi UDM SE router + USW Pro HD switch + U7 Pro XG access point. 10gb SPF+ fiber ports go BRRR.
    • ThinkServer RS140, circa 2014. Has a capture card in it, and it’s sole purpose is a headless analog video capture server, running antiX.
    • RetroTINK 4k + Kramer A/V switcher. Upstream of the RS140.
    • A cheap Panasonic VCR, while I get my new dedicated deck serviced.
    • CyberPower OR2200PFCRT2U 2000VA UPS. I need to see about getting a second one.
    • 4x Pi rack. One bay has a PiKVM in it that can be patched into whatever headless server I may need to at the moment. A second bay has a 4B in it that’s waiting for a PoE hat, so that I can turn it into a wifi hotspot that backs up my dashcam footage while my car is in the garage.

    Maybe some other stuff I’m forgetting.



















  • I’m not a head doctor, so take this just as an observation during the years of my involvement.

    Occultism seemed to attract a lot of people who were ill, or at risk. It seemed to attract a lot of people that felt helpless or like they weren’t in control of their life. These people commonly were looking for a leg up. Often that leg up was some sort of understanding of the bigger picture, or a toolset that would allow them to influence the world in ways favorable to them. My deduction is that, aside from those I’d refer to as “the scholars,” occultism more often than not attracted the vulnerable in one sense or another.

    It also seemed to attract the damaged, who wanted to intentionally share their damage. But I felt like they were rare, and they also fizzled out very quickly.


  • I really just meant I saw people lose their minds. Paranoia, schizoid behaviors, and generally being unable to differentiate between fantasy and (for lack of a better word) reality.

    Everything I experienced was legitimate in some sense. I never dealt in miracles. I’ve seen and involved myself in lots of things that just never saw any fruition, except perhaps a momentary dopamine spike. On the other hand, I’ve seen and spoken to beings that I couldn’t to this day in good conscience tell you I am able to differentiate as a real entity, or just the power of human subconscious.

    The moral of the story is none of it had any positive effect on my life or mental well being. If I had at any point objectively involved myself in the uncovering of some sort of hidden knowledge, then it was hidden for a reason, and I’m happy to let it remain hidden. Living life in the basal world is complicated and involved enough.