Posts by jadewolf16

See ya later! America made it to the semifinals! 🙂

Stevie Wonder 🙏

The risk factor when playing with 7 players👍

jadewolf16 is rocking a sweater today—just popping in to say a huge congrats to omejeronix II! 😁

Everything changed at the 25:26 mark when O'Meyer pulled off that insane 1-on-1 clutch!

It’s definitely a step in the right direction, but man, there are still so many massive question marks left hanging

Like, how do we stop our brains from ditching those random bits of info we haven't thought about in decades, while simultaneously wiping out stuff we actually *just* learned? You know, like the material we crushed on last month's midterm—stuff that clearly isn't just "short-term memory" anymore

Well, scientists are finally starting to crack the code on this mystery! From what we know, synaptic connections that don't get much action end up tagged with a specific protein called C1q.
When microglia cells detect that protein, they swoop in to prune or wipe out that synapse entirely. It basically clears out the physical space needed to build new, stronger connections—which, indirectly, makes room for learning even more cool stuff.
Basically, the connections you ignore get tagged with that protein and sent off to be recycled, while the ones you actually use get watered and nurtured.
So, if you're spending all your time, say, falling down internet rabbit holes about theories for your favorite Netflix show instead of focusing on work or studying, you can probably guess which synaptic connections are headed for the recycling bin!

Read more: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/brain-science...#ixzz4WJsW3Eyg

Look, I don't care what excuse you use—forcing yourself to skip sleep is 100% counterproductive 👍

And please, stop buying into those myths about how Tesla or Napoleon lived—especially Tesla! Let’s be real, he wouldn't have been half as successful if he wasn't out there working like a maniac 24/7

It’s actually pretty simple: when you’re tired, just go to bed! If you can swing it, just sleep until you're satisfied—whether that's 5, 6, or a solid 8 hours a day

USA League 4. Jan 14th
Newport-Colchester 2 @ 2.30 SS (1-1)
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Man, Newport is in a total rut right now—two draws and eight losses in their last ten games? They’ve completely fallen to the bottom of the table, sitting four points behind the previous spot, and things are getting messy! They actually cut two players from the roster yesterday, and just last week they brought back four guys on loan. Talk about a revolving door!
On the flip side, Colchester is absolutely crushing it lately—seven wins and one draw in their last eight matches! They’ve officially punched their ticket into the playoff zone.

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Finally, we're actually getting that vaccine soon—and get this—it’s coming in a spray format!

I can't help but wonder how this is going to mess with our immune systems in the long run... I mean, since the common cold is basically one of our biggest daily battles, will our defenses even stay sharp if we aren't out there fighting off every little bug?

Once you hit eleven years old—which, by the way, is basically when the brain starts laying down its final structural foundations—the only real move left is to soak up everything you can! You’ve gotta build that knowledge web as thick and tangled as possible, right? The denser the network, the easier it is for any new info or ideas to just get snagged in there like a fish in a net!

I’ve spent the last few days just having a blast writing down all these memories of this one amazing woman from the summer of '98

Seriously, I’ve replayed every single one of these—nearly 60 of them now—in my head a thousand times over the last two decades, so I finally decided to just get them all out on paper

The crazy thing is, I’m starting to remember stuff I haven't even thought about once in twenty years! Like, there was this one time she used to ask me how my back was feeling every single time we saw each other—it was just some tiny little injury that wasn't even worth mentioning, but hey, I guess that was just her way of breaking the ice, right?

It’s pretty wild how those fleeting little moments have finally been caught in the net of these deeply detailed written memories

Just a second ago

I was thinking—if I jump on here feeling pumped after a killer lunch, I’ll be posting all "happy vibes," right? But if dinner totally sucks, I’ll probably start typing out some "unhappy" nonsense

And honestly? There was zero chance I could remember what comes next in those lyrics from "Happy or Sad"
(all I know is... "
)
While Taylor Swift was busy belting out "You're asking too much of me"—which was basically two minutes of pure, wasted effort

The second I muted her, it finally clicked!

November 19th
Barcelona vs Malaga, Barcelona under 3.5 goals @ 1.56 FAVBET (0-0) 4/10

Man, Barcelona always seems to stumble right after an international break, don't they? I mean, remember that slip-up against Alaves where they lost 1-2? Now they’re facing a massive workload with those trips to South America—we're talking Messi, Neymar, Suarez, Mascherano... all those high-stakes matches! Plus, with Iniesta out and neither Turan nor Rakitić getting a breather, they're looking pretty worn down. And then, just three days later, they have to face a gritty Malaga side that has been tough to crack lately, giving up only three goals over their last four games.

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So, I stumbled upon this hyper-intense memory dump from 24 Hours this morning

I started digging him up on Google and found this killer new article along with a Wiki link

Being in the presence of some of the elements from the original memory helps retrieval.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contex...pendent_memory

Check out this cool study involving divers—apparently they had way better recall of what they learned underwater when they were tested back in the water versus being tested on dry land!

Something super similar actually happened to me about ten years ago—I went on this massive trip to visit every single place I’d lived in Chicago since '93 (that's 19 different spots, can you believe it?!). There were two places where I couldn't for the life of me remember the street name or house number, until I actually showed up right in front of them and everything just—BAM—suddenly clicked into place perfectly.

There aren't any actual experts on this topic—mostly because there isn't even a real topic here! 😁

All you really need to see is how these so-called "coders" are simultaneously grinding away on those astro-tarot lines for $2.25 every single minute 😵

And honestly? You can practically hear them predicting how you'll spend the rest of your life, just riding that endless rollercoaster of highs and lows 🤣

jadewolf16 said:So, I was just sitting there waiting for "Twilight Zone" to start when I stumbled upon some total "fringe science" stuff—you know how those shows are, they’re usually whatever, but occasionally they drop something actually thought-provoking
jadewolf16 says, "It's a well-known fact that authors forget their own books faster than anyone else"
I've actually been planning to write about my own experience with how my memories were basically wiped after I worked on some "memory maps"
Up until a couple of years ago, those memories felt so vivid and close, but once I categorized them? Poof! Gone from my imagination. Honestly, if I tried to recall even half of what I scribbled down in that feverish state right now, I couldn't
As for what kind of reprogramming we're talking about... man, who knows? I'll have to dig deeper

Then there's this other weird thing that happened last week
I've had this specific debit card and PIN for five years now—just four digits, right? You learn it so well you don't even need to look at it anymore
I use it at the ATM maybe once a week and never had a single issue. It's pure muscle memory; you just slide the card in and your fingers fly across the keypad without even thinking

But then, last Friday
I headed out to hit the ATM to grab some groceries. I already had some codes written down on a scrap of paper to pay a bill, but I decided to grab a couple of lottery tickets while I was at it
I checked my note, realized I didn't have a pen, so I figured I'd just memorize the number so I could cross it off later at the kiosk. I repeated it to myself a few times (it was four digits, just like my PIN)
So, I get to the first ATM, punch it in, and—wrong PIN. I didn't even doubt myself, just figured I messed up, so I tried again, thinking maybe the machine was glitching—nope, wrong PIN again.
And you know the deal—if you miss the third try, the machine eats your card (back then, I didn't realize the lockout only lasted 24 hours)
I told myself, "Okay, think, you've got one shot left." I focused hard, saw the numbers clearly in my head, was 100% sure... and boom, missed it again. I missed a number I've dialed probably 300 times over the last five years without a single mistake
I knew exactly which four digits they were, I just couldn't get the sequence right! But get this—while I was standing in line at Chase Bank waiting for the teller, it all suddenly clicked. Everything came rushing back, and the next day, no problem at all.
That whole bit where I memorized the lottery number just a minute before hitting the ATM? The digits were totally different, but man, it completely threw me off my game.

That's my whole situation right there! It's like retroactive interference—you know, when new info messes with your ability to recall stuff you already knew because the two pieces of info are way too similar

Sex is the goal, but honestly? Everything else is just figuring out the best way to get there!

Everyone’s just itching to finally shake off the competition and climb the ladder—and man, after all that nonsense George W. Bush was rambling about while looking totally ridiculous, Kosor, Glavaš, and whoever else was part of that whole mess flying out the door

So, what are we even going to do about the foot issues? I mean, it's already been proven that pro soccer players deal with way more degenerative joint problems compared to just your average person on the street