Popcorn Sutton

I wanted to post again to this yesterday, but I ended up deleting what I typed. I was absolutely amazed at how many views it got, and I want to draw attention to it again. I might have a lead at this moment, and I don't think I should really talk about it, but I want to ask again, will anyone take me under their wing? Does anyone have suggestions?

I know that recently you guys have been on the topic of the path of least resistance, or "tubes of opportunity", but it seems that we're steering away from that at this point. I don't know what the great attractor has to do with a lingual theory of everything.

I have to ask, after 25 pages of deliberation and over 11 thousand views, can we sum up in a paragraph or two the conclusions that have been drawn from this thread?

There's absolutely no way he felt physically threatened by me. It was almost like we were friends even though we weren't peers. We used to talk to each other after class all the time and he really seemed like he enjoyed my company. I get what captainpanic was saying though; his hands were trembling when he went to hand me the papers. When I say "pick-up ways", I mean that I have actually taught classes before. By that point I had read so many books on how to be social with girls and people in general and how to be attractive. People actually admired me for it. I had been able to attract crowds of over 200 people to listen to me play a few songs on my guitar. The board of a fraternity admired me so much that they offered me a chance to teach a class on my methods, and I ended up doing it. There were well over 50 people at that class taking notes and asking questions. By the time I told my professor that I wanted his job, it seemed like I was the talk of the university. I knew that people were talking about me all the time. A lot of people would look at me as I walked by, and even though I didn't know what they were saying, they would point at me. It was scary to say the least. My friends started growing distant and I experienced a lot of rejection, including from my girlfriend of over 2 years and my best friend of over 12 years. I struggled with madness for quite some time after experiencing that type of rejection. By that time, I had also made quite a name for myself among linguists, but it didn't change the fact that I was seriously mad and very paranoid. A lot of people were talking about me, including professors. I knew that he wanted to take me and another student out for drinks though. He made a comment in class about it. He used to surprise us by coming up from behind us while we were talking and saying "HEY GUYS!" He was actually very friendly with me and another student. The reason I told him that I wanted his job was because I had learned so much about what makes people attractive by that point, and the main thing that makes even the ugliest guys attractive is called "survival value". Basically, you need a job that pays well. I wanted one so bad by that point, but it was absolutely hopeless for any average person living in my area to get that dream job. I knew that I wanted to be a professor, and my dad told me a story of how he had told his old boss that he wanted his job and eventually earned it, so I decided that it was a good idea to do the same with my professor. It probably wasn't a good time in my life to do that though because of all the rejection I was experiencing.

I've been wanting to have a discussion on this for a while now, but never felt like I wanted to post about it until now. I'm going to make a quote from my most recent book. Here it is-

So what you're doing is creating a hierarchy out of the data? I guess my major question is why is there a technician involved in the process at all? If you want to reduce the amount of time that the architect spends on the spreadsheets, you might want to make use of statistical inference. If there are sections in the spread sheet that need to be filled by the architect, then you can make it a lot easier for them if you predict the bit of data that is most likely to occur in the empty sections.

CVS decided to discontinue the sale of tobacco products because it contradicts the companies philosophy. They're in the business of helping people on their way to achieving better health, and cigarettes don't do that. You can make the argument that alcohol also contradicts that philosophy, but the company is making MUCH more money off of alcohol than cigarettes, and people flock to CVS for their very cheap prices. However, alcohol has been proven to be beneficial if used properly. It prolongs life if it is used in the right dosage. You'll notice if you go into a CVS, half of the liquor isle is purely wine.

I enjoyed that video btw. When I look at the universe, I feel infinitesimally small, but when I look at 6.5 billion peoples lives, I feel like I played a significant part up to this point. My dream world is far from here, however.

Thank you for taking the time to write that message. I don't know if it was specifically meant for me, but I do like to entertain the thought. I might be getting into some very important work soon and doing something that will seriously benefit mankind. I have mixed feelings about it, but I'm sure that it is something that people will grow to rely on and I don't think that I can pass it up. I don't know if I should even talk about it, so I really haven't, not even with my closest friends and family.

I am seriously not good at selling stuff. I haven't even had a single day trying it out. I guess that your analogy makes me feel a little more significant though.

I don't correlate significance with money per se, but I do think that people who are known to be significant get paid well. If being paid well correlates with significance then I am extremely insignificant. How significant are you Phi? I'd assume that you're pretty significant.

I find it satisfying as well, but I have to admit that I am far from satisfied at the moment (financially speaking).

I'd like to hear people's stories.

It's probably best to believe that they're living. They're going to be digital though.

I suggest that you look at concordances for interesting words. Here's one http://www.lextutor.ca/concordancers/concord_e.html

I think that politicians may already be working on this, or planning to get around to it soon. That's what I've heard from one at least. I love the idea

It is horrible to see people begging on the street, but the ones who have a home and are begging for a better life never seem to be heard.

I think it's important for a government to know everything that they can

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/answers/971111e.html It is Nasa's website but all I did was google it.

The only evidence to support it that I know of is that the radiation that occurs near the black hole has been measured to be one ten millionth of a degree above absolute zero. If we look at the light coming from behind it, there may be a noticeable shift in the color, which would have indications. Unless it causes a snow ball effect, which would account for a good portion of the matter in the galaxy.

I had an idea yesterday about why light doesn't escape a black hole, and it came to me that maybe it's freezing and turning into a light version of snow. A possible conclusion from this idea is that light may slow down during this process.

Thank you for the sentiment. That experience helped to shape who I am, but it's hard for me to connect with people because of it.

Yes, but as people have pointed out, I was generalized, my doctor was not willing to experiment, he ended up making it worse because he never changed what I was taking, only increased the dosage, and I think that he seriously may have thought that a big dose would change my ailment overnight, which just doesn't happen. To make a long story short, at first, the medication didn't help, and although it calmed me down, it really debilitated me and was very scary for me to experience first hand, and my family hated what they saw... But then again, my family is a very difficult family, it's like they don't want to see me succeed and pursue my interests. It's almost like they're trying to prevent it from happening, which is a big source of anxiety and depression for me. My dad is a whole different type of psychotic. Not the irrational, alcoholic type of psychotic, but a very domineering, passive aggressive, on the brink of killing you type of psychotic. I've literally ran from the man several times because he's not making sense and pushes me into a corner. Every time he has caught me and threw me into a wall, dragged me back to his car, and even put me in the hospital against my will. The sad part is that at first I was talking to him about my interests in science, and he started telling me that I'm not acting like myself, which is what led to the whole psychotic episode. My mom only wants to shut me up, "turn my brain off", and make me do her bidding. She doesn't do anything really, except for watch HGTV and play Facebook games. Every once in a while she will vacuum and dust the living room. My brother thinks I'm crazy and doesn't believe anything I say. He beat me up all throughout childhood and made his friends hate me for no reason. He used to do things like hold me down and spit in my mouth. Needless to say, I keep to myself nowadays, and me and my family share little in common. My dad drives me crazy when he says that "the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree", and I know that they want me to fulfill their legacy, stay in the area, and avoid debt (which means that they don't want me to pursue my dreams of becoming a professor). Ever since I let them know about my opportunities to get a PhD for free, maybe get paid for it, teach English, and live a decent life in Mexico, they've held my passport hostage. They love my brother absolutely and don't question him at all, however, with me, everything requires explanation. The medication I am on right now seems to be doing the job though, and even if it doesn't do much, I'm in a much different mindset than the one I started in and have found a new appreciation for life regardless of my financial situation. My doctor did say something strange though... "You really don't deserve this." Sorry, I went on a bit of a rant. The sad thing is that I know of people who have it worse than me though. At least I have a positive outlook and can carry on a conversation that doesn't make others want to leave or stop talking to me.

When I was depressed, I really felt like I couldn't connect with the people who wanted to be around me. I've had a big interest in science probably since I was 12. Luckily, I had a friend who shared that interest with me. When I lost that friend around the age of 23, no one else shared that same passion. I became depressed for a few years after that. By now, I've shared my insights with both those around me and people from all over the world. At first, I was judged negatively with those in my presence, and often, people didn't want to be around me, some of them saying that "I was too smart to hang out with." By now, I believe that I've conditioned them to be more open minded, and I think that I've cultivated a genuine interest in them to not only make their lives better, but also the lives of those around them, and I also think that I've shown them that science can be a fulfilling outlet for that interest.

Have you had any "big insights"?