Natasha Tori Maru

My ex is a fireman and he really put the fear in me with the shit he has seen. Horrifying stories. A lot of older buildings have very odd exemptions from standard fire codes. The difference in building surveyors sighoffs for handover of a project for a new build as opposed to a refit/extension can be eye opening. But modern design is very very diligent with fire safety. Contractors cheaping out and corruption are the parts I am wary of. Sprinkler systems, EWIS & detectors have strict standards immediately apparent and have multiple 3rd parties sign off on them. But a GC can purchase cheap, flammable materials and just lie on paperwork to the surveyor for handover, submitting datasheets and statements they used qualifying materials... As standard whenever I enter a new building I always look for exits and clear paths - and I pay attention to the way doors open. I naturally do this sort of scanning from working in construction and always sort of ... scoping and comparing quality of builds Gotta check out the competitions standards! I have been accused of being paranoid - but safety guidelines are written in blood. Station nightclub fire was similarly horrific to the OP. A reporter happened to be filming there that night. Some horrifying footage out there of people on fire running from the building with the liquid flammable soundproofing all over them. I think it was less than 90seconds before the building was in flames - if i recall correctly. 100 people died that night.

TBH outside of running I do not wear shoes at all if I can help it. I like the feedback from the ground. I do not own high heels and really dislike them. But I think unnatural surfaces (IE concrete, bitumen) contribute to half the issues that necessitate cushioning in footwear? Fatigue hiking in bushland with flat shoes seems non-existent in comparison. I also found back pain originates from the feet (for myself, anyway).

I have tried a lot of different shoes - been distance running all my life. As well as cycling/weights. 15 years in retail 9hrs on my feet the whole time. I run in Hokas - but black. I have tried many different shoes, including Vibrams. Hokas have been the best for my gait. Trial and error. All the nurses we work with (well, work for, in a sense) swear by them, and they are similarly on their feet all day. Eat shit, conformity

By what metric is it better? You can write something down to be recalled or for some permanence. This requires language / text. I do not imagine this could be done with telepathy.

Images? And motion image memory? If we go down this road.... We will need to define language and how loose or tight we want to be with it. Language is so embedded into us, I struggle to imagine how I might interpret someone's telepathy memory... Is a clap language? 🤪

I feel similar. Bit of whiplash with the flip/flop posts. It feels like a lack of internal consistency I end up slightly concerned for the user, more than anything ... I hope nothing insidious is going on for them 🙏

And even within language itself - the words that are symbols do not have inherent meaning without context. I resonate with @UnbornTao here - language is really profound and has shaped us more than we can fully comprehend. Even down to individuation. If we were a telepathic species the consequences of how we would be expressed as unique individuals would be so different due to the absence of language and its limits & rules. We are very isolated within our own little bubbles of awareness - language acts to attempt to breach that and facilitate intimacy. Telepathy would reduce our reliance on language and dissolve a lot of barriers of connection we face. Just as a little thought example

Yep this is a really common complaint regarding the laws of power, for sure. And I do agree. Robert goes into how they aren't meant to be strategies used, but tactics you will encounter and to be aware of their mechanitions. Some of the books have been banned in a few countries due to the Machiavellian nature of the laws! I think he is just brutally honest and many people do not want to hear it....

Sixty five percent? So specific. Tell me your magik 🤪

Oh yes a Robert Greene post! He's very good. I enjoyed his books, although most people strongly dislike them. I think some have even been banned.

👊 A tall building - I went to the rooftop pool to take these shots ☺️ I am very lucky the building is in a unique spot, surrounded by bushland, the Yarra river AND so close to amenities/CBD

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/01/several-dead-and-injured-in-explosion-swiss-ski-resort-town-crans-montana-police-say Man this is horrible. If I read correctly, one exit? This reminds me of the horrific station nightclub fire.

You have to move through a phase of deep allowance and acceptance. Your looks will fade. This is just how it is. That is not to say you cannot remain attractive in later years - but the attractiveness of youth fades. I always put immense investments in other areas of my life. When I was younger my grandmother told me 'pretty women die twice'. Wise words, even if I did not understand the full ramifications at the time. 'Every dog has his day' is another idiom quite related. Are you attached to your looks, body? Health is the only thing I care about now. Looks are secondary. I want to remain vital for as long as possible and that is all. I welcome aging now - it is a privilege turning 40 this year & I am lucky to look decent still.

Brave

No time for sadness and sorrow! Only jubilation! View from my apartment