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[dragdeler]

trebuchet

impact

[hector13]

Entirely unintentional, I have had like, 3 hours sleep after weeks of varying degrees of not 8 hours sleep.

The impact is smaller because it’s further away, see?

[RoseHeart]

Ah yes, the trebuchet impact of '87.

[dragdeler]

You know the video effect that is in every gif in tamervirus' avatar rotation? How is that effect/transition called?

[Frumple]

in the avatar thread, it's called datamoshing

[Uthimienure]

Has anyone photographed a REAL quadruple rainbow?

[MaxTheFox]

It is Arial, right?

No, Arial looks like this.

As compared to the default. It's more horizontally squished.

No, Arial looks like this.
No, Arial looks like this.

That, uh. Looks identical? At least on my screen.

[Frumple]

Yeah, I had actually noticed that when I looked at it on my laptop instead of the tablet. Apparently this thing doesn't have Arial loaded as a font or... something.

[RoseHeart]

So...... what's up with the forum's notifications not working?

gmail decided they were spam. fixd!

[TD1]

So I've always had anxiety when it comes to presentations. Usually I keep it under control and I'm complimented on my presentation style/content. Today I tried to speak but my heart rate was way up and I couldn't get the words out properly. It was fine(ish) because I asked the other panelist to go first instead, then engaged normally, even well, afterwards.

But I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to alleviate the stress/panic/anxiety in future. Maybe have a glass of wine beforehand?

[dragdeler]

The glass is risky, even if you're a frantic adhd type, sometimes alcohol will just slow you down and not hype you up.


In terms of respiratory/circulatory control, I allways come back to the same lifehack, square breathing.

[TD1]

I suppose the problem I'd have with a breathing technique is that it doesn't work if you have to do anything else as well, like talk or prepare for the presentation.

[dragdeler]

Our bodies are fickle machines. By maintaining good posture and square breathing you trick your body into the impression that you are in control, your heart rythm calms down, that in turn calms your mind. It's a bit like the perfect opposite to hyperventilation. Also meanwhile you can concentrate on something else instead of working up anxiety. It's not practical or relaxing, presumably the best breathing is allways the classic deep breaths "through" the stomach, but if you are overflown with anxiety, that makes you "take it all in", though by that point a true nervous nelly is most likely not taking it all in and rather feeling "knotted-up" somewhere between lungs and throat. I know I know it's all mildly esoteric but the asians were onto something.


I guess you're right that you can't do it should anxiety suddenly hit you in a stupor, without "loosing face" but then again it's better to stammer and breathe wierdly than pass out, back in school we had a few students who were notorious for fainting in front of crowd.




edit: Why not "take it all in"? Well you can and presumably in the long term, if you allways choose to, it's best for you knowing yourself. The question is do you have the time to process your emotions before giving a presentation, if you do cudos, you'll presumably be a better person for going through life living every moment fully conscious of yourself, without slipping through the hard times just hoping they'll fly you by. But sometimes one just wants to perform, and there is allways time for soulsearching later.

[Vector]

I suppose the problem I'd have with a breathing technique is that it doesn't work if you have to do anything else as well, like talk or prepare for the presentation.

They teach you it for martial arts, trust me it's possible to create a steady rate of respiration and do other things at the same time.

I drink green tea to calm myself but be careful because it can dry your mouth and make you more prone to spitting.

[chaotic skies]

How backwards-compatible are major DF updates? Like if I wanted to take a save from .44 to .47, is that generally doable or going to be a bit of a project, if possible at all?