CrustyCrinkles

"Sentience has broader and narrower senses. In a broad sense, it refers to any capacity for conscious experience. [...] In a narrower sense, it refers to the capacity to have valenced experiences: experiences that feel bad or feel good to the subject, such as experiences of pain and pleasure".

Taken from https://academic.oup.com/book/57949/chapter/475703402

Also, here is an article about the Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness that strongly supports the claim that sentience is a trait shared by most, if not all, of the animal kingdom.

https://www.animal-ethics.org/10th-anniversary-of-the-cambridge-declaration-on-consciousness/

The back lf your throat doesn't have taste buds tho.

Thanks for pointing that out, it really does change the narrative!

Anyone else absolutely triggered that "first name of James Bong actors" was just a trap?

Violence, especially if said in a french accent. Also, Malaria and Ebola for twins.

Just spitballing here. First and foremost on the listening side, if used subtly, reverb is a great tool to make the music feel more organic. Theres an uncanny quality to very dry sounds, since we are subconsciously used to some level of reverb. Then, on the playing side of things, reverb is a great way to hide mistakes, muffled noted, and every other happy little accidents.

Jerboa here, works as intended!

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English is not my first langage, so these are usually a hard time for me. It was nice having an easier one this time!

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#WhenTaken #339 (31.01.2025)

I scored 642/1000🎗️

1️⃣📍318 km - 🗓️18 yrs - 🥈151/200 2️⃣📍9.7K km - 🗓️1 yrs - 🥉100/200 3️⃣📍477 m - 🗓️6 yrs - 🥇193/200 4️⃣📍2.9K km - 🗓️26 yrs - 🥉72/200 5️⃣📍3.5K km - 🗓️7 yrs - 🥈126/200 https://whentaken.com/

First time playing, that was fun! One the last one I first thought