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I've got 7 pages so far. I think they only wanted 3.I could summarize it as "jizz camera, give money" https://t.co/JpkiQsuHE2
I think we're losing our minds grinding out this proposal.But... every great open source initiative needs a theme song, no?cc @ballofgame https://t.co/PXyqWp71jc
Ooh, they have one showing zoomed in views of ants.https://t.co/qS7om06rq5https://t.co/BQ2iZCD6fo
Gonna cite this in the proposal. https://t.co/atbiDMhrk3
Even if I don't personally get any funding, I'd like to think I've made a strong case that it's an idea worth pursuing. https://t.co/eHAPH8x7Kw
Ooooh, I wonder what the Sumerian Word is for cum rain.https://t.co/D5nu91fqdm
Narrowed it down to 4. #TeamWigglyBoihttps://t.co/QIjBaSV6MM
Neat. I didn't know phosphocreatine fluoresces.Might be able to use UV light to track something no one really bothers to check for on a daily basis: the turnover of creatine kinase in support of ATP.https://t.co/gVnzRgb0uP
Funny how I can guess at what happens here because of knowing how creatine works in the body.https://t.co/u3jhLFk4Qf
Does this count as a microscope?https://t.co/yIZaPs75Lu https://t.co/FJ0qkZ87A2
I have the funding proposal draft published online now. You can take a look! https://t.co/2R2sKWMYqncc @eigenrobot https://t.co/b8fRIdvSLP
I find it funny that the butter coffee guy talks about techniques to improve your IQ. I wonder if he bothered to measure his semen quality too.What you don't think its possible to raise your IQ? That it's some inherent quality of a person?https://t.co/m0ne1mMxml
I am happy how much better I am feeling. Thanks to visa helping me get help for the dogshit trial.I wouldn't even consider asking for funds to bootstrap Praetor Labs if it weren't for fixing my health."I’d give him a whole lab if i could"🥰https://t.co/Wp1pKnIPxl
ok so i think this is the first time i’m explicitly asking for someone else – can we get like 20 people to slip @ultimape $20? he does fascinating elaborate threads of hobbyist science and research, and he influenced my own threading style. I’d give him a whole lab if i could
It looks like we got 49 votes, with 36.7%.Project "Viril" it is!https://t.co/QIjBaSV6MM https://t.co/0gtQlyowGT
I get to un-ironically draw semen on our whiteboard soon.https://t.co/lqXtYHxD3n
Having useful tools for semen tracking would help us get to space. SPACE!https://t.co/wbg67hczy5
I have so many curiosities I could answer if I had a cheap and easy way to do Quantified Self tracking against my own semen.https://t.co/EwzU6aGEv8
Like, why does old semen lead to risk of autism?https://t.co/U1bHZamooK
How does my semen quality changes as crohn's or m.s. symptoms flare? https://t.co/mUzGnbTaAa
Morty, you don't get it Morty. If people let you measure their semen, they'll gonna let you measure anything, Morty. We can get all the measurements!And Morty, Then we'll get the data we need to understand human hibernation. We can't do this without counting semen, Morty. https://t.co/rcrVaYLYJD
Does that match what we'd expect during hibernation given the state of the hibernating ground squirrel?And further, can gut bacteria impact this?https://t.co/AEkU0AsF5D
Don't talk to me about idea mazes son. I got 99 problems I could fix by knowing more about jism.https://t.co/u5djPPxkkc
I've trying to figure out how to get paid to build tools to track semen for a while now. https://t.co/TSKRZT3FLN
Not all my ideas are good. But with enough bad ideas, you might be able to duct-tape them together into something worth while.https://t.co/mNde0Apo8N
One of my bad ideas is to figure out if it is legal to acquire bull semen in bulk so we can bootstrap the Machine Learning system before we can get enough human samples.https://t.co/gnTra0FyDC
There seems to be lax regulation about sperm donation, but this is all in the context of fertility concerns.https://t.co/sl3AEYL4s2But we should probably figure out how to store human semen in bulk, just in case.https://t.co/y2R17PD4De
Like one time I figured out what would it take to get someone to pay me above market rates for sperm donations. Who know that one would technically become a reality!https://t.co/pn802Anrhy
In other news. I now need to figure out how to get access to a bank again so the tally man doesn't come knocking.https://t.co/BOuBOLM7H9
I can't use coinbase to send / receive donations anymore: I don't have a valid ID.I can't use cashapp b/c I don't have a compatible card for the account.The only reason I can use Simple is b/c they let me ID by taking a selfie in front of house.Food is priced in fiat.
"The research published in the PLOS Journal came to five primary findings including studies of space-induced changes of function of thyroid and testis, the effect of microgravity on skeletal muscles and bones, space anaemia, and the ageing process." https://t.co/bB5kgI9vby
I am so excited that I'll be able to fill my discord with mentions of semen. https://t.co/xPb0HD9995
When your jokes come true:https://t.co/JYwVKdmbH2
So much room for activities.https://t.co/gJCdYU7Ygt
This, but on FOSS hardware and FOSS software.https://t.co/2eVWppxFOp
"lightweight automated semen analysis platform [...] could be especially important for fertility clinics, personal male fertility tests, as well as for field use in veterinary medicine such as in stud farming and animal breeding applications." https://t.co/cePY9UDF2H
Semen tracking tools are a good leverage point for mass scale surveliece of blood/microbial pathogens. https://t.co/NQJlxmRO2Y
Gonna nail the semen tracking because I genuinely think it would be valuable to have a cheap DIY semen analysis platform that is private by default, but supports crowd sourcing.Then we should be able to expand.https://t.co/G4zzwwPZfh
Nail it, then scale it. As they say.https://t.co/rlVgt795wV
It seems that in many countries, you can buy semen from a local provider with little issue, but when you actually go to buy something from out-of-country you run into weird laws.https://t.co/HkfcUIeA89
Also found my old notes on modulating semen thru diet.https://t.co/VEELxfHW60
@KetoAurelius funny enough mutations assocaited with choline synthesis seem to play a role in human fertility https://t.co/fBhVzakFmTand how much you need depends on genetic factors.https://t.co/V9puMIBvXUEffects on Alzheimer's is interesting; it suggests action thru lipid synthesis.
Gonna be neat to find out if semen quality is actually improved via zinc. https://t.co/OpdfLxyOzR
@userbot_23 @Evolving_Moloch I suspect zinc depletion is just setting the stage for immune problems related to gut bacteria, but either way it does seem to be associated to diabetes in an an interesting way https://t.co/2QqKP3AMUg as well as tied to Preeclampsia. https://t.co/eReL918gsQNeat stuff. https://t.co/s8im5TSYrG
I am curious what my high vitamin-A diet is going to do when I stop.https://t.co/ab2esHIVeu
I noticed while looking up diabetes dietary factors that β-carotene can impact semen quality somewhat."β-carotene Rescues Busulfan Disrupted Spermatogenesis Through Elevation in Testicular Antioxidant Capability" https://t.co/f9j5ZPbaVvhttps://t.co/CBkx7USDin
"review, [...] nutrients for the prevention and treatment of macular degeneration and eye-related diseases. These nutrients are anthocyanins, carotenoids (lutein, zeaxanthin, and β-carotene), vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc, and selenium" https://t.co/VKkms7GSEd
Just digging thru all the discords i'm in for times I've mentioned semen.Here I'm talking about ancient alchemy rituals, believe it or not. (also I'm banned cuz they don't like green M&Ms).https://t.co/6PwgVTf4K4 https://t.co/nU4pdAXfEM
@visakanv I think he translated the Sumerian word for 'water of life wrong". Imagine how much more progress he could have made had he not been using gallons of horse urine and instead used semen or beer. I can' even tell if he fermented the urine to get ammonia.
I learned earlier today that semen, containing significant amounts of ammonia, may actually have been just as effective as barrels of horse urine.https://t.co/5ZJROsdcQV
@misen__ @visakanv Flys & Wasps as pollinators. "In the case of the ornamental pear, what you're smelling is trimethylamine and dimethylamine, both of which smell like ammonia. And the twist in the story is that there's ammonia in semen."https://t.co/MCTDiuSUbxhttps://t.co/OGQoBhNNCq
Speaking of bad ideas that I can carve off some insight from and use it to figure out something useful. This YouTube video on dog semen shipping for vets might help me vet (haha) how to store human samples for testing.https://t.co/W8QB6d3XQzhttps://t.co/TSKRZTlhan https://t.co/q5HAz7jrTp
I'd like to say there is a method to my madness, or that I was trolling @nsreed, but in reality I was just researching dog semen because of a (tasteless? hah) meme about Garfield.https://t.co/d7jf94of6v https://t.co/wEnBlbecst
I can learn from anything. https://t.co/BNbew6gPWk
I really like this discord. Full of smart, creative adventurous people who aren't afraid to discuss real issues.https://t.co/CKKyvc9Ukd
*sweeps weird dodge feet memes under the carpet*https://t.co/WulzCAG1aI
Looking up my old notes on nitrates and the microbiome and I find this curiosity: celery seed improving semen?Is there something unique about the seed that does something different (vs plant)? As child, I would eat "celery salt" in everything. https://t.co/pEnsu0NHGM
Hmm. This suggests it does indeed have antimicrobial properties. But why would it impact semen?"Celery salt is often used by food producers to prevent spoilage while avoiding listing sodium nitrate on the ingredients list directly." https://t.co/KImlDqq3wZ
Hmm."The phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor pentoxifylline has been shown to affect sperm quality and early embryo development. Therefore, Viagra, also a PDE inhibitor, may affect sperm quality. There is conflicting evidence about this in the literature."https://t.co/OrB5nYYE4y
Will be neat to explore comparative factors between Viagra use and Horny Goat Weed.Should figure out how to measure semen volume somehow. @nsreed https://t.co/Uzt6CXaDL2
@strixalucos What an interesting word to use "fairy wings".I'll have to take a deeper look.I think I found it while looking up erectile dysfunction stuff thinking it would be tied to smooth muscle tissue cuz of it's ties to PMS and blood thinning. https://t.co/jM7HUoHXcg https://t.co/wCBULKjrqf
"if you get a few critical things done.if you are able to focus on the most critical things.(often the most uncomfortable things...)then you can outpace everybody and/or just about everybody!" — @tferriss https://t.co/PTqV5D5xVs
I like how my memory works. I watch Tim Ferris talk about speed reading books, then suddenly an old memory pops into my head.https://t.co/5JCbBDaYWt https://t.co/M73xD3yT1Y
Just updated the Project Viril Proposal document with a bunch of the answers from the Q/A session we had for it.Also we got approved! Just logistics at this point.https://t.co/2R2sKWMYqn
Saw a tweet about sticks and found an old thread. What the heck is wrong with me? That tweet doesn't belong there.https://t.co/5ZEFWdc8qc
Why am I thinking about water of life? The idea was on the tip-of-my-tongue."The vitamin A content of human spermatozoa is much lower than that reported for rabbit spermatozoa but approximately equal to that of bull spermatozoa."https://t.co/yPtaDPUoNLhttps://t.co/q4RnpV7yIP
We pitched a FHIR data format because it is compatible with standardized healthcare data and its something we both want to do. I even have a raspberry pi setup to run GNU health already. https://t.co/YRv9s4kjv5
Is there something else we might wanna look into that is actively used by researchers in the wild? I'd love to see some of our outputs be usable by academics. An ideal outcome is our design being adopted by sexual health research in the wild, so I'd love to make that easier.
Also I typed "uwu" instead of "owo" to find that last quote tweet. So I found yet another curiosity about semen in my expansive web of chaos I call ideas.https://t.co/1HrqXSYLCF
A simple citizen science initiative could be adding a particular strain of bacteria to a yogurt and seeing if sperm motility goes up. This is the kind of #quantifiedself / #biohacking study we would like to enable.https://t.co/iFToAhXXHS
Can you imagine a real science paper titled: "Do semen hate Mondays? on the impacts of daily consumption of coffee and weekend binge drinking."https://t.co/9UMTQhK2vB
Reading up on LOINC so I can help @nsreed if he needs it.What a strange format.https://t.co/WR3UvqAsnb
I think it's funny that the data format is designed to be shoved into a 40 character wide entry in a database. Trying to learn more about why it is like it is.https://t.co/feS3DihcK2Help I'm retraumatizing myself. D:https://t.co/ou9m7lUjvp
*watching multiple hour long videos on a text based medical coding scheme built in the 80s*(under breath)... I could fix this.https://t.co/FMrR1sIhFH
Watching tech behemoths fuck around with large scale systems and millions of dollars worth of compute to update systems based on paperwork driven regulations accreted from as far back as 1914? Then we scratch our heads about how things are so slow.https://t.co/HuU1WgH1C4
Reimplement an entire 30+ year old coding schema just to write three lines of output for recording semen.How hard could it be? https://t.co/RQ6CbEutJx
OMG, I love medical coding now.😶🌫️https://t.co/EmhniZYO3X
haha ejaculate@nsreed https://t.co/0R3sWlnxse
Are antipsychotics a form of forced sterilization?"Sperm concentration and progressive motility were significantly reduced in subjects treated with antipsychotics compared to the untreated controls and to the other classes of psychotropics (p < 0.05)."https://t.co/PVwiIsljZV
Weird."Male fertility rate is high in gold mine area when compared to the control area away from mine. However level of gold in semen sample is less in area surrounding gold mine when compared to that of control."https://t.co/9x48DFqGjyhttps://t.co/bT43QzboQ7
Adjacent to an idea about mosquitos spreading viruses I find some notes on viruses in cum. https://t.co/uaCuDL5NgF
Looking up infection rates due to cumshots on a whim.Didn't find much, but semen viruses are interestinghttps://t.co/pqZMRvYYCkhttps://t.co/aSoY4vWYVJhttps://t.co/bYBycu3DpJSeems there isn't a lot of research on vaginal microbes fighting viruses.https://t.co/axwI4BySp5
I don't think we'll be able to get a magnifying glass that can detect viruses, but pairing up observations in spermiogenesis over time might be able to catch shifts in how they move/develop as a result of infection. Might be something we can detect by proxy?
Another thing that has been on my mind regarding sperm is the impact of sleep rhythms, shift work, and my own non-24-hour disorder.Being able to get basic spermiogenesis parameters daily may help route out why circadian problems shift them. https://t.co/DnbHwY4SGI
Being able to tie chronobiology with gut bacteria and immune parameters tied to sleep rhythms and stress/diet would be tremendously useful.We just don't have the data. https://t.co/wMdCcAjPo7 https://t.co/PtqGcedeKd https://t.co/9yP67tEQhV
I'd also like to improve semen outcomes pre-cancer therapy to enhance cryopreservation."Chemotherapy, radiation, or their combination results in a significant reduction of sperm quality and as a consequence an indefinite time of infertility follows." https://t.co/xtm5SikJHQ
That would be a long shot, but having data on stuff we can eat that impacts semen factors may help them survive cryopreservation. Would be super useful.There are all sorts of troubling complications from cancer treatment here not many people talk about. https://t.co/I2LoehUz2t
https://t.co/plmrXwmV4g https://t.co/fGJVoP2L8X
We put a bunch of shrinkydink sheets on the proposal because we might need them to create microfluidic channels to have semen flow within. We're gonna get way more than we'd actually need to make the scopes. Gonna be fun playing with that. https://t.co/bWHyd4V6D8
Gonna be cool if I can figure out a way to use optics to measure IgA.https://t.co/SbUnpFKeUN
Yes. But...@nsreed https://t.co/e9J5f9UR0O
Tired: building a microscope & machine learning platform to measure semen qualityWired: sperm in VR playing DoomInspired: .... can we keep sperm as pets?https://t.co/MjWhEfwqM8
Latest zefrank shows videos about sperm and compares them to slimemold.https://t.co/iPyDYNVJVt
Got the last of my electronics stuff from storage yesterday. Hoping to begin the ordering process soon, but can get started with tinkering in the mean time.Hadn't realized how big the 3d printer was. The enclosure for the thing is easily 3ft tall. https://t.co/mtZdH2AaEJ
Gonna buy a computer that cost 3x more money than I have made in 8 years, to build a cum AI.https://t.co/5bOa6IXgNa
Not sure if I wanna spend the time to make one, but found a cheap way to cast silicon for making a cockpocket. It's meant for dildos, but the idea would be the same. https://t.co/8h6Y8BiYrUThat was also on hacker news once https://t.co/Na9wBbrcjI😅
I figure if hospitals will buy $13,000 machines to collect semen, it only makes sense to try to build one to make it accessible as a side project. https://t.co/cjlTybkceF
Silicon mold making has a lot of applications, so that wax based method by @BillieRubenMake is really useful.While searching twitter for it, I also saw another method that looks viable. https://t.co/FRqptlEBShhttps://t.co/4DZdH5nF0H
The other option on the table for medical semen collection is literally electroejaculation. I'm gonna avoid exploring DIY ones for that as it is genuinely dangerous. https://t.co/Gl8MSRbdLZStill, seems easier than the alternative.https://t.co/15eS68lH0Y
Testing semen is a different issue from being able to successfully get samples. But something to think about. Having a solution for that would be useful.When I was feeling bad, it was too physically exhausting to even try to get off, so as a health proxy it woudn't have worked.
Diabetes is another thing that makes it hard to ejaculate.Also, knowing about that space is why I think its so important to incorporate color detection as a diagnostic parameter.https://t.co/nbhUH6Co6T
Given the taboo of talking about this kind of thing even with medical professionals, what would be a sufficient proxy for researching cases of "when I ejaculate it is painful and the semen is yellow/brownish?" to explore uric acid issues? https://t.co/ZC1YzntTC2
Fun fact. The "device useful for collection of sperm from human males, preferably in a discreet, camouflaged manner" patent expired in 2017.So while you probably can't call it a fleshlight due to trademark/brand concerns, you can build one like it.https://t.co/sRmyRYZ1ld https://t.co/Ep1DPK9x19
I found out the fleshlight patent expired from trying to build a tool to measure if my penile girth changed. https://t.co/DHTHiqghmO
I am told that inventing new apparatus is core to doing cutting edge science. Figured out a way to measure penis girth changes. Invented a weird looking masturbatory aid to measure corpora cavernosa and corpus spongiosum changes. Eureka! Penis Cup.https://t.co/f5155pwVcR https://t.co/xfRJsSNr5w
BTW, if you are going to explore building anything that is used as masturbatory aid, I recommend exploring how professional resin/silicon molds are made.Small air bubbles become health hazards full of bacteria. Another application of DIY vacuum chambers. https://t.co/Vv49qiJwQa
Oooh, they have a built in sex video function. That's smart.Device does seem very well made.https://t.co/yJdfxExIvI https://t.co/kjI2XK3y8z
GF walked in while I was looking up another... uh... Creative option I saw linked to on boingboinghttps://t.co/F6pP1xoTgnThis one says it can be made for ~$300, which isn't bad. Not really my cup of tea. https://t.co/M3S4IkdnFE
Found a paper from 1999 talking about non-masturbatory methods for semen collection.There may be improved fertility parameters being extremely aroused vs just masturbation, tho the studies on this are controversial.https://t.co/M0YcJgo2iS https://t.co/q5WgoqCFr3
Interesting. That says you can adjust the alkalinity of your urine by consuming sodium bicarbonate. This is if you have a problem where your semen goes into your bladder or otherwise doesn't exist and you need to flush it out without killing it. https://t.co/fFx8O00TPm
Will need to dig into that Retrograde ejaculation thing later. It says diabetes and M.S. can cause that, but they don't know why.Sounds like something going on with bladder muscles, which could be a symptom of smooth muscle tissue.https://t.co/ewipNBnF2b https://t.co/fgNkyaWcaS
So another side project to explore is perhaps making an OpenFuge and seeing if I can test early morning urine for semen content or check for how much semen in urine after ejaculation.https://t.co/oy0JbPDX56
Sure is funny how many tweets I have on sperm.https://t.co/qX9EKYuZQa
But... I did find this... "A man's semen count is a marker of his general health, according to the largest study to date evaluating semen quality, reproductive function and metabolic risk in men referred for fertility evaluation."https://t.co/R8WRReMghA https://t.co/VopgSDDw0b
I got my old 3d printer set up last night. Still got some tweaks to make before I can try to print with it. But excited!Found out the pre-assembled base was twisted a bit after I spent a long time tracking down why I couldn't level the print plate. https://t.co/zEIKyYb3Fn
"We do not deem it necessary to demonstrate the prevalence of global human health effects due to PFAS exposure to prove our hypothesis, and we hope that such widespread effects in the human population are never observed." https://t.co/mnMerjQt7uhttps://t.co/38nNgoAfqY
We (@nsreed & I) Got the "Benchy" printed!https://t.co/o4kuqPaw1j https://t.co/Ea9tVukjLd
Didn't take nearly as many failures as I expected. https://t.co/ZoPNSoOCdA
Stress testing the printer. We saw how smol we can get (1/3rd scale seemed to be minimal for wall size).Currently seeing how fast we can print the 1/2 scale and still have it be structurally sound (This will help us with rapid prototyping...) https://t.co/Ok6cMZzOyX
We spent some time over the weekend to 'Jugaad' together a negative pressure vent for 3d printer. With my GF having lung issues and my own weird mucus problems, this is needed to avoid breathing concentrated VOCs during long prints.@nsreed is calling it a "Trash manifold". https://t.co/VeOW9rP7zI
Everything (except the packing tape) is literally from trash. Even the vent hose is from an old broken air conditioner unit.Gonna start collecting Monster Energy Drink boxes since this is the perfect size for vent holes!.https://t.co/AG3rwlOR4b https://t.co/GbjnGH3Seh
We were able to submit the paperwork to finalize getting formally funded. Been challenging to figure out logistics as I don't have a bank yet. Turns out getting photo IDs is really hard if you don't have proof of where you live, and all the banks need them.
If things go well, in next 6 months we'll have a prototype semen tracking tool and the start of a homegrown volunteer research community focusing on health factors related.Having a DIY microscope platform is a good start toward accomplishing this:https://t.co/XkGg2zYimp
Literally pitched a moonshot covid research project to help launch a FRO to help work on decentralized science tools. (stuff like this: https://t.co/lGUaAJzHLO)
There's a lot of opportunities in this space if you are looking to make an impact.I just saw a fun one while looking up a place to recommend other people to try.https://t.co/hoSy77JXbh