Leo's Blog Discussion Mega-Thread

[UnbornTao]

16 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

It's not about the visuals, it's about being that conscious.

If you were conscious enough to have those visuals you would have insane consciousness.

The visuals are just a byproduct of higher consciousness.

Meh. Byproduct of the drugs.

[ZenSwift]

9 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

As a matter of fact I do.

Thankyou. 

Looking forward to it. 

[UnbornTao]

9 hours ago, Vynce said:

Apparently when you zoom deep enough into your body, you see AI slop.

Is it AI? Curious to know.

[Franz_]

@No1Here2c  and you won't succeed ):

[Natasha Tori Maru]

One pitfall to the laser printer are Drum cartridge replacements. 

The drum is the cylinder inside that is polarised by static, the toner sticks to it and the drum rolls it over the page to run through the fuser to adhere it to the paper.

Over time, and many thousands of prints, these drums wear down and must be replaced. The printer will come to a full stop. There is a drum for every colour (cyan, magenta, black, yellow). 

The drums are very expensive. However, they last a long time!

Just thought I would note the additional consumable.

NB I used to run a huge professional print house using laser, inkjet and offset printing.

Fun fact #1 - almost every printer images a tiny yellow dot raster (MIC) onto every page, that identifies the printer. Date, time and serial number are printed, invisible to the eye. 

Edited May 1 by Natasha Tori Maru

[Leo Gura]

@No1Here2c Be mindful of spamming posts here. I've discussed this issue with you before.

[Leo Gura]

25 minutes ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

these drums wear down and must be replaced.

I have never replaced anything in 5 years. Only toner.

Edited May 1 by Leo Gura

[Natasha Tori Maru]

6 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

I have never replaced anything in 5 years. Only toner.

They last a long time. I think it depends on the volume the machines outputs. Commercial printing... the floor run, 3 meter printers? One every couple of weeks or so. 

However, those machines saw thousands of prints a day.

They are still superior to inkjet in many ways. I know the drums are more expensive than toner cartridges, though.

The toner and ozone from the fuser would make @integral dry retch 😅

[Leo Gura]

2 hours ago, UnbornTao said:

Is it AI?

That is irrelevant to the point.

It is hard to get a proper photograph of molecules and so people fail to appreciate the genius that's actually going on there.

Edited May 1 by Leo Gura

[integral]

28 minutes ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

The toner and ozone from the fuser would make @integral dry retch 😅

Oh ye Leos def a sinner lmao

Edited May 1 by integral

[UnbornTao]

32 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

That is irrelevant to the point.

It is hard to get a proper photograph of molecules and so people fail to appreciate the genius that's actually going on there.

Fair enough, although it is a rather important detail to disclose, in my view.

If the representation were somewhat accurate, that would be even better.

Could mention that creative liberties have been taken.

[Leo Gura]

6 minutes ago, UnbornTao said:

Fair enough, although it is a rather important detail to disclose, in my view.

If the representation were somewhat accurate, that would be even better.

Could mention that creative liberties have been taken.

The second image is a scientific image.

[UnbornTao]

8 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

The second image is a scientific image.

Good to know.

Also, it might be an artist's rendition, not a "photograph." But cool nonetheless.

Edited May 1 by UnbornTao

[Leo Gura]

2 hours ago, UnbornTao said:

Good to know.

Also, it might be an artist's rendition, not a "photograph." But cool nonetheless.

It is a scientific computer model.

When you go to your doctor and you see a poster of a human body, it is not an actual photograph.

Edited May 2 by Leo Gura

[UnbornTao]

9 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

It is a scientific computer model.

When you go to your doctor and you see a poster of a human body, it is not an actual photograph.

Presumably a scientific digital illustration and artistic representation by Russell Kightley. 

[Natasha Tori Maru]

Best Mechanical Pencil

uni Kuru Toga

^ I like this - but I use it for drafting plans and fine line work (crosshatching etc for art pieces) so it is a multi-application solution.

I will check your rec's out!

What grade of lead do you prefer?

Edited May 4 by Natasha Tori Maru

[Arnam]

You rock leo.

[Loveeee]

On 5/1/2026 at 5:58 AM, Leo Gura said:

Although when consciousness gets that high it's hard not to have any visuals.

Why is that?

[Davino]

Playing chess against your own mind it's an infinite game, the devil gets better at every move and so is the quest for higher intelligence insights and strategies, human life is a play against your own shadow. I am my own limit and my own liberation.

Intelligence is such a profound joy, cultivating and maturing the mind is profoundly beautiful. There's times I cry watching at the beauty of Mind, as a craftsman delights in the ticking of a perfectly engineered watch, so too does the philosopher delight in the workings of its mind.

[Davino]

I like DeMartini, I've been studying his work for some years, he spits diamonds once in a while.

His seminar the breakthrough Experience seems to be top notch in human development value, probably one day I'll take it.