Quantum Entanglement (A Love Story)

in that order, sir?

That is today's order, yes!

I'm such a bum bitch.

I've ran super hot for the past 3 weeks at 2nl, accumulating more than 80 buyins of real monies.

Yet I expect to win everyday. Which means I get disappointed when I lose, which is dumb because I'm sitting on a 100bi+ account.

Even dumber, I'm ready for the next level, but I'm stuck following a rule I made for myself. 10nl will have to wait another week or so.

It's 2 degrees outside. Tonight it will reach -6F.

This is what I signed up for coming home.

1 bacon caesar salad kit
1 medium sized baked potato
bunch of carrots with a ranch cup
oatmeal in the morning

im crushing today

day 2
10.7k steps today
will update steps on each fibonacci day

In other news when did RoadtoPro become a moderator? And what forums?

What about bollinger band day?

Looks recent.

I was in the poker goals and blogs forum earlier and saw his name slapped across the bottom!

Congrats RTP!!!!! May your days of labor be filled with delight.

Congrats @Mike_Haven on the red status. Becoming admin is a nice cherry atop one's life's work.

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Edit/MH: By Jove! I hadn't noticed, and no one had mentioned it before. My life will be so much better now. I'll have to check if I can find any new rules with which to hassle and ban people. *cough* rickroll *cough*
Thank you.

To everyone using AI to write their posts, I respect the hustle. I am peachy knowing I can still sequence words at a superior level than Grok and co. That will someday not be the case though.

lol'd

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14.4k steps walked today
no missed days since Thursday
going for 20k/day when acclimated

made a few dollars at poker. I'm very close to moving up to nl10.

It's always one step forward, and then 10 backward for me.

I can't say for sure that my insomnia is back, it's only been one night without sleep, but it's bad enough to bring to the blog to post about.

I don't expect that I will be able to sleep tonight. I'll probably get a little rest, I'm surely tired enough to sleep.

Spirits are not high.

if you get bored hit me up, I might be awake.

All-inMclovin is in fact a good friend.

i was thinking about the technical language behind 'falling to your death in a no-rope solo climb'....would it be right to say that doing one single climb gives you a static death %, where as doing more than one climb COMPOUNDS the chances of dying?

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Yes, your intuition is basically correct — and it's a very clean way to think about the technical/probabilistic language here.Each individual no-rope (free) solo climb on serious terrain carries some small but non-zero probability of death, let's call it p (the "static death % per climb"). This p depends on factors like:The difficulty of the route relative to the climber's skill
Conditions (rock quality, weather, fatigue, distractions)
Whether it's a known/familiar route vs. an onsight
The climber's current form, focus, etc.

For a single climb, your risk of dying is exactly p. Survive it, and you're back to baseline — no lingering damage to future odds (assuming no cumulative injury or psychological wear).But when you do multiple independent climbs, the risks multiply (compound multiplicatively) in terms of overall survival probability.Probability of surviving one climb = 1 - p
Probability of surviving n such climbs = (1 - p)^n

This is the survival probability across all attempts. The cumulative probability of dying at least once in n attempts is therefore:1 - (1 - p)^nWhich grows toward 1 as n increases, even if p is tiny.Quick examples to illustrateAssume a very skilled free soloist who estimates their personal p ≈ 0.001 (0.1%, or 1 in 1,000) per serious solo attempt (this is already generous/optimistic; real p is probably higher for most people/routes, but it makes the math stark):1 climb → death risk = 0.1%
10 climbs → survival chance = (0.999)^10 ≈ 99.0% → death risk ≈ 1%
50 climbs → survival = (0.999)^50 ≈ 95.1% → death risk ≈ 4.9%
100 climbs → survival ≈ 90.5% → death risk ≈ 9.5%
500 climbs → survival ≈ 60.6% → death risk ≈ 39.4%
1,000 climbs → survival ≈ 36.8% → death risk ≈ 63.2%

Even at p = 0.0001 (1 in 10,000 — extremely low, Alex Honnold-level confidence on familiar moderate terrain), after 1,000 solos the cumulative death risk is still ~9.5%.The key insight: the per-climb risk stays static (doesn't increase automatically with experience), but the lifetime/career risk compounds relentlessly because each new climb is another independent roll of the dice with the same deadly downside.In practice:Many free solo deaths happen on "easy" or familiar routes (fatigue, distraction, minor slip, loose rock, health issue), not always on the bleeding-edge pushes.
Elite soloists often limit volume on truly high-consequence terrain or stick to well-rehearsed moderates to keep p extremely low.
But even tiny p becomes dangerous over hundreds of attempts — which is why very few people rack up massive free solo careers without eventually retiring from that style or dying.

So yeah — one climb = fixed p. Many climbs = compounding (multiplicative) lifetime risk. It's not exponential in the sense of p growing over time, but the cumulative hazard compounds in the classic independent-risk way.

A li'l ska to make things right.

Ska music, which originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, is believed to be named for the onomatopoeic, sharp "ska! ska! ska!" sound produced by the guitar strumming on the upbeat. It represents a fusion of Jamaican mento, calypso, and American rhythm and blues.

For a heavy, long-term daily pot smoker like you (years of day-in-day-out use), switching to only evenings is a smart, gradual way to start lowering tolerance without going cold turkey. This reduces your overall daily THC exposure significantly (likely by 50-80% or more, depending on your previous all-day pattern), which allows your endocannabinoid system—specifically the CB1 receptors in your brain—to begin recovering and upregulating.The key science here comes from studies on chronic users: CB1 receptor downregulation (the main driver of tolerance) starts reversing surprisingly quickly once exposure drops, but the degree of recovery depends on how much you're still using and your history.Realistic Timeline for Noticeable ChangeFirst noticeable drop in tolerance → Often within 3-7 nights of strict evening-only use. Many heavy users report that effects start feeling stronger/more efficient by the end of the first week, even without full abstinence. You might need less in the evening session to get where you want to go, or feel it hit harder/faster.
Solid, meaningful reduction (e.g., back toward a moderate-user baseline where evenings feel satisfying again with smaller amounts) → Typically 2-4 weeks (14-28 nights). This aligns with research showing substantial CB1 receptor recovery in that window for chronic users when use is reduced or stopped. Partial resets happen faster than full ones.
Approaching a "new baseline" (lower tolerance stabilized at evening-only levels, better for sleep and easier eventual quit) → 4-8 weeks for most heavy users. By this point, your system has adapted to the new lower intake pattern, tolerance plateaus at a reduced level, and you should feel a clear difference in potency/sensitivity compared to your old all-day habit.

A full "novice-like" reset (as if you barely ever smoked) usually requires near-complete abstinence for 4+ weeks, but that's not your current plan. Evening-only is more like a controlled micro-reset—it lowers tolerance steadily without the intensity of withdrawal from zero use.Factors That Influence Your Personal TimelineHow heavy "heavy" is — If you were consuming very high amounts all day (multiple big sessions, high-THC concentrates), it may lean toward the longer end (4-6+ weeks for a good baseline shift).
Consistency — Stick strictly to evenings (no sneaky daytime hits). Any daytime use resets the clock a bit.
Dose in evenings — Keep amounts moderate or even taper them slightly over time to accelerate the drop.
Other habits — Exercise, good sleep hygiene, hydration, and a healthy diet can help your body clear stored THC faster and support receptor recovery.
Individual biology — Metabolism, body fat (THC stores in fat), and genetics play a role.

You may still feel some mild withdrawal-like effects early on (irritability, sleep changes, appetite shifts), but evening use should soften that compared to full abstinence.This approach is sustainable and sets you up well for eventually quitting if that's the goal—many people find that after a month or two of evenings-only, cutting it further (e.g., every other night, then occasional) feels much easier because the tolerance is already way down.Track how it feels night to night (maybe note dose vs. effects). You'll likely see progressive improvement. If it stalls or feels too slow after 3-4 weeks, a short full break (even 48-72 hours) could give an extra boost. You've got a solid plan—stick with it.