

Midweek Mini: Sleeping People Converse in Dreams
May 14, 2025
Jesse and Alex dive into the intriguing notion of communication through dreams, spotlighting an experiment claiming to connect lucid dreamers. They explore bizarre links found in a Reddit post revealing possible certificate scams. The duo also unpacks groundbreaking observations of quasars that challenge existing theories on black hole formations. Additionally, they ponder concepts of time and consciousness, referencing storytelling in media. Lastly, a tantalizing mention of a newly discovered Mayan city adds a historical twist to the conversation.
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Weird Chain Of Mandarin Wikis
- A Reddit user found thousands of odd Mandarin Wikidot wikis named like “city certificate” linking in weird chains and sharing a black-and-white New York photo gallery.
- The posters suspect a certificate fraud portal using bot accounts and repeating bizarre text blocks across sites.
Odd Sites Likely Serve Scam Or SEO
- The hosts view the Mandarin wiki network as likely an SEO or scam infrastructure rather than meaningful content.
- They note translation tools make these oddities easier to explore and question why the chains exist.
Startup Claims First Dream Chat
- REM Space claims to have transmitted a random word into one lucid dreamer and then delivered it to another eight minutes later, calling it the first dream-to-dream chat.
- The startup submitted a paper but withheld technical details, framing lucid-dream communication as a potential new communication frontier.