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Human: My girlfriend voluntarily admitted herself to inpatient. Now they won’t let her leave. When she was considering admission, she repeatedly asked if it was voluntary, and if she could leave anytime. They kept saying yes, including the final signature. Her aunt was witness to this, as she was with her in the ER. Then once she was in the facility, she wasn’t allowed to leave. She signed under false pretenses. The hospital claimed to have therapy, and that she’d have therapy everyday. It’s been 2 days, and there’s still no sign of a therapist anywhere. She’s given cups of pills throughout the day. Staff doesn’t tell her what they are. My girlfriend was once given a cup of “lights-out” pills. She thought they were sleep meds. She didn’t learn until later that they were anxiety meds. She was not suicidal or homicidal when she checked in, and she made that clear. She still makes it clear when talking to staff. Complaints can only be made after she leaves. But until then, her rights and her freedom are at the mercy of a doctor who’s only there once a day. Oh yeah, and also covid’s possibly spreading. This is in Ohio.
Assistant: One of three things can happen after you sign a three-day letter: The Hospital Agrees: Your request is approved. You get to leave the hospital. The Hospital Wants You to Stay: Hospital staff must file papers (called an affidavit) within three (3) business days of receiving your letter. Your letter becomes a request for a hearing. Immediate Release: The hospital staff does not file the affidavit within three (3) business days. You are allowed to leave immediately.
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Human: My girlfriend voluntarily admitted herself to inpatient. Now they won’t let her leave. When she was considering admission, she repeatedly asked if it was voluntary, and if she could leave anytime. They kept saying yes, including the final signature. Her aunt was witness to this, as she was with her in the ER. Then once she was in the facility, she wasn’t allowed to leave. She signed under false pretenses. The hospital claimed to have therapy, and that she’d have therapy everyday. It’s been 2 days, and there’s still no sign of a therapist anywhere. She’s given cups of pills throughout the day. Staff doesn’t tell her what they are. My girlfriend was once given a cup of “lights-out” pills. She thought they were sleep meds. She didn’t learn until later that they were anxiety meds. She was not suicidal or homicidal when she checked in, and she made that clear. She still makes it clear when talking to staff. Complaints can only be made after she leaves. But until then, her rights and her freedom are at the mercy of a doctor who’s only there once a day. Oh yeah, and also covid’s possibly spreading. This is in Ohio.
Assistant: I went in to the pych unit in October. It was either 48 hours involuntary or 5 days voluntary. The caveat was the doctor could release me after 48 hours but he had to deem me safe. I went in under the influence and ended up there 10 days. It did help tremendously and im sober and extremely happy. Complete different mindset.
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Human: TX - Neighbor being a nuisance to try to force us out so he can buy our land. Found really old document showing part of our land was purchased by his family over 150 years ago. I posted about this a year or so ago here and since then things seemed to calm down. Little bit of backstory. Neighbor wanted to buy our land but we refused to sell since it has been in the family since the civil war. In response the neighbor set up a gun range that fires in a safe direction but close to the house. He was running his loudest equipment at 3am and switch to natural fertilizer on his crops. Well we complained to the sheriff and kept complaining until one morning the sheriff actually came out to see what was going on. Turns out that the neighbor was not even really running his equipment, he was turning them on and letting them run wasting gas. The sheriff told him to stop and to move the gun range down further on the land. The neighbor did actually obey the sheriff, but has since changed tactics. He has produced a 150 year old bill of sale that is barely legible that shows that his family purchased a large chunk of my land over 150 years ago. It looks legitimate enough that my family is getting very scared. I have all of the documentation that shows I am the current owner of the land. However the records I have only go back to the time my dad acquired the land from his dad. Is a barely legible 150 year old piece of paper something I have to worry about? Can my neighbor seriously steal the land out from under me with this?
Assistant: Isn't Texas a "race" state, meaning if a new deed is recorded first, the new deed takes precedence, old the old deed is invalid? So, if the 1860's deed was not recorded it has been replaced by the new deeds issued upon inheritance? Or does that only count for bona-fide purchasers and not heirs?
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Human: TX - Neighbor being a nuisance to try to force us out so he can buy our land. Found really old document showing part of our land was purchased by his family over 150 years ago. I posted about this a year or so ago here and since then things seemed to calm down. Little bit of backstory. Neighbor wanted to buy our land but we refused to sell since it has been in the family since the civil war. In response the neighbor set up a gun range that fires in a safe direction but close to the house. He was running his loudest equipment at 3am and switch to natural fertilizer on his crops. Well we complained to the sheriff and kept complaining until one morning the sheriff actually came out to see what was going on. Turns out that the neighbor was not even really running his equipment, he was turning them on and letting them run wasting gas. The sheriff told him to stop and to move the gun range down further on the land. The neighbor did actually obey the sheriff, but has since changed tactics. He has produced a 150 year old bill of sale that is barely legible that shows that his family purchased a large chunk of my land over 150 years ago. It looks legitimate enough that my family is getting very scared. I have all of the documentation that shows I am the current owner of the land. However the records I have only go back to the time my dad acquired the land from his dad. Is a barely legible 150 year old piece of paper something I have to worry about? Can my neighbor seriously steal the land out from under me with this?
Assistant: Adverse possession in Texas ranges from 3-10 years. So your in the clear. Tell him to fuck off.
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Human: What are powerful must read philosophy books? Everyone I have asked has only said 'Tao Te Ching' and I read that years ago... it felt a little entry level for me (no offense to anyone, it is a great book). I am looking something more deep and something that would cause like disarray in my mind. Please let me know of something.
Assistant: David Hume's *Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding* followed by Immanuel Kant's *Critique of Pure Reason.* Get a guide/companion for Kant (something like the Routledge guide by Gardner). That shit ain't easy, but if you're looking for something less "entry level," it'll do the trick.
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Human: What are powerful must read philosophy books? Everyone I have asked has only said 'Tao Te Ching' and I read that years ago... it felt a little entry level for me (no offense to anyone, it is a great book). I am looking something more deep and something that would cause like disarray in my mind. Please let me know of something.
Assistant: Rhetoric and Persuasion, Carlo Michelstaedter Athens and Jerusalem, Lev Shestov Inquiry into the Essence of Human Freedom, Schelling Enneads, Plotinus Less Than Nothing, Slavoj Zizek Everything by Evola
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Human: Duplicating A Certain Mouthfeel When Baking Cakes TL;DR >!There is a bakery that I recently went to whose signature cake has a phenomenal mouthfeel. It is tender, moist, soft and delicious. It achieves all of this despite the cake most likely being a butter cake that is refrigerated(mandatory due to its whipped cream icing). The crumb is tight(!<pic related>!), yet in the mouth the cake kind of sticks to the roof of your mouth before melting away. I've attempted several different times to duplicate this mouthfeel when recreating the cake and haven't really even gotten close. Any thoughts or ideas in trying to help me figure out what I'm missing is greatly appreciated. Recipe of closest attempt is below.!< Sometimes I find myself in a bakery enjoying a slice of cake, just to inevitably start wondering if I can recreate the cake I'm eating at home. I know I'm in good company on a subreddit such as this one! A few months back, I found myself in one of those situations yet again. The cake was from a well known bakery that I used to be a frequent patron of. They are well known for their fresh strawberry cake, so I ordered a slice. It did not disappoint. Immediately I tried to imagine how I might be able to make this cake on my own. I was able to ascertain that the cake was more than likely a butter cake. It was iced with some sort of strawberry whipped cream frosting with slices of strawberry inside. It was so tender and moist, it made me remember why they are so well known for it. Truly an excellent product. After doing a bit of research on how I might go about recreating this cake, I decided to give it a go. I must've made around 15 or so different cakes by now trying to nail it down, but was ultimately unsuccessful in all my attempts. The cakes I made were ok to eat, sure, but it wasn't even close to the slice I had from the bakery. The recipe that was closest is given below. It perplexed me. The bakery cake had a totally different texture and mouthfeel than any of mine. The best way I can think of to describe it is that the cake is so moist and tender it kind of sticks to the roof of your mouth for a while before just melting away. The conundrum that I still don't quite know the answer to is how they were able to achieve this with a butter cake that, because of the icing, has to be refrigerated. Every time I refrigerated my cakes after letting them cool to room temp and wrapping them in saran wrap, they turned out hard and dense after a few hours of chilling. Obviously I know that is most likely due to the butter content in the cake, and it usually softens after letting it come up to room temp. Theirs however, after likely spending what is probably several hours in a refrigerator, is still very soft and tender while still cold. To add to my confusion, the crumb of their cake is tight, which I found paradoxical given its texture Now, I realize for me to find that paradoxical may show how much of a novice baker I am, but I'm on the hunt for answers and am not ashamed to expose that about myself despite how true it may be lol. Pic related: close up of cake in question. Since I started this venture, I have gone to other bakeries and tasted their cakes. While the quality differed from bakery to bakery, the commonality was that these bakery cakes had a fundamentally different mouthfeel than anything I've ever tasted in a homemade cake. Anyone who has been to a professional bakery and had a slice of cake may know what I am getting at here. During my research I've come across products called "cake gels" or "cake improver" and a slew of other different names like SP, cake oil, etc. From what I read up about them, they are chemical solutions that amongst other things, increases batter volume, lengthens shelf life, and improves cake taste. It may are may not be harmful to your health...I couldn't find a clear answer on that one. Nonetheless, it caused me to wonder if bakeries use these products in their cakes as it seems to be marketed towards them in the first place. Anyway, as it refers to my cake recreation journey, I'm kind of at a standstill. Not really sure what to change and/or tweak to get to the desired result for my homemade cake. Thank you for reading this far if you have. As it turns out, it is quite difficult to put into words how a cake feels in ones mouth, much less try to recreate that mouthfeel at home with limited knowledge. So I ask, if any of what I've said has made a bit of sense, what do you think I can try out to get the desired mouthfeel I'm after? Thanks, any help is good help! Recipe of closest attempt Ingredients: 3 ounces unsalted butter, softened 1 ounce vegetable oil 1 cup sugar 1.5 cups cake flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 2 large eggs, separated (egg whites whipped to stiff peaks) 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/2 cup sour cream Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare 9-inch cake pan 2. Triple sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl; set aside. Put butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment; cream on medium-high speed until pale, 2 to 3 minutes. On medium speed, add eggs yolks one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add vanilla and mix, scraping down sides of bowl. 3. With a spatula, gently fold in the flour mixture in three batches, alternating with two batches of sour cream. 4. Fold in egg whites. Continue folding spatula until the batter is just evenly blended. 5. Pour into prepared cake pan and bake for a total of 30-35, or until a cake tester come out clean.
Assistant: The average bakery doesn't use butter. It's expensive and doesn't perform very well compared to the commercial shortenings. Don't be surprised if it turns out to just be the typical hi ratio cake with syrup to wet it. I've used surfax emulsifier, very strange gummy shortening that makes sponge cake a breeze. Maybe you can get a sample. "Cake Enhancer - Surfax - All Sizes | Cake Craft Shoppe, LLC" https://www.cakecraftshoppe.com/collections/food-products-misc/products/cake-enhancer-surfax-8oz
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Human: Duplicating A Certain Mouthfeel When Baking Cakes TL;DR >!There is a bakery that I recently went to whose signature cake has a phenomenal mouthfeel. It is tender, moist, soft and delicious. It achieves all of this despite the cake most likely being a butter cake that is refrigerated(mandatory due to its whipped cream icing). The crumb is tight(!<pic related>!), yet in the mouth the cake kind of sticks to the roof of your mouth before melting away. I've attempted several different times to duplicate this mouthfeel when recreating the cake and haven't really even gotten close. Any thoughts or ideas in trying to help me figure out what I'm missing is greatly appreciated. Recipe of closest attempt is below.!< Sometimes I find myself in a bakery enjoying a slice of cake, just to inevitably start wondering if I can recreate the cake I'm eating at home. I know I'm in good company on a subreddit such as this one! A few months back, I found myself in one of those situations yet again. The cake was from a well known bakery that I used to be a frequent patron of. They are well known for their fresh strawberry cake, so I ordered a slice. It did not disappoint. Immediately I tried to imagine how I might be able to make this cake on my own. I was able to ascertain that the cake was more than likely a butter cake. It was iced with some sort of strawberry whipped cream frosting with slices of strawberry inside. It was so tender and moist, it made me remember why they are so well known for it. Truly an excellent product. After doing a bit of research on how I might go about recreating this cake, I decided to give it a go. I must've made around 15 or so different cakes by now trying to nail it down, but was ultimately unsuccessful in all my attempts. The cakes I made were ok to eat, sure, but it wasn't even close to the slice I had from the bakery. The recipe that was closest is given below. It perplexed me. The bakery cake had a totally different texture and mouthfeel than any of mine. The best way I can think of to describe it is that the cake is so moist and tender it kind of sticks to the roof of your mouth for a while before just melting away. The conundrum that I still don't quite know the answer to is how they were able to achieve this with a butter cake that, because of the icing, has to be refrigerated. Every time I refrigerated my cakes after letting them cool to room temp and wrapping them in saran wrap, they turned out hard and dense after a few hours of chilling. Obviously I know that is most likely due to the butter content in the cake, and it usually softens after letting it come up to room temp. Theirs however, after likely spending what is probably several hours in a refrigerator, is still very soft and tender while still cold. To add to my confusion, the crumb of their cake is tight, which I found paradoxical given its texture Now, I realize for me to find that paradoxical may show how much of a novice baker I am, but I'm on the hunt for answers and am not ashamed to expose that about myself despite how true it may be lol. Pic related: close up of cake in question. Since I started this venture, I have gone to other bakeries and tasted their cakes. While the quality differed from bakery to bakery, the commonality was that these bakery cakes had a fundamentally different mouthfeel than anything I've ever tasted in a homemade cake. Anyone who has been to a professional bakery and had a slice of cake may know what I am getting at here. During my research I've come across products called "cake gels" or "cake improver" and a slew of other different names like SP, cake oil, etc. From what I read up about them, they are chemical solutions that amongst other things, increases batter volume, lengthens shelf life, and improves cake taste. It may are may not be harmful to your health...I couldn't find a clear answer on that one. Nonetheless, it caused me to wonder if bakeries use these products in their cakes as it seems to be marketed towards them in the first place. Anyway, as it refers to my cake recreation journey, I'm kind of at a standstill. Not really sure what to change and/or tweak to get to the desired result for my homemade cake. Thank you for reading this far if you have. As it turns out, it is quite difficult to put into words how a cake feels in ones mouth, much less try to recreate that mouthfeel at home with limited knowledge. So I ask, if any of what I've said has made a bit of sense, what do you think I can try out to get the desired mouthfeel I'm after? Thanks, any help is good help! Recipe of closest attempt Ingredients: 3 ounces unsalted butter, softened 1 ounce vegetable oil 1 cup sugar 1.5 cups cake flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 2 large eggs, separated (egg whites whipped to stiff peaks) 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/2 cup sour cream Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare 9-inch cake pan 2. Triple sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl; set aside. Put butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment; cream on medium-high speed until pale, 2 to 3 minutes. On medium speed, add eggs yolks one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add vanilla and mix, scraping down sides of bowl. 3. With a spatula, gently fold in the flour mixture in three batches, alternating with two batches of sour cream. 4. Fold in egg whites. Continue folding spatula until the batter is just evenly blended. 5. Pour into prepared cake pan and bake for a total of 30-35, or until a cake tester come out clean.
Assistant: This has been mentioned in a few other posts already, but bears repeating on its own- a lot of what is making the cake fluffy yet moist is the syrup added directly to the cake when assembling. This helps a cake not dry out even serving the next day, along with the oil/shortening base rather than butter. Good luck!
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Human: Returned a phone to Verizon and they say they didn’t receive it. Despite proof of delivery, now they want $4K. I returned an IPhone to Verizon last year. They told me they didn’t get it and now they’ve turned me into collections for $4,000. Not sure why it’s so much because I can’t get a straight answer out of them on anything. It’s for the phone, some fees, and who knows what else. I sent them the tracking number, a photo of the shipping label, the screenshot showing it was delivered AND a picture of the box I sent it in and they said they need more info to prove it was sent. What can I do?
Assistant: I would file a consumer complaint with the FCC and your state AG, and attach the evidence you have. Posting on Twitter and pinging them also can work - the customer service folks available on Twitter/Facebook tend to also be more empowered to help (and more experienced).
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Human: Returned a phone to Verizon and they say they didn’t receive it. Despite proof of delivery, now they want $4K. I returned an IPhone to Verizon last year. They told me they didn’t get it and now they’ve turned me into collections for $4,000. Not sure why it’s so much because I can’t get a straight answer out of them on anything. It’s for the phone, some fees, and who knows what else. I sent them the tracking number, a photo of the shipping label, the screenshot showing it was delivered AND a picture of the box I sent it in and they said they need more info to prove it was sent. What can I do?
Assistant: File a complaint with the BBB. I kid you not, i had a similar problem with At&t. A-holes we're charging me 900. For a service i had already cancelled. That went on for months. I filed my complaint and i had the president of some department call me back and took care of it. https://www.bbb.org/file-a-complaint/search
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Human: By how much does gravity need to increase in order for time to slow down by 10%? Since gravity and time are related, how much gravity do you need to slow down time by 10%? And would you just multiply that number by ten to figure out how to slow down time by 100%? And lastly, how many times would Earth's gravity need to be multiplied by to see a difference in time?
Assistant: You would have to observe earth from a distance to notice the slowing of time. If you were still able to survive here, you would still experience the flow of time as you do now.
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Human: By how much does gravity need to increase in order for time to slow down by 10%? Since gravity and time are related, how much gravity do you need to slow down time by 10%? And would you just multiply that number by ten to figure out how to slow down time by 100%? And lastly, how many times would Earth's gravity need to be multiplied by to see a difference in time?
Assistant: 14,902,081,961 Earths' worth of gravity. https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/gravitational-time-dilation
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Human: CMV: If you commit a crime in another country, you should face their chosen punishment I've read a lot of articles discussing the WNBA player who was caught with THC vape cartridges in Russia. THC is illegal there, punishable by prison time. United States politicians are trying to convince Russian officials to drop the charges. It reminds me of news stories like the man who defaced property in Singapore years back, and the US tried to intervene in his punishment too. My view is that the US government should not intervene. We recognize the sovereignty of these nations in other ways. The individuals in question chose to travel there. Why won't the US recognize that sovereign nations set their own rules? I cannot think of any reason for the US to intervene in situations like this, and I cannot understand the public outcry. Yes, THC is legal or decriminalized in parts of the US, but she chose to take it somewhere it wasn't legal.
Assistant: If I make Facebook posts critical of the war against Ukraine, then go to Russia two years from now, are they within their rights to jail me?
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Human: CMV: If you commit a crime in another country, you should face their chosen punishment I've read a lot of articles discussing the WNBA player who was caught with THC vape cartridges in Russia. THC is illegal there, punishable by prison time. United States politicians are trying to convince Russian officials to drop the charges. It reminds me of news stories like the man who defaced property in Singapore years back, and the US tried to intervene in his punishment too. My view is that the US government should not intervene. We recognize the sovereignty of these nations in other ways. The individuals in question chose to travel there. Why won't the US recognize that sovereign nations set their own rules? I cannot think of any reason for the US to intervene in situations like this, and I cannot understand the public outcry. Yes, THC is legal or decriminalized in parts of the US, but she chose to take it somewhere it wasn't legal.
Assistant: Your assuming she actually has THC vape.
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Human: CMV: Snitching is usually not a bad thing and the word “Snitch” was created as a derogatory term toward people who do the right thing. It was only made to further criminal agendas and scare people into silence. Snitching is not wrong. If you witness a crime happening and report it to the police, you are doing the right thing. Even if you are involved in a crime and confess to it later while giving away the others involved in that crime, that’s still the right thing. EVEN if you only snitch on people to reduce your own sentence, not only are you doing the right thing, you also deserve a shorter sentence than those who didn’t confess. I believe snitching is good in most, but not all cases. Times where I think snitching is good: Snitching on people involved in a murder, robbery, most forms of vandalism, and any other aggressive crime where people are hurt physically or financially. Times where I think snitching is bad or unnecessary: if you get caught speeding and then tell the cop that your friend was speeding too, I think that’s silly. If nobody got hurt, you don’t need to bring your friend into it. Situations like that. Furthermore, I believe that the word snitch was created by criminals as a derogatory term to scare people into silence so that they are able to commit crimes more easily. According to the Google nGram, the word “snitch” has rapidly grown in usage since the 1920’s, when organized crime began becoming a real problem. I’d be interested to hear why people may think that snitching is overall bad for people and why they should remain silent instead of reporting it to the authorities.
Assistant: “Snitching” almost always refers to the betrayal of someone who trusts you. If my random neighbor’s car/house is broken into and I get a clear view of who did it, I’m obligated to report that. (In lieu of stopping them myself) However, if my brother/best friend/Cousin steals a tv from the big box store and I call the police on them- I am a dirty snitch and need to be beaten with two bats and a sock full of C batteries.
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Human: CMV: Snitching is usually not a bad thing and the word “Snitch” was created as a derogatory term toward people who do the right thing. It was only made to further criminal agendas and scare people into silence. Snitching is not wrong. If you witness a crime happening and report it to the police, you are doing the right thing. Even if you are involved in a crime and confess to it later while giving away the others involved in that crime, that’s still the right thing. EVEN if you only snitch on people to reduce your own sentence, not only are you doing the right thing, you also deserve a shorter sentence than those who didn’t confess. I believe snitching is good in most, but not all cases. Times where I think snitching is good: Snitching on people involved in a murder, robbery, most forms of vandalism, and any other aggressive crime where people are hurt physically or financially. Times where I think snitching is bad or unnecessary: if you get caught speeding and then tell the cop that your friend was speeding too, I think that’s silly. If nobody got hurt, you don’t need to bring your friend into it. Situations like that. Furthermore, I believe that the word snitch was created by criminals as a derogatory term to scare people into silence so that they are able to commit crimes more easily. According to the Google nGram, the word “snitch” has rapidly grown in usage since the 1920’s, when organized crime began becoming a real problem. I’d be interested to hear why people may think that snitching is overall bad for people and why they should remain silent instead of reporting it to the authorities.
Assistant: Ok but if you have a friend and you trust them and you want to do something like smoke weed with them and then they snitch on you. You trusted them and it probably ruined the friendship
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Human: How do I make green beans softer? I'm in charge of green bean casserole and Mac n cheese this Thanksgiving. I wanted to elevate both of these dishes from the usual, so I found an excellent home made gbc recipe. It calls for fresh, blanched green beans. I made a small test batch a couple days ago, and my husband is not thrilled with the crunch of green beans. Neither was my sister. Myself and my son loved it. Unfortunately, most of the people present on Thanksgiving are used to canned green beans. I don't wanna use canned, lol. So, how can I Make the green beans softer? Blanche them longer? Saute them first? Bake them with olive oil? Please advise!
Assistant: Weird take and it’s not what you asked, but if a majority of the people like the canned stuff and don’t appreciate the better dish, maybe save your time and effort and just make the canned stuff 🤷♀️ I get wanting to make a better dish but sometimes it’s wasted on certain people.
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Human: How do I make green beans softer? I'm in charge of green bean casserole and Mac n cheese this Thanksgiving. I wanted to elevate both of these dishes from the usual, so I found an excellent home made gbc recipe. It calls for fresh, blanched green beans. I made a small test batch a couple days ago, and my husband is not thrilled with the crunch of green beans. Neither was my sister. Myself and my son loved it. Unfortunately, most of the people present on Thanksgiving are used to canned green beans. I don't wanna use canned, lol. So, how can I Make the green beans softer? Blanche them longer? Saute them first? Bake them with olive oil? Please advise!
Assistant: The longer you cook them the musher they will get. Just keep blanching them longer if that's what the recipe says for cooking procedure. You could roast or sauté and add extra flavour that way and just cook them til they are the texture you desire. Essentially whichever way you cook them just keep cooking until your desired texture is reached
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Human: What would happen if two objects going more than half the speed of light in opposite directions collided? Forgive me if this is a stupid question as I am a high school student, but my intuition tells me that if one object was going at say .95c in one direction and another at .95c in the opposite direction, neither would violate any fundamental limit to the velocity at which massive objects can travel, but one would be going faster than the speed of light relative to the other. If this is the case and isnt just a flawed line of reasoning, what would happen if said objects collided?
Assistant: Actually, the second object wouldn't go faster than light, because of special relativity. In this case, using one of the particles as the reference frame, the other particle would be approaching at slightly less than the speed of light. So basically, the two objects will just collide.
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Human: What would happen if two objects going more than half the speed of light in opposite directions collided? Forgive me if this is a stupid question as I am a high school student, but my intuition tells me that if one object was going at say .95c in one direction and another at .95c in the opposite direction, neither would violate any fundamental limit to the velocity at which massive objects can travel, but one would be going faster than the speed of light relative to the other. If this is the case and isnt just a flawed line of reasoning, what would happen if said objects collided?
Assistant: No, one would not go faster than the speed of light. You do not add the velocities when objects move so fast. Simply adding them works only for low speeds that we observe in everyday life. https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/College_Physics/Book%3A_College_Physics_(OpenStax)/28%3A_Special_Relativity/28.04%3A_Relativistic_Addition_of_Velocities
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Human: CMV: Anyone should be able to opt out of Social Security if they want to. I firmly believe that there should be a law allowing anyone who wishes to opt out of social security to do so. Social Security forces people to contribute money to those currently retired with the promise that future generations will contribute money to them when they retire. In this way, ones "saves" for his or her retirement. Why should we, as individuals, be forced to "save" if we don't want to? Or, why should be be forced to "save" in a certain way. My money may be more valuable to me right now, or it may be more valuable to me in the future if I invest it, put it in a 401K, etc. I could argue about the return rates, whether or not the program is doomed to fail, etc, but I want to keep this to a discussion of the morals of the program. _____ > *Hello, users of CMV! This is a footnote from your moderators. We'd just like to remind you of a couple of things. Firstly, please remember to* ***read through our rules***. *If you see a comment that has broken one, it is more effective to report it than downvote it. Speaking of which,* ***downvotes don't change views****! If you are thinking about submitting a CMV yourself, please have a look through our* ***popular topics wiki*** *first. Any questions or concerns? Feel free to* ***message us***. *Happy CMVing!*
Assistant: It is in no way a system to "save" for your retirement nor was it every intended to be such. It has always been a system where the currently working care for the currently retired. If there was was a way to opt out it would not work.
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Human: CMV: Anyone should be able to opt out of Social Security if they want to. I firmly believe that there should be a law allowing anyone who wishes to opt out of social security to do so. Social Security forces people to contribute money to those currently retired with the promise that future generations will contribute money to them when they retire. In this way, ones "saves" for his or her retirement. Why should we, as individuals, be forced to "save" if we don't want to? Or, why should be be forced to "save" in a certain way. My money may be more valuable to me right now, or it may be more valuable to me in the future if I invest it, put it in a 401K, etc. I could argue about the return rates, whether or not the program is doomed to fail, etc, but I want to keep this to a discussion of the morals of the program. _____ > *Hello, users of CMV! This is a footnote from your moderators. We'd just like to remind you of a couple of things. Firstly, please remember to* ***read through our rules***. *If you see a comment that has broken one, it is more effective to report it than downvote it. Speaking of which,* ***downvotes don't change views****! If you are thinking about submitting a CMV yourself, please have a look through our* ***popular topics wiki*** *first. Any questions or concerns? Feel free to* ***message us***. *Happy CMVing!*
Assistant: > why should be be forced to "save" in a certain way ? Because if we plan ahead, people not saving (or not able to save) will cost us *less* than if we're forced to deal with the issue later on.
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Human: Experts, what view is commonly assumed by non-expert philosophers of your field but is taken as implausible in your field?
Assistant: The idea that there is a stable, known set of 'best scientific theories' off of which we can read scientifically-justified metaphysics seems quite naive to any philosopher of science who has interacted with science in practice.
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Human: Experts, what view is commonly assumed by non-expert philosophers of your field but is taken as implausible in your field?
Assistant: Popper. There's a grand total of 6 Popperian philosophers of science left (ok that is hyperbole) but the general public tends to think Popper perfectly described science. Doesn't help that he's basically taught in too many intro to (social) science classes.
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Human: Explain like I'm five years old: Why is it that bears, birds and other animals can eat fish without getting the bone stuck in their throat, but when humans do it and the bone gets stuck, it becomes an emergency ?
Assistant: Quite a few birds only eat fish small enough to swallow whole. They do take care to swallow the fish head-first, as fins and other projections can be very pokey going the other way. Some species of bear that feed on salmon only eat the skin, which is loaded with fat. In more spare times they may also eat the flesh, which isn't as fatty. That said, there are probably plenty of instances of fish-eating animals seriously injuring themselves, as JerseyWiseguy suggests.
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Human: Explain like I'm five years old: Why is it that bears, birds and other animals can eat fish without getting the bone stuck in their throat, but when humans do it and the bone gets stuck, it becomes an emergency ?
Assistant: Because we speak! Our throats are particularly sensitive to choking because of how they've had to adapt to speech. And, maybe it's just me, but I feel like animals have, like, tougher throats or something. They seem to be able to eat whatever the fuck they want and we choke on our own spit (or *I* choke on my own spit).
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Human: /r/askphilosophy Open Discussion Thread | August 10, 2020 Welcome to this week's Open Discussion Thread. This thread is a place for posts/comments which are related to philosophy but wouldn't necessarily meet our posting rules. For example, these threads are great places for: * Personal opinion questions, e.g. "who is your favourite philosopher?" * "Test My Theory" discussions and argument/paper editing * Discussion not necessarily related to any particular question, e.g. about what you're currently reading * Questions about the profession This thread is **not** a completely open discussion! Any posts not relating to philosophy will be removed. Please keep comments related to philosophy, and expect low-effort comments to be removed. All of our normal commenting rules are still in place for these threads. Previous Open Discussion Threads can be found here or at the Wiki archive here.
Assistant: I've been making a note of hilarious out-of-context sentences from Adorno. I think I've narrowed it down to the top two best of all time: "Slippers are monuments to the hatred of bending down." "It is not that chewing gum undermines metaphysics but that it *is* metaphysics - this is what must be made clear."
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Human: /r/askphilosophy Open Discussion Thread | August 10, 2020 Welcome to this week's Open Discussion Thread. This thread is a place for posts/comments which are related to philosophy but wouldn't necessarily meet our posting rules. For example, these threads are great places for: * Personal opinion questions, e.g. "who is your favourite philosopher?" * "Test My Theory" discussions and argument/paper editing * Discussion not necessarily related to any particular question, e.g. about what you're currently reading * Questions about the profession This thread is **not** a completely open discussion! Any posts not relating to philosophy will be removed. Please keep comments related to philosophy, and expect low-effort comments to be removed. All of our normal commenting rules are still in place for these threads. Previous Open Discussion Threads can be found here or at the Wiki archive here.
Assistant: Is there something better/funnier than two philosophers getting angry at each other in print? Currently following the Cartwright-Glymour debate about the causal Markov condition and Glymour got so angry after 10 years of written disagreement and 20 years of criticism from Cartwright that he wrote 50 page essay where he accuses her of not understanding, not reading his book, etc (and sadly is probably right, I say as a Cartwright stan).
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Human: Why does increasing derivative gain reduce damping ratio for first order system controlled by PID? I understand the derivation for the equation but it doesnt make sense to me conceptually. I thought the entire point of derivative gain was to reduce oscillations?
Assistant: For what it's worth, here's my Explain like I'm five years old. P responds to how far you are from the set point I responds to how long since you've crossed the set point (such as if you were overdamped) D responds to how quickly you are approaching the set point Of course, theory differs from practice. In practice, D almost always stands for "Don't Use" Source: I don't know what I'm talking about, just know the rule of thumb
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Human: Why does increasing derivative gain reduce damping ratio for first order system controlled by PID? I understand the derivation for the equation but it doesnt make sense to me conceptually. I thought the entire point of derivative gain was to reduce oscillations?
Assistant: A PID for first order system? What's the point ? A pi is just enough ?
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Human: Technically speaking, can you generate a truly random number?
Assistant: yes, via radioactive decay. this is true randomness, via quantum mechanical uncertainty, not something you could predict (in principle) if you had a really good simulation (like random numbers from thermal noise). more info: https://www.fourmilab.ch/hotbits/
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Human: Technically speaking, can you generate a truly random number?
Assistant: Most computer programs use what are called "pseudo-random" sequences - they appear random, but actually follow a set pattern. True randomness requires gathering data from the environment (for example, capturing the low bit of a counter when an external interrupt is processed). Some systems have a random source built-in. These are usually based on variations in temperature.
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Human: Engineers that were in Oil & Gas and transferred into the tech or renewables industry, how was your experience? How did you market yourself as an attractive candidate coming out of oil & gas?
Assistant: Nobody cares what you were doing beforehand as long as you are able to convey how the skills you possess are applicable to the job you are trying to get. "Renewables" has no specific skill requirements in and of itself (just like "oil and gas"). It all depends of the company, and what they are looking for to fill a specific position.
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Human: Engineers that were in Oil & Gas and transferred into the tech or renewables industry, how was your experience? How did you market yourself as an attractive candidate coming out of oil & gas?
Assistant: I actually did this but also switched roles. I was an engineer in oil and gas then switched to management/strategy consulting in the energy industry (main focus is renewables).
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Human: If the definition of 1 Coulomb is "The charge transferred by a current of 1 Ampere in 1 Second". Why then does its unit get expressed as (A*Sec) and not (A/Sec)? What's the difference?
Assistant: A*sec is an accumulation. A/sec is a rate. Think about it this way. If you have a battery plugged in for more time, does the charge go up or down? If it's up (which it is), then you must multiply by time and not divide.
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Human: If the definition of 1 Coulomb is "The charge transferred by a current of 1 Ampere in 1 Second". Why then does its unit get expressed as (A*Sec) and not (A/Sec)? What's the difference?
Assistant: Another way to think of it is that an ampere is one coulomb per second.
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Human: What Are All the Small Methods to Increase Brownie Fudginess (Using All the Essential Ingredients, butter, chocolate, etc) My ingredients: 2 eggs, Brown Sugar, Chocolate, Butter, Oat Flour, Coffee Powder, Salt. Please give me tips on how to increase the fudginess of my brownies.
Assistant: See Claire Saffirz malted forever brownies. They are the most fudgey brownies I have ever had and my current go to recipe. She uses a higher ratio of brown sugar, egg yolks to egg whites, lots of chocolate, and low flour compared to sugar.
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Human: What Are All the Small Methods to Increase Brownie Fudginess (Using All the Essential Ingredients, butter, chocolate, etc) My ingredients: 2 eggs, Brown Sugar, Chocolate, Butter, Oat Flour, Coffee Powder, Salt. Please give me tips on how to increase the fudginess of my brownies.
Assistant: Oat flour absorbs a lot of humidity, so reducing its amount or adding more liquids and fats would make the brownies fudgier.
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Human: Weekly Discussion/General Questions Thread - October 31, 2022 **This is a weekly general discussion and general questions thread for the AskDocs community to discuss medicine, health, careers in medicine, etc.** Here you have the opportunity to communicate with AskDocs' doctors, medical professionals and general community even if you do not have a specific medical question! You can also use this as a meta thread for the subreddit, giving feedback on changes to the subreddit, suggestions for new features, etc. **What can I post here?** * General health questions that do not require demographic information * Comments regarding recent medical news * Questions about careers in medicine * AMA-style questions for medical professionals to answer * Feedback and suggestions for the r/AskDocs subreddit You may **NOT** post your questions about your own health or situation from the subreddit in this thread. *Report any and all comments that are in violation of our* *rules* *so the mod team can evaluate and remove them.*
Assistant: Hi, I am quite new to Reddit. I am dealing with quite a difficult health issue and posted a question yesterday. However I then noticed my post would come up when selecting 'controversial'. How did that happen? How is my post being considered 'controversial'? Sorry I don't know how to send a message to the moderators
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Human: Weekly Discussion/General Questions Thread - October 31, 2022 **This is a weekly general discussion and general questions thread for the AskDocs community to discuss medicine, health, careers in medicine, etc.** Here you have the opportunity to communicate with AskDocs' doctors, medical professionals and general community even if you do not have a specific medical question! You can also use this as a meta thread for the subreddit, giving feedback on changes to the subreddit, suggestions for new features, etc. **What can I post here?** * General health questions that do not require demographic information * Comments regarding recent medical news * Questions about careers in medicine * AMA-style questions for medical professionals to answer * Feedback and suggestions for the r/AskDocs subreddit You may **NOT** post your questions about your own health or situation from the subreddit in this thread. *Report any and all comments that are in violation of our* *rules* *so the mod team can evaluate and remove them.*
Assistant: How do doctors differentiate between UTIs and kidney infections? I image that both result in bacteria in the urine, so a urinalysis wouldn’t be able to tell them apart?
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Human: Co-first author - does order really matter? I'm curious to hear how folks feel about the order of authors in a co-first author situation: in theory, since both authors have contributed what is considered equal weight, how does one determine who is 'first' first author? Beyond the trivial quibbles that may bring, does the difference really matter in the grand scheme of things? Thank you!
Assistant: List them alphabetically, add an asterisk to their affiliation and then: *\*Both authors contributed equally.* in the footnote. It's a win-win.
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Human: Co-first author - does order really matter? I'm curious to hear how folks feel about the order of authors in a co-first author situation: in theory, since both authors have contributed what is considered equal weight, how does one determine who is 'first' first author? Beyond the trivial quibbles that may bring, does the difference really matter in the grand scheme of things? Thank you!
Assistant: Depends on the field, but not much at all. Authorship is fairly important for faculty jobs, but a couple of papers with co-first author (show with an asterisk) are treated the same as first author papers. Source: Been in a couple of R1 faculty search committees.
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Human: Stir-frying contradicts a lot I've learned about cooking so far For over a year now I've been learning about cooking but recently I started looking into stir-frying and there are some things that confuse me about this and high-heat cooking in general that I would love to clear up. First of all, it's always emphasised that originally Asian restaurants use a jet engine heat and there are a few other recipes (burgers) where the oil needs to "start smoking". This always confuses me because I thought burned oil is bad. Is there a difference between smoking and burning or is burning oil sometimes desired for whatever reason? Another thing. In European cooking the recipe starts by cooking aromatics in oil to infuse it with flavor. In stir-fries I see all kinds of orders. Kenji's Fried Rice order: rice -> meat -> vegetables + aromatics -> sauce. Gordon Ramsay's stir fry (see the recent "Ramsay in 10"): meat + aromatics (take out when done) -> vegetables (take out when done) -> rice. I notice aromatics are not the base for the whole dish in both cases but for some reason Gordon puts them with meat and Kenji basically at the end. What is the role of aromatics in stir-fries? Is it treated like a vegetable? Is there no "infusion"? Last issue I have is nonstick pans. I noticed that Gordon uses nonstick pans in a lot of the videos including those about deep-frying and stir-frying. Also, Kenji in his article about fried rice suggest nonstick as the best alternative for induction stovetops. I thought that high-high cooking in those is toxic. They don't care? It's not as big of a deal as I thought? It's not like that anymore because technology got better? The toxic temperature is much higher than smoking oil? I like to know the reasoning behind techniques and I couldn't find answer for those. I would be very grateful if you, as professionals, could explain those ambiguities. tl;dr: Isn't smoking oil bad? When should I add aromatics and what's their function? Why do people use nonstick pans for high-heat cooking?
Assistant: It’s a very common myth, including in these comments here, that heating oil to the smoking point is inherently unhealthy. Adam Ragusea did a recent video on the state of the science of cooking oils and heat that I’d recommend. https://youtu.be/l_aFHrzSBrM
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Human: Stir-frying contradicts a lot I've learned about cooking so far For over a year now I've been learning about cooking but recently I started looking into stir-frying and there are some things that confuse me about this and high-heat cooking in general that I would love to clear up. First of all, it's always emphasised that originally Asian restaurants use a jet engine heat and there are a few other recipes (burgers) where the oil needs to "start smoking". This always confuses me because I thought burned oil is bad. Is there a difference between smoking and burning or is burning oil sometimes desired for whatever reason? Another thing. In European cooking the recipe starts by cooking aromatics in oil to infuse it with flavor. In stir-fries I see all kinds of orders. Kenji's Fried Rice order: rice -> meat -> vegetables + aromatics -> sauce. Gordon Ramsay's stir fry (see the recent "Ramsay in 10"): meat + aromatics (take out when done) -> vegetables (take out when done) -> rice. I notice aromatics are not the base for the whole dish in both cases but for some reason Gordon puts them with meat and Kenji basically at the end. What is the role of aromatics in stir-fries? Is it treated like a vegetable? Is there no "infusion"? Last issue I have is nonstick pans. I noticed that Gordon uses nonstick pans in a lot of the videos including those about deep-frying and stir-frying. Also, Kenji in his article about fried rice suggest nonstick as the best alternative for induction stovetops. I thought that high-high cooking in those is toxic. They don't care? It's not as big of a deal as I thought? It's not like that anymore because technology got better? The toxic temperature is much higher than smoking oil? I like to know the reasoning behind techniques and I couldn't find answer for those. I would be very grateful if you, as professionals, could explain those ambiguities. tl;dr: Isn't smoking oil bad? When should I add aromatics and what's their function? Why do people use nonstick pans for high-heat cooking?
Assistant: Smoking oil is different than burning, but certain oils you don't want to get to smoking point, because they'll burn quickly after that. The toxic chemicals used in non sticks was banned back in the early 2000s I think, modern nonsticks are toxin free Sorry I don't have any other answers for you, this is all I can help with, sorry bud
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Human: To get to my (4th floor) office, I walk up 14 steps and then 6 steps to the 2nd floor, 11 steps and 9 steps to the 3rd floor, and then 11 steps and 9 steps to the 4th floor. Why isn't each half-story 10 steps? I just don't get it. Sorry if this is an obvious answer.
Assistant: Going 11/9 lets the landing on the story be larger than the landing on the half story.
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Human: To get to my (4th floor) office, I walk up 14 steps and then 6 steps to the 2nd floor, 11 steps and 9 steps to the 3rd floor, and then 11 steps and 9 steps to the 4th floor. Why isn't each half-story 10 steps? I just don't get it. Sorry if this is an obvious answer.
Assistant: Good example, where I am due to other equipment the landings and stair cases have required placement that lead to uneven spacing.
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Human: Book on the Philosophy of Science Hi everyone, I am a college freshman majoring in Philosophy and Physics. I am interested in the Philosophy of Physics, but before that, I would like to get an idea of general philosophical issues in the sciences. It'd be great if someone could recommend me a book (or multiple books) on the philosophy of science. It can be on Physics, Math, Biology... any science. I would like to read an actual philosophical text instead of a review or an introduction or a textbook or a book like philosophy for dummies. It is okay if the text is dense. I have experience with dense texts, like Kant's CPR and Spinoza's Ethics. For instance, if some asks for a book on metaphysics, you might recommend them Kant's CPR. I want those kinds of texts but concerned with scientific issues. Thank you so much.
Assistant: I can't recommend Kuhn's "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" enough. Even more so if you have a physics background. Kuhn was a physicist who transitioned to history and philosophy of science, where he challenged the dogma of science as being an accumulative enterprise - bringing to light how science changes through what he calls "paradigm shifts". Kuhn is very familiar with how actual science is done, and he doesn't shy away from the nitty gritty details both historically and practically.
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Human: Book on the Philosophy of Science Hi everyone, I am a college freshman majoring in Philosophy and Physics. I am interested in the Philosophy of Physics, but before that, I would like to get an idea of general philosophical issues in the sciences. It'd be great if someone could recommend me a book (or multiple books) on the philosophy of science. It can be on Physics, Math, Biology... any science. I would like to read an actual philosophical text instead of a review or an introduction or a textbook or a book like philosophy for dummies. It is okay if the text is dense. I have experience with dense texts, like Kant's CPR and Spinoza's Ethics. For instance, if some asks for a book on metaphysics, you might recommend them Kant's CPR. I want those kinds of texts but concerned with scientific issues. Thank you so much.
Assistant: When I was in college, we used Philosophy of Science: The Central Issues by Martin Curd and J.A. Cover (First Edition). Its an anthology, not a textbook, and it was pretty good. https://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Science-Central-Issues-Second/dp/039391903X/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=RLK8J5YV4LAB&keywords=philosophy+of+science&qid=1654244734&sprefix=philophy+of+sci%2Caps%2C374&sr=8-4
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Human: Explain like I'm five years old: Why is that water is needed to live as opposed to alternative liquids? If coffee is just bean-flavoured water, why couldn’t you survive by only drinking coffee? If you were lost on a desert island and had only coffee, juice or soda to drink, could you survive?
Assistant: According to recent research you probably could get away with drinking beer instead of water as long as it doesn’t exceed 2% ABV, as the alcohols diuretic effect is negligible at that concentration. But good luck finding any beer like that as basically all commercially available beer starts around 4% ABV.
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Human: Explain like I'm five years old: Why is that water is needed to live as opposed to alternative liquids? If coffee is just bean-flavoured water, why couldn’t you survive by only drinking coffee? If you were lost on a desert island and had only coffee, juice or soda to drink, could you survive?
Assistant: Yes, you could, because those things all contain water. Water is needed because, primarily, it's a polar substance, meaning it has a net partial electrical charge: the hydrogen ends are positive, and the central oxygen is negative. This makes water really good at dissolving materials and carrying minerals in it. There are also these benefits to staying hydrated.
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Human: why are there not more varying internal combustion engine layouts? We frequently see inline or V shaped engines, and less commonly a flat/boxer engine or a rotary engine; even a slant mounted inline motor used to be somewhat common, but doesn't seem to be anymore. I've been thinking lately of different ideas for engines, and wondering if they've been built or anything? Like an upside-down V? Possibly easier to layout turbos, if you can get both the intake and exhaust ports on the top side of the engine? And potential for a flat oil pan with submerged oil pump in the groove of the V? Would the possible two crankshafts pose too much of a potential issue? Idk, I failed out of engineering school so I don't have all the technical knowledge on why it may/may not work. I wish I had the means to try these things, that would be the ultimate cool job. Anyway, thanks in advance for the help.
Assistant: If you want to see some fun and different configurations, Brick Experiment Channel have recreated some in Lego, spun them up to speed and filmed in slow motion. On quite a few you can see the balancing issues that are present with some configs. Smaller # cyls Larger # cyls
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Human: why are there not more varying internal combustion engine layouts? We frequently see inline or V shaped engines, and less commonly a flat/boxer engine or a rotary engine; even a slant mounted inline motor used to be somewhat common, but doesn't seem to be anymore. I've been thinking lately of different ideas for engines, and wondering if they've been built or anything? Like an upside-down V? Possibly easier to layout turbos, if you can get both the intake and exhaust ports on the top side of the engine? And potential for a flat oil pan with submerged oil pump in the groove of the V? Would the possible two crankshafts pose too much of a potential issue? Idk, I failed out of engineering school so I don't have all the technical knowledge on why it may/may not work. I wish I had the means to try these things, that would be the ultimate cool job. Anyway, thanks in advance for the help.
Assistant: >Like an upside-down V? Like this?
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Human: Applicants With Bloated Titles From Startups So my manager and I are getting applications in for our department. One of the biggest things I'm seeing is engineers from startups or small companies with 20 people or less with high level titles for their experience. I'm talking chief engineer with 3 years experience kind of bloated. Most of them are something like "CTO" or "Principal Engineer" with 3 people they manage. So how do you all deal with these kind of applicants? I'm not saying they aren't skilled, but they aren't principal or senior engineer at a Fortune 100 company skilled. Another thing we have are lesser positions. More mid-level engineer types. So, I call up some of these applicants and thank them for applying to the higher level position, but I'd like to interview them for the lower level role. They usually talk back with something like they're business experience makes them more valuable and so on. At the end of the day, most don't decide to come in. I get that they applied for a higher level role, but I think they need to take the rose colored glasses off and be realistic. So what do you guys do? My options for my area seem to be college grads that we build up, poaching, or giving high level roles to people who don't meet half the requirements.
Assistant: Been my experience that engineers that manage 3 engineers know more than some random corporate guy. Work at a small firm and you get exposed to new problems all the time. Work corporate and you learn to look good in meetings.
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Human: Applicants With Bloated Titles From Startups So my manager and I are getting applications in for our department. One of the biggest things I'm seeing is engineers from startups or small companies with 20 people or less with high level titles for their experience. I'm talking chief engineer with 3 years experience kind of bloated. Most of them are something like "CTO" or "Principal Engineer" with 3 people they manage. So how do you all deal with these kind of applicants? I'm not saying they aren't skilled, but they aren't principal or senior engineer at a Fortune 100 company skilled. Another thing we have are lesser positions. More mid-level engineer types. So, I call up some of these applicants and thank them for applying to the higher level position, but I'd like to interview them for the lower level role. They usually talk back with something like they're business experience makes them more valuable and so on. At the end of the day, most don't decide to come in. I get that they applied for a higher level role, but I think they need to take the rose colored glasses off and be realistic. So what do you guys do? My options for my area seem to be college grads that we build up, poaching, or giving high level roles to people who don't meet half the requirements.
Assistant: Captain is a captain, regardless of whether it's a PT boat or a battleship. It's as much about the role as the complexity and scale that has to be managed.
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Human: I called out sick and the day I was out my manager told all my coworkers that when I walked in the next day I would immediately be fired. So basically, my employer hired me on and I have in writing in my contract what my benefits would be. I ended up being in charge of a large section of the lab within the first month. After 3 months my manager told me that they were never planning to actually give me those benefits and they never would because they are shutting down the site I work at. The next month I was told that I now did not count as an employee and that my opinion in the meetings I had to attend as the head of the section I was working in. I was told I had to be in the meetings but I was in no way allowed to interact verbally or through the chat function. I sent a single email to my manager stating that I was unhappy with the lack of compensation for the benefits I had signed for in my contract. It was a professionally worked email, and very short and to the point. The next day (today) I had to call out for a family emergency. I just received several texts from coworkers, some of whom aren’t even in my section of the lab, that they “heard the news about me and were really sorry to see my go”. I asked about it to one of them and apparently my manager has been having meetings with my coworkers telling them I was fired and that when I walk in on Monday to tell him so he can take my badge and walk me out. Can he do that? Can he just tell all my coworkers I am being fired without even letting me know? I received no phone call, no text, no message through our company messaging app, nothing. So they have not tried contacting me even once and yet he is telling everyone at my lab that I am fired.
Assistant: Well make sure to go in as scheduled and make them actually fire you if that's what they want to do. Don't just not show up because of what he is telling your coworkers. Go in, get terminated, and file for unemployment. If this lab is part of a larger corporation you may have recourse going to higher levels of management if the company is in breach of hour employment contract or you were fired against company policies.
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Human: I called out sick and the day I was out my manager told all my coworkers that when I walked in the next day I would immediately be fired. So basically, my employer hired me on and I have in writing in my contract what my benefits would be. I ended up being in charge of a large section of the lab within the first month. After 3 months my manager told me that they were never planning to actually give me those benefits and they never would because they are shutting down the site I work at. The next month I was told that I now did not count as an employee and that my opinion in the meetings I had to attend as the head of the section I was working in. I was told I had to be in the meetings but I was in no way allowed to interact verbally or through the chat function. I sent a single email to my manager stating that I was unhappy with the lack of compensation for the benefits I had signed for in my contract. It was a professionally worked email, and very short and to the point. The next day (today) I had to call out for a family emergency. I just received several texts from coworkers, some of whom aren’t even in my section of the lab, that they “heard the news about me and were really sorry to see my go”. I asked about it to one of them and apparently my manager has been having meetings with my coworkers telling them I was fired and that when I walk in on Monday to tell him so he can take my badge and walk me out. Can he do that? Can he just tell all my coworkers I am being fired without even letting me know? I received no phone call, no text, no message through our company messaging app, nothing. So they have not tried contacting me even once and yet he is telling everyone at my lab that I am fired.
Assistant: Do you have access to your emails? Especially any of them that detail the lack of compensation and benefits aligned with your contract? If so, go ahead and pull those off of the server before you go in. Screenshots, forwards, etc. You do not want to count on them preserving records for a lawsuit.
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Human: Can I melt and rewhip Swiss meringue buttercream instead of waiting for it to come to room temp? Hi all. I had made some SMBC a few days ago and put it in the fridge. Articles mention in order to rewhip your SMBC, you will need for it to come to room temp. But it’s taking forever. Almost two hours now and it’s still not ready. Am I able to just melt and rewhip? Thanks!
Assistant: Yes, heat it in the microwave or you can put a metal bowl over a double boiler or directly on a flame. Don't liquify more than a third of your total icing. Then whip. You can whip from cold but it's harder on your mixer and you'll still need to wait for the friction of the mixer to heat the icing up enough to get fluffy. Just like if you try to cream cold butter.
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Human: Can I melt and rewhip Swiss meringue buttercream instead of waiting for it to come to room temp? Hi all. I had made some SMBC a few days ago and put it in the fridge. Articles mention in order to rewhip your SMBC, you will need for it to come to room temp. But it’s taking forever. Almost two hours now and it’s still not ready. Am I able to just melt and rewhip? Thanks!
Assistant: Pull from fridge, melt 20%, 1/5 th by volume in mechanical mixer bowl over water bath. Mix on low speed with paddle on lowest speed till fully/ emulsified. You will lose some volume/lightness. It's unavoidable. Next time leave it at room temp. Mix lighty. Use as needed.
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Human: [Star Wars] Why did the lone TIE fighter the Millennium Falcon encountered at Alderaan's debris field not react to the Millennium Falcon? Why would a fighter pilot ignore a possible enemy craft approaching a high value military asset, especially since the TIE fighter was in an extremely vulnerable position with the Millennium Falcon directly behind it? Why did the TIE fighter continue to travel in a straight line?
Assistant: It did. As soon as they arrived, it buzzed the Death Star, then started to lead them back towards it. Pretty standard Imperial policy when dealing with an unidentified ship. Of course, they could have saved the Empire a whole lot of trouble if they'd shot first and sifted through the rubble later, but there's no way for random TIE pilot #9492 to know that the random junker that just dropped out of hyperspace has most of the main characters on board.
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Human: [Star Wars] Why did the lone TIE fighter the Millennium Falcon encountered at Alderaan's debris field not react to the Millennium Falcon? Why would a fighter pilot ignore a possible enemy craft approaching a high value military asset, especially since the TIE fighter was in an extremely vulnerable position with the Millennium Falcon directly behind it? Why did the TIE fighter continue to travel in a straight line?
Assistant: The empire believed the Death Star to be unsinkable, therefore no reason for a single TIE to engage it. In the imperials eyes better for the TIE to report it and then continue on its patrol.
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Human: CMV: Social media and "new wave" parenting has created self-centred individuals incapable of listening or debating. While I do appreciate that the younger generations are more open and accepting of the many ways people live life, I do think our generation has become insufferably intolerant towards anyone with slightly different views. I (20M) have been raised alongside the internet and got involved in social media pretty early on 12/13 - this is the case for many younger people - and I can't help noticing how we're creating more and more labels to put people in boxes as racist, homophobic, ... e.g. the term "microaggression" that is meant to represent a covert manner of attacking/ostracizing certain groups. As a black man, I've had people trying to touch my hair my entire life - I don't like it, in fact I hate it but is it racist in any way shape or form? No. Is it a microaggression? F*ck no. It's a person who's seen something different to what they're used to (my hair) and was thus curious about how it felt (differently from theirs, surely). If we keep trying to shun people by labeling them with this or that term as soon as they act in a way we perceive as wrong without even giving them the time of day to understand where they're coming from, we're going nowhere. We've become so heavily politicized that instead of gaining an understanding through experience, we obtain an illusion of that through the skewed views of the people we follow on social media. (I'll just say now that I know I am generalizing when I say "we", "younger generations", ... I do understand that not everyone is like this. My point is that social media has seeped through enough of us for this lack of communication to become obvious.)
Assistant: Boomers are like this too though... Self centered and incapable of debating. Cant blame social media or new wave parenting. The fact is, no matter the generation, most people are shitty.
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Human: CMV: Social media and "new wave" parenting has created self-centred individuals incapable of listening or debating. While I do appreciate that the younger generations are more open and accepting of the many ways people live life, I do think our generation has become insufferably intolerant towards anyone with slightly different views. I (20M) have been raised alongside the internet and got involved in social media pretty early on 12/13 - this is the case for many younger people - and I can't help noticing how we're creating more and more labels to put people in boxes as racist, homophobic, ... e.g. the term "microaggression" that is meant to represent a covert manner of attacking/ostracizing certain groups. As a black man, I've had people trying to touch my hair my entire life - I don't like it, in fact I hate it but is it racist in any way shape or form? No. Is it a microaggression? F*ck no. It's a person who's seen something different to what they're used to (my hair) and was thus curious about how it felt (differently from theirs, surely). If we keep trying to shun people by labeling them with this or that term as soon as they act in a way we perceive as wrong without even giving them the time of day to understand where they're coming from, we're going nowhere. We've become so heavily politicized that instead of gaining an understanding through experience, we obtain an illusion of that through the skewed views of the people we follow on social media. (I'll just say now that I know I am generalizing when I say "we", "younger generations", ... I do understand that not everyone is like this. My point is that social media has seeped through enough of us for this lack of communication to become obvious.)
Assistant: Ever try being rational with a middle aged trumptard? All those traitors attempting insurrection were old
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Human: Birthday gift idea for communication professor starting her first full-time job this fall Hello everyone. After years of adjuncting and working toward finishing her PhD, my wife managed to snag her first full-time teaching gig, starting this coming fall semester. We couldn't be more thrilled. We packed up the family and moved into a new house in a new state, and now that the dust is finally settling I'm remembering I need to get her a birthday gift. So with that in mind, I'd like to get her something for her office or in some way related to her new job, as this is such a huge deal for our family and I'm so proud of her. So is there anything you'd recommend for a new communication professor starting her first full-time job? Thank you!
Assistant: honestly: a unique stapler and tape dispenser for her desk. lol. it's amazing how often people will "borrow" those and then you lose them forever when they all look the same. But also a spa day during final exam time is a good idea.
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Human: Birthday gift idea for communication professor starting her first full-time job this fall Hello everyone. After years of adjuncting and working toward finishing her PhD, my wife managed to snag her first full-time teaching gig, starting this coming fall semester. We couldn't be more thrilled. We packed up the family and moved into a new house in a new state, and now that the dust is finally settling I'm remembering I need to get her a birthday gift. So with that in mind, I'd like to get her something for her office or in some way related to her new job, as this is such a huge deal for our family and I'm so proud of her. So is there anything you'd recommend for a new communication professor starting her first full-time job? Thank you!
Assistant: A massage/spa retreat before the semester begins to destress.
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Human: [Lord of the Rings] Could the Ring be transported safely by some kind of Ark of the Covenant type container? Physically carrying the ring seems to breed madness in anyone exposed to it for long enough, could a team of people simply seal it away in a box with nobody having direct contact with it (or being killed if they showed signs of corruption) and having it be carried to Mordor?
Assistant: Saruman was corrupted without ever seeing the ring, so I'm gonna go with no.
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Human: [Lord of the Rings] Could the Ring be transported safely by some kind of Ark of the Covenant type container? Physically carrying the ring seems to breed madness in anyone exposed to it for long enough, could a team of people simply seal it away in a box with nobody having direct contact with it (or being killed if they showed signs of corruption) and having it be carried to Mordor?
Assistant: The ring can remotely corrupt people, so if you just kill anyone who shows enough corruption the ring can just make you think the more ethical members of your team are corrupted, kill them off, and corrupt the less ethical members. That said, they basically did a version of this. Hobbits are much harder to corrupt with magic. They transported the ring with a hobbit, often under a mithral shirt.
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Human: Vegan Macarons Hopefully someone here can shed some light on this. I have attempted four sepearte batches of vegan macarons (using aquafaba) and they’ve all failed miserably. In every bake, the tops rise to a point, crack open, and the center just oozes out. I’ve adjusted the oven temperature and times (ranging from 220 to 320 degrees; from 15-30 minutes) and I’ve adjusted my macronage technique. Regardless of the adjustment, they keep bursting open. Does anyone have experience making these? Everything looks perfect before I put it in to bake. But the second it hits the heat it fails. As a side note, I’ve made plenty of traditional macarons without fail.
Assistant: Can’t help, but some of them look like mini volcanoes... you could start a new dessert
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Human: Vegan Macarons Hopefully someone here can shed some light on this. I have attempted four sepearte batches of vegan macarons (using aquafaba) and they’ve all failed miserably. In every bake, the tops rise to a point, crack open, and the center just oozes out. I’ve adjusted the oven temperature and times (ranging from 220 to 320 degrees; from 15-30 minutes) and I’ve adjusted my macronage technique. Regardless of the adjustment, they keep bursting open. Does anyone have experience making these? Everything looks perfect before I put it in to bake. But the second it hits the heat it fails. As a side note, I’ve made plenty of traditional macarons without fail.
Assistant: Could they be too dry when they go into the oven? Maybe try resting them for a little shorter, and use parchment to see if that helps to get the rising going on the bottom rather than the top.
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Human: What common design decisions do you hate with a passion that non-engineers don't get? This question is inspired by a conversation with a friend in which I explained that I *strongly* belive that touchscreen interfaces have *no place* in car dashboards, especially if the system has a lot of different menu screens. They can't be used without taking attention away from controlling the vehicle and they're just plain *dangerous.* My friend, a car enthusiast and mechanic, just said, "Whoa. Okay, then..." Anybody else have that one thing that pisses them off?
Assistant: Anything that can't be repaired or at least opened up. Anything "interactive" that takes longer than 200ms to update. Anything "embedded" that takes longer than 500ms to boot. The use of electrolytic capacitors that are rated below 80 degrees C. Repeated button-pushing to control intensity. Javascript.
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Human: What common design decisions do you hate with a passion that non-engineers don't get? This question is inspired by a conversation with a friend in which I explained that I *strongly* belive that touchscreen interfaces have *no place* in car dashboards, especially if the system has a lot of different menu screens. They can't be used without taking attention away from controlling the vehicle and they're just plain *dangerous.* My friend, a car enthusiast and mechanic, just said, "Whoa. Okay, then..." Anybody else have that one thing that pisses them off?
Assistant: Option toggles with ambiguous indication like this example Likewise if it is a single option and you touch it and it changes between two ambiguous colors to indicate if it is active or not. Perhaps I'm part of a small percentage of the population but I can't tell if Dark is On or if Dark is Off. I have to toggle the switch a few times and watch the results. I'm all for flat, simple design, but this type of control infuriates me.
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Human: Explain like I'm five years old: How come in plenty of markets, it seems like we always end up with a handful of major players, but for cars, you still have dozens of brands from many countries that compete against each other?
Assistant: There are plenty of markets with wide competition. Cell phones, for example. People talk about Android vs iPhone vs Windows vs Blackberry, but both Android and Windows (especially Android) have multiple manufacturers competing with each other. Motorola, LG, Samsung, Lumia, ZTE, and more. Computers work the same way, with "PC" encompassing dozens of manufacturers from Dell to HP to Alienware In fact, I can think of more industries that have a lot of competition than ones with only a little.
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Human: Explain like I'm five years old: How come in plenty of markets, it seems like we always end up with a handful of major players, but for cars, you still have dozens of brands from many countries that compete against each other?
Assistant: I would say that's relative, the automotive industry for a while was just a handful of players and while international trading has made it seem like there is a lot of choice, if you look back on the history of the industry, lots of other companies have folded or been absorbed into the companies you know today.
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Human: [General] I've just killed the most successful version of myself in the multiverse and taken over their life to reap the rewards. What can I do to protect myself from the other versions of myself who might have the same idea?
Assistant: Whoever you just killed clearly wasn't the most successful version of you, cuz they're dead now. Ergo, any other versions of you going after the most successful version of you won't be coming after you. QED.
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Human: [General] I've just killed the most successful version of myself in the multiverse and taken over their life to reap the rewards. What can I do to protect myself from the other versions of myself who might have the same idea?
Assistant: Isn't this the plot of a Jet Li movie?
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Human: CMV: Visiting the mall Santa isn't worth it My young kids have no idea that there’s a Santa at our mall. Our friends have fun bringing their kids, but I don’t think that it’s worth bringing them to visit Santa for a few reasons: 1. The crowd is too big and the wait is too long (though apparently you can book an appointment now…). 2. I don’t want to pay $45 for pictures that I don’t think will come out all that great. 3. My kids will have so many questions that I can’t answer about how Santa can visit the mall, since they already have tons of questions about him. 4. Even though I know my parents took me to visit Santa, I don't particularly remember details about those visits, so I don't think that the visit matters a ton to the kids in the long term (even if they'd be really excited at that moment). So, I welcome you to change my view and convince me that I should forget about the wait, crowds, money, and difficult questions, and take my kids to tell Santa about their Christmas lists!
Assistant: you gave us a list of cons, can you give us what you think the pros are? ngl, i feel like you should value you kids enjoyment there over the cost of waiting in a line that you admit doesnt need to happen and $45
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Human: CMV: Visiting the mall Santa isn't worth it My young kids have no idea that there’s a Santa at our mall. Our friends have fun bringing their kids, but I don’t think that it’s worth bringing them to visit Santa for a few reasons: 1. The crowd is too big and the wait is too long (though apparently you can book an appointment now…). 2. I don’t want to pay $45 for pictures that I don’t think will come out all that great. 3. My kids will have so many questions that I can’t answer about how Santa can visit the mall, since they already have tons of questions about him. 4. Even though I know my parents took me to visit Santa, I don't particularly remember details about those visits, so I don't think that the visit matters a ton to the kids in the long term (even if they'd be really excited at that moment). So, I welcome you to change my view and convince me that I should forget about the wait, crowds, money, and difficult questions, and take my kids to tell Santa about their Christmas lists!
Assistant: I remember being terrified of mall Santa’s from the age of about 8 onwards. One grabbed me from under my butt and wouldn’t let go of me after the photos had been taken. I felt extremely violated and remember telling my mum I didn’t want to ever see Santa again
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Human: Explain like I'm five years old Why does sodium-heavy liquids like pickle juice, chicken noodle soup, or saline hydrate you better than regular water when you're dehydrated, but salt water dehydrates you?
Assistant: It's about salt balance. If you're slightly dehydrated, you are probably a little low on salt too. So having a slightly salty liquid is good. Sea water on the other hand, is VERY salty. It's too much for your body, so your body will try to dilute it by using up water already in the body and will try to get rid of that salt through urine ASAP, which further dehydrates you.
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Human: Explain like I'm five years old Why does sodium-heavy liquids like pickle juice, chicken noodle soup, or saline hydrate you better than regular water when you're dehydrated, but salt water dehydrates you?
Assistant: Distance runners like me think of electrolytes rather than just table salt alone. Even when we take them directly (salt tablets) they still aren’t as salty as sea water.
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Human: How should I store my cilantro so that it doesn’t go bad so quick? I went to a farmers market for my produce and I got this huge bouquet of cilantro for less than $2. I was so thrilled but now I’m wondering how do I store it? The bouquet of cilantro is definitely too tall to stand in a glass of water in my fridge. I’m wondering if I should freeze some or if that’s not a good idea? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!
Assistant: Kenji’s method
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Human: How should I store my cilantro so that it doesn’t go bad so quick? I went to a farmers market for my produce and I got this huge bouquet of cilantro for less than $2. I was so thrilled but now I’m wondering how do I store it? The bouquet of cilantro is definitely too tall to stand in a glass of water in my fridge. I’m wondering if I should freeze some or if that’s not a good idea? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!
Assistant: It doesn't freeze well - or rather it doesn't *defrost* well. If I have too much left over I chop it up before freezing, then I use it straight from the freezer into the pan - in seconds - and stir it in. You'll get the flavours but the leaves will essentially disintegrate, so don't think of using it as a garnish.
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Human: Why are my chocolate chip cookies always so flat? I’ve made https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/chewy-chocolate-chip-cookies/ and https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/giant-chocolate-chip-cookies/ and both recipes have resulted in very flat cookies (https://imgur.com/a/bwAFbjx). I’ve followed the recipes exactly and use a scale to weigh the flour, sugar, butter, etc. I also make sure everything is room temperature or melted if necessary. The only thing that’s different is I don’t know where to find chocolate chips, so I’ve been weighing out chocolate bars (Lindt or Milka) and chopping them up instead. Are the chocolate bars causing the cookies to spread out like this?
Assistant: I’m actually looking for a way to get cookies this flat! I don’t wanna hijack the thread but does anybody know intentional ways to get cookies that flat?
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Human: Why are my chocolate chip cookies always so flat? I’ve made https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/chewy-chocolate-chip-cookies/ and https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/giant-chocolate-chip-cookies/ and both recipes have resulted in very flat cookies (https://imgur.com/a/bwAFbjx). I’ve followed the recipes exactly and use a scale to weigh the flour, sugar, butter, etc. I also make sure everything is room temperature or melted if necessary. The only thing that’s different is I don’t know where to find chocolate chips, so I’ve been weighing out chocolate bars (Lindt or Milka) and chopping them up instead. Are the chocolate bars causing the cookies to spread out like this?
Assistant: I’ve always wondered if cold butter vs melted butter is a factor in situations like this.
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Human: I got an old knife from my grandmothers house after she passed. How can I clean this up so I can use it? So here's the knife. https://i.imgur.com/kbSj13L.jpg My dad said he cleaned up the handle with some oil or something. I just need to clean up the blade. Any suggestions?
Assistant: Let it soak in salt water on a full moon with some crystals to remove any unwanted spirits (unless you want your grandmother to keep telling you that you are chopping wrong), smudge it with sage brush afterwards.
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Human: I got an old knife from my grandmothers house after she passed. How can I clean this up so I can use it? So here's the knife. https://i.imgur.com/kbSj13L.jpg My dad said he cleaned up the handle with some oil or something. I just need to clean up the blade. Any suggestions?
Assistant: 3 in 1 oil and lots of rags, will leave a patina but take all the rust. Once clean use very hot water to clean the blade and let dry in oven after you have cooked something and finished your meal. Take out of oven once back to room temp.
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Human: Alternative career paths for Ph.D? What are some alternative careers outside of academia that those with a Ph.D in science (specifically ecology and evolutionary biology) may enjoy? It seems all too often that academia is promoted as the only option for those that stick it out in doctorate programs.
Assistant: There is a huge amount of attention on this right now because of how tough the academic job market is. Tons of PhDs are starting consulting companies to help other PhDs get non-academic or "alt-ac" jobs. Check out "Beyond the Professoriate," "Jobs on Toast," and the Twitter chat #withaPhD.
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Human: Alternative career paths for Ph.D? What are some alternative careers outside of academia that those with a Ph.D in science (specifically ecology and evolutionary biology) may enjoy? It seems all too often that academia is promoted as the only option for those that stick it out in doctorate programs.
Assistant: Patent Agent. Seriously. I was *this* close to doing it myself. Ended up getting a STEM job though.
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Human: When I buy "fresh" chicken breasts at the store, they often have ice still clinging to them in the package, indicating they've been frozen. I've always heard you shouldn't refreeze thawed raw meat...how should I handle these? My usual procedure when I stock up on chicken is to chuck the breasts in a freezer bag with some marinade and freeze for future use, but I'm not sure if this violates the "do not refreeze" law in this case. Should I go ahead and cook them before freezing, or is it ok? In related topics, does anybody know WHY you're not supposed to refreeze raw meat? Everything I find just says "don't do it" but they don't elaborate. If you're going to cook it afterward, wouldn't any bacteria get killed anyway? Thank you for your wisdom! I love seeing all the knowledgeable perspectives on here. :-)
Assistant: They store and ship that chicken in at 28F. While this is below freezing, the saline solution in the chicken actually keeps it from truly freezing. The chicken wasn't technically frozen, and it's ok. Nothing to worry about.
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Human: When I buy "fresh" chicken breasts at the store, they often have ice still clinging to them in the package, indicating they've been frozen. I've always heard you shouldn't refreeze thawed raw meat...how should I handle these? My usual procedure when I stock up on chicken is to chuck the breasts in a freezer bag with some marinade and freeze for future use, but I'm not sure if this violates the "do not refreeze" law in this case. Should I go ahead and cook them before freezing, or is it ok? In related topics, does anybody know WHY you're not supposed to refreeze raw meat? Everything I find just says "don't do it" but they don't elaborate. If you're going to cook it afterward, wouldn't any bacteria get killed anyway? Thank you for your wisdom! I love seeing all the knowledgeable perspectives on here. :-)
Assistant: I work in the meat department at a grocery store and i can shed some light on this. At our store we get ALL of our fresh chicken in fresh. We do not slack out frozen chicken. However if the chicken is close to the refrigeration condensers towards the front of the truck while being shipped the chicken will be slightly frozen on the outside. Chicken is an extremely high turnover item so it goes on the shelf right after it gets delivered, hence the ice coating.
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Human: Explain like I'm five years old:Why do people pace around the room when they make phone calls?
Assistant: Movement stimulates the brain. The cerebellum is driven by movement, which in turn assists with higher-level functions like thoughts and feelings.
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Human: Explain like I'm five years old:Why do people pace around the room when they make phone calls?
Assistant: Generally I walk around so no one person is listening to the entirety of my conversation.
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Human: What is your average day like as an engineer? Where has college taken you as far as jobs as an engineer? What does your average day consist of in your field of engineering? I'm an engineering student in a technical high school. I've taken Introduction to Engineering Design, Robotics w/ BOE bot, Analog electronics, Digital electronics, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Aerospace, POE, and EDD.
Assistant: Come in to work, sit in my cube. Go on reddit, work a little, reddit, work..repeat. Go out to lunch and eat in my car, come back in the afternoon and repeat morning routine. Go home, cry...I'm looking for a new job.
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Human: What is your average day like as an engineer? Where has college taken you as far as jobs as an engineer? What does your average day consist of in your field of engineering? I'm an engineering student in a technical high school. I've taken Introduction to Engineering Design, Robotics w/ BOE bot, Analog electronics, Digital electronics, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Aerospace, POE, and EDD.
Assistant: The Civil Engineers i worked for had really full mornings with many projects on the go, followed by a card game at lunch, and either some surveys or meetings in the afternoon. about half the time they would still be working for some time after i punched out. *EDIT*: No idea why anyone downvoted this, people don't like Civil Engineers? Not a fan of lunchtime card games?
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Human: Why are flat head screws still made? Why are flat head screws still being produced? The flat blade screw driver is one of the most annoying hand tools to use IMO, they slip off and tend to strip out the head of the screw. In that sense why are ALL electrical outlet face plate covers attached with this wrecthed excuse for a screw?! if the screw driver slips off you've got a pretty good chance of sliding that screw driver right into the outlet!
Assistant: A flat head screw does not refer to the type of driver used. A flat head screw can be made fore slotted screw drivers: http://www.amazon.com/Brass-Finish-Slotted-Length-Threads/dp/B00DD51PXU/ref=sr_1_6?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1438124344&sr=1-6&keywords=flat+head+slotted&pebp=1438124368886&perid=0H6YDB7N1ZM6QCZ9VPWV or philips dirvers: http://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Machine-Finish-Phillips-Threads/dp/B00DD49MSG Just being pedantic.
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Human: Why are flat head screws still made? Why are flat head screws still being produced? The flat blade screw driver is one of the most annoying hand tools to use IMO, they slip off and tend to strip out the head of the screw. In that sense why are ALL electrical outlet face plate covers attached with this wrecthed excuse for a screw?! if the screw driver slips off you've got a pretty good chance of sliding that screw driver right into the outlet!
Assistant: if they slip off and strip your most likely using the wrong size.
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Human: Seeking advice from bakery/cafe owners Those who own/started their own bakery and cafe, I seek your advice. I am 39 years old (with two kids under 3) who spent the past fifteen years in hotel management pursuing my dream in opening a bakery/cafe. What are some words of wisdom and advice you can give? What is the best/worst part? What does your daily routine look like? What is your favorite/least favorite thing to bake? Piece of kitchen equipment? What cost way more than you expected? Is it unrealistic for me to do this and be able to pick up my kids everyday from daycare at 5p? Ever grateful for your time...
Assistant: I would suggest starting out as a cottage baker and sell from your home to build up a client base and get a solid grasp on ingredient costs, pricing, how quickly you personally can do something (ie frost a cake, decorate cookies, etc) because time is money.
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Human: Seeking advice from bakery/cafe owners Those who own/started their own bakery and cafe, I seek your advice. I am 39 years old (with two kids under 3) who spent the past fifteen years in hotel management pursuing my dream in opening a bakery/cafe. What are some words of wisdom and advice you can give? What is the best/worst part? What does your daily routine look like? What is your favorite/least favorite thing to bake? Piece of kitchen equipment? What cost way more than you expected? Is it unrealistic for me to do this and be able to pick up my kids everyday from daycare at 5p? Ever grateful for your time...
Assistant: If you hire an employee, pay them more than you can afford and treat them like they're going to tell the world about you.
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Human: [Avengers Endgame] Did Nebula know whoever went to go retrieve the soul stone would have to make a sacrifice but said nothing? When she comes to Titan in Infinity War it feels like they kind of hint she knows since Thanos had the soul stone and Gamora wasn’t there, it must be connected. Yet come Endgame she remains quiet about that. Was she worried if she told them they might not wanna sacrifice anyone?
Assistant: There’s really nothing to say she did. All she knew was Thanos murdered Gamora there. How would she have inkling of what he did it for ya know? For all she knows he murdered her because her use was up. Gamora doesn’t believe he actually loved her, so why would Nebula?
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Human: [Avengers Endgame] Did Nebula know whoever went to go retrieve the soul stone would have to make a sacrifice but said nothing? When she comes to Titan in Infinity War it feels like they kind of hint she knows since Thanos had the soul stone and Gamora wasn’t there, it must be connected. Yet come Endgame she remains quiet about that. Was she worried if she told them they might not wanna sacrifice anyone?
Assistant: She may have had some suspicion, but she didn't know for sure.
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Human: [Marvel] Has Captain America ever said something grossly outdated and offensive? Captain America got trapped in an Iceberg sometime in the 40’s and much of pop culture at the time was deeply problematic by the standards of today in regards to race,sex,disability,etc. Even assuming he was the most progressive man in the 1940’s, the dude got frozen at a time when ‘negro’ was considered a PC term to use. Are there any instances where this massive cultural dissonance is acknowledged?
Assistant: There's a really good panel somewhere where Magneto attempted to wipe all prejudices from Captain Americas mind only to find that none existed in the first place. Captain America is a beacon of how Americans should be not how we are. Edit: Here it is
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Human: [Marvel] Has Captain America ever said something grossly outdated and offensive? Captain America got trapped in an Iceberg sometime in the 40’s and much of pop culture at the time was deeply problematic by the standards of today in regards to race,sex,disability,etc. Even assuming he was the most progressive man in the 1940’s, the dude got frozen at a time when ‘negro’ was considered a PC term to use. Are there any instances where this massive cultural dissonance is acknowledged?
Assistant: I don't believe stories really spent much time on this. Since the whole raison d'ete of Steve Rogers is that he's basically the best possible man, we can assume he made a concentrated effort to adapt to the new age.
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Human: CMV: Andrew Yang was a generational candidate and we blew it. I genuinely believe that if you didn't support Yang it was for one of two reasons: 1. You didn't know about him, as he was egregiously blacked out by the media. 2. You know about him, but never actually took the time to understand his policies. He's the only politician addressing real problems that he's quantifying with empirical evidence, and the solutions that he proposed were all pragmatic. When you compare a never before accomplished wealth tax to his VAT-driven Freedom Dividend- only one of the two seems to tie the solution directly to the problem, only one of the two of them is easily implementable and would pass in the house. Yang not making it further in this race seems like a massive missed opportunity.
Assistant: Yang was another rich capitalist with a rich capitalist solution to problems, throw memory at it, just giving everyone a thousand dollars a month would not fix most problems, what is needed is systematic change of our ruined medical system and our labor system that is stacked against workers.
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Human: CMV: Andrew Yang was a generational candidate and we blew it. I genuinely believe that if you didn't support Yang it was for one of two reasons: 1. You didn't know about him, as he was egregiously blacked out by the media. 2. You know about him, but never actually took the time to understand his policies. He's the only politician addressing real problems that he's quantifying with empirical evidence, and the solutions that he proposed were all pragmatic. When you compare a never before accomplished wealth tax to his VAT-driven Freedom Dividend- only one of the two seems to tie the solution directly to the problem, only one of the two of them is easily implementable and would pass in the house. Yang not making it further in this race seems like a massive missed opportunity.
Assistant: How would Yang's policy pass in the house if he couldn't get enough votes to support more than single digit voteshare in the democratic primary?
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Human: Did any of you hate engineering school but now enjoy working as an engineer?
Assistant: I like my job because how stupid easy it is I get a kick going down suffering ave (memory lane) and seeing all the concepts taught in engineering school all in one book “The machinist handbook” I grab that book and think. This is all in head. I suffered for this book. God damn. And now I’m here
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Human: Did any of you hate engineering school but now enjoy working as an engineer?
Assistant: Honestly school gets a lot better. Once you get through calc, chem, physics, and mechanics of materials classes are overall more enjoyable
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Human: What do you think will be the next breakthrough in material science?
Assistant: I think being able to mass produce carbon nanotubes/graphene. Graphene has amazing properties but they can only make it in such small quantities we have a ways to go until anyone could actually mass produce any products with it.
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Human: What do you think will be the next breakthrough in material science?
Assistant: I think it will have to be something with batteries. If batteries were more inexpensive and could be quickly charged, that would change transportation greatly.
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Human: CMV: Australia's government (and in turn others) are right to be concerned about child sexualisation in anime. Change needs to happen. As much as I love to shit on the ignorance and xenophobia of Australian parliament, a recent meme-worthy case came up in the last couple of days in which senators discussed, in the middle of Australian parliament, the nature of paedophilic (yes, that's how we spell is) imagery and themes in the anime series *No Game No Life* and *Eromanga Sensei*. As much as the mention of anime in such a high place is funny, there really is no falsity in what is said. These series do sexualise young girls in ways adults (the target audience of many of these series) have absolutely no healthy reason to enjoy. I watch a significant amount of anime myself, but I and the people who I enjoy it with always feel significantly less okay with what we watch when a scene of a teenage boy being groped by his D-cup-sporting ten-year-old sister comes up. Nobody likes it (or at least I hope not), yet we put up with it because so few modern series are without this content in some form of another. If it's not misogyny, incest *and* paedophilia, it's usually at least one of the three. Anime is not small in Australia at all. Melbourne alone has four conventions (recently merged to create three) conventions per year centring on anime and manga. People like it here, and in a country where paedophilia has never not been an issue, there is good reason to be wary of this content. Now at risk of sounding like I'm backtracking, **I do not believe in censoring the content given**. People will always find ways around any restrictions placed, demonstrated well with the ban on the game *Hotline Miami 2*'s release (thanks Humble Bundle), however I do believe there needs to be an official, powerful effort made to reduce the acceptability of paedophilic content's acceptance in any respectful society. If other countries joined in, content of the anime and manga industries may care enough to be more respectful with their content - producers of One Punch Man relied on its western reception to justify a second season, and if American distributors had cared about the actual content of their media, changes may have been required to the series' concerning depiction of adolescent-appearing women. Even if you agree with me that fictional characters being exploited is not unethical, the acceptance of paedophilic, incestuous or misogynistic content is not okay and should be considered more than a bit taboo.
Assistant: It's animated/drawings. No child is exploited. If you don't like it, don't look at it, it's that simple. There is no reason to include more government intervention to solve this non issue. Do you have a problem with the Netflix series Big Mouth? Do you think that should be censored/banned?
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Human: CMV: Australia's government (and in turn others) are right to be concerned about child sexualisation in anime. Change needs to happen. As much as I love to shit on the ignorance and xenophobia of Australian parliament, a recent meme-worthy case came up in the last couple of days in which senators discussed, in the middle of Australian parliament, the nature of paedophilic (yes, that's how we spell is) imagery and themes in the anime series *No Game No Life* and *Eromanga Sensei*. As much as the mention of anime in such a high place is funny, there really is no falsity in what is said. These series do sexualise young girls in ways adults (the target audience of many of these series) have absolutely no healthy reason to enjoy. I watch a significant amount of anime myself, but I and the people who I enjoy it with always feel significantly less okay with what we watch when a scene of a teenage boy being groped by his D-cup-sporting ten-year-old sister comes up. Nobody likes it (or at least I hope not), yet we put up with it because so few modern series are without this content in some form of another. If it's not misogyny, incest *and* paedophilia, it's usually at least one of the three. Anime is not small in Australia at all. Melbourne alone has four conventions (recently merged to create three) conventions per year centring on anime and manga. People like it here, and in a country where paedophilia has never not been an issue, there is good reason to be wary of this content. Now at risk of sounding like I'm backtracking, **I do not believe in censoring the content given**. People will always find ways around any restrictions placed, demonstrated well with the ban on the game *Hotline Miami 2*'s release (thanks Humble Bundle), however I do believe there needs to be an official, powerful effort made to reduce the acceptability of paedophilic content's acceptance in any respectful society. If other countries joined in, content of the anime and manga industries may care enough to be more respectful with their content - producers of One Punch Man relied on its western reception to justify a second season, and if American distributors had cared about the actual content of their media, changes may have been required to the series' concerning depiction of adolescent-appearing women. Even if you agree with me that fictional characters being exploited is not unethical, the acceptance of paedophilic, incestuous or misogynistic content is not okay and should be considered more than a bit taboo.
Assistant: First you need to show me how this content is pedophilic or mysoginistic (since when is showing incestuous relationships a problem?)
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Human: How do electrical grids manage phase balance? In the US most residences are fed by single phase power, usually via a split-phase transformer. Somewhere upstream of this transformer, presumably at a distribution substation, that single phase is being drawn from a three phase transformer. So what mechanism is used to maintain phase balance? Do you just make sure each phase supplies about the same amount of households and hope for the best or is it more complex than that?
Assistant: Pretty much what you've said. Get it as close as possible. The 3 phase delta star transformers sort out the rest (as well as some of the harmonics). Any zero sequence current (i.e. neutral current) circulates around the delta windings and the resultant delta side line currents end up being pretty much equal.
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Human: How do electrical grids manage phase balance? In the US most residences are fed by single phase power, usually via a split-phase transformer. Somewhere upstream of this transformer, presumably at a distribution substation, that single phase is being drawn from a three phase transformer. So what mechanism is used to maintain phase balance? Do you just make sure each phase supplies about the same amount of households and hope for the best or is it more complex than that?
Assistant: A substation may provide hundreds of homes. If each house is getting a single phase that's a lot of homes per phase. Even if a single house uses 10x more then average it'll only be a few % excess load on a single phase. Additionally more homes means a tighter phase control simply due to the reducing variance associated with a large number of houses.
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Human: Would it be a waste to use shiitake mushrooms for chili? They aren’t about to go bad or anything, I just bought a pack and I know they’re supposed to be flavorful but I feel like the flavor from everything else might overshadow the mushrooms.
Assistant: I'd prefer to use them in a way that features the mushrooms personally.
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Human: Would it be a waste to use shiitake mushrooms for chili? They aren’t about to go bad or anything, I just bought a pack and I know they’re supposed to be flavorful but I feel like the flavor from everything else might overshadow the mushrooms.
Assistant: It would be kind of an odd flavor choice for chili, but if you like it why not. Shiitakes are firm and will hold up from a texture perspective, and will add some body/depth to the chili.
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Human: Explain like I'm five years old: If a couple has five sons, how is possible that their next baby has a 50% chance of being a boy while it is simultaneously statistically unlikely that they'll have six boys? How do these two probabilities coexist? I can't grasp it. If it's too complex to Explain like I'm five years old, at least ELI10 because my math skills are fairly poor.
Assistant: This is how I think of it very simply. The chances of having five boys in a row and then a girl is the same as having 5 boys in a row and then a boy
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Human: Explain like I'm five years old: If a couple has five sons, how is possible that their next baby has a 50% chance of being a boy while it is simultaneously statistically unlikely that they'll have six boys? How do these two probabilities coexist? I can't grasp it. If it's too complex to Explain like I'm five years old, at least ELI10 because my math skills are fairly poor.
Assistant: Here is a simply worded article about birth genders and probabilities. http://www.in-gender.com/XYU/Odds/Gender_Odds.aspx From the article: >Odds of Having a Girl >The odds of having a girl seem to decrease after having each boy, but only very slightly. Even after 3 boys, you are only 6.4% more likely to have a 4th boy than a girl. > >Previous Children -> % Girl Births >* None -> 49% Girls >* 1 Boy -> 50% Girls >* 2 Boys -> 47.7% Girls >* 3 Boys -> 43.6% Girls
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Human: How do you handle making an embarrassing mistake as an engineer? So first time leading a project (4 years in) and I submitted a document for review by another consortium member and my calculations got picked apart for being different than theirs. I did a review and realised I made a stupid and embarrassing mistake (I don't make many) which caused the error. I'm writing my retraction email stating my error and providing corrections while trying to find a suitable hole to crawl into so I can hide. How do you deal with making errors? Tldr: made a silly mistake in the calcs, it got picked up, writing retraction email and feeling stupid/embarassed. Edit: Australian
Assistant: Own it and move on. "Engineers don't make mistakes, they make revisions"
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Human: How do you handle making an embarrassing mistake as an engineer? So first time leading a project (4 years in) and I submitted a document for review by another consortium member and my calculations got picked apart for being different than theirs. I did a review and realised I made a stupid and embarrassing mistake (I don't make many) which caused the error. I'm writing my retraction email stating my error and providing corrections while trying to find a suitable hole to crawl into so I can hide. How do you deal with making errors? Tldr: made a silly mistake in the calcs, it got picked up, writing retraction email and feeling stupid/embarassed. Edit: Australian
Assistant: Take the learning lump, thank the reviewer for making the astute catch, and move on. Mistakes happen. Reviews help to prevent mistakes from getting out the door. It sounds like the mistake didn't really cost anyone anything, so you're golden. Onward and upward.
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Human: cmv: most gender/race rhetoric now is dumb and it has bad consequences. And ppl should be tired of it. everyone is the same pretty much, society makes us different. fundamentally just treat everyone the exact same. why is no one saying this? seems to be either racists/sexists or ultra-woke people treating minorities like different species Obvs there is the obvious forms of discrimination but there is the progressive circles that lead to other forms we dare not talk about eg… Some women definitely treat men worse than other women in subtle daily interactions like talking to other women all nicely and friendly but then ignoring men. To me i think is due to gender rhetoric brainwashing them. Some white people definitely treat black people as if they can do nothing wrong/are all the same…like a different species.
Assistant: How do ultra woke people treat minorities like different species exactly? What do you think a species is?
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Human: cmv: most gender/race rhetoric now is dumb and it has bad consequences. And ppl should be tired of it. everyone is the same pretty much, society makes us different. fundamentally just treat everyone the exact same. why is no one saying this? seems to be either racists/sexists or ultra-woke people treating minorities like different species Obvs there is the obvious forms of discrimination but there is the progressive circles that lead to other forms we dare not talk about eg… Some women definitely treat men worse than other women in subtle daily interactions like talking to other women all nicely and friendly but then ignoring men. To me i think is due to gender rhetoric brainwashing them. Some white people definitely treat black people as if they can do nothing wrong/are all the same…like a different species.
Assistant: > everyone is the same pretty much, society makes us different. The key issue is that society traditionally treats us different, and always has. And that different treatment harms many people based on things they cannot control. People in marginalized groups don't have the luxury of ignoring that different treatment.
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Human: [MCU] Could a pre-serum Steve Rogers ever wield Mjolnr? And if so, since we know from Endgame it gave him “The Power of Thor”, would he have physically transformed into his Captain America body ?
Assistant: I don't think Pre-Serum Steve could wield Mjolnir because he doesn't have his military training yet. Being worthy is more then having a good heart so Steve would have needed the knowledge of how to be a good leader. If Pre-Serum Steve from teh Captain Carter Universe got Mjolnir I think he'd be worthy because he's been in battle and learned what that's like along with learning how to lead from Peggy.
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Human: [MCU] Could a pre-serum Steve Rogers ever wield Mjolnr? And if so, since we know from Endgame it gave him “The Power of Thor”, would he have physically transformed into his Captain America body ?
Assistant: I remember reading the original Thor comics, and the Donald Blake persona was pretty weak, with a crippled leg. When Blake was allowed to wield Mjolnr, he transformed into Thor, and there was a significant physical transformation. Food for thought...
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Human: [Batman] Why would the Wayne’s go to a theater in such a bad part of town ?
Assistant: Going back about 30 years, Times Square in NYC used to be a "bad part" of town. But it was always (and still is) the home of Broadway and the hub of the entertainment district in NYC. If you wanted to see a Broadway show, that's where you went. Also, if you wanted to pick up a hooker, score some hard drugs, or get robbed (or worse), that's ALSO where you went. It's cleaned up a lot since then, but it still echoes of its past. I'm sure Gotham's theatre district is probably not much different.
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Human: [Batman] Why would the Wayne’s go to a theater in such a bad part of town ?
Assistant: It wasn't the "bad part of town" yet. It was originally called Park Row, but was given the name "Crime Alley" after the murder of the Waynes. Then it became the bad part of town.
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Human: Is it difficult to get into Grad school after you’ve been in the workforce with a low undergrad GPA? If my GPA in undergrad was relatively low, but I have work experience as an engineer, do the admissions typically take into consideration the work experience over the undergrad GPA?
Assistant: During my undergrad I had a professor say it was easier than you would expect. Better to give it a shot.
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Human: Is it difficult to get into Grad school after you’ve been in the workforce with a low undergrad GPA? If my GPA in undergrad was relatively low, but I have work experience as an engineer, do the admissions typically take into consideration the work experience over the undergrad GPA?
Assistant: I did my undergrads at GT and got out with a 2.69 (nice). Five years later I walked into the grad advisors' office, ready to throw myself on the ground and beg. I started off with "so my undergrad GPA wasn't great..." They asked "from here, right? How low?" "2.69". He laughed and said "sosodank, we'd love to have you back." Now I have four degrees from GT, and do mesh networking for satellites at Microsoft.
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Human: What does a simulation engineer do exactly? Is it a good mix of doing software and mechanical engineering work? Systems engineer at a Defense company right now but thinking of switching into simulation engineering.
Assistant: Depends on the simulation. It is simulating the physics of a specific aspect of the product. For me I do a decent amount of software development to add functionality to our simulations.
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Human: What does a simulation engineer do exactly? Is it a good mix of doing software and mechanical engineering work? Systems engineer at a Defense company right now but thinking of switching into simulation engineering.
Assistant: I did software in the loop simulations in defense for 7 years. Basically did software development on simulations that were used to test missiles too expensive to flight test regularly.
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Human: AskScience AMA Series: We've discovered that pancreatic cancer is detectable based on microbes in stool, with the potential for earlier screening in the future. AUA! Hi Reddit! We are Ece Kartal (u/psecekartal), Sebastian Schmidt (u/TSBSchm) and Esther Molina-Montes (u/memmontes). We are lead authors on a recently published study showing that non-invasive (and early) detection of pancreatic cancer may be possible using stool samples. Ask Us Anything! Pancreatic cancer is a horrible disease: although few people develop this form of cancer, only around 1 in 20 patients survive for 5 years or longer after diagnosis. This is in part due to late detection: symptoms are unspecific and often occur only when the disease has already progressed to advanced stages, so that diagnosis if often too late for therapeutic intervention (surgery and/or chemotherapy). This makes the earlier detection of pancreatic cancer an important goal in mitigating the disease, yet no approved non-invasive or minimally invasive, inexpensive tests currently exist. We studied a Spanish population of patients diagnosed with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC, the most common form of pancreatic cancer) and clinically matched controls that were either pancreas-healthy or suffered from chronic pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas, an important risk factor for the development for PDAC). We found that a set of 27 microbial species detected in feces provide a very specific signature for PDAC patients, even in early stages. When combined with a blood serum-based cancer progression (not diagnostic) marker, prediction accuracy increased even further. We confirmed this finding in an independent German cohort, and also made sure that this microbiome signature did not falsely predict PDAC among thousands of subjects that were either healthy or suffered from other diseases. Moreover, we were able to trace some of these signature microbes between mouth, pancreatic healthy tissue, pancreatic tumors, and the gut which suggests that they may be more than just indicators. Our study is freely available online in the journal GUT (Kartal, Schmidt, Molina-Montes, et al; 2022): https://gut.bmj.com/content/early/2022/01/26/gutjnl-2021-324755 A commentary by R. Newsome and C. Jobin in the same issue puts our work into context: https://gut.bmj.com/content/early/2022/02/21/gutjnl-2021-326710 For less formal introductions, check the press releases by one of our funding bodies (Worldwide Cancer Research) or the lead institutions EMBL Heidelberg, Germany and CNIO Madrid, Spain (text in Spanish)]( https://www.cnio.es/noticias/una-colaboracion-internacional-propone-un-analisis-de-heces-para-la-deteccion-temprana-del-cancer-de-pancreas/). Our work is an early proof of principle and will need to be further validated on larger and independent cohorts. Yet our findings hold some promise for a future inexpensive, non-invasive screening method for pancreatic cancer. Such a screen could initially target risk groups, e.g. above a certain age or with a family history of PDAC. Ideally, with further development and in combination with other biomarkers, our approach might be developed into an actionable diagnosis method in the future. That said, none of us is a medical doctor; we cannot and will not provide any medical advice, and none of what we post here should be construed as such. We will be on at Noon Eastern (16 UT), and are looking forward to your questions, AUA! Who we are: + Dr. Ece Kartal (u/psecekartal, Twitter: [@ps_ecekartal) is a former PhD student at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany and currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Heidelberg. + Dr. (Thomas) Sebastian Schmidt (u/TSBSchm, Twitter: @TSBSchm) is a research scientist at the EMBL in Heidelberg. + Dr. Esther Molina-Montes (u/memmontes) is a former postdoctoral researcher at the Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) in Madrid, Spain and currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Granada, Spain.
Assistant: How do you get your findings actually implemented into health systems?
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Human: AskScience AMA Series: We've discovered that pancreatic cancer is detectable based on microbes in stool, with the potential for earlier screening in the future. AUA! Hi Reddit! We are Ece Kartal (u/psecekartal), Sebastian Schmidt (u/TSBSchm) and Esther Molina-Montes (u/memmontes). We are lead authors on a recently published study showing that non-invasive (and early) detection of pancreatic cancer may be possible using stool samples. Ask Us Anything! Pancreatic cancer is a horrible disease: although few people develop this form of cancer, only around 1 in 20 patients survive for 5 years or longer after diagnosis. This is in part due to late detection: symptoms are unspecific and often occur only when the disease has already progressed to advanced stages, so that diagnosis if often too late for therapeutic intervention (surgery and/or chemotherapy). This makes the earlier detection of pancreatic cancer an important goal in mitigating the disease, yet no approved non-invasive or minimally invasive, inexpensive tests currently exist. We studied a Spanish population of patients diagnosed with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC, the most common form of pancreatic cancer) and clinically matched controls that were either pancreas-healthy or suffered from chronic pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas, an important risk factor for the development for PDAC). We found that a set of 27 microbial species detected in feces provide a very specific signature for PDAC patients, even in early stages. When combined with a blood serum-based cancer progression (not diagnostic) marker, prediction accuracy increased even further. We confirmed this finding in an independent German cohort, and also made sure that this microbiome signature did not falsely predict PDAC among thousands of subjects that were either healthy or suffered from other diseases. Moreover, we were able to trace some of these signature microbes between mouth, pancreatic healthy tissue, pancreatic tumors, and the gut which suggests that they may be more than just indicators. Our study is freely available online in the journal GUT (Kartal, Schmidt, Molina-Montes, et al; 2022): https://gut.bmj.com/content/early/2022/01/26/gutjnl-2021-324755 A commentary by R. Newsome and C. Jobin in the same issue puts our work into context: https://gut.bmj.com/content/early/2022/02/21/gutjnl-2021-326710 For less formal introductions, check the press releases by one of our funding bodies (Worldwide Cancer Research) or the lead institutions EMBL Heidelberg, Germany and CNIO Madrid, Spain (text in Spanish)]( https://www.cnio.es/noticias/una-colaboracion-internacional-propone-un-analisis-de-heces-para-la-deteccion-temprana-del-cancer-de-pancreas/). Our work is an early proof of principle and will need to be further validated on larger and independent cohorts. Yet our findings hold some promise for a future inexpensive, non-invasive screening method for pancreatic cancer. Such a screen could initially target risk groups, e.g. above a certain age or with a family history of PDAC. Ideally, with further development and in combination with other biomarkers, our approach might be developed into an actionable diagnosis method in the future. That said, none of us is a medical doctor; we cannot and will not provide any medical advice, and none of what we post here should be construed as such. We will be on at Noon Eastern (16 UT), and are looking forward to your questions, AUA! Who we are: + Dr. Ece Kartal (u/psecekartal, Twitter: [@ps_ecekartal) is a former PhD student at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany and currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Heidelberg. + Dr. (Thomas) Sebastian Schmidt (u/TSBSchm, Twitter: @TSBSchm) is a research scientist at the EMBL in Heidelberg. + Dr. Esther Molina-Montes (u/memmontes) is a former postdoctoral researcher at the Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) in Madrid, Spain and currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Granada, Spain.
Assistant: Is it possible to make it a part of something affordable that we regularly use? Like a toilet paper that changes colour when detected, or is it too complicated for that?
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Human: Cookie suggestions for a Cookie Box? Hi everyone! As per title, i’m crowdsourcing for cookies ideas to put together a cookie box (most sites I’ve found feature Christmas theme collection). For general gifting, my recipients would be mainly families with kids. I have a basic idea that a “nice” cookie box should have cookies in variety of shapes, looks, tastes. Here are the criteria I’ve penned down as a guide: •something Fruity/ jammy • play with colour (maybe macarons?) • Something with CRUNCH • something cute (I came across this irresistible Miffy Japanese butter cookies) • chocolate chip cookies - must have! I am also mindful that some cookies don’t last/ travel well vs others. I’m an amateur-ish baker but would love to take on new recipes. Thanks you for you time! :) :)
Assistant: jam thumbprints, butter cookies, shortbread, linzer cookies, chocolate crinkle cookies. i would stay away from macarons in a mixed cookie box. the shells get very stale easily, they get damaged easily, and most of the fillings require refrigeration.
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Human: Cookie suggestions for a Cookie Box? Hi everyone! As per title, i’m crowdsourcing for cookies ideas to put together a cookie box (most sites I’ve found feature Christmas theme collection). For general gifting, my recipients would be mainly families with kids. I have a basic idea that a “nice” cookie box should have cookies in variety of shapes, looks, tastes. Here are the criteria I’ve penned down as a guide: •something Fruity/ jammy • play with colour (maybe macarons?) • Something with CRUNCH • something cute (I came across this irresistible Miffy Japanese butter cookies) • chocolate chip cookies - must have! I am also mindful that some cookies don’t last/ travel well vs others. I’m an amateur-ish baker but would love to take on new recipes. Thanks you for you time! :) :)
Assistant: I like Gingersnap cookies?
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Human: CMV: Body Positivity has the wrong message I believe people who have a BMI out of the healthy range which pose risks to their physical health: Increased risk of heart disease/diabetes/organ failure etc... are told phrases such as "Be proud of your figure" as a way to comfort their mental health, which I believe is a risk of making people complacent in a body that is dangerous to them. I understand both physical and mental health is important therefore I think we should be pushing messages that motivate a healthier figure that will improve their physical health and in turn their mental.
Assistant: This is the third post about the body positivity movement I’ve seen in as many days. Just read the other threads, it’s the same conversation.
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Human: CMV: Body Positivity has the wrong message I believe people who have a BMI out of the healthy range which pose risks to their physical health: Increased risk of heart disease/diabetes/organ failure etc... are told phrases such as "Be proud of your figure" as a way to comfort their mental health, which I believe is a risk of making people complacent in a body that is dangerous to them. I understand both physical and mental health is important therefore I think we should be pushing messages that motivate a healthier figure that will improve their physical health and in turn their mental.
Assistant: Once again someone who doesn't fully understand body positivity. Body positivity isn't about just telling fat unhealthy people they look great, it's about not conforming to what society feels is a good looking body. Skinny doesn't mean fit and big doesn't mean unhealthy, skinny doesn't mean beautiful the same way big doesn't mean ugly.
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Human: Using softened butter AND melted butter in cookies How do you think using softened butter and melted butter together in say chocolate chip cookies would turn out? Melted butter would make it chewy and spread out, while softened butter would make it cakey. Would it cancel out? Do you think it could be a good end result?
Assistant: I honestly don’t think it would make a noticeable difference. When you mix softened and melted butter you will just end up with extra soft butter (depending on how soft it was to begin with). However, I could be completely wrong, and it’s not that much work so I would recommend just trying it to see.
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Human: Using softened butter AND melted butter in cookies How do you think using softened butter and melted butter together in say chocolate chip cookies would turn out? Melted butter would make it chewy and spread out, while softened butter would make it cakey. Would it cancel out? Do you think it could be a good end result?
Assistant: It’s all about whipping the butter with the sugar before integrating dry ingredients. Browned butter is amazing for choc chip cookies but can be tricky to master.
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Human: CMV: Companies are not people, and shouldn't be given the same rights nor be taxed as such I think that companies are (quite obviously) not people, and should not be treated as people. I think that it is wrong for a corporation's money to be used as political leverage, simply because a companies agenda is inherently competitive, and not inherently cooperative, such as the government, a civil body, should be. Because of this I think that corporate personhood should be aboloshed, and a for-profit corporation should not be allowed to put funds towards public policy, as their interests may not align with those of the public. Accordingly, corporations are not people whom need to pay money (in the form of taxes) to keep the government running, as this is the duty of the citizenry. Big companies find ways to avoid taxes while the small companies pay plenty and don't have the resources to find tax loopholes, so it's not really fair how it is.
Assistant: A business needs to be classified as a person insofar as it can be held liable in a civil court run by humans meant to defend other humans. If not, then a business cannot be held to a "human standard" in a court of law. Should a business have Rights? That's another issue I don't have time to discuss here. For now, consider granting a business enough "person-hood" for the reason stated above and see if that is convincing.
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Human: CMV: Companies are not people, and shouldn't be given the same rights nor be taxed as such I think that companies are (quite obviously) not people, and should not be treated as people. I think that it is wrong for a corporation's money to be used as political leverage, simply because a companies agenda is inherently competitive, and not inherently cooperative, such as the government, a civil body, should be. Because of this I think that corporate personhood should be aboloshed, and a for-profit corporation should not be allowed to put funds towards public policy, as their interests may not align with those of the public. Accordingly, corporations are not people whom need to pay money (in the form of taxes) to keep the government running, as this is the duty of the citizenry. Big companies find ways to avoid taxes while the small companies pay plenty and don't have the resources to find tax loopholes, so it's not really fair how it is.
Assistant: Just curious: would these restrictions extend to labor unions as well?
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Human: My grandmother and I made a small nature area on her property by transplanting many flowers and other plants and letting it grow. The neighbor decided he didn't like that and mowed it all down when she wasn't home, is there anything we can do about this?
Assistant: This is also destruction of property. In some states it is malicious mischief. Call the police. It’s a crime. The neighbor trespassed onto your grandmother’s property and destroyed her plants. I have seen people prosecuted for destroying $50 worth of daffodils. At least make a report because the neighbor sounds like a jerk who does what he wants.
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Human: My grandmother and I made a small nature area on her property by transplanting many flowers and other plants and letting it grow. The neighbor decided he didn't like that and mowed it all down when she wasn't home, is there anything we can do about this?
Assistant: if it is on her property you can sue for damages. but keep in mind that people don't like to be sued, and this might make things even more uncomfortable. Has she tried speaking with the neighbor and explaining it was a project that she and her grandchild were doing together?
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Human: Does anyone know how Amazon can pay their software engineers so much less than Google and Facebook? How can they compete for the same level of talent?
Assistant: The only content Amazon programmer I know is working on novel robotics applications and he's the type to be driven more by challenge than anything else. After a full day programming at work he codes for fun at home. Additionally, he isn't motivated by money and naturally leads a frugal life style saving 50%+ of his paycheck without effort. However, I think he's a rare case. Aside from him, I don't know any programmers who lasted longer than 6 months at Amazon due to: high stress, low pay, and long hours.
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Human: Does anyone know how Amazon can pay their software engineers so much less than Google and Facebook? How can they compete for the same level of talent?
Assistant: Idk if this is true. My buddy is nearing 3 years out of school, doing CS with amazon and he's received 2 promotions thus far and to my knowledge making lower 6 figures along with all the stock options. Id say that's pretty high. Not sure about what google and facebook offer but that'd be hard to beat imo.
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Human: What is a "raft" in context of soup? I am a long time soup connoisseur and cook, and I have never heard of this term. My partner is having a birthday soon and I wanted to make a clear oxtail soup, and found a cookbook recipe that takes around four hours. At one stage you add egg whites, and the book writes that this creates a "raft" for the soup. What does this mean?
Assistant: As the egg whites cook, they trap the impurities and float to the top, like a raft on a lake, that you can then scoop off. It’s a way to create a completely clear broth.
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Human: What is a "raft" in context of soup? I am a long time soup connoisseur and cook, and I have never heard of this term. My partner is having a birthday soon and I wanted to make a clear oxtail soup, and found a cookbook recipe that takes around four hours. At one stage you add egg whites, and the book writes that this creates a "raft" for the soup. What does this mean?
Assistant: It's to clarify the broth and remove impurities. If you Google consumme you can get a good idea of how it works.
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Human: Greek Potatoes In every Greek restaurant in Buffalo NY, they serve "Greek potatoes" as a side. They are soft, skinned, chunks of potatoes that look to have been boiled or braised (no browning) with a lemony flavor. I've tried many times to replicate them, but my potatoes always turn out slightly dry inside, and the flavor never permeates to the middle. If I try cooking them longer, they fall apart. I think I have the flavor right with lemon juice/rosemary/oregano/olive oil/etc. Most of the recipes I find online have you broil or roast the potatoes, which definitely isn't right. What am I missing?
Assistant: One tip would be to make sure the acid hits your cooked potatoes before the oil, otherwise the oil will impede absorption. So toss in lemon juice really well first, and they should soak it up. Edit: also, adding some vinegar to the boiling water will not only help flavor, but will help the potatoes stay a little firm.
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Human: Greek Potatoes In every Greek restaurant in Buffalo NY, they serve "Greek potatoes" as a side. They are soft, skinned, chunks of potatoes that look to have been boiled or braised (no browning) with a lemony flavor. I've tried many times to replicate them, but my potatoes always turn out slightly dry inside, and the flavor never permeates to the middle. If I try cooking them longer, they fall apart. I think I have the flavor right with lemon juice/rosemary/oregano/olive oil/etc. Most of the recipes I find online have you broil or roast the potatoes, which definitely isn't right. What am I missing?
Assistant: Try this one. I have and loved it. https://youtu.be/h6OSMbfhIao
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Human: How long can I keep bacon grease in the refrigerator? I have some bacon grease sealed in a container that's been in the fridge for about a month and a half. Am I risking illness if I use it to make refried beans?
Assistant: Covered in the fridge, it can last for months. You're fine.
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Human: How long can I keep bacon grease in the refrigerator? I have some bacon grease sealed in a container that's been in the fridge for about a month and a half. Am I risking illness if I use it to make refried beans?
Assistant: I leave it out at room temp and add to it as I go. My Culinary Institute of America trained former roommate got me in that habit and I've been doing it for a couple years with no problem.
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Human: What books have had an enormous impact in their respective fields within the last 50 years?
Assistant: *Theory of Communicative Action* by Habermas, *Of Grammatology* by Derrida, *Discipline and Punish* by Foucault. Just to add a few greats that everyone knows of the last decades.
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Human: What books have had an enormous impact in their respective fields within the last 50 years?
Assistant: Does it have to be a book? While just outside of the 50 yr range, Gettier's 3 page essay (1963) 'Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?' was pretty influential (mild understatement).
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Human: Do humanities / social science academics ever get wealthy? Is it consulting? Speaking fees? Books? What earns you money when the academic salary isn’t glamorous? Yes, I know, academics aren’t necessarily in it for money... But I’m not saying that!
Assistant: I found this revealing > [...] > To cut an already long story short, if you haven't got money to spare, academic career is clearly not for you. Academic jobs are for rich kids, or kids coming from countries where welfare states exist(ed). > [...]
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Human: Do humanities / social science academics ever get wealthy? Is it consulting? Speaking fees? Books? What earns you money when the academic salary isn’t glamorous? Yes, I know, academics aren’t necessarily in it for money... But I’m not saying that!
Assistant: Jordan Peterson sells lobster-themed merch.
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Human: Can an educated patient with a rare disease present and publish self researched interventions? I am not a scientist or healthcare professional. I do have a very rare genetic disease with no therapy or cure. I am university educated ( arts degrees) and self researched and applied lifestyle interventions that were unexpectedly successful. As I track all data regarding my interventions, my medical team and I, as first author, published an article this Spring. As I am acting outside the standard of care for someone with my disease, albeit with proven success, my medical team has now backed away from further research collaboration for ethical and liability reasons. As an informed patient, I am not bound by the same ethical or professional constraints of my medical team. Over the past year, I have progressed the interventions, still outside the standard of care, and I would now like to independently present the results as an N=1 study at a Conference in June. I am uncertain as to the appropriateness of this effort but feel very strongly that the research would be immensely valuable to other patients suffering with the same disease. Currently, there is no cure or therapy for this progressive and debilitating disease and my research might offer some hope for others. Any academic advice on strategies for navigating through the publication process would be very much appreciated.
Assistant: Well not a academic advice but why don't you make a website and try to reach other people who been suffering from that disease and tell them about your experiences?
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Human: Can an educated patient with a rare disease present and publish self researched interventions? I am not a scientist or healthcare professional. I do have a very rare genetic disease with no therapy or cure. I am university educated ( arts degrees) and self researched and applied lifestyle interventions that were unexpectedly successful. As I track all data regarding my interventions, my medical team and I, as first author, published an article this Spring. As I am acting outside the standard of care for someone with my disease, albeit with proven success, my medical team has now backed away from further research collaboration for ethical and liability reasons. As an informed patient, I am not bound by the same ethical or professional constraints of my medical team. Over the past year, I have progressed the interventions, still outside the standard of care, and I would now like to independently present the results as an N=1 study at a Conference in June. I am uncertain as to the appropriateness of this effort but feel very strongly that the research would be immensely valuable to other patients suffering with the same disease. Currently, there is no cure or therapy for this progressive and debilitating disease and my research might offer some hope for others. Any academic advice on strategies for navigating through the publication process would be very much appreciated.
Assistant: Agree with the rest of the comments on case reports. Will you be monetizing your intervention? If so, might be worth it to keep quiet about it until you can collaborate with the industry to perhaps explore more robust evidence generation (randomized control trials).
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Human: Baked goods that don't melt/become inedible in 30+ days? Essentially the title. I'm baking for a friend overseas and I want to give them a treat with their care package, but they live far away and shipping takes 30+ days. Anything that remains edible over that time?
Assistant: Another option might be to send a dry mix that can be baked or turned into a treat by your friend. Like a hot cocoa mix or homemade brownie mix.
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Human: Baked goods that don't melt/become inedible in 30+ days? Essentially the title. I'm baking for a friend overseas and I want to give them a treat with their care package, but they live far away and shipping takes 30+ days. Anything that remains edible over that time?
Assistant: When my brother in law was deployed, we sent him boxes of cookies throughout. Any cookies without chocolate or icing last fine packed with slices of bread to keep the cookies moist. I might also recommend looking at a family military page since they always had great suggestions of how to send baked goods.
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Human: Boyfriend said my name might be preventing me from getting a job because of HR. Is he right? So, I'll right off the bat, I get calls and emails about resumes more often than not, but lately I have been in a rut and haven't heard back, after 15-20 applications sent out. (Applying for jobs related to computer science/information analysis) Most of the places I've worked at have been wonderful and it's never crossed my mind that my name could possibly be preventing me from getting a good job because, well, I've had several opportunities that I am GRATEFUL for and I've worked my ASS off to prove it. My managers all came out saying that I did great and that I could use them for a reference any time. The problem, though, is getting my foot in the door. I was talking with my boyfriend about how I've been applying to so many places and haven't heard anything back and this is how the conversation went: >Him: Can I ask you a sensitive question about that? >Me: Sure >Him: Have you, maybe tried changing your name on your application? Going by your nickname instead...? >Me: ...no? I... Here's the thing, I wouldn't want to work at a place that wouldn't hire me because of my name, because of who I am. >Him: Honey but that doesn't matter about the people you'll work with, what matters is HR and the recruiters. >Me: Hmm... I love my name and have had many people tell me that it's a beautiful name, many races and genders have complimented it. I've gotten jobs before, and the workplaces have been great. I don't see why I should change myself to work at a place that wouldn't even hire me based on my name and not my credentials. I want to be true to myself. ETC ETC. The point is that he thinks I should go by my nickname, Rae, to conceal any sort of bias that people may have against my real name, Rayshawna. This is the same guy who doesn't add his profile picture to linked in because he's mixed race but has a generic "white guy" name. TL;DR: I am a black woman in the field of computer science. It's probably already hard for me to prove my worth in the corporate environment, but is the fact that I refuse to go by a nickname going to limit my job prospective even more?
Assistant: Statistically, you are possibly being discriminated against. Should you base your decision on that? Some would say never sell out or help make change through perseverance. I got kids and bills, all about that paper boi.
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Human: Boyfriend said my name might be preventing me from getting a job because of HR. Is he right? So, I'll right off the bat, I get calls and emails about resumes more often than not, but lately I have been in a rut and haven't heard back, after 15-20 applications sent out. (Applying for jobs related to computer science/information analysis) Most of the places I've worked at have been wonderful and it's never crossed my mind that my name could possibly be preventing me from getting a good job because, well, I've had several opportunities that I am GRATEFUL for and I've worked my ASS off to prove it. My managers all came out saying that I did great and that I could use them for a reference any time. The problem, though, is getting my foot in the door. I was talking with my boyfriend about how I've been applying to so many places and haven't heard anything back and this is how the conversation went: >Him: Can I ask you a sensitive question about that? >Me: Sure >Him: Have you, maybe tried changing your name on your application? Going by your nickname instead...? >Me: ...no? I... Here's the thing, I wouldn't want to work at a place that wouldn't hire me because of my name, because of who I am. >Him: Honey but that doesn't matter about the people you'll work with, what matters is HR and the recruiters. >Me: Hmm... I love my name and have had many people tell me that it's a beautiful name, many races and genders have complimented it. I've gotten jobs before, and the workplaces have been great. I don't see why I should change myself to work at a place that wouldn't even hire me based on my name and not my credentials. I want to be true to myself. ETC ETC. The point is that he thinks I should go by my nickname, Rae, to conceal any sort of bias that people may have against my real name, Rayshawna. This is the same guy who doesn't add his profile picture to linked in because he's mixed race but has a generic "white guy" name. TL;DR: I am a black woman in the field of computer science. It's probably already hard for me to prove my worth in the corporate environment, but is the fact that I refuse to go by a nickname going to limit my job prospective even more?
Assistant: It’s very possible that this could be the case, sadly. I’m sorry you’re going through this. Name discrimination is very real and unfortunately it’s hard to prove when it DOES happen, but everyone knows it happens. I would try going by your nickname if you’re concerned about it. There is no legal rule you have to apply using your legal name. The only instance where you’ll have to provide your legal name is when you’re hired and providing your I9 documents.
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Human: Whipped cream frosting Rookie question here. My daughter has requested an ice cream cake for her birthday, and I've seen recommendations for "whipped cream frosting" to accompany ice cream cakes...What exactly is whipped cream frosting? Is it literally just whipped whipping cream? I googled it and find recipes ranging from plain whipped cream, to whipped cream mixed with powdered sugar/pudding mix, etc. Will I be able to pipe/decorate with it? I am also open to other recommendations for frosting to go with funfetti ice cream cake. Preferably something I can do some piping/write a birthday message with. Thank you for any help you can offer!
Assistant: Spinning off what u/Rey_Solo93 said, Sugargeekshow just posted a recipe for ice cream cake with stabilized whipped cream frosting today! https://sugargeekshow.com/recipe/ice-cream-cake/?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-sugargeekshow&utm_content=later-15801120&utm_medium=social&utm_source=instagram
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Human: Whipped cream frosting Rookie question here. My daughter has requested an ice cream cake for her birthday, and I've seen recommendations for "whipped cream frosting" to accompany ice cream cakes...What exactly is whipped cream frosting? Is it literally just whipped whipping cream? I googled it and find recipes ranging from plain whipped cream, to whipped cream mixed with powdered sugar/pudding mix, etc. Will I be able to pipe/decorate with it? I am also open to other recommendations for frosting to go with funfetti ice cream cake. Preferably something I can do some piping/write a birthday message with. Thank you for any help you can offer!
Assistant: I second the suggestion of using stabilized whipped cream with pudding mix! It’s absolutely delicious, pipes well, and is super easy to make. Also, I know it might sound strange, but American butter cream on ice cream cakes is actually really delicious as well. You can whip it a lot and make it more airy for a more whipped texture for spreading (but this isn’t the best for piping).
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Human: CMV: Coins should be placed into hands before notes. After purchasing items, shop tellers insist on places the notes of the change first, then resting the coins on top. This is wrong and thoroughly annoying. * When coins are put on notes they slide around and risk falling onto the floor. * People put notes away first as coins need your full attention to slide into your pocket/purse and so should be more readily available. * If you wish to use two hands it is harder since you can't carefully pick the coins off the notes but it would be easy to pick the notes out of the other hand if they were on top of the coins By ensuring people get to put away their change quickly, other shoppers will be able to make their purchase quicker. This will save time and make people less annoyed at people scrambling with their change after buying somethnig. _____ > *Hello, users of CMV! This is a footnote from your moderators. We'd just like to remind you of a couple of things. Firstly, please remember to* ***read through our rules***. *If you see a comment that has broken one, it is more effective to report it than downvote it. Speaking of which,* ***downvotes don't change views****! If you are thinking about submitting a CMV yourself, please have a look through our* ***popular topics wiki*** *first. Any questions or concerns? Feel free to* ***message us***. *Happy CMVing!*
Assistant: Change is generally handed back all at once. If coins are on top, then all the change is visible, and it lends credibility to me if I receive incorrect change. If coins are underneath, I could conceivably do some sleight of hand and cheat the store. Coins on top establishes trust.
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Human: CMV: Coins should be placed into hands before notes. After purchasing items, shop tellers insist on places the notes of the change first, then resting the coins on top. This is wrong and thoroughly annoying. * When coins are put on notes they slide around and risk falling onto the floor. * People put notes away first as coins need your full attention to slide into your pocket/purse and so should be more readily available. * If you wish to use two hands it is harder since you can't carefully pick the coins off the notes but it would be easy to pick the notes out of the other hand if they were on top of the coins By ensuring people get to put away their change quickly, other shoppers will be able to make their purchase quicker. This will save time and make people less annoyed at people scrambling with their change after buying somethnig. _____ > *Hello, users of CMV! This is a footnote from your moderators. We'd just like to remind you of a couple of things. Firstly, please remember to* ***read through our rules***. *If you see a comment that has broken one, it is more effective to report it than downvote it. Speaking of which,* ***downvotes don't change views****! If you are thinking about submitting a CMV yourself, please have a look through our* ***popular topics wiki*** *first. Any questions or concerns? Feel free to* ***message us***. *Happy CMVing!*
Assistant: Giving people coins first encourages them to count their coins before stepping aside in line. The fact of the matter is that money/change is awkward to deal with compared to electronic payments. I love using the tap feature on my cc for this very reason.
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Human: How does the transfer of immunity from a mother to a child take place and how long does it last?
Assistant: There are a number of different antibody types. The mother's IgG antibodies can cross the placenta and provide the infant with passive immunity for the first few months of life. Also, IgG, IgA, and IgM antibodies can be transferred via breast milk.
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Human: How does the transfer of immunity from a mother to a child take place and how long does it last?
Assistant: I don't see any answers yet. Not my field, but I know a little. The first few days of lactation (milk production) - the milk is much thicker than normal milker, called colostrum. It's much denser, with higher energy content and contains antibodies. This provides immunity to the infections the mother is immune to for the first few weeks, which is the most vulnerable part of life. There is likely other mechanisms on place, but I don't know about those.
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Human: Question about flour storage (is my flour safe to use?) Seven days ago, I put my AP flour back in the pantry (airtight container). Today I went to use it again and noticed that the lid had been knocked ajar. So for 7 days, it's been open and uncovered. I can't find anything on Google about uncovered flour being OK or not OK to use. I was wondering if, aside from looking for visible bugs, is there any other sign that the flour may not be safe after being uncovered for a week? It was in a dark pantry away from any direct sunlight, but it's been pretty hot here (upper 90s/lower 100s). Thanks in advance for any insights!
Assistant: Flour doesn't need special storage- it literally sits in grocery stores in paper bags
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Human: Question about flour storage (is my flour safe to use?) Seven days ago, I put my AP flour back in the pantry (airtight container). Today I went to use it again and noticed that the lid had been knocked ajar. So for 7 days, it's been open and uncovered. I can't find anything on Google about uncovered flour being OK or not OK to use. I was wondering if, aside from looking for visible bugs, is there any other sign that the flour may not be safe after being uncovered for a week? It was in a dark pantry away from any direct sunlight, but it's been pretty hot here (upper 90s/lower 100s). Thanks in advance for any insights!
Assistant: The paper bags that that sell flour in is the same storage as if it was sitting in a container with the lid off. Only possibly is that any bugs might have gotten into it as it is food that wasn't sealed. But anything that did go in it will die when you heat it up to bake or whatever.
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Human: [MCU] If/When Ben Grimm is turned into a rock man due to cosmic accident, will Korg be able to provide him guidance and support? Think about it, he's alone, turned into stone, missing his bones, and there's not much anyone can really do to console him or understand what he's going through. If only there were another dude made of living rock who was quite a nice chap. Oh, wait, there is! Could Korg help The Thing understand the benefits of being, like, totally rock, mate? Could he extol the virtues of some of those beautiful rock women he knows are out there? Suggest some nice cement skincare products?
Assistant: Just because he's a rock monster that means he's gotta know all the other rock monsters?
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Human: [MCU] If/When Ben Grimm is turned into a rock man due to cosmic accident, will Korg be able to provide him guidance and support? Think about it, he's alone, turned into stone, missing his bones, and there's not much anyone can really do to console him or understand what he's going through. If only there were another dude made of living rock who was quite a nice chap. Oh, wait, there is! Could Korg help The Thing understand the benefits of being, like, totally rock, mate? Could he extol the virtues of some of those beautiful rock women he knows are out there? Suggest some nice cement skincare products?
Assistant: But can him and Krog have a baby? “ Kronans reproduce when two Kronans join hands to melt part of their bodies together, creating an infant Kronan when the two break apart”(from Wikipedia)
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Human: [Scooby Doo] Why does every criminal in this universe have some sort of elaborate monster disguise?
Assistant: Because they work. Entire towns are easily terrorised into inaction by simply putting on a Halloween mask and yelling “booga booga” at them. This will make any criminal enterprise whatsoever so much easier and safer that literally the only thing that could prevent you from getting away with it is a vanload of meddling kids.
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Human: [Scooby Doo] Why does every criminal in this universe have some sort of elaborate monster disguise?
Assistant: Who says every criminal does? Remember, the Scooby gang investigate monster stories, so they simply never deal with the criminals who don't have these disguises.
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Human: Explain like I'm five years old where were farm animals like cows and pigs and chickens in the wild originally before humans?
Assistant: Early humans discovered the tastiest wild animals roaming around them and said "I don't want to have to keep chasing them". So they made fences to keep them closer to the cooking fires at their "dem", the root word that became "domus" in Latin and gave us the word "domesticated" (meaning to dwell in the house), because eventually the stupider animals gave up trying to escape and became the ones that humans kept allowing to breed.
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Human: Explain like I'm five years old where were farm animals like cows and pigs and chickens in the wild originally before humans?
Assistant: They weren’t really…the farm animals we have today are the product of many years’ worth of domestication. They started as wild versions of themselves (the Wikipedia comment is great). Like we don’t dig up diamond rings, we make them out of raw product.
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Human: What’s the difference in taste and use between Himalayan pink salt and regular salt (corse ground & Morton’s salt)? Title explains most if not all of it. Lately I’ve been experimenting with salt and I have this Trade Winds brand Himalayan pink salt that has a grinder attached. I’ve used it a couple of times and I don’t really taste much difference when adding it to my vegetables. I also use corse ground sea salt and Morton’s iodized salt. The white salts are mainly used in my household for cooking and provides more flavor to the foods. Can someone explain the difference and when and where to use the pink salt because I have a lot of it and the taste is subtle. But I can’t really tell the difference. Thank you!!
Assistant: Himalayan Pink Salt has a slightly higher iron content. The pink color cones from an oxygenic reaction with the iron. It's FeO in scientific terms. Or called "rust" in plain English. That fancy HPS is simply salt with rust..
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Human: What’s the difference in taste and use between Himalayan pink salt and regular salt (corse ground & Morton’s salt)? Title explains most if not all of it. Lately I’ve been experimenting with salt and I have this Trade Winds brand Himalayan pink salt that has a grinder attached. I’ve used it a couple of times and I don’t really taste much difference when adding it to my vegetables. I also use corse ground sea salt and Morton’s iodized salt. The white salts are mainly used in my household for cooking and provides more flavor to the foods. Can someone explain the difference and when and where to use the pink salt because I have a lot of it and the taste is subtle. But I can’t really tell the difference. Thank you!!
Assistant: I firmly believe the "Himalayan Pink" branding is hugely significant in the perceived taste. As I understand it, there were a few names considered and that one emerged as most exotic/appealing. Certainly better sounding to Western buyers than Pakistani/Punjab salt which is a more accurate name.
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Human: Why would I purchase a Cast Iron Pan if I'm already using a SS I'm a beginner at cooking and purchased a 10" Tramontina. I haven't cooked chicken breast on it yet but it's one of the things I'll be doing a lot with. I've seen that you can move SS just as easily as Cast Iron into the oven. What exactly does Cast Iron do that SS can't? I'm thinking you can hike up the temp on the oven to any desired. I've read that Cast Iron keeps an even temp, so this would technically be better for cooking meat?
Assistant: Get a Lodge Cast Iron skillet from Wal-mart. It will become a favorite. I've had a 12" cast iron skillet for 30 years. It keeps getting better. Lots of Youtube videos on Seasoning and care.
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Human: Why would I purchase a Cast Iron Pan if I'm already using a SS I'm a beginner at cooking and purchased a 10" Tramontina. I haven't cooked chicken breast on it yet but it's one of the things I'll be doing a lot with. I've seen that you can move SS just as easily as Cast Iron into the oven. What exactly does Cast Iron do that SS can't? I'm thinking you can hike up the temp on the oven to any desired. I've read that Cast Iron keeps an even temp, so this would technically be better for cooking meat?
Assistant: Cast iron is great for retaining heat. Not really even heat. Also it's not super brittle and it's a nice pan to habe if you are grilling out.
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Human: Help with getting quick-loaves to bake all the way through? I’ve been trying to perfect an iced lemon loaf and just absolutely cannot get it right in the oven. Standard 9x5 loaf pan in at 350 for ~40 minutes, but the middle just will not bake through and tends to sink. Is there anything I can do to get it to bake more evenly? I have an event this weekend I would really like to make it for but I don’t want to screw it up and have it be lame. :/
Assistant: Use an internal thermometer. Keep baking till the core temperature is 205 to 208 degrees. If the outside is getting too brown, lower the oven temperature by 25 degrees or more.
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Human: Help with getting quick-loaves to bake all the way through? I’ve been trying to perfect an iced lemon loaf and just absolutely cannot get it right in the oven. Standard 9x5 loaf pan in at 350 for ~40 minutes, but the middle just will not bake through and tends to sink. Is there anything I can do to get it to bake more evenly? I have an event this weekend I would really like to make it for but I don’t want to screw it up and have it be lame. :/
Assistant: Are you pre-heating the oven? And I second the idea of lowering the oven temperature a bit.
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Human: AskScience AMA Series: I'm a wildlife filmmaker who's spent years tracking and filming the endangered ocelot population in Texas. Ask me anything! Hi, I'm Ben Masters, wildlife filmmaker and ocelot enthusiast. I studied wildlife biology at Texas A&M University and founded the production company Fin and Fur Films in 2015. There are fewer than 120 ocelots remaining in the US. With many factors acting against them, there is still hope for their survival, if opposing parties can come to an agreement on their management methods. I've spent years in Texas capturing the first-ever high-quality footage of American ocelots in the wild, meeting with stakeholders along the way to raise awareness about conservation solutions. You can learn more about these efforts in the recent PBS Nature documentary "American Ocelot," now available to stream in the US. I'll be answering your questions at 1 pm ET (18 UT). Ask me anything! Username: /u/benmasters88
Assistant: Today I learned that ocelots are native to Texas I am upset that I did not know this before
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Human: AskScience AMA Series: I'm a wildlife filmmaker who's spent years tracking and filming the endangered ocelot population in Texas. Ask me anything! Hi, I'm Ben Masters, wildlife filmmaker and ocelot enthusiast. I studied wildlife biology at Texas A&M University and founded the production company Fin and Fur Films in 2015. There are fewer than 120 ocelots remaining in the US. With many factors acting against them, there is still hope for their survival, if opposing parties can come to an agreement on their management methods. I've spent years in Texas capturing the first-ever high-quality footage of American ocelots in the wild, meeting with stakeholders along the way to raise awareness about conservation solutions. You can learn more about these efforts in the recent PBS Nature documentary "American Ocelot," now available to stream in the US. I'll be answering your questions at 1 pm ET (18 UT). Ask me anything! Username: /u/benmasters88
Assistant: Is the percentage of private land ownership in Texas a challenge to your research, or to conservation of the species in general?
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Human: Why don't bread recipes give internal temperatures? I didn't have a lot of trouble with underbaked bread until I started trying to bake sandwich loaves, in a loaf tin. I consistently underbake anything in a loaf tin. I looked up what temp the loaf should be in the center and since learning that I've been able to fully bake them. It makes me wonder why baking recipes don't mention it? There's so much emphasis on accuracy with regard to weighing your ingredients vs spoon and cup measurements, why not the same emphasis on tracking the internal temperature?
Assistant: Usually the more reputable recipes will include the temp. King Arthur is a great example of this. They have a whole blog post dedicated to which breads should be baked to which temp and how it affects their texture, etc.
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Human: Why don't bread recipes give internal temperatures? I didn't have a lot of trouble with underbaked bread until I started trying to bake sandwich loaves, in a loaf tin. I consistently underbake anything in a loaf tin. I looked up what temp the loaf should be in the center and since learning that I've been able to fully bake them. It makes me wonder why baking recipes don't mention it? There's so much emphasis on accuracy with regard to weighing your ingredients vs spoon and cup measurements, why not the same emphasis on tracking the internal temperature?
Assistant: Many actually do mention it, especially King Arthur.
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Human: Should I use extra virgin olive oil or vegetable oil for a pan seared steak? I am trying to get down getting a good sear on a beef tenderloin in a stainless steel frying pan. Last time I didn’t get a sear on the steak and think I didn’t get the pan hot enough. Should I use extra virgin olive oil or vegetable oil? Any other tips to achieve this? Thank you!
Assistant: Personally I’ve switched to grape seed oil for all cooking and save good olive oil for anything raw. Grape seed oil is neutral tasting with a high smoke point. Canola also works
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Human: Should I use extra virgin olive oil or vegetable oil for a pan seared steak? I am trying to get down getting a good sear on a beef tenderloin in a stainless steel frying pan. Last time I didn’t get a sear on the steak and think I didn’t get the pan hot enough. Should I use extra virgin olive oil or vegetable oil? Any other tips to achieve this? Thank you!
Assistant: Vegetable oil and a hot pan.
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Human: Explain like I'm five years old: Why do some small engines (like my lawnmower) take 100% gasoline while others (like my weed whacked) require a special mix for fuel?
Assistant: 2 stroke engines require gasoline-oil mixture 4 stroke engines do not. The reason is that 2 stroke engines are much simpler such that the oil mixed in the gas will reach all the important parts that need lubrication. A 4 stroke engine is much more complex. Oil needs to get places that a gas/oil mixture would never reach. So they design an oil system to manage that.
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Human: Explain like I'm five years old: Why do some small engines (like my lawnmower) take 100% gasoline while others (like my weed whacked) require a special mix for fuel?
Assistant: Use ethanol-free gas for your 2 cycle fuel mix, if you can. It will greatly increase engine life and easier starts.
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Human: Super basic question, I accidentally put a bag of frozen bread dough in my fridge instead of freezer for a few days (3-4) and it ballooned up on me. Is there a limited amount of time it can be refrigerated? It all melded together, too. Can I just flatten it and use it as like a pizza dough or something? It was supposed to make like 5 loaves of bread and I'm new to baking breads and kind of at a total loss here lol. Any ideas of how to deal with/salvage would be appreciated.
Assistant: I agree with the focaccia comment. You can also do a fried dough which should come out well. Either way, if you’re gonna do something, do it sooner rather than later.
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Human: Super basic question, I accidentally put a bag of frozen bread dough in my fridge instead of freezer for a few days (3-4) and it ballooned up on me. Is there a limited amount of time it can be refrigerated? It all melded together, too. Can I just flatten it and use it as like a pizza dough or something? It was supposed to make like 5 loaves of bread and I'm new to baking breads and kind of at a total loss here lol. Any ideas of how to deal with/salvage would be appreciated.
Assistant: I had some frozen pizza dough, that was put into the fridge, then I got sick and forgot about it. After 5 days, it had almost burst through the bag. I let it come to room temp, then rolled it out and made pizza. It did not rise anymore but the flavor was really good. I made a garlic dipping sauce for the crust and that was a big hit.
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Human: My grandpa sings almost 24/7 My grandpa (90M) suffers from a stroke and has been paralyzed on his right side for over two decades now. Just last year in March, my grandma passed away and it obviously affected him. In November last year, one of my uncles suddenly died too. Just some backstory, my grandparents (just my grandpa now) were being taken care of by my aunt and uncle (all the other aunts and uncles live a couple hours away, so they take turns and make regular visits back) – within the span of the year, that home saw the loss of both my grandmother and my uncle. Around late last year or early this year, my grandpa started singing. We brushed it off as him just trying to be cheerful because he struggles to communicate due to his stroke, but lately the frequency of his singing has increased drastically. To the point where he sings every five minutes, he sings in his sleep, and he doesn’t really seem to be conscious of his singing. Is this normal with the elderly and if so, can anything be done about it? We are planning to bring him to see a doctor (for a separate reason, he has a skin conditioning that’s worsening because of him constantly sitting and lying down) but it’s a bit difficult and he’s at higher risk with the current COVID situation. Btw, sorry if I’m not following the right procedure! First time posting in this thread.
Assistant: It can be a symptom of dementia. I had a few patients who manifested early symptoms by singing almost incessantly (sometimes nonsense, sometimes songs, and sometimes she sang her answers to questions), one talked in a weird munchkin voice, and one meowed.
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Human: My grandpa sings almost 24/7 My grandpa (90M) suffers from a stroke and has been paralyzed on his right side for over two decades now. Just last year in March, my grandma passed away and it obviously affected him. In November last year, one of my uncles suddenly died too. Just some backstory, my grandparents (just my grandpa now) were being taken care of by my aunt and uncle (all the other aunts and uncles live a couple hours away, so they take turns and make regular visits back) – within the span of the year, that home saw the loss of both my grandmother and my uncle. Around late last year or early this year, my grandpa started singing. We brushed it off as him just trying to be cheerful because he struggles to communicate due to his stroke, but lately the frequency of his singing has increased drastically. To the point where he sings every five minutes, he sings in his sleep, and he doesn’t really seem to be conscious of his singing. Is this normal with the elderly and if so, can anything be done about it? We are planning to bring him to see a doctor (for a separate reason, he has a skin conditioning that’s worsening because of him constantly sitting and lying down) but it’s a bit difficult and he’s at higher risk with the current COVID situation. Btw, sorry if I’m not following the right procedure! First time posting in this thread.
Assistant: I am not a doctor. You should definitely bring this up to the physician when you do go or try for a teledoc appointment, since he is high risk. You may want to ask about a neurology consult or even for a speech pathologist who specializes in geriatric rehabilitation (as most of them work primarily with head and neck disorders, stroke patients, and patients with aphasia).
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Human: Are there any examples of two completely safe to ingest compounds that, when mixed together, create a deadly poison? Likewise, are there two poisons that, when mixed together, make a perfectly safe compound for consumption? These can be simple chemicals or compounds. I'm going to assume that there will be a few compounds with fluorine or chlorine that can be safe to ingest or inhale when paired with a specific chemical. Isn't there a gas that makes your voice much deeper that uses Fluorine?
Assistant: If you mix hydrochloric acid with lye, you'll end up with brine. HCl+NaOH->NaCl+H20 hydrochloric acid+sodium hydroxide (lye)-> sodium chloride (table salt)+water.
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Human: Are there any examples of two completely safe to ingest compounds that, when mixed together, create a deadly poison? Likewise, are there two poisons that, when mixed together, make a perfectly safe compound for consumption? These can be simple chemicals or compounds. I'm going to assume that there will be a few compounds with fluorine or chlorine that can be safe to ingest or inhale when paired with a specific chemical. Isn't there a gas that makes your voice much deeper that uses Fluorine?
Assistant: Not quite what you're asking, but one method for poisoning rats is Zinc Phosphide. It's not toxic when ingested (which is necessary, since rats have an extremely acute sense of taste and won't consume most things that are conventionally toxic), but reacts in the stomach to produce the toxic phosphine gas. The rat then burps it up, inhales it, and dies.
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Human: What items/ helpful charts do you have sitting on your desk? My desk at work is pretty bland save for my framed diploma, a picture of my dog, and some soil classification sheets. It got me thinking about what other engineers in the industry have displayed at their work station. Any cool charts/maps/items out there you’ve discovered? I need some suggestions.
Assistant: A pair of calipers. Some rejected yet cool parts. A metal fidget spinner. A lot of fidgety samples of stuff I got at fairs. Chart that lists the highest level PDM number of all our projects.
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Human: What items/ helpful charts do you have sitting on your desk? My desk at work is pretty bland save for my framed diploma, a picture of my dog, and some soil classification sheets. It got me thinking about what other engineers in the industry have displayed at their work station. Any cool charts/maps/items out there you’ve discovered? I need some suggestions.
Assistant: I have a lot of stuff laying around but a PCB Ruler has been the most useful to me as an EE.
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Human: Why isn't residential geothermal more popular in the US? I live an hour from Yellowstone and am about to begin a major addition to our home. I asked my GC about it and he said "we just don't do 'em". From some brief research, it looks like getting long enough runs inside a residential lot can be hard, but given my proximity to the Yellowstone caldera I'm surprised it's not common place.
Assistant: It’s a return on investment thing. On heating side, in half of US homes, upgrading an existing gas furnace to a 90 or 98% efficiency model pays for itself in a short time, with less maintenance. My bill is nothing going fr old furnace to 98.2%er. But if there were more incentives for new homes and apartments, community solar and/or shared geothermal could be a thing.
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Human: Why isn't residential geothermal more popular in the US? I live an hour from Yellowstone and am about to begin a major addition to our home. I asked my GC about it and he said "we just don't do 'em". From some brief research, it looks like getting long enough runs inside a residential lot can be hard, but given my proximity to the Yellowstone caldera I'm surprised it's not common place.
Assistant: It’s pretty popular where I live, but there was a state cost sharing program a few years ago that made it about half price, plus one of our state universities did a lot of research and promotion on the concept, plus my home town has a couple of well-drillers that have been involved in it from the start. To be clear, I’m talking about “ground-source” it “water-source” heat pump systems, not the totally different thing that taps into underground heat sources.
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Human: What would you like to see in a Combustion course for Mechanical Engineers? Hello all I teach Mechanical Engineering undergrads, and I want to introduce a combustion course at the department. To your opinion - what topics do you think that the course must contain and why? And what topics can be skipped, and why? And if you have a done a good combustion course, and have its syllabus, could you be so kind and send it tome? Thank you Cross post to r/mechanicalengineering
Assistant: > Discusses premixed and diffusion flames, fuel-air thermochemistry, combustion-driven engine design and operation, engine cycle analysis, fluid mechanics in engine components, pollutant formation, and gas turbines. Description from my university's course catalog for Combustion and Energy Systems. Here is a syllabus for UC Berkeley's Combustion Processes course. The content looks pretty similar to the course I took.
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Human: What would you like to see in a Combustion course for Mechanical Engineers? Hello all I teach Mechanical Engineering undergrads, and I want to introduce a combustion course at the department. To your opinion - what topics do you think that the course must contain and why? And what topics can be skipped, and why? And if you have a done a good combustion course, and have its syllabus, could you be so kind and send it tome? Thank you Cross post to r/mechanicalengineering
Assistant: Looking through the course notes for previous years of the Princeton Combustion Summer School might be useful. Personally, I wish there had been a little talk of optical diagnostic methods (although I figured it out myself).
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Human: Eli5: What are muscle “knots” How do we get them, and how do therapist massage them out?
Assistant: There is no such thing as a muscle knot, it doesn't exist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMhIw4yr5s8
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Human: Eli5: What are muscle “knots” How do we get them, and how do therapist massage them out?
Assistant: Knots are usually trigger points caused by waste left over in the muscles. Normally getting them out is as easy as constant pressure on the center of the knot. It's usually the most painful point and refers pain to other places.
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Human: asking for corresponding authorship I'm a postdoc, 3 years in a biology lab. I wrote my own fellowship proposals, which were ideas that originated from my PhD work. I designed the experiments, drove the project and did most of the work on my own. Sure, I was given advice and help refining the project by my boss and colleagues, but my Prof didn't even believe in it before the results started to make sense. I am now writing up the paper and I told my boss that I would like to discuss corresponding authorship. I got the answer: 'that's an unusual request for postdoc level, but we can discuss it next week'. I don't know what to expect. I assumed that since this is my brain baby and I also got the funding for it (which includes my salary and the lab costs) that it's a no-brainer. I also wish to expand on the project in the future so it makes sense that questions should be directed to me. Is this really so uncommon? Do you have any suggestions for what to bring up in the meeting next week?
Assistant: I'm a post-doc - have pretty much always been corresponding author because my PIs haven't wanted to deal with it. The only paper I wasn't corresponding author for ended up having an email from the editor left sitting in an inbox for 2 months :-/. I've even been corresponding author while I wasn't first or last author because I was the person that was going to deal with the journal. It's only an unusual request because it shouldn't even be particularly controversial
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Human: asking for corresponding authorship I'm a postdoc, 3 years in a biology lab. I wrote my own fellowship proposals, which were ideas that originated from my PhD work. I designed the experiments, drove the project and did most of the work on my own. Sure, I was given advice and help refining the project by my boss and colleagues, but my Prof didn't even believe in it before the results started to make sense. I am now writing up the paper and I told my boss that I would like to discuss corresponding authorship. I got the answer: 'that's an unusual request for postdoc level, but we can discuss it next week'. I don't know what to expect. I assumed that since this is my brain baby and I also got the funding for it (which includes my salary and the lab costs) that it's a no-brainer. I also wish to expand on the project in the future so it makes sense that questions should be directed to me. Is this really so uncommon? Do you have any suggestions for what to bring up in the meeting next week?
Assistant: I've seen postdocs have corresponding authorships in bio labs, typically when they provided the funding, ideas and drove the project. Not at all usual. If you can find examples in your sub/field for the journal you're aiming for, bring those (scientists tend to like evidence)!
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