chosen
stringlengths 46
39.3k
| rejected
stringlengths 57
39.2k
| similarity
float64 -0.35
1
|
|---|---|---|
Human: [Marvel] If Spider-Man found himself falling out of an aircraft, with no nearby buildings to swing onto, could he use his webbing to make a wingsuit and glide to safety before he fell to his death?
Assistant: He's made stuff like a parachute before.
|
Human: [Marvel] If Spider-Man found himself falling out of an aircraft, with no nearby buildings to swing onto, could he use his webbing to make a wingsuit and glide to safety before he fell to his death?
Assistant: I bet he could just land on the ground without slowing himself if he wanted to. I don't think his terminal velocity is fast enough to hurt him
| -0.092934 |
Human: Before digital scales, how was a weight measurement of accurate to .01g performed? Are there any affordable analog scales for weighing items under 30g to this degree of accuracy?
Assistant: Digital scales aren't necessarily more accurate than analogue scales. They're just easier to use. Indeed, for the same price, a digital scale is probably less accurate than a balance scale. For very high precision, a digital scale needs a very delicate spring setup, and needs to be recalibrated whenever it's moved. An analogue balance just needs a bigger lever. For very very high precision you also need a vacuum chamber.
|
Human: Before digital scales, how was a weight measurement of accurate to .01g performed? Are there any affordable analog scales for weighing items under 30g to this degree of accuracy?
Assistant: From internet; Carat’ is a term used to describe the weight of a diamond, and the word originates from Ceratonia siliqua, commonly known as the Carob tree. In ancient times, before scales and units of mass were invented, diamond traders compared the weight of a diamond to the seeds of the Carob tree. Each Carob seed had a uniform weight, equal to 0.20 grams or 200 milligrams and hence determined the weight of the diamond.
| 0.695181 |
Human: If you filled a car's tires with helium, would the car get better gas mileage because its effectively lighter now? I'm not suggesting it would get appreciably better mileage but in theory would this work?
Assistant: The helium would likely leak out fairly quickly, even through the tire rubber. If it didn't, my rough calculations come up with a car being roughly .38kg (.83 lb) lighter. Does your car get better gas mileage after you take a dump or forget to bring your phone? Sure, every little bit counts, but it would not be measurable.
|
Human: If you filled a car's tires with helium, would the car get better gas mileage because its effectively lighter now? I'm not suggesting it would get appreciably better mileage but in theory would this work?
Assistant: The improvement would be too small to be noticeable, but during WWII they did experiments in filling bomber airplane tires with helium, this allowed them to carry a little bit more fuel in long range missions.
| 0.695064 |
Human: Telling interviewer that you already have another job offer when you don't? Let's say you are expecting a job offer but didn't receive it yet, and are still interviewing with other companies. Can you tell tell them that you already have a job offer so they can speed up the interview process?
Assistant: Lying, not a good strategy.
|
Human: Telling interviewer that you already have another job offer when you don't? Let's say you are expecting a job offer but didn't receive it yet, and are still interviewing with other companies. Can you tell tell them that you already have a job offer so they can speed up the interview process?
Assistant: I think it would depend on your competition. If they liked both you and another candidate and the other candidate seemed very hungry while you had the "take it or leave it" attitude it could backfire. I know when I'm interviewing people, how hungry they are or how much they seem to want the job factors into my decision.
| 0.32155 |
Human: (OH) My sister stole and cashed my savings bonds. What are my options? Backstory: My sister has always seemed to have an obsession of taking things that don't belong to her (clothes, jewelry, money, etc). When she was in high school she joined the wrong crowd, thought she was tough, joined the military, got into pain meds for a shoulder injury, eloped with her drug dealer, became one herself, started stealing more valuable things, yada yada (never got into legal trouble for any of this, btw). After her perfect husband verbally and physically abused her off and on, she finally left (they're still legally married). My parents let her move back in (~February/March 2016) on the condition that she get professional counseling. At the time I had been holding onto several savings bonds given to me as a high school graduation gift from our grandparents. They bought one every year I was born up until I turned 18 (a couple of them are doubled the amount for when they missed a year. I had 9 all together.). They gave the same gift to each of my other siblings (including my sister) and my cousins upon their high school graduations. All of my siblings cashed theirs immediately. I on the other hand, planned on saving them as long as possible. I always thought I'd save them to help with my first apartment or maybe for when I eventually get married. Something more important than just spending money. Knowing my sister's stealing habits, our mom suggested that I put the bond into our safety deposit box. I agreed (hesitantly) and gave them to my mom to take to the bank. About the end of March/early April, I got a new job and needed my SSN for background check purposes. When I went to the safety deposit box, I noticed that the bonds were not there. I confronted my mom and she said she couldn't remember me giving the bonds to her (ughhhhhhh). So I assumed she put them in a cabinet somewhere so she'd remember to take them to the bank, and then forgot. I couldn't find them anywhere and panicked. My parents couldn't help me get to a logical explanation of where they went, but refused to believe it was my sister (basically resulted in them saying I was SOL). They never suggested filing them as being lost or stolen to see if they could be replaced. Flash forward to last week January 2017. I got a tax form notice from a local bank saying that I cashed two of the bonds (I had 9 all together). However, I didn't cash any of them nor do I have an account at that bank. I went in asking if there was a mistake, and the woman at the service desk confirmed that a bond for $136.56 was cashed on March 22, 2016 and a bond for $249.56 was cashed on April 20, 2016. I didn't understand how it was possible to cash a bond without picture ID, nor how it happened on two separate occasions at the same bank. She printed me a copy of the report and suggested to go to treasurydirect.gov to get more assistance. She didn't give me any more information than that. I didn't like that, so I went to another branch and spoke to an assistant manager. He agreed with me and said that there was no way the bonds should have been cashed with out an ID. My name, birthdate, address, and SSN were linked to the transaction. However, my sister's phone number was listed, not mine. He file an inquiry in the attempt to determine which branch and which teller cashed the bonds. His supervisor is supposed to contact me this week to discuss it more. I am completely lost on what to do next. My sister and I have been emotionally detached for a while, but this is just crazy to wrap my head around. Is there any possible way that I'll get that money back? Should I file a police report? Is it too late because they were stolen so long ago? Should I press charges against a family member? If this were to go to court, would I be spending more money than I'd get in return? Is there a way to find out if she's cashed my other bonds? If they haven't been cashed, can I get them back/replaced?
Assistant: You can file a police report with whatever details your have. The police will take charge of the investigation and they will be the ones to press charges. Don't worry about the collecting money step yet. Once the police finish their investigation and she gets charged that will be a lot easier.
|
Human: (OH) My sister stole and cashed my savings bonds. What are my options? Backstory: My sister has always seemed to have an obsession of taking things that don't belong to her (clothes, jewelry, money, etc). When she was in high school she joined the wrong crowd, thought she was tough, joined the military, got into pain meds for a shoulder injury, eloped with her drug dealer, became one herself, started stealing more valuable things, yada yada (never got into legal trouble for any of this, btw). After her perfect husband verbally and physically abused her off and on, she finally left (they're still legally married). My parents let her move back in (~February/March 2016) on the condition that she get professional counseling. At the time I had been holding onto several savings bonds given to me as a high school graduation gift from our grandparents. They bought one every year I was born up until I turned 18 (a couple of them are doubled the amount for when they missed a year. I had 9 all together.). They gave the same gift to each of my other siblings (including my sister) and my cousins upon their high school graduations. All of my siblings cashed theirs immediately. I on the other hand, planned on saving them as long as possible. I always thought I'd save them to help with my first apartment or maybe for when I eventually get married. Something more important than just spending money. Knowing my sister's stealing habits, our mom suggested that I put the bond into our safety deposit box. I agreed (hesitantly) and gave them to my mom to take to the bank. About the end of March/early April, I got a new job and needed my SSN for background check purposes. When I went to the safety deposit box, I noticed that the bonds were not there. I confronted my mom and she said she couldn't remember me giving the bonds to her (ughhhhhhh). So I assumed she put them in a cabinet somewhere so she'd remember to take them to the bank, and then forgot. I couldn't find them anywhere and panicked. My parents couldn't help me get to a logical explanation of where they went, but refused to believe it was my sister (basically resulted in them saying I was SOL). They never suggested filing them as being lost or stolen to see if they could be replaced. Flash forward to last week January 2017. I got a tax form notice from a local bank saying that I cashed two of the bonds (I had 9 all together). However, I didn't cash any of them nor do I have an account at that bank. I went in asking if there was a mistake, and the woman at the service desk confirmed that a bond for $136.56 was cashed on March 22, 2016 and a bond for $249.56 was cashed on April 20, 2016. I didn't understand how it was possible to cash a bond without picture ID, nor how it happened on two separate occasions at the same bank. She printed me a copy of the report and suggested to go to treasurydirect.gov to get more assistance. She didn't give me any more information than that. I didn't like that, so I went to another branch and spoke to an assistant manager. He agreed with me and said that there was no way the bonds should have been cashed with out an ID. My name, birthdate, address, and SSN were linked to the transaction. However, my sister's phone number was listed, not mine. He file an inquiry in the attempt to determine which branch and which teller cashed the bonds. His supervisor is supposed to contact me this week to discuss it more. I am completely lost on what to do next. My sister and I have been emotionally detached for a while, but this is just crazy to wrap my head around. Is there any possible way that I'll get that money back? Should I file a police report? Is it too late because they were stolen so long ago? Should I press charges against a family member? If this were to go to court, would I be spending more money than I'd get in return? Is there a way to find out if she's cashed my other bonds? If they haven't been cashed, can I get them back/replaced?
Assistant: YES, you absolutely should report this to the police. And YES you should pursue suing her if necessary for her actions. DO NOT allow your family to try and convince you not to do it. What your sister is doing is illegal and it is high time she pays the consequences for her actions.
| 0.694573 |
Human: Which book would you recommend to a person who's recently discovered Socrates' ideas ? As I understand, Socrates never wrote anything himself, but his thoughts and ideas (especially about democracy) have been documented in Plato's works. So I'm looking for book recommendations that could help me delve into Socrates' philosophy. Thank you
Assistant: A typical place to begin is with Plato's dialogues on Socrates' death: *Euthyphro*, *Apology*, *Crito*, and *Phaedo*, in that order.
|
Human: Which book would you recommend to a person who's recently discovered Socrates' ideas ? As I understand, Socrates never wrote anything himself, but his thoughts and ideas (especially about democracy) have been documented in Plato's works. So I'm looking for book recommendations that could help me delve into Socrates' philosophy. Thank you
Assistant: The dialog Gorgias is a good starting place. Not too long and pretty approachable. Concerns Sophists and Rhetoric.
| 0.694107 |
Human: Do I really even want my PE? I’ve been working as an EE for over three years, and I’m getting to the point where all of my coworkers/supervisor are really pushing for me to get my PE. But the truth is, I don’t even want it. When I look at their jobs and the stress that comes with it, I’m asking myself, why would I ever want that? I don’t have kids, I don’t need the money, I don’t have any desire to climb the ladder, and I definitely don’t need the constant bombardment that seems to follow. I have a low stress, non-management position and I would like to keep it that way. I enjoy engineering, but I just want to do my designs, work on some programming, and then go home. I don’t want anything to do with work until the next day, and that just doesn’t seem possible once I get my PE (and promoted). Becoming the technical lead on projects sounds dreadful to me. Checking emails until I go to sleep, or being on-call is not my idea of a good time and they can keep the extra pay. Anyways, just ranting, but If anyone has been in a similar position or if you never got your PE and you work in an industry where the PE is abundant, how did that work out for you?
Assistant: Well.. does your company provide any compensation for getting it? I got up to 2k on all expenses related. Milk dat titty
|
Human: Do I really even want my PE? I’ve been working as an EE for over three years, and I’m getting to the point where all of my coworkers/supervisor are really pushing for me to get my PE. But the truth is, I don’t even want it. When I look at their jobs and the stress that comes with it, I’m asking myself, why would I ever want that? I don’t have kids, I don’t need the money, I don’t have any desire to climb the ladder, and I definitely don’t need the constant bombardment that seems to follow. I have a low stress, non-management position and I would like to keep it that way. I enjoy engineering, but I just want to do my designs, work on some programming, and then go home. I don’t want anything to do with work until the next day, and that just doesn’t seem possible once I get my PE (and promoted). Becoming the technical lead on projects sounds dreadful to me. Checking emails until I go to sleep, or being on-call is not my idea of a good time and they can keep the extra pay. Anyways, just ranting, but If anyone has been in a similar position or if you never got your PE and you work in an industry where the PE is abundant, how did that work out for you?
Assistant: Working as an engineer for just 3 years implies that you are still in your 20s. You don't know what you want at this point in time. The problem is that in 5 or 10 years when you finally do know what you want, you'll have been out of school for so long thag getting your PE then would be rather difficult.
| 0.619897 |
Human: CMV: Contraception such as a drug eluting implant should be mandatory until say.. 21 and there is no cases where teenage pregnancy is a good thing I cannot see any cases where teenage pregnancy is a good situation or certainly where it wouldn't be better for the parent to be a few years older. In terms of lost opportunity for social, educational and professional development having a child when very young, is never the best situation. Surely having better established parents would reduce poverty, welfare reliance and the likelihood of single paternity? Therefore the logical step of mandatory contraception sounds like the best option. Let's say a drug eluting implant for both boys and girls. And for the sake of clean argument let's say the medicine is 100% safe and effective.
Assistant: Mandatory contraception? My god that’s so incredibly pervasive for a very personal thing. You mentioned that the contraception is safe and effective. Okay. But is it morally accepted by all? Contraception is controversial for some. And the government enforcement ... is ... not something I would want - even if i agree with the effects that you want.
|
Human: CMV: Contraception such as a drug eluting implant should be mandatory until say.. 21 and there is no cases where teenage pregnancy is a good thing I cannot see any cases where teenage pregnancy is a good situation or certainly where it wouldn't be better for the parent to be a few years older. In terms of lost opportunity for social, educational and professional development having a child when very young, is never the best situation. Surely having better established parents would reduce poverty, welfare reliance and the likelihood of single paternity? Therefore the logical step of mandatory contraception sounds like the best option. Let's say a drug eluting implant for both boys and girls. And for the sake of clean argument let's say the medicine is 100% safe and effective.
Assistant: Why should someone else prevent me from having a child? Because they think they know what is best for me?
| 0.452224 |
Human: My little sister signed a lease with only a virtual tour, she showed up to an apartment with mold, cigarette burns/smell, and stains. The landlord told her that virtual was the only option due to “covid restrictions”. It’s her first college apartment and they definitely took advantage of the fact she didn’t know better. However I had her take screenshots of the “virtual tour” pictures and they don’t match the actual apartment in the slightest. The landlord has since said any cleaners/mold exterminators will have to be paid out of pocket by my sister as it’s not required. Is this something that we have ground to to sue for her first and last months rent back/break the lease?
Assistant: She might want to go to the school legal aid office. It's very likely she's paying a small fee for it anyway within her tuition. At my school, they were super helpful with dealing with bad landlords
|
Human: My little sister signed a lease with only a virtual tour, she showed up to an apartment with mold, cigarette burns/smell, and stains. The landlord told her that virtual was the only option due to “covid restrictions”. It’s her first college apartment and they definitely took advantage of the fact she didn’t know better. However I had her take screenshots of the “virtual tour” pictures and they don’t match the actual apartment in the slightest. The landlord has since said any cleaners/mold exterminators will have to be paid out of pocket by my sister as it’s not required. Is this something that we have ground to to sue for her first and last months rent back/break the lease?
Assistant: While generally there is common law information about these types of issues however you should really include your location so that people with knowledge of local housing law can chime in and those who are outside of the area can keep out.
| 0.620353 |
Human: [Star Wars] I am a Jedi Knight dueling General Grievous. What stops me from just Force Pulling the lightsabers from his hands? I would assume a Force user could use the Force to counter me from doing this, but the General has no Force capabilities.
Assistant: General Grievous' claws lock in place, as has already been mentioned, but a bigger part of it is his reputation and presence. Many Jedi at the beginning of the Clone Wars were easy pickings since they hadn't been trained for war in generations. Faced with a monster like Grievous their willpower and concentration would have been shaken, and with it their ability to command the force. Notice that Grievous still loses to Jedi Masters like Mace Windu and Obi-Wan Kenobi, and pretty decisively.
|
Human: [Star Wars] I am a Jedi Knight dueling General Grievous. What stops me from just Force Pulling the lightsabers from his hands? I would assume a Force user could use the Force to counter me from doing this, but the General has no Force capabilities.
Assistant: He has no Force powers, but he has claws of high-quality durasteel that don't tire or weaken with time. You'd be more lucky to pull them from his cape or belt, but if you're already fighting him, I guess you're shit out of luck on that front.
| 0.685198 |
Human: Eli5: When your credit card doesn’t read at a credit card machine, why does covering it with a plastic bag suddenly make it work? Had this done multiple time at the register. Card not reading, so the cashier will cover the ribbon or the chip with a plastic bag and YATZEE, it goes through. Why?
Assistant: Why do Americans still swipe cards? Why aren’t you all contactless? Aren’t your phone wallets contactless, so why aren’t your cards too? Edit: why aren’t you all using phone wallet transactions? Why are you still using the card?
|
Human: Eli5: When your credit card doesn’t read at a credit card machine, why does covering it with a plastic bag suddenly make it work? Had this done multiple time at the register. Card not reading, so the cashier will cover the ribbon or the chip with a plastic bag and YATZEE, it goes through. Why?
Assistant: Tell me you are from the US without telling me that you are from the US. You should move to a chip based card which you can just tap on the reader.
| 0.20086 |
Human: [DC comics] Why is superman seemingly the only immortal limitless Kryptonian? He just constantly does shit and powers through shit he shouldn't be able to with his powers. he can go to to toe with God's and new gods like Darkseid but other Kryptonians can't?
Assistant: He use to be a lot stronger as were other kryptonians. Hes more fallible these days but I think the main thing is that kryptonians are really rare and superman was raised with our sun. I'm not sure but isn't kara pretty op herself?
|
Human: [DC comics] Why is superman seemingly the only immortal limitless Kryptonian? He just constantly does shit and powers through shit he shouldn't be able to with his powers. he can go to to toe with God's and new gods like Darkseid but other Kryptonians can't?
Assistant: i'm no expert but maybe it has to do (in some way) with the fact that he's the first one in a long time to be born through natural birth while everyone else was made for a specific purpose? at least that's what sticked with me when watching the movie idk haha
| 0.602045 |
Human: CMV: Living Wage is extremely simple to calculate, because pretty much every landlord in America agrees on the math. I’ll define it simply. What is a living wage? People argue about it all the time, but my definition is simple. Enough pay to not be homeless. Sounds straight enough. What do I consider “not homeless”? The bare minimum is to be able to rent an apartment. A studio, a 1 bedroom, doesn’t matter. What do I mean that every landlord agrees? Well, it’s standard rule that if you want to rent an apartment, you need to make 3x the rent otherwise you’re not qualified to rent. Aka, if you don’t make 3x the rent of the area you want to live in, you’re homeless. So the answer is simple. A living wage is 3x the average rent of said area. Anything lower is poverty wage.
Assistant: > A studio, a 1 bedroom, doesn’t matter .... my brother in christ, those are two different things
|
Human: CMV: Living Wage is extremely simple to calculate, because pretty much every landlord in America agrees on the math. I’ll define it simply. What is a living wage? People argue about it all the time, but my definition is simple. Enough pay to not be homeless. Sounds straight enough. What do I consider “not homeless”? The bare minimum is to be able to rent an apartment. A studio, a 1 bedroom, doesn’t matter. What do I mean that every landlord agrees? Well, it’s standard rule that if you want to rent an apartment, you need to make 3x the rent otherwise you’re not qualified to rent. Aka, if you don’t make 3x the rent of the area you want to live in, you’re homeless. So the answer is simple. A living wage is 3x the average rent of said area. Anything lower is poverty wage.
Assistant: While 3x rent may be a common rule of thumb, I'm not sure if it's universal.
| 0.622291 |
Human: [PA] Why are piercings still viewed as "unprofessional" for some employers? Went to a job interview for a law office last month for a clergy position. I was interviewed by 3 people which went great at first because they loved my resumé, gave great feedback but as I was stood up to say my thank you and such, one of them noticed my eyebrow piercing and asked about it. Not sure if the fact that the person who asked was a female, I'm guessing she was the lead manager or something, but the men didn't seem to care. She then proceeds to tell me that if I get hired, it must either come out or replace the ring with a clear one because it's unprofessional. I never got a callback but I just didn't understand why it was pointed out like it was a nuisance. I've worked at medical offices where I'd get compliments, not complaints. I also thought employers were being more accepting of tattoos and piercings.
Assistant: Why are tattoos and piercings viewed as a form of self-expression? Because they communicate something to the viewer. Different organizations do or do not want those messages communicated to their clients.
|
Human: [PA] Why are piercings still viewed as "unprofessional" for some employers? Went to a job interview for a law office last month for a clergy position. I was interviewed by 3 people which went great at first because they loved my resumé, gave great feedback but as I was stood up to say my thank you and such, one of them noticed my eyebrow piercing and asked about it. Not sure if the fact that the person who asked was a female, I'm guessing she was the lead manager or something, but the men didn't seem to care. She then proceeds to tell me that if I get hired, it must either come out or replace the ring with a clear one because it's unprofessional. I never got a callback but I just didn't understand why it was pointed out like it was a nuisance. I've worked at medical offices where I'd get compliments, not complaints. I also thought employers were being more accepting of tattoos and piercings.
Assistant: I mean its a law office not hot topic. This isn't really rocket science. Piercings and/or excessive tattoos or tattoos that can't be covered are just going to be viewed poorly in traditional business professional settings.
| 0.566675 |
Human: Explain like I'm five years old: if we have tons of face muscles that we use all the time, how come our face muscles don’t bulk up like biceps or quads?
Assistant: Biceps and quads don't bulk up because you use them all the time. They only bulk up in response to stress, i.e. weights. Therefore face muscles don't bulk up because you're not moving them with weights, so no resistance and no stress.
|
Human: Explain like I'm five years old: if we have tons of face muscles that we use all the time, how come our face muscles don’t bulk up like biceps or quads?
Assistant: Muscle mass increases to do more work per cycle. Repetitive small work can tone muscles but doesn’t bulk them, so unless you have a way of increasing the resistance of smiling or frowning, your face muscles probably won’t get too bulky.
| 0.691963 |
Human: I have sunbathed nude on my patio for 25 years, thanks to an 8-foot privacy fence, and trees that go even higher. The 1-story house next to me was demolished, and replaced with a 2-story house that has several upstairs windows facing my nude sunbathing area. What are my options? (Lee County, FL). I have enjoyed nude sunbathing on my patio for 25 years, thanks to an 8-foot privacy fence, and trees that go even higher. Recently, the 1-story house next to me was demolished, and replaced with a 2-story house that has several windows with a direct line of sight to my nude sunbathing area. 1. If I continue my nude sunbathing and am seen, is this illegal? They're the ones who built windows looking over my fence. 2. For the sake of my own privacy, can I force them to pay for installing trees or shades to block the view? Why should I have to pay for thirty foot tall trees when they're the ones who built the house? Thanks!
Assistant: I am not a lawyer Public nudity is not per say illegal in Florida. It requires lewd acts to accompany the nudity, for criminal indecent exposure. Not that your own private back yard is considered public even if it can be seen from public property. So a higher burden exists as well. But no there is no general cause of action that can allow you to force them to give you privacy.
|
Human: I have sunbathed nude on my patio for 25 years, thanks to an 8-foot privacy fence, and trees that go even higher. The 1-story house next to me was demolished, and replaced with a 2-story house that has several upstairs windows facing my nude sunbathing area. What are my options? (Lee County, FL). I have enjoyed nude sunbathing on my patio for 25 years, thanks to an 8-foot privacy fence, and trees that go even higher. Recently, the 1-story house next to me was demolished, and replaced with a 2-story house that has several windows with a direct line of sight to my nude sunbathing area. 1. If I continue my nude sunbathing and am seen, is this illegal? They're the ones who built windows looking over my fence. 2. For the sake of my own privacy, can I force them to pay for installing trees or shades to block the view? Why should I have to pay for thirty foot tall trees when they're the ones who built the house? Thanks!
Assistant: I can't answer number 1 but for number 2, it's absurd to think you can force them to put up shades or plant trees to give you privacy so you can go nude.
| 0.334605 |
Human: Why are clothes washing machines weighed down with a block of concrete, rather than using a tank of water that they can fill locally after installation? **This news report** announces the 'revolutionary' idea of weighing down a clothes washing machine with a full tank of water, rather than a block of concrete. The creator says: "Everyone thinks the idea must have been thought of before." Why wouldn't it be something that manufacturers already used, to minimize transport costs?
Assistant: So... who will pay for the brand to come to the house and fill the tank? And more importantly, does the warranty cover the case that someone doesn't fill it correctly? Last but not least, which is denser? There isn't a lot of empty space in a washing machine.
|
Human: Why are clothes washing machines weighed down with a block of concrete, rather than using a tank of water that they can fill locally after installation? **This news report** announces the 'revolutionary' idea of weighing down a clothes washing machine with a full tank of water, rather than a block of concrete. The creator says: "Everyone thinks the idea must have been thought of before." Why wouldn't it be something that manufacturers already used, to minimize transport costs?
Assistant: Concrete may be denser allowing for a larger drum, but it seems a sensible idea
| 0.016818 |
Human: Are there any philosopher that talked about fashion? Or that were interested in it? Hi! I'm one of those people who always considered fashion the ultimate "consumerist" hobby. But, in recent times, I've started to look on how to develop some semblance of a style, and I got pretty invested in the "behind the scenes" worlds of fashion. I learned about so many brands that have an artistic or even philosophical or political statement behind their clothes. Granted, I still have some reservetions about ethics or capitalism in general but now I view it more in a case to case basis than as an accusation to the industry as a whole... but that's beside the point. What I'm really interested in is if any philosopher had any insightful thoughts about fashion. And possibly not only about fashion as a tool of capitalism, even if I get that kind if critique. And if maybe there were some thinkers interested in the topic even if they didn't write much about it. Thanks in advance.
Assistant: Chapter 7 of Beauvoir's *The Second Sex* theorizes a relationship between women and fashion. Lots of interesting quotations to make from it, so I'd just suggest reading the chapter in full. https://uberty.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1949\_simone-de-beauvoir-the-second-sex.pdf
|
Human: Are there any philosopher that talked about fashion? Or that were interested in it? Hi! I'm one of those people who always considered fashion the ultimate "consumerist" hobby. But, in recent times, I've started to look on how to develop some semblance of a style, and I got pretty invested in the "behind the scenes" worlds of fashion. I learned about so many brands that have an artistic or even philosophical or political statement behind their clothes. Granted, I still have some reservetions about ethics or capitalism in general but now I view it more in a case to case basis than as an accusation to the industry as a whole... but that's beside the point. What I'm really interested in is if any philosopher had any insightful thoughts about fashion. And possibly not only about fashion as a tool of capitalism, even if I get that kind if critique. And if maybe there were some thinkers interested in the topic even if they didn't write much about it. Thanks in advance.
Assistant: Gilles Lipovetsky's *The Empire of Fashion*
| 0.154715 |
Human: [DC Universe] Why don't Earth's heroes go back in time and stop the comet that granted Vandal Savage his immortality from ever reaching Earth?
Assistant: Like it or not, Vandal Savage essentially guided the entire course of human history. Removing him from the equation *could* remove humanity as a whole from existence.
|
Human: [DC Universe] Why don't Earth's heroes go back in time and stop the comet that granted Vandal Savage his immortality from ever reaching Earth?
Assistant: One word: Flashpoint. Just going back to his childhood changed history significantly for the worse. Imagine going back 50,000 years and how much it would change human existence (or even erasing it completely).
| 0.127132 |
Human: CMV: Issues that affect all Americans nationwide should not be left up to the individual States to decide With the recent and future rulings from the SCOTUS, the States are given the power to decide how they individual rule on issues that affect all Americans regardless on which state they are living in. I should not have to decide on where I live based on which state is willing and able to provide me the healthcare, safety, and well being I require. With the upcoming ruling from the SCOTUS regarding the EPA and the expectation that it will be handed back down the the states to decide. Each individual state will now dictate how they handle their carbon emissions. For example if Texas wants to dump an ungodly amount of CO2 in the air the citizens of other states will pay the price for that negligence.
Assistant: Then why even have state and local governments anyways? A lot of laws at the state level, can have a direct, or indirect impact on other people, states, the country or the world. We would be naive to think that almost anything we do at a state or local level is isolated between sates. Gun laws, healthcare, drug laws, or even taxation, from one state to the next, has an impact on surrounding states, if not the country.
|
Human: CMV: Issues that affect all Americans nationwide should not be left up to the individual States to decide With the recent and future rulings from the SCOTUS, the States are given the power to decide how they individual rule on issues that affect all Americans regardless on which state they are living in. I should not have to decide on where I live based on which state is willing and able to provide me the healthcare, safety, and well being I require. With the upcoming ruling from the SCOTUS regarding the EPA and the expectation that it will be handed back down the the states to decide. Each individual state will now dictate how they handle their carbon emissions. For example if Texas wants to dump an ungodly amount of CO2 in the air the citizens of other states will pay the price for that negligence.
Assistant: > I should not have to decide on where I live based on which state is willing and able to provide me the healthcare, safety, and well being I require. Should I have the same right? Because I suspect you and I have very different ideas of what constitutes the "health, safety, and well being I require" means for us. If I prefer to live in a state that has less health insurance regulation and fewer police officers, why shouldn't I have that opportunity?
| 0.68959 |
Human: My landlord gave me a notice to quit and repossess property two months before our lease is over. The paper says it's due to Marijuana use which they have no proof of (its legal recreationally for 21+ which we both are but the lease prohibits it regardless). My partner doesn't want to fight it which was my initial plan so we will be moving out on the date given on the paper. I looked over my lease twice to see if it says anything about being given a notice to quit and if they still expect us to pay rent for the remainder of our lease after we leave but it's not mentioned. We're supposed to be out by the third and I'm in Michigan so I need to know if I can legally still be responsible for rent for the remainder of the lease although they're the ones who wanted us out. Any help and advice is appreciated.
Assistant: if you are smoking in the apartment where the lease prohibits it, it doesn't matter whether it's legal or not... you're in violation of the terms of the lease. the landlord saying "quit or get out by $DATE" is them being nice. they are within their rights to just plain kick you out for violating the terms of the lease * * subject to the limitations of MI and city law
|
Human: My landlord gave me a notice to quit and repossess property two months before our lease is over. The paper says it's due to Marijuana use which they have no proof of (its legal recreationally for 21+ which we both are but the lease prohibits it regardless). My partner doesn't want to fight it which was my initial plan so we will be moving out on the date given on the paper. I looked over my lease twice to see if it says anything about being given a notice to quit and if they still expect us to pay rent for the remainder of our lease after we leave but it's not mentioned. We're supposed to be out by the third and I'm in Michigan so I need to know if I can legally still be responsible for rent for the remainder of the lease although they're the ones who wanted us out. Any help and advice is appreciated.
Assistant: If you want to leave, and your landlord wants you to leave, sounds like a great opportunity to negotiate a lease termination.
| 0.357755 |
Human: AskScience AMA Series: I am Dr. Laura Kloepper, a biologist who studies the emergence and echolocation dynamics of large bat cave colonies. This summer I am traveling and camping with two female students as we record bats across the Southwest. Ask Me Anything! Hi Reddit! I am Dr. Laura Kloepper, an Assistant Professor of Biology at Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana. My research involves using audio, video, and thermal imagery to understand the emergence, flight, and echolocation dynamics of large (1 million +) colonies of Mexican Free-tailed bats. These bats leave the cave at densities of up to 1,000 bats per second, flying at speeds of 25 mph, beating their wings ten times per second, and rarely run into each other. Their primary mode of navigation is using echolocation, or making a loud sound and using the information in the echoes to create a visual representation of their surroundings. Everything we know about biology, mathematics and physics says that they should not be able to successfully echolocate in these large groups. My main research involves trying to understand how they are able to successfully navigate via echolocation without interfering with one another, and these findings have technological implications to improve man-made sonar. I am also interested in flight dynamics in large groups, factors that control the emergence timing, and unique characteristics of bat guano. This summer I am traveling with two female undergraduate students and my trusty field dog as we visit 8 caves across the Southwest to tackle multiple research projects. We will be doing a lot of camping, consuming a lot of canned food, and putting close to 7,000 miles on our rental SUV. We will be documenting our journey on our blog, www.smcbellebats.wordpress.com, or on our Twitter and Instagram (@smcbellebats). I will be here from 12:00pm EDT to 2:00pm EDT to answer your questions...AMA!
Assistant: How do the bats avoid crosstalk? Do they all echo locate at different frequencies, or is it highly directional? Or do they rely on some kind of "near field" communication with a couple of key bats doing the ranging for the group?
|
Human: AskScience AMA Series: I am Dr. Laura Kloepper, a biologist who studies the emergence and echolocation dynamics of large bat cave colonies. This summer I am traveling and camping with two female students as we record bats across the Southwest. Ask Me Anything! Hi Reddit! I am Dr. Laura Kloepper, an Assistant Professor of Biology at Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana. My research involves using audio, video, and thermal imagery to understand the emergence, flight, and echolocation dynamics of large (1 million +) colonies of Mexican Free-tailed bats. These bats leave the cave at densities of up to 1,000 bats per second, flying at speeds of 25 mph, beating their wings ten times per second, and rarely run into each other. Their primary mode of navigation is using echolocation, or making a loud sound and using the information in the echoes to create a visual representation of their surroundings. Everything we know about biology, mathematics and physics says that they should not be able to successfully echolocate in these large groups. My main research involves trying to understand how they are able to successfully navigate via echolocation without interfering with one another, and these findings have technological implications to improve man-made sonar. I am also interested in flight dynamics in large groups, factors that control the emergence timing, and unique characteristics of bat guano. This summer I am traveling with two female undergraduate students and my trusty field dog as we visit 8 caves across the Southwest to tackle multiple research projects. We will be doing a lot of camping, consuming a lot of canned food, and putting close to 7,000 miles on our rental SUV. We will be documenting our journey on our blog, www.smcbellebats.wordpress.com, or on our Twitter and Instagram (@smcbellebats). I will be here from 12:00pm EDT to 2:00pm EDT to answer your questions...AMA!
Assistant: Is echo location an innate skill? Or is there a learning curve? Do baby bats need to learn echo location, or can they do it as soon as they fly? Same question for flying, do baby bats need to learn or do they just drop and fly? And be sure to include photos of your dog in your blog posts! What's your dog's name?
| 0.605694 |
Human: Does ranking really matter? I am preparing my application for applying to some US universities for PhD in Mechanical Engineering. Does the university ranking directly affect the quality of research, courses and opportunities after PhD? Or are there more important factors I should consider when choosing my target universities?
Assistant: Ranking unfortunately has an outsized effect on the perceived value of your degree by employers (academia and industry alike)
|
Human: Does ranking really matter? I am preparing my application for applying to some US universities for PhD in Mechanical Engineering. Does the university ranking directly affect the quality of research, courses and opportunities after PhD? Or are there more important factors I should consider when choosing my target universities?
Assistant: Yes, but as with most things, it’s not as bad if you’re in STEM. PhD alumni at my mid-tier UC all work in Big Tech. Perhaps not academia, but they’re not struggling to make ends meet by any means.
| -0.198101 |
Human: Update: $25/hr offer has been upped to $28/hr. Is the technician experience worth it to leave my waiter job at $35/hr? Link to original post at the bottom. They responded with an increase to $28 with a reevaluation in 3-4 months. The offer also includes 8 days vacation per year, and health benefits. The work I’d predominantly be doing is that of a technician. I have no prior experience/internships. If I reduce my student loan payments (starting after the pandemic pause) then I could technically make $28/hr work for 3 months. Would that geotechnical technician experience help me in the longer run when moving up, even in a different area of civil engineering? Or would it really only be beneficial if I were to stay within the geotechnical area? Summertime in L.A. is a gold pit for servers at my restaurant. $35/hr is on the low end of what I’d be doing until about September/October. I’m struggling with the decision as to whether taking the pay cut would be a worthwhile investment or if it really wouldn’t make *that* much of a difference. TIA! https://www.reddit.com/r/AskEngineers/comments/t63y8t/job_offer_was_25hr_but_i_need_at_least_31hr_to/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
Assistant: Yes, it will make that much of a difference. A couple months of $35/hr will be nothing compared to what you will be making for years after getting more engineering relevant experience.
|
Human: Update: $25/hr offer has been upped to $28/hr. Is the technician experience worth it to leave my waiter job at $35/hr? Link to original post at the bottom. They responded with an increase to $28 with a reevaluation in 3-4 months. The offer also includes 8 days vacation per year, and health benefits. The work I’d predominantly be doing is that of a technician. I have no prior experience/internships. If I reduce my student loan payments (starting after the pandemic pause) then I could technically make $28/hr work for 3 months. Would that geotechnical technician experience help me in the longer run when moving up, even in a different area of civil engineering? Or would it really only be beneficial if I were to stay within the geotechnical area? Summertime in L.A. is a gold pit for servers at my restaurant. $35/hr is on the low end of what I’d be doing until about September/October. I’m struggling with the decision as to whether taking the pay cut would be a worthwhile investment or if it really wouldn’t make *that* much of a difference. TIA! https://www.reddit.com/r/AskEngineers/comments/t63y8t/job_offer_was_25hr_but_i_need_at_least_31hr_to/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
Assistant: Do they let you work overtime?
| 0.103452 |
Human: Calling all engineers: "Sell" me your job! I feel that in this subreddit, we often see people contemplating if a career in engineering is right for them. As a change of pace, I want to try and change that (if only for a few hours). I'd like to request **YOU** to "sell" me your current position. What makes your role the perfect fit for you? Why is the your current area of expertise so interesting? What new technologies and breakthroughs make your future something that all other engineers should envy? Don't skimp on the enthusiasm please!
Assistant: I primarily write firmware for a Bluetooth powered bike lock. But our team is highly cross-discipline, and I have a mixed EE/ME background. One four hour period of work could find me coding, soldering, designing a motor test jig in autocad and printing that jig on a makerbot. I fucking love my job.
|
Human: Calling all engineers: "Sell" me your job! I feel that in this subreddit, we often see people contemplating if a career in engineering is right for them. As a change of pace, I want to try and change that (if only for a few hours). I'd like to request **YOU** to "sell" me your current position. What makes your role the perfect fit for you? Why is the your current area of expertise so interesting? What new technologies and breakthroughs make your future something that all other engineers should envy? Don't skimp on the enthusiasm please!
Assistant: Semiconductor manufacturing. Very interesting/complex/diverse manufacturing processes, extremely fast paced, high risk, etc Going to work is exciting - I'm not stuck in a cubicle all day (probably about 60% of my time in the cube - the rest out in the field). Also the pay/benefits are excellent - average engineer will break six figures within a few years.
| 0.656213 |
Human: Can’t get rid of fleas and cat has bad reaction to flea medications. Please help. A few months ago I gave my cat his regular Advantage II dose and he seemed like he has a seizure - he froze up, would hardly walk, look terrified, and shook his back paws every time he walked. I started washing it off with Dawn and water immediately and he improved. I was too horrified to dose him again. Fast forward three months or so and the flea problem is worse. I tried to give him Advantage again and he just had the same exact reaction - frozen and shaking his paws. What else can I possibly do besides vacuum? I’m at my wit’s end. This is horrible and I’m disgusted finding them in my bed. Please someone tell me what to do. I’m terrified of trying to give him any other drugs if this is the reaction.
Assistant: You may also consider asking your vet for other flea and tick meds. They do not all have the same active ingredients so one may be a better option for you
|
Human: Can’t get rid of fleas and cat has bad reaction to flea medications. Please help. A few months ago I gave my cat his regular Advantage II dose and he seemed like he has a seizure - he froze up, would hardly walk, look terrified, and shook his back paws every time he walked. I started washing it off with Dawn and water immediately and he improved. I was too horrified to dose him again. Fast forward three months or so and the flea problem is worse. I tried to give him Advantage again and he just had the same exact reaction - frozen and shaking his paws. What else can I possibly do besides vacuum? I’m at my wit’s end. This is horrible and I’m disgusted finding them in my bed. Please someone tell me what to do. I’m terrified of trying to give him any other drugs if this is the reaction.
Assistant: Sounds your cat is touching the medicine and then licking it. Are you applying it the right spot?
| 0.684899 |
Human: If freezing tissue generally damages the cells, how are we able to freeze human eggs and embryos for birthing later?
Assistant: Speed matters. The speed that something is frozen correlates to how many razor sharp ice crystals can form. Suspending the embryos in a solvent slows down water sublimation (freeze drying) For examble: embryos disolved in 1mL of glycerol will change temp from 37c to -200c in about 5 seconds.
|
Human: If freezing tissue generally damages the cells, how are we able to freeze human eggs and embryos for birthing later?
Assistant: Glycerol is super common. I dabbled with Dimethyl sulfoxide ( DMSO ). The only issue there was tissue toxicity. We tested if adding proline to the diet would enhance tissue cryopreservation. Had minimal impact.
| 0.684483 |
Human: I live in Washington State. Can I be prosecuted for gifting my terminally ill father a firearm? Throwaway for obvious reasons. My father is, and has been, very sick for about a year. He was diagnosed with two different forms of aggressive, untreatable lymphomas. He has nerve death in his feet from years of alcohol abuse (been clean for about 8 years, though!). He had to have his spleen removed earlier this year, and he has several other health issues that I'm not particularly familiar with because I'm not a doctor and don't understand the terminology, most of which are related to his cancers. For the year+ since his first cancer diagnosis, he's been pretty elevated about the whole deal. He's made it very clear to my siblings, my stepmother, and I that he does \*not\* want a long, drawn-out old person death. He already has a DNR/DNI order on his chart, and has repeatedly said to all of us that he's happy with the way his life shook out and he's ready to leave the world. This was when he knew he was terminally ill, but was still relatively healthy and mobile. Well, last week he had a major health crisis. Because I'm not a doctor I don't really understand the details, but the MAST cells in his system caused an enormous anaphylactic reaction that caused his blood pressure to drop. He also had an infection in his lungs that needed to be treated with an aggressive course of antibiotics. Worst, though, was that something about this incident triggered four different strokes. Three were relatively minor, but the fourth was a medium-to-large-sized event. My sister, stepmother, and I have been taking shifts with him in the hospital since the event. He's having trouble finding words, but is still capable of expressing himself for the most part. Through all the physical therapy, medications, and hours of sitting in a hospital room, he has made it absolutely clear that the lifesaving interventions we put him through after the stroke were way too much and he would rather die than go through any of it again. He has begged us to change his physician's order for life saving treatment (POLST) form to specify that he should not receive treatment for similar events in the future. The thing that's driving me nuts about this situation is that our stepmother (who has durable power of attorney) is having a very easy time dismissing these statements as "oh he's just depressed" and has been dragging her feet on changing the POLST form and other preparations to fulfill his wish of getting the fuck out of the hospital, back to his retirement home, and getting a chance to say bye to his family and friends before going through the lengthy process of a physician assisted suicide. My sister (who's in medical school) believes that he won't get to the point of a PAS, and believes he'll go next time he has a similar event like the one he had. The big issue I'm concerned about is whether this event happens before the POLST form is changed. If that happens, and he's saved again to come back in an even more disabled state, my father is going to die hating us, and I can't live with that. Things REALLY came to a head yesterday at the hospital. I'd never seen my dad cry before in my life. I'd also never seen him get so angry. Before my stepmother got there, he begged me to bring him a gun so he has a way out in case things got even worse. Even with his speech impaired from the stroke, he told my stepmother and me in no uncertain terms that he hated us for being so selfish and cruel by keeping him around. I doubt my father would put a bullet in his head if he had a gun. I think he just wants one so he knows that if things get too unbearable, he knows he can end it all in a split second, rather than having to hold on and wait for another stroke, or heart attack, or infection to end everything, or waiting for the gears of the state to slowly turn to the point where he can have his PAS. But I believe that everyone on earth should have the agency to decide when, where, and how they die, and he is and clearly has been suffering horribly for the last week and a half. If I were to roll to the gun store and get him a firearm, and he shot himself with it, what would be the legal ramifications for me? I'm okay with my family hating me and even being vindictive. I'm a financially independent adult, so I'm not concerned about any sort of aid being cut off. But if there's a chance of me being prosecuted for this act, I won't do it. Thanks for reading.
Assistant: Not legal advice, but practical - as an MD, CALL HOSPICE.
|
Human: I live in Washington State. Can I be prosecuted for gifting my terminally ill father a firearm? Throwaway for obvious reasons. My father is, and has been, very sick for about a year. He was diagnosed with two different forms of aggressive, untreatable lymphomas. He has nerve death in his feet from years of alcohol abuse (been clean for about 8 years, though!). He had to have his spleen removed earlier this year, and he has several other health issues that I'm not particularly familiar with because I'm not a doctor and don't understand the terminology, most of which are related to his cancers. For the year+ since his first cancer diagnosis, he's been pretty elevated about the whole deal. He's made it very clear to my siblings, my stepmother, and I that he does \*not\* want a long, drawn-out old person death. He already has a DNR/DNI order on his chart, and has repeatedly said to all of us that he's happy with the way his life shook out and he's ready to leave the world. This was when he knew he was terminally ill, but was still relatively healthy and mobile. Well, last week he had a major health crisis. Because I'm not a doctor I don't really understand the details, but the MAST cells in his system caused an enormous anaphylactic reaction that caused his blood pressure to drop. He also had an infection in his lungs that needed to be treated with an aggressive course of antibiotics. Worst, though, was that something about this incident triggered four different strokes. Three were relatively minor, but the fourth was a medium-to-large-sized event. My sister, stepmother, and I have been taking shifts with him in the hospital since the event. He's having trouble finding words, but is still capable of expressing himself for the most part. Through all the physical therapy, medications, and hours of sitting in a hospital room, he has made it absolutely clear that the lifesaving interventions we put him through after the stroke were way too much and he would rather die than go through any of it again. He has begged us to change his physician's order for life saving treatment (POLST) form to specify that he should not receive treatment for similar events in the future. The thing that's driving me nuts about this situation is that our stepmother (who has durable power of attorney) is having a very easy time dismissing these statements as "oh he's just depressed" and has been dragging her feet on changing the POLST form and other preparations to fulfill his wish of getting the fuck out of the hospital, back to his retirement home, and getting a chance to say bye to his family and friends before going through the lengthy process of a physician assisted suicide. My sister (who's in medical school) believes that he won't get to the point of a PAS, and believes he'll go next time he has a similar event like the one he had. The big issue I'm concerned about is whether this event happens before the POLST form is changed. If that happens, and he's saved again to come back in an even more disabled state, my father is going to die hating us, and I can't live with that. Things REALLY came to a head yesterday at the hospital. I'd never seen my dad cry before in my life. I'd also never seen him get so angry. Before my stepmother got there, he begged me to bring him a gun so he has a way out in case things got even worse. Even with his speech impaired from the stroke, he told my stepmother and me in no uncertain terms that he hated us for being so selfish and cruel by keeping him around. I doubt my father would put a bullet in his head if he had a gun. I think he just wants one so he knows that if things get too unbearable, he knows he can end it all in a split second, rather than having to hold on and wait for another stroke, or heart attack, or infection to end everything, or waiting for the gears of the state to slowly turn to the point where he can have his PAS. But I believe that everyone on earth should have the agency to decide when, where, and how they die, and he is and clearly has been suffering horribly for the last week and a half. If I were to roll to the gun store and get him a firearm, and he shot himself with it, what would be the legal ramifications for me? I'm okay with my family hating me and even being vindictive. I'm a financially independent adult, so I'm not concerned about any sort of aid being cut off. But if there's a chance of me being prosecuted for this act, I won't do it. Thanks for reading.
Assistant: If your father is alert and oriented and capable of making his own medical decisions, and your step mom is not his power of attorney or something, he can change his POLST without her knowledge, consent, or approval. It simply needs to be signed in the doctors presence (usually) and the md signs that he agrees these are the patients wishes. And the advice given above regarding hospice is good advice, I’d encourage him to look more closely at that.
| -0.170507 |
Human: Pot of chicken stock EXPLODING?? I had a pot of chicken stock boiling, but I had to leave the house for a couple hours so I turned the burner off. I got home, turned the flame on again medium high and sat down in the living room and BOOM! The pot lit hit the ceiling, more than 8 quarts of liquid + chicken bits blasted over my entire kitchen. What???????? How could this possibly happen? Did my pot lid spontaneously decide to seal to the bowl? How ?
Assistant: Does your lid have a venting hole? If it doesn’t, it could get sucked into the pot by the change of pressure when it stops boiling. Then, the pot cools and tightens around it like a vice. It literally becomes a bomb when you heat it up again. A friend of mine once had a lid sucked into the pot. Had to heat up the rim of the pot to free the lid. Edit: misspelled “lid”
|
Human: Pot of chicken stock EXPLODING?? I had a pot of chicken stock boiling, but I had to leave the house for a couple hours so I turned the burner off. I got home, turned the flame on again medium high and sat down in the living room and BOOM! The pot lit hit the ceiling, more than 8 quarts of liquid + chicken bits blasted over my entire kitchen. What???????? How could this possibly happen? Did my pot lid spontaneously decide to seal to the bowl? How ?
Assistant: Was the lid on while you were out? My guess is similar to canning -- as the pot cooled, it expanded, and a tight/vacuum seal formed. When you reheated it, it was like putting a non-vented container in the microwave. The steam/heat rising eventually caused enough pressure to blow the lid off.
| 0.636211 |
Human: Explain like I'm five years old: Why are plastic bottle caps particularly valuable as recycling material? In my country I often see charities asking specifically for plastic bottle caps to trade in and supply hospitals with wheelchairs, medical equipment, etc. What benefit is there in asking just for the caps instead of a broader range of plastic objects? (eg: asking for whole plastic bottles).
Assistant: Sounds to me like a variation on an old urban legend: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/keeping-tabs/ I remember when I was a kid cutting all of the UPC symbols off of canned goods for the same reason. I then asked my mom "Okay, Aunt Angela said to collect all the UPCs... where do we send them to?" *crickets*
|
Human: Explain like I'm five years old: Why are plastic bottle caps particularly valuable as recycling material? In my country I often see charities asking specifically for plastic bottle caps to trade in and supply hospitals with wheelchairs, medical equipment, etc. What benefit is there in asking just for the caps instead of a broader range of plastic objects? (eg: asking for whole plastic bottles).
Assistant: It could be that they're after that type of plastic specifically, or they're just easier to transport than bottles. It could be either one, but my bet's on the former. Some plastics cannot be recycled, while others have additives that would ruin them for use in the production of different objects. Like, the additives in plastic bottles that make them flexible and clear would make them really weak if you were trying to build something as sturdy as a wheelchair.
| 0.681904 |
Human: Best sugar substitute for banana bread? I've been making a loaf about once every other week, it's kinda the only "sweets" or sugary food I make at home. Regular recipe, cardamom recipe, coconut recipe, today I'm gonna make a chai one. My only issue tho is I realized every slice had like 20g of sugar and I was thinking is there a better way I can make it have less sugar? I don't need no added sugar at all, a few grams is fine with me but 20g means like 2 slices and I'm over the daily limit. Based off my googling it seems stevia or Splenda or honey would be good substitutes, does anyone have a good overall recommendation that I can use for every new recipe I try?out? Since bakings a science I'm sure substituting could really change things so I figured to ask for help.
Assistant: My only recommendation is NOT to use Splenda. I recently decided to experiment by baking a cake with a sugar substitute so that some members of my family could eat it, so I got the Splenda "for baking" which is granulated and supposed to substitute sugar in a 1/1 volume. The result was absolutely dreadful, the aftertaste of the cake was just disgusting and it would remain for a long time in your mouth. It really was a horrible cake and I felt so embarrassed to have served it.
|
Human: Best sugar substitute for banana bread? I've been making a loaf about once every other week, it's kinda the only "sweets" or sugary food I make at home. Regular recipe, cardamom recipe, coconut recipe, today I'm gonna make a chai one. My only issue tho is I realized every slice had like 20g of sugar and I was thinking is there a better way I can make it have less sugar? I don't need no added sugar at all, a few grams is fine with me but 20g means like 2 slices and I'm over the daily limit. Based off my googling it seems stevia or Splenda or honey would be good substitutes, does anyone have a good overall recommendation that I can use for every new recipe I try?out? Since bakings a science I'm sure substituting could really change things so I figured to ask for help.
Assistant: Just add an extra banana or two. I don’t think banana bread needs more sugar than what’s in the bananas.
| -0.059882 |
Human: Covid-19 in the office, boss wants us back in tomorrow Hey there I work at a small organization, less than 50 ppl in a small building (think the office from the office show lol) and no more than 35 ppl at a time on site. Someone tested positive today. They were in the office multiple days this week. We were tested today but no results until tomorrow afternoon at the earliest. Our boss wants us back in tomorrow, doing outreach in the community, etc. Is this safe or right?
Assistant: Contact your public health unit. Do not put yourself or others at risk. Not safe, not right, possibly illegal if you are knowingly put in harm's way: "if the employee is/was in the workplace and it is confirmed by a health care provider that the employee is/was infected with the COVID-19, under the Canada Labour Code, this would constitute a workplace hazard" ( https://www.canada.ca/en/government/publicservice/covid-19/rights-responsibilities.html )
|
Human: Covid-19 in the office, boss wants us back in tomorrow Hey there I work at a small organization, less than 50 ppl in a small building (think the office from the office show lol) and no more than 35 ppl at a time on site. Someone tested positive today. They were in the office multiple days this week. We were tested today but no results until tomorrow afternoon at the earliest. Our boss wants us back in tomorrow, doing outreach in the community, etc. Is this safe or right?
Assistant: Definitely not safe. Your boss is an idiot to do that.
| 0.096556 |
Human: Does this "Pineapple Eye Remover Tool" utensil have a proper name? Where can I find (buy) one? I've searched far and wide (i.e., Googled) and come up short. I can't submit a link to YouTube, so I'll embed it here.
Assistant: In the "About" section of the video you linked to, it explains this: "Handmade pineapple eye scooper handle made of aluminum and the blade is made of stainless steel. Email your order to noriofromjap@yahoo.com. Wholesale inquiry welcome." So if you want one exactly like the one in the video, I suggest you email that guy so he can make you one.
|
Human: Does this "Pineapple Eye Remover Tool" utensil have a proper name? Where can I find (buy) one? I've searched far and wide (i.e., Googled) and come up short. I can't submit a link to YouTube, so I'll embed it here.
Assistant: I think you are looking for thishttp://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00A0H8S3E/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1364615092&sr=8-5&pi=SL75
| -0.089939 |
Human: [Ghostbusters/Marvel] Let's assume Tony Stark wanted to team up with the Ghostbusters and they kindly gave him access to their designs and tech to use and improve upon. What would Iron Man Ghost-Buster Armor be like if he made it?
Assistant: Don't cross the beams? Pssshh! He'd immediately set up a lab to test exactly *how* to cross the beams safely and reliably to generate massive amounts of energy, open dimensional rifts, and in case any other nasty Sumerian deities show up to threaten Earth.
|
Human: [Ghostbusters/Marvel] Let's assume Tony Stark wanted to team up with the Ghostbusters and they kindly gave him access to their designs and tech to use and improve upon. What would Iron Man Ghost-Buster Armor be like if he made it?
Assistant: A quick google image search and I found this: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51b3dc8ee4b051b96ceb10de/t/563b7965e4b0d17fcded9ef3/1446738278927/
| -0.007507 |
Human: [Texas] [22F] My sister's doctor passed away. He was the only doctor for hundreds of miles who was able to prescribe her low-THC cannabis under Texas's Compassionate Use Act. She'll likely start having severe seizures again if she goes off this medication. Does anyone know what we can do? The title pretty much sums it up. My sister has a seizure disorder in addition to some other health disorders. She's been on several medications most of her life. Dosages and combinations used to constantly change, as her seizures always returned even when it seemed her medications were working. She began taking the low-THC cannabis oil a couple of years ago and her major seizures stopped. Now she only occasionally has minor seizures and goes long periods of time without having any at all. She's happier and healthier than she's been in a long time as well. With her doctor passing away, we don't know how to continue getting this medication for her. There isn't a doctor for hundreds of miles and it's nearly impossible for my sister to travel that far without it taking a toll on her health, especially now given the pandemic. Does anyone know what we can do or who we can contact to continue getting this medication for her? She only has about 2 weeks worth left. Any advice is much appreciated.
Assistant: Where in Texas? There is a doctor in Tyler Tx that can prescribe. She's great too!
|
Human: [Texas] [22F] My sister's doctor passed away. He was the only doctor for hundreds of miles who was able to prescribe her low-THC cannabis under Texas's Compassionate Use Act. She'll likely start having severe seizures again if she goes off this medication. Does anyone know what we can do? The title pretty much sums it up. My sister has a seizure disorder in addition to some other health disorders. She's been on several medications most of her life. Dosages and combinations used to constantly change, as her seizures always returned even when it seemed her medications were working. She began taking the low-THC cannabis oil a couple of years ago and her major seizures stopped. Now she only occasionally has minor seizures and goes long periods of time without having any at all. She's happier and healthier than she's been in a long time as well. With her doctor passing away, we don't know how to continue getting this medication for her. There isn't a doctor for hundreds of miles and it's nearly impossible for my sister to travel that far without it taking a toll on her health, especially now given the pandemic. Does anyone know what we can do or who we can contact to continue getting this medication for her? She only has about 2 weeks worth left. Any advice is much appreciated.
Assistant: The fuck, Texas? Another reminder that we really just live in a bunch of completely different countries in USA - in my town in California, we have many multi millionaires with 20+ farms and hundreds of employees, all operating legally. In Texas, can't even get a small amount of weed for extremely legitimate medical uses. Man.
| 0.245065 |
Human: Question for those who run a cake business So I’ve recently been getting a lot of requests from friends and family to make birthday cakes and such. I always tend to bake the cakes the day of pickup, out of fear of drying out people’s cake. However, this is extremely time consuming. Sometimes I see bakeries storing cakes in fridges overnight the day before the customer picks them up. And I’ve always thought about doing it but I find refrigeration dries out cakes sometimes. I was wondering if anyone had any tips for high volume orders or could you share what your typical baking timeline looks like? Thanks in advance :-)
Assistant: If you wrap a cake layer well in plastic wrap as soon as it’s cool, you can store it in the fridge or freezer. When you thaw it, keep it wrapped until you’re ready to frost. Same goes for frozen bread or dough…thaw it in a sealed bag or wrap.
|
Human: Question for those who run a cake business So I’ve recently been getting a lot of requests from friends and family to make birthday cakes and such. I always tend to bake the cakes the day of pickup, out of fear of drying out people’s cake. However, this is extremely time consuming. Sometimes I see bakeries storing cakes in fridges overnight the day before the customer picks them up. And I’ve always thought about doing it but I find refrigeration dries out cakes sometimes. I was wondering if anyone had any tips for high volume orders or could you share what your typical baking timeline looks like? Thanks in advance :-)
Assistant: I don't have tips on storing once iced. Hopefully someone will come around soon. But do you bake it on pick up date? You can wrap the unfrosted cake in saran wrap and put in fridge or freezer and it won't dry out. Then ice on final day.
| 0.677098 |
Human: Thinking of a way to make Key Lime Pie dairy-free? Hey all, I've made Andrew Zimmern's Key Lime Pie a number of times now and it's definitely one of my favorites (https://andrewzimmern.com/recipes/the-best-key-lime-pie/). My brother is lactose intolerant and while I can make the whipped cream dairy free pretty easily, I was pondering how to swap out the sweetened condensed milk in the pie filling for a dairy free option? I did a little googling and I'm not convinced a lot of the recipes out there capture the texture right. Thoughts?
Assistant: Nestle sells lactose free condensed milk, if you want the flavor to stay mostly unchanged. Otherwise coconut cream is a good alternative
|
Human: Thinking of a way to make Key Lime Pie dairy-free? Hey all, I've made Andrew Zimmern's Key Lime Pie a number of times now and it's definitely one of my favorites (https://andrewzimmern.com/recipes/the-best-key-lime-pie/). My brother is lactose intolerant and while I can make the whipped cream dairy free pretty easily, I was pondering how to swap out the sweetened condensed milk in the pie filling for a dairy free option? I did a little googling and I'm not convinced a lot of the recipes out there capture the texture right. Thoughts?
Assistant: Nature's Charm makes sweetened condensed coconut milk and oat milk, both I've found at Whole Foods. I've used the sweetened condensed oat milk in dairy free key lime pie and it turned out great. For the whipped cream portion, I used Silk DF Heavy Whipping Cream
| 0.415143 |
Human: Suggestions for Culinary School type exercises for a home cook? I'm a semi-competent home cook, and now that there's nothing else to do I'd kind of like to use the time to expand my repertoire. Is there a good website or cookbook that takes home cooks through a basic culinary school syllabus? I'm thinking along the lines of "this week we're making dishes that all use veloute-derived sauces" or "here are the basic stocks you should be able to make." Something that's structured to give a tour of the basic stuff every chef should know.
Assistant: Learn to make the mother sauces Buy mushrooms or onions in bulk and learn to knuckle tuck and slowly start doing it faster Learn your knife cuts Learn to use a left handed whisk
|
Human: Suggestions for Culinary School type exercises for a home cook? I'm a semi-competent home cook, and now that there's nothing else to do I'd kind of like to use the time to expand my repertoire. Is there a good website or cookbook that takes home cooks through a basic culinary school syllabus? I'm thinking along the lines of "this week we're making dishes that all use veloute-derived sauces" or "here are the basic stocks you should be able to make." Something that's structured to give a tour of the basic stuff every chef should know.
Assistant: Milk Street is offering free classes online https://www.177milkstreet.com/school/classes/online-classes
| -0.018871 |
Human: I am confused between cross product and dot product of vectors where are they used and when should we use them all I know is just there formula
Assistant: I would recommend looking on YouTube for visualizations of both operations/vectors in general. Having a visual sense of what they do is really helpful imo. My suggestions would be 3B1b’s linear algebra series ep 9 and 10 https://youtu.be/LyGKycYT2v0 https://youtu.be/eu6i7WJeinw And honestly the rest of the series is really good too
|
Human: I am confused between cross product and dot product of vectors where are they used and when should we use them all I know is just there formula
Assistant: The dot product describes the projection of one vector onto another. The cross product describes the surface spanned by the two vectors.
| 0.623029 |
Human: Can you help us help others on Christmas Day? The last five years, /r/AskCulinary has had pretty successful live culinary holiday hotlines to help folks who run into last minute cooking troubles. This year's Thanksgiving hotline was our biggest, most successful yet with dozens of questions and 45,000 unique visitors. We're hoping for another big day this Christmas, and need volunteers to be by their computers to answer questions. If you know a thing or two about traditional holiday meals and would like to help, please comment here to let us know what hours you can cover. We went 11:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. eastern time previously, but most of the questions came in during the first few hours. We're going to start a bit earlier if possible, and then go through at least 3:00. If we can get a couple folks helping each hour, it should well. Thanks!
Assistant: I'll be glad to help. I'm a professional chef and won't be able to see any family/friends for the holiday. I also happen to have Christmas Eve and Christmas Day off and will be spending it alone with a bottle of bourbon and Chinese food. So yeah, I'm very much available.
|
Human: Can you help us help others on Christmas Day? The last five years, /r/AskCulinary has had pretty successful live culinary holiday hotlines to help folks who run into last minute cooking troubles. This year's Thanksgiving hotline was our biggest, most successful yet with dozens of questions and 45,000 unique visitors. We're hoping for another big day this Christmas, and need volunteers to be by their computers to answer questions. If you know a thing or two about traditional holiday meals and would like to help, please comment here to let us know what hours you can cover. We went 11:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. eastern time previously, but most of the questions came in during the first few hours. We're going to start a bit earlier if possible, and then go through at least 3:00. If we can get a couple folks helping each hour, it should well. Thanks!
Assistant: Reporting for duty. 10am - 6:30 pm EST.
| -0.120057 |
Human: Explain like I'm five years old: How did pre-industrial tribal societies - for example Inuits, manage to deal with inbreeding even though they were small in size and lacked outside contact?
Assistant: Australian Aboriginals have a complex system in which you are given a 'skin name' determined by your parents' skin names. This name determines who you can marry and who you can't and it ensures couples are not closely related. It is still in use in some parts of Australia to this day, and has been for 50k plus years
|
Human: Explain like I'm five years old: How did pre-industrial tribal societies - for example Inuits, manage to deal with inbreeding even though they were small in size and lacked outside contact?
Assistant: With infant and maternal mortality rates as high as they were for these people it mostly didn't matter.
| 0.463343 |
Human: Change my view thatIf you go to someone’s place and they allow you to smoke your weed there, you should share with them for free. I’ve noticed quite a few people don’t believe in this rule. If you go to someone’s place and they allow you to smoke weed there, you are required to share with them, regardless of if they have their own or not. It’s just common sense, you come into my house, you start smoking weed in my house, you better let me smoke with you or else you can go somewhere else. There is no reason someone who brings weed to your place shouldn’t share with you. It is your house, if they want to smoke in your house, they should share with you, free of charge.
Assistant: "There is **no** reason someone who brings weed to your place shouldn’t share with you." It's for their chemotherapy side-effects and they're your grandparent?
|
Human: Change my view thatIf you go to someone’s place and they allow you to smoke your weed there, you should share with them for free. I’ve noticed quite a few people don’t believe in this rule. If you go to someone’s place and they allow you to smoke weed there, you are required to share with them, regardless of if they have their own or not. It’s just common sense, you come into my house, you start smoking weed in my house, you better let me smoke with you or else you can go somewhere else. There is no reason someone who brings weed to your place shouldn’t share with you. It is your house, if they want to smoke in your house, they should share with you, free of charge.
Assistant: I'm sorry, but this post comes off as very childish. If I invite people over, I am the host. I provide 99% of everything during that encounter. They are required to bring 1 item over. If it's a bag of chips, a 6 pack, a tray of cookies, or weed, everything is shared and no money is exchanged. If they bring it, is as a thank you to the host. Anything less than this is rude. Never go to someone's home empty handed.
| 0.04446 |
Human: My 19 year old brother is dating a 15 year old he started dating her when he was 18 (in college) and she was 14. We are twins so we are both 19 and We live in California so could he get in trouble for this? I know he could get in trouble for sleeping with her but could he for just "dating"? I don't know if they are sleeping together or not because they are out really late alone sometimes and no they didn't go to high school together they met when he was already in college. I told my brother my concerns but he told me that I was a hypocrite he said that it was the "same thing" because my girlfriend is 25. We started dating when I was 18 and she was 24. Could my brother get in trouble? And no my parents and her parents don't know.
Assistant: It’s definitely not the same thing.
|
Human: My 19 year old brother is dating a 15 year old he started dating her when he was 18 (in college) and she was 14. We are twins so we are both 19 and We live in California so could he get in trouble for this? I know he could get in trouble for sleeping with her but could he for just "dating"? I don't know if they are sleeping together or not because they are out really late alone sometimes and no they didn't go to high school together they met when he was already in college. I told my brother my concerns but he told me that I was a hypocrite he said that it was the "same thing" because my girlfriend is 25. We started dating when I was 18 and she was 24. Could my brother get in trouble? And no my parents and her parents don't know.
Assistant: Yes, it’s rape regardless of age because she is a minor. The same does not apply to you and your girlfriend because you were 18 and therefore an adult. California does not have Romeo and Juliet laws, anyone under the age of 18 is a minor, 18 and older is an adult.
| -0.231237 |
Human: Can I freeze things like celery, leeks, onion, and garlic to be thawed out for use in making soups, pots of beans, etc? With the spread of this virus coming on, I am anticipating making more soups, stews, and homemade bread than usual. Most of the soups I'm interested in require things like carrots (which are easily bought frozen) onion, garlic, leek, or celery. It's just us two so I don't want to make enormous pots of soup, especially ones that contain beans, rice, etc. (Pasta y fagioli, avoglemono, taco beans and rice, etc.) I know freezing cooked soups with beans and rice is not a great idea, but could i freeze these veg to use as needed in the future?
Assistant: > I know freezing cooked soups with beans and rice is not a great idea What's wrong with freezing soups with beans in them ? Have been doing that for 20 years with no apparent/obvious ill effects.
|
Human: Can I freeze things like celery, leeks, onion, and garlic to be thawed out for use in making soups, pots of beans, etc? With the spread of this virus coming on, I am anticipating making more soups, stews, and homemade bread than usual. Most of the soups I'm interested in require things like carrots (which are easily bought frozen) onion, garlic, leek, or celery. It's just us two so I don't want to make enormous pots of soup, especially ones that contain beans, rice, etc. (Pasta y fagioli, avoglemono, taco beans and rice, etc.) I know freezing cooked soups with beans and rice is not a great idea, but could i freeze these veg to use as needed in the future?
Assistant: You absolutely can. Cut them into whatever size you'll use them, freeze them in a single layer in a committee sheet, then transfer then to Ziploc bags and squeeze out as much air as you can. This way it will be MUCH easier to take out only what you need.
| 0.664372 |
Human: CMV: There's no good incentive for the 'upper class' to WANT an educated lower class So, before I start, this isn't a devils advocate post. This is me legit wondering why 'we' try. I am lower income, but when I see people from lower income trying to argue with higher income earners, not even the 'elite' but middle class why having high taxes to support the lower class is a good thing. People say we should make education free or less burdensome for 'my' class. But I'm perplexed. The question is why. Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm happy to get free education. But if I were an upper class person, wouldn't it be to my benefit that I'm the only one with an education and qualify for say, the manager of economics position? There's less competition.
Assistant: Educated people are better workers. They are more capable of resolving complex problems and producing higher quality work. Educated people are less likely to resort to violent crime to survive. Educated people are more likely to make more money, enabling them to purchase more goods. All of the wealthiest nations that are not wealthy solely based on abundant exploitable natural resources or criminal banking are among the most educated nations.
|
Human: CMV: There's no good incentive for the 'upper class' to WANT an educated lower class So, before I start, this isn't a devils advocate post. This is me legit wondering why 'we' try. I am lower income, but when I see people from lower income trying to argue with higher income earners, not even the 'elite' but middle class why having high taxes to support the lower class is a good thing. People say we should make education free or less burdensome for 'my' class. But I'm perplexed. The question is why. Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm happy to get free education. But if I were an upper class person, wouldn't it be to my benefit that I'm the only one with an education and qualify for say, the manager of economics position? There's less competition.
Assistant: It's literally in everyone's best interest to have an educated population. Education doesn't just mean trivia and facts and figures. It means being aware of risks, be able to drive safely, not leave the oven switched on, treat others around you with respect. The alternative to education is a lack of safety for everyone at a minimum.
| 0.660667 |
Human: If I am driving 30 kph with the windows down and there a fly flying around the cabin does that mean the fly is also traveling at 30kph or faster?
Assistant: When measuring velocity you always have to define a reference point you measure against. Relative to you in the car, the fly is moving at whatever speed you measure (i.e. the speed of a fly flying). Relative to the ground, it is moving at the speed of the car plus the velocity of the fly relative to you in the car. There is no such thing as absolute rest so velocity is always measured relative to defined reference point. On earth we generally just assume it's the floor.
|
Human: If I am driving 30 kph with the windows down and there a fly flying around the cabin does that mean the fly is also traveling at 30kph or faster?
Assistant: Yes same speed. But the force it is feeling is zero if the car is not accelerating ( or slowing down)
| -0.087942 |
Human: Best philosophy YouTube/podcast for beginners?
Assistant: Philosophize this! By Stephen West on Spotify and, I suppose, other platforms. I highly recommend it. He doesn't go too deep into each philosopher but he explains their main ideas with great examples and it's easy to understand! He's going in chronological order so episode 1 focusses on the time before philosophy all the way until the presocratics and he's going all the way up until today. He even goes into eastern philosophy in China and India. Really good podcast to get started on Philosophy!
|
Human: Best philosophy YouTube/podcast for beginners?
Assistant: History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps by Peter Adamson. Absolutely great introduction to a variety of different philosophies without having to dive deep. However, because it is truly without any gaps, it is still a work in progress and you won't see any philosophers past the Renaissance at this point.
| 0.659532 |
Human: I may not finish my PhD in time I have been unofficially offered a really sweet non-tenure-track lecturer position that starts in the fall quarter. I am planning to file my dissertation this summer but there is a chance that I may need an extra two months or so. What is likely to happen if I miss the summer deadline? Should I let the hiring department know? How often does this happen?
Assistant: Make sure that you at least have it submitted. Often it takes time to review and then the corrections take another few months, but most departments accept that. Try your hardest, work your butt off and get it done by the end of summer. You can do it!
|
Human: I may not finish my PhD in time I have been unofficially offered a really sweet non-tenure-track lecturer position that starts in the fall quarter. I am planning to file my dissertation this summer but there is a chance that I may need an extra two months or so. What is likely to happen if I miss the summer deadline? Should I let the hiring department know? How often does this happen?
Assistant: Is a PhD required for the lecturer position?
| -0.077195 |
Human: CMV: The pro and anti-pineapple pizza debate is meaningless so long as the real enemy of the people continues to exist: Big Anchovy Back in the 80s and early 90s, if you wanted to gross someone out with pizza, you'd put anchovies on it. In theory, fish shouldn't be terrible on pizza. Maybe a nice salmon bake, maybe some crab. It could work. But it didn't. But did Big Anchovy remove the product from market? No. The contracts were already in place. Pizza suppliers already owned the fish so they did their best to use it. Once the contracts ran out, though, Big Anchovy wasn't doing so well since pizza places weren't ordering any more. But what's worse, anchovy pizza's been totally demonized and no one... NO ONE is buying it anymore. The last thing Big Anchovy needs is their respective brands being hated on. So they come up with an ingredient that could never work and start marketing it: pineapple. The idea is, if Big Anchovy can get people to hate on pineapple pizza more than anchovy pizza, they can distract from all the hate they get and keep out of the negative attention and bide their time for when Big Anchovy can do a relaunch, maybe in a few years. The problem is, for some reason, people ended up loving pineapple on pizza. Now, I'm not here to argue for or against pineapple on pizza. I get the idea behind the flavor combinations. I get why some may like it and others not and for the purposes of this post, I'm taking a completely neutral stance on it. Big Anchovy, though, is still up to their old games. They constantly make posts and memes taking both sides of the argument in the pro/anti pineapple debate, increasing rhetoric and polarization simply for the purpose of misdirecting the hate of the people away from anchovy pizza. And it's working. Friends have fallen out. Marriages ended. Families torn apart. And for what? So a Big Anchovy company's stock can increase by a quarter of a point.
Assistant: But what of a pineapple and anchovy pizza? How do you reconcile people who have no taste buds left from all the years of drinking, rife with the guilt of picking one over the other, to only come to the conclusion that they must have both?
|
Human: CMV: The pro and anti-pineapple pizza debate is meaningless so long as the real enemy of the people continues to exist: Big Anchovy Back in the 80s and early 90s, if you wanted to gross someone out with pizza, you'd put anchovies on it. In theory, fish shouldn't be terrible on pizza. Maybe a nice salmon bake, maybe some crab. It could work. But it didn't. But did Big Anchovy remove the product from market? No. The contracts were already in place. Pizza suppliers already owned the fish so they did their best to use it. Once the contracts ran out, though, Big Anchovy wasn't doing so well since pizza places weren't ordering any more. But what's worse, anchovy pizza's been totally demonized and no one... NO ONE is buying it anymore. The last thing Big Anchovy needs is their respective brands being hated on. So they come up with an ingredient that could never work and start marketing it: pineapple. The idea is, if Big Anchovy can get people to hate on pineapple pizza more than anchovy pizza, they can distract from all the hate they get and keep out of the negative attention and bide their time for when Big Anchovy can do a relaunch, maybe in a few years. The problem is, for some reason, people ended up loving pineapple on pizza. Now, I'm not here to argue for or against pineapple on pizza. I get the idea behind the flavor combinations. I get why some may like it and others not and for the purposes of this post, I'm taking a completely neutral stance on it. Big Anchovy, though, is still up to their old games. They constantly make posts and memes taking both sides of the argument in the pro/anti pineapple debate, increasing rhetoric and polarization simply for the purpose of misdirecting the hate of the people away from anchovy pizza. And it's working. Friends have fallen out. Marriages ended. Families torn apart. And for what? So a Big Anchovy company's stock can increase by a quarter of a point.
Assistant: Anchovies are the bacon of the sea. You like Caesar dressing? You like anchovies. They are a treasure. The fishiest of fishies.
| -0.114983 |
Human: Explain like I'm five years old how are micro SD cards able to store entire TV shows, albums and movies without any kind of electricity to keep them "active"?
Assistant: Your regular hard drives also store everything saved on them while unpowered same as a SD card, and you also need electricity to read/write on both though the cards require less. The difference between the two is that regular hard drives save data magnetically on a spinning disk while SD cards save it electrically on millions of tiny transistors.
|
Human: Explain like I'm five years old how are micro SD cards able to store entire TV shows, albums and movies without any kind of electricity to keep them "active"?
Assistant: They "cheat" and there's static electricity in them. Microscopic amounts, but it's still there. They work similarly to how you get zapped when wearing a wool sweater. Electrons get trapped in billions of tiny "wells", which makes up the ones and zeros on the chip.
| 0.569374 |
Human: I'll be negotiating my salary over the phone soon, any tips? I emailed my recruiter a counter proposal and she asked to speak over the phone. Any tips?
Assistant: If you have other offers, use them as leverage. It is really the only leverage you have as a new grad.
|
Human: I'll be negotiating my salary over the phone soon, any tips? I emailed my recruiter a counter proposal and she asked to speak over the phone. Any tips?
Assistant: They probably won’t to decline your counter and explain why their original offer is so great. Had this happen a few weeks back. Just be prepared to stick to what you want if you already have a good paying job.
| 0.106169 |
Human: Mechanical Engineering:How can I learn to design, when I am out of a job? Since my first job in engineering it became clear to me that I can learn mechanical design only at the work place. With the aid of other team members and management I received guidance on what's a wrong design and a right design. And gradually I developed professionally. I've been out of the profession for some time, and I wonder is there a way to learn design from home?
Assistant: Hobbies. Robotics is a great one, but really anything you're interested in that's engineering related you could turn into a design exercise (rc planes/c ars/boats is another good one)
|
Human: Mechanical Engineering:How can I learn to design, when I am out of a job? Since my first job in engineering it became clear to me that I can learn mechanical design only at the work place. With the aid of other team members and management I received guidance on what's a wrong design and a right design. And gradually I developed professionally. I've been out of the profession for some time, and I wonder is there a way to learn design from home?
Assistant: Study other designs/products, maybe even models from grabcad.
| -0.134687 |
Human: Ask Anything Wednesday - Economics, Political Science, Linguistics, Anthropology Welcome to our weekly feature, Ask Anything Wednesday - this week we are focusing on **Economics, Political Science, Linguistics, Anthropology** Do you have a question within these topics you weren't sure was worth submitting? Is something a bit too speculative for a typical /r/AskScience post? No question is too big or small for AAW. In this thread you can ask any science-related question! Things like: "What would happen if...", "How will the future...", "If all the rules for 'X' were different...", "Why does my...". **Asking Questions:** Please post your question as a top-level response to this, and our team of panellists will be here to answer and discuss your questions. The other topic areas will appear in future Ask Anything Wednesdays, so if you have other questions not covered by this weeks theme please either hold on to it until those topics come around, or go and post over in our sister subreddit /r/AskScienceDiscussion , where every day is Ask Anything Wednesday! Off-theme questions in this post will be removed to try and keep the thread a manageable size for both our readers and panellists. **Answering Questions:** Please only answer a posted question if you are an expert in the field. The full guidelines for posting responses in AskScience can be found here. In short, this is a moderated subreddit, and responses which do not meet our quality guidelines will be removed. Remember, peer reviewed sources are always appreciated, and anecdotes are absolutely not appropriate. In general if your answer begins with 'I think', or 'I've heard', then it's not suitable for /r/AskScience. If you would like to become a member of the AskScience panel, please refer to the information provided here. Past AskAnythingWednesday posts can be found here. Ask away!
Assistant: In the Sherlock Holmes books numbers are often in the form of e.g. "two-and-twenty" instead of the currently usual form of "twenty-two". To me this change to start with the more significant number makes sense. But what led to this change in numbering and when did it take place? Did it follow a longer debate? Was there a transition period? Could a similar transition happen to other languages like german, where at the moment a "two-and-twenty"-style numbering is in place?
|
Human: Ask Anything Wednesday - Economics, Political Science, Linguistics, Anthropology Welcome to our weekly feature, Ask Anything Wednesday - this week we are focusing on **Economics, Political Science, Linguistics, Anthropology** Do you have a question within these topics you weren't sure was worth submitting? Is something a bit too speculative for a typical /r/AskScience post? No question is too big or small for AAW. In this thread you can ask any science-related question! Things like: "What would happen if...", "How will the future...", "If all the rules for 'X' were different...", "Why does my...". **Asking Questions:** Please post your question as a top-level response to this, and our team of panellists will be here to answer and discuss your questions. The other topic areas will appear in future Ask Anything Wednesdays, so if you have other questions not covered by this weeks theme please either hold on to it until those topics come around, or go and post over in our sister subreddit /r/AskScienceDiscussion , where every day is Ask Anything Wednesday! Off-theme questions in this post will be removed to try and keep the thread a manageable size for both our readers and panellists. **Answering Questions:** Please only answer a posted question if you are an expert in the field. The full guidelines for posting responses in AskScience can be found here. In short, this is a moderated subreddit, and responses which do not meet our quality guidelines will be removed. Remember, peer reviewed sources are always appreciated, and anecdotes are absolutely not appropriate. In general if your answer begins with 'I think', or 'I've heard', then it's not suitable for /r/AskScience. If you would like to become a member of the AskScience panel, please refer to the information provided here. Past AskAnythingWednesday posts can be found here. Ask away!
Assistant: In terms of linguistic classification, when do two different dialects of the same language diverge into two entirely different languages?
| -0.076124 |
Human: I love baking, but what should I do with all my cakes, cookies, ect. I recently started baking almost every day, however I don't know what to do with all of the baked goods I have. My kitchen is not certified, I don't know my neighbor well another to give them the desserts, and bringing food in for employes and my office is prohibited. Any advise?
Assistant: Depending on where you live, your local fire departments might like some goodies! Call beforehand and see if they'll accept them; my sister (a firefighter's wife) says they'll usually accept homebaked goodies if they can see you're not a creep
|
Human: I love baking, but what should I do with all my cakes, cookies, ect. I recently started baking almost every day, however I don't know what to do with all of the baked goods I have. My kitchen is not certified, I don't know my neighbor well another to give them the desserts, and bringing food in for employes and my office is prohibited. Any advise?
Assistant: I'd originally started sharing the stuff I baked with colleagues then after a few months of them repeatedly telling me I was good at it and I should sell them, they started requesting cakes/desserts for birthdays and paying me. After realising I loved it, I made the decision I was going to actively seek a career in it and made a private Facebook group, invited them all and some family and started selling things regularly once a week for a tiny profit for fun/experience. I'm now working in a bakery.
| 0.228078 |
Human: To those who mastered out, how did you market yourself efficiently to the industry ? Pretty much the title. Field is health administration as I understand this might depend a lot.
Assistant: Don't say you mastered out would be a good start. Explain why you got a four year masters.
|
Human: To those who mastered out, how did you market yourself efficiently to the industry ? Pretty much the title. Field is health administration as I understand this might depend a lot.
Assistant: I'm in the process of leaving academia. Can't live off of an adjunct salary. Moving to support staff.
| 0.644932 |
Human: AskScience AMA Series: We are Massive Science. We're closing the gap between scientists and the public. We're here to answer your questions about science communication and the best ways to merge art and science. AUA! Writing about science is hard. How do you get people to read and care about, let alone believe in, scientific research? We're Nadja Oertelt and Allan Lasser. In 2017 we founded Massive Science, a science media company. We had the idea that scientists could work closer with real editors to tell more interesting and accurate stories themselves. We're creating new opportunities for scientists in storytelling and communication so the public can get access to insights only they have. Joining us are our two scientist editors, Dan Samorodnitsky and Gabi Serrato-Marks, as well as some members of our science community. AUA! PS: Don't forget to sign up for our newsletter here!
Assistant: What are your thoughts on the politicisation of science, in particular scientists suddenly being thrust into debates that have turned political (I'm thinking: climate science, for example)? Tips for scientists trying to communicate their work to as broad an audience with as little hate as possible?
|
Human: AskScience AMA Series: We are Massive Science. We're closing the gap between scientists and the public. We're here to answer your questions about science communication and the best ways to merge art and science. AUA! Writing about science is hard. How do you get people to read and care about, let alone believe in, scientific research? We're Nadja Oertelt and Allan Lasser. In 2017 we founded Massive Science, a science media company. We had the idea that scientists could work closer with real editors to tell more interesting and accurate stories themselves. We're creating new opportunities for scientists in storytelling and communication so the public can get access to insights only they have. Joining us are our two scientist editors, Dan Samorodnitsky and Gabi Serrato-Marks, as well as some members of our science community. AUA! PS: Don't forget to sign up for our newsletter here!
Assistant: A lot of article headlines at least seem to display normal media tendencies towards clickbait and misrepresented facts. What sort of quality control do you have over published content?
| 0.644701 |
Human: Explain like I'm five years old - Why are animals much more stronger proportionally to humans.. eg. How are horses capable of running for hours on end and oxen can pull cars like it's nothing How come bears, tigers, even apes are naturally so powerful... And why are humans so weak in comparison
Assistant: Most people are weak because they don’t exercise. Humans are exceptionally good at endurance running. Also we spend a lot of our energy on our brain.
|
Human: Explain like I'm five years old - Why are animals much more stronger proportionally to humans.. eg. How are horses capable of running for hours on end and oxen can pull cars like it's nothing How come bears, tigers, even apes are naturally so powerful... And why are humans so weak in comparison
Assistant: Humans are adept at exhaustion hunting - keep chasing a prey animal until they collapse from exhaustion. Carrying a large muscle mass is great for burst attacks but would be a liability to carry over a long chase.
| 0.116455 |
Human: [CAN] How do I deal with my hostile team of manager reports? I recently joined a small consulting company as a director. I have two management reports: Jane and Carol. Both are very competent, but have limited management experience. Carol (who has been there longer) interviewed for the job I have but was not considered experienced enough for a senior leadership role. Jane has only been there a few months, but seems to have added a lot of value. Both have control issues. My read is that Carol wants to control everything because she doesn't want anyone to make a mistake. Jane wants to control everything because it's connected to ego and authority. Carol is well liked by most people, except her direct reports - which consider her highly risk averse, and a Micromanager. One of her direct reports (which I consider essential to the team) indicated to me that they were ready to leave the company until I promised them cultural change. The other of her direct reports (The “up and comer”), seems poised for a management role in the near future - so I don’t think they are going to rock the boat and escalate issues to me. Jane is very highly educated and competent, but is hostile to “the next level up” on the team i.e. myself and my peers. She is friendly and far warmer with my bosses, and her direct reports. For peers outside our direct team, she is brusque and bossy, and has no issue disparaging my peer group to me in out 1:1s, (which leads me to believe she would have no compunction doing the same about me with others). She is highly disagreeable with me and pushes back on every suggestion or idea. I also feel that hoards information because she actually doesn't want me to know how to do my job or manage her. She also uses a lot of “MY”/”I” talk - and continuously wants to show what’s in her control. In the past weeks, I have noticed escalating tensions. I think both managers resent my appointment. I also think that Jane is being slanderous, and encouraging people to not engage with me. I should also note - that Jane, Carol, and “Up and Comer” are friends, and are social with each other outside of work. Things I have noticed in the past 2 weeks: 1. Carol canceled a team meeting I was to attend, and re-booked the meeting with her direct reports excluding myself. 2. Jane has openly contradicted me on factual matters in team meetings (despite my certainty) 3. Jane has asked me not to communicate with her direct reports, and seems to have a problem with any method of communication I chose (Emails are rarely responded to) 4. At our last team meeting, every idea or comment I put forward (none negative) are met with silence and disengagement 5. Members of the team are obviously in a side text conversation during team meetings (one looks down at the phone, then another, and back and forth 3 or 4 of them go). For my part, I have been working to understand every aspect of the business that I can be exposed to, be engaged, ask questions, and try to find ways to support people and build consensus. I'm very enthusastic about this job, I like my bosses and would like to make this work. My wife who hears me working from home (and would relish the opportunity to point out if I was approaching this badly LOL) tells me that I am a fair and encouraging manager, focused on problem solving. I’m not very hierarchical, I don’t give orders, and ask people what they think as I try to build consensus between what MY bosses want, and how they will work effectively. I'm not sure what to do here. Jane seems hostile from day one - and I think she is intentionally exacerbating everyone's stress and instigating dissent during the transition period. Its also obvious she’d rather get individual stats than win as a team. Despite her technical expertise, I feel she will be a liability to the team long-term. I think if Jane were eliminated, Carol would become far easier to manage, and probably happier. We could also do more cross training and build capacity if this “me/my” nonsense is eliminated or minimized. I would welcome all thoughts - including those that would indicate that I might be the problem!
Assistant: As someone who has worked for many toxic bosses, I salute you OP for taking this toxicity seriously and doing something about it. You're going to improve the health of everyone on the team, and maybe these two managers will get fired and use that time for introspection as both sound like bad faith hostile actors. Stand your ground, I'm not in HR but you are honorable. Toxicity like this gives people PTSD, mental illness, disease, strokes & heart attacks.
|
Human: [CAN] How do I deal with my hostile team of manager reports? I recently joined a small consulting company as a director. I have two management reports: Jane and Carol. Both are very competent, but have limited management experience. Carol (who has been there longer) interviewed for the job I have but was not considered experienced enough for a senior leadership role. Jane has only been there a few months, but seems to have added a lot of value. Both have control issues. My read is that Carol wants to control everything because she doesn't want anyone to make a mistake. Jane wants to control everything because it's connected to ego and authority. Carol is well liked by most people, except her direct reports - which consider her highly risk averse, and a Micromanager. One of her direct reports (which I consider essential to the team) indicated to me that they were ready to leave the company until I promised them cultural change. The other of her direct reports (The “up and comer”), seems poised for a management role in the near future - so I don’t think they are going to rock the boat and escalate issues to me. Jane is very highly educated and competent, but is hostile to “the next level up” on the team i.e. myself and my peers. She is friendly and far warmer with my bosses, and her direct reports. For peers outside our direct team, she is brusque and bossy, and has no issue disparaging my peer group to me in out 1:1s, (which leads me to believe she would have no compunction doing the same about me with others). She is highly disagreeable with me and pushes back on every suggestion or idea. I also feel that hoards information because she actually doesn't want me to know how to do my job or manage her. She also uses a lot of “MY”/”I” talk - and continuously wants to show what’s in her control. In the past weeks, I have noticed escalating tensions. I think both managers resent my appointment. I also think that Jane is being slanderous, and encouraging people to not engage with me. I should also note - that Jane, Carol, and “Up and Comer” are friends, and are social with each other outside of work. Things I have noticed in the past 2 weeks: 1. Carol canceled a team meeting I was to attend, and re-booked the meeting with her direct reports excluding myself. 2. Jane has openly contradicted me on factual matters in team meetings (despite my certainty) 3. Jane has asked me not to communicate with her direct reports, and seems to have a problem with any method of communication I chose (Emails are rarely responded to) 4. At our last team meeting, every idea or comment I put forward (none negative) are met with silence and disengagement 5. Members of the team are obviously in a side text conversation during team meetings (one looks down at the phone, then another, and back and forth 3 or 4 of them go). For my part, I have been working to understand every aspect of the business that I can be exposed to, be engaged, ask questions, and try to find ways to support people and build consensus. I'm very enthusastic about this job, I like my bosses and would like to make this work. My wife who hears me working from home (and would relish the opportunity to point out if I was approaching this badly LOL) tells me that I am a fair and encouraging manager, focused on problem solving. I’m not very hierarchical, I don’t give orders, and ask people what they think as I try to build consensus between what MY bosses want, and how they will work effectively. I'm not sure what to do here. Jane seems hostile from day one - and I think she is intentionally exacerbating everyone's stress and instigating dissent during the transition period. Its also obvious she’d rather get individual stats than win as a team. Despite her technical expertise, I feel she will be a liability to the team long-term. I think if Jane were eliminated, Carol would become far easier to manage, and probably happier. We could also do more cross training and build capacity if this “me/my” nonsense is eliminated or minimized. I would welcome all thoughts - including those that would indicate that I might be the problem!
Assistant: Highly recommend using this framework. ​ https://www.tablegroup.com/topics-and-resources/teamwork-5-dysfunctions/
| -0.239476 |
Human: Why aren't we using Walt Disney's (or Disney Worlds) pneumatic trash chute system? In case you don't know, it's a giant pneumatic tube that vacuums the trash into a central collecting facility. Maybe I'm just ignorant and it's being used in different parts of the world, but I haven't seen any of that in the US (except Disney world). So why can't a small housing complex, or a town just use such a system for their garbage disposal? Is there any financial reason that idea did not become a thing? or Are technical reasons as well? I like to hear your opinion on such a system.
Assistant: It is installed in quite a few cities around the world, this link show where one swedish company has installed them worldwide https://www.envac.se/varldskarta-som-visar-projekt/
|
Human: Why aren't we using Walt Disney's (or Disney Worlds) pneumatic trash chute system? In case you don't know, it's a giant pneumatic tube that vacuums the trash into a central collecting facility. Maybe I'm just ignorant and it's being used in different parts of the world, but I haven't seen any of that in the US (except Disney world). So why can't a small housing complex, or a town just use such a system for their garbage disposal? Is there any financial reason that idea did not become a thing? or Are technical reasons as well? I like to hear your opinion on such a system.
Assistant: The trash generation rate and density at Disney is going to be a lot higher than at any housing complex. People all buy disposable food, packaging and utensils that for multiple meals. And there are a lot of people in a small area. That changes the economics a lot.
| 0.578839 |
Human: Is china going to dominate every area? I'm reading alot about China, they are training far more engineers and scientists than the rest of the world. Are they going to dominate every area of science and engineering? Can we even compete?
Assistant: It doesn't matter how many engineers you train if there aren't enough jobs for the people just graduating college. We already produce more than enough engineers in the US (any "shortage" is only for experienced engineers, and production of those requires employment and retention of inexperienced engineers). If China floods the market more, you'd probably just end up with a Chinese engineer stereotype in other countries, similar to all the Indian doctors in the US.
|
Human: Is china going to dominate every area? I'm reading alot about China, they are training far more engineers and scientists than the rest of the world. Are they going to dominate every area of science and engineering? Can we even compete?
Assistant: No, we'll surely catch up with all our attractive offerings of student loans undischargeable by bankruptcy.
| 0.158119 |
Human: [Marvel] Does Doctor Doom have a legitimate doctorate? IIRC he was booted out of university following the accident that scars his face. Did he even complete undergrad? Of course any Latervian degree he might have is highly questionable...
Assistant: Knowing Doom, he probably used that time machine that he invented to go back a few centuries and make sure he received the first ever official university doctorate in the history of the world, just so Richards couldn't claim to have gotten his degree first.
|
Human: [Marvel] Does Doctor Doom have a legitimate doctorate? IIRC he was booted out of university following the accident that scars his face. Did he even complete undergrad? Of course any Latervian degree he might have is highly questionable...
Assistant: He could always just legally change his first name from Victor to Doctor. Problem solved.
| 0.607279 |
Human: My dog ate half a batch of cookies. I’m really scared because these cookies are especially bad. He ate exactly a half batch of the cookies and I’ll list the ingredients for the full batch. Please let me know how serious this could be. I have a big husky-malamute who is very healthy but does get into things like this (never something this bad). Full batch: 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour 3/4 cup powdered sugar 3/4 cup butter 1/4 cup cocoa 1 cup chocolate chips 3/4 cup brown sugar, 3/4 cup light corn syrup 3 eggs 1/4 cup melted butter 1/4 cup of CUBAN RUM 😢 1 cup flaked coconut 3 cups pecans The most dangerous ingredients in my eyes are the rum, chocolate and corn syrup. Please let me know what you think I should do, thanks.
Assistant: Another factor will be what type of chocolate chips? Milk chocolate, semi-sweet, dark chocolate?
|
Human: My dog ate half a batch of cookies. I’m really scared because these cookies are especially bad. He ate exactly a half batch of the cookies and I’ll list the ingredients for the full batch. Please let me know how serious this could be. I have a big husky-malamute who is very healthy but does get into things like this (never something this bad). Full batch: 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour 3/4 cup powdered sugar 3/4 cup butter 1/4 cup cocoa 1 cup chocolate chips 3/4 cup brown sugar, 3/4 cup light corn syrup 3 eggs 1/4 cup melted butter 1/4 cup of CUBAN RUM 😢 1 cup flaked coconut 3 cups pecans The most dangerous ingredients in my eyes are the rum, chocolate and corn syrup. Please let me know what you think I should do, thanks.
Assistant: The concern here isn’t the rum or the corn syrup. Both chocolate and pecans are toxic to dogs. Please call your vet and have them advise you.
| -0.202106 |
Human: Fun time! What's the most obscure article in the most obscure field you can come up with? Rules: 1. The least technical, the better. 2. English would be better.
Assistant: **"What, if anything, is a rabbit?"** It's an evolutionary biology article examining whether the different species that people call "rabbits" are really that closely related to each other, as compared to other species.
|
Human: Fun time! What's the most obscure article in the most obscure field you can come up with? Rules: 1. The least technical, the better. 2. English would be better.
Assistant: Here's one on homosexual and necrophiliac duck rape: http://www.hetnatuurhistorisch.nl/fileadmin/user_upload/documents-nmr/Persberichten/Persberichten/persberichten_2013/DSA8_243-248.pdf
| 0.498955 |
Human: Can you ask to be removed as an author from a paper? I am a co author on a paper of a former fellow PhD student. I contributed minimally to the paper (extracted DNA from samples and sequences). The topic is something I know about and researching during my current postdoc. The issue is that I don’t think the methods is done correctly or the data interpreted properly. We have yet to see the final manuscript (I got a sneak peek of the partial manuscript). Can I ask to be removed as an author from the paper? Or is any publication seen as good? I want to progress within this field and don’t know how bad it would be if my name is on a subpar paper.
Assistant: ​ related fun fact: ​ >**Alan Smithee** (also Allen Smithee) is an official **pseudonym** used by film directors who wish to disown a project. > >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan\_Smithee
|
Human: Can you ask to be removed as an author from a paper? I am a co author on a paper of a former fellow PhD student. I contributed minimally to the paper (extracted DNA from samples and sequences). The topic is something I know about and researching during my current postdoc. The issue is that I don’t think the methods is done correctly or the data interpreted properly. We have yet to see the final manuscript (I got a sneak peek of the partial manuscript). Can I ask to be removed as an author from the paper? Or is any publication seen as good? I want to progress within this field and don’t know how bad it would be if my name is on a subpar paper.
Assistant: I did it. It was before submission anywhere. I was doing the the lab work, so I believe I should not be among the authors, and but mainly the paper was really bad. After a year it got to reviewers and they all said that it is unreadable and until authors rewrite it to some more understandable version they will not review it. I am glad that my name is not there.
| 0.411856 |
Human: I don’t drink, what can I use as a substitute to alcohol in recipes?
Assistant: Might be worth doing a search in this sub for past discussions. The full answer depends heavily on the exact recipe in question, so you’ll get the beet replies if you provide the recipe you’re trying to adapt.
|
Human: I don’t drink, what can I use as a substitute to alcohol in recipes?
Assistant: Grocery stores (USA) sell cooking wines. They are around 10% ABV but have a lot more salt. They are shelf stable at room temperature, if wastefulness is your concern. I have Sherry, Marsala, Red wine, Wine, and Rice Wine in my pantry all the time. If avoiding alcohol all together I would start look to add small amount fresh lemon juice and extra stock/water.
| 0.577391 |
Human: What is the Purpose of Celery in a Soup Base/Mirepoix? Context: My wife is apparently not allowed to eat celery for some time because it is "cold" (according to Chinese medicine), but I've got a chicken soup recipe that I want to make, and it includes celery, carrots and onions to form the vegetable base. I've also got a few sauces that I love to make that start with Mirepoix (once again, carrots, onion, celery), but unfortunately cannot due to celery being "cold." My question is this: What is the celery adding in these cases, and are there any viable substitutes?
Assistant: Celery has nitrates that gives mirepoix its savory flavor. Fo substitutions thyme, marjoram or chervil, then add parsley to the carrot and onion. For crunch, use water chestnuts or fresh fennel bulb.
|
Human: What is the Purpose of Celery in a Soup Base/Mirepoix? Context: My wife is apparently not allowed to eat celery for some time because it is "cold" (according to Chinese medicine), but I've got a chicken soup recipe that I want to make, and it includes celery, carrots and onions to form the vegetable base. I've also got a few sauces that I love to make that start with Mirepoix (once again, carrots, onion, celery), but unfortunately cannot due to celery being "cold." My question is this: What is the celery adding in these cases, and are there any viable substitutes?
Assistant: I don’t like celery much and will often substitute a bunch of parsley stems in stocks. I save the thick stems as I use parsley leaves in other recipes and find they work great this way.
| 0.555538 |
Human: [Star Wars] Why wasn't Luke at all affected by killing everyone on the Death Star? Was it a legitimate military target? Yes. Was it nesecarry? Yes. Did it arguably make the world a better place? Yes. At the same time though; he killed probably over a million people and even if it was morally justified that's not the kinda thing you can do without some form of guilt or ptsd; especially if the force would have made him cognitively aware of at least some of those deaths.
Assistant: You'll notice that as of the sequal trilogy, he'd renounced all contact with everyone and become a jaded, bitter old man who sees the galactic conflict as futile. Sound like the horrors of war very much did affect him.
|
Human: [Star Wars] Why wasn't Luke at all affected by killing everyone on the Death Star? Was it a legitimate military target? Yes. Was it nesecarry? Yes. Did it arguably make the world a better place? Yes. At the same time though; he killed probably over a million people and even if it was morally justified that's not the kinda thing you can do without some form of guilt or ptsd; especially if the force would have made him cognitively aware of at least some of those deaths.
Assistant: Star Wars has a very concrete system of morality. Bringing balance to the force doesn’t mean balancing the dark and the light sides, it means eliminating the dark side. The destruction of the Death Star and all those on board is unambiguously good for the universe from the Jedi’s perspective.
| 0.63357 |
Human: Is there a better way for society to determine how many PhDs to train/award each year? The rates of PhD holders obtaining a meaningful career in academia have declined precipitously. This makes one wonder whether we are making too many PhDs, which in turn makes me wonder how would we make the "right" number in the first place? Should society even care about making too many PhD holders, or should society look at this the same way we might think society is buying too many iPhones?
Assistant: I don’t envision a scenario where advocating for a less educated population is a good thing, I think if anything there should be less barriers all around for those pursuing additional education. It should be more accessible. Gatekeeping education is not a good idea.
|
Human: Is there a better way for society to determine how many PhDs to train/award each year? The rates of PhD holders obtaining a meaningful career in academia have declined precipitously. This makes one wonder whether we are making too many PhDs, which in turn makes me wonder how would we make the "right" number in the first place? Should society even care about making too many PhD holders, or should society look at this the same way we might think society is buying too many iPhones?
Assistant: You want to gatekeep higher education?
| 0.633468 |
Human: besides szechuan buttons and hot sauces, what are some other foods or spices that have lingering physical effects after you swallow them? i just had szechuan buttons which made my mouth feel fizzy and slightly numb for about 5 minutes. my boss gave them to me so i want to give him something back that will be fun, but i can't give him dave's insanity sauce because i realize that intense hot sauce high isn't for everyone. i was thinking about those taste tripping things that make everything taste sweet no matter what it is, but i tried them once and they were pretty underwhelming. what are some other options? please give extreme examples as well, i'd love to hear more about those myself. thanks!
Assistant: Fugu makes the lips and tongue numb.
|
Human: besides szechuan buttons and hot sauces, what are some other foods or spices that have lingering physical effects after you swallow them? i just had szechuan buttons which made my mouth feel fizzy and slightly numb for about 5 minutes. my boss gave them to me so i want to give him something back that will be fun, but i can't give him dave's insanity sauce because i realize that intense hot sauce high isn't for everyone. i was thinking about those taste tripping things that make everything taste sweet no matter what it is, but i tried them once and they were pretty underwhelming. what are some other options? please give extreme examples as well, i'd love to hear more about those myself. thanks!
Assistant: > i was thinking about those taste tripping things that make everything taste sweet no matter what it is, but i tried them once and they were pretty underwhelming. Miracle Fruit tablets. You were underwhelmed? I'll NEVER forget how delicious those strawberries tasted.
| 0.006409 |
Human: What is the importance of management in engineering field?
Assistant: Every engineer can find the perfect solution to a problem. However there is always trade-offs between cost, quality, and schedule. Ultimately a manger needs to make the executive decision on the priority of these trade-offs while minimizing the organizational roadblocks than pop up.
|
Human: What is the importance of management in engineering field?
Assistant: For managers to either be good managers or engineers themselves
| -0.158935 |
Human: Is it ok to keep pizza stone in the oven? Hi. I had a problem with my last oven keeping an accurate temperature, some people suggested I should put a pizza stone in the oven to maintain a good constant temperature. I've got a new oven now, and just wondered if keeping the pizza stone in the oven when cooking things that don't use the stone could cause any damage? I realise the oven may take a bit longer to heat up. Any ideas?
Assistant: I keep my Stone in the oven. I actually think it helps other things bake more evenly. Never had an issue
|
Human: Is it ok to keep pizza stone in the oven? Hi. I had a problem with my last oven keeping an accurate temperature, some people suggested I should put a pizza stone in the oven to maintain a good constant temperature. I've got a new oven now, and just wondered if keeping the pizza stone in the oven when cooking things that don't use the stone could cause any damage? I realise the oven may take a bit longer to heat up. Any ideas?
Assistant: Someone did a test of a pizza stone's ability to hold thermal energy in an oven. Bottom line from what they found is, it doesn't do much.
| 0.53267 |
Human: Can you get a job at a place like google with a mechanical engineering degree?
Assistant: https://careers.google.com/jobs/results/?company=Google&company=Google%20Fiber&company=YouTube&employment_type=FULL_TIME&gclid=CjwKCAiA_omPBhBBEiwAcg7smXRpMt-93BSA07ptJPYdWu2LM35HA7mrT8QwEL5vMqzkR4_xFhMQWRoC1N8QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&jlo=en_US&location=United%20States&q=Mechanical%20Engineer&sort_by=relevance&src=Online%2FHouse%20Ads%2FBKWS_HW Yes.
|
Human: Can you get a job at a place like google with a mechanical engineering degree?
Assistant: For sure. The Datacenter industry is exploding with jobs, and there are plenty of HVAC MechE positions dealing with that. There are also hardware design/modeling positions for MechEs within Google and other FAANG companies dealing with server design and for other products they may develop.
| 0.557252 |
Human: I want to make my own pizza, but I don't have/ can't afford to invest in a cast iron pan. Could I use a cake tin instead? ...Considering that a cake tin is much thinner than a cast iron pan. Would the crust still be crusty and delicious?
Assistant: You don't need a cast iron pan, a pizza stone would be better choice for baking a pizza on. If you don't have one, a cookie sheet or something similar with no lip or raised edge on it, you can bake it until the bottom is set and then remove the tray and cook it directly on the rack to brown the crust and finish it.
|
Human: I want to make my own pizza, but I don't have/ can't afford to invest in a cast iron pan. Could I use a cake tin instead? ...Considering that a cake tin is much thinner than a cast iron pan. Would the crust still be crusty and delicious?
Assistant: I thought you could get a decent cast iron pan for ~20$? Is there a reason not to buy cast iron that cheap, because I see it for that cheap all the time in the States anyway (might be different elsewhere?).
| 0.614988 |
Human: It’s cookie season! What are you all planning on making? Looking for some inspiration. I’m thinking of making: Triple Ginger, Millionaire’s Squares, Chai Spiced Snickerdoodles, Shortbread, Chocolate Mint Pinwheels! Edited for punctuation.
Assistant: Lemon ricotta cookies, double chocolate crinkle cookies, and peppermint bark cookies! Looking forward to hearing ideas from others!
|
Human: It’s cookie season! What are you all planning on making? Looking for some inspiration. I’m thinking of making: Triple Ginger, Millionaire’s Squares, Chai Spiced Snickerdoodles, Shortbread, Chocolate Mint Pinwheels! Edited for punctuation.
Assistant: Pumpkin shortbread as demanded by the partner, Brunkager (Danish brown cookies), and probably rugelach since I haven't made then in years. Not sure what to take to work yet, I need a good vegan recipe.
| 0.620647 |
Human: Coffee in a Kid's Cake? I am going to be making a chocolate cake for a child's birthday. Online it seems the #1 tip for chocolate cake is adding Coffee to the cake to pop the flavor. (Specifically espresso powder.) ​ It might be a stupid question... but is it okay to give coffee to a bunch of kids? I don't want the parents to freak out on me if they ask what's in the cake.
Assistant: You can definitely leave it out. Usually it’s only a teaspoon or less. That shouldn’t cause too much of a reaction in kids. But if you’re worried about it, leave it out or lower the amount.
|
Human: Coffee in a Kid's Cake? I am going to be making a chocolate cake for a child's birthday. Online it seems the #1 tip for chocolate cake is adding Coffee to the cake to pop the flavor. (Specifically espresso powder.) ​ It might be a stupid question... but is it okay to give coffee to a bunch of kids? I don't want the parents to freak out on me if they ask what's in the cake.
Assistant: Personally, I wouldn't even mention it if parents asked about ingredients. Vanilla contains alcohol, but it wouldn't be smart to tell parents there's alcohol in the cake either.
| 0.582343 |
Human: What does the philosophy curriculum of universities in non-western countries look like?
Assistant: It varies from school to school. In Japan we studied quite a bit of Western Philosophy. But I also had the opportunity to read Zen and other Japanese philosophical works as well.
|
Human: What does the philosophy curriculum of universities in non-western countries look like?
Assistant: In israel it’s almost completely western. Edit: apart from greek philosophy and logics all mandatory classes are centered on continental western philosophers. The only classes you can take that are not western are Jewish, Indian and Chinese philosophy.
| 0.426892 |
Human: What do you dislike or even hate about your job?
Assistant: At my last job: letting it slip that I knew how to use Photoshop, and subsequently becoming the guy who designed all our trade show banners/posters etc. I don't even know what colors match, let alone anything about graphic design. It was miserable.
|
Human: What do you dislike or even hate about your job?
Assistant: Never ending bureaucracy - Having to do tedious tasks that don't make sense and no one cares about just because they are part of the process.
| 0.109844 |
Human: What is the professional/expert consensus on Sapiens? The book seems to be catered to the general public (since I, a layman, can follow along just fine) so I wanted to know what the experts and professionals thought of the book. Did you notice any lapses in Yuval Harari's reasoning, or any points that are plain factually incorrect? Thanks.
Assistant: Sapiens attempts to explain all of human civilization in a few hundred pages. It's an interesting read that paints in broad brush strokes and raises some interesting points, but like its spiritual kin "Guns, Germs, and Steel," and "Salt," it's super reductive. When you zoom that far out, nuance disappears. I found myself saying "yeah, but . . ." more than a few times each chapter.
|
Human: What is the professional/expert consensus on Sapiens? The book seems to be catered to the general public (since I, a layman, can follow along just fine) so I wanted to know what the experts and professionals thought of the book. Did you notice any lapses in Yuval Harari's reasoning, or any points that are plain factually incorrect? Thanks.
Assistant: I very much appreciated the review below. that said there have been several threads about this book on the sub and r/anthropology sub previously https://www.petermichaelbauer.com/sapiens-or-how-i-decide-to-read-a-book/?fbclid=IwAR1w8HnA9ohXw6U7uWvvJnRMkJaL0imWgdE3zDAqRzGvUjVEFeMUtFvHF5k
| 0.149771 |
Human: CMV: The recent clip of Russian State TV calling for extermination of Ukrainian children should make US Republicans finally stop romanticizing Putin's 'values.' I've been dutifully open-minded about Putin's perspective on the War in Ukraine. I've done my best to understand the various ways in which US/NATO have threatened or antagonized Putin directly, indirectly, in reality, or in theory. I understand that there is a "Russian Side" to the conflict. I respect the pacifist view of the War. I fear Nuclear war. However, no matter how bad NATO did or did not screw up, or how hypocritical the US is or has been about our own history of aggression and violence in other countries, the recent comments on RT by Anton Krasovsky and others should put an end to the notion that Putin is being unduly vilified by Western mainstream media propaganda. (e.g. Tucker Carlson: "why should I be forced to hate Putin? Putin never tried to cancel me.") I don't understand how any body can continue to be sympathetic to this genocidal regime. What am I missing?
Assistant: You are apparently under the misconception that Republicans are being forthright and sincere about the things they are saying. The reality is that Republicans support Putin because Putin is their ideological peer. He controls Russia the way they would prefer to control the United States.
|
Human: CMV: The recent clip of Russian State TV calling for extermination of Ukrainian children should make US Republicans finally stop romanticizing Putin's 'values.' I've been dutifully open-minded about Putin's perspective on the War in Ukraine. I've done my best to understand the various ways in which US/NATO have threatened or antagonized Putin directly, indirectly, in reality, or in theory. I understand that there is a "Russian Side" to the conflict. I respect the pacifist view of the War. I fear Nuclear war. However, no matter how bad NATO did or did not screw up, or how hypocritical the US is or has been about our own history of aggression and violence in other countries, the recent comments on RT by Anton Krasovsky and others should put an end to the notion that Putin is being unduly vilified by Western mainstream media propaganda. (e.g. Tucker Carlson: "why should I be forced to hate Putin? Putin never tried to cancel me.") I don't understand how any body can continue to be sympathetic to this genocidal regime. What am I missing?
Assistant: What’s your evidence that Republicans, in any significant numbers, extol Russian values?
| -0.122664 |
Human: I have a sourdough starter that i've been feeding for around a month but I'm going on vacation in a week and won't be able to feed it. What should I do so that it doesn't die while I'm gone?
Assistant: Here is a good post on the topic from the folks at King Arthur: http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2015/05/01/putting-sourdough-starter-hold/
|
Human: I have a sourdough starter that i've been feeding for around a month but I'm going on vacation in a week and won't be able to feed it. What should I do so that it doesn't die while I'm gone?
Assistant: Sourdough starter is extremely resilient; so long as you feed it the normal amount then leave it in the fridge, it should be fine.
| 0.539695 |
Human: Received a job offer from a company I really wanted to work for but I've already started working at a different company. I recently graduated in May with a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering. I just started working at a small land development firm (A) and the work isn't too difficult so far. I interviewed at another company (B) before I got the job and I really liked the company and they seemed to like me too, they just didn't have an opening for me at that time. (B) called and emailed me that a position they thought would be best for me just opened up. Do I leave (A) after so little time to go to (B) or do I stay put since I already started working at (A)?
Assistant: Of course you leave A. You were acting in good faith when you accepted the job; you had no idea B would extend an offer. Things change, often unexpectedly -- that's just life.
|
Human: Received a job offer from a company I really wanted to work for but I've already started working at a different company. I recently graduated in May with a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering. I just started working at a small land development firm (A) and the work isn't too difficult so far. I interviewed at another company (B) before I got the job and I really liked the company and they seemed to like me too, they just didn't have an opening for me at that time. (B) called and emailed me that a position they thought would be best for me just opened up. Do I leave (A) after so little time to go to (B) or do I stay put since I already started working at (A)?
Assistant: What does the decision to leave look like from five years in the future? That's a useful thing to consider. Five years is a solid start to any new venture at any time in your life.
| 0.070368 |
Human: Chefs with eczema! How do you deal with eczema in a kitchen (work) environment? Took a 6month break from kitchens - perfect, non-itchy skin. Been back in a kitchen for 2 weeks and my arms and hands are COVERED with itchy rashes. Any chefs out there with this problem? What are your remedies??
Assistant: I'm not a chef, but I have terrible eczema on my feet. I've been using Eucerin Eczema Relief cream for months, but it hasn't helped much. I recently picked up CeraVe Healing Ointment which has 5 stars from the National Eczema Organization. It's been working wonders for me. I'd recommend giving it a try.
|
Human: Chefs with eczema! How do you deal with eczema in a kitchen (work) environment? Took a 6month break from kitchens - perfect, non-itchy skin. Been back in a kitchen for 2 weeks and my arms and hands are COVERED with itchy rashes. Any chefs out there with this problem? What are your remedies??
Assistant: I had my doubts at first, but my doc gave me Singulair, an asthma medication. Went from hardly ever being able to walk normally due to lesions, to most of the time perfectly clear. For the occasional flare up, I've used mg217 coal tar. Says it's for psoriasis but it works.
| 0.576058 |
Human: Is there a downside to buying lemon juice rather than an actual lemon for fish dishes and the like? One of these. You're missing out on the zest I get, but is it not much simpler to just use one of those bottle? From web searching it seems the answer is that fresh lemons taste better, but I live in Norway so I doubt I am getting the best lemons to start with.
Assistant: Its not as sour, nor does it have that lemony taste as much. The bottled lemon juice mostly tastes like liquid citric acid.
|
Human: Is there a downside to buying lemon juice rather than an actual lemon for fish dishes and the like? One of these. You're missing out on the zest I get, but is it not much simpler to just use one of those bottle? From web searching it seems the answer is that fresh lemons taste better, but I live in Norway so I doubt I am getting the best lemons to start with.
Assistant: Pre-squeezed lemon juice is horrible compared to fresh, IMO. Never tastes comparable to fresh. Same opinion on prepared garlic.
| 0.420048 |
Human: Are my parents legally allowed to get me to care for them when they retire? Hey guys, (20f) here, there’s been something on my mind the last bit and some of the things my parents have said in the past are bothering me. Recently I hooked a really good paying job, I’ll have my own apartment soon and Im Financially well off for the next couple years if not the rest of my life. Problem is my parents have repetitively threatened to legally bind me to keeping care of them after retirement. Even worse is they are divorced and I haven’t had contact with them in the last couple years from some emotional stuff. Do I legally have to keep care of my parents after they retire? Are they entitled to any sort of money from me and can they take legal actions against me? I live in Saskatchewan and as their “retirement” creeps closer it’s scaring me cause I don’t want any contact with them anymore. My money is for me and with how I’ve been treated I’d rather watch them crumble and fall realizing they have no retirement and their kids aren’t going to help them. I’m sorry if this sounds silly but it’s been eating away at me and I can’t find anything reasonable when I search besides people making jokes on how their kids are gonna keep care of them and articles about how to keep care of elderly people. I just want some reassurance if anyone has information…
Assistant: Ask on r/legaladvicecanada. But have a quick read of this on the way: https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/general/my-parents-keeper/268141.
|
Human: Are my parents legally allowed to get me to care for them when they retire? Hey guys, (20f) here, there’s been something on my mind the last bit and some of the things my parents have said in the past are bothering me. Recently I hooked a really good paying job, I’ll have my own apartment soon and Im Financially well off for the next couple years if not the rest of my life. Problem is my parents have repetitively threatened to legally bind me to keeping care of them after retirement. Even worse is they are divorced and I haven’t had contact with them in the last couple years from some emotional stuff. Do I legally have to keep care of my parents after they retire? Are they entitled to any sort of money from me and can they take legal actions against me? I live in Saskatchewan and as their “retirement” creeps closer it’s scaring me cause I don’t want any contact with them anymore. My money is for me and with how I’ve been treated I’d rather watch them crumble and fall realizing they have no retirement and their kids aren’t going to help them. I’m sorry if this sounds silly but it’s been eating away at me and I can’t find anything reasonable when I search besides people making jokes on how their kids are gonna keep care of them and articles about how to keep care of elderly people. I just want some reassurance if anyone has information…
Assistant: r/legaladvicecanada
| 0.590597 |
Human: Buttermilk question Hi all. I'm baking a chocolate birthday cake and the recipe calls for buttermilk and uses baking soda and baking powder as a leavening agent. Do you think it will be fine if I use vinegar+milk as a substitute? Butter milk isnt available where I'm from. Also, should I replace it with yoghurt? Thanks!
Assistant: I always use vinegar+milk as a buttermilk subsidy as I can never justify buying a whole container of buttermilk and having no use for the rest of it. The acidity of the vinegar will work fine with the baking soda.
|
Human: Buttermilk question Hi all. I'm baking a chocolate birthday cake and the recipe calls for buttermilk and uses baking soda and baking powder as a leavening agent. Do you think it will be fine if I use vinegar+milk as a substitute? Butter milk isnt available where I'm from. Also, should I replace it with yoghurt? Thanks!
Assistant: I usually use thinned sourcream if I need to substitute for buttermilk, but I don't see anyone else mentioning it so now I am filled with doubt. It seems to work, is there a reason not to do this?
| 0.318716 |
Human: From your expertise, what are some of the most informative yet entertaining documentaries you watch? I find some of the documentaries out there that spark my interest (eg megastructures, how do they do it, ect) are way too broad and barely go 'in depth' with the true mechanics of the works, if you get what I'm saying..
Assistant: When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (On Netflix Streaming). Phenomenal six part series spanning the first American in space through the ISS. Incredible footage, great narration, and an instant primer on the history of the US space program.
|
Human: From your expertise, what are some of the most informative yet entertaining documentaries you watch? I find some of the documentaries out there that spark my interest (eg megastructures, how do they do it, ect) are way too broad and barely go 'in depth' with the true mechanics of the works, if you get what I'm saying..
Assistant: The BBC Horizon series really does a decent job of addressing specific issues/ideas in the sciences. They cover everything from genetic engineering to space travel to computer science to nuclear power. They're usually about an hour and try to go in depth enough that the average viewer won't walk away with too many unanswered questions.
| 0.5526 |
Human: Stronger vanilla flavor in cakes? I’m trying to get a stronger vanilla flavor in my cakes (specifically vanilla cake lol). Does anyone have any ideas on how I can do this? I normally just use pure vanilla extract but I don’t feel like it’s enough (even when I put more than the recipe calls for). I just bought some vanilla paste, would that help??
Assistant: My vanilla bean cake is my best selling flavor! I use Nielsen Massey Madagascar bourbon vanilla bean paste in addition to a splash of their vanilla extract and add it to my wet ingredients while they're sitting on a water bath to warm up. The vanilla bean paste really kicks up the flavor, and the black specks are very attractive in a light colored cake.
|
Human: Stronger vanilla flavor in cakes? I’m trying to get a stronger vanilla flavor in my cakes (specifically vanilla cake lol). Does anyone have any ideas on how I can do this? I normally just use pure vanilla extract but I don’t feel like it’s enough (even when I put more than the recipe calls for). I just bought some vanilla paste, would that help??
Assistant: I brush my cakes with a vanilla bean simple syrup or some vanilla bean paste mixed into almond milk for extra moisture and flavor.
| 0.191391 |
Human: What Soft-Skills does a physicist possess? I saw a thread on r/math recently asking the exact same question, but for mathematicians. I think I'm just gonna quote them, but replace "mathematics" with "physics", since I have the exact same question in mind but for physicists instead of mathematicians. >Those of you who have a degree in physics or spent multiple years studying higher rigorous physics, what are the benefits in your way of thinking. My professor told us in his first lecture that studying physics will turn our brains upside down (not literally I’m probably translating it badly) and change our way of thinking. I wonder what exactly he means. And is it true that a physicist is able to get into interdisciplinary fields and has an easier time grasping concepts of engineering, science or economics. Do you become an analytical thinking beast? Your personal opinions are appreciated.
Assistant: I'd like to add the fact that I've learnt how valuable approximations can be. I started university believing I would discover precisely how everything works, instead a lot of times approximations were made. Which is fine, I don't dislike physics less because of this. But I now know that sometimes a quick, "unprecise" answer can be extremely important. And I have also the tools to do this.
|
Human: What Soft-Skills does a physicist possess? I saw a thread on r/math recently asking the exact same question, but for mathematicians. I think I'm just gonna quote them, but replace "mathematics" with "physics", since I have the exact same question in mind but for physicists instead of mathematicians. >Those of you who have a degree in physics or spent multiple years studying higher rigorous physics, what are the benefits in your way of thinking. My professor told us in his first lecture that studying physics will turn our brains upside down (not literally I’m probably translating it badly) and change our way of thinking. I wonder what exactly he means. And is it true that a physicist is able to get into interdisciplinary fields and has an easier time grasping concepts of engineering, science or economics. Do you become an analytical thinking beast? Your personal opinions are appreciated.
Assistant: There is not much things can surprise a physicist in every day life.
| -0.210165 |
Human: eli5 How are big WWE moves like throwing somebody off a 1 story cage faked? Gravity does not care about your match fixing.
Assistant: Many former wrestlers struggle with addiction because of chronic pain and disabilities caused by the physical trauma when wrestling. Check out the move The Wrestler--great depiction of how hard the business can be to give up and how hard it is on a person's body
|
Human: eli5 How are big WWE moves like throwing somebody off a 1 story cage faked? Gravity does not care about your match fixing.
Assistant: They aren't faked, the stunts are real. The outcome of the matches are scripted but the majority of the moves are legitimate.
| 0.573332 |
Human: Is it safe to disable AC cutoff at high rpms? I would like AC at high rpms it's 110 degrees here. Is this a performance setting or to protect the AC from damage? Car is a LS1 Trans Am '00. I have an HP tuner to turn this feature off. It cuts off at ~4k rpm but redline isn't until 6k.
Assistant: do not do it. it will make no difference in the efficiency of your AC and you risk damaging the compressor or other components.
|
Human: Is it safe to disable AC cutoff at high rpms? I would like AC at high rpms it's 110 degrees here. Is this a performance setting or to protect the AC from damage? Car is a LS1 Trans Am '00. I have an HP tuner to turn this feature off. It cuts off at ~4k rpm but redline isn't until 6k.
Assistant: Don't do it. Also, your redline is only 6k on that car? You could safely go to 6,500 and not hurt anything.
| 0.251226 |
Human: Looking for books on terrorist motivation [BOTH Islamic and otherwise] etc https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23531390-700-anatomy-of-terror-what-makes-normal-people-become-extremists/ After reading the above article, I'm interested in learning more about the motivations and factors behind both individual terrorists and terrorist organastions as a whole [BOTH Islamic/Religious and other types e.g. American "lone wolf" school shooters]. Can anyone please recommend a book discussing the causes of terrorism [from individual religious insanity to cultist behaviour towards self-inflicted anti-USA attitudes]. I know that terrorism is more than religious fanaticism, and I'd like to learn more about the personal motivations and the wider socioeconomic factors involved. The following link seems a good place to start, but only covers Islamic events since 9/11. Thanks for the help. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anatomy-Terror-Death-Laden-Islamic/dp/0393241173
Assistant: Making Sense of Suicide Missions, by D. Gambetta. It goes back a fair bit.
|
Human: Looking for books on terrorist motivation [BOTH Islamic and otherwise] etc https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23531390-700-anatomy-of-terror-what-makes-normal-people-become-extremists/ After reading the above article, I'm interested in learning more about the motivations and factors behind both individual terrorists and terrorist organastions as a whole [BOTH Islamic/Religious and other types e.g. American "lone wolf" school shooters]. Can anyone please recommend a book discussing the causes of terrorism [from individual religious insanity to cultist behaviour towards self-inflicted anti-USA attitudes]. I know that terrorism is more than religious fanaticism, and I'd like to learn more about the personal motivations and the wider socioeconomic factors involved. The following link seems a good place to start, but only covers Islamic events since 9/11. Thanks for the help. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anatomy-Terror-Death-Laden-Islamic/dp/0393241173
Assistant: I took a class in college about terrorists. We read something call "What makes a terrorist". I'll see if I can find it for you. EDIT: "What Makes a Terrorist" by Alan B. Kruger
| 0.562583 |
Human: Did you make close friendships in grad school? I was talking to a coworker and said over Spring Break I'm going to Arizona to visit a friend from grad school and she kind of made a face that conveyed she was confused/surprised. I have a PhD in Biology, she has a MS in Library Science or something like that. I was thinking about and wondered if people who don't work in a lab for their PhD form close relationships like us lab rats do. My experience was spending 40 hours per week for up to 6 years (depending on how much our time overlapped) with the people in my lab. We got help from each other to troubleshoot, helped out when someone was going to lunch/class/weekends, and just in general interacted a lot. Some of these people I became friends with and keep up with them even now 8 years after graduating. Non-lab people with a graduate degree, do you see your classmates much? Did you form many close friendships in grad school?
Assistant: People definitely bond through shared adversity. ​ https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/shared-pain-brings-people-together.html
|
Human: Did you make close friendships in grad school? I was talking to a coworker and said over Spring Break I'm going to Arizona to visit a friend from grad school and she kind of made a face that conveyed she was confused/surprised. I have a PhD in Biology, she has a MS in Library Science or something like that. I was thinking about and wondered if people who don't work in a lab for their PhD form close relationships like us lab rats do. My experience was spending 40 hours per week for up to 6 years (depending on how much our time overlapped) with the people in my lab. We got help from each other to troubleshoot, helped out when someone was going to lunch/class/weekends, and just in general interacted a lot. Some of these people I became friends with and keep up with them even now 8 years after graduating. Non-lab people with a graduate degree, do you see your classmates much? Did you form many close friendships in grad school?
Assistant: My two BEST friends are from my grad program. We are all English Literature and Rhet/Comp folks. I keep in touch with 3-4 other people from the program too that I would consider life long friends.
| -0.007923 |
Human: Struggling with How to Write Equations for Real World Problems Hello! So, I started my engineering position about 6 months ago, and, though most of the time, I can figure it out, I really want to be able to look at the projects I work on and the questions that are brought to me and know how to do the math to solve them. I was initially going to the office hours of my old statics professor for assistance when I had the chance, however with lockdown from COVID, I can no longer do that and I know he's really busy right now since the school transitioned to online learning mid-semester. ​ Attached is an example of the sort of thing that I am asked regularly - will this tip over/is it stable? I know all of the distances from the base to the edges of the table, and I know the weight standards that would be used for each object, but for some reason, I just don't immediately know how to set this up as an equation. ​ TL;DR New-er engineer and would like help on applying the mathematics/physics that I learned in school to the problems that are brought to me in my job. How do you set up equations to figure out if something will tip/fall over or if it is stable? Link to example of table attached. Thanks! ​ Table Example
Assistant: It sounds like you need to do more free-body diagrams and get out there and find real world examples and build stuff. Eventually you’ll develop a natural feeling for it, but it takes effort and time to get there. Go build that muscle.
|
Human: Struggling with How to Write Equations for Real World Problems Hello! So, I started my engineering position about 6 months ago, and, though most of the time, I can figure it out, I really want to be able to look at the projects I work on and the questions that are brought to me and know how to do the math to solve them. I was initially going to the office hours of my old statics professor for assistance when I had the chance, however with lockdown from COVID, I can no longer do that and I know he's really busy right now since the school transitioned to online learning mid-semester. ​ Attached is an example of the sort of thing that I am asked regularly - will this tip over/is it stable? I know all of the distances from the base to the edges of the table, and I know the weight standards that would be used for each object, but for some reason, I just don't immediately know how to set this up as an equation. ​ TL;DR New-er engineer and would like help on applying the mathematics/physics that I learned in school to the problems that are brought to me in my job. How do you set up equations to figure out if something will tip/fall over or if it is stable? Link to example of table attached. Thanks! ​ Table Example
Assistant: The obvious angle to do a rough statics calculation from is the side. It makes like a c shape. (I guess check if the stresses would make the upright beam yield) then you can do a kinetic diagram from that angle. Once that's done (or during, whatever), check how much you can put on top of the desk before failure. For equations.. well let me see if I can find something from my strengths class..
| 0.564632 |
Human: Where can I get the most bang for my buck when purchasing vanilla bean pods? I’m just a home baker baking for fun so they don’t need to be gourmet or super high quality.
Assistant: Check indrivanilla.com. There is facebook group associate with this shop: Vanilla Bean Co-op were you can preorder vanilla at lower cost (takes several weeks to arrive) and there is tons of info. This is the best value I have found.
|
Human: Where can I get the most bang for my buck when purchasing vanilla bean pods? I’m just a home baker baking for fun so they don’t need to be gourmet or super high quality.
Assistant: I get mine from the IndriVanilla co-op. It's usually $10-15 per ounce, which works out to $2-3 per bean
| 0.029468 |
Human: Non-profit company denied letting me apply to rescue a dog because they assumed I was disabled. I am not. They then repeatedly insulted the disabled, mentally ill, and chronically ill communities, and then changed their policy and pet adoption requirements to specifically exclude the disabled. I live in Virginia, and on May 5th I messaged a non-profit herding dog rescue in my area showing interest in a particular dog. The rescue asked that people message them first before submitting an application. I did just that. They posted a list of requirements for the dog. Myself and my husband met every single requirement, and then some. We have two healthy and happy herding dogs already, and are very familiar with the needs of the breed. While waiting for a reply from the rescue, I commented on the rescues facebook post and spoke briefly to the foster mother of the dog. In my comment I mentioned that I have "health issues", which is part of the reason why I am home 24/7. Someone being home with the dog 24/7 was one of the requirements listed. My health issues in no way impede my ability to care for a dog and I had stated as such. Because of this one comment with the phrase "health issues", the rescue assumed that I was disabled and refused to allow me to even fill out an application specifically because of my assumed disability. They knew, and know, absolutely nothing about my health. They never even bothered to ask any questions about my health or situation before denying me the application. I never stated that I was disabled. Not once, not ever. Again, I am not disabled. They assumed that. I then posted a review of my experience on their facebook page. Stating facts only, and posting the screenshot of our one conversation, and the comment to the foster mother as proof. After their denial of allowing me to put in an application, they changed their requirements on the post of the dog specifically to exclude disabled people. I still met every single requirement, and was still not allowed to even fill out an application because of their incorrect assumption that I have a disability. I have denied having a disability at every turn. After the rescue changed the post to exclude the disabled, people started posting screenshots of the rescues policy that originally stated "As a matter of policy, (rescue) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, national or ethnic origin, or physical disability." They then went on to change their website policy specifically to exclude disabled people. Once the review I posted gained some views, people started calling them out for being discriminatory. The rescue then claimed that I, myself, was "bullying" them to try to get the dog and tried to discredit me and my review. One of their exact quotes was "this review is just a clear attempt to bully us into giving a dog to a family who does not meet the minimum requirements." Again, I met all listed requirements, they know absolutely nothing about me, my household, or my health, and I was refused even being allowed to apply. The owner of the rescue, as well as few of their current/former volunteer/employees resorted to personal attacks, calling me a liar, calling me names, and even going so far to insult me and say they denied me because of how I look. (My profile picture has a snapchat filter with black lipstick on it.) One person who at one point adopted from them, said they had "been on the admin side of the facebook page and saw the original transcript" and said that I was lying to try to get a rise out of people. They made claims "the real reason" I was denied is that "the dog was too high strung" for me, even though they know nothing about me or my health issues, and I was never even allowed to submit an application. She claimed to have screenshots that prove that I lied, but refused to post her supposed 'proof'. It still has not surfaced. It does not exist. They are still trying to discredit my review. The rescue then went on to start insulting commenters. One said, and I quote, "Disabilities are not always physical many of these people seem to have mental disabilities and we should pray for them not try and reason with them." Hundreds of people have commented and the rescue has been deleting every comment that criticizes their behavior, blocking anyone who says anything about the situation, and deleting and turning off reviews. Luckily I have screenshots of every single thing they have done and said. Timestamped, dated, all of it. This is no longer about me trying to rescue a dog. I understand that I am never going to get this dog. That is not the point anymore. The actions of this rescue towards the disabled, mentally ill, and chronically ill communities are deplorable, and they have shown no remorse. They have made no attempt to apologize for their statements, nor their treatment of the disabled, mentally ill, and chronically ill communities. At every turn, they have doubled down and made even more discriminatory remarks, and repeatedly changed their policies specifically to exclude said groups. I have been advised to report them to the ADA. Can I report them for this discrimination against disabled people even though I, myself, am not disabled? What additional measures can I take to ensure that this never happens again? Are there other agencies or groups I can report them to? Is there anything I should know about reporting and dealing with a non-profit compared to a regular company? I am willing to provide the screenshots if anyone needs more clarification or proof. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all.
Assistant: Not a lawyer. I would also look into whether they have received any grants or government money that requires non-discrimination. If they are a truly a non-profit, they should have filed a tax form, which should give you an idea of where their money is coming from. If they rely on grants, their discriminatory practices and statements will have consequences.
|
Human: Non-profit company denied letting me apply to rescue a dog because they assumed I was disabled. I am not. They then repeatedly insulted the disabled, mentally ill, and chronically ill communities, and then changed their policy and pet adoption requirements to specifically exclude the disabled. I live in Virginia, and on May 5th I messaged a non-profit herding dog rescue in my area showing interest in a particular dog. The rescue asked that people message them first before submitting an application. I did just that. They posted a list of requirements for the dog. Myself and my husband met every single requirement, and then some. We have two healthy and happy herding dogs already, and are very familiar with the needs of the breed. While waiting for a reply from the rescue, I commented on the rescues facebook post and spoke briefly to the foster mother of the dog. In my comment I mentioned that I have "health issues", which is part of the reason why I am home 24/7. Someone being home with the dog 24/7 was one of the requirements listed. My health issues in no way impede my ability to care for a dog and I had stated as such. Because of this one comment with the phrase "health issues", the rescue assumed that I was disabled and refused to allow me to even fill out an application specifically because of my assumed disability. They knew, and know, absolutely nothing about my health. They never even bothered to ask any questions about my health or situation before denying me the application. I never stated that I was disabled. Not once, not ever. Again, I am not disabled. They assumed that. I then posted a review of my experience on their facebook page. Stating facts only, and posting the screenshot of our one conversation, and the comment to the foster mother as proof. After their denial of allowing me to put in an application, they changed their requirements on the post of the dog specifically to exclude disabled people. I still met every single requirement, and was still not allowed to even fill out an application because of their incorrect assumption that I have a disability. I have denied having a disability at every turn. After the rescue changed the post to exclude the disabled, people started posting screenshots of the rescues policy that originally stated "As a matter of policy, (rescue) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, national or ethnic origin, or physical disability." They then went on to change their website policy specifically to exclude disabled people. Once the review I posted gained some views, people started calling them out for being discriminatory. The rescue then claimed that I, myself, was "bullying" them to try to get the dog and tried to discredit me and my review. One of their exact quotes was "this review is just a clear attempt to bully us into giving a dog to a family who does not meet the minimum requirements." Again, I met all listed requirements, they know absolutely nothing about me, my household, or my health, and I was refused even being allowed to apply. The owner of the rescue, as well as few of their current/former volunteer/employees resorted to personal attacks, calling me a liar, calling me names, and even going so far to insult me and say they denied me because of how I look. (My profile picture has a snapchat filter with black lipstick on it.) One person who at one point adopted from them, said they had "been on the admin side of the facebook page and saw the original transcript" and said that I was lying to try to get a rise out of people. They made claims "the real reason" I was denied is that "the dog was too high strung" for me, even though they know nothing about me or my health issues, and I was never even allowed to submit an application. She claimed to have screenshots that prove that I lied, but refused to post her supposed 'proof'. It still has not surfaced. It does not exist. They are still trying to discredit my review. The rescue then went on to start insulting commenters. One said, and I quote, "Disabilities are not always physical many of these people seem to have mental disabilities and we should pray for them not try and reason with them." Hundreds of people have commented and the rescue has been deleting every comment that criticizes their behavior, blocking anyone who says anything about the situation, and deleting and turning off reviews. Luckily I have screenshots of every single thing they have done and said. Timestamped, dated, all of it. This is no longer about me trying to rescue a dog. I understand that I am never going to get this dog. That is not the point anymore. The actions of this rescue towards the disabled, mentally ill, and chronically ill communities are deplorable, and they have shown no remorse. They have made no attempt to apologize for their statements, nor their treatment of the disabled, mentally ill, and chronically ill communities. At every turn, they have doubled down and made even more discriminatory remarks, and repeatedly changed their policies specifically to exclude said groups. I have been advised to report them to the ADA. Can I report them for this discrimination against disabled people even though I, myself, am not disabled? What additional measures can I take to ensure that this never happens again? Are there other agencies or groups I can report them to? Is there anything I should know about reporting and dealing with a non-profit compared to a regular company? I am willing to provide the screenshots if anyone needs more clarification or proof. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all.
Assistant: All tax returns for non-profit organizations are public information and should be available on guidestar.org. You can find out who their board of directors are and maybe contact them about your experience as well.
| 0.136543 |
Human: Is there a good resource to teach myself basics of Electrical Engineering?
Assistant: https://www.edx.org/ https://www.edx.org/courses/MITx/6.002x/2013_Spring/about this is a free course offered by MIT on the net. Also pick up a copy of art of electronics. It'll probably be the best $100 you can spend.
|
Human: Is there a good resource to teach myself basics of Electrical Engineering?
Assistant: The most simply laid out book i read was 'Basic Electronics' by Paul Rosenberg.
| 0.313065 |
Human: CMV: If you are against illegal immigration, you should boycott companies that use their labor and products. I keep seeing comments on how illegals break laws but nothing on how companies hiring illegals break laws too. http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-dairy-immigration-20150330-story.html#page=1 https://mobile.nytimes.com/2011/10/05/us/farmers-strain-to-hire-american-workers-in-place-of-migrant-labor.html?referer=https://reason-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/reason.com/blog/2011/10/05/colorado-farmers-hire-locals-f/amp?amp_js_v=0.1 http://m.independent.com/news/2017/jun/22/labor-shortage-leaves-13-million-crops-rot-fields/?templates=mobile So here are some of the results for not using illegal labor. And anti-illegal immigration folk should be okay with this. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-2A_Visa Clearly if there were only 140,000 visas but we put the number of illegals at 8 million, the government and business is okay with the status quo. A family friend uses e-verify and he says it only gives tells him the a social security number is valid; not the birth date or that is has been used in different locations (you can't be simultaneously employed in TX and CA). Business is really insulated from blowback in use of illegal immigration. I just see conversations about rounding up the supply, but nothing about punishing the demand. So I propose that anyone who opposes illegal immigration must also boycott businesses that use their labor. Clearly agriculture is first. So, stop eating. The fresh and frozen sections in the store are right out. Stop eating in fast food establishments and restaurants. Avoid buildings built before 1986, including your own house or apartment. The focus is on the person committing a crime, but business and government are complicit as well. You could argue 'business can't truly confirm'. The articles above show you they do know.
Assistant: Boycotting is a specific political strategy that doesn't make sense for something as broad or as pervasive as illegal immigration.
|
Human: CMV: If you are against illegal immigration, you should boycott companies that use their labor and products. I keep seeing comments on how illegals break laws but nothing on how companies hiring illegals break laws too. http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-dairy-immigration-20150330-story.html#page=1 https://mobile.nytimes.com/2011/10/05/us/farmers-strain-to-hire-american-workers-in-place-of-migrant-labor.html?referer=https://reason-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/reason.com/blog/2011/10/05/colorado-farmers-hire-locals-f/amp?amp_js_v=0.1 http://m.independent.com/news/2017/jun/22/labor-shortage-leaves-13-million-crops-rot-fields/?templates=mobile So here are some of the results for not using illegal labor. And anti-illegal immigration folk should be okay with this. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-2A_Visa Clearly if there were only 140,000 visas but we put the number of illegals at 8 million, the government and business is okay with the status quo. A family friend uses e-verify and he says it only gives tells him the a social security number is valid; not the birth date or that is has been used in different locations (you can't be simultaneously employed in TX and CA). Business is really insulated from blowback in use of illegal immigration. I just see conversations about rounding up the supply, but nothing about punishing the demand. So I propose that anyone who opposes illegal immigration must also boycott businesses that use their labor. Clearly agriculture is first. So, stop eating. The fresh and frozen sections in the store are right out. Stop eating in fast food establishments and restaurants. Avoid buildings built before 1986, including your own house or apartment. The focus is on the person committing a crime, but business and government are complicit as well. You could argue 'business can't truly confirm'. The articles above show you they do know.
Assistant: The thing about boycotting is that it's often unreasonable as a result of the sheer size of these companies. it's easy to boycott Apple products, for example. it's harder to boycott Johnson & Johnson, Coke or some other enormous corporation that owns or is a subsidiary of a very large conglomorate.
| 0.558416 |
Human: Steel vs. Aluminum vs. Fiberglass vs. Carbon Fiber vs. ? Questions regarding strength, weight, and cost for cars Howdy - I was thinking about future fuel regulations today and thinking about how the industry will meet them. To me it seems there are two ways to make today's style cars meet those regulations - through more efficient engines and hybrid drivetrains and by channeling Colin Chapman who said "simplify and add lightness." The IC engine has become dramatically more efficient in the past 20 years through better computers, direct injection, variable valve timing, new materials, better FI, etc., so it seems that gains there are going to be incremental. Hybrid drive trains are certainly a big possibility, especially if a consumer friendly KERS system is developed or battery tech takes off. Other advances such as electric power steering and low RR tires that actually hold the road can also help with efficiency. **I'd like to focus this question on "adding lightness."** I am a Lotus fan and that company, more than anyone, has traditionally focused on lightweight vehicles, most recently though the use of luminum "tubs" and chassis. A nice video is here: Lotus aluminum bonding In fact, Lotus Engineering has pioneered and licensed a lot of the tech involved (link). In terms of "tubs" and chassis components, aluminum is much lighter than steel, but also costs significantly more and is not very "repairable," making seemingly minor wrecks a total loss. Carbon fiber is certainly lighter, but costs much more and cannot be manufactured quickly. Can anyone offer anymore on this topic? In terms of body panels, it used to be that fiberglass was lighter than steel - is that still true? How much weight is saved by the use of carbon fiber? Is aluminum still lighter than steel? Where does plastic fit into all of this? Are there any other options for lightweight body panels? Please feel free to discuss any other weight saving or efficiency increasing options on the horizon. Thanks in advance.
Assistant: Everyone is forgetting about the elephant in the room.... Even when a new material is used to supposedly make a vehicle lighter, for decades now, that's been offset by making the car itself bigger with every goddamn redesign. That has only slightly subsided over the past ~2 years or so where there have been a few redesigns that are actually smaller than the previous generation car, but I don't quite see it as a trend just yet.
|
Human: Steel vs. Aluminum vs. Fiberglass vs. Carbon Fiber vs. ? Questions regarding strength, weight, and cost for cars Howdy - I was thinking about future fuel regulations today and thinking about how the industry will meet them. To me it seems there are two ways to make today's style cars meet those regulations - through more efficient engines and hybrid drivetrains and by channeling Colin Chapman who said "simplify and add lightness." The IC engine has become dramatically more efficient in the past 20 years through better computers, direct injection, variable valve timing, new materials, better FI, etc., so it seems that gains there are going to be incremental. Hybrid drive trains are certainly a big possibility, especially if a consumer friendly KERS system is developed or battery tech takes off. Other advances such as electric power steering and low RR tires that actually hold the road can also help with efficiency. **I'd like to focus this question on "adding lightness."** I am a Lotus fan and that company, more than anyone, has traditionally focused on lightweight vehicles, most recently though the use of luminum "tubs" and chassis. A nice video is here: Lotus aluminum bonding In fact, Lotus Engineering has pioneered and licensed a lot of the tech involved (link). In terms of "tubs" and chassis components, aluminum is much lighter than steel, but also costs significantly more and is not very "repairable," making seemingly minor wrecks a total loss. Carbon fiber is certainly lighter, but costs much more and cannot be manufactured quickly. Can anyone offer anymore on this topic? In terms of body panels, it used to be that fiberglass was lighter than steel - is that still true? How much weight is saved by the use of carbon fiber? Is aluminum still lighter than steel? Where does plastic fit into all of this? Are there any other options for lightweight body panels? Please feel free to discuss any other weight saving or efficiency increasing options on the horizon. Thanks in advance.
Assistant: At first I thought this was /r/Archery, and you were asking about arrow constructions. My favorite subreddits are merging.
| -0.009598 |
Human: Shouldn’t an engineer be told what to work on? To sum up everything, I basically work as an industrial engineer and pretty much have to find work for myself every day. I always figured engineers would have set tasks or projects they would have to complete by a deadline. Is it a good thing that I have this much freedom? Should I be getting told what projects I need to work on? Here are some details about my situation: I worked here as an intern while pursuing my mechanical engineering degree. As a typical intern I was hired to just sit there, make copies and get signatures from time to time. Being bored, I decided to start a project on the manufacturing floor on my own. It actually became super successful and doubled the revenue per month through that department. After graduating, I was hired immediately. After starting my new role, I was never really told what my job function or responsibilities were. My main daily tasks involve sending out reports about workers efficiency, work on some of the projects I have thought up, and go to other people’s meetings. After getting hired, I haven’t really contributed anything to the company. Non of my current projects are turning up good results. It is starting to get really hard to come up with new ideas for projects. I’m also getting really bored an burned out. It would be a lot easier if I could get projects assigned to me.
Assistant: My career has been based on side projects that nobody told me to do; I just decided to do them. So.... To some extent, yes, but its way more fun if you're left to your own devices and given an industrial scale playground. I mean, the stuff you just *do* is stuff you find interesting pretty much by definition.
|
Human: Shouldn’t an engineer be told what to work on? To sum up everything, I basically work as an industrial engineer and pretty much have to find work for myself every day. I always figured engineers would have set tasks or projects they would have to complete by a deadline. Is it a good thing that I have this much freedom? Should I be getting told what projects I need to work on? Here are some details about my situation: I worked here as an intern while pursuing my mechanical engineering degree. As a typical intern I was hired to just sit there, make copies and get signatures from time to time. Being bored, I decided to start a project on the manufacturing floor on my own. It actually became super successful and doubled the revenue per month through that department. After graduating, I was hired immediately. After starting my new role, I was never really told what my job function or responsibilities were. My main daily tasks involve sending out reports about workers efficiency, work on some of the projects I have thought up, and go to other people’s meetings. After getting hired, I haven’t really contributed anything to the company. Non of my current projects are turning up good results. It is starting to get really hard to come up with new ideas for projects. I’m also getting really bored an burned out. It would be a lot easier if I could get projects assigned to me.
Assistant: You have the perfect job because you can use your 'boring time' to learn new things and still get paid. It's really that simple.
| 0.421724 |
Human: CMV: We shouldn't feel guilty for not being able to kill the animals we eat Nowadays we have all the information we need at our fingertips and we only specialize our knowledge in usually one area, but 4 centuries ago things were different. Back then most people had somewhat of a general knowledge of some stuff, mostly food production related (agriculture, cattle, milling, construction, etc..) So if you were in the 17th century and your mother asked you to go kill a chicken for dinner you most likely wouldn't be shocked and would have done it in the most efficient way you know, without questioning. Now, things are different. With our divided society people are growing further from nature. While some are specialized in cattle production others are informatics and others carpenters. If you ask the IT and the carpenter to do the catllemen's job they might not be able to do it, be it ethical reasons or lack of skill. At the same time if you ask the cattlemen to do the others 2 jobs' he most likely won't be able to do them too, probably because of lack of skill and not ethical reasons in this case. Finally getting to my point: If you ever go on a excursion to see how animals are treated before their death* or whenever some person calls you hypocrite for not killing the animals you eat, you don't need to feel guilty or ashamed of yourself as: -you were never prepared or taught on how to do it -the division of tasks/specialization our society relies on makes sure you don't need to worry about killing your own food as there will always be there someone who is prepared/educated enough to do it for you. *In this case treated somewhat better than average
Assistant: The only difference is that the modern meat processing industry is pretty horrific on an animal rights, human rights, and environmental level.
|
Human: CMV: We shouldn't feel guilty for not being able to kill the animals we eat Nowadays we have all the information we need at our fingertips and we only specialize our knowledge in usually one area, but 4 centuries ago things were different. Back then most people had somewhat of a general knowledge of some stuff, mostly food production related (agriculture, cattle, milling, construction, etc..) So if you were in the 17th century and your mother asked you to go kill a chicken for dinner you most likely wouldn't be shocked and would have done it in the most efficient way you know, without questioning. Now, things are different. With our divided society people are growing further from nature. While some are specialized in cattle production others are informatics and others carpenters. If you ask the IT and the carpenter to do the catllemen's job they might not be able to do it, be it ethical reasons or lack of skill. At the same time if you ask the cattlemen to do the others 2 jobs' he most likely won't be able to do them too, probably because of lack of skill and not ethical reasons in this case. Finally getting to my point: If you ever go on a excursion to see how animals are treated before their death* or whenever some person calls you hypocrite for not killing the animals you eat, you don't need to feel guilty or ashamed of yourself as: -you were never prepared or taught on how to do it -the division of tasks/specialization our society relies on makes sure you don't need to worry about killing your own food as there will always be there someone who is prepared/educated enough to do it for you. *In this case treated somewhat better than average
Assistant: If you feel bad about eating animals just don’t do it lmao you should just feel guilty about them being killed on your behalf you hire a hit-man to kill someone, your still morally liable for the murder
| 0.541535 |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.