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Human: What don’t you like about your engineering discipline, and how do you overcome this with passion (or do you manage to at all)? So I’ve been chatting with some students recently about their disciplines to see what they like and don’t like (I myself am a second year student). I think the most defining question I’ve come up with is that in the title, and I really want to hear from as many people as possible about this! So what do you dislike about your branch of engineering? Is it lonely, tiresome, repetitive, etc? Do you manage to still have a passion for your branch of engineering at the end of the day, and if so how do you manage that? Be as specific as you’d like I’ll read every answer carefully :) Assistant: I graduated mechanical and have done electrical, mechanical, and sales engineering. My next role has a chemical engineering aspect to it. Its all one big grey area and it contains a lot of sub sections. It isn't regimented or strict, and describing them as disciplines is short sighted. My answer is that there are things I dont like in every job i've had. If its bad enough i move or suck it up cause thats life. Passion plays no part in this, consistent, steady effort does.	Human: What don’t you like about your engineering discipline, and how do you overcome this with passion (or do you manage to at all)? So I’ve been chatting with some students recently about their disciplines to see what they like and don’t like (I myself am a second year student). I think the most defining question I’ve come up with is that in the title, and I really want to hear from as many people as possible about this! So what do you dislike about your branch of engineering? Is it lonely, tiresome, repetitive, etc? Do you manage to still have a passion for your branch of engineering at the end of the day, and if so how do you manage that? Be as specific as you’d like I’ll read every answer carefully :) Assistant: >Dislikes Soul-crushing bureaucracy & the ass-backwards thinking it sometimes breeds, how it attracts people who forget 4Chan and Reddit aren't real life, occasional racism. >Workarounds I break up my tasking such that I can get other stuff done while for something to get through the system.	0.453902
Human: Wife moved out while I was work, won't let me see my son now. Hi, new to reddit. Need advice on what do to please.. My wife and I haven't been getting along for awhile. I work nights and came home Saturday morning to a house with only my bed and sectional. My wife while I was at work moved out and took everything. I called her and she came over later that day and agreed to move back in if we went to marriage counseling. Went back to work that night expecting to come home and her and my son to be moved back in. Well i'm assuming with the influence of her family, they talked her out of it because she decided not to move back in and is now refusing to come to the house. Now she is pretty much refusing me to let me see my son. She doesn't respond to my text and when I call her she only wants to meet at a park after work so I can see my son for like 20 min. She refusing to let me take him for several hours, ect. I thought about picking him up from daycare but she took my key to get into the daycare. Also her mother works at the daycare and may refuse to let me take him. My question is what is my legal right to see my son and pick him up from day care if I want to spend time with him while she is at work. And what is my legal right to all the stuff she took from my house? Also I live in Illinois. Assistant: You need to see a divorce lawyer ASAP	Human: Wife moved out while I was work, won't let me see my son now. Hi, new to reddit. Need advice on what do to please.. My wife and I haven't been getting along for awhile. I work nights and came home Saturday morning to a house with only my bed and sectional. My wife while I was at work moved out and took everything. I called her and she came over later that day and agreed to move back in if we went to marriage counseling. Went back to work that night expecting to come home and her and my son to be moved back in. Well i'm assuming with the influence of her family, they talked her out of it because she decided not to move back in and is now refusing to come to the house. Now she is pretty much refusing me to let me see my son. She doesn't respond to my text and when I call her she only wants to meet at a park after work so I can see my son for like 20 min. She refusing to let me take him for several hours, ect. I thought about picking him up from daycare but she took my key to get into the daycare. Also her mother works at the daycare and may refuse to let me take him. My question is what is my legal right to see my son and pick him up from day care if I want to spend time with him while she is at work. And what is my legal right to all the stuff she took from my house? Also I live in Illinois. Assistant: Get a lawyer now. Do not do anything else.	0.996209
Human: Why do my pork chops always come out tough from a pan? Background: I used to cook pork chops, chicken breasts, and steaks on the grill. They’d come out pretty tender and juicy. I can do a steak in a pan and regularly do chicken cutlets with great success, but my pork chops are always tough. I’ve tried using a cast-iron and a stainless steel pan, both over medium heat (5 on my electric range), my pork chops marinated or have tried basting them with butter and seasonings. I’ve let my meat sit out for half an hour to come to room temp so they don’t cup as badly. All of this and my pork chops are still better as dog toys. Any advice would be deeply appreciated. Assistant: Probably just overcooked. Use a thermometer.	Human: Why do my pork chops always come out tough from a pan? Background: I used to cook pork chops, chicken breasts, and steaks on the grill. They’d come out pretty tender and juicy. I can do a steak in a pan and regularly do chicken cutlets with great success, but my pork chops are always tough. I’ve tried using a cast-iron and a stainless steel pan, both over medium heat (5 on my electric range), my pork chops marinated or have tried basting them with butter and seasonings. I’ve let my meat sit out for half an hour to come to room temp so they don’t cup as badly. All of this and my pork chops are still better as dog toys. Any advice would be deeply appreciated. Assistant: You're overcooking them. Easy to do, especially with thin cuts.	0.985818
Human: Where are the actual engineering jobs? I'm an EE with 7years experience and am stuck in my career, any advice would be appreciated. TLDR: Are there jobs that involve challenging EE work instead of the bureaucratic nightmare that I'm currently trapped in? and how do I find them? Background: I left my previous company after a year of doing near zero engineering work, in my new company I'm finding myself in the same situation. Experiences: In my first job out of college I was writing firmware, designing 12-layer PCBs, troubleshooting at the component level, all my time was spent reading datasheets, it was great, but the pay was terrible and nowhere else to go within the company, so I moved on. Since leaving that position, both companies I have been with since have had great pay, but the engineering work and internal bureaucracies are a joke. Both job descriptions listed out the kinds of things I wanted to do, but I'm doing none of those. From what I can see, any engineering work that does happen is completely hamstrung by mismanagement and internal bureaucracy. I spend my time waiting for work and attending meetings where no one can determine an owner for otherwise very (VERY) simple problems that drag on for months. I'm bored, not learning anything, and frustrated by the inefficiency. Example: We need a very basic PDU to upgrade a station. I spec'd out the PDU (real straight forward). I'm now a dozen meetings and two months in and I'm still giving presentations on it, not about technical requirements (no one wants to hear those) but because I need to explain that there is an old PDU, and due to internal standards, we need a new one. I did this at my previous job, and I'm doing it again at my current one, I'm losing my mind. Current Outlook: I realize that I'm new to the company, not going to get the fun projects right away, but I am in the meetings where they are discussed. The work is spread out over a committee people who'd rather spend more time shrugging their shoulders than having any technical discussion. Any mention of this to management has been met with enigmatic "work is coming" with no elaboration or plans to prepare for that work. Future plans: I don't want to make a habit of jumping jobs, that's no good for a resume, but I can't deal with the boredom, and feeling my skills languish from lack of use is killing me. How do I find a job with challenging technical problems and the agency to solve them? I'm considering going back to school, but haven't determined if that will help. I'm also considering a career change, probably to software, or frankly, literally anything else. Conclusion: How do I find a job with actual technical problems? or is my experience in the EE field just how it is? Assistant: Look into national labs. It's actually real engineering work.	Human: Where are the actual engineering jobs? I'm an EE with 7years experience and am stuck in my career, any advice would be appreciated. TLDR: Are there jobs that involve challenging EE work instead of the bureaucratic nightmare that I'm currently trapped in? and how do I find them? Background: I left my previous company after a year of doing near zero engineering work, in my new company I'm finding myself in the same situation. Experiences: In my first job out of college I was writing firmware, designing 12-layer PCBs, troubleshooting at the component level, all my time was spent reading datasheets, it was great, but the pay was terrible and nowhere else to go within the company, so I moved on. Since leaving that position, both companies I have been with since have had great pay, but the engineering work and internal bureaucracies are a joke. Both job descriptions listed out the kinds of things I wanted to do, but I'm doing none of those. From what I can see, any engineering work that does happen is completely hamstrung by mismanagement and internal bureaucracy. I spend my time waiting for work and attending meetings where no one can determine an owner for otherwise very (VERY) simple problems that drag on for months. I'm bored, not learning anything, and frustrated by the inefficiency. Example: We need a very basic PDU to upgrade a station. I spec'd out the PDU (real straight forward). I'm now a dozen meetings and two months in and I'm still giving presentations on it, not about technical requirements (no one wants to hear those) but because I need to explain that there is an old PDU, and due to internal standards, we need a new one. I did this at my previous job, and I'm doing it again at my current one, I'm losing my mind. Current Outlook: I realize that I'm new to the company, not going to get the fun projects right away, but I am in the meetings where they are discussed. The work is spread out over a committee people who'd rather spend more time shrugging their shoulders than having any technical discussion. Any mention of this to management has been met with enigmatic "work is coming" with no elaboration or plans to prepare for that work. Future plans: I don't want to make a habit of jumping jobs, that's no good for a resume, but I can't deal with the boredom, and feeling my skills languish from lack of use is killing me. How do I find a job with challenging technical problems and the agency to solve them? I'm considering going back to school, but haven't determined if that will help. I'm also considering a career change, probably to software, or frankly, literally anything else. Conclusion: How do I find a job with actual technical problems? or is my experience in the EE field just how it is? Assistant: Find a smaller company.	0.996191
Human: Scumbag sends himself my GF's nudes. What can I do? [TX] My GF was going through her smart watch yesterday and discovered a message thread containing her nudes sent over to her best friend's husband. When she checked her phone, the thread wasn't there. Upon inspecting the info on her watch, she discovered it was around the time that he asked to use her phone to look up something for his car as his phone was dead. When she looked at what nudes were sent, she realized that these were photos that weren't even in her gallery but in our personal message thread (normally she deleted them but apparently forgot to delete these). The guy must have grabbed them from there as they are only located there. The photos were sent to his iPhone, so I have no doubt that he most likely has them uploaded to his iCloud and most likely has them now stored as backups in other places. What are our possible options? Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. GF is currently extremely distraught over this issue and is losing sleep over this. Side note: We already notified his wife (my GF's best friend) and she is supposedly going to get them deleted but I would not be surprised if he claims to "have deleted them" only to have them stored I a hidden folder somewhere. Assistant: Look up Texas Penal Code 21.16. This is a crime in Texas.	Human: Scumbag sends himself my GF's nudes. What can I do? [TX] My GF was going through her smart watch yesterday and discovered a message thread containing her nudes sent over to her best friend's husband. When she checked her phone, the thread wasn't there. Upon inspecting the info on her watch, she discovered it was around the time that he asked to use her phone to look up something for his car as his phone was dead. When she looked at what nudes were sent, she realized that these were photos that weren't even in her gallery but in our personal message thread (normally she deleted them but apparently forgot to delete these). The guy must have grabbed them from there as they are only located there. The photos were sent to his iPhone, so I have no doubt that he most likely has them uploaded to his iCloud and most likely has them now stored as backups in other places. What are our possible options? Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. GF is currently extremely distraught over this issue and is losing sleep over this. Side note: We already notified his wife (my GF's best friend) and she is supposedly going to get them deleted but I would not be surprised if he claims to "have deleted them" only to have them stored I a hidden folder somewhere. Assistant: Technically this can be considered revenge porn, right?	0.869934
Human: Have you ever met an engineer coworker who does zero or close to zero work? Have you ever met someone at your company who did 0 or close to 0 work yet never got fired? How did they get away with it? Assistant: I swear every civil job I have is wait around for work 50% of the time and 20% scrambling to do it as fast as possible. Staying up all night and waking up early to get it done.	Human: Have you ever met an engineer coworker who does zero or close to zero work? Have you ever met someone at your company who did 0 or close to 0 work yet never got fired? How did they get away with it? Assistant: We had one who got away with swiping his badge at the door but not actually coming in for... three to four years. Then his area became a plant focus and he had no idea what was going on. My boss told me to not help him, and he flopped the next week, and was fired the week after. He claimed to be doing "data analysis", but didn't know how to use Excel or Minitab.	0.304618
Human: [MCU/Marvel Comics]Spiderman is from Queens. Captain America is from Brooklyn. Daredevil is from Manhattan, and Stark Tower is in Manhattan. Are there superheroes from the Bronx or Staten Island? Assistant: I thought Ben Grim, The Thing, was from the Bronx.	Human: [MCU/Marvel Comics]Spiderman is from Queens. Captain America is from Brooklyn. Daredevil is from Manhattan, and Stark Tower is in Manhattan. Are there superheroes from the Bronx or Staten Island? Assistant: Ms Marvel is from New Jersey.	0.991779
Human: [Harry Potter] If House Elves are essentially an enslaved or an indentured class which can be abused or beaten, would they have any protection if their owners sought to sexually abuse or even murder them? Assistant: They very well may have laws about abusing them. But it doesn't really matter without people actually checking up on them to make sure those laws aren't violated. Realistically, I don't think much could stop you.	Human: [Harry Potter] If House Elves are essentially an enslaved or an indentured class which can be abused or beaten, would they have any protection if their owners sought to sexually abuse or even murder them? Assistant: /r/oddlyspecific	0.849796
Human: How long did it take you to finish your bachelor's degree? I'm just curious. It took me about 5 and half years to finish mine, and it was tough when I would see friends finishing before me that started around the same time I did. I thought about switching to an easier degree several times but I stuck with it. Assistant: 14 years. Midway through year 4 I got shot and suffered some hypoxic brain damage and had to restart my education (starting with how to breathe-dress myself-eat-speak-etc.) Still feels like it took me longer than it should have.	Human: How long did it take you to finish your bachelor's degree? I'm just curious. It took me about 5 and half years to finish mine, and it was tough when I would see friends finishing before me that started around the same time I did. I thought about switching to an easier degree several times but I stuck with it. Assistant: 2 years 10 months. Seven semesters: three fall, three spring, one summer Admittedly, I walked onto campus as an 18 year old freshmen with 60 something credit hours from dual enrollment, AP, and taking humanities during the summer at the local community college while I was in high school. Graduated with a 3.4. Got really really lucky with my first job and didn't end up needing co-op or intern experience, but i could've gotten screwed. All in all I wouldn't recommend going that fast.	0.859299
Human: Why is my matar paneer so bland? Recipe: - 3 cloves garlic and 1in ginger, both chopped, in ~tbsp heated ghee, cooked for about a min - Added sweet onion, chopped, and salt, cooked until translucent - added 2 tomatoes, chopped, and a handful of cashews (~12), cooked until everything was nice and mushy + no sharp tomato taste - let cool, added 1/3 cup plain yogurt and blended - heated a little over a tbsp ghee, added 1 small bay leaf and less than tsp cumin in pan - added less than tsp turmeric, 1/2 tsp cayenne, tsp garam masala, less than tsp ground coriander, tsp asafoetida - added puréed veg - added ~cup frozen peas - added ~ 3/4 cup water - added pinch of ground fenugreek and salt - added cubed paneer It’s incredibly bland. My Indian food tends to turn out this way. What could I be doing wrong? What are some suggestions for improving? Assistant: Double all of your spices and salt. Use fresh ground Garam Masala.	Human: Why is my matar paneer so bland? Recipe: - 3 cloves garlic and 1in ginger, both chopped, in ~tbsp heated ghee, cooked for about a min - Added sweet onion, chopped, and salt, cooked until translucent - added 2 tomatoes, chopped, and a handful of cashews (~12), cooked until everything was nice and mushy + no sharp tomato taste - let cool, added 1/3 cup plain yogurt and blended - heated a little over a tbsp ghee, added 1 small bay leaf and less than tsp cumin in pan - added less than tsp turmeric, 1/2 tsp cayenne, tsp garam masala, less than tsp ground coriander, tsp asafoetida - added puréed veg - added ~cup frozen peas - added ~ 3/4 cup water - added pinch of ground fenugreek and salt - added cubed paneer It’s incredibly bland. My Indian food tends to turn out this way. What could I be doing wrong? What are some suggestions for improving? Assistant: Like most, I would say more salt and more spices. I would drop the yogurt and the water (or use less of each), and I use canned tomatoes rather than fresh. Sometimes use tomato paste.	0.876172
Human: [Batman] I'm a parole officer in Gotham. Which rogues are my favorite and least favorite parolees? Assistant: Freeze is probably a favorite because he probably won't talk to you unless you talk to him first, and generally he wont just randomly beat the shit out of you unprovoked. The person I'd watch out for... well, I'd watch out for all of them, but especially Bane. He was literally born in a prison so he probably knows a lot about them. He's also built like a fridge, and he's also really fucking smart. Like, "occasionally outsmarts the bat" smart, so he could absolutely trick you into doing something stupid.	Human: [Batman] I'm a parole officer in Gotham. Which rogues are my favorite and least favorite parolees? Assistant: Since all of them are repeated offenders none would get parole.	-0.162754
Human: What savory dish can I use nutmeg in? I pretty much only use it in fondue and then just a pinch. Are there any other savory dishes that use nutmeg? What about vegetable dishes? Assistant: Creamed spinach!	Human: What savory dish can I use nutmeg in? I pretty much only use it in fondue and then just a pinch. Are there any other savory dishes that use nutmeg? What about vegetable dishes? Assistant: I love adding it to quiches!	0.996159
Human: [MCU] Earth (midgard) is one of the 9 realms. Odin conquered the 9 realms.....so did Odin conquer earth?? And if so, who did he fight for the pink slip? Was there anyone who could have claimed to speak for all of us Assistant: Nobody. He showed up, planted his flag, and went home.	Human: [MCU] Earth (midgard) is one of the 9 realms. Odin conquered the 9 realms.....so did Odin conquer earth?? And if so, who did he fight for the pink slip? Was there anyone who could have claimed to speak for all of us Assistant: Earth didn't possess any tech that could make it a threat to Asgard or any of the other 9 realms. Thor inferred this when he talked about Shield playing with the Tesseract prior to the battle of New York "Using the tesseract is telling the galaxy that Earth is ready for a more advance form of war" Earth is like Puerto Rico ...we didn't conquer it but we keep an eye on it (no politics answer)	-0.130797
Human: Marvel / General] Who is the weakest character worthy to wield Mjolnir? Just like the title says -- for some reason, Odin's Asgardian magic reaches out across ALL of the realms of existence, and a version of Mjolnir manifests in each reality. Across the myriad worlds and dimensions in the omniverse, who is the _weakest_ character who would be worthy to wield the hammer of Thor? (Inspired in part by [this picture.) Assistant: Pre-serum Steve Rogers. Even as a scrawny asthmatic, Steve was willing to lay down his life for family, friends, or strangers - and although he didn't want to kill, he was willing when it was necessary.	Human: Marvel / General] Who is the weakest character worthy to wield Mjolnir? Just like the title says -- for some reason, Odin's Asgardian magic reaches out across ALL of the realms of existence, and a version of Mjolnir manifests in each reality. Across the myriad worlds and dimensions in the omniverse, who is the _weakest_ character who would be worthy to wield the hammer of Thor? (Inspired in part by [this picture.) Assistant: I believe Mr. Rogers could wield Mjolnir, but in the same way Tom Bombadil could wear the Ring. He's not interested in combat, so he might not be able to summon lightning, but he could pick it up and carry it because goddamn is there anyone MORE worthy? John Brown could definitely use it as well.	0.770589
Human: If you were to go back to college, what skills would you learn to give you an advantage in landing a job? Assistant: Networking. Seems like the biggest advantage	Human: If you were to go back to college, what skills would you learn to give you an advantage in landing a job? Assistant: Programming....more programming...less math, more programming	0.996153
Human: Faculty, Post docs, Advanced PhD students: How do you organize the articles you have read? Hi, I am a second year doctoral student in the social sciences at an R1 university. More advanced students in my department as well as faculty have advised me to keep track of the academic articles I have read for coursework and research projects. Some students suggested Mendele and I am very familiar with Zotero from my work on a meta-analysis, but I am looking for something with a search feature. When I read each journal article, I would like to keep notes on its research questions, sample, analytic strategy, and results. Further, I would like to be able to search for these documents on my computer and compare across multiple studies at once. Some people have suggested Excel or Word, but this does not have a link to the articles and the ability to tag like Zotero. How do you organize the articles you have read? I am open to more flexible systems. Thank you! Assistant: ... I have a pile on my cabinet.	Human: Faculty, Post docs, Advanced PhD students: How do you organize the articles you have read? Hi, I am a second year doctoral student in the social sciences at an R1 university. More advanced students in my department as well as faculty have advised me to keep track of the academic articles I have read for coursework and research projects. Some students suggested Mendele and I am very familiar with Zotero from my work on a meta-analysis, but I am looking for something with a search feature. When I read each journal article, I would like to keep notes on its research questions, sample, analytic strategy, and results. Further, I would like to be able to search for these documents on my computer and compare across multiple studies at once. Some people have suggested Excel or Word, but this does not have a link to the articles and the ability to tag like Zotero. How do you organize the articles you have read? I am open to more flexible systems. Thank you! Assistant: piles sorted by vintage and colonist fungal and insect species	0.994115
Human: How do I bake from a cold oven with the newer LG models? I recently got a newer model LG electric oven. When it preheats, the broiler is activated along with the lower elements for a faster heating up time. This is not in the fast preheat setting, but with the normal, non-convection bake setting. Normally this isn’t an issue. However, I have a cake recipe that requires the cake to go into a cold oven then slowly rise to temperature. The broiler flipping on torches the top while the rest of the batter is still soupy. Does anyone have a solution or experience with this? Assistant: Maybe an empty cookie sheet on the rack above your cake until your oven reaches temp?	Human: How do I bake from a cold oven with the newer LG models? I recently got a newer model LG electric oven. When it preheats, the broiler is activated along with the lower elements for a faster heating up time. This is not in the fast preheat setting, but with the normal, non-convection bake setting. Normally this isn’t an issue. However, I have a cake recipe that requires the cake to go into a cold oven then slowly rise to temperature. The broiler flipping on torches the top while the rest of the batter is still soupy. Does anyone have a solution or experience with this? Assistant: No experience, but maybe tent with aluminum foil until you reach the bake temperature?	0.996148
Human: Is there a limit to how long you should keep your chicken wings in buttermilk? So I’m making wings for an event tomorrow. I just put the chicken wings in the buttermilk and left it covered in the fridge. I’d do it tomorrow morning but I’m on a tight schedule so I probably wouldn’t be able to do it in the morning. I also won’t get home tomorrow until rough 8:45pm. So the wings will be in the buttermilk for roughly a whole 24 hours. Could anything bad happen from leaving them in this long? I didn’t really know what else to add to the brine so I also have some chili flakes in it and that’s it. Assistant: They should be great, maybe add salt and garlic?	Human: Is there a limit to how long you should keep your chicken wings in buttermilk? So I’m making wings for an event tomorrow. I just put the chicken wings in the buttermilk and left it covered in the fridge. I’d do it tomorrow morning but I’m on a tight schedule so I probably wouldn’t be able to do it in the morning. I also won’t get home tomorrow until rough 8:45pm. So the wings will be in the buttermilk for roughly a whole 24 hours. Could anything bad happen from leaving them in this long? I didn’t really know what else to add to the brine so I also have some chili flakes in it and that’s it. Assistant: 24 hours is fine. That's the max I would marinate them.	0.996144
Human: [General Immortality] You can't die and you've been sunk to the bottom of the ocean. How hard is it for you to find dry land? So you pissed someone off and they took you out to the middle of the Atlantic, shackled twenty or thirty pounds of weights to your legs and dunked you. Once you finally hit bottom, it's pitch black and probably extremely cold. How much of a problem is the pressure? Are you able to move at least somewhat freely? What about currents? If you go with the 'pick a direction and go' strategy, will you have any chance of keeping your bearings in the dark or will the currents spin you around? What about bouyancy if you try to swim upwards? Do you have any chance of making it with the weights? Assistant: The best bet is the brake off whatever part of your body is stuck to the shackle and simply swim up for a very long time Everyone else seems to be forgetting if you can walk you can swim	Human: [General Immortality] You can't die and you've been sunk to the bottom of the ocean. How hard is it for you to find dry land? So you pissed someone off and they took you out to the middle of the Atlantic, shackled twenty or thirty pounds of weights to your legs and dunked you. Once you finally hit bottom, it's pitch black and probably extremely cold. How much of a problem is the pressure? Are you able to move at least somewhat freely? What about currents? If you go with the 'pick a direction and go' strategy, will you have any chance of keeping your bearings in the dark or will the currents spin you around? What about bouyancy if you try to swim upwards? Do you have any chance of making it with the weights? Assistant: This thread has been terrifying to read. Thanks.	0.841682
Human: [Marvel] How heavy does Thor’s hammer feel for people who are actually worthy enough to wield it? Assistant: "awfully well balanced"	Human: [Marvel] How heavy does Thor’s hammer feel for people who are actually worthy enough to wield it? Assistant: I would like to add to other answers that if your are only mostly worthy it will feel heavier but still be wieldable, such as when Thor had been magical corrupted by the presence of an evil alternate future Loki in his blood.	-0.314879
Human: How do you keep a reading habit outside of your field/research? I've always kept a habit of reading, fiction and non fiction. Now that I'm one year into my MPh I just don't have the will power to read anything else besides what I need to. I would guess this could be a more common issue among academics in humanities... Just interested to know how you deal with it. Thanks! Assistant: Honestly, my PhD turned me off reading. Sucks.	Human: How do you keep a reading habit outside of your field/research? I've always kept a habit of reading, fiction and non fiction. Now that I'm one year into my MPh I just don't have the will power to read anything else besides what I need to. I would guess this could be a more common issue among academics in humanities... Just interested to know how you deal with it. Thanks! Assistant: I lost the ability to read for fun during my PhD and never got it back. Part of it was I realised how bad so many writers are. Also the information density is just too low. I’m in a STEM subject as well. I do like reading Reddit and people’s life dramas though, but it’s small and digestible and also I can comment (proactive!)	-0.174894
Human: [NJ] (But for jobs across the US - CA TX NY) Employers ghost me during interview process for no reason. Could there be something up with my background check? Could my current employer HR be saying something to scare off my potential new one? How do I find out? Please help Something very strange and frustrating is happening to me. I work in a support function for large banks or tech companies. This has happened to me like 7 times now and I'm getting similar vibes from the job with whom I just finished the interview process this week. 1 of 2 things will happen - 1 - Recruiting will call pumped about my resume and eager to get me scheduled for interviews with hiring managers. Anywhere from the end of that phone call to the time the scheduled interview starts, they'll completely retract the interview and say that the team went another way with the position. 2 - Or I'll literally go through the whole interview process (I crush these interviews lately) and get extremely suggestive language about how "HR got positive vibes and we'll probably get back to you in a couple days, EOW latest" type of stuff. And then a couple days will pass, another day, a weekend, few more days and then I'll follow up and they'll just say they went a different direction. The first couple times, I chalked it up to the universe being the universe, but now I feel like it's gotta be something HR is seeing that's scaring them off. None of these got to a point where they asked for references, but I feel like they must be coming across some piece of info that's completely scaring them away. What can this be? Is there a way I can simulate an HR protocol in this case so I can get an idea? Assistant: HR in my experience has to let you know before a background check is ran. I’ve signed paperwork and provided my SSN and other identifiable information as well each time. So that’s not it. I’d look for red flags or areas of improvement on your resume as well as responses/questions during the interview.	Human: [NJ] (But for jobs across the US - CA TX NY) Employers ghost me during interview process for no reason. Could there be something up with my background check? Could my current employer HR be saying something to scare off my potential new one? How do I find out? Please help Something very strange and frustrating is happening to me. I work in a support function for large banks or tech companies. This has happened to me like 7 times now and I'm getting similar vibes from the job with whom I just finished the interview process this week. 1 of 2 things will happen - 1 - Recruiting will call pumped about my resume and eager to get me scheduled for interviews with hiring managers. Anywhere from the end of that phone call to the time the scheduled interview starts, they'll completely retract the interview and say that the team went another way with the position. 2 - Or I'll literally go through the whole interview process (I crush these interviews lately) and get extremely suggestive language about how "HR got positive vibes and we'll probably get back to you in a couple days, EOW latest" type of stuff. And then a couple days will pass, another day, a weekend, few more days and then I'll follow up and they'll just say they went a different direction. The first couple times, I chalked it up to the universe being the universe, but now I feel like it's gotta be something HR is seeing that's scaring them off. None of these got to a point where they asked for references, but I feel like they must be coming across some piece of info that's completely scaring them away. What can this be? Is there a way I can simulate an HR protocol in this case so I can get an idea? Assistant: Are you interviewing with only HR or is HR sending you through to interview with the hiring managers? I’m wondering if you might not be crushing your interviews like you think and it could be the culprit.	0.896252
Human: How to keep refrigerated mac n cheese from drying out after reheating? I know it sounds picky but I've always tried to think of different ways to keep the mac n cheese the same consistency as when served straight out of the pot. This really goes for all types of cheese based noodle meals. Assistant: If you're talking about processed, plastic wrap over the top works really well. Steams instead of drying out. If you're talking a roux based cheese sauce, ive never had much luck with reheating and not separating. Could try the plastic wrap tho. I've used a cover on shredded cheese nachos and the steam changes the consistency of the cheese from separating to more melted. May be worth a shot?	Human: How to keep refrigerated mac n cheese from drying out after reheating? I know it sounds picky but I've always tried to think of different ways to keep the mac n cheese the same consistency as when served straight out of the pot. This really goes for all types of cheese based noodle meals. Assistant: Add a bit of milk and mix thoroughly.	-0.223527
Human: I ate great food from an african restaurant and want to recreate it A while ago I ordered takeaway from an african restaurant. They screwed up my order big time, so I have no idea, what it was, but it tasted really good. It was Beans with white stuff (maybe starchy?, not rice) a bit sweet and served with plantains. https://imgur.com/a/8zA54Wn Does anyone have an idea, what I ate and how to recreate it? BTW: I tried calling and emailing the restaurant, never got an response. Assistant: I am guessing the grain is fonio. Looks too granular to be cassava and too fine to be rice, quinoa, or Couscous. For the beans and plantains, I can't find a name but it appears black bean and plantain stew is a pretty common African dish. I would guess your dish is a stew like that, served over fonio.	Human: I ate great food from an african restaurant and want to recreate it A while ago I ordered takeaway from an african restaurant. They screwed up my order big time, so I have no idea, what it was, but it tasted really good. It was Beans with white stuff (maybe starchy?, not rice) a bit sweet and served with plantains. https://imgur.com/a/8zA54Wn Does anyone have an idea, what I ate and how to recreate it? BTW: I tried calling and emailing the restaurant, never got an response. Assistant: From the brand details on the website this seems like a Ghanaian restaurant, so the white stuff is most likely gari (made from milled cassava). It’s kind of labour intensive to make but you can usually find it in 2kg bags at African stores. Did the dish come with a tomato sauce, and was there no rice at all?	0.876103
Human: [DOOM] The Doom Slayer finally succeeds in destroying all of Hell's forces once and for all. What would he do now that his life's goal is complete? Assistant: I'm not sure it's possible. I think a significant part of his story is it's sisyphean nature. he stops invasions, but another always appears somewhere. We don't know enough about hell, but some amount of the dead become demons, not just dead humans, potentially all species throughout reality. I could easily see hell being essentially endless. and so the Slayer will rip and tear, until it is done. but that's just it...it will never be done.	Human: [DOOM] The Doom Slayer finally succeeds in destroying all of Hell's forces once and for all. What would he do now that his life's goal is complete? Assistant: Immediately use his new found clout as the destroyer of hell to buy the crayola factory.	-0.122442
Human: [Power Rangers] With an entire planet to conquer, why does Rita Repulsa always attack Angel Grove, California? Assistant: It’s a center of power, which is why the Rangers are always there.	Human: [Power Rangers] With an entire planet to conquer, why does Rita Repulsa always attack Angel Grove, California? Assistant: It's an ancient place of power because that's the place an archangel fell and decomposed into magic earth. Angel Grove. The angel's essence is the foundation of the Rangers' paladin oath and holy might.	0.879063
Human: Explain like I'm five years old why i can read a sentence several times but i do not know what tge sentence is saying. I recognize the words but its like they have no meaning. This happens when ive been studying for a while. Assistant: Whoa, that happened when I read the title.	Human: Explain like I'm five years old why i can read a sentence several times but i do not know what tge sentence is saying. I recognize the words but its like they have no meaning. This happens when ive been studying for a while. Assistant: *(EDIT] WARNING: LAYMAN SPECULATION AHEAD* Great question and one I'd like to hear the answer to from people who know something about the subject (unlike me). Perhaps it's because of some disconnect between you and the subject matter that ends up reading words but not actually connecting them. As far as I know*, actually processing language is a separate process from just visually looking at things.	-0.105324
Human: AskScience AMA Series: I'm a glaciologist focused on why large outlet glaciers in Greenland are changing. Ask me anything! My name is Michalea King and I recently completed my PhD in Earth Sciences at the Ohio State University. I am a glaciologist and most of my research focuses on how and why large outlet glaciers in Greenland are changing. Also answering questions today is Cassandra Garrison, a reporter at Reuters who wrote about one of my latest studies. The new study suggests the territory's ice sheet will now gain mass only once every 100 years -- a grim indicator of how difficult it is to re-grow glaciers once they hemorrhage ice. In studying satellite images of the glaciers, our team noted that the glaciers had a 50% chance of regaining mass before 2000, with the odds declining since. We'll be logging on at noon ET (16 UT), ask us anything! Username: /u/Reuters Assistant: Is it possible to restore glaciers?	Human: AskScience AMA Series: I'm a glaciologist focused on why large outlet glaciers in Greenland are changing. Ask me anything! My name is Michalea King and I recently completed my PhD in Earth Sciences at the Ohio State University. I am a glaciologist and most of my research focuses on how and why large outlet glaciers in Greenland are changing. Also answering questions today is Cassandra Garrison, a reporter at Reuters who wrote about one of my latest studies. The new study suggests the territory's ice sheet will now gain mass only once every 100 years -- a grim indicator of how difficult it is to re-grow glaciers once they hemorrhage ice. In studying satellite images of the glaciers, our team noted that the glaciers had a 50% chance of regaining mass before 2000, with the odds declining since. We'll be logging on at noon ET (16 UT), ask us anything! Username: /u/Reuters Assistant: How do you respond to people who don't believe in global warming or climate change? Essentially, how do you respond to people who don't believe in science?	0.860391
Human: [Game of Thrones] Since Starbucks is confirmed to have an outlet in Winterfell, what other franchises can be found in Westeros? I'm pretty sure there's a Long John Silver's in the Iron Islands. Dorne probably favors Taco Bell. Assistant: No one seems to have any STDs in the show and rarely die from battle wounds. I assume they have some sort of CVS minute clinic in each Inn.	Human: [Game of Thrones] Since Starbucks is confirmed to have an outlet in Winterfell, what other franchises can be found in Westeros? I'm pretty sure there's a Long John Silver's in the Iron Islands. Dorne probably favors Taco Bell. Assistant: Blood Bath & Beyond	0.961689
Human: philosophical novels? apart from the usual Dostoevsky, Camus, kafka etc Assistant: Lots of good suggestions already but I think most of Borges is worth a read. Earlier this year I read The Thing Itself by Adam Roberts, it wasn't bad and might be of interest.	Human: philosophical novels? apart from the usual Dostoevsky, Camus, kafka etc Assistant: I really like The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki, and Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang. (The latter is a short story collection, not a novel, but I thought it was still worth mentioning.) Also, you may find the flowchart in the following article of use: https://dailynous.com/2019/10/23/flowchart-philosophical-novels-stories/	0.559646
Human: [Phineas and Ferb] What's the point of the "Agent P" moniker if the villain he fights already knows his real name, as given by his owners? Also, how does Doofenshmirtz know the real name? Assistant: It was officially confirmed that when Perry was assigned to Doof, the OWCA sent Doof an email telling him something along the lines of “yo, this Is Perry the Platypus, he’s your rival from now on”	Human: [Phineas and Ferb] What's the point of the "Agent P" moniker if the villain he fights already knows his real name, as given by his owners? Also, how does Doofenshmirtz know the real name? Assistant: It's so no agent can compromise the identity of any other agent. It doesn't matter that Doofenshmirtz knows Perry's name because the entire point is that Perry is assigned to him. But, if put under durress, Perry couldn't give up the identity of any other agent. All he knows is "Agent K, Agent L, etc."	0.917111
Human: Citrus juice, rather than vinegar, seems to be the preferred source of acidity in drink recipes across cultures. Why? Was that always the case? Vinegar can be made out of just about any grain or fruit, whereas citrus juice requires specific fruit that doesn't grow everywhere. But I've never seen a vinegarade, a vinegar margarita, a vinegar soda, a vinegar shandy, vinegar-spiked mulled wine... Why have I hit middle age and rarely seen drinks with vinegar in them, other than niche health drinks or "drinking vinegars"? Was it always so? Assistant: Lemon and lime taste better	Human: Citrus juice, rather than vinegar, seems to be the preferred source of acidity in drink recipes across cultures. Why? Was that always the case? Vinegar can be made out of just about any grain or fruit, whereas citrus juice requires specific fruit that doesn't grow everywhere. But I've never seen a vinegarade, a vinegar margarita, a vinegar soda, a vinegar shandy, vinegar-spiked mulled wine... Why have I hit middle age and rarely seen drinks with vinegar in them, other than niche health drinks or "drinking vinegars"? Was it always so? Assistant: You could consider looking into shrubs and all the sudden you'll find vinegars everywhere.	0.965981
Human: Explain like I'm five years old: Why are americans so interested in the World Cup this year, compared to previous years? Assistant: 1) Soccer has been growing in popularity in general. 2) We were in it and did fairly well from what I understand. 3) You apparently let psychopaths play soccer. ;)	Human: Explain like I'm five years old: Why are americans so interested in the World Cup this year, compared to previous years? Assistant: They don't want to watch baseball	0.832503
Human: What's the most difficult core/elective class you took? I have to admit the hardest class I took was Applied Electromagnetics and Introduction to VLSI Systems. Which core/elective class did you find challenging? Assistant: Random Signals and Noise. I had literally pages of integrals. Still gives me nightmares.	Human: What's the most difficult core/elective class you took? I have to admit the hardest class I took was Applied Electromagnetics and Introduction to VLSI Systems. Which core/elective class did you find challenging? Assistant: Hardest class would have been control systems, but I had an amazing professor, learned more than probably 5 other classes combined, and aced the class. Actual hardest was Calc 2. Took it twice. Shitty profs and perception by students and staff and that it was a weed out course was the worst.	0.104349
Human: Boss has cornavirus. What do I tell our customers? Boss tested positive for coronavirus but not until after he exposed us all to it because he was certain it was “just a cold”. We are all self quarantining and closing the office for two weeks. We are normally open to our customers during business hours and many of our them come every day. Is there a government form letter or something I can send out? I can’t find anything on the CDCs website and I don’t know what to say to our customers. How to deal with people who want to know if they were possibly exposed. How much I should and shouldn’t tell them. Please help, we are all in a state of panic :( Edit: we are in California Assistant: “Out of an abundance of caution...”	Human: Boss has cornavirus. What do I tell our customers? Boss tested positive for coronavirus but not until after he exposed us all to it because he was certain it was “just a cold”. We are all self quarantining and closing the office for two weeks. We are normally open to our customers during business hours and many of our them come every day. Is there a government form letter or something I can send out? I can’t find anything on the CDCs website and I don’t know what to say to our customers. How to deal with people who want to know if they were possibly exposed. How much I should and shouldn’t tell them. Please help, we are all in a state of panic :( Edit: we are in California Assistant: Send an email to anyone specific that would’ve been in contact so they can take precautions. If you are a store front post something on the door. If you have an email list of customers, you can send an email saying that you are closing due to covid-19 and have had an internal case with dates (as others have suggested) keep calm and stay in isolation.	0.168926
Human: Can you help me figure out what I ate? It was so damn delicious. Ok folks, I know this sounds like an idiotic question, but last Sunday night my spouse and I popped in to Osteria Mamma in LA, and I was waffling on my order. I asked the waiter for a pasta recommendation. I was going for a duck ragu, when they ran out of it, so he recommended ?!? And knowing this is the sort of place where everything's good, I said sure, let's do it. It was a creamy sauce, but not Alfredo. It was ever so slightly pinkish, there were tomatoes that had a taste of being sun-dried, but not the 'chew'. Maybe they just absorbed enough liquid to get rid of the odd raisin texture sun-dried can get. I found no mushrooms, no onion, nothing that would give me a clue other than this mostly whitish cream based sauce with tomatoes in the dish but the sauce wasn't a tomato based sauce. It wasn't terribly salty, and when I reheated the leftovers in a hotel room microwave, the sauce broke, but it was still really tasty. It was a bigoli style noodle, there was no obvious inclusion of guanciale or pancetta, so I don't think it was a carbonara, and I didn't find any pieces of fish or similar, so perhaps a clam sauce? I realize that this is a total shot in the dark, but maybe one of you also loves this spot, or works in the kitchen? Assistant: I think you had the base sauce from the Pappardelle al Fumo dish with bigoli pasta. This would be a good "Go To" recommendation the kitchen would tell the wait staff use when asked "What is good here?" by the customer. It is fast and very, very profitable (and taste delicious).	Human: Can you help me figure out what I ate? It was so damn delicious. Ok folks, I know this sounds like an idiotic question, but last Sunday night my spouse and I popped in to Osteria Mamma in LA, and I was waffling on my order. I asked the waiter for a pasta recommendation. I was going for a duck ragu, when they ran out of it, so he recommended ?!? And knowing this is the sort of place where everything's good, I said sure, let's do it. It was a creamy sauce, but not Alfredo. It was ever so slightly pinkish, there were tomatoes that had a taste of being sun-dried, but not the 'chew'. Maybe they just absorbed enough liquid to get rid of the odd raisin texture sun-dried can get. I found no mushrooms, no onion, nothing that would give me a clue other than this mostly whitish cream based sauce with tomatoes in the dish but the sauce wasn't a tomato based sauce. It wasn't terribly salty, and when I reheated the leftovers in a hotel room microwave, the sauce broke, but it was still really tasty. It was a bigoli style noodle, there was no obvious inclusion of guanciale or pancetta, so I don't think it was a carbonara, and I didn't find any pieces of fish or similar, so perhaps a clam sauce? I realize that this is a total shot in the dark, but maybe one of you also loves this spot, or works in the kitchen? Assistant: Could they be rehydrated sun-dried tomatoes?	-0.161172
Human: Will 5lbs of ground beef cook in a slow cooker? (No browning) I'm wondering if I can load up my slow cooker with 5lbs of ground beef and let it cook for 6 hours. Will that make it safe to consume? I'm worried 5lbs packed together in a slow cooker might not be hot enough. I was thinking of adding 1 cup of water for moisture. Assistant: Yeah, it won't be the tastiest result in the world, but it won't kill you. Can you stir it a couple times? That would help the bits at the top cook through. What are you trying to accomplish here? This is not the ideal way to cook five pounds of ground beef. [Edit: given the feedback, I'll revise to "probably won't kill you", and advice to start with room temperature meat. Still not the best plan going, though.]	Human: Will 5lbs of ground beef cook in a slow cooker? (No browning) I'm wondering if I can load up my slow cooker with 5lbs of ground beef and let it cook for 6 hours. Will that make it safe to consume? I'm worried 5lbs packed together in a slow cooker might not be hot enough. I was thinking of adding 1 cup of water for moisture. Assistant: I've done this before and i dont recomend it, its just comes out soft and lumpy. You would at least want to spice it up	0.032714
Human: Is there a way to make Beef Wellington without the finely chopped mushroom that encases the tenderloin? I had beef tenderloin for the first time a few months ago and it was amazing- but I have recently realized I am VERY allergic to mushrooms and would love to try and make it someday. Are there substitutes that work better than others, and how could I possibly replicate the flavour without putting my intestines at risk? Disclaimer: I'm not exactly sure which mushrooms I'm allergic to. I would love to find out, but it's not necessarily something I really want to test orally- so different kinds of mushrooms won't help here (yet?). Assistant: Doesn’t Gordon Ramsay have a version using pate instead of duxelles?	Human: Is there a way to make Beef Wellington without the finely chopped mushroom that encases the tenderloin? I had beef tenderloin for the first time a few months ago and it was amazing- but I have recently realized I am VERY allergic to mushrooms and would love to try and make it someday. Are there substitutes that work better than others, and how could I possibly replicate the flavour without putting my intestines at risk? Disclaimer: I'm not exactly sure which mushrooms I'm allergic to. I would love to find out, but it's not necessarily something I really want to test orally- so different kinds of mushrooms won't help here (yet?). Assistant: My family makes beef Wellington nearly every year for Christmas, and we always use pate, no mushrooms. It really brings out the flavor of the beef! Better than any veg IMO.	0.79626
Human: Is there anything in nature that in essence behaves as if it exists in only two dimensions? To make learning certain principles easier, especially at lower level physics, we learn the behavior of things in only one or two dimensions. Is there anything that actually behaves close to as if it does in fact exist two dimensional space? Obviously we live in three dimensions but I'm just curious Assistant: yes lots of systems in condensed matter physics are effectively two dimensional. basically any time excitations in one dimension take a lot more energy than in the others, you can try and model the system as lower dimensional.	Human: Is there anything in nature that in essence behaves as if it exists in only two dimensions? To make learning certain principles easier, especially at lower level physics, we learn the behavior of things in only one or two dimensions. Is there anything that actually behaves close to as if it does in fact exist two dimensional space? Obviously we live in three dimensions but I'm just curious Assistant: Monolayer materials are essentially 2D	-0.203998
Human: [DC] The Anti-Life-Equation works by proving to you mathematically that Life is inherently meaningless and that free will is an illusion. - Wouldn't Nihilistic Characters be all immune? I mean I can see why those revelations could send certain people into an existential crisis. But it's basically the core premise of Nihilism. So someone who is a nihilist at heart would probably be like: "Yeah thank you for proving me right! If you excuse me for a moment I need to post this on r/debatereligion to see some heads explode!" Has something like this ever happened in universe? Now that I think about it. Maybe most religious people should be immune as well. Only very few people would actually get an existential crisis by being exposed to contradicting evidence to their world view. Most people would have a strong enough conformation bias to just ignore the evidence before them. Has that ever happened in canon? Assistant: Also, anybody who’s bad at math should be immune.	Human: [DC] The Anti-Life-Equation works by proving to you mathematically that Life is inherently meaningless and that free will is an illusion. - Wouldn't Nihilistic Characters be all immune? I mean I can see why those revelations could send certain people into an existential crisis. But it's basically the core premise of Nihilism. So someone who is a nihilist at heart would probably be like: "Yeah thank you for proving me right! If you excuse me for a moment I need to post this on r/debatereligion to see some heads explode!" Has something like this ever happened in universe? Now that I think about it. Maybe most religious people should be immune as well. Only very few people would actually get an existential crisis by being exposed to contradicting evidence to their world view. Most people would have a strong enough conformation bias to just ignore the evidence before them. Has that ever happened in canon? Assistant: Free Will is an illusion because you're will is controlled by Darkseid.	0.996011