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askphilosophy_train

How do you assert that there is no objective truth without saying it as if it were an objective truth?

If one is being intellectually consistent, then one simply does not make the universal claim. * This is a subjective truth. * That is a subjective truth. * This subjective truth, and this other subjective truth, and that other subjective truth are subjective truths. The subjectivist, so to speak, encounters the problem articulated by OP by striving to linguistically articulate statements beyond what their own epistemology permits. It is kinda sorta like the example Quine leads with in On What There Is > Suppose now that two philosophers, McX and I, differ over ontology. Suppose McX maintains there is something which I maintain there is not. McX can, quite consistently with his own point of view, describe our difference of opinion by saying that I refuse to recognize certain entities. I should protest of course that he is wrong in his formulation of our disagreement, for I maintain that there are no entities, of the kind which he alleges, for me to recognize; but my finding him wrong in his formulation of our disagreement is unimportant, for I am committed to considering him wrong in his ontology anyway. > When I try to formulate our difference of opinion, on the other hand, I seem to be in a predicament. **I cannot admit that there are some things which McX countenances and I do not, for in admitting that there are such things I should be contradicting my own rejection of them.** > It would appear, if this reasoning were sound, that in any ontological dispute the proponent of the negative side suffers the disadvantage of not being able to admit that his opponent disagrees with him. In Quine's essay, we see the difficulty of the negative position in ontological arguments. If I deny X, but can give a very clear and detailed description of the X I deny, then it seems kinda weird and self-contradictory for me to deny X. So, too, is it weird for a subjectivist to brazenly declare "There are no objective truths!" as there is no internally consistent mechanism, within the subjectivist's intellectual toolbox, for making such a declaration. When confronted with this realization, one can do what others in the thread suggested: Make self-referential statements that use universal qualifiers to kinda sneak objective universality into the subjectivist position. But I think that is kinda bullshit. They are performatively contradicting their own position by playing the Objectivist game with Objectivist language. Instead, the internally consistent articulation for the subjectivist is to simply only make those statements their epistemology permits. This truth is subjective. That truth is subjective. This other truth is subjective. An internally consistent subjectivist would not make the universal claim that there are no objective truths, or even enter into speculation on whether it is objectively true that subjective truth-X is subjective. The intellectually consistent subjectivist's answer to "How do you assert that there is no objective truth without saying it as if it were an objective truth?" is "I don't." That truth is subjective. This truth is subjective. These truths are subjective.

To avoid the paradoxes of some of the comments here, I would not assert it but instead frame it as a question. "Can a single objective truth be established?" And through further questions demonstrate why not.

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askphysics_train

I’m 15 and did horrible in the grade 10 basic math course, mainly because I didn’t study at all but I have a question for anyone who excels in physics/math. Which is why I came here. I didn’t fail, and I did decent in the trigonometry unit. However I did absolutely garbage in the Roots and powers unit, relations and functions unit, and the linear functions unit. As I mentioned, I was a different person back then, I had no interest in it and couldn’t care less about homework. But I plan to do a lot better. Next year (currently in second semester of grade 10) I have my courses already picked out which include physics (which is apparently an immensely hard course in my school) and advanced math (which is also a hard course I probably shouldn’t be taking.) I plan on working my butt off until then, and I’m wondering if there’s anything I need to master in mathematics that would greatly help me in the physics course? Or if there are any tips someone could give? Any help is appreciated. Thanks for reading.

Well here's what I do. Pay a lot of attention in lessons, if you don't understand something ask. Chances are that you are not the only one. Practice all the maths you can. Doing a little bit every day is better than a lot at once. For God's sake mark your own work when possible and if you get something wrong correct it. The best way for correcting something I get wrong is to look at the very first line of the mark scheme and go down the lines. when i get to the first wrong I stop and look at my own work to try and find the lapse of understanding (or just calc error) then finish the question. Repeat this until the question is all correct. This builds your understand and lets you know where common errors are. You will never be the best if you don't find out why you got something wrong. Maths is the most important for physics. Be comfortable with changing between rad and degrees. Understand trig (most important for anything mechanics related). Learning equations is better than reading a data book every time. Practice rearranging equations with several terms and square roots and brackets, you need to be comfortable and confident with that. I am only satisfied in my knowledge when I can explain something to another person. You don't need this for high school but at uni if you don't have an absolutely solid foundation you will be struggling.

one resource i can suggest is [Math is Fun](mathisfun.com) They go in depth into topics and offer practice questions at the end of each page. If your grade 11 math is like mine, there is a lot of stuff on quadratic equations (equations like x^(2) )so you could start there.

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running_train

Do you still run when you have a cold? Wondering how other runners deal with the common cold. Do ya'll still run if you don't have a fever but are dealing with congestion, fatigue, cough, etc?

You have to sweat away the illness somehow

Fatigue could be from sleep/calories/etc. for me. Congestion/cough is most likely allergies for me. So yeah… the only time I missed a run in the last year was because I had Covid

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booksuggestions_train

Does anybody know any good psychological horror books something like it or silent Hill Any help would be appreciated and have a great day 😊

I just finished Our Last Echoes by Kaye Alice Marshall. Its about a young woman traveling to a remote science outpost to find out the truth behind her mothers death. I cant say too much and spoil it but it is like Silent Hill in that there is a mysterious mist and unexplained disappearances.

Anything by Richard Matheson

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televisionsuggestions_train

I want to only watch TV shows that got canceled after 1 season or less than 1 season or at most 2 seasons that no one watched. I don't watch good shows such as Firefly, or limited series such as Sharp Objects. Hit me.

Limitless- the tv series

Out of practice kitchen confidential ghosted better off Ted don't trust the b* (Ones I didn't really like): Friends with better lives

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booksuggestions_train

Could you please suggest cozy mysteries for me or lighthearted crime novels? Anything is fine, especially North American cozy mysteries. Thank you so much!

Sue Grafton

Please, please read the Mrs. Pollifax series by Dorothy Gilman. It's about a older woman who discovers that her years of experience have made her an incredible spy. I love these books now, and I loved then when I discovered then as a teen.

lmbq12

musictheory_train

Music theory beginner: Can someone tell me if this chord progression makes any sense? B, F#sus2, F#6, C# Like the title states, I am a total noob when it comes to music theory, but I'm trying to learn. I played the 4 chords above and liked the way they sounded. From a theory standpoint, do they make sense? could they be better? "If it sounds good to you then it is good", I've heard this a lot, but I would like to better understand why these chords work or don't work (or what could make it a better progression).

I’m a newish to theory too, I’ve learnt a fair amount recently but I’ve realised that it’s not a rule book to whether you can or can’t use the notes.... use what sounds good, that’s music after all

>I played the 4 chords above and liked the way they sounded. Okay, then there ya go! That's all that matters. Music theory makes no judgement of quality. It's merely descriptive. >From a theory standpoint, do they make sense? Not really a thing. They all fit within the F# major scale, but even if they didn't, that's no reason to *not* do it (because, as established, *you* like how it sounds) >could they be better? That's totally subjective. I could play them, make some alterations to my own preferences and say "I like it better this way" and you might disagree. >but I would like to better understand why these chords work or don't work Music theory really doesn't tell you "why". They "work" because you like how they sound. You've got something pretty simple and likely familiar here, so that's probably a big part of what you like about it. But don't mistake that to mean something unusual couldn't also "work" just as well.

t2p59u

moviesuggestions_train

Looking for movies with sad or depressing ending I'm looking for movies with sad or depressing ending. Something similar to American Beauty, Phantom thread, Nocturnal animals or Requiem for a dream. Even not with sad/ depressing ending, I'm also looking for something similar to I listed above. Thanks in advance.

Requiem for a dream

Road to Perdition

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booksuggestions_train

What’s a fiction book that provided you with invaluable insight and/or life lessons that no self-help book could?

I am listening to The Midnight Library by Matt Haig right now and it has some really good reminders about life. Probably will get a book and read it maybe next year.

Illusions, Richard Bach Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert Pirsig

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askhistorians_train

Modern meat is full of preservatives and still spoils fairly quickly when left unrefrigerated. How did people in the old days have fresh meat in open air markets? Wouldn't flies alone ruin the meat within a few hours by laying eggs? Did people just eat spoiled meat regularly?

It's not a question of "in the old days", it's a modern practice for half the world's population. Many countries lack a refrigerated chain from abattoir to grocery, where open air butcher shops are common. Freshly butchered meat is stacked or hung in the open air, pretty much all day in hot climates. Sometimes for two days. Here's a typical butcher's shop in Pakistan. You'll find thousands of these across south and southeast Asia, China, and other parts of the world. It was quite fashionable in Europe to hang game birds in the cellar to tenderize the meat and improve flavor. It's the same principle as dry-aged beef that you can buy from your grocery store today. And while cellars were colder than the temperature above ground, they were nowhere near refrigerator temperatures. It was typical to hang pheasants and partridges at 55 degrees Fahrenheit for about 2 weeks at the Savoy Grill in London, for example. People paid premium prices for such poultry. If you're wondering "how do people survive", the answer is quite simple - cooking. All meat at the butcher has bacteria growing on it, even the kind you buy plastic-wrapped package in the cold section of your local grocery. If you keep the temperature low enough (below 40 F), bacterial growth is slow and the meat lasts longer. If the temperature is high, bacteria grow faster. The difference isn't one of bacteria or no bacteria, but simply of bacterial load. Cooking reduces the bacterial load by killing bacteria. Cooking also destroys most toxins produced by bacteria, with a few notable exceptions, like botulinum toxin produced by various species of *Clostridia*. Luckily, these bacteria require anaerobic conditions (low oxygen) to survive, so you won't find them in meat that's left in the open air. Generally, meat is cooked quite thoroughly in areas where such open air butcher shops are found. You'll find a lot of meat stews, high heat *tandoor* ovens. Not so many semi-raw steaks or burgers. This makes the meat safe to eat. Of course, food borne illnesses do happen, if the meat is cooked improperly. You'll often come across reports like "dozens of guests taken sick at wedding dinner" in local news. This happens because the food is cooked on site, in temporary kitchens specifically for the occasion, and mistakes happen when you're cooking for hundreds of guests in a hurry, on makeshift premises. But by and large, cooking *at the right temperature for a sufficient period of time* renders most food (including meat) safe to eat. As I said, there are some exceptions such as botulinus, but these are more a consequence of canning techniques which create anaerobic environments, so they are more a "modern" thing. Cooking can also be used to prolong the shelf life of already cooked food. For example, in places without refrigeration, people will often "re-cook" the day's leftovers to use the next day. This simply involves bringing the food to a boil, then cover the pot and turn off the heat. A quick form of pasteurization that resets the day's bacterial load back to zero, giving the food a few more hours of safety. It's also worth noting that "spoilage" doesn't equal pathogenicity. Spoilage is simply a change in the food's appearance, taste or odor, which people find unpleasant. It can be caused by many bacteria which don't cause disease in humans. Pathogenicity is due to bacteria that are known to specifically cause disease. Sometimes, the two can work at opposite ends, for example lactobacillus (which causes spoilage) is itself harmless to humans, and even inhibits the growth of some pathogenic bacteria. This is more a topic in biology and food science rather than history, so if you care to read more, I can point you to some resources: * GILL, C. O., & NEWTON, K. G. (1980). Growth of Bacteria on Meat at Room Temperatures. Journal of Applied Bacteriology, 49(2), 315–323. * CHUNG, K, DICKSON, J & GROUSE J. (1989). Attachment and Proliferation of Bacteria on Meat. Journal of Food Protection, 52(3), 173-177.

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moviesuggestions_train

Movies where a character or characters try to better their life in some way Maybe financially, maybe a better job, maybe learning different skills, or having different hobbies, maybe getting rid of toxic people in their lives, or whatever else. Black and white or in color is fine. Animated, Stop-Motion, or live-action is fine. Foreign movies are fine as long as there are English Subtitles available.

Chef

It fails, but Long Good Friday is Bob Hoskins trying to make a better, more legit life for himself.

kx73sg

explainlikeimfive_train

Explain like I'm five years old: Why does bacon grease seem to never go bad even without refrigeration, but other grease (e.g., hamburger grease) will go rancid in the same conditions?

Salt, and the way it's cooked means that there's way less moisture than in hamburger grease. Less water -> less water activity (look it up) -> less bacterial activity.

Regular bacon from the store is chock full of preservatives which are also in the fat while hamburger has virtually no preservatives

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askphilosophy_train

Was Nietzsche acquainted with the works of American Transcendentalists such as Thoreau? If so, what'd he think?

A lecture on Emerson's influence on Nietzsche by David Krell.

Interesting. I wonder also whether Nietzsche knew Max Stirner and what would be some similarities and differencies between their ways of thinking.

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explainlikeimfive_train

Explain like I'm five years old: Why do people need rabies shots AFTER they're bitten? I know how vaccines work, and for the most part I know how rabies works, but I do not understand why people cannot just get a rabies shot like a flu short. Why do medical professionals wait until AFTER a person is bitten to give them the shot, because from my understanding it is not like antivenin. So, why do medical professionals wait until after a person it bitten to administer a rabies shot rather than giving a preventative shot?

We don't give the vaccine for multiple reasons, it doesn't last all that long, and very few people are ever exposed to rabies. So we'd be vaccinating 300 million people every two years when only a few dozen people ever get exposed. It's just not worth it. It's not like the flu or polio or measles where they were pandemic level events affecting millions of people. Rabies just isn't that big of a risk

Most people get the shot after exposure because most people aren’t at a high risk of exposure. If you are at a high risk, so if you live in part of the world where rabies is a larger issue or work a high-risk job, like a vet, you can get vaccinated in advance. The post-exposure rabies shot include the vaccine but also another medicine called immunoglobulin which is rabies antibodies (the thing your body uses to fight rabies.)

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puppy101_train

Am I being top protective/cautious? Today my SIL asked if we wanted to walk our dog, a Dutch shepherd of 6 months old, with her and her in-laws dog, a 6-year old husky. The husky is twice his size and weight, and is known to be very energetic. The two had never met before. So I wanted to keep him on leash, so I could control him and his environment better. The in-laws decided to have the husky off leash when we got there, leading to our pup yelping in pain because of a playfull attack of the husky. When we got to the backyard, the man insisted I let our dog off leash as well, since he couldn't escape. I said I'd rather not, since I didn't want to chase him when we had to put his leash back on for the walk (and mostly to have more control, which I didn't say). When our pupper passes the man, he just let's our dog off leash. I didn't dare say anything, but I was quite pissed off. Was I too cautious wanting to keep our pupper on leash on a first encounter with a large and yet unknown dog? I really felt like a party pooper for wanting that.

If your dog is leashed where other dogs are off-leash, your dog is likely to feel inhibited and vulnerable which could lead to all sorts of problems. If one dog is leashed and the other dog is not, it can create a power imbalance. Since you were unsure of your dogs recall you did the right thing. They were (my opinion) insensitive to insist you do something you're uncomfortable with as a new dog owner. In a house of 3 dogs, we introduce visiting canines by meeting them outside for a walk, which seems to equalize the encounter, and then unleash them in an enclosed area so they can learn each other's body language. It is normal, however, for puppies to be intimidated by rambunctious older dogs, though. It's likely the husky didn't intend to hurt the puppy, he just scared it because he was too rough. Sorry if this offends, but it almost sounds like the other owners are over excited to have another dog in the family so that their own dog has a playmate that will drain off that excess energy. Totally not fair to you or your pup.

No you did the right thing. Even well meaning dogs can cause injuries to smaller dogs. My childhood dogs, two labs, are very sweet but incredibly goofy. My current dog is around 8 pounds and they would absolutely fall on top of him and crush him without even noticing so I won’t let them play together. I will say, if you’re in a controlled environment, it is sometimes better to have the older dog on a leash to stay by it’s owner so the puppy can explore on their own time, but this sounds like a different case.

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explainlikeimfive_train

Explain like I'm five years old: Why do we need rockets that propel a ship to break out of Earth's atmosphere? Why can't we create a vessel that slowly climbs like a plane does to reach higher altitudes? Thanks in advance for your answers.

Let's start with the most important thing you need to know about orbiting the Earth: What you're really trying to do is go horizontally--parallel to the ground\--*so fast* that you're always falling over the horizon in a (near) perpetual loop. That's an orbit. A rocket on Earth goes mostly up at first in order to get out of the soupy lower atmosphere, because it would burn up or run out of fuel long before it reached orbital velocity, otherwise. The fastest jets do around 3000 mph, but low earth orbital velocity is around 17,400 mph. The density of the atmosphere decreases quickly the higher you go until above about 100 miles the drag and heat is low enough that you're reasonably sure you'll make it all the way around without firing the engines anymore. A good ten percent of the total effort to reach orbit is expended on fighting the atmosphere on the way up. By comparison, the Moon has no real atmosphere and therefore the Lunar Module could afford to look like a rumpled festival tent on stilts, because there's no air resistance. The downside of that is that you can't glide or parachute to the Moon's surface, only control your free fall by firing a rocket against your motion--a "powered descent." NASA decided that anything above a "Lunar High Gate" altitude of 50,000 feet (15240 m) took too much fuel, while less than that didn't give enough time to deal with trouble (trouble which actually happened on Apollo 10, just as it reached High Gate. NASA was almost exactly right--the astronauts had maybe two seconds to spare to fix the problem). Such a low orbit would be impossible on Earth. On the Moon, the lowest orbit is the one that doesn't touch a crater lip! The important thing to notice is that you have a very limited amount of time under power because you had to drag all of that fuel with you from Florida. That's why you can't just trundle up to space with a rocket backpack firing all the way, because the rocket gets there by *throwing mass*, and you can only carry so much before you're too heavy to fly. We're quite lucky we can do it at all, in fact. Maybe another way to look at it is that when Yuri Gagarin reached orbit, the *entire rocket* was the backpack he needed to do that. Our atmosphere gives and takes. It gives us something to breathe, gives us something to fly in, and gives us half of our propellant in aircraft--the oxygen in the air is burnt with fuel to power jets and piston engines. But if you want to reach orbital velocity you have to take your own oxygen--both to breathe and for the rocket--because the entire point of popping up is to get out of the air. However, having said all this, there are two recent examples of doing more or less just ask you ask, "slowly" climbing like a plane--actually being carried by a plane--and then firing a rocket to briefly go to the limits of the upper atmosphere. That was the Virgin Galactic flight. Note that it did not go to orbit, it just went very high, and came back down. Or you can just use a much smaller rocket and bounce straight up and down, as America's first astronaut did, and also William Shatner. You get above the atmosphere and you get to see the curvature of the Earth... but you're coming straight down because nobody has infinite fuel to stay aloft.

The radius of influence of the Earth's gravity (Gravity Well) extends well past the Moon. Which is why the Moon orbits the Earth. If we had some means to go straight up at a modest pace to escape the atmosphere, it would require continuous propulsion to maintain whatever altitude was desired. Otherwise gravity would pull you back down. This is why rockets accelerate laterally at great speed. They are achieving a ballistic trajectory that has them "falling" around the Earth without ever hitting it. That's an orbit. The higher the orbit, the faster you need to go to reach it. Science fiction often shows a ship simply choosing where to go, and then going there. The reality is that moving in space is much more complex than that. Unless you are very far out, you are orbiting some body. And even if you aren't, you are moving in a direction at great speed. Choosing a destination requires adjusting orbits and velocities to reach that destination, or in the case of open space, using a great deal of fuel to arrest your current motion and accelerate in a new direction. These concepts are true on Earth as well as outside the atmosphere. You are in motion right now, about 1,000 miles per hour towards the East. To reach a stable orbit, you need to accelerate to around 25,000mph. NASA launches from Florida for a couple of reasons. Launch East and you get a free boost by the Earth's rotation, and second East is over water therefore safer. I hope I've answered your question without being too confusing. Still having my morning coffee.

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askacademia_train

Is there a research database that allows you to search for articles based on the theories or methods of analysis that were used? Specifically for communication studies, please, if anyone has leads. Thank you!

Academic librarian here: not that I know of. As others have said, advanced search strings can help with this. I highly recommend chatting with your institution's librarian (or one of them) to request some recommended search strings.

Have u tried google scholar?

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screenwriting_train

Does the three act structure need to be respected? I noticed a lot of stories follow a three act structures. Why is that? Does it need to be followed? I'm not very experienced with screenwriting and it does seem to restrict storytelling a bit.

This discussion highlights how useless most structure conversations on here are. People are talking past one another with differing understandings of what three-act structure is. Some serious blind leading the blind on here, unfortunately. Nearly any non-avant garde film is going to follow the three acts, with few exceptions. Movies like Linklater's Slacker is one of the more "mainstream" examples I can think of. Really, I think story should dictate structure more than someone picking a structure and trying to cram a story into it. But I'm just an amateur as well, further muddying the conversation here.

If you’re starting out it’s a very useful tool to use. Learn structure early and bang out a few “traditional” scripts to get the hang of it, in a few years you’ll find yourself naturally recognizing act breaks and pacing, which will then help you find ways to surprise your audience. 3-act structures do not immediately make a good story, though, so the story itself will always come first.

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travel_train

Is there a way to search for for the cheapest last minute flight FROM a particular city? Like if you just wake up and don't care where you go, just kind of feel like exploring a bit for the weekend? Basically a way to search without entering a destination? (Just dates and departure city)

Srprs.me is totally what you want Enter your departure airport, an obscure region and bam, you get a surprise trip to somewhere in that region You can only book a full trip though really, but customisation will be limited so you can book something you would be happy with but it’s going to be pretty much a surprise

In the UK flight scanner - just pop in where you want to leave from abs see what comes up.

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askengineers_train

Why, aside from nostalgia or a thirst for chaos and destruction, would anyone incorporate the flat-head screw into a design in this day and age? I mean, fine. The first hundred years can be a wash. Trial and error, it kind of gets the job done. But honestly,.. let it go! The flat-head screw is THE WORST invention ever!

NSF food regulations require a cleanable fastener head. Slotted is one of the options.

Slotted heads don't strip and can be turned with a variety of improvised tools.

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changemyview_train

Change my view that If your automatic response is "let's agree to disagree" whenever someone challenges your opinions with facts, then you're not truly open-minded nor do you have a valid argument. This is not related to opinions regarding your favorite foods, movies, sports, etc. This is regarding people who post statuses or voice opinions about current world events, which can be backed up or discredited with facts and statistics. I recently got unfriended and blocked for standing up against false information that someone on my Facebook kept posting. It was either videos with false information regarding the protests, or statuses that were aimed at discrediting the issue of police brutality. A few of the statuses would include something along the lines of, "seriously asking" or "for the people who believe this, please explain". Yet, when I would comment and link articles and statistics, I was met with "You won't get me to change my mind so please stop trying, agree to disagree" or "Why do you keep trying to change my mind... it's pretty immature". I know people will say that not everyone who posts things related to major world issues, is looking for a discussion or to have their opinions changed. However, I think as soon as you start saying things like "seriously asking" or "please explain" and whatever other variation of that, you're opening the forum for a discussion. By posting that, you're actively inviting people with opposing views to your status to explain their views and challenge yours. If you automatically ask to "agree to disagree" when met with opposing views backed by articles, facts, and statistics, then you are admitting you don't have a valid argument. I understand if you're going back and forth and just agree to disagree. However, to completely dismiss a person as soon as they challenge your view with facts and articles, that's just cheap. The only reason one would do so is because they're either choosing to ignore the facts, or are too stubborn to admit they are wrong. I do not care if someone deletes me for standing up against injustices in the world. I do however think this kind of thinking is the reason that it takes so long for changes to happen. People refuse to have their opinions challenged, and as soon as they realize they may be wrong, they shut down or delete you.

Sometimes two people can have different views despite all logical arguments based on any number of factors, including background, upbringing, family, religion, profession, experience, relationships, or any number of factors. That being said, I think it should almost always be possible to say "I can see where you're coming from and how a perfectly reasonable person would believe that, even if I don't". And then stop arguing the point or trying to convince the other person your way is better. THAT is truly open minded.

*or they don't want to hurt your feelings and ruin the relationship because you might be a little too fragile to accept another viewpoint*

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booksuggestions_train

If an alien arrived on earth, and you could only offer one book for them to understand the human race, which book would you choose? Feel free to interpret this however you like!

The puberty book everyone’s parents gave them when they were a tween

The Sirens of Titan by Vonnegut. Let em know what we’re truly capable of

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iwanttolearn_train

I want to learn How to get rid of bad breath? It's ruining my non-existent social life.. # Hi Reddit,I am told that sometimes, my breath stinks really bad. Because of this, I've been afraid to approach people, including those that are close to me. This doesn't help the fact that I'm an introvert by nature. I barely have any social life and I'm unable to create any because I feel really insecure knowing that my breath probably stinks.My oral hygiene simply consisted of brushing my teeth, I always brush my tongue and I never skip flossing. I sometime do mouth wash as well. however, I feel like it is the yellow thing stuck inside my throat that is casuing it. (tonsil stones)What can I do to get rid of this bad breath? I'm afraid that this will completely ruin me as I grow up.tldr; my breath stinks and it's ruining my social life

Bad breath can be indicator of other health problems. I suggest you check with your doctors just to be sure.

When you brush your teeth, make sure to always brush your tongue too.

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booksuggestions_train

Audio Book Recommendation for a Car Ride with a 11 year old So I have a long car ride coming up with my daughter and I think it would be fun to listen to a book on tape. Its 5 hours there and 5 hours back home so I have a 10-11 hour trip that I could fill with a great book. She is 5th grade but reads at a 12th grade level so a more complex book would be fine. She is into the Warriors series of books, Wings of Fire, Harry Potter. I read tons of YA books so they are all pretty fun to me. I dont want to do Percy Jackson because my youngest really wants to read that and she wont be on the car trip with us so I want to save that for another time. I was thinking maybe Hunger Games? But I have read that several times so was trying to find something that would be new to both of us. I want something with a good pace and a bit of action because we are driving mostly at night so don't want anything slow paced that could make me sleepy lol. Thanks!

In addition to some of the already amazing recommendations, the Evil Genius series by Catherine Jinks is fun and age appropriate.

Stories Podcast is perfect for this. I enjoy these as much as my kids, although they tend to be short stories along the lines of fables. If she is a more mature reader, Parcast’s Mythology and Tales podcasts are also good. The voice actors are fun, and they are pretty good about content warnings. Neil Gaiman’s books have great audiobook editions—she might enjoy Stardust or Coraline.

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booksuggestions_train

Favourite YA book of all time? Also if you could suggest a fantasy, or murder mystery with some romance I would appreciate!

The Scorpio Races.

It’s probably From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler. I also really liked the MacDonald Hall books by Gordon Korman.

rs609z

booksuggestions_train

Agatha Christie; where to start? I really want to start branching out and read some mysteries and everyone I’ve asked recommends Agatha Christie’s. I’ve wanted to start reading her books for a long time but never got around to it. So, which one(s) should I start with/ are the best in your opinion?

I don't have anything constructive to add, I'm just really grateful for this ask and am taking notes

I agree with either Murder on the Orient Express or and Then There Were None. Both are great.

xhx1lo

smallbusiness_train

As an online shopper, what factors make you abandon your cart? It is one frustration of online sellers nowadays. The traffic on their website is high, but the cart abandonment rate is also increasing. Many of them were just one click away from a successful checkout.

No Apple Pay or Amazon pay option.

Not free shipping.

1asm2f

askscience_train

Is it possible for planets farther from a sun to have a faster orbit than planets closer to the sun? would it ever be possible for a planet that is further from a sun than some other planet to have a faster orbit?

For a circular orbit of an object significantly smaller than the central object, there's a specific orbital velocity for a specific orbital radius. you can find it with this formula: v = sqrt(GM/r) where v is the orbital velocity, G is the gravitational constant, M is the mass of the sun (or the central object) and r is the radius of the orbit. So, in a word: no.

Gravity alone in 3D space will not allow this. The force of gravity must balance the centrifugal force to result in a stable orbit. This can only occur when: v=sqrt(GM/r) T=2pi*sqrt(r^3 /GM) where v is the planet's tangential velocity, G is the gravitational constant, M is the star's mass, r is the orbital radius, T is the orbital period. This is simplified for a circular orbit, but still hold for an elliptical one. Increasing r necessarily decreases v and increases T. The only way you can have v increase with increasing r is to apply a stronger inward force (here it was just gravity). This occurs in rigid body rotation, such as a record spinning. But this hardly applies to planetary orbits. You could possibly achieve this given the right dark matter distribution: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_rotation_curve

vas0j4

writing_train

write full time or get a job? I used to write a lot as a child. I even won a couple of short story writing and poetry competitions in 7th grade , but I was actively discouraged by my family and "encouraged" to go into tech. My family had a very toxic environment and I underwent severe depression in high school. Finally, realizing that I needed to get out of there and totally be able to support myself I decided to go into tech. I stopped writing completely, got selected at a great computer science program with a good scholarship and worked as a software engineer for a decade. I devoted all my time and energy to my job but I literally hated it. I actually did well enough but I always suffered from imposter syndrome and never enjoyed the work. Finally, after a decade of having my soul crushed in a field I actively hated, I got diagnosed with depression and went into therapy. A year of therapy made me confront many of my demons and brought me to the realization that I was stuck in a career I despised only to seek validation from my family.  During this time, my grandmother passed away and she left me a small amount. That coupled with 10 yrs of savings in a lucrative career have put me in a financially secure position for at least a few years. A year ago, I started writing poetry and essays on Medium and while I have a very very small audience, I have received many heartfelt compliments from friends. In fact, many acquaintances have been surprised that I can write so well.  Also, I finally quit my job a few months ago and have been spending my time reading a lot of literature, writing whenever I can and doing therapy. The question is, what do I do now?  I don't ever want to go back into tech. I was reasonably successful in my career but I can't stress how much it killed me. I hate that field with a passion! It's strange coming from someone who has a masters in computer science from a really good University and worked for more than a decade in pretty big companies, but it is what it is.  My ideal scenario would be to continue to write full time and see where it gets me. I have the means to support myself for about 5 years if I live very frugally. But with literally no experience, no education in creative writing, I wonder if I'm being delusional. My whole writing experience has been 2 competitions that I won in high school and 20 medium blog posts. I don't even know what genre I want to write in. I'm literally at a level that a high school senior interested in creative writing would be. So basically, I don't have any realistic chances of ever making any money through writing. But I feel like I wasted enough time already. Writing makes me happy. It makes me feel valuable like I've never felt with anything else. So basically, it's the heart vs the head at this point. If it provides more context, I'm 36 years old. I know the irony of asking strangers on the internet for advice but my family is completely unsupportive. All my friends are from my former life in tech and they don't quite get what I feel about writing.  I sometimes question why I completely stopped writing in high school and I think it's probably because of how my parents discouraged me. I have always seeked their validation and I also went through hell in high school. For some reason, it made me turn away from the only thing that could have been an outlet and drove me into mindlessly chasing success in a technical field. Any thoughts or opinions would be greatly appreciated.

In the words of my favorite voice actor- “ follow your Dreams and never stop doing so. But until you make it ALWAYS have a Day job” I work full-time and Write when I can it’s not fun but we need money to well live lol

You get one shot at this life so you might as well spend it doing what you love and take those risk even if they can be scary. But what’s the worst that can happen? Chase the dream, even if you fail. At least you’ll feel fulfilled in knowing you tried.

c520dv

ifyoulikeblank_train

If I like stories that are worth crafting theories over (Game of Thrones, Attack on Titan, Twin Peaks, etc) what else would I like? Could be a show, movie, book or even games. The kind of story where there’s a vast intricate web full of moving parts that slowly get revealed over time. There’s something going on behind the scenes that’s so crazy that all you can do is try to guess what it could be. If it’s something that was clearly plotted out and planned from the beginning as opposed to something that was made up as they went along that’s a plus too. Heavy foreshadowing is what I’m getting at, I suppose

Inception

Firefly / Serenity

8xbodz

askculinary_train

Chicken Stock didn't Gel? I attempted chicken stock for the first time and despite the recipes I'm reading describing it as a gel when refrigerated, mine is still a liquid. Any ideas? I used about ~3 whole left over raw chicken carcasses (breast, wings, quarters removed) which was about ~3 lbs. 1 onion, 1 large carrot, 3 celery stocks, parlsey, 3 whole garlic cloves. Used approximately 3 liters of water and ended with just under 3 liters of stock. Brought to a boil then left on low heat (2 on my stove) for 4 hours, water temperature sat around ~210f. Strained then cooled, skimmed the fat layer off the top, then put into the fridge.

A lot of the collagen for stock is either in the hard working muscles(back/thighs/wings/necks mostly), and in the skin. I'm assuming you ate a lot of the skin and the cuts rich in collagen which takes away a good chunk of the potential collagen. Honestly, taking the skin away makes a huge impact to the final gelatin content. If you ever render your own schmaltz, you'll see that your resultant "broth" basically becomes ballistics gel because it's so gelatin-rich. Also, I never temp my stocks, but what was your stock doing at 210F? Simmer? Or was it at a stand still? If it was simmering, 4 hours would be sufficient, but any lower, you'd probably need a couple more hours. All that being said, just because it's not gelatinous, doesn't mean it's not good. Yes, the mouthfeel would be less unctuous and you probably wouldn't want to make a chicken demi out of it, but it should still be fine for most other applications. If you need it to gel next time, just add some extra chicken backs/feet/skin. Just be careful not to simmer your stock TOO hard in this case as you run the risk of emulsifying in all that extra fat.

1 lbs to 1 liter is on the low side, but should be ok. 4 hours is also plenty time. I do just that to make stock and it always turns out like a gel after refrigerating. Was the stock simmering throughout? Does it taste ok? If it tastes ok, heat it up again and reduce it a bit or add a gelatin packet. If it tastes weak, reduce it till it tastes good.

nqu1av

booksuggestions_train

I’m a high school literature and composition teacher who is building a classroom library out of books that ARE NOT “chapter books,” and I need as many suggestions as possible. Specifics and examples inside. tl;dr: What are your favorite weird, overly-specific, or breathtakingly beautiful “coffee-table-esque” non-chapter books that I can add to my high school classroom library? Hi, Reddit! I’m a public high school English teacher (16-18 year old students), and I’m trying to build a classroom library primarily out of books that aren’t chapter books. I set aside one day every single school week where students can read for the entire period. They don’t have to journal about it, they don’t have to take a quiz about it, they don’t have to talk about it, and they can read whatever they want. No strings attached. The only rules are that they can’t sleep and they can’t be on their phones. Now, I’m looking for books that are not chapter books because I have three types of students: 1) Students who say, “I hate to read.” They really don’t. They just hate to read chapter books. My theory is that they don’t like to read chapter books because they never developed the endurance. My goal with these students isn’t to try to get them to read more, but rather to start saying, “I like reading, but I’m not really into chapter books.” I can actually get these students to read a ton once they stop thinking that I’m trying to trick them. If I have a classroom library full of options that aren’t chapter books, these students can explore a self-selected topic at their own pace, build up their “reading endurance,” and most importantly, they can begin to form positive feelings about reading. 2) Students who like to read, but they’re swamped with honors and AP classes. These students really DO love to read, but they are so busy with their higher-level coursework that they’re not going to begin some chapter book that they just don’t have the time to finish, and a week between independent reading days is just too long for most of them to stay mentally involved in a story. By having a classroom of books that aren’t chapter books, these students get to read, and they get to satiate their curiosity, they get to develop a weird little knowledge base of trivia that will actually support them in their higher level coursework, and they don’t have to feel the frustration of beginning a book that they know they don’t have the time to finish. 3) The book nerds. These students already have a book in their bag, and they already know which book they want to read next, and they’re on a first-name basis with the school librarian, so it doesn’t matter what I have in my classroom library. So the kind of books I’m looking for can be on any subject. I work in a very lax school district, so I don’t have to censure much content. I really like bizarre books, coffee table books, beautiful books, books on topics that seem oddly specific, pop-up books, art books, instructional books, short books, books that are comically big… anything that a student can pick up, flip open to a random page, and start reading. Or books with a well-organized table of contents so a student can quickly look at their options and pick what interests them most. They don’t have to be school related; they can be about shitty interior design or fifteenth-century basket weaving or lockpicking or metal detecting or the dangers of incest or the truth about love or BEES! Here is a list of some of the classroom books which I’ve already accumulated: 101 Ethical Dilemmas 30-Second Theories 501 Things You Should Have Learned about History The Areas of My Expertise The Arrival (a picture book with no words, and one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever read) The Art of Speed Reading People The Art of War Atlas Obscura Awkward Family Photos Awkward Moments Children’s Bible Volumes 1 & 2 Bad Days in History Banksy: Wall and Piece Be Here Now The Burning House The Complete Book of Questions The Complete Calvin and Hobbes The Complete Far Side The Complete Manual of Things that Might Kill You Crap Taxidermy Dali (Dali’s art and commentary) Dog Shaming Drug Identification Bible The Duck That Won the Lottery: 100 New Experiments for the Armchair Philosopher Einstein’s Dreams Essential Manners for Men The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America The Gashlycrumb Tinies George Washington is Cash Money: A No-Bullshit Guide to the United Myths of America Giants, Monsters, and Dragons (sort of like a dictionary of mythological beasts) How Not to Be a Dick How to Be a Philosopher How to Poo on a Date How to Traumatize Your Children Humans of New York An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments The Illustrated Dictionary of Snark An Incomplete Education Just the Arguments Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History Letters of Note A Lifetime of Secrets The Little Blue Thinking Book The Mincing Mockingbird: Guide to Troubled Birds The Philosophy Gym The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten: 100 Experiments for the Armchair Philosopher Puzzles from Other Worlds The Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions Shit My Dad Says Spoiled Brats Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered Strengths Finder Super System: A Course in Power Poker Techniques of Propaganda The Timechart History of the World (this one unfolds into a massive timeline) This Is Water Timelines of Everything Trapping North American Furbearers (hahaha) The Ultimate Office Prank Book The Viking Book of Aphorisms What If? The Word Made Flesh: Literary Tattoos Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes: A No-Bullshit Guide to World Mythology Zinn & the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance I’ve also accumulated a ton of For Dummies books, as well as poetry, short story, and essay anthologies (and just weird anthologies in general). And PLEASE, lurkers, take the two seconds to comment the title of that book you’re thinking of right now. I guarantee you that I will read each and every one of these comments, and I’m super grateful for any ideas or suggestions that you have, for real. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

When I was a teen, I liked reading the Worst-Case Survival Handbook. There's a kid friendly one that Scolastic makes, I think, that doesn't include "how to hot wire a car" or "how to pick a lock", but it has things like "how to escape from quicksand" and "how to get out of a rip tide". The traveler's version is pretty neat too. My favourite were "how to avoid being abducted by aliens"and the phrases you should know in several languages. I learned how to say (with quite a decent accent, btw), "bonjour, je suis serissement blessé!" Which means "hello, I've been seriously wounded."

How to tell if your cat is plotting to kill you by The Oatmeal (and all the other books in the series) Thug Kitchen Eat Like You Give A F*ck cookbook (and the others in the series) The Wellness Encyclopedia of Food and Nutrition Egghead by Bo Burnham Poorly Drawn Lines by Reza Farazmand

njt2sv

catadvice_train

Shelter Lied About Cat's Health Hi I'm not really sure where to post this so I'm popping it in a couple of different subreddits. Context: I adopted a cat from WLPA Gladesville 6 months or so ago, a 1-2 year old male, desexed cat. I was told he would be desexed, microchipped, vaccinated and had a health check from their vet (including dental check and blood-screening). I both read this information online, was told to my face that it was true and signed an adoption form that confirmed this. I now have discovered that this cat is NOT desexed and not only Cat Flu, but FIV and has now transmitted it to my 2 other males. On top of this, it took months for me to finally get his registration details sorted out. I'm absolutely furious and heartbroken, I love this cat and will do anything to help him, but this is ridiculous. Not to mention, my cat is STILL listed as for sale on their website! What can I do? Can I get compensation for this? Can I report them? I have no idea what to do! TLDR: Shelter sold me a cat with Feline AIDS and lied about desexing.

It looks like you're based in Australia. I recommend taking a look at Australian Competition & Consumer Commission's guide to making a consumer complaint. You can find that here: https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/complaints-problems/make-a-consumer-complaint That has basically all the info you need, as well as the various escalations they recommend you go through. While other people are recommending suing the organization, this may be like trying to squeeze blood from a stone: Time-consuming and ultimately fruitless. I'm not saying you don't have the right to sue, but just that it might now be in your best interest when there are other less time-consuming methods to resolve this. In terms of FIV -- keep in mind that the FIV vaccine can sometimes show a false positive for up to 4-years. On the flip side, FIV tests can show a false *negative* if the infection happened recently. So if any of the cats involved were vaccinated, they may be showing a false positive. If they were not, it's still possible the shelter tested the cat and did receive a negative result.

Go to a lawyer and not to Reddit

usa7yp

askscience_train

AskScience AMA Series: We're the team behind CAPSTONE, the spacecraft testing the orbit for NASA's future lunar space station! Ask us anything! Before NASA's Artemis astronauts head to the Moon, a microwave oven-size spacecraft will help lead the way. The Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, or CAPSTONE, is a CubeSat mission launching no earlier than May 31, 2022. For at least six months, the small spacecraft will fly a unique elongated path around the Moon. Its trajectory - known as a near rectilinear halo orbit - has never been flown before! After it's tried and tested by CAPSTONE, the same orbit will also be home to NASA's future lunar space station Gateway. CAPSTONE's flight will provide valuable data about this orbit that could support future missions to the Moon and beyond, helping to launch a new era of human space exploration. Commercial partner Rocket Lab will launch CAPSTONE, and small business partner Advanced Space will operate the mission. We are: + Elwood Agasid, NASA CAPSTONE lead at NASA's Ames Research Center + Justin Treptow, Small Spacecraft Technology program deputy executive at NASA Headquarters + Ali Guarneros Luna, aerospace and system engineer at NASA's Ames Research Center + Nujoud Merancy, Exploration Mission Planning Office chief at NASA's Johnson Space Center + Michael Thompson, CAPSTONE orbit determination lead at Advanced Space + Alec Forsman, CAPSTONE lead systems engineer at Advanced Space + Ethan Kayser, CAPSTONE mission design lead at Advanced Space Ask us anything about: + What makes CAPSTONE's orbit unique + How spacecraft like CAPSTONE help demonstrate and test technologies for future missions + What the CAPSTONE mission timeline looks like We'll be online to answer questions on Wednesday, May 18 from 1:00-2:30 pm PT (4:00-5:30 pm ET, 8:00-9:30 pm UTC) and will sign our answers. See you then! PROOF: https://twitter.com/NASAAmes/status/1526246040671858689 Username: /u/nasa

Hi, What are the advantages of using this type of orbit over a "normal" low-eccentricity orbit. Are there any major drawbacks that needed to be overcome before an orbit such as this could be considered?

How can one get into the field of astrophysics after a bachelors degree in engineering?

3ksclc

asksciencefiction_train

[Spongebob] If you were Plankton, how would you get the Secret Formula?

I'd just make my own burgers out of something that's not FUCKING CHUM

Nice try, Plankton

j404xs

askengineers_train

I am an Air Force Student Pilot who wants to become an engineer someday. Is this even possible and what could I do to improve my chances? So for my current situation, I am a brand new Air Force student pilot (Throw away account for security). I am very future minded and when I look at the future for pilots, it isn't looking great. It's not non existent, but it isn't great. A lot of pilots in the past have not worried too much about their post Air Force jobs because the airlines have been an almost guaranteed post Air Force job. I honestly don't really want to be an airline pilot and I want to be ready in case I don't even have that job available as an option. It might still be around, I just want to be ready in case it's not when I get out in 10-30 years. I would love to be an engineer or an academic after the Air Force. At the moment I have a degree is Aerospace with a focus in Astro from a good school. It's not MIT but it's not a nothing school either. Probably won't matter in 10 years but I did get a 3.8+ GPA. With how the Air Force works, I will be getting my Masters degree most likely online. My goal will be to get another engineering degree from another good school. Again probably not MIT, but I'll make sure it's a top 25 school for the degree I want. I will almost guaranteed still have a security clearance when I get out so that would be do my benefit with certain types of job. So my question is really what kind of things have you seen with hiring Veterans who maybe have good qualification but **no experience**? Are my chances great, ok, non existent and I shouldn't plan on this being an option? What kind of salary should I expect if this is even possible? Does this change if I get out in 10 years, 20 years, 30 years? Does the Masters degree I get affect this a lot? Should I double down on Astro or diversify with another form of engineering like mechanical, systems, or aero? I am vaguely interested in getting a Ph. D and maybe becoming a professor, how tough would that be again considering all the factors above? Any advice or sharable experience would be greatly appreciated. I have a lot of questions so don't feel like you need to answer all of them either. Thank you!

I work with three (3) former aviators who are now engineers. Two navy (P-3C and F-18) and and an Air Force (RC-135). A lot of pilots with engineering degrees take an Acquisition (DAWIA - DAU) career path during their military career.

I would guess that generally, as a pilot, you're not gonna find a lot of opportunities to become a great engineer. What you might find a lot of time for is to understand the inside of the aircraft. Most pilots understand the aircraft at the POH/Flight Manual level, but not at the system level. If you want to up your game while you're flying, crack out the TOs that show the system schematics, read Aircraft Systems by Moir and Seabridge and try to understand why the systems are designed the way that they are. Build a list of questions that you can ask the engineers if they come to your base. There's a very small circle of people who have flown military jets and also understand the systems inside of them. Then even if you haven't built up your design engineering chops while you've been out flying, you'll be the most knowledgeable guy in the room when it comes the idiosyncrasies of operating the aircraft and its systems. Pair that with detailed systems knowledge and that's an asset that a ton of aircraft design companies would love to have. When you get out in 10-30 years, there's then some options for you as a project pilot or test pilot. If you can attend the air force test pilot school and direct yourself to end up a test pilot after you stop flying combat missions, you can easily end up at an airframe company helping people design systems and being a mission or safety planner. I worked with a really solid fuel systems engineer who flew F/A-18s on aircraft carriers in a previous life, but he might have been an anomaly. The two test pilots that I work with are both ex-military. One has a PhD in aerospace engineering and is incredibly smart and a huge asset when it comes to designing usable systems. It's tough to fully understand how a pilot wants a system to operate unless you are or have been a pilot in a similar system. Overall, I'd say to stay focused on learning throughout your entire military career and re-evaluate your path critically every couple of years.

rped1d

moviesuggestions_train

I'm from the U.S. what are the best foreign films have I missed out on? I've only recently starting getting into films at the start of the pandemic and I would like to know what foreign films I've missed out on in my life. I've watched: * Parasite * The Handmaiden Which are two of the best movies I've seen, so I'm sure I'm missing probably 90% of great movies out there. What's your favorite "foreign" film that is a **must** see?

Woman in the Dunes Sansho the Bailiff High and Low Harakiri (1962) Giants and Toys Branded to Kill Hausu Pale Flower Poetry Oasis

Raw

ampke8

ultralight_train

Conc's bladder with Sawyer Has anyone had success using a Conc's bladder as a dirty water bag with a Sawyer Squeeze? I would like to ditch the stock Sawyer bags and just use the Conc, but am a little concerned about the long term durability of the Conc used under pressure.

This is also my setup and I love it. I would always get so annoyed trying to fill up the sawyer bag so got a CNOC bag and have loved it. I have never had leaking issues.

This is the set up I have used for a short amount of time and I like it.

gjjcc0

ifyoulikeblank_train

Melodic and melancholic indie folk that evokes images of hiking in the middle of fall, a cabin in the woods, snowstorms and fireplaces Songs that I think fit this genre: Curls by Bibio Time by Mansions on the Moon Embody Me by Novo Amor Flaws by Vancouver Sleep Clinic Death with Dignity by Sufjan Stevens

Dirty Paws - of Monsters and Men And thank you for all the suggestions! I’ve made a Spotify playlist with most of them https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ox1riR5PnxyYqHx06nM1o?si=Cv6iUkaCSZ-W7vr-K5OOOQ

You can try my wife’s playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/27ZvnW0GGI8zkugdyKj3AL?si=DjyWi-ncQOmGtOeXNv7pSA

h7qy69

askengineers_train

Do you enjoy your job? If not why are you staying? I have worked for two defense contractors over the course of 5 years and both the jobs have been rather disappointing. I wonder to myself if engineering jobs are all just tedious boring jobs. My background is in physics and computer science. The technology I primarily work on are the foot note professors glanced over saying the technology is too focus on as modern technology implements it in much more efficient methods. I work in El segundo and while the pay is decent, it is nothing to write home to. I can afford a decent apartment and perhaps a house if I save up for 15 years. The work I do doesn't really require a college education... perhaps those jobs that do are left to the PhDs? I suppose I am jaded over my failed idealized vision of what an engineer did. It seems like being an engineer (at least in defense) is more about who can endure the marathon of tedious boring work the longest. I understand defense is not all the same, but defense in communication technology appears to be except for the few working on quantum communications or advanced cognitive radio.

1. No 2. Because it pays well

No, because the world economy just collapsed.

cb3ln0

linuxquestions_train

Best distro for 1gb RAM and Athlon 64 CPU Since Ubuntu is dropping 32bit support which ubuntu flavour is suitable for these kind of specs?

Alpine Linux.

Your Athlon 64 is 64 bit so I'm not clear as to why you're concerned about losing 32 bit support. In any case, any distro running a lightweight desktop environment such as Xfce, MATE and the like will be perfectly suitable. Any reason why you can't pop in another RAM stick?

yw7adw

smallbusiness_train

i’m a 17 year old who recently learned to crochet and cannot stop making things. i’m gonna set up a stall at a craft fair, not fussed about making a living from it, just having fun :) any tips? my work is pretty tidy and ready to sell and i have stuff to appeal to the vast majority of the crowd, from little stress balls to teddies to bags to functional items, i love making and don’t mind if i flop, but would love to get a bit of pocket money back from my efforts, does anyone with more experience selling at fairs have any tips?

Bet you could make a killing making crochet versions of Funko characters

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iwanttolearn_train

I want to learn how to save up my money So I’m a 17 year old kid turning 18 in a few months and I really want to get better at saving money , I want to buy a nice car like a doge charger or a Camaro but I know It’s not gonna me my first car. My parents have agreed to get me a crappy car that I can use to get better at driving and for college . I work at a retail store and make $15 an hour Are there ways to save ?

The way I was able to start saving money, was to create a separate savings account from my regular account that took a little more effort to look at. Then, with each paycheck I started transferring $20 automatically to that account. As time went on and I made more money and was able to budget better, I upped that amount to $50, then $100, then $150. I saved up a good amount in a year. Then I bought a house in a rural area and now i have $.30 to my name and am unemployed HAH

This is how I do it: “do I want this? Am I sure i want this? Okay I’m gonna walk away and see if i still want it…… oh look i don't want it anymore!" and then inversely: "Do i want this? yes i really do" and you buy it, feel good about it, really appreciate the thing you got.

a70lku

askscience_train

How fast can a submarine surface? So I need some help to end an argument. A friend and I were arguing over something in Aquaman. In the movie, he pushes a submarine out of the water at superspeed. One of us argues that the sudden change in pressure would destroy the submarine the other says different. Who is right and why? Thanks

Actual US NAVY submariner here. It would not cause the hull to collapse at all. Submarines can surface from test depth at insane speeds without issue and do it yearly for testing purposes. The inside of the boat is pressurized and the change in depth would not cause any real problems.

> One of us argues that the sudden change in pressure would destroy the submarine the other says different. Who is right and why? Change in pressure does **very little** compared to absolute pressure. So pushing a submarine below crush depth = destruction. Rapid ascension= no big deal AT ALL. The hull is designed to eb and flow with change in pressures, even rapid ones. Let's pretend the collapse depth is 60 atmospheres, 60*33ft = about 2000ft. Do you really think a rapid change from 5 atmospheres to 1 atmospheres of pressure is going to be meaningful at all, when the submarine is built to handle 12 times the amount of pressure of 5?

drj40u

suggestmeabook_train

Thank you for suggesting "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom This book was suggested from another thread on this sub...Thank you for suggesting this book, it was exactly what I needed during a dark time.

Glad you enjoyed it. What are you going to read next?

That’s a good book.

z0gwdh

eatcheapandhealthy_train

Zero prep meal plan? Cheap is not mandatory Hi folks, TLDR; have zero time to cook. Need to stop eating from restaurants everyday. Do you have any recommendations for ZERO prep time meals? I got my dream job in my dream office environment. It comes with sacrifices, however. I work 80+ hours per week and to remain healthy / prepared for the day-to-day, errands and healthy habits take most of my remaining time. The rest of the time I have to myself is either spent on seeing family or meal prepping— I’m tired of missing out on family. So altogether, I need some help with feeding myself. I’m willing to pay more, but don’t want to buy each meal individually from a restaurant or fast food place. The priority is zero preparation time and balanced nutrition. Does anyone have any recommendations or suggestions?? Thanks in advance! :)

I’ve been in similar situations during busy seasons of school, so my suggestions don’t have a huge amount of variety but they’re enough to hit most cravings I have. - Bagged salads, & you can buy pre-hard boiled & peeled eggs (at least here in Ontario) at grocery stores near the “prepared meals” area or there is also cooked diced/sliced chicken by the meat as well. - Uncle Ben’s makes shelf stable individually portioned packets of fully cooked rice you can mix with black beans, (I’ve seen pre-drained & rinsed cans on shelves) salsa/pico, guac, shredded cheese, hot sauce, & cooked meat. - TV dinners are also always an option, & if you pair them with a salad it’s a reasonably balanced meal. - Bagged dumplings usually have microwave instructions on them. - Instant ramen cups with hardboiled egg, baby bok choy, (I quarter them so they soften easier while the ramen’s cooking) kimchi, & some sesame oil. - SideKicks & whatever protein, yet again maybe pair it with a salad or frozen veggies you can throw in while heating.

You can get a lot of veggies and fruit precut, sliced cheese, meat and crackers. Then maybe a couple pieces of candy or a granola bar. Then you just need to portion. = Adult lunchables Or just buy individual frozen meals.

v623ph

musictheory_train

If the current chord is Em, would you out of tune if you sing a F# note? As the title says, if the song is in the G major key, and current chord is Em, would you be considered out of tune if you sing a F# when the original note is G?

not if it's a part of the melody. It's in the major scale so it you sound reasonable to include it in a melody.

No, its more related to the actual key ur in than the chord tho

weal61

mechanicadvice_train

How can I learn car basic parts and how they work? Im a 19yrs old who got his first car and I want to do as much things on my car as possible on my own because to save some money and I want to learn this. Every advice is welcomed

Chrisfix.

Checkout donutmedia on YouTube they make some pretty cool and informative videos you can learn a good bit

wmkc8u

stocks_train

Five Chinese state-owned companies to delist from NYSE https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/several-chinese-state-owned-companies-delist-nyse-2022-08-12/ SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Five Chinese state-owned firms including China Life Insurance **(601628.SS)** and oil giant Sinopec **(600028.SS)** said Friday they would delist from the New York Stock Exchange, amid heightened diplomatic and economic tensions with the United States. The companies, which also include Aluminium Corporation of China (Chalco) **(601600.SS)**, PetroChina **(601857.SS)** and Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co **(600688.SS)**, said in separate statements that they would apply for delistings of their American Depository Shares from later this month. The five, which were added to the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (HFCAA) list in May after they were identified as not meeting U.S regulators' auditing standards, will keep their listings in Hong Kong and mainland Chinese markets. There was no mention of the auditing row in separate statements by the Chinese companies outlining their moves, which come amid heightened tensions after last week's visit to Taiwan by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Imagine investing in Chinese 'companies'

I am still invested in China. I own Ping An Insurance $PNGAY which isn't on this list.

cn3wom

legaladvice_train

Recently found out I am not the biological father of my 2 year old son. She is aware of this and threatens for me never see him again over any minor parenting disputes. Is there anything I can do? Also, first ever reddit post, very new to this. I live in the UK. Me and his mother haven’t been together since before he was born as we broke up when she was pregnant. We agreed we didn’t want to be with each other but wanted to do right by our son. However long story short, I did a peace of mind DNA test (private - not legally binding) found out he wasn’t mine. However I want to just carry on raising him as i love him as if he were my own son and have been having every weekend since he was born and some days in the week. We have a very loving rather & son relationship and he calls me Daddy. However she is aware that I am not the biological father and the real father is not interested and is staying away. Here is the kicker, she seems to have it in her head that now I have a gf who also has a child, she kicks off all the time even though absolutely nothing with my son has changed, not the relationship with him, time spent with him, nothing. I have no idea why on earth she is so bitter towards me other than catching her out I guess. She has already said that my gf can never meet him as she doesn’t like her (literally never met or spoken to her) if she does she will take me to court have my name taken off the certificate and bye bye. Is there absolute anything I can do to legally protect myself against this major abuse of power? Or to stay in his life do I just have to jump to her tune and do what she says for 18 years? Any help or feedback would be great, thanks.

You need to ask r/LegalAdviceUK about this. The law may be quite different there.

Try /r/legaladviceuk

rrv0ai

sewing_train

Need advice about going to fashion school. Hello all, I hope you're doing well ! I need some advice about fashion school, and I was hoping you would agree to give me yours I'm 30 and, after a lifetime of safe decisions (marketing studies, 9-5 job), I'd like to go back to studying in a Fashion school. For context, I've been sewing for a few years now, it's one of the hobbies I hung to the most in my life, which to me is a big deal, (even though I still lack many skills!) Aside from my job, I got in an online school and got a professional certificate in fashion design and I also took (and passed) a professional aptitude certificate in sewing as a independant candidate. However, doing this as a side hustle never fully quenched my thirst. I am currently looking for schools in Europe other than France (I'm French) that have short-term programs (2 years or less) to learn all about sewing, pattern making, Haute couture techniques, draping, tailoring, industrial planning, in an international context More than finding a precise job after, what I really want to do is learning many things, developing very strong skills, and be fully immerged in an artistic school surrounded by likeminded people (and also not regret not doing it anymore ! ) Here are my questions : Is not having a precise professional project is a red flag? (because of all the expenses it's going to imply and all the risks a career in such a field has) Have you been to a fashion school and would you recommend it? Should I just settle for summer programs in different fashion schools? (I fear it won't allow me to go very far in skills development but I might be wrong) Do you know any schools that I should look into? Thanks a lot for reading me, I wish you all a very creative new year! May your needles never break !

General comments on things I wish I’d looked into more deeply in my education choices- Where would you need to live for your career to thrive? Are those places going to work for you? You may be choosing a career that requires you to move from a practical perspective if there are no jobs in your area. What is the day like for most people in the profession? Are you going to get to do what it is you enjoy? It’s not always obvious what job title you would need for your interests even if you think you know. How do the education costs compare with income and how will you pay for your education? I’m afraid many young folks have been told to get an education no matter what w/o thinking about this and it can result in some dire outcome if you’re not prepared. Expensive can be OK if you have a plan. HTH

Sorry can't recommend anything in Europe just because I lack the knowledge. You might query the owners of some European-based pattern companies. There are plenty of them.

p63urx

catadvice_train

My cat's litterbox is deadly, how can I fix it without making it bad for him? Jiji has always been a stinky man, we got him during the pandemic and he was originally a runaway barncat (we think). We thought bc he was eating literally whatever he could find, his litterbox smelled horrible, and as he worked more stable food into his diet, it'd get better. It didn't get better by much. I scoop his box every night, change his litter out entirely every 2 weeks and it still makes the entire hall smell terrible. I tried one of those Arm and Hammer litter deodorizers, and apparently he didn't like the smell so he pooped in the opposite corner of the room. We've tried two brands of litter, one in multiple formulations, and it's just gotten worse. Any suggestions?

It’s controversial but try a raw diet. My cat is raw fed and his poops are small and barely smell. Before we switched him to raw he was on a high quality wet food and his litter tray was a danger zone. It smelled so bad, and his poops were almost liquid. Obviously the poop situation isn’t the only reason I chose to feed raw. It’s called the BARF diet because it’s biologically appropriate raw food. Not telling you to go for it, but do some research if you’re interested. r/rawpetfood is a good place to start.

I use walnut shell litter, and then sprinkle some baking soda after I clean it. Basically no odor.

i6xmxu

eatcheapandhealthy_train

How to prepare vegetables when I've never liked them before? I (26F) have never liked vegetables ever since I was a kid. My dad always made them so that they were pretty bland (canned corn/green beans, boiled broccoli/brussel sprouts, etc) and the texture was never very good. I desperately want to eat healthier and would like to find even a couple of vegetables that I like, but I don't want to waste money on them if I have no idea how to try and prepare them so that I might like them. I've seen a few good ideas online that I've saved but wanted input from here as well -- what are some good ways for a beginner to prep veggies so that they're more flavorful or have better texture?

Look up Indian food recipes, I just made the switch and I am insanely hooked. The flavor is absolutely out of this world for virtually everything. Most of the things we've made so far (chana dal, saag paneer) are ridiculously easy too. I had even told myself I didn't like Indian food in the past...boy was I wrong.

Long term I'd def recommend joining the vegetarian sub on reddit! Purely for yummy veg recipes and inspiration, it's helped me so much. Even though I'm very much a meat eater, trying vegan recipes (not ones with meat replacements tho) has helped me take my veg game to a whole new level!

2fl22u

askengineers_train

If you were to re-design the beer can, what would you do differently? Happy Friday!

Have it so you can peel the entire top off, and turn it into a glass.

Make the dimensions more uniform to save on material costs, and to cater to those with bigger hands.

v976kk

keto_train

Making breakfast for myself and my sister, and she's not keto. Suggestions? My sister is visiting tomorrow and I'll be making breakfast for us. She's not doing keto but I am. She's a much cleaner eater than me, and I don't want to just make bacon and eggs. I want to make something that can work for both of us, to where I can still avoid carbs and she can have something that isn't just a lot of meat and cheese. Thanks!

Seconding omelets. Quick, filling, nutritious, and very customizable with whatever eggs (whole, just egg whites, or plant-based), meats, cheeses, and/or veggies work with someone’s particular dietary goals. And yet doesn’t come off like “diet food.” Maybe even add a small serving of berries to round out the plate. Yum.

There’s so many great flax pancake recipes and what not that I’m sure your sister would enjoy if she’s a clean eater. Maybe some blueberry flax pancakes to go with some eggs, can’t have breakfast without eggs wether you’re keto or not.

wq4wbi

suggestmeabook_train

Memoir suggestions, please! I just read Jennette McCurdy’s memoir, “I’m Glad My Mom Died” and it was totally enthralling. Any others you’d recommend that are just as riveting and well written?

Sorry Not Sorry by Naya Rivera

{{Angela’s Ashes}}

bxepuk

legaladvice_train

Somebody stole my identity to pay for their entire pregnancy - FL While vacationing in Key West, FL in February 2018, I was robbed of a backpack containing (among other things) my passport, my California drivers license, and my health insurance cards. I reported it to the proper state and federal agencies, and was certainly pissed, but did not really dwell on it. About six months later I start getting collection notices for various healthcare facilities for obstetric services. So I call them up to dispute, right? Surely a mistake. But they have my health insurance info, a copy of my (stolen) drivers license. All of the health info is in my name. Apparently I'm now 4mos pregnant and have been going to every sonography clinic in the Gainesville area on sometimes a weekly basis, to get sonograms of my healthy baby girl. I'm disputing bills left right and sideways for months from hospitals, OBs, general practitioners, geneticists, sonography, even ERs, when I receive a whammy of a \~$15,000 bill for fucking labor and delivery, and a week long NICU stay for a baby girl. In reference to those who are owed money, either nobody is believing me that it's not me or nobody's wanting to actually deal with it. They keep telling me that I need to physically come meet with them, which is fair I suppose, but I live in California and I work, so it's not like I can just hop on over to a random part of Florida and tour a bunch of healthcare facilities. I have neither the money nor the vacation time for that. I reached out to the local police where I live, who are apparently unwilling to do anything but take a single report and then never follow up ever. I was unable to file a report in Florida, Key West citing the fact that they wouldn't take a report over the phone and Alachoca (sp?) citing the fact that it was "a civil issue". I reached out to my insurance company, and they dropped me citing fraud--I didn't think to reach out to them for quite some time, and apparently they were pissed about that. I have no idea if they're investigating anything on their end or not. I reached out to the credit bureaus and froze my credit, and let them know as well. At this point, I'm nearly 40k in debt from this garbage, my credit is in the toilet, I'm in debt and financially hurting myself from unrelated medical bills I now have to pay out of pocket. I'm losing my mind at this point and I don't know what to do.

First, get all of your documentation together into a packet that you can provide to multiple places. Include: a copy of the police report from Key West for the robbery, a copy of each bill and collections notice you have received, a copy of your credit report with fraudulent accounts and collections marked, a copy of the police report you're going to make for identity theft, and any other relevant documents. Go to a different police agency there in California and file a report for identity theft, providing the officer with the documents above. If you initially tried to report it to city police, try county or state. Insist on a detailed report being taken that makes it clear that this is identity theft and all the bills are fraudulent, even if they won't investigate outside of jurisdiction. Make another police report (you can do it by phone, keep asking for supervisors, maybe enlist the help of an officer from your local PD) in the city/county of Florida where this actually happened so that this person can be prosecuted there. This is absolutely not a civil issue, and that's one of the most commonly repeated phrases from people who just don't want the hassle of taking a report or working a complex case. Identity theft is a criminal offense in every single state, it's not civil. I would think that on the detective side, it would be as simple as taking the info from the baby's NICU stay and seeing who is listed on the child's birth certificate as the mother. Unless the suspect was stupid enough to put your name there too, then you have a whole new set of problems. Get your police reports together and contact each place that sent you a bill. Make it clear to them that you will not be traveling cross-country to sort this out, but will be providing them with the police reports and contact info for the detective working your identity theft case if they have any questions. Keep detailed notes on your communication with each place. Contact all 3 credit bureaus and tell them that you have been the victim of identity theft and need your reports flagged as such. Dispute every account or collection that isn't yours. Freeze your credit. Contact your insurance company and provide them with both police reports, letting them know that you've been the victim of identity theft. Go as far up the supervisor chain as necessary until they reverse the decision to drop you. Do not pay a dime toward any of the bills, or ever acknowledge any responsibility for them. Just to add some extra credibility to your side, I would contact HR at my job and request that they write a statement detailing my work attendance for the time that these bills were generated. This will show that you were present and accounted for all the way across the country during the time that these doctor visits occurred. I might also get a statement from my primary care doctor or OBGYN saying that I was not pregnant during that time (assuming you saw your doctor then).

Whatever you do, do not pay a dime! If you have an established payment history they can use that against you to be responsible for the entire balance.

xsktor

tea_train

Can you enjoy English breakfast and other strong teas with just sugar? Or is it necessary to add milk?

whatever you like, i dont think i have added anything other than the occasional citrus to mine for the past few years, plain is a good flavour.

I always either have it plain with nothing in it, or with both milk and sugar. It tastes weird to me when it's sweet but with no milk. But of course, drink it how you like it! That's the whole point. There's no wrong answer when it comes to personal preference

sf4dyh

eatcheapandhealthy_train

easy prep and cleanup vegetarian meals? i have depression, and i’ve been having a hard time with having the energy to cook and clean. i’m trying to get back into cooking things but every recipe seems to require so much prep and uses so many utensils. i feel like i keep encountering sheet pan recipes where you’re chopping so many vegetables and using knives cutting boards peelers graters with vegetables scraps everywhere! are there any complete meals that can be made without such an involved process? i so appreciate any suggestions!

My favorite sheet pan dinner super easy and low clean-up. I roast canned chickpeas, frozen green beans, frozen sweet potatoes, and frozen cauliflower. I season with salt, pepper and turmeric, but anything works. Serve over rice or in tortillas or even just by itself. Maybe add a scoop of yogurt on top.

I make a stir fry a lot with broccoli, red peppers, and zucchini (sometimes carrot slivers, spinach, and onions) with bottled General Tso’s sauce and miscellaneous seasonings. All of those veggies can come frozen/precut except possibly the zucchini. Feel free to use a sauce you like better or veggies that are more available to you. I always make it because it’s healthy, fast, tasty, and easy. I usually only end up with a pan, cooking utensil, knife, and cutting board to wash afterwards (if using precut veggies, I don’t have the last two).

ov5lmc

cookingforbeginners_train

How many batches of food will I waste? :( I'm an absolute beginner learning to cook, and when I say absolute beginner, I mean I have never even cut a fruit in two halves before. I have already wasted a batch of horrible, thick, gummy textured dumplings, an overly spicy and hot ramen bowl, and a runny cheesecake that just won't set. I do follow the recipe, but something or other goes wrong every other step, lol. I hate wasting food this way, did you people also end up throwing away food when you were an absolute beginner? Also, I have no one around to teach me. So, any reassurance is more than welcome.

I blew up my microwave heating a hard boiled egg once! The door exploded open and the egg flew across the room, smashing into a pitcher full of red punch, splattering (and staining) everything in a 6 foot radius with sticky, red juice! But seriously, don't worry too much about how much food you'll waste. Follow directions the best you can, until you are comfortable enough to know what you can change. And always assume the first batch of anything will come out wrong, so try and make a smaller batch of most things first, and then do the larger meal sized versions.

Watch YouTube cooking videos. Start with easy recipes and learn to cook recipes.

h7jyvv

puppy101_train

Are you getting pet insurance for your new pup? We lost an 8-year-old lab baby in January to cancer . Now we have a new puppy and looking back on how much we spent, I’m considering getting insurance for the puppy to have throughout his life. Wondering what others are doing. Are you getting insurance now? Waiting? Not at all? What is the best strategy: minimal payment for only really extreme issues or pay more and get more covered? Finally any specific insurance provider?

I went with PetsBest at first, but switched to Healthy Paws due to their rave reviews. If you are going to do insurance at all, it's best to start now. Insurance is ALWAYS better with a clean slate to avoid preexisting issues. You have a lab, and they can be prone to big-dog issues like hip dysplasia and CCL tears. Here's the thing; it is very, very possible that you will never have to use the insurance. But it will be incredibly useful and mean the difference between treatment or no treatment if something does happen to your pup. I see the argument of "put $50 into a savings account each month", as $50 is the average cost of health insurance for a young dog every month. So let's say you do that...12 months in and you have $600 in the bank. That won't cover a foreign body surgery, which can cost $1500 or more. Nor will it cover the repair of a CCL, which is around $1800-2000. Hip dysplasia? That'll be 3500-7000 please. What about bloat? $1500-3000 or more. How about hit by a car? You might have to see a specialist for broken bones...it can all add up and it can add up quick. You'd have to save up for three years or so to cover all that but theoretically, as long as your pup is healthy, you could save up a decent chunk of change for issues that crop up later in life. Insurance plans can be cheap depending on what plan you pick. A higher debuctable, for instance, will make your plan cheaper. Typically, you can also pick from 70%, 80%, or 90% reimbursement to save you money. In reality it is up to you. Do you want to rely on a savings account (and please, if you don't do insurance, this really is a MUST for puppies especially) or do you want to pay a small amount each month and just not worry about it? When it comes to pet insurance, you will hear from both sides - those you never used it and those who have saved thousands of dollars using it. It isn't like you have a really unhealthy breed either (any bulldog owner SHOULD HAVE INSURANCE because that entire breed is a mess that humans cruelly created) so this one is up to you. It is a good idea, but if you fear wasting money, start a savings account. For reference, i'm now with Healthy Paws for my 1 yr old Lhasa Apso, $250 deductible, with 90% reimbursement. I pay $44 and change each month. I like knowing that I can afford to take my dog to the emergency room, to a specialist, or anywhere my dog needs to be without worrying about funds.

I have 4 dogs. After paying $5400 in emergency vet hospital costs for an 8 week old puppy with parvo, all of my dogs have pet insurance. Between the 4 of them I pay about $1100 per year for coverage. Right now, at this moment, my 2 year old Brussels Griffon is in the emergency vet hospital for extremely low platelets, bloody diarrhea and vomiting. She’s been there since yesterday. This week, between regular vet visits and the emergency vet hospital, I’ve spent over $2500. She may come home tomorrow, but will need frequent platelet monitoring for months and possibly the rest of her life. Her insurance premium is $335/ year. My deductible is $300/year and the insurance company covers 80%. Obviously, I have to pay substantial amounts out of pocket, but I have the peace of mind to know that she’s covered. If she needs to stay in the hospital an extra day for IV fluids and meds, I’m not worried, I’ve only got to pay the 20%. Best money I’ve ever spent.

fb7pjc

moviesuggestions_train

The Perks of Being a Wallflower This is the only movie that comes to my mind when I'm feeling down and it helps me feel better and "alive". What are the movies that make you feel alive?

Dead Poets Society

a guy recently recommended *A ghost story* to me, after watching it i swore i had to marry the dude (the feeling has since passed, but that film really mellowed me to love and life, i loved it)

518ule

asksciencefiction_train

[DC] Heroes in the DC universe are always worried about Superman turning evil or being mind controlled because he has the raw power to wipe out the entire human race. If this did come to pass, how would an evil Superman go about slaughtering us? What would be the most efficient way?

He'd just f**** everyone to death.

Become the dictator of the planet and have his cabal of superhuman underlings do most of the genocides. This way he can keep the planet nice and shiny for himself.

uqi8b2

televisionsuggestions_train

Shows with slow burn romance? I love a good slow burn romance and just really want a new angsty ship. I like all kinds of shows but mostly cop shows, sci-fi, mystery, drama, and medical dramas. Some examples I like: castle and Beckett from castle, Jane and Lisbon from the mentalist, Ben and Leslie from parks and rec, Lucy and Bradford from the rookie, Simon and Kaylee from firefly, mal and Inara from firefly, scully and mulder… Anything like that or really any romances that are just good even if they’re not slow burn?

"Bones". It's right up your alley. Crime investigating and love story wise. You don't get any slower than that. "Mentalist" as well If you liked castle, you'll like these.

Wonderfalls (2004) - Comedy, fantasy, romance - after 'Firefly', 'Wonderfalls' was the next project Tim Minear worked on. He is amazing when it comes to great characters and relationships between them.

qqei98

asksciencefiction_train

[Star Wars] I found a perfectly preserved capital ship in excellent working order. Only problem is it's like 3000 years old How effective would it be during the time right after the empire.

I would imagine that it depends on whose ship you found. Was this ship from an advanced civilization that died out due to plague or some other means? Perhaps only now has the rest of the galaxy caught up to the tech level of that ancient people. Then again, perhaps even when that ship was built it was only mediocre so it may not stand a chance against a modern heavy war ship.

Technology can't progress forever. There comes a point where you're doing what can be done with the materials in your galaxy, and doing anything more would require matter that doesn't exist, or that you can't feasibly access. I generally see Star Wars as being in that state, without much in the way of appreciable technical advancement being seen from the earlier days of the republic to the last days of the empire, just changes in engineering and scale, "a turbolaser, but moon sized." That three thousand year old ship is probably comparable to newer models, in terms of materials used, power generated and the method for doing so, travel speed, etc.

njhj27

booksuggestions_train

The most beautifully written book you’ve ever read I just finished The Song Of Achilles on kindle, and the writing was so incredible I bought a physical copy so I can go back and do annotations.

One Hundred Years of Solitude

I was gonna say Song of Achilles haha, but I definitely recommend reading her other book Circe I'm just finishing it now!

q98k70

asksciencefiction_train

[Powers] What would you call an ability that has the power to see so perfectly into the future with 100% accuracy so much so you can change it? I like writing powers and the thing the intrigues me the most is how precognition can be so overpowered to the point of Manipulating fate.

Coil is a villain with a power remarkably similar to that concept. Spoilers for Worm: >!He has an ability that allows him to simulate two distinct paths forward through time. He acts however he wishes, experiencing both realities, and then chooses which of the two timelines he prefers. He then collapses the unwanted timeline, living fully in the chosen timeline, while retaining all of the knowledge and memories from the collapsed timeline.!< It's a pretty sweet ability.

Causality manipulation.

orytkd

booksuggestions_train

Books that give you a cozy feeling I'm looking for books that are very cozy and wholesome, but not realistic or romance. Preferably something with a vibe of children's books (or children's books that adults can enjoy) or short stories. This is optional but perhaps something with animals, magic or a magical forest/lake or other place.

The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency Series by Alexander Mccall Smith

Killing Commendatore. Seriously. You'll thank me.

wn09sv

suggestmeabook_train

A book in which information revealed at the end recontextualizes the whole narrative I love stories in which this happens! The more heavily the recontextualization the better, so stuff like, finding out at the end that the narrator was extremely unreliable, that one of the main characters was a hallucination, etc. Anything that would make me want to reread the whole thing to truly get it. Thanks!

{{The Blind Assassin}} by Margaret Atwood

Behind Her Eyes

x56jo2

musictheory_train

What are the roman numerals for G, Bm, F, Am? So far I have I - iii - ii - ? using the G Major scale. There isn't an F Major in there though?

I would use VII/i for F in G major getting it borrowed from G minor (in brasil we use I for major and i for minor, dont know if is world wide)

It's in C. The B is diminshed. V viidim IV vi

1hoqgi

changemyview_train

I believe most of sub-Saharan Africa needs an immediate mandatory one child policy. CMV. Everyone knows about overpopulation. The main question you will have is probably "Why don't you believe we can solve this issue with voluntary birth control?" The answer is that even those Africans with access to contraceptives still desire large families. There are many reasons for this, but a large part of it is cultural. This study looked at Nigerian people's reasons to have many children, and concluded that most of it is due to cultural and religious factors. I quote: >“The main reason why people want to have many children is because of the prophet's saying that: 'marry and produce a good generation for I shall be proud of your great number on the Day of Judgment'” (Female, North, Rural). >“The Yoruba regard children as legacy. They have as many as possible, so that whenever they pass away, they will have surviving children to take care of their possessions” (Male, South West, Urban). >“ No one should say that 'I will have only three or four' because God that created us knows the best for us and we should accept what He gives to us whether seven, eight, nine or twelve” (Male, South East, Urban). Between 2003 and 2008, most of Nigeria has seen an increase in its fertility rate. Also important to note is that contraceptive use is only prevalent among the richer sections of Nigerian society, thus meaning that most population growth will be from the lower classes, leading to a perpetual decline in the genetic quality of population. In Nigeria, the desired family size for Muslims is 6.0 In other words, a large part of the problem here is not so much lack of contraceptive access, but rather, the desire of people to have a large number of children. Bongaarts wrote: >However, the high desired family size that prevails in much of Sub-Saharan Africa hampers fertility decline. Even if the existing unmet need for contraceptives could be addressed, fertility would remain well above replacement levels. This raises the question: Can fertility preferences be influenced, and if so, how?7 Reducing preferences has been a low priority throughout Asia and Latin America, where desired family size has declined to near replacement levels. But Sub-Saharan Africa is different. Although social and economic development may help reduce its high desired family size, the process could take decades; thus, massive population growth is inevitable. In some African countries, women actually have a *higher* desired fertility rate than their actual fertility rate. In Niger, the desired fertility rate is 9.1 The actual fertility rate however is 7.0. Why then do these women not have more children? The answer may be biological limits to the human body, or economic necessity. If people can not afford to feed their children, this may finally force a limit on their fertility. A natural decline to this high population growth is unlikely: >At the time of the last survey, the average desired family size for Sub-Saharan Africa (5.1 children per woman) was higher than the averages for North Africa and the Middle East (3.2), Asia (2.7) and Latin America (2.7). Decreases in these averages were modest. In particular, the decline in the Sub-Saharan African countries averaged just 0.13 children per woman. At this slow pace, it will take more than a century to reach a desired family size of two children. **The question then becomes: Why do African cultures desire such large families compared to non-African cultures?** The deeper answer may lie in biology. Organisms vary on a spectrum of /r/K selection. A species that is more "r" has many children, at a lower cost per child, and fewer of these children survive into adulthood. A species that is more leaning towards K invests more resources in each child, and as a result has fewer children, but more of these children will survive into adulthood. Humans overall are a very K selected species, but the degree of K selection appears to differ between groups. Scientists have known for a long time that infants of different races behave very differently when just born. Compared to African babies, Caucasian babies are more helpless, while babies children are even more helpless compared to Caucasian babies. African children in the United States are systematically found to enter puberty at a much earlier age than white children. Normal gestation length in black women is also a week shorter than in white women. Black women are far more likely to have twins than white women, who are far more likely to have twins than Asian women. The highest rates of twins is found in Nigeria, the lowest rate is found in Japan. The reduced rate of twins in whites is caused by this genetic mutation. It seems therefore that the desire in East Asians and whites is to limit their fertility, because this allows them to invest more resources in their children. Africans have less of a desire to invest a lot of resources in their children, and as a result, less of a desire to limit their fertility. In conclusion, biological differences make sub-Saharan Africans desire much higher fertility rates than whites and Asians, which will eventually lead to humanity becoming completely African unless we implement one child policies in sub-Saharan Africa.

Your premise is wrong. Sub saharan Africa is UNDER populated not over. There aren't enough people. I'm not sure if you realise the size of Africa to be honest, or it's population density. As it's population is growing, so is it's relative wealth and quality of life. See this article More people work more farms and settle and develop more land. More people compete for more jobs and drive industrialisation forward (which is what's happening). More people means a growth in the middle class which drives consumerism and manufacturing forward too. This is happening. btw the tone of this *"which will eventually lead to humanity becoming completely African unless we implement one child policies in sub-Saharan Africa."* is frighteningly revealing.

Furthermore, in a lot of "one child policy" countries, female children are aborted/discarded/neglected, because they are perceived to be unable to continue the family bloodline (and name). I wish I could point to some sources, but I'm on mobile. If I remember I'll try to find some of the stuff I've read and bring it here.

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iwanttolearn_train

I want to learn How to study effectively for university/college Been studying for a few years now and I'm still struggling a bit with how to properly remember and recall what I've studied. I do take notes and study which does get me decent grades but I'm looking to push it further. Is there a note taking method or some other technique that can help with this?

The things that helped me most was the realisation that books and subject are not taught at random. There is a structure and a philosophy behind whatever it is you are trying to learn. So when you start a subject, a book or anything else take a minute to study the index or the agenda. Nowadays when taking notes in a class, I often use mind map because it fits with my system of learning. This method has helped me to analyse subjects and differentiate between important and lesser important matters. My biggest flaws is attention to detail. Maybe you can teach me how to work that out. Good luck! Oh yeah. And hard work pays off ;-)

Rewrite notes, do all your reading (very important), ask questions even if you think the teacher hates you for it, learn on your own outside of school, no mind-altering substances prior to schoolwork, figure out a music/studying situation that works for you (melodic music, coffee shops, leaving phone at home, abandoning social media during schoolwork time), focus on comprehension like understanding why things work the way they do as opposed to strictly memorization. This has what's begun to work for me.

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asksciencefiction_train

[Stargate] it's 2021 what does the Stargate program look like these days? Whos in charge? Is it still active?

In charge is variable and changes all the time. Probably Carter or Woolsey are most likely. There's no way it wouldn't be active. They have *Atlantis* parked at San Francisco, a growing number of starships, the Asgardian library, Ancient repositories, and more allies in space by the year. If it's not public knowledge yet it's inevitable and we've seen in future timelines that this is where things tend to bend. The entire secrecy thing was getting stretched to breaking by the time SG1 literally beamed an entire skyscraper out of downtown Seattle into space to stop a region-scale bomb. There is 0% odds half of North America didn't see Atlantis throw down in low orbit/upper atmosphere with a Wraith supership and there's 0% odds that massive chunks of alien ships and dead Wraith didn't fall over half the Western hemisphere.

Stargate Command previously fell under the control of Air Force Space Command - you could see staff like Walter and Siler wear AFSC patches on their flight suits. Now that AFSC has become the Space Force, one would expect that SGC would be a Space Force command. Because the Department of the Air Force is still in charge of SGC, the bulk of the SG team members would likely still come from Air Force Special Operations Command. The spacecraft fleet would now be Space Force assets instead of Air Force assets.

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explainlikeimfive_train

Explain like I'm five years old: How did American high schools end up being very sports-oriented?

America is a large high school where jocks and rich, popular people rule and the rest of us just have to deal and avoid getting slammed into lockers.

Your teenage years are when you do most of your social development. Sporting events are large social gatherings. It's also a byproduct of the popularity of professional sports in America just trickling down.

cgsrgh

askanthropology_train

Has the notion of a "walkable distance" in cities changed through history and if so, how? Transportation seems to be a very important aspect in how cities evolve; I would at least guess that the development of, say, streetcars plays a big role in the creation of industrial and residential districts as opposed to a very compact and centralized city model, automobiles later allowing suburbanization and so on. It seems reasonable to assume that as different modes of transportation evolve the attitude towards walking changes somewhat as it is always an alternative but often not a very efficient one – I would assume people usually don't walk, say, 10 kilometers from their home to their jobs if a more or less direct bus line covers it, but it would be much more likely if the distance was, say, 1 kilometer. This is essentially my question: how far would the average person be willing to walk in cities and has this notion of a walkable distance changed with different modes of transportation being introduced into society? If so, is the distance actually increasing or decreasing and is the change probably more related to available alternatives or factors such as the quality of roads?

This isn't a complete answer, but I know that, in "Victorian London," a book by historian Liza Picard, she repeatedly notes that Victorian-era Londoners thought very little of walking "astonishing" distances that we would not consider walkable today. I hope that might be helpful!

You'll probably get good responses here but you may also want to ask this over at /r/urbanplanning as well

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moviesuggestions_train

Gloomy, calm movies with an uplifting undertone That help you reconnect with your feelings that you can watch while drinking a big a cup of tea on a sunday afternoon.

This is kinda a hard one!

Shell Scottish movie from Highlands .

pj9mnd

stocks_train

Give me your bear case for ASML As the semi-conductor crisis continues, and headlines continue to come out that it will last into 2022, if not 2023, does ASML not become one of the most important companies in the world? It’s already up a significant amount this year, and given the bottleneck that ASML sits on with their lithography tech, I’m curious what people’s bear cases are for them. I understand the bull case, but I’d like to see the negatives or risk they have. Disclosure: it makes up 15 percent of my small self directed portfolio

The semiconductor industry is cyclical, it's in a state of expansion right now but eventually there will be oversupply and it will consolidate. A company like ASML relies on periods of expansion. The big 3 have dedicated a staggering amount of money towards new fabs, who knows where the demand will fall by their completion? Their revenue growth also relies on their ability to build more EUV machines which is very difficult and not something you can just scale up on a whim. It's also research intensive and the future past High NA EUV is up in the air. It's very common for companies to hit a wall. ASML is an excellent company with a strong moat and their products are in great demand right now, but the main ASML play was back when EUV machines were being developed collaboratively. A lot of their potential has been priced in since then. This isn't a prediction to say ASML will go down, it could definitely keep rising quite a bit more, but I think people are smelling the roses a little too much right now in regards to semiconductors. If you don't want to track the industry so closely, a safer bet could be to buy something like SMH where you can just ride out the overall industry trends. In my opinion, a lot of the sentiment on Reddit that individual semiconductor companies like ASML/TSMC/AMD are guaranteed 20 year gainers/holds are underestimating just how rapidly things can change in just 5 years.

There is none.

zm1r7l

booksuggestions_train

straight up, I wanna read a dystopia, but a fun one So there are tons of dystopian books and novels and many famous and iconic examples, but I see many of them are quite stressing or a little scary, I mean that's the point of dystopias, but there must be a book/novel about darkness, about inslaving society, about screaming with no one hearing...but in the same time fun and entertaining, so what do you have?

{{Oryx and Crake}}

Try Robert Rankin’s books The Brentford Trilogy is a series of eleven novels by writer Robert Rankin. They humorously chronicle the lives of a couple of drunken middle-aged layabouts, Jim Pooley and John Omally, who confront the forces of darkness in the environs of West London, usually with the assistance of large quantities of beer from their favourite public house, The Flying Swan.

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asksciencefiction_train

[Warhammer 40k] Are all the Chaos marine's from the horus heresy? From what I know all chaos marines started out as astartes. But if a regular general population astarte falls to kaos how hard is it for him to jump on a ship locate and travel across the dangerous galaxy to the nearest chaos warband or fly directly into the eye of terror and join a chaos war band with out getting killed by thier own brothers or inquisition. Then you have the old Legions like death gaurd and thousand sons. How many of them wre from the heresy and how many joined after words.

Not all of them. New marines, sometimes entire chapters of them, fall to Chaos from time to time. Additionally the traitor legions recruit from Chaos worlds and engineer new marines in the same way loyalist chapters do.

There are plenty of new chaos marines. The night lords novels note that the red corsairs (a new traitor legion) outnumber all but the black legion in warband size. They also outline how replenishing the warband with new marines is a priority.

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askdocs_train

Sudden death, still making me wonder. Any clinical opinions appreciated. My dad (66/M, no known illnesses, approx 180 lbs, 6 ft, Caucasian, nonsmoker. No medications except Motrin/Aleve as needed) passed away in February of 2021. His death certificate reports cardiac arrest related to severe anemia and electrolyte imbalance. He had had ongoing weight loss of at least 30 lbs over the previous few months and had developed a cough and fatigue in the ten days prior to his death (we initially thought it was COVID, but he had received negative PCR results). He called me at 2 am unable to breathe or stand up. He had been “normal” earlier at around 8 PM. EMS came and had to carry him out of his house, his glucose was 436 per EMS but he had normal levels at the hospital (labs below). CXR showed slight decrease in lung volume but no acute process. Respiratory rate was 22. He coded at 3:58 AM just after I walked into his room. At 4:41 AM they stopped CPR. My father refused to see a physician for the last 20 or so years of his life, and we declined the autopsy at the time due to shock and heartbreak. I know that his hemoglobin was critical, but can anyone offer any feedback on the rest of his ER record? Family history (1st degree) of hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis and Hashimoto’s. His only complaint prior to that evening was cough x1 week and his hands always feeling cold (around 3 months duration). He worked full time and walked up to 5 miles daily. Mother still alive, father died of alcohol-related CKD. Siblings and children relatively healthy. I know a single clinical workup mid-crisis is not definitive, but having a professional look over them makes me feel like I’m at least being proactive for myself and my siblings. Labs CBC auto WBC 4.0 RBC 0.92 Hemoglobin 2.7 Hematocrit 9.2 MCV 96 MCH 28.1 MCHC 29.3 RDW 12.6 Platelets 31 MPV 10.1 Neutrophils Abs 1.9 Lymphocytes 1.8 Monocytes 0.2 Eosinophils 0.1 Basophils 0.0 Abs immature granulocytes 0.4 Immature granulocytes 1.0 CMP Sodium 130 Potassium 3.9 Chloride 98 CO2 3 Anion gap 29 BUN 4 Creatinine <0.40 Glucose 111 Calcium 5.9 Protein 0.7 Albumin 0.3 Alkaline Phosphatase 6 AST 18 ALT 15 Total bili 0.3 GFR (both) >60 Ethanol <0.01 Lipase 4 Magnesium <0.4 Troponin T <0.010 TSH 0.33 BetaHydroxybutyrate 0.1 Lactate >15.5 Venous Blood Gases Body Temp 37.0 pH Venous 7.090 PCO2 Venous 12.9 PO2 Venous 39 Base deficit 24.5 Portable HCO3 3.8 % O2 Sat 47.8 EKG: sinus tachycardia, right bundle branch block Cardiac ultrasound showed no measurable activity once he arrested.

As others have said, without an autopsy, everything is guesswork. This story sounds suspicious for cancer, especially with the extremely with the low hemoglobin (and it sounds like it was a chronic, slow bleed since if he had traumatic blood loss down to 2.6, he likely would have passed out long before that). Current guidelines in the US recommend starting colon cancer screening for everybody at age 45. Colon cancer is the most common type of GI cancer and can be preventable with regular colonoscopy (since is often arises from slow growing polyps). Obviously, if your father was not receiving care for 20 years, potential problems can remain undiagnosed. The best thing you and your siblings can do is establish care with a physician and they can let you know what routine health screenings are necessary based on your age and other medical and family history.

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askbaking_train

Should I pursue my passion as a baker? I'm about to graduate with a degree in electrical engineering from Cal Poly SLO, but I absolutely hate this major, and I've been wanted to be a baker for years. I enjoy spending time in the kitchen since I was very little. I'm good at cooking and baking. I always spend my free time making pastries and desserts, then sharing them with my friends and neighbors. I chose to major in EE because I was good at math and science in high school and this job pays well too. However, I found it very dreadful and exhausted as the years go on. I don't get excited about the projects that I accomplished, and I also feel like I just studied for exams, and forgot everything afterward. I was always depressed throughout my college life and felt I was on the wrong track. I know working as a baker doesn't pay well. I come from an immigrant family and I feel so guilty for wasting my engineering degree and letting my parents down since they sacrificed a lot for me to get to where I am now. But I know deep down I'm not happy with what I'm doing now, and I need to pull the trigger to make a change. Can someone give me some career advice?

If possible you should do an engineering job for a couple of years, save up as much as you can, continue to do baking as a hobby. Once you have a comfortable amount of money saved then try out baking for a while? See how you like baking as an actual job, and if you end up not liking it, at least you have experience in your degree and you’ll be able to probably get a job quickly. If you do like it, then perfect! I respect that you want to pursue baking and don’t want to put you off of doing something that you love, but I think it’d be smart to at least do engineering for a while so you can have some money set aside for later in your life or for emergencies. I’m sure future you would be happy to have some money saved up when you try out baking

You're getting ahead of yourself. First you need to investigate your options in a cooking/baking career. You should find out as much as you can about what it's really like. I suggest you also find out what your options are for engineering jobs; there a a lot of different paths you could take. Engineering in college is a lot different from real life. If you find someplace with a good boss and good colleagues, that would add a huge positive dimension.

y31v31

keto_train

On the go cheap Keto breakfast? Hey guys, I'm looking for a good on the go keto breakfast, preferable under 2 dollars per day. I usually have time to prepare some eggs with ham and cheese, and have some fruit on the side. Unfortunately for the coming months it seems that I won't have enough time to cook in the morning and probably have to eat on the go (sandwiches were perfect since I could just pack them and eat them without heating). Been looking for alternatives and what mostly fit the bill is greek yogurt with berries or other fruit (unfortunately greek yogurt goes out of the budget) and meal prepping X with eggs, unfortunately I am not much of a fan of cold eggs. Got no problem with meal prepping my breakfast though. Right now I’m just doing protein shake and fruit (banana and kiwi), but would like something more to complement my breakfast. What do you guys have for breakfast? Any recommendations that fit the bill?

One of the most relevant pieces of advice I've ever seen is that you don't have to have traditional "breakfast" foods just because it's breakfast. Have whatever you feel hungry for and find most convenient to prepare that fits with the diet. For instance, roll up a slice or two of deli meat and cheese (you can even do this in advance and put them in ziploc bags to grab and eat on the go. Doing meal prep on Sunday before the start of the week really helped me stay on track when I started doing keto, and it was nice to not have to think about lunch or dinner because it was already made and just needed to be reheated.

I like quiche. Quiche Lorraine is lovely with an almond crust. Cheddar and Bacon as well. I have to limit them because dairy hates me, but I love quiches. Also, veg quiches are nice. Can eat them cold or a quick warm up in the microwave. Use a good quality recipe like Jacque Pepin. Egg cups are rubbery and gross. A good quiche is silky smooth and creamy.

xek51c

suggestmeabook_train

Suggest me a book to become a better husband. Im going through a very difficult time in my marriage. Depression and a lot of personal problems got me away from my wife. Now it’s been two years since we are separated. Im trying with all i can to get her back, get my wife back. I wish I had the courage for asking for help before. But now I just have today. She want to try it, but she’s afraid. Any book that can help me to be a better partner, a better husband. Thanks

A different angle - I would suggest doing work on yourself and healing from childhood traumas to break patterns that may lead to severed relationships. Therapy and mens work are way better than books, but books like {{How to Do the Work}} {{The Body Keeps the Score}} can be helpful to become “better” when facing a relationship crisis. The end result will likely be a paradigm shift where the question is no longer “how can I get her back” and has become “how can I learn to love myself more”

The Will to Change, and All About Love; bell hooks

195tjc

iwanttolearn_train

I want to learn How to get into Dungeons and Dragons Me and my friends are looking into getting it but from what we've seen everything seems to be quite confusing. Is there anyone out there who could set some light on which D & D set we should get? how much we should pay? etc

/r/pathfinder_rpg /r/DnD

Well, you should look online at your area and check to see if you have any local gaming store nearby(Magic, Yugioh, etc)(Check online even if youre pretty sure you dont have one as sometimes they can be kind of tucked away.) Usually people that do those activities will also do some form of tabletop gaming as well. Go to one of these and ask around and see if you have any luck with that. If all of the above fails then go online and check out roll20.net, an online gaming program.

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moviesuggestions_train

Horror movies you expect every horror fan to have seen? I don't mean the *best* horror movies but the most iconic ones. I'm new to horror and I'd love to start with all the horror films you can easily reference when talking to another horror fan. TIA!

I’m gonna repeat ones from above so you know they’re commonly expected. The Shining Rosemary’s Baby Hereditary Midsommer Psycho The Birds The Exorcist The Omen Halloween Friday the 13th Scream Get Out US I Spit On Your Grave Night Of The Living Dead Oldboy Vertigo The Silence Of The Lambs Suspiria Vertigo Whatever Happened To Baby Jane The Thing The Evil Dead Alien Nightmare On Elm Street There are tons of others but these are the modern ones likely to become classics and lots of icons

Midsommar The Witch Hereditary The Shining The Lighthouse The Babadook The Descent Conjuring Anabelle Insidious These are one of the most iconic ones and being talked about regularly.

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askphilosophy_train

What is the difference between Anarchism and Communism if both of them have as main goal the abolishment of hierarchical structures of wealth, in the same time of power

First of all there are many variations of anarchism and Marxism or communism. I prefer the term "Marxism" because communism is so strongly associated with totalitarian regimes such as the Soviet Union which many people feel were not true to the actual ideals of Marxism. Chomsky has talked about this in replies to questions on some of his lectures. He views Leninism and even more so Stalinism as a right wing bastardizations of Marxism. Here is his reply to a question from someone who is probably a Trotskyist or Stalinist, she asks a very long question, if you want to skip it just jump to about minute 3 of the video where Chomsky begins his answer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsC0q3CO6lM But to grossly oversimplify an answer, I think the main difference is that most Marxists believe that their theory is based on science (which it clearly isn't, although Lenin and Trotsky were brilliant writers they frequently indulged in ad hominem arguments that would never be accepted in a legitimate scientific journal) and that "the ends justify the means". I.e., that things like oppression and state power are legitimate because the ultimate goal where the state "withers away" is so desirable. Where as many anarchists such as Chomsky are concerned as much with justice in the here and now as with some future state. Again, to oversimplify Marxists believe in hierarchical structures and oppression as a way to ultimately abolish such things where as anarchists want equality and the abolition of hierarchy in the present and see such abolition as the only way to realize the utopian goals that both Marxists and Anarchists share. But to repeat: this is a gross over simplification and there are so many variants of Marxism and Anarchism and the boundaries are so blurry to have a really substantive discussion I think one needs to talk about the ideas of a specific person or movement rather than Marxism or Anarchism in general.

Your conception is wrong in the first place, at least for communism in line with Marx (although it certainly fits with the ideologies dressing themselves up in his robes, assuming their imagined utopia even does away with private property). Take the attitude of those like Bakunin who, and I'm paraphrasing from *Revolutionary Catechism* and *National Catechism,* want to rebuild society around abstract principles such as 'freedom,' and think this is realized through a specific social structure -- ie a federation of autonomous collectives. Compare this to the historic movement that Marx was a mouthpiece for, which "finds both its empirical and its theoretical basis in the movement of *private property* – more precisely, in that of the economy" and which is the transcendence of private property, the materially perceptible form of human self-estrangement (manuscript on private property and communism). The real human community is prevented by private property and the specific characteristics of the proletariat uniquely position it to overcome this; communism is then the emancipation of human powers and the restoration of human community from class society, societies of private property. It's not just a difference in 'tactics' where one communist sect thinks the proletarian organized as the ruling class is necessary and the other sees it as just another hierarchy, but something much more fundamental, the distinction between scientific communism and utopian communism. If you grasp this difference you'll be able to understand in *The German Ideology* why communism is the "real movement" - the labor movement - and *not* an "ideal" that the world has to adjust itself to.

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asksciencefiction_train

[Addams Family] How rich are the Addams and how do they make they’re money? They have a gigantic house, an entire room full of treasure, a personal Butler and due to their Twisted nature they can do whatever they want no matter the cost

They're old money. Olllllldddd money.

they're old money I assume. really old money

x9mppn

homebrewing_train

I'm thinking about getting into making my own beer as a hobby As the title says I'm thinking about making my own beer as a hobby I'm looking at several kits, equipment sets to start up is there any suggestions, tips, hints on where I should start? Anything would be appreciated!

Keep it simple and take it slowly. Brewing is not a competitive sport, it's about learning the process and learning from your mistakes. Watch craigtube on YouTube, his years old videos show you how easy it can be.

Usually what happens you'll go all in, spend tons of money, lots of time and in the end pack the equipment up and store it out of the way or sell everything at a fraction of what you paid for it.

vgwdar

askculinary_train

What is a good flavor substitute for cumin? Some foods just don't taste right without it, but it makes me very ill. What else is there that adds that cumin-y depth of flavor? (I also can't have onions or garlic, so those won't work, either)

What about fennel, thyme, oregano, mixed herbs, Italian herbs, gud luck

I'd try a mix of say, turmeric, allspice, mace, and thyme.

t7pq0d

ifyoulikeblank_train

If I like girl-centric horror movies like Carrie, Ginger Snaps, and Jennifer’s Body, what else would I like?

Girl watch Buffy!!!

My favorite will always be “Veronica”

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booksuggestions_train

Sci-Fi or Fantasy Recommendations for someone trying to get back into reading? So the past two years I've been trying to get back into reading. I was doing well and read three of the game of thrones novels and some classic sci-fi novels, but I;ve recently gotten into a funk and am having trouble reading on a daily basis. Of the ones I read, I really liked Dune, The Ringworld Books by Larry Niven, and the first book in the old Thrawn trilogy in the Star Wars EU. I wasn't super hot on the first Foundation book by Isaac Asimov, Consider Phlebas by Ian M Banks (that one was a slog to get through), the second Thrawn book (go figure) and Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein. I was so-so on the Long Way to a small, angry planet by Becky Chambers (I think I would have liked it a lot more if it was more plot driven). And its not sci-fi, but I really liked the House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. Over all I'm in a bit of a reading funk, and I think I'd like something fast paced and fun in the sci-fi or fantasy genre. Preferably 500 pages or less, and not a sequel to any of the above books.

The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells. Her "Books of the Raksura" series are also very good (it's fantasy set in a very creative and intricate world), but I would still start with Murderbot, since they are novellas (and one novel) and thus quick to read. The first one is "All Systems Red". The first for the Raksura is "The Cloud Roads"

Redshirts and the Interdependency Series from Scalzi are short and kinda funny science fiction stories (just finished The Last Emperox and it's a bit meh, sadly). If you don't mind something longer and a bit odd Embassytown from China Mieville has really cool alien concepts (that really feel alien) and Children of Time from Tchaikovsky really make you think and care about giant spiders. The Expanse series really focus in the social aspects and it's also really cool. Some other classics I really liked were The Left Hand of Darkness from Le Guin and Hyperion from... the Hyperion guy I don't remember the name. If you don't mind comics, Saga from Vaughan might be my favourite piece of media of all times (just maybe).

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legaladvice_train

[TN] I am moving into a new residence. My new landlord is demanding I turn on the electricity for them to clean the residence 2 weeks before we move in. What are my options and rights? Thank you for your help. I have currently rented at my current house for 3 years. My current land lord sold this house and we have to be out of here by July 13. We scrambled to find a new place and found a new house. We are moving into our new home July 7, but our new landlord is demanding that we turn the power on early for her to clean the house. Obviously, me having to pay for her to use the electricity and water to clean up the house in preparation for our move in is total BS. I tried to play dumb and sent the following text message. "They won't let me turn it on until I move in. Since you are the property owner of the property you can surely get it put in your name for the days you need to clean. They (the electric company) told me since my move in date is the 7th that is when they can turn it on for me. She responded "Radicalvic1 (she used my first name like she's my mom. That really pissed me off) I hate to inform you but that's not how it works! I told you both that utilities needed to be turned on in your name. I already have other tenants with utilities on in there name waiting for us to clean up. That's not gonna fly with me." Anyway, here is the issues. I am extremely upset that I am required to pay for them to use the water and electricity to clean the apartment weeks before we move in. I don't want to push too hard. Where we live good, affordable housing is hard to come by. I am worried that she will decide to cancel the lease and return our deposit. Considering we have to be out of our current house with all of our stuff by July 13, this would be a massive problem. The lease I signed has no mention that I am required to turn on the power and water beforehand so that they can clean the house for us. My current plan is to record all of the information and cost of their cleaning. I will then take them to small claims court in a year when our lease is up. I can already tell I am going to have issues with this land lord, but I don't have any other options at this point in time. I am so frustrated by this situation and my new landlord. What are my rights and options? Thank you for your answers, I apologize if this is long.

There is a lot of debate in the comments of this thread. You obviously want the house and don’t want to have to find another. So telling the LL you won’t cooperate is not a good option. Instead you want to make sure landlord reimburses you for this. I would respond to LL with something like: “Dear Landlord, Despite no requirement in our lease for me to do so, in the interests of starting out our tenancy on good terms with you, we will agree to turn on the utilities early for you if you agree to reimburse us as a credit against rent due a pro-rated amount of the first month’s utility charges based on the actual first month’s bill and the number of days that the utilities were turned on prior to our move-in date as a proportion of the number of days in the first billing period. In other words, we don’t want to incur utility costs associated with your pre-cleaning and preparation of the unit as these are not our costs to bear pursuant to the existing lease. Please prepare and execute a binding addendum to our lease and email it to me. We will gladly countersign and work with the utility companies to get everything turned on timely.”

Yes, I would compromise and ask the land lord to discount the cost I. The next month’s rent? Did you read your Lease though? Perhaps there is a clause that states that you agree to turn on utilities a couple of weeks prior.

6onolf

running_train

Is it just me or does everyone seem friendlier to you right after a run? Right after I finish a run I'm drenched in sweat and glowing. After I leave the gym, it just seems others are smiling and friendlier overall!

I actually had a nice little short conversation with two homeless guys right after a run once. This particular morning, I had done 10 miles and at a much faster pace than normal, so I was really exhausted. Just after finishing, I walked under "their" bridge, and one of them commented on how tired I was. I said I was, thanks for noticing, that I had just run 10 miles, etc., and they said congratulations or something like that. And they seemed genuine about it. I always try to be nice to homeless people and treat them like the human beings they are, but even so there are still a lot of barriers to that happening. So I think what was so refreshing about it was that for once I was talking to a homeless person about something other than them being homeless. It reset things, and we were able to step out of the roles of homeless-person and person-encountering-homeless-person and just act like three regular people talking about regular stuff. Everybody can relate to being super tired.

Endorphins make everything better more shiny and happier. So yes. =)

l1eesm

cookingforbeginners_train

I’m a teenager who wants to start cooking As the title says I’m a teenager and I’ve started to get interested in cooking but I’ve got no idea how to do it and the only thing I know how to do is make tea (if that counts) and make myself a sandwich. So what are some recipes or things that I could make to get better?

I’m 19 myself and started cooking a few years ago, some stuff has already been said in the comments but there’s no harm in repeating lol. The first thing is eggs: how to cook them in different ways, different cultures do eggs differently (scrambled) for example is fun to play with. Salads: pick a few “fancy” salads and learn how to make them. Tbh many people discount salads so pulling a fancy one out for a potluck for example can be impressive. Pasta: how to boil it + how to make your own sauce. You want to learn 2 basic sauces white, and red, if you can raid your parents wine cabinet you’ll be all the better for it (not for drinking for cooking lol). Béchamel: a French white sauce which is the base for many dishes. Add cheese and you have a fancy mac and cheese. Rice: learning how to make rice will mean you again have a base for more recipes. Fried rice, rice with meat and sauce etc. Teach yourself how to cook a piece of meat. A steak for example. You’ll know when one side is done on the grill and pan when “blood” starts rising through to the surface. You then flip it and repeat. If you don’t want it like cooked through though I recommend just googling steak times. Okie I was about to keep going but I typed a fair bit. Goodluck on your cooking journey!

I fried hot dogs and spam when I was young. Didn’t realize I was learning how different heat settings affected the meat, and it’s hard to mess up a hot dog, so no waste. When you start getting more confident, get an instant read thermometer, or use your folks’. I didn’t get one until I was 50... duh. If you are *really* falling in love with cooking, buy or borrow The Joy of Cooking from Julia Childs. A timeless classic that builds a great foundation of knowledge. Have fun!

hfrlbl

crochet_train

Is there a right and wrong side to crochet? Please help me to learn to identify between front and back. Hello, I just wanted to ask how do you tell which is the front and which is the back if a project? Is there a trick you know that you can share please. Or is there no such thing? Mayne I'm over thinking it? (Mostly thinking of wearables) Thank you in advance

It depends on whether you are working in the round or in the flat. "In the round" means when you are making a tube (for example, a hat) so you are working round and round in a spiral, always going in the same direction. The important fact to understand is that you're working **in a spiral** and this means you're always going in the same direction and never turning to change direction. So you never turn the material round to form stitches on the other side of it. You are always working on one side only. So your material will look different on both sides. "In the flat" means when you are **not** making a tube. You're making a strip of something (like a scarf or a blanket). When you do this, usually you turn your material at the end of every row, and work onto the other side. So the material will end up looking the same on both sides, because each side will consist of alternating rows of "wrong" side stitches and "right" side stitches. Some stitches look very different in the round versus in the flat. For example, waistcoat stitch works best in the round. Another example is back loop ribbing. When you do single crochet or half double crochet through the back loop in the flat, it produces a nice thick ribbed fabric with distinct ridges in it. However, when you do the same stitch in the round, it makes a flat thin fabric with no ridges.

In my experience there isn’t even a right and wrong side of fabric. There is a thing with Hawaiian shirts where some manufacturers will sew them “inside out” so that the color pallet is a bit more muted. It’s whichever side you like!!

6txxss

changemyview_train

Change my view that The left's tendency to carelessly call people racist/sexist/bigoted has alienated and divided people while leading to actual racism rising in response in the form of the alt right This went on far before Trump ran for President. In 2012 for example, you had articles like this saying Mitt Romney was racist for saying that Obama "attacking success", which is a secret racist dog whistle. https://thedailybanter.com/2012/07/mitt-romney-and-the-deceptive-use-of-racist-language/ It has gotten to the point where very mainstream conservative commentators like Ben Shapiro, Heather Mac Donald (who wrote articles in the WSJ saying that more policing is beneficial to minority communities and as a result was attacked as a white supremacist), Christina Hoff Sommers, Jason Riley, etc. have faced very large protests to prevent them from speaking at college campuses, usually because they are deemed some variant of "hateful". Meanwhile, you have articles like this one saying things like "The future of life on the planet depends on bringing the 500-year rampage of the white man to a halt" while accusing people like Ben Carson and Ted Cruz of "white supremacist ideology". http://www.salon.com/2015/12/22/white_men_must_be_stopped_the_very_future_of_the_planet_depends_on_it_partner/ Many conservatives and advocates of cracking down on illegal immigration were also accused of anti-Latino racism. Stuff like this has resulted in many conservative white Americans who aren't particularly "privileged" or racist but support things like tougher border security feel alienated and under siege by the media and the left. The alt right and white nationalists capitalize on this with white identity politics, claiming white people are the true victims. Meanwhile, the media is like the boy who cried wolf; they cried "racist" for the past decade and now they barely have any trust when there are actual racists. _____ > *This is a footnote from the CMV moderators. We'd like to remind you of a couple of things. Firstly, please* ***read through our rules***. *If you see a comment that has broken one, it is more effective to report it than downvote it. Speaking of which,* ***downvotes don't change views****! Any questions or concerns? Feel free to* ***message us***. *Happy CMVing!*

Occam's Razor. Simple chain of events: There are and have always been racists in this country. The left calls them racists. Complicated chain of events: There used to be racists in this country. Then they all went away for some reason. Then the left started calling people racists even though they weren't. Then new racists suddenly poofed into existence, not because they hate minorities, but because they hate the mostly-white sjws who were calling people racists, but they decided to be racist against minorities instead of attacking those mostly-white sjws directly. Which is more likely?

I believe this is a result of the Right not being willing to acknowledge/self-assess. I think there's an insidious undertone of racial resentment that leadership in the Right has cultivated over the years (things like the Southern Strategy, "welfare queens", the war on drugs, "rapists and criminals"). I believe that this festered enough as an extreme view that a lot of the policies are still based in that, even though the average voter may not be racist. For example, voter id laws, at least here in NC, have been admitted to have been designed to disproportionately affect minorities. The Left calls the policy out for being racially biased and designed to disenfranchise black people. The Right rank and file, though, support this bill because they believe it will prevent voter fraud, the reasoning promoted by the leadership. These people will interpret the Left's attack personally and will begin to take up arguments similar to yours. I think the Left could do a better job in pointing out the racial dynamics of many policies rather than jumping to calling out racism. However, the Right brought this upon themselves by refusing to stop the growing influence of racist policies when it was still a fringe aspect. "You call all of us racists" fails to address the legitimate concerns of racism. It's like a boy cried wolf situation. The label may be overused without explanation, except that the Right refuses to acknowledge the wolf amidst them. Because it continues to go unaddressed, the Left will continue to vocalize opposition to racism, and the Right will continue to dismiss it, and so it goes.

yvlz85

asksciencefiction_train

[Lord of the Rings] Which members of the original Fellowship were virgins?

I question why you'd seek forbidden knowledge such as this, but I think it can be figured out with a bit of logic. Extramarital sex would've likely been viewed quite harshly in Middle Earth, much like any medieval society without access to easy contraception. So the unmarried members are unlikely to have done it. I'm also going to assume you're referring to the members of the Fellowship **before** their quest, not after it. Going member by member: * **Gandalf:** Not only was Gandalf "born" into the body of an old man, he's not even human, so we can't be sure he'd feel urges like that. *Virgin.* * **Legolas:** On the one hand, the fact that the elves of Mirkwood felt fine sending their prince off to possibly die fighting Sauron's forces implies that they had an heir to the throne, but since Legolas neither mentions siblings nor a wife, I can't be sure. *Unsure.* * **Gimli:** Gimli does become lord after the War of the Ring, but he was only distantly related to dwarven royalty before that point. He could've had a wife, but for how boastful he was I doubt Gimli wouldn't have mentioned her. *Virgin*. * **Aragorn:** This one's easy, since Aragorn is one of the only characters to have a love interest, and they don't get married until after the War of the Ring. *Virgin.* * **Boromir:** Boromir was 41 at the time of his death, and it would seem unfathomable to me that the eldest son of the steward of Gondor had no children or a wife, but if he had a wife she's never mentioned. *Probably virgin*. * **Frodo:** Frodo is highly unlikely to be married. *Virgin* * **Samwise:** Another easy one, since Sam only marries Rosie after the War of the Ring. *Virgin*. * **Merry:** Merry only gets married after the war, to a hobbit named Estella. *Virgin.* * **Pippin:** As above, to a hobbit named Diamond. *Virgin*. So by my estimation, everyone except for *potentially* Legolas and Boromir were virgins before the Fellowship formed, and afterwards everyone ended up marrying and having kids except for Frodo and Gandalf. I would appreciate if someone more versed in Tolkien lore came to correct me, however.

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xg0h27

booksuggestions_train

What are the best and longest fiction books you've read? What are some very good and very long fiction books? All genres and subject matter are fine.

{Shogun} is my favorite epic. Exciting and beautiful

The Count of Monte Cristo, for sure. Robin Buss translation. 11/22/63 by Stephen king East of Eden by Steinbeck

o0pn83

ifyoulikeblank_train

If I like the band Third Eye Blind, what else would I like? I especially like their Self Titled Album. I’m looking for more alternative rock music like theirs, any suggestions? I really enjoyed the kind of muffled sounding guitar in the song The Background, if anyone knows of any songs similar to that.

Third Eye Blind was the first cd I ever bought back in the 90s. They hold a special place in my heart, so nothing has ever really matched them in my mind for the sake of nostalgia, but I do have a couple suggestions. * Typhoon - newer band, but with meaningful songs and great orchestral rock sound. It's not exactly the same, but it's the closest sound I've found that gave me the same feeling. Hope you enjoy. Check out "Young Fathers" https://youtu.be/Cg4c0RA2DJQ or "Prosthetic Love" https://youtu.be/7hneF9Iu71g * Matchbox 20 - similar 90s band, songs are a little more light-hearted * Barenaked Ladies - same as MB20 but even more light-hearted * Eve 6, Better Than Ezra, Everclear, Marcy Playground - my 4 runner-ups. Entertaining, but just a bit more generic 90s than the others. They actually probably "sound" similar to 3EB but they don't really give me the same meaningful feeling, ya know?

Try from here: > Deepthroat Love - O > Heavy - Ran, Karl Kling > War Is Coming - Carseat Headrest > Lost At Sea - Dawg Yawp > Makin Excuses - Mister Heavenly

vzl2fc

explainlikeimfive_train

Explain like I'm five years old: What do artists mean when they talk about rendering? I hear the term "rendering" thrown around in both traditional and digital art communities like it's some sort of buzzword, but I've never gotten a clear explanation as to what it means.

Depending on the medium the artist works in, rendering can mean different things. If you work with a classic medium, such as charcoal, paint, or pencils, rendering is using shadows and highlights to give your artwork a 3D effect. If I want to draw a ball, I could just draw a circle on a page, but if I want the ball to look round then I will leave the ball white where the light hits it, then make a gradient that gets darker and darker and you get away from the light spot, then I'll draw a shadow underneath the circle. If you work in a digital medium, rendering is the output function used to make your artwork look good. The more things you have in your file, the longer it will take the computer to render your artwork. You can put "lights" into the project you are working on to make your project look real. For instance, if I make a haunted house for a video game, I could set up one light to act like the sun and light everything up, or I could add a bunch of spot lights to light up certain windows. It takes a lot of computing power to make those lights, so while I'm in "editing" mode, you won't see the lights. When I'm ready to show off my work, I'd use the render function to create an image where you see how the lights make my building look more realistic.

Exporting your final work from the software you created it in. I doubt people who work with paints are using it in that sense. You can 'render' a scene as in creating a 'rendition' but that's a different usage to "make computer spit out a file'.