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irpws | askscience_train | 0.91 | I'm no computer expert, so forgive me if this is a ridiculous question: What would happen if computers switched to trinary instead of binary? I don't know if this is even possible, but what if, instead of just 0's and 1's representing off and on, computers understood 0's 1's and 2's for off, half-way on, and completely on. Would that speed things up? Make hard-drives able to hold more data, etc? | c266106 | c265hux | 1,310,913,320 | 1,310,900,263 | 4 | 2 | The Soviets actually designed one called Setun and actually manufactured 50 of them. Interesting stuff! | One of the advantages of binary is that a binary digit corresponds nicely to a Boolean truth value. If you had AND, OR and NOT gates accepting ternary digits as input, what would their truth tables look like? Higher level languages often introduce a NULL or "I don't know" value, but this does not turn out to be very useful at the level of basic logic gates. Still, it would be an interesting exercise to design an architecture around balanced ternary with +1=TRUE, -1=FALSE and 0=UNKNOWN as the possible inputs to all the logic gates. | 1 | 13,057 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | null | null | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
qat5m1 | askculinary_train | 0.89 | I'm looking for a dessert with the softness of cheesecake and the crunchiness of potato chips Now, I know what you're thinking: what in the heck kind of nutty idea is that? But, I thought about: what if you combine a soft, more creamy, sweet dessert (like cheesecake) with something as crunchy as potato chips (not necessarily salty though) in one dessert like cake or something of that nature? I'm sadly no innovator in the kitchen, I don't have enough culinary background to make something like that on my own or even know what ingredients to use, nor have I ever heard of a dessert like that (I spent a good while googling for something that would fit my description but to no avail). Does anyone know of anything that could be similar to what I described? I imagined the crunchy part would be thin, maybe flaky, but not quite like puff pastry, I presume... And lastly, I hope I'm not breaking any rules. I read that we should avoid asking for recipes, but I hope it's specific (and bizarre) enough of a question that it's alright to ask! And that it doesn't count as brainstorming, this is... a bit confusing, not going to lie. But I don't wish to offend anyone and of course I'll go ask in another sub if this is not the right place. | hh5qn4j | hh5fbuj | 1,634,593,483 | 1,634,588,078 | 12 | 11 | Portuguese egg custard tarts, mmmm | I'm Greek and we eat this and it is amazing. Only thing is I'm on a shitty phone and can't get the link dealy-o working, but copy/paste? If all else fails Google "ekmek" recipes :) https://www.mygreekdish.com/recipe/greek-ekmek-kataifi-recipe-custard-and-whipped-cream-pastry-with-syrup/ | 1 | 5,405 | 1.090909 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | null | null | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
su98g1 | askengineers_train | 0.93 | What would you like to get when you start with a new company? I’m working in our onboarding experience program. Is there any branded swag you’ve gotten that left an impression, or some procedure you think every company should follow when bringing on a new engineer? | hx944db | hx96c28 | 1,645,061,991 | 1,645,062,974 | 5 | 144 | I really like it when there is arranged cross functional intro meetings with people across the company. For swag, it always really sticks with me when a piece of deaf is actually nice, high quality thing I want to own. Doesn't have to be big an expensive, just quality. Like others have said though, clear expectations, and work honestly. All of my jobs I've shown up to and was basically told, go find good things to do | I HATE cheap branded crap. I would rather not get anything than cheap junk I immediately throw away. | 0 | 983 | 28.8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 5 | null | null | 7 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
sb66vb | changemyview_train | 0.81 | CMV: The sex scene in Marvel Studio’s Eternals did not add anything to the film, and in fact detracted from it Minor spoilers for the film follow: just under an hour into the film, there is a sequence showing two characters falling in love - one professes his desire to a third character who tells him to pursue it, which he does. They spend time together doing various activities, they hold hands, he professes his love to her. Then there is a brief sex scene, with no nudity, where they say “I love you”, then it cuts to a wedding scene. I would submit that the sex scene adds nothing to the film - the intent of the entire sequence, to show them falling in love, was achieved without it; the scene itself is dimly lit and amounts to little more than him lying on top of her; the dialogue within the scene could have been said in any scenario, not just a sex scene; and the “woah!” effect of the scene being in a Marvel Studios title interrupts the viewers’ suspension of disbelief. Additionally, I would argue it is the only scene that many parents would take issue with when showing the film to their children. Marvel Cinematic Universe fans often skew younger, and this scene makes Eternals a complicated film to show them. Happy to have my mind changed, though! | htyofe2 | htybbhs | 1,642,989,501 | 1,642,984,036 | 5 | 3 | The scene is showing that they are more human than machine. One of the things that people completely skip over in this film when criticising it, is that it is a story about what makes us human. They are made in our image, and symbolize many aspects of humanity. The fact that they are actually synthetic beings further begs this question, what makes us human, and what makes them not human? The point of the sex scene at this particular moment, has followed the build up of showing us that they are above us, are the reason we are safe, are much more powerful than us. We have watched them display extra-human capabilities for a large portion of the film, and right as we are at a climax and (iirc) about to find out that they are in fact synthetic, we are shown them in the most stripped back, primal, and basic human form we can imagine, I.e., the very polite sex scene. We now see they are capable of love, intimacy, right down to physical longing, only to find out that they are infact, not human. Did they develop those traits by being around us? Did they have those traits innate inside of them? Is it a quality if intelligent beings to find love through romantic attachment? These questions are left with us for the rest of the film, as we wonder if these two characters are being human, of not. Which lead us to the peak of the film, where they effectively face off against eachother, with opposing morals on whether to side with humanity, or their creators. We are supposed to feel that Icarus has betrayed his found humanity by siding with the celestial, he is not only betraying us and the Eternals, but betraying what he has become, his own humanity. And it leaves us with questions in and of itself, but the sex scene, at that part of the film, is the end if a sequence showing them falling deeper and deeper into becoming human. It ends with them in the most basic instinctual human state, and then both characters unravel from there. I am by no means saying this film makes all the right decisions, I have many problems with it, but this is definitely not one of them. And for younger viewers, it is not even the most explicit scene in the MCU, and shows earnestly and politely a very intimate part of what makes us human, but not only that, how that bond can be betrayed, and how important it is. | It’s hard to compare that scene to the rest of the movie because everything was meaningless and not thought out with way too many stupid reasonings for the characters to do what they did. The sex scene made more sense than anything else and it would be a better movie of that was the only scene. All other intentions were stupid, and I mean stupidd, platitudes backed by their plot forwarding reasonings filled with holes in their logic. Sex? That’s something that they don’t have to fold the audience’s brains in half hotdog style to get me on board with understanding the incentives of. | 1 | 5,465 | 1.666667 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | null | null | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
dvsmnv | askengineers_train | 0.95 | I made an podcast for engineers, can anyone give some feedback? I convinced my company to allow me to make a podcast for engineers. We support and sell CAD and simulation tools, 3D Printers, and engineering services. So it had to be around those topics, though not a product pitch. Just sort of entertainment and ideas of the future the evolve from them. I've made 2 episodes so far. I'm trying to tie in thinking from other fields to engineering as well as a bit of history, two episodes isn't enough to fully develop my style or process yet, but I haven't received much feedback outside our company. If anyone is willing, can you give me some feedback? The first episode ties together marketing, engineering and 3D printing. The second episode is about getting the most out of your design data, thinking of it as a raw material that can be recycled in different ways. A couple of questions I have: Do you like how the ideas are presented? Is there a preferred length of an episode? I will have guests on future episodes, but do you like the "monologue" style? Is there any specific topic you're interested in me covering? It's my preference to give people episodes that they can share internally to gain common ground on where things are going, so any thoughts on differing arguments about engineering in your organization is helpful. For those interested in giving feedback, the podcast can be found at: http://www.buzzsprout.com/603703 it's also on Spotify, iHeartRadio , Stitcher ,and Apple Compared to sales, marketing, leadership, etc, there is a significant lack of podcasts that help engineers untangle issues of where their field is heading. I'd like to make this one great, though I prefer writing engineering "stories", rather than technical lectures. I'd like to hear thoughts on that as well. Thank you for any feedback in advance. | f7fg8mz | f7f6cu3 | 1,573,678,739 | 1,573,673,361 | 21 | 2 | Don't target a particular length, you aren't on the radio. Make them as long as the topic requires and no longer. | Thanks for sharing. I will be listening to this tomorrow on my drive to work. I'm still studying engineering, so it's good to hear stuff that's not just textbook. | 1 | 5,378 | 10.5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | null | null | 3 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
l9ofw0 | askdocs_train | 0.91 | Why does it seem like some questions on here get avoided? 23 male. Not mine really but others I’ve followed, just seems like some questions always get a lot of doctor answers (blood result interpretation etc) where others it just seems like no attention. For example people asking about recurring infections, a ton of people ask about lymph nodes that they’ve had enlarged for months or years and they get no response. Stuff like that, genetic questions etc. I get there’s subspecialties but I just can’t help but feel a little frustration for those people when it seems like just want some info not a diagnosis and they always seem to get ignored. | glj90fk | glj5hwr | 1,612,135,899 | 1,612,134,205 | 20 | 12 | To be honest it’s a lot of redundant questions and a ton of hypochondriacs. I don’t see lymphs for years being ignored but do see I have a swollen lymph omg it’s cancer being ignored. | I’ve noticed they really like to answer questions about vaccines lol. It’s really kind that they spend their time answering any though. It’s like doing work on your personal time for free. | 1 | 1,694 | 1.666667 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | null | null | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
p6g60d | askbaking_train | 0.97 | An atypical question for this subreddit :) Fellow bakers: do you bake your own cakes for your birthday? Since I started making cakes I always make my own! I am curious how everyone else is: do you make your own cake? | h9d9kbv | h9ejzwm | 1,629,255,688 | 1,629,291,330 | 6 | 10 | I bake my own! There isn’t any bakeries where I live but even if there was I’d still want to make my own as I get to go crazy with it (this year was biscoff cake with layers of crushed biscoff, cookie butter, salted caramel and a middle layer of cheesecake!) I also bake my coworkers a birthday cake every year so they usually buy me a Dairy Queen cake or grocery store one so that I get to receive a cake too :). | I do most of the baking here, but my husband has made a tradition of making me an angel food strawberry shortcake for my birthday. Since my birthday is in November, it means finding decent fresh strawberries. He’s pulled it off for 40 years. | 0 | 35,642 | 1.666667 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | null | null | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
gotajc | askacademia_train | 0.97 | What secret unspoken reasons did your hiring committee choose one candidate over another? Grant writing potential? Color of skin? Length of responses? Interview just a formality so the nepotism isn't as obvious? We all know it exists, but perhaps not specifically. Any details you'd like to share about yours? | fri2m3o | fri97n8 | 1,590,191,481 | 1,590,195,440 | 111 | 147 | We were deciding between two candidates. One was a postdoc with an impressive set of publications and grants working at an prestigious university. The other was an assistant professor on the tenure track at a teaching-focused institution with far less publications and no grants. No issues with fit for either one and both were hoping to move to the area for family reasons. Our chair (who wasn't on the committee but was advising) wrote in that he'd prefer to restart the search before giving it to the postdoc. His reasoning? That the postdoc wouldn't be happy long-term at our R2. We ended up selecting the assistant professor and will have to see how it works out, but the postdoc still doesn't have a job. I assume other interviews/offers may have been pulled due to covid. It's tough out there, even for really qualified candidates. | I've been on over two dozen search committees at multiple schools over the years. In my experience they've all not only been fair, but pretty transparent as well. Every one has been an open, international search, and while we've had a few internal candidates none of them ever made the shortlist. The one thing I have seen complicate decisions has been a desire for gender balance-- like all-male departments hoping to hire a female (or the opposite, which we've had too). You obviously can't write that into an ad but it happens all the time. That aside, I've had no interference from deans and as a frequent department chair have not interfered myself. That said, there have been *plenty* of reasons we've dropped people based on their applications or interview performance. For example, I've seen dozens of lawyers apply for academic jobs saying they "would like a change of pace and a lighter workload" and suggesting that since they have a JD and read a few books they'd be great professors. Those are always good for a laugh. Then there were the ones who said overtly sexist or even racist things during their on-campus interviews. Or the guy who we took to dinner with several faculty, ordered a nice steak dinner but told them not to bring anything but the meat, and proceeded to talk about comic books for two hours (and only comic books) despite repeated efforts to bring the conversation around to his research and/or teaching interests (neither of which were related to comic books). | 0 | 3,959 | 1.324324 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | null | null | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
y1886u | askculinary_train | 0.85 | I can't even have a cookware set that isn't a disaster, please help. Stainless steel gets recommended, but its a disaster. Even with butter/oil/spray, shit sticks on medium heat. Shit burns on medium heat. Washing them is a pain in the ass. Just the thought of attempting eggs or pancakes in a steel pan gives me the chills. The fine thin layer of overcooked batter or egg makes it impossible to flip. When I use "lots" of butter or spray, sure the first batch of pancakes turns out ok. But the second you try to cook a 2nd pancake, it sticks. And if I reapply butter/spray, it seems to burn or build up and turn into a brownish liquid that stains the food and doesn't work as well as the first application. Each round of lube gets progressively less and less effective. I have to wipe the pan out and almost let it cool down after each item gets cooked. Teflon - Can't use metal on it, understood. However the plastic pieces I have seem to "melt." So I can never use them on high heat. Example, making stir-fry erodes the edge of my plastic spatula. When I go to wash it, there is a small layer on the spatula lip that's melted down/shaved off...kind of like a pencil shaving. Sometimes I find the plastic spatula pieces in my food. Cast iron - I have 2 of them and only break them out for special items like steak or meats. Simple items still stick to them. I've posted the pictures of them to /r/castiron and nobody could tell if they're well seasoned or not. If simple items do not stick, they have this weird char speckle all over them. The eggs come out swirly black from whatever weird residue was left behind the last time. Usually they just stick. So I am looking for appropriate cookware set and cooking utensils that even I can not fuck up. Or at least advice on why my cookware now seems to fail me, or why I am failing them. | irwcbas | irvvfgj | 1,665,501,055 | 1,665,493,641 | 186 | 2 | It really sounds like part of your issue is that you're just cooking on way too high of a heat. Stainless steel: your butter/spray is turning into a "brownish liquid" - it's burning. Try making your eggs or pancakes on a heat setting that's several notches down from what you're using now. Teflon: your plastic spatulas are melting - your heat is too high. You shouldn't be using teflon/non stick at such high heat anyway. Turn it wayyyyy down. Use a different pan for your stir fry. And get some metal spatulas. Cast iron: "weird char speckle", eggs come out "swirly black" - you're not cleaning the pan well enough. It sounds like what you're getting in your food is burned food residue from the last time you cooked. Get a little chain scrubby and a drop of dish soap and scrub the insides of your cast iron until it feels smooth. When that's done, dry it *thoroughly*, then take a drop of vegetable oil and wipe the inside with a paper towel. You want to wipe out as much of the oil as possible, the metal should just have a sheen to it. | > I've posted the pictures of them to /r/castiron and nobody could tell if they're well seasoned or not It doesn't look like your post exists. | 1 | 7,414 | 93 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | null | null | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
2xgxh4 | askculinary_train | 0.83 | How do I introduce exotic and ethnic flavors to someone who has a very underdeveloped palate without scaring them off? I've recently taken over cooking duties for me and my boyfriend. He is a "meat and potatoes" guy, and I am not. I know he is willing to try new thinks and basically has no choice but to eat what I make, but I am worried that I might scare him off. I love intense flavours, I use a lot of seasoning and I am not afraid of curries or spices. My brother and father were similar to my boyfriend and after years of slowly trying different things, they eventually started liking a bit of variation. But it took a lot of time and a lot of coercion. Is there any method I could use to get him into these food more quickly? What are some recipes with mild ethnic/exotic flavors that I could start off with? Has anyone been in a situation like this before? What was the outcome? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! | cp0axf9 | cp00cih | 1,425,164,098 | 1,425,141,995 | 8 | 6 | In my mind, there is a big difference between someone who is inexperienced with food and someone who is a picky eater. Sounds like your BF is the former, as was my husband. My husband grew up in a meat and potatoes family.... while I come from a family of world traveling foodies. When we first got together, it started with me getting a more adventurous dish when we went out and then encouraging him to taste it. He almost always would taste what I offered and frequently really liked it. Soon I began to introduce these kinds of flavors at home. He was always willing to try it and our "deal" was that he HAD to be honest if he didn't like something. I wouldn't be allowed to be offended and he wouldn't be allowed to hide his opinions. This really helped. His family just never tried untraditional things, so he had no experience. To give you an idea, we took his brothers (ages 13,15, and 18) out for their first chinese food.... like your basic take-out chinese food. This is how basic their food choices were. My husband found that he did really like most of the "weird" things I liked. I know there are a few things that he simply won't eat and I avoid them. But for the most part, it was very easy to bring him up to speed. TL;DR - Inexperienced doesn't mean picky. Communicate and work together on this "project." He probably will like more than you expect. | Mexican food? As in, street tacos or adobado or other non-tex-mex foods. Exotic pizza. I've made Thai chicken pizza which went over well. Indian food that has familiar ingredients, like potatoes. Make aloo gobi perhaps. Chinese food. Make it similar to American style if he likes that, then start incorporating new ingredients like Chinese broccoli with beef. If he doesn't know if he likes Chinese now, maybe start with beef & broccoli or cashew chicken to see if he likes those. Good luck. | 1 | 22,103 | 1.333333 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | null | null | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
bkpskm | askhr_train | 0.98 | What are your best 'fake it till you make it' tips for climbing the corporate ladder? | emiyn1y | emixdbw | 1,557,013,954 | 1,557,012,956 | 65 | 4 | I've worked for a couple of different very large companies so I'll highlight a few things I've noticed in most people who moved up quickly. However, I will say that "fake it till you make it" applies more to a current circumstance (hired in for a job you're underqualified for, certain social situation)... these tips are just general advice if you want to "climb" the corporate ladder. In all the places I've worked for it was easy to identify people who just wanted to get promoted for the sake of getting promoted and who were overconfident (read: arrogant). * Be an above average performer, but you don't need to be the best unless you're going a specific technical route... in that case no "shortcuts" will reliably get you up. * Take on as many leadership roles as you can in a helpful way. It doesn't have to be anything crazy or an actual position, a lot of times these opportunities arise when no one wants to do a certain task and you take the initiative. * Get involved in cross-functional projects if possible and/or get visibility to people beyond your direct supervisor. * Do, however, make it known to your boss that you're interested in growth opportunities if you are competent. * Have informational chats when appropriate with people in areas you're interested in or want to get a better understanding of. | Networking. But while trying to avoid brown nosing. | 1 | 998 | 16.25 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | null | null | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
mi796m | askbaking_train | 0.99 | What extracts do you think are worth it? So vanilla extract is probably the most famous extract. But there are a lot of other extracts out there. What extracts do you think are good to have, and how do you use them? | gt44gmw | gt3yn88 | 1,617,341,335 | 1,617,336,943 | 33 | 23 | I see a lot of almond extracts here and now I’m feeling so confused over my distaste of it. Am I the only one?! | I like almond extract. I put it in whipped cream instead of vanilla, for example for peach cobbler. | 1 | 4,392 | 1.434783 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 10 | null | null | 1 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
92yr8f | askengineers_train | 0.92 | Mechanical Engineers, what industry do you work in? Do you like it? What kind of tools and softwares do you use? | e3a34j8 | e39out4 | 1,532,937,589 | 1,532,916,893 | 6 | 3 | I was an engineer for 12 years and now I'm selling antiques "temporarily" but I don't want to go back. Even though I'm making a lot less money. I hate engineering. Long hours and high blood pressure. Marital havoc, kids growing up never seeing you at home. A workplace eerily similar to Dilbert. No real design, you're just a glorified drafter and data-entry person now. No real chance to advance, you just do drafting and data entry until your wages rise to a certain point, then they fire you and find someone cheaper. Well...you can advance out of engineering and become a manager. Then you get to enforce this whole shitshow. Tools? We'd be best served if all the tools broke suddenly. Then we'd have to quickly come to grips with what we were actually doing. The typical engineer's skill set is 65% workarounds for buggy software and 25% office political ability. Balance possibly design ability, but if it is, you'll never advance very far. It's time all of us stopped thinking in terms of "I am an engineer" and asking ourselves if we were actually doing engineering. Because I will tell you what, my friends, looking at the world out there and using its products and goods, I am not sure I or anyone else for the last 20 or 30 years has been doing any engineering.... | I work in the filtration industry reverse engineering filters. I use solidworks and excel, and it's a cool company and it's a pretty nice job. | 1 | 20,696 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 | null | null | 1 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
l7wqbo | askbaking_train | 1 | Do you use melted chocolate or cocoa powder for your brownies? I'm currently on the hunt for the perfect brownie recipe and most of the recipes (about 70%) use cocoa powder instead of melted chocolate. What are the benefits of using cocoa powder instead of melted chocolate? Which ingredient do you prefer? I've also found a few recipes that use both, what's your opinion on that? | glbrpfw | glap2n0 | 1,611,975,572 | 1,611,957,374 | 11 | 6 | Both! I use mostly melted dark chocolate and a small amount of dark cocoa powder. | The “best brownies” is very subjective. Some like cakey, some want gooey, some want dense, some like it very sweet where others want dark chocolate flavor. I’d recommend trying a few recipes, then deciding which one you like the best. From there you can change the type of chocolate (70% to 85%, dutch process vs not, adding chips, changing how long it’s baked, etc). If you want to add cocoa powder instead of chocolate, I’d recommend increasing the amount of butter or oil in the recipe to compensate for the fat/moisture in the chocolate. | 1 | 18,198 | 1.833333 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | null | null | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
yg454z | askengineers_train | 0.88 | What did you do to improve your communication skills. I feel like I confuse people a lot when I explain something to others. | iu8tzw5 | iu6qzia | 1,667,050,376 | 1,667,000,884 | 9 | 7 | One thing to remember is that no one knows what you're talking about when you first start talking, especially if you are initiating conversation/ discussion. So always set up what you're talking about. What project, what problem, what solution you're trying to get to. I have colleagues that just start rambling about ideas in their heads and I have to tell them to slow down and start over with what they're talking about to begin with. Start with a broad overview before getting into the details and if it's not for a technical crowd, don't get too into the weeds. | Practice! Keep at it and you'll get better. Learn from others! Watch or listen to others giving technical explanations. What did they do or say that made you understand the material? Copy that! What did they do or say that was confusing or not understandable? Avoid that! | 1 | 49,492 | 1.285714 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | null | null | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
k0k09g | askbaking_train | 0.94 | Ordered 5lbs of chocolate chips for holiday cookie baking. Accidentally got mini chips instead of regular-sized. How should I use them up? I’m sure I could melt them to use for chocolate dipped cookies, the same as if use regular, but they just wouldn’t make the cut for some of the others that normally have full sized chips. What other ideas do you all have? | gdis2wq | gdk9gkj | 1,606,277,888 | 1,606,319,313 | 6 | 9 | How about truffles/ rum balls. Peppermint bark or candies made with molds. Chocolate coated apricots or other dried fruit. Chocolate spheres for hot chocolate, the list goes on and on! | The mini sized chips are great for cannoli filling/decorating or cannoli dip | 0 | 41,425 | 1.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | null | null | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
jcl1g1 | askacademia_train | 0.88 | My (undergrad) professor assigns 200 pages of readings a week and hasn't answered my last three emails :( I'm in a senior research seminar for my humanities major. The professor is someone I completely adore. I have, in fact, a bit of a crush on him. But he assigns so much in terms of readings - up to 250 pages a week but usually closer to 150. Do you guys think this is reasonable? Half of it is usually primary source material, half academic discourse, and then sometimes media pieces. So it's not like it's easy reading either. And then, and I'm not upset about it but it just makes me feel a bit embarrassed/rejected, he hasn't answered my last three emails! The first email was about something we were discussing in a meeting I had had with him. I thanked him for the meeting, sent him a picture which I had asked him a question about during the meeting, and commented about my interest in a memoir written by an academic he knows really well. No answer. That's fine, I guess, the email didn't have any action items. The second email was about my research proposal. I mentioned an author we had both been talking about, linked to a really interesting interview with him, and then asked the professor if he might be available to meet sometime in the next few days to help me refine some things for my research proposal, which would be due the following week. No answer. Ouch! I was really embarrassed. After this, when I went to class, I was a bit quiet. He noticed, and he was like, you're quiet today. have you done the readings? I was like yeah, of course I have. He said, so what's going on? I didn't say much. But I was actually a bit hurt that he hadn't been answering any of my emails, and I was also really tired... Anyways, I sent the third email a few days ago. In the email, I explained that I've always done the readings, all of them, take them really seriously, annotate extensively (my annotations document is about 70 pages now!), and then I mentioned that I find upwards of 200 pages of readings to be challenging (something all the classmates and I had agreed on - they were just too afraid to broach it with him), but that I still appreciated the readings and learned so much from them, and would even miss them after this class is over. I also asked if he assigns about this much in his grad classes. A few weeks ago, he'd said that I could take a grad class with him, so that's why I asked about that. No answer! I don't know what to do. Why isn't he answering any of my emails?? | g948goe | g94k425 | 1,602,952,979 | 1,602,959,155 | 3 | 5 | Emails are good for setting up office hour appointments and little else. | This load is normal for humanities, and seems a little low for me tbh. It's a load I normally give to 2 and 3rd years, depending on the subject. What's the content of your email? As a professor I don't answer email that read rude, whiny, or entitled. If you are complaining about a perfectly normal amount of work I would ignore those too. Email1. A summary of a reunion could be noted, and doesn't need an answer. Email2. Probably missed it, or didn't even looked the remitent (for what you say he told you in class), just saw a student asking for unpaid extra time he doesn't have. Email3. Complain about the load, not worth answering. I teach 12 groups, that's a total of about 500 students, on top of my research, my tutoring group, and mandatory training my uni is giving us for the new normality. Emails right now are hard, and sometimes they fall in cracks, it's not personal. Do you really NEED his attention? Or what do you need the answer to? | 0 | 6,176 | 1.666667 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | null | null | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
uintp7 | changemyview_train | 0.95 | CMV: Professors and teachers should allow students to receive their tests back to see what they had wrong or right I get that students can copy answers and give them to next year's class, but the risk of that or effort of writing new questions is worth it. Tests are supposed to be a tool to enhance learning, not just a measure of progress. Feedback on exams have always been my go-to way to see how well I knew the material; when it's unavailable, I'm unable to correct specific problems in my learning and am left wondering what I didn't know. Obviously, if one were consistently failing their exams, they'd be better off just studying everything over again. But within a certain range, knowing exactly what one needs to work on is invaluable. | i7dun7t | i7dqjgg | 1,651,722,523 | 1,651,720,388 | 4 | 3 | Wish my university did this for final exams. We only get marks back for everything else. | >Tests are supposed to be a tool to enhance learning, not just a measure of progress. Tests and exams are actually primarily a measure of progress. The fact that they are also useful as a tool for learning is lucky, but you have other tools for that. I agree that feedback on tests and exams is excellent as a tool for learning *how to pass tests and exams*, but is that really what education should be all about? FWIW, I, personally, agree that you should be provided with past year or sample tests and exams, and you should have at least some access to the marked tests and exams you've just completed, but I do understand the reasons some educators are hesitant to allow that. | 1 | 2,135 | 1.333333 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | null | null | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
e9nc9u | askculinary_train | 0.94 | How do you cook your Korean bbq? I always just make it in a frying pan when I'm home but im looking to get a small indoor grill or bbq plate so the juice drips out. Probably a grill plate cause it's a lot cheaper lol What do you guys use to cook your Korean bbq? | fam39lw | fakjh88 | 1,576,195,027 | 1,576,168,173 | 3 | 2 | I usually marinate overnight, and then cook on a charcoal grill | I tried a few of those bbq / grill plate things but I disliked that they were much harder to clean up. I just go with a butane burner and a pan now. Why waste the juices and fat, prep some veggies and let them cook in the delicious meat liquid. Of course you can grill it but I'm assuming you're talking about tabletop preparation. | 1 | 26,854 | 1.5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | null | null | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
uxpf8v | askculinary_train | 0.96 | Do you guys refrigerate your soy sauces? (Light, Dark, etc) I know they all say refrigerate after opening, but I see a lot of people who keep them in their cupboards. Is there a noticeable dip in quality if you don’t refrigerate them? It would be much more convenient if I didn’t have to waste valuable fridge real estate on a bunch of various soy sauce bottles. | i9z6syh | i9zs6xa | 1,653,508,475 | 1,653,517,511 | 18 | 154 | Definitely not. In fact, I have a large jug of soy sauce that sits in the pantry, from which I refill the soy sauce dispenser in the kitchen as needed. I'm sure that jug sits for many months before it's empty. | I remember kenji doing a double blind test and all of them said that the refrigerated soy sauce after something like 3 months tasted better. Definitely don't have to worry about it going bad but if I'm snagging a more expensive finishing soy sauce I keep it in the fridge, kikkoman goes in the pantry. | 0 | 9,036 | 8.555556 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | null | null | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
r1nv1y | askvet_train | 0.9 | My dog is high My friend left a 1000 milligram THC brownie and my dog ate it. She is a 4 pound female shitzu and I don’t know what to do. She keeps blacking out and wobbling. She has been like this for a couple hours now. She through up an hour after eating it and hasn’t had any fluids or food for a couple hours. Please help | hlzz2go | hlzurtl | 1,637,816,733 | 1,637,814,459 | 198 | 58 | THC + chocolate = vet NOW! | You should have her assessed on an emergent basis. | 1 | 2,274 | 3.413793 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | null | null | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
xzyxxf | askhistorians_train | 0.91 | Why are women in ancient Greek myths often depicted as equals, while they had clearly less rights in real life? My main example of this are Athena and Artemis. They were both independent women without a husband and were responsible for male dominated domains, hunting and warfare. Athena is often depicted with spear, helmet and shield, which a respectable greek woman would never wear. This also applies to other cultures like Egypt or the Germanic/Nordic cultures. In my understanding the mythological world did not reflect the real life society, wich makes no sense. Sorry if there is some strange grammar, my english is a bit rusty. | irqn5rl | irqmw6d | 1,665,391,300 | 1,665,391,053 | 42 | 11 | This has come up a few times This answer from /u/mythoplokos is the most relevant one: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/dfet6o/how_come_some_of_the_most_important_greek_gods/ But also check this one from /u/JoshoBrouwers https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/gg37qo/why_was_one_of_the_greek_gods_of_war_female/fpzrefh/ And this one from /u/UndercoverClassicist https://old.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/gwfece/several_ancient_polytheistic_religions_like_in/fswmox6/ | You might be interested in these massive lists of earlier answers on the topic by u/jelvijns7 and u/Bucketshelpme, and also this answer by u/Iphikrates | 1 | 247 | 3.818182 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | null | null | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
ro4cfk | askculinary_train | 0.78 | Does anyone have experience with a 2:1 (flour:fat) Roux? So I’m making a pot pie tomorrow (smoked goose, smoked pork belly, and beef) and it’s gonna be rather full of meat so I’d like to try to maximize the “hold together” of my gravy. I’ve used a 3:1 roux before (John Besh grillades recipe) and had great results, but that gravy set up more viscous than what I want here. The 3:1 roux is pretty neat btw, has the consistency of wet sand. Anyone used a 2:1 roux before? What’s she like? She cool? I’m looking for something that will hold the pie together well as it sets but still behave closer a regular gravy when hot. Willing to sacrifice some sauciness for structure. | hpx4zoe | hpwu3so | 1,640,443,712 | 1,640,436,066 | 14 | 2 | Ok so the ratio of flour to fat doesn’t actually matter. Instead, the amount of flour matters. You can make a 1:1 roux, but if you make 2x as much it’s gonna have the same thickening power as a 2x1 roux. Because the amount of flour is the same. I personally prefer 1:1 roux because I think the end product comes out creamier, but to each their own. | ideally actually what you’re looking for in terms of maintaining a structure when cold and normal gravy fluidity when cooked is a gelatinous property more so than the hold of your roux. I will say the thickness will defiantly aid that structure but you don’t want to risk making your gravy a paste more than a sauce. My first port of call would be to extract as much gelatine and collagen from the bones of your stock, and perhaps work in some more gelatine if you’re looking for a firm structure. Set and test small amounts. | 1 | 7,646 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | null | null | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
yff9gr | askengineers_train | 0.96 | Is there an official term for a thing which starts to work after you hit it? | iu4kcja | iu3rvy1 | 1,666,967,743 | 1,666,952,513 | 5 | 4 | There is a difference between "starts to work" and "fixed." Rotating equipment that is stuck after a long period of disuse may indeed by fixed with a good whack. Run it for awhile and check maintenance requirements for lubricants. Often however "starting to work" is masking an underlying problem, for example a missing tooth on a flywheel that a starter Bendix drive with which can't engage. For electronics there is a loose or corroded connection and the device is most assuredly not fixed. There are some things that are sold broken. Microsoft Windows comes to mind. Any system that must periodically be turned off and on again is broken. | Impact Calibration | 1 | 15,230 | 1.25 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | null | null | 4 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
bfbblz | askculinary_train | 0.89 | Why do souffle recipes call for less egg yolks than egg whites? Probably many people's answer will be 'because more egg whites add more lift'. But my question is actually not 'why the extra egg white?', but rather 'why not use up all the egg yolks?' Why waste an egg yolk when I can just add that last egg yolk to the base sauce? At first I thought that maybe the extra egg yolk might cause the sauce to coagulate too much and hence impede the souffle's rise. So I tested it out in a side by side experiment where one souffle is made with all the egg yolks and the other souffle made with less egg yolks. I found that they both rose to the same height and seemed to taste the same. | elckyss | elcpjsb | 1,555,769,424 | 1,555,772,865 | 8 | 26 | There are so many things that use just egg yolks in cooking that it’s often really useful to have them around. If you’re trying to use whole eggs rather than have anything left over go ahead and proceed as you did before, as you said, it works well enough. I doubt your result was quite as light as it could have been, but over mixing the one with fewer yolks could easily create similar enough results. When I make soufflé I use the yolks for topping steak tartare, a creme brûlée, whip up a quick creme anglaise, or make some sweet crust pastry and freeze it. You can also add them to cheese sauce for a richer mac and cheese, or mashed potatoes. Just because you’re not using it all up in one recipe doesn’t mean you need to waste it. | I don’t think I’ve seen a convincing answer yet. For my money it’s like this... In the professional kitchens I’ve worked in, you don’t start with eggs in shells (except for some purposes). You start with liquid yolk and white. That was even the case before the common commercial production of liquid egg when eggs arrived in shells... the apprentice’s first job was to separate all the eggs for the whole day’s production. Now the yolk is far more valuable than the white, so you are only going to put in the minimum required to acquire the texture you need. For a home chef it makes sense to use all the yolk available if you’re starting with whole eggs, but most recipes aren’t designed that way. | 0 | 3,441 | 3.25 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | null | null | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
6e54g2 | explainlikeimfive_train | 0.88 | Explain like I'm five years old: When you buy a piece of clothing from a name brand such as Nike, Calvin Klein, or even Dolce and Gabbana, are the actual materials and product quality better than something from Walmart, or are you only paying for the branding? | di7ys0k | di7uv2o | 1,496,141,019 | 1,496,129,500 | 132 | 61 | I can personally attest that the quality is better for at least some name brands. I'll use denim jeans as an example. I've owned cheap jeans from various brands for most of my life. They weren't too small or too tight. But they tend to rip, fray, and dimple a lot more. Buttons tend to pop off, zippers don't stay zipped, and visually speaking, you can see that the quality is lower. You can also tell that the fabric is a lot thinner. They look a lot more worn out over all, and it happens a lot sooner. Then, I saved up for a pair of premium denim jeans. I've owned them for 4 or 5 years, and I'm just now starting to see signs of wear, but *nothing* like I've seen with cheap denim. When you touch the fabric, you can both feel and see that the quality of the fabric is miles above cheap denim. The color is richer and doesn't fade, the denim is heavier, and it doesn't pill or dimple. They fit better, they are more comfortable, and they look nicer. There are no unraveling threads, the zipper still works flawlessly, and I've had no problems at all. No holes, no rips, nothing. I've never owned a pair of jeans like this. They just do not compare to lousy, cheap jeans I've owned in the past. I don't think this is a special case, either. This happens across the board, with all types of clothing. It's no guarantee, and I'm sure there are exceptions to the rule. But many times, you are in fact paying for quality. | It will depend, but I have a couple of anecdotes from clients: One guy with long experience in the textile industry: Do you know the difference between a Lacoste polo shirt and the [generic brand] brand you're wearing? Me: The material, the work, the... Guy with long experience in the textile industry: The Crocodile Another told me of a business trip to Vietnam (IIRC), where he was taken to a textile factory. He bought about 10 shirts for the equivalent of 10 EUR each and was very happy with his purchase because, if sent to Europe, those shirts would have been embroidered with the logos of Calvin Klein, Yves St. Laurent, etc. and then sold at least 10 times more expensive. | 1 | 11,519 | 2.163934 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 3 | null | null | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
qox7h1 | askengineers_train | 0.95 | What happened to the quality of engineering drawings ? (Canada) I work the public sector in western Canada and what happened to the quality of engineering drawing submissions from private consultants ? Whether it be me or my colleagues in crown corporations, municipalities, the province, etc. compared to 5 - 10+ years ago you'd think the quality of drawings would only increase but no. Proper CAD drafted civil site plans, vertical profiles, existing Vs proposed conditions plans, etc. were standard. Now we get garbage submissions, I mean okay I'll try to be a bit nicer, we get very rough sketches or even a google earth image with some lines. I get the desire to want to save time and costs on engineering but I don't even know how a contractor would price and do the work off these sketches. And seriously proper drawings only takes a drafter a few hours. Contractors always complain about government agencies and municipalities taking a long time on approvals but given the garbage submissions they're providing I don't even know what they were expecting. | hjqehxk | hjqcr9w | 1,636,324,713 | 1,636,323,967 | 11 | 9 | Kids come out of school with masters degrees in FEA or PhD’s in hysteresis analysis of high ductility titanium dowels in seismic regions, then they get jobs as junior engineers and have no f’n idea that you can’t literally bend a rebar at a right angle or how to tighten a f’n bolt, and here we are | Interesting. I've been reviewing metric craptons of drawings of late and often I find myself thinking, "Jesus Keeeerist. I don't need the location of every fucking rock and bush on the job site. You're going to tear them out anyways!" Seriously, so much detail that it feels like they do shit just to justify charging more. Not making this up: They flew a plane over our job site to get a LIDAR scan of the topography. I could see features in the scan like a hole I dug for reasons a few years back. The detail was impressive, but WTF was the actual point? | 1 | 746 | 1.222222 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | null | null | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
61xn3f | askhistorians_train | 0.95 | I've heard a few times that the Southern Song dynasty in China was on the verge of an industrial revolution when the Mongols invaded. Is there any truth to that? | dfifffy | dfinxwg | 1,490,708,017 | 1,490,717,944 | 166 | 317 | The answers in this old Askhistorians discussion based on a similar question by /u/astrogator don't really meet current standards, but you might find them a good starting point. | OP's question is related to a rather controversial topic in the areas of economic history and world history. The central issue of the so-called "Great Divergence" debate is as follows: Why did the Industrial Revolution happen in the West and not in China (or anywhere else)? The answer to this question largely depends on who you ask. I will summarize two of the major approaches (these are by no means the only theories regarding the rise of the West, for example the world-systems theory also has many proponents): * ***Eurocentric*** school: This is oldest approach, dating back to Karl Marx and Max Weber, which has persevered through the work of historians like David Landes. Eurocentric historians attribute the Industrial Revolution to cultural, religious, or institutional qualities that are unique to Europe. Weber's view was that the "Protestant ethic" was crucial to the emergence of the Industrial Revolution. The West's "spirit of capitalism" could be explained by the Calvinist belief in predestination. Landes in his *Wealth and Poverty of Nations* also attributes the Industrial Revolution to the cultural values of the West. While he concedes that many technologies originated from China, he argued that China lacked Europe's culture of innovation and institutionalized property rights, which prevented China from industrializing. * ***California School***: This approach is more recent and has grown in response to the declining popularity of the Eurocentric approach in academia. The thesis of most California School historians is that both China and Western Europe were capable of industrializing, and that the rise of the West was neither inevitable nor permanent. In their view, Europe was less advanced than civilizations in Asia until a few centuries ago, when fortuitous circumstances in the West allowed it to surpass the East. Kenneth Pomeranz believes that prior to the Great Divergence around 1800, China and other parts of Asia were economically on par with Western Europe. In his *The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World*, he attributes British industrialization to its easy access to coal and the resources it acquired through its colonies. EDIT: Unfortunately, the majority of historians working on the Great Divergence have focused exclusively on the Qing dynasty. To quote Peer Vries (I would also recommend reading his article about the historiography of the Great Divergence): >The question why there was no breakthrough under the Song and why (probably) the Song achievement was never repeated is still open and, what is more surprising, all but ignored, by Californians as well. Debates about the Great Divergence almost exclusively focus on the question why Qing China did not take off. As I confine myself here to synthesising and evaluating existing scholarship, my references will also primarily be to the Qing era, although there are very good reasons in the future, pending further research to pay far more attention to the Song period. However, Vries does cite a few historians who have examined the Song/Yuan period in relation to the Great Divergence. The first is Mark Elvin, who makes the case in *The Pattern of the Chinese Past* that Song and early Yuan China experienced a "medieval economic revolution" in agriculture,commerce, urbanization, and science and technology. Elvin attributes Chinese stagnation after the 1400s to what he calls the "high-level equilibrium trap". Chinese advancements in agricultural and transportation technology during the Song/Yuan period (in addition to inexpensive human labor and a large population) had reached the point that it discouraged investments into further technological innovation. Eric Jones's *The European Miracle* also discusses the Song/Yuan period extensively. He writes, "By the fourteenth century AD, China had indeed achieved such a burst of technological and economic progress as to render suspect the frequently expressed belief that industrialisation was an improbable historical process." Jones gives two examples: a water-powered hemp-spinnging machine that is "as advanced as anything Europe until about 1700" and the Chinese production of iron in the 11th century, which was "approximately the same as the entire production of Europe in 1700." Jones attributes the rise of the West to a combination of several factors that were unique to Europe, but absent in Asia. | 0 | 9,927 | 1.909639 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | null | null | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
qc5wwb | askphilosophy_train | 0.87 | How can the supernatural exist? Isn't everything that exists "nature"? | hhe29sg | hhdvsp2 | 1,634,753,252 | 1,634,750,673 | 11 | 4 | It depends on what you mean by those terms. For example, Spinoza maintained that God is Nature, that those are interchangeable terms referring to the same entity. Depending on what you mean by "supernatural", that could mean that either Spinoza makes supernatural impossible, since everything is Nature, or he makes everything supernatural, since everything is a mode of an attribute of God. Just depends on what you mean. | If you define nature as something "material" which must be explainable by our current scientific knowledge, then anything that does not fall into this category will be supernatural. It does not mean much besides "everything in nature must fall into X and this thing does not". What generally happens is that we extend the concept of natural to encompass these new "supernatural" things as well. Can't think of any good examples right now, but, quoting someone, "water, fire, air and dirt, \*\*\*\*ing magnets, how do they work?". | 1 | 2,579 | 2.75 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | null | null | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
pbnh38 | askculinary_train | 0.88 | How To Quickly Dry One Chicken Breast I have a roommate with sensory issues such that she gets sick consuming any hot liquids. This unfortunately includes chicken juice. When group cooking, we've had to sacrifice juicy chicken, instead keeping it in the oven until 175-185 degrees internal. So far we've been doing this for all our chicken because it's a hassle to pull out one or two breasts while the last one keeps roasting another 10 min and trying to time all this with the sides. Possible, yes. Just annoying. Does anyone know of a simple quick way (<10 min) to overcook/dry out a single chicken breast? Would the microwave work? | haczpxn | hada7rt | 1,629,936,081 | 1,629,940,815 | 2 | 13 | There is 2 ways I can think. 1. Microwave it will not be great. But it would work 2. Either an air fryer or under a broiler for the extra 10 would do it. | to build on the comments already made, i think a combination of butterflying the breast for her and putting it into the over 5-8 mins before everyone else's would get you the results you want, all be ready at the same time | 0 | 4,734 | 6.5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | null | null | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
kkf4t9 | changemyview_train | 0.74 | CMV: Every tax-paying American citizen should get a stimulus check regardless of income level According to CBS news, the new package calls for $600 to US citizens who make under 75k: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stimulus-check-democrats-try-2000-dollar-direct-payments/ >The package provides $600 in direct payments for adults making up to $75,000 per year and children, with $2,400 for a family of four. The first round of payments in March had a similar exclusion; I got $1.95. I live in a relatively high COL area in the country and make less than 6 figures. At the time, I thought it was okay because I wasn't going to lose my job, and honestly didn't really need it. This time around, my job is on the balance, some people in my household who contributed to finances are no longer able, and my expenses have been steadily increasing over the past year. Every business is trying to squeeze out the last dollar they can in order to stave off closing down (or are busy capitalizing, depending on the industry). I know the situation could be worse for people like me, but everyone is suffering. I worked hard to be where I am, I pay my taxes like everyone except the current President, and I'm hurting economically just like everyone else. I feel entitled to this stimulus money, and since I'm apparently not going to get it anyway, at least I would like someone to CMV. I can be convinced if someone explains why 75k is a reasonable limit throughout a country with varying levels of COL, and why it's necessary to give out 5x more money to businesses but almost nothing to hard-working citizens like me. Why should people like me effectively subsidize the stimulus of the rest of America? | gh24rwj | gh24edt | 1,608,971,679 | 1,608,971,221 | 6 | 4 | Do you not think American adults who aren't paying taxes should also receive a stimulus check? Maybe it's not what you meant from your title, but figured I'd check. There are certainly folks who earn so little they don't pay federal income tax and I'd expect a stimulus check would be quite important for them | Depends on what the goal of the stimulus is. If the goal is to stimulate consumption spending, then it makes sense to put a limit on who can get it based on their income level. After all, it is well documented that the lower your income level, the higher the percentage of your income will be spent. So, maximum increase in consumption for least amount of dollars will be gained by focusing heavily on giving to those on the low end of the earnings. | 1 | 458 | 1.5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | null | null | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
waz5lk | askphysics_train | 0.9 | if you put a raw chicken inside the The Large Hadron Collider, could you eventually cook it? I don't know if this really makes sense but is currently 4:13 AM here and I can't get any sleep thinking of this. I couldn't find any reliable source to answer my question on Google so if you know a place to search for an answer it would be pretty appreciated. The only page I could find a discussion was quora, where they spoke about what happens if you stick your hand and the most common answer was "it would put a hole' My intuition tells me that the particles carry an immense amount of energy so plenty going through the chicken would eventually cook it. | ii4j9uk | ii47wh5 | 1,659,101,738 | 1,659,096,098 | 13 | 4 | In the right place you have a chance to get a cooked chicken. You would want to place it in the beam dumps where it doesn't get hit directly by the beam, but warmed up by the parts that do. The beam dumps heat up by several hundred degrees if a full beam is dumped into them. Any attempt to put it into the beam pipe directly would destroy the vacuum conditions and you lose the beam before the chicken has a chance to get hit by the beam. In ATLAS and CMS the collisions can reach a power of a few kilowatts - similar to an oven - but that energy is in highly relativistic particles which won't deposit enough energy in the chicken to cook it. | Not sure I’d call it “cooking” as per se | 1 | 5,640 | 3.25 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | null | null | 9 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
gx8uzk | askengineers_train | 0.98 | Book recommendations for an engineer graduate? What books should every engineer read?? | ft0nlyx | ft0buj2 | 1,591,393,965 | 1,591,388,034 | 15 | 2 | Machinery's Handbook, Large Print Thirtieth Edition. https://www.amazon.com/Machinerys-Handbook-Large-Print-Oberg/dp/083113092X Everyone know this book but most engineers I know have 30 to 50 charts marked that they use often. The rest of the book is unknown to them and it is packed with a wealth of information. | Anything about Hyman Rickover. | 1 | 5,931 | 7.5 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | null | null | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
v7z98u | askengineers_train | 0.94 | Mechanical engineers in robotics, what do you do? Interested to hear the job roles/duties for any mechanical engineers in this field. I have a vague idea of what computer scientists/EEs do (control, embedded software etc.) but I'd like to get a better grasp of what's done by the mechanical guys. Do they dabble in everything or focus mainly on the mechanical aspects? | ibq45bi | ibpr9va | 1,654,778,344 | 1,654,769,293 | 3 | 2 | Just graduated with a concentration in both mechanical and electrical, so a bit different, however I realize now I won’t be using either because I’m being trained in software. So you could really go with any aspect of robotics as a mechanical. I will say I’ve noticed a lot of the things I learned in mechanical engineering still apply to software though in terms of the math and logic that’s used. | I completely transitioned to software. Getting a degree in mechanical just meant I know what and why I was programming certain functions. | 1 | 9,051 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | null | null | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
9p5dye | legaladvice_train | 0.98 | Mother is actively trying to get me committed, she thinks she can cash out my life insurance. So, I'll start off here by saying that I do have an alcohol problem. I have gone to a rehabilitation hospital, and I have a sponsor and I'm completing the steps. I've just had a few bumps along the way. When I began my job here in downtown Chicago, I had been going through the process of moving in with my then girlfriend. Our rent is high, but we took what was available in the small town we live in. We eventually broke up amicably, and parted ways. She however left me on the lease, and moved out. This overnight left me with an additional $600 or so in debt, at least. One thing led to another and I sought treatment but that meant missing out on work. I also was very good at my job and loved it there. So work eventually let me go, because I ran out of FMLA time. I did try and work with them, but ended up getting evicted and that really triggered my habit. My mother had gotten a benefits package from my work when I started. (And she opened my mail.) She was listed as a beneficiary to all my disability benefits, including life insurance. So one day, she decided to start gathering documentation. She told my ex girlfriend who had moved out that she wanted me declared disabled. The motivation on her part is monetary only. She actually has been virtually unsupportive of me and my road to recovery. (I understand this is not how things work, she can't cash out on me somehow.) But here we are. I know she's been talking to an attorney and on my latest trip to the hospital for treatment she "petitioned me." which was pretty much them putting me in a room when I asked to leave. I've talked to the social worker that night and she found no reason to keep me. Since then I've decided to go back to rehab to get better. In the meantime, I moved back in with my mom and dad. - My dad has been very supportive. Today when helping me move, she mentioned that she wants me to "sign contracts" before I can stay. I also want to mention, that this isn't the first time she's done things to have me put away. I had talked to a psychiatrist about it who said my best bet is to get an order of protection. So here I am, trying to seek help, trying to recover and I mentioned I'd like to visit the same hospital where I had gotten my inpatient and outpatient treatment. She said that "I may not get to choose." and I'm going to do what my attorney said. I am a fully functioning adult. Today, she told me I shouldn't call my sponsor to talk. My dad thought that she was right somehow and agreed. I'm not sure this is the best environment, but if I leave- there's a possibility I'll either be homeless, or somewhere that I'm far away from the opportunity to work. What would be the best way to approach this. I don't want to burn a bridge with her, and she's done some really serious things that concern me. Example, on a hot summer night I slept in the nude. She took pictures, and sent them to my ex girlfriends. (They were not welcome.) I'm worried about my safety. I also know with the correct support and treatment, I'll be okay. But her negativity is not something I can tolerate for long. Also, my ex girlfriend is out of state, finishing school. She's a psych major, so she knows how to support me. My mom had contacted her, and accused of her of being an enabler and even went to far as to say she gave me pills? It was regular blood pressure medication I had on the counter. It's getting to the point with my mom where she's attempting to control me. I'm 32 years old with a very treatable problem. I know it comes off as "a protective mom." but I've had different people, from police to firefighters that told me to stay away from her. Legally, what can happen- what do I do? What would be the best approach? ​ ​ | e7zwqhw | e7zyz19 | 1,539,869,642 | 1,539,871,718 | 15 | 488 | Talk to the hospital and your soonest about a half way house or sober living house that way you will have a safe place to live. Not sure why your spinner and/or hospital and their social worker didn’t mention these when you voices your concerns. They exist you just have to find them. Also do what other commenters have suggested by removing your mom from everything. I would also see if your sponsor has any contacts for legal assistance pro bono or low cost to draw up documents to protect yourself. Also don’t sign anything your mom gives you. She sounds shady and you gut instinct sounds correct about what she wants to do. Not a lawyer but I would seek one out if I were you. | Its time to talk to the police. Sending nudes without permission is a crime in most areas, nowadays. Also, taking pictures of someone nude is a different crime. Your mother needs to be behind bars. Don't eat anything she feeds you. | 0 | 2,076 | 32.533333 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | null | null | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
10y9nt | askculinary_train | 0.92 | I've never used alcohol (beer/wine/etc) in my cooking, can someone explain to me in which situations I should be using them and the purpose of it? | c6hvmjt | c6hxvly | 1,349,409,777 | 1,349,422,788 | 2 | 3 | One thing that hasn't really been mentioned clearly is a big one, alcohol soluble flavors. There are plenty of flavors that sort of "unlock", that is, become easier for us to perceive when alcohol is present. Edit: See below, sorry for misleading! | Well this is a direct crib from Alton Brown's show but anytime you are cooking a tomato dish you will want to include at least a little alcohol because tomatoes have some enzymes that are only soluble in alcohol. I generally use a bit of white or red wine anytime I make any kind of sauce just to deglaze the pan. I also throw around a half a cup of white wine in my risotto as well. Also any dishes I'll be slow cooking, I just find it really enhances the flavor. For beef I'll generally go with some kind of red. | 0 | 13,011 | 1.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | null | null | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
eldr3f | changemyview_train | 0.95 | CMV: High prices on emergency medical treatment should be considered price gouging I was listening to a podcast about the high price of air ambulances. The couple being interviewed for the episode had been severely injured in a car accident, and they had to be airlifted to the hospital. The wife was airlifted by a one helicopter and received a bill for $1,700. The husband was airlifted by a different helicopter and received a bill for $13,000. https://www.npr.org/2020/01/03/793389441/the-skyrocketing-cost-of-air-ambulances Normal laws of supply and demand do not exist when a person is having a medical emergency as the person does not have a meaningful choice to decline the necessary treatment. The same is true for someone who needs life-saving drugs like insulin or HIV treatment. By "high pricing" I mean more than needed to maintain a modest profit and stay in business. An acceptable price is one that, all things equal, is just high enough to incentivize the provider to keep offering the product or service. In the above example, the helicopter that charged $1,700 was making enough to stay in business so the $13,000 price was clearly excessive. In the US, price gouging laws apply only to areas in a temporary state of emergency. I'm not arguing whether or not price gouging laws are good policy in general, but rather that **given the existing framework of protections for individuals who live in areas in a state of emergency, the same framework should be applied to individuals in a personal state of medical emergency.** | fdh93nv | fdhb01t | 1,578,418,046 | 1,578,419,147 | 8 | 22 | I also listened to that podcast and kind of agree. I don’t like the idea of being charged for something you don’t consent to. Even if you obviously cannot consent. However I don’t think it is price gouging. I feel it’s a persons or a cities responsibility to ensure proper emergency care is provided for an area. If they say an air ambulance can charge whatever they want because they want the quickest possible trips to hospitals then I think crazy bills are acceptable. A better way to run a city is likely to have regulations on what ambulances can charge for their services. So basically it’s not price gouging, but we should change the laws to prevent it anyway. Disclaimer: my knowledge of the situation is also limited to that one podcast, and not necessarily reflective of what I will think in the future. | Do you have ANY idea how expensive helicopters are? You’re looking at an entry cost of a quarter million dollars JUST for a semi decent vehicle itself. Add in the tens of thousands of dollars in ongoing costs for maintenance, storing the vehicle, fuel costs, the costs associated with having multiple highly paid pilots ready so you can take off at any moment, the medical equipment and paramedics pay who will be on the helicopter, etc etc. owning and operating a helicopter is orders of magnitude more costly than owning an ambulance. It is *incredibly* costly. Heck for my brothers bachelor party I wanted to see if I could hire a helicopter to take our group from our paintball spot back to his house 10 miles away. That woulda been an awesome way to end the day right? I was quoted at $10,000 dollars, and that woulda been something known well ahead of time and planned for, not a last second emergency for the pilot. Also many of those costs are going to be there no matter what, so it doesn’t matter if you have to only use that helicopter once this week or 30 times, you have a continual cost. So as a logical person you need to charge appropriately otherwise your hospital will have to remove that as an option and it will lead to loss of life. | 0 | 1,101 | 2.75 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | null | null | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
z0x8ye | askscience_train | 0.94 | AskScience AMA Series: I'm a wildlife filmmaker who's spent years tracking and filming the endangered ocelot population in Texas. Ask me anything! Hi, I'm Ben Masters, wildlife filmmaker and ocelot enthusiast. I studied wildlife biology at Texas A&M University and founded the production company Fin and Fur Films in 2015. There are fewer than 120 ocelots remaining in the US. With many factors acting against them, there is still hope for their survival, if opposing parties can come to an agreement on their management methods. I've spent years in Texas capturing the first-ever high-quality footage of American ocelots in the wild, meeting with stakeholders along the way to raise awareness about conservation solutions. You can learn more about these efforts in the recent PBS Nature documentary "American Ocelot," now available to stream in the US. I'll be answering your questions at 1 pm ET (18 UT). Ask me anything! Username: /u/benmasters88 | ix8wr88 | ix8889o | 1,669,051,742 | 1,669,041,428 | 7 | 4 | I just watched the episode. Wonderful! Has fired me up to do something to force action on this. Also, Birdie is adorable! | Have you managed capture Revolver Ocelot? | 1 | 10,314 | 1.75 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | null | 1 | null | null | 2 | null | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
ntcbuu | askculinary_train | 0.92 | My wife is allergic to citrus but I want to make tahini sauce. Every recipe I find has lemon juice in it. What can I substitute without totally altering the flavor? Normally with things that require lemon juice, I substitute white vinegar or rice wine vinegar (depending on the dish). I just am worried about totally changing the sauce’s flavor because I’m making substitutions without knowing what I’m doing. | h0rb0zy | h0re2ri | 1,622,950,100 | 1,622,952,100 | 5 | 7 | I have used vinegar before and it is still good | What is she allergic to if you don't mind me asking? Is it the citric acid? The oil? Pith? If it's not the citric acid, I'd consider that as a first option and failing that, fall back to just white vinegar. You could also just do it without vinegar but it kinda tastes flat. You'd have to make it up on the plate by using stuff like vinegar in a salad, pomegranate molasses or sumac. | 0 | 2,000 | 1.4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | null | null | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
q8opg3 | askphilosophy_train | 0.93 | Is there an Eastern "Marcus Aurelius"? I don't know a lot about Eastern philosophy and the different figures from history the way I do more Western ones. Is there an Eastern philosophy person in the same archetype as Marcus Aurelius? Ruler, book they've written, governed by philosophical principles? | hgr69gf | hgr4g4y | 1,634,314,663 | 1,634,313,914 | 16 | 6 | Emperor Ashoka | There's The Book of Five Rings by the great samurai Miyamoto Musashi. | 1 | 749 | 2.666667 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 6 | null | null | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
sz1ljt | askanthropology_train | 0.94 | I feel ignorant and stupid in class - Help? Hello, I am a first year bachelor student in anthropology. I dropped out from a business university to pursue my interest in this field. I ave always been interested in topics that can take an anthropological approach and I enjoy all of my classes. It is the first time in my life that I enjoy going to my lectures, listening to the professors and doing my assignments. However I have noticed that I do not have the same knowledge that other students in my class have. I regret not paying attention during History class in high school. I am not politically active and I have not been learning about past social issues or revolutions. One day in class the professor asked us if we know who Che Guevara was, and I was the only person that only knew him from the pictures. I was ashamed and I felt stupid. I hate the fact that I do not have the same knowledge as other students in my course. I don't know where to start and what to read/watch in order to be more involved in discussion topics. It would be very helpful if you could list any topics that I should research. What should an anthropologist know? I would really appreciate any comments and advice. | hy25jvw | hy1q2cf | 1,645,589,489 | 1,645,582,278 | 4 | 2 | Anthropology and history are linked. For history, youtube channel crash course in world history by (forget first name) green. Start at the beginning and watch an episode or two a day | From a learning perspective, we learn best by tying the new information to what we already know about. It turns something from random trivia floating in the air to something meaningful when you can tie it to something with value to you already. You probably haven't been exposed to some of the information you are now learning, or you didn't have a frame of reference to incorporate it into. Your job now--as a student--is to learn and tie what you learn into your existing framework. Part of that framework will be given to you by the structure of the course. The rest sometimes just needs a connection to what you already know. For me, my interests as a kid were the military in general and warfare. That lends itself to learning about and understanding political and economic structures as well as the history of populations in conflict and transformation. I learned some EMT skills and got interested in physiology and anatomy, so a lot of biological elements about people and primates builds off that initial basis of looking at people medically and looking at what's the same and different. For me, learning is the continued process of tying what I know about people and (military history) to what I'm learning that's novel to create a better understanding. So, I don't know how far into business theory and the like you got but look at what you learn with that as a start sometimes. It might help you understand things about people and populations, especially with how they handle resources and what that part of their culture might be, then tie it into whatever other parts about them you want to or need to learn... Also... Don't be afraid to ask questions. Sometimes, other students will nod and agree with stuff they don't have any idea what it means because they don't want to look like a fool. Ask the questions. You'll learn, they'll learn, everyone gets ahead. If you aren't comfortable asking in class, make a note, go to officer hours, and ask then. If it's something your professor thinks is important you should know, they'll tell you or sometimes give you something additional to read. That said, read what's assigned first... | 1 | 7,211 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | null | null | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
iv3y1z | askscience_train | 0.95 | AskScience AMA Series: I'm a glaciologist focused on why large outlet glaciers in Greenland are changing. Ask me anything! My name is Michalea King and I recently completed my PhD in Earth Sciences at the Ohio State University. I am a glaciologist and most of my research focuses on how and why large outlet glaciers in Greenland are changing. Also answering questions today is Cassandra Garrison, a reporter at Reuters who wrote about one of my latest studies. The new study suggests the territory's ice sheet will now gain mass only once every 100 years -- a grim indicator of how difficult it is to re-grow glaciers once they hemorrhage ice. In studying satellite images of the glaciers, our team noted that the glaciers had a 50% chance of regaining mass before 2000, with the odds declining since. We'll be logging on at noon ET (16 UT), ask us anything! Username: /u/Reuters | g5pgr6j | g5pdrdr | 1,600,440,864 | 1,600,439,301 | 17 | 4 | How do you respond to people who don't believe in global warming or climate change? Essentially, how do you respond to people who don't believe in science? | Thanks for doing this AMA! Is there anything unexpected about glaciers that you’ve found in the course of your work? Anything that the would surprise folks? | 1 | 1,563 | 4.25 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | null | null | null | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
n8ia9y | asksciencefiction_train | 0.98 | [MCU] Why didn't Asgard rebuild to some modicum of its former glory in the 5 years since coming to Earth - was there no one left who knew the intricacies of things like Soul Forges, anti-grav chariots, and the Rainbow Bridge? | gxiqkj1 | gxiincn | 1,620,583,430 | 1,620,579,536 | 76 | 12 | They were still recovering much like how Earth was recovering after the snap except they pretty much had to start from scratch. They lost most of their population, all of their infrastructure and power generation, and all of the material resources the Bifrost previously gave them access to. Nevertheless, in New Asgard we see a few shiny Asgardian buildings. There are even more when you look through the portal they arrive through in Endgame. We also see a large number of Einherjar, many of whom had Asgardian armor and weapons which were most likely produced on Earth. So they've definitely retained a lot of their expertise and ability but we don't get to see much. Rebuilding the Bifrost would be a practical and political problem. It was a huge piece of infrastructure and likely relied on the energy production of Asgard itself. It's also a huge security risk for the people of Earth and serves a purpose that is no longer relevant to the Asgardians. The same could be said of the anti-grav chariots or other systems that would let the Asgardians raise a large army. | All that was fine on Asgard... In a different realm. Now they're in Midgard. That stuff just doesn't exist here. | 1 | 3,894 | 6.333333 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 2 | null | null | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
vrza2f | askengineers_train | 0.95 | Is a 24 Month Non-compete something anyone has delt with when job seeking? I have just received an offer that is requiring me to sign a non compete agreement. The term is 24 months after termination and covers every aspect of my job. They claim they can release it at anytime but to me it seems like I run a chance of having 0 work experience for 2 ENTIRE YEARS if I leave this position. Is this in anyway standard? I'm working as an OSP and I would say I am hardly privy to secret information. Most of my work is universal Telco practices and equipment used by most of the industry folks. Is this really a formality or is something fucky? | iezcmh3 | iey3yru | 1,657,049,777 | 1,657,031,961 | 3 | 2 | In California anyway they basically are unenforceable. I'd never sign one personally but then again I've never been in a position too so idk. | From what i hear, Non-competes are no really enforceable and even then you can talk about what you did/learned in a job without actually mentioning the project name or exact items. I worked on a engine valve company before and some designing things we did were critical and proprietary so when that came up in an interview, I mentioned that i worked on some proprietary parts doing X, Y, and Z without diving into the details, that is fully acceptable by the interviewing company/hiring manager. | 1 | 17,816 | 1.5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | null | null | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
v3ffz7 | askbaking_train | 0.96 | Confidence in the kitchen. This may be a stupid question. And it's also a rant. I ask this as I'm sitting on my couch frustrated and angry. How do you maintain confidence. I know, go back to basics. But I had macarons nailed. Almost every batch was at least 80% perfect. And the last four batches have been horrible. I'm not selling from home because that was chaotic with children, but now why is it falling apart? I made macs, bread, and date squares this morning. The bread worked out but still doesn't have that mouth feel I like, but my husband and kids still love it. The date squares are so messy and fally apart. I haven't made them much so I think I over boiled the prunes making them too thick. I think what I'm asking more than anything is does anyone else have waves of disappointment? And if you do how do you deal with it? It makes me want to quit baking all together. But yet I never do. | iayfq11 | iayxy8g | 1,654,202,688 | 1,654,210,914 | 5 | 15 | Often we are our own worst critic when it comes to our finished products. We can make certain things with our eyes closed & other times it's a baking flop...even with stuff we made a bazillion times!! I've been there, I have my tried & true recipes, then all of a sudden something went wrong. In the beginning I'd be hard on myself, calling myself a failure & such. But now I trouble shoot to see where I went wrong. Sometimes it's something I did wrong or differently, even a different ingredient...sometimes the ingredient changed. Other times it's something beyond my control...like weather & humidity, What I do to get my confidence back after baking flops? I trouble shoot, figure out what & where I went wrong, even check the weather. Then I try again. Then do a happy dance when it turns out. I've been baking awhile, like everyone else we have our bad baking days. I've learned to to eat my mistakes. Sometimes there's nothing wrong with what we made, it just doesn't look "ideal" in our eyes. Even though I haven't made macarons yet...they intimidate me, eventually I'll attempt them. I have a bucket list in what I'd like to make, what stops me is sometimes my confidence. I tried caramel sauce 4 times before I finally got it right...it was such a good feeling. That helped with my confidence, now I feel I can try other stuff. Just don't give up, your baking groove/mojo will shine through again. | **...does anyone else have waves of disappointment?** Daily. I've been baking bread for 40 years. I still mess up at least once a month. Yeah, its disappointing. But I put it on the back burner to simmer so that my brain can figure out WTF I did wrong. Most times its my own fault by not paying attention to recipes. The wife tried a new squares recipe today. She got the recipe on the peanut butter jar. Graham bottom baked in the oven, chocolate/peanut butter and marshmallows on top (think rocky road on a graham bottom). When I came into the scene, there was this monstrosity of melted oil and graham crumbs in a soup bowl with her squares proudly finished in the 9x9 pan. What went wrong I asked. "Don't know", she said. I looked at the jar recipe and could see just with the recipe for the graham bottom there was a problem. 1 cup of graham crumbs, 1/2 cup of butter and a 1/4 of sugar mixed together and pressed flat in a pan and bake for 5 minutes...well, that is not going to make something successful solid enough to spread a blend of melted chocolate and marshmallows. So it wasn't her fault. She improvised and made a different graham bottom. Cutting into this sweet treat, well, it too is a bit of a fail because the graham bottom was crumbly and didn't stick to the chocolate. Not a big deal. It just requires a spoon to eat because honestly, who wants to leave behind graham crumbs while eating chocolate and marshmallows. :) The point being, things happens. Adapt. Keep moving forward. Try it again and change it up or move on to another recipe. Folks nowadays have the world at their fingertips for recipes and advice. Back in the 80's and 90's there was none of that except cook books and maybe a shared recipe. | 0 | 8,226 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | null | null | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
acqpcz | askvet_train | 0.88 | What’s the point of this sub when very few Vets/Techs respond? I feel like there should be an auto mod telling everyone to go see the vet. I don’t mean to seem brash but that’s what the majority of the comments are. Anecdotals could solve some of these problems but the get instantly deleted. I get that this sub is called AskVet but the majority of these post have no vets/techs responding to them. A lot of these suggestions could possibly save people a significant amount of money (it runs me 100+ dollars to be seen in my area). I think that the rules should open up a bit. I doubt vets/techs want to spend all day at work then continue when they get home, why can’t we use similar experiences to help someone out? | eda9y9c | eda2t8x | 1,546,671,891 | 1,546,664,623 | 34 | 10 | How many hours a day do you spend doing your job for free for people on the internet? Out of curiosity? Most of the time we say go to the vet because the correct solution is to go to the vet. The posts that get this response are often inappropriate, re: "My pet has x symptoms, diagnose my pet, and also tell me how to treat it from home. Also I mistrust vets and they're overpriced, so fuck you. Now help me, you greedy assholes taking corporate money from Big Pet Food." The types of posts we can give more detailed info on are detailed in our sidebar. Posts that are likely to get a good response are: "Is this an emergency or can I wait until tomorrow morning?" "I've been to the vet and was confused about some of the topics covered. Can someone clarify?" "My pet has been to my regular vet and is still sick and undiagnosed. What are some good next steps?" Most people give us ZERO diagnostic results, so when they ask for a diagnosis or prognosis we have literally nothing to go on. If your dog has a limp, it could be orthopedic, behavioral, neoplastic, etc. But give us some radiographs and a CBC plus a good history - that is something we can lend some insight on. To quote our freaking sidebar: "We are not here to diagnose pets (no differential guessing) or tell owners specifically how their pets should be treated, but as a second source of information." Secondary. Source. Of. Information. Not primary. So if you haven't been to the vet and your pet is sick, we cannot help you - only your veterinarian can. | Lmao. I always wondered what the point of this sub was. Way too many rules. All you can say is “go to the vet.” Way more is allowed at r/askdocs and similar subs when dealing with HUMANS. | 1 | 7,268 | 3.4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | null | null | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
zgzzq4 | askculinary_train | 0.91 | Good Chili Oil that isn't Lao Gan Ma? I love chili oil. But unpopular opinion- I'm not the biggest fan of Lao Gan Ma. I've been eating it because I haven't found another chili oil that I like in super markets. Sometimes I make my own but these days I would just rather buy a good oil from the store. There's something about the aftertaste/pungency of LGM that I don't love- not sure if it's fermented bean or some other ingredient I can't place. But I love the chili oil used in Shanghainese restaurants- is there a chili oil out there similar to the ones you get at Shanghainese/Cantonese restaurants? | izkeg2q | izjqmwu | 1,670,613,553 | 1,670,604,569 | 38 | 20 | Japanese S&B forever!! | Momofuku has a delicious one. It's a mashup of chili oil and salsa secofrom Mexico | 1 | 8,984 | 1.9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | null | null | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
o9zyf2 | askbaking_train | 0.89 | Trying to spice up boring premade pancake mix, can I add baking powder or baking soda to make it rise? Hello, I am a bit of a newbie to baking, and right now I really want to make something. All we have is premade pancake mix and some baking soda and baking powder in our pantry, I want to use our cupcake pan (sprayed with baking spray) and pour the pancake mix on it because we ran out of cupcake wrappers and I don't want to use a frying pan. We do have a small oven btw. Which should I put; baking powder or baking soda to make it rise? and can I put maple syrup on whipping cream to make flavored frosting? Or is that somehow going to ruin the cream? Sorry if these seem like dumb question, as I said I am a newbie to baking. | h3er86d | h3fif8b | 1,624,944,629 | 1,624,968,340 | 6 | 17 | I add some cinnamon and vanilla extract to mine | It's been suggested twice but really needs to be emphasized. If you're wanting to make something other than pancakes, please search up phrases like "recipes using pancake mix" or "cupcake recipe using pancake mix" so you can see what people have tried and tested and had successful results with. | 0 | 23,711 | 2.833333 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | null | null | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
1fx9ob | askengineers_train | 0.9 | From your expertise, what are some of the most informative yet entertaining documentaries you watch? I find some of the documentaries out there that spark my interest (eg megastructures, how do they do it, ect) are way too broad and barely go 'in depth' with the true mechanics of the works, if you get what I'm saying.. | caeto2u | caeovvo | 1,370,716,904 | 1,370,697,709 | 12 | 3 | The magic school bus | There's one - I think it is called "Objectified" - that I found really interesting. It's more about Industrial Engineering, but still super interesting. | 1 | 19,195 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | null | null | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | null | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
oy3ab4 | askbaking_train | 0.98 | I want to bake my way through a cookbook- any recommendations? I'm a beginner, but I've made cakes, pies, bread, etc. Want to challenge myself and discover some new yummy sweets. Also just sounds fun to bake through a book. Any recommendations are appreciated! | h7qzr5q | h7rlmy4 | 1,628,125,596 | 1,628,136,766 | 9 | 33 | Bigger Bolder Baking by Gemma Stafford. The recipes are not too complicated (even easy, I'd say), yet there's lots of deserts I've never tried before, and some good fundamentals, too (her caramel sauce is my go to recipe). Everything we've made so far from this book has been a hit. | Dessert Person!! | 0 | 11,170 | 3.666667 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | null | null | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
1hr2c4 | asksocialscience_train | 0.81 | If you had to recommend one economic forecasting text, which would it be? | caxckdl | cax6nyp | 1,373,164,487 | 1,373,143,707 | 5 | 2 | Nate Silver's the signal and the noise is a great book about general forecasting principles | Keynes' Economic Posibilities for our Grandchildren. Read this in my economic classes, and it was a facinating perspective on what the economy was going to be like in 100 years (from Keynes' time period). While we haven't hit the 100 year mark, he was surprisingly on point with his prediction. It also leads to think of how we might reach or maintain this leisure society and what it might look like. I recommend this to everyone I know even slightly interested in economic forecasting. I just love looking how people from a long time ago predicted what now would be like. | 1 | 20,780 | 2.5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | null | null | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
w8umcn | asksciencefiction_train | 0.94 | [1984] Why did Oceania switch alliances/enemies between Eurasia and Eastasia? Is this evidence that the war was actually real? Winston's job is to "correct" archived periodicals and historical records to reflect whatever history the Party wants to push at a given time. A big example of that is when Oceania stops being allied with Eastasia against Eurasia, and instead allies with Eurasia against Eastasia. Immediately, the histories need to be updated to reflect the "truth" that Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia. Now some have suggested, and it's implied in the book, that the entire war is a falsehood. There may be real front lines and soldiers dying, there may not be, but either way the war is meant to be neverending as it serves the interests of the Party (as well as, presumably, the ruling classes of Eastasia and Eurasia). However, if that's the case, why change alliances and enemies periodically? If it's a trick of the Party, what end does it serve? It can't simply be to make up news and show people how the war situation is changing. After all, they're not allowed to believe that the situation has changed. Whenever it changes, they are told it's always been this way. It seems like it creates a lot of extra work for the government to do in fooling people when they could just keep reinforcing the hatred against one enemy, or hell even make both Eastasia and Eurasia the enemy, if they're just making stuff up anyway. Does this indicate that the war is real, in some sense, or that geopolitics outside of the Party's control force them to keep changing their history? Or is the Party orchestrating all of this for some other end? | ihsfjri | ihrlr1p | 1,658,882,188 | 1,658,869,544 | 48 | 36 | It’s possible that the leadership of these countries coordinate these alliance shifts to ensure no one faction benefits or suffers disproportionately, as it is in all the ruling class’s interests to perpetuate war between their empires. It’s likely that there is real combat and death occurring, but when one side gains too much of an advantage they create some pretense for changing alliances so the war can continue indefinitely. | The war is probably not real and Oceania is just the UK. ​ About why they switch enemies constantly? To justify the continuation of the war; people will begin to doubt Big Brother's effectiveness if they are not able to defeat an sole enemy, but if an ally betrays Oceania and becomes an enemy and the enemy becomes an ally justifies the extension of the war. | 1 | 12,644 | 1.333333 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | null | null | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
p6g60d | askbaking_train | 0.97 | An atypical question for this subreddit :) Fellow bakers: do you bake your own cakes for your birthday? Since I started making cakes I always make my own! I am curious how everyone else is: do you make your own cake? | h9ebkju | h9edg43 | 1,629,285,866 | 1,629,287,211 | 7 | 8 | Yes! I like the taste of my cakes best. And I can completely custom tailor my flavors, textures, etc. which I don't normally get to do. | My partner gets me an ice cream cake. I love them and I never make them so I’m never disappointed in how it turns out (he’s not much of a baker but he’s an excellent cook, so no sadness here!) | 0 | 1,345 | 1.142857 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | null | null | 10 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
z9ywa | askhistorians_train | 0.91 | How to deal with Holocaust denial? When I was growing up in the seventies, Holocaust denial seemed non-existent and even unthinkable. Gradually, throughout the following decades, it seemed to spring up, first in the form of obscure publications by obviously distasteful old or neo Nazi organisations, then gradually it seems to have spread to the mainstream. I have always felt particularly helpless in the face of Holocaust denial, because there seems to be no rational way of arguing with these people. There is such overwhelming evidence for the Holocaust. How should we, or do you, deal with this subject when it comes up? Ignore it? Go into exhaustive detail refuting it? Ridicule it? | c62ypl1 | c630y5g | 1,346,707,586 | 1,346,716,931 | 85 | 177 | Holocaust Denial on Trial is a superb website maintained by Emory University that details David Irving's suit against Deborah Lipstadt for libel. You can read the full-text decision of the suit, as well. The website gives a history of Holocaust denial and goes through common arguments and statements of prominent Holocaust deniers - sometimes line by line - and demonstrate why these arguments don't follow the historical method. Perhaps you should direct them there? I agree with others in the thread that it's difficult to argue with ideologically committed individuals, but maybe it will get them thinking more actively about the issue. | Ok folks, I go out for just a bit to enjoy the outdoors and I come back to this. Ok, official mod statement here. The holocaust happened. It happened and no amount of emotional equivocating, goal post shifting, and deliberate obtuseness will make that change. **Holocaust deniers, racists, bigots, of any stripe are not welcome in this subreddit. Period. Do not even bother posting here ever again, because you will be removed and banned without warning. History is to be practiced in as impartial of a mindset as one can possibly achieve, and to base arguments around race, deliberate obtuseness, and to ignore blatant facts is not history, but revisionism of the lowest kind.** | 0 | 9,345 | 2.082353 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | null | null | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
nlwevx | askbaking_train | 0.98 | Why don't TV/YouTube bakers use cake strips? I first heard of cake strips on the Preppy Kitchen YouTube channel. These look like simple, reusable tools to get even cake layers. My only question is: if these are so helpful why aren't these featured more often in other cooking shows or cake tutorials online? I get that some people might not wants to fuss with it, but I'd imagine that these aren't a secret, so I'd expect a few people to use them. If there's a major factor that I'm missing I'd be curious to know. | gzl6ng9 | gzl6dmm | 1,622,079,642 | 1,622,079,506 | 30 | 7 | Yeah. Cake strips are good for home bakers. But when I’m baking off 50 sheets of yellow cake I’m not taking the time to wrap my pans or even bake in round pans. Like previous poster mentioned we use sheet trays and then cut rounds out. The scraps can broken down for cake pops or baked off and dried to make cake crumbs for deco. It just doesn’t make sense in large volume. Most shows are hosted by people who work or have worked in professional kitchens. We don’t need extra steps when we’re producing so much. We just make sure we are using a solid recipe and sheet pans that are as least warped as possible. Any uneven cakes can be stacked to account for the unevenness and once frosted won’t even be visible. | Hi, I’ve never heard of or seen these, what do they do? | 1 | 136 | 4.285714 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 10 | null | null | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
y3k1sn | askengineers_train | 0.95 | What unexpected doors does an engineering degree open? Hey all! I graduated with a mechanical engineering degree about a year ago, fizzing with excitement thinking about all the opportunities I'd have to take on interesting, challenging problems and solve them with all my newly-acquired skills and expertise. Since I graduated, I've been working for a consulting company in an industry I was really excited about and I'm.....bored. The interesting parts of this job aren't challenging, the challenging parts aren't interesting, and I'm constantly racing the clock trying to get hastily-designed parts out the door. ​ So I've been casting my eyes about for new opportunities, but the city I live in isn't exactly an engineering hub (yes, I know I can just move, but I have young kids and a wife who loves it here, so it's not quite as simple as packing up my pocket protectors and hopping in the car), which leads me back to the title question - are you/do you know someone with an engineering degree who works in a field outside of, or adjacent to, engineering? What do you do? | is9scmz | isadxhr | 1,665,743,261 | 1,665,755,241 | 2 | 4 | This is a way out of left field, but I know there is a high demand for engineering majors to go to law school. I’m a chemical engineer and the options I would’ve had if I explored that route were environmental law or patent law. These can be quite rewarding. Law school is expensive though so come up with a plan to make it affordable or commit to the ten year public service forgiveness loan! Best of luck OP | In the meantime, if you have some free time to volunteer, you might look into helping out teams in the FIRST program in your area. FIRST is an international organization which runs STEM and robotics programs (at the younger ages) and competitions (for upper elementary through high school). FIRST Lego League (Ages 9-14...depending on the area and yes, I said Lego!) is in full swing. FIRST Tech Challenge (middle and high school) is in the middle of build season. FIRST Robotics Competition (high school) kicks off soon. Tournament organizers are always looking for more volunteers to help with refereeing and judging. FTC and FRC teams are looking for mentors. There's obviously some training (and the ubiquitous background check and child protection training) but it's better than average in terms of time required vs what you learn. You can find out more about the programs on the website. If you register you can search for upcoming events in your area that you can sign-up to volunteer at (and then do the required training). And depending on where you are Google can likely help you find the program delivery partner (local coordinator) for your region. They should be able to help you figure out where you could be of help, hook you up with a local team, etc. | 0 | 11,980 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | null | null | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
nvz788 | askculinary_train | 0.96 | What kind of pickles would go good with grilled cheese? I'm not really a big pickle fan, but for some reason the thought of a thin pickle slice on grilled cheese seems really good. The problem is, there's a very specific flavor that I'm thinking of and I'm not sure what type of pickle it is. It's very vinegar heavy and a little sweet. For clarification it's a very basic grilled cheese, just American cheese and bread/butter. Thanks! | h17ovgz | h17u814 | 1,623,279,104 | 1,623,281,721 | 2 | 4 | I'm all about a dill pickle in a grill cheese. But I do prefer to get a cracker, add a pickle slice, cheese on top. Throw it under the broiler until bubbly. Dip in mustard. | What kind of pickles wouldn’t go good with grilled cheese? | 0 | 2,617 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | null | 2 | 1 | 5 | null | null | null | 3 | null | 8 | null | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | null | 2 | null | 7 | 10 |
avtj8f | changemyview_train | 0.71 | CMV: Shakespeare’s writings should not be required to read in schools. Shakespeare’s works are hundreds of year old. They don’t even include basic English in them, it’s mostly hard to understand, strangely worded sentences. They are not modern English literature, so I don’t think there is a reason why the modern-English-speaking generation should have any reason to read them. Why should students have to read them? I do not think that they teach us to read better, since, again, it’s not the english we know and use. Many people do not find them interesting either. Even if it is rewritten in easier to understand versions for students, it’s not like they teach as many morals (which might be the only thing there is important in them, and even then it’s difficult for many people to decipher hidden messages/morals in his works), as other books. Why are students so pushed to read his stuff? | ehhlcir | ehhl8ys | 1,551,375,271 | 1,551,375,208 | 163 | 8 | I'll give you 3 reasons why Shakespeare is still worth teaching in English classes: 1. Exactly as you say, it isn't written in the same style that we speak or read today. This is a good thing. Reading Shakespeare forces you to grapple with language in a way that you are not familiar with. Often times a word will not be familiar to the reader, or will be used in an unfamiliar way. This forces the reader to think differently, use context clues, and examine what is being communicated in a different way. In turn, it gives that reader the ability to utilize language in more creative and expressive ways themselves. 2. Shakespeare's plays are, well... plays. They almost always focus on the relationships between people. There is very little description of scenery or anything like that. In reading them, students can explore these human relationships in a sort of vacuum, and can see many elements of human nature displayed front and center. Because they are written to be performed, students can also learn a lot about how the same sentence can carry many meanings depending on how an actor chooses to perform the line. This carries over into a larger lesson about the intent of language and how the speaker and listener can often interpret two entirely different meanings from the same line. 3. It is the basis for much of what we consider literature today. Literature is sort of like memes. You may be able to look at a new SpongeBob meme and understand the point, but without having seen the SpongeBob episode on which it is based, you lose some of it's value. So even though you can read a modern novel and understand the plot, you lose a whole dimension of understanding when you aren't able to identify the basis for certain characters or situations. As a bonus, there really are some very clever lines in Shakespeare. You may not pick up on them right away, but Shakespeare often makes dirty jokes and gives his characters some really funny retorts. | Studying literature is about more than training reading and comprehension. It is also, and I would say, mainly, about analysis and culture. This is why good lit teachers will do more than have you read books. Thus why the best lit teacher I ever had, had us study Star Wars. Many of his Shakespeare’s plays are stories that have made a lasting cultural impact. They are constantly remade, tweaked, and have become ingrained in modern storytelling. Lion King is Hamlet. West SideStory is Romeo and Juliet. Ten Things I Hate About You is Taming of the Shrew. She’s the Man is Twelfth Night. These are pretty direct adaptations, but Shakespeare has made a mark in nearly all modern literature. How often does a romantic comedy have families that don’t approve of their relationship? Romeo and Juliet. House of Cards is somewhat inspired by Richard III. You literally can’t escape Shakespeare’s influence. However, I am a strong proponent of watching the plays rather than just reading them. They’re plays, meant to be performed and seen, not read. It helps you understand them and see the story as a whole. | 1 | 63 | 20.375 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | null | null | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
tem91k | asksciencefiction_train | 0.96 | [Harry Potter] Wand cores are typically made from body parts of magical creatures, is it possible to make usable or even powerful wands using human body parts such as the hair of notable wizards such as Merlin or Dumbledore? Could a wizard use their own body parts to construct a truly personal wand? | i0rb03c | i0rjlot | 1,647,357,351 | 1,647,360,738 | 6 | 7 | Is it still defiling a corpse if i use a time turner to get them to change their will to allow it before they die? | Fleur Delacour has hairs of her ancestor in her wand. Her grandmother was a full-blood Veela and her hair was used in the construction of Fleur's wand. Seeing as Veela's seem to be so closely related to humans to be able to produce offsprings that can reproduce (the biological definition of a species) I'd say that's enough evidence to say it's possible to use wizard parts to construct a wand. The question is if there is any benefit to it, you would essentially use your magical potential to focus your magic which is basically wandless casting if you think about it. The point of the wand is that it's made of materials of higher magical potential to make guiding your own magical energy through it easier. It's like driving a car through an oversized tunnel, while a human-material wand would be driving a car through a skin-tight tunnel. | 0 | 3,387 | 1.166667 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | null | null | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
wneiko | askculinary_train | 0.95 | Anyone ever heard of this Italian dish? Degolini - Garlic, beans, breadcrumbs, tomatoes... My mother's family is Italian extraction but has lived in Pittsburgh for many generations. They make a dish they call "Degolini" that I can't find on Google anywhere. The recipe is below. Does anyone recognize the recipe, and could anyone give me the more common name for it? Any background on origin, region, history, etc would be great. Thanks in advance! P.S. It's delicious. ​ Hand full of Parsley 3 to 4 cloves of garlic Small onion Chop the above together until fine 2 tbs. Oil 1 pound of wide green beans (no strings) (pole beans) 1 handful of bread crumbs--about a quarter cup Salt and pepper to taste 3 tomatoes(cut in small pieces) best if peeled 1 tbs. Tomato paste Add first mixture to beans,tomatoes and bread crumbs. Add three ladles of water--not to cover, only to simmer. Stir frequently. Simmer until beans are tender. Add tomato paste. | ik5dby5 | ik4tr6n | 1,660,410,331 | 1,660,402,124 | 32 | 6 | Italian American food has a rich tradition of mispronunciations becoming part of the names of food. Gabagool is a mispronunciation of capicolo. Mozzarella becomes mutzadel. Prosciutto becomes pruzoot. | This sounds fire imma make it next week | 1 | 8,207 | 5.333333 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
z4jr9a | askculinary_train | 0.91 | Why are people frying turkey whole? Why not just cut it up first into smaller pieces before frying? I'm seeing video recipes online of frying a turkey and all of them do so whole, but is that really necessary? Why not just cut up the bird into smaller pieces before frying them especially since turkey is a much larger bird and some households may not have a large enough container to fry the whole bird in? Does frying the turkey whole make it better than frying it up piece by piece? I'm asking because I come from a country that doesn't have turkeys. | ixsodr8 | ixr7u5g | 1,669,424,281 | 1,669,399,937 | 10 | 7 | Because you'd lose the juices. It's amazing and you can do it's safely but I do enjoy a good turkey fire. | Its about the message... the implication.... | 1 | 24,344 | 1.428571 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
k93bxj | askphysics_train | 0.96 | Can someone explain the concept of cross and dot product of vectors When do we use cross product and dot product? How is the right hand rule used to understand cross product? Why is the dot product of orthogonal vectors 0 while its cross product is 1? And when it's parallel, it's the other way around? I'm currently in a Physics class and my prof barely taught this :((( | gf1ro2f | gf1riyk | 1,607,432,128 | 1,607,432,016 | 25 | 5 | I really recommend watching 3Blue1Brown on youtube. He shows both kind of products and what they mean graphically in his linear algebra playlist! | They are operators for combining 2 vectors (like force, displacement, etc) in different ways. A dot product multiplies each of the x, y, z, etc components of one vector by the same component of the other vector, and then sums the products of the components: Vector_A • Vector_B = (A_x*B__x) + (A_y*B__y) + (A_z*B__z) When the vectors are perpendicular/orthogonal, the sum of their products always turns out to be zero because they cancel each other out. When they are parallel, the dot product isn’t necessarily “1” but it is as large as possible given the direction of the vectors being aligned perfectly. A cross product on the other hand is a measure of how perpendicular two vectors are; the cross product produces another vector that points perpendicularly to the plane created by the 2 vectors on which the cross product was performed - this is why the right hand rule can be used to determine the direction of the cross product vector, as your palm faces perpendicular to the direction of the plane made by your thumb and fingers. The cross product has (IMO) a wonky formula which you can find (among more good info) in this khan academy article: cross products - khan Conversely to the dot product, taking the cross product of 2 vectors that are parallel always yields 0; also, the cross product formula will always yield a maximum result when the 2 vectors are orthogonal. Some examples of physical quantities to consider are: Work, the dot product of force and displacement; the work is largest when force and displacement are exactly in alignment, ie parallel. Torque, the cross product of force and radial distance; torque is largest when force and distance are perfectly perpendicular, and torque is 0 when force and distance are parallel. Sorry for any typos, this was all written out on my phone. Hope this helps! | 1 | 112 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | null | null | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
y55bne | asksciencefiction_train | 0.95 | [LOTR] why did Gandalf continue to fight the balrog after falling, why not just focus on surviving the fall and getting back to the fellowship? | isi8187 | isioxt1 | 1,665,894,741 | 1,665,906,868 | 7 | 9 | I’ll be honest, I first watched the lord of the rings as a little kid. But even as an adult I still have a deep confusion about how they fell into a deep pit of the earth and landed on top of a damn mountain. Fell so damn far off the map they got respawned on top of things again. Does anyone have an actual answer for that ? | Both are far more powerful than you think. That fall wouldn't kill Gandalf and it certainly wouldn't kill Durins Bane. Think about it, they fought from a lake in the deepest place in Middle-Earth and continued fighting all the way up to the very top of the mountain above them. It took Gandalf calling on one the most powerful natural phenomena with powerful magic to finally kill the Maiar. Balrogs are no joke, if Durins Bane had been present at Helmsdeep or Minas Tirith, the men of the west would have been decimated. | 0 | 12,127 | 1.285714 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 9 | null | null | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 7 |
6ggfi7 | changemyview_train | 0.62 | CMV: I believe white privilege exists and that there is absolutely systemic racism against black people. Just to be clear, I am aware that other ethnic groups make more money and have more privilege than white people -- Indian-Americans are the richest I believe -- I am using the term "white privilege" to refer to the privileges the racial majority of people have (white people) over a specific minority (black people). Unlike most of the anti-SJW internet crowd (which, ironically enough, I typically *sympathize* with and enjoy the material they put out), I believe white privilege exists, as a black man myself. Seeing the dislike rate on this Bill Maher video, as well as the high rate of likes on pretty much any anti-white privelege video (i.e. this one) is what prompted me to make this. And I don't think that the Bill Maher video was brigaded by the Trumpkin Train, because his other videos roasting Trump don't have *nearly* as high a dislike ratio. So this implies that even liberals are against the concept. There is institutional racism held against black people in the United States in 2017, and the ripple effects of racism in the past (namely the stonewalling of blacks decades ago from having any chance of getting into the middle class) still exist today. If you are white, then you are inherently far more likely to be privileged than black people. (Perhaps not relative to East Asian people, but to blacks, white privilege does exist). * Black people are thrown in jail at much higher rates than whites and have far worse race relations. Police accountability, municipal violations, mandatory minimums, the state of our prisons, the war on drugs (aka the war on vegetation that some people don't like), a system where prosecutors can coerce you into pleaing guilty to a crime you are innocent of, being unable to afford a lawyer and forced to take an overworked public defender -- all of these are problems which disproportionately affect poor people, which are overwhelmingly black people. When you have a broken criminal justice system, you will inevitably have a broken family. Conservatives (at least the ones on the web) love bashing the black community for fatherlessness; and yes, the fatherlessness *is* a problem for the reasons they cite, but the issue is that it's conservative policies (the war on drugs and unfair policing in particular) that is partially fueling it! * A study found that employers are more likely to call back candidates with white sounding than black sounding names. That's just further employment discrimination. Plus, in these poor communities, black children who had no choice in growing up in the broke ass community they were born into are pigeonholed into working these shitty jobs and entering these shitty colleges. It's well known that there is very limited class mobility in the US, and it is blacks who are suffering the most from it. * A history of oppression. Black oppression by the government didn't end at slavery; it continued on an on for a long time thanks to discriminatory housing laws, ghettoization, schools not being able/willing to accept the surge of black now-freed children (much less the illiterate adults). This history did not abruptly end 200 years ago; the ripple effects continue on today. Look at this comment on a post I made last year (wow, I've changed a lot on this topic, haven't I)? * Most importantly, and I cannot stress this enough: **schools**. There is nothing you can do that is more likely to create dysfunction in a culture than have shitty, underfunded schools that treat children as a burden to get rid of rather than a future part of the community. Dilapidated, dangerous, underfunded schools with low-quality curriculum and bad police relations. In general, the anti-anti-racism crowd *is* correct to point to violent crime and a broken family when explaining the cause of underprivileged black people; but I believe that those are the *symptoms* -- not the *root causes* -- of the problem. Step 1: the problems I mentioned in this post. Step 2: blacks have more family anarchy and academic underachievement. Step 3: black crime and dysfunction increases. I believe that the anti-anti-racism crowd is only seeing the latter two steps of this process, and the right way to view this process is to look at all 3. This is not happening in a vacuum. Also, NONE of these problems (other than problem 3 mostly) do not affect white people. White people are absolutely affected by them to and they should fix the problems in those communities as well. This issue is about who these problems predominately affect; and it's blacks. Now if you are white, then your privilege and black underprivilege is absolutely not your fault; and I wouldn't say the onus is on *you* to fix our problems, but it is a political cause I sympathize with and you should to. Given how much people criticize the concept of white privilege, perhaps there is something I am missing here (which is why I am interested in seeing this view changed provided it can be changed). _____ > *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!* | diqx50z | diqk59w | 1,497,166,123 | 1,497,141,566 | 10 | 9 | So in your argument you point out statistics that say minorities are disproportionately treated worse than whites. You need to understand that statistical difference doesn't directly mean discrimination. That's basic statistics. Look at the NBA, there are a lot of blacks in the NBA and we rarely see Asians playing. That doesn't mean the NBA wants to keep out Asians. You also have to realize that nobody denies racism didn't exist in America. But today, after the civil rights act and after years of growth, we live in an entirely different world. If you are discriminated against by being denied a job or loan because your skin color, you can sue the crap out of the offenders and rightly so. Minorities are not forced under the white man's boot. In fact, there are things like E-race and affirmative action that actively help against discrimination and give minorities an edge in school admissions and employee selection. The government takes specific action to go against these individual racists. You can't say there's white privilege when the white kid has to score 50 points above the black kid on an entrance exam just to be on par with him. You also bring up the disparity in blacks being thrown in jail at higher rates. This is true, but it is also true that blacks commit more crimes than the white population. A race that is only 14-15% of the population commits 50% of all murders. That's a problem. Not that they are being put in jail. You also claim that blacks are sentenced worse than whites, and when I argue this point the argument of crack vs cocaine sentences are commonly brought up. But the only reason there is a difference is because crack is by far an easier to dispense, easy to get high off of drug compared to powder cocaine. In fact the punishment increase to crack crimes were supported and introduced by black legislators desperately trying to get their communities to stop selling crack. The statistics that try and prove a disproportion are most always skewed or based on facts that can easily be explained. Its also always pointed to that policing has a lot to do with the disparity. But this argument holds no ground, how does more law enforcement equal more crime? In fact its proven that the best way to decrease crime in areas is to increase policing. Saying otherwise is ludicrous. More cops equals more protections equals safer areas equals more economic growth equals more jobs equals better lives. Reducing policing on these needy areas is the exact opposite of what is necessary. A big argument of yours is that blacks are poor largely because of systematic racism. This is just untrue. Many studies point to the three key things that are necessary to not be poor forever in America. Finish highschool, get a job and don't have a kid until you are financially stable. It is that simple. And why is there a disproportionate poverty rate among blacks? Because there is a disproportionate single motherhood and drop out rate among the black community. In fact the single motherhood rate of the black community in the 60's was around 20%, whereas today it's over 70%. Unless you're arguing that America is 3x as racist as in 1960 (after civil rights movement and all these countless programs that even the playing field) then you're argument that poverty is being forced down the black community's throats is nonsense. White privilege is such a detrimental word for the black community. It gives them an out. A reason to say, "Oh it's not my fault I'm poor." The best way for these communities to grow out of poverty is for the individuals to take responsibly and ensure their own futures. Not just give up because someone told them that the playing board is skewed against them. Follow the three steps, no white man is forcing minorities into dropping out or child bearing | > I am using the term "white privilege" to refer to the privileges the racial majority of people have (white people) over a specific minority (black people). Why compare black people to white people rather than the average? If you're specifically concerned about the position of black people, why not have a term that referred to black people? While I'm complaining about the term itself, why is it singular? Why aren't we talking about the individual privileges? Wealth privilege. Good school privilege. Nice neighborhood privilege. Two-parent privilege. Talking about the individual privileges would take it out of the realm of vague anti-white complaining and into the realm of actual specific problems. Specific problems can be solved. Also, it avoids putting blame on people in a way that doesn't make sense. Some people will try to say that a homeless white guy has white privilege, but Obama's kids don't. A homeless white guy clearly doesn't have wealth privilege, but Obama's kids clearly do. > There is institutional racism held against black people in the United States in 2017, What is the name of the institution? The problem I have with "institutional racism" and "systematic racism" is that these phrases get used to imply that racism exists as a sort of vague miasma. I don't believe in a vague miasma of racism that I'm supposed to feel guilty over because people who had the same skin color as me did things I don't approve of before I was born. I'm perfectly happy to decide that, for example, mandatory minimum sentences are bad because statistics show that they are responsible for about half the sentencing gap that black people experience. That's not a vague miasma that I'm supposed to feel vaguely guilty about for vague reasons, it's a specific identifiable problem that can be named and described in detail. > the ripple effects of racism in the past (namely the stonewalling of blacks decades ago from having any chance of getting into the middle class) still exist today. There's an excellent video interview with Thomas Sowell where he addresses this. The relevant part is at 20:08-21:05. At least for the single motherhood rate, it isn't a legacy of slavery, it got bad after slavery had been over for 100 years. Generally I don't believe it when somebody says that current conditions are due entirely to some oppression that stopped a long time ago. > Most importantly, and I cannot stress this enough: schools. I couldn't agree more. But that schools are bad in the inner city is not a privilege for white people. It isn't a privilege at all. > A history of oppression History is history, not now. You're right, it didn't stop 200 years ago, but that doesn't mean that every problem black people face is due to things that happened a long time ago. Also, the fact that black people historically faced discrimination isn't a privilege that white people have. > Now if you are white, then your privilege and black underprivilege is absolutely not your fault; This is rather different than what most people who use the phrase "white privilege" would say. The whole point of the existence of the phrase, as far as I can tell, is to induce white guilt, smear white people, or derail conversations. Why use a phrase that requires you to explicitly say "I'm not blaming you"? If you talk about wealth privilege, or bad schooling, or a sentencing gap, I won't think about blame at all. I'll think about the difference between absolute and relative poverty, or school choice, or that paper I read that explained how discriminatory prosecutorial decisions can effectively use crimes with mandatory minimum sentences. | 1 | 24,557 | 1.111111 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | null | null | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
j1l50f | askphysics_train | 0.99 | Software for Physics. What software do you use for physics and math? | g70g6yz | g70umn8 | 1,601,339,917 | 1,601,347,903 | 2 | 5 | Mathematica | Rust/Fortran and LaTeX. | 0 | 7,986 | 2.5 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | null | null | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
xo74ch | askanthropology_train | 0.93 | How do hunter-gatherers trim their finger- and toenails? This is a question I've been asking myself for years, and in all the anthropological literature I read I've never seen any reference whatsoever. I know people in the middle ages used sharp knifes, but I'd like to know how prehistoric or isolated hunter-gatherers do this, since stone knifes are obviously not usable for this purpose. I \*suspect\* (without having any evidence) that people might use certain stones to file them down? I've heard it suggested that their nails wear down naturally from heavy use, which is utter nonsense if you ask me. I am a subsistence farmer and work more hours than average hunter-gatherers in the climate zone I inhabit (tropics), and I use my bare hands all the time (I practice "primitive permaculture"), even sometimes for digging (hunter-gatherers usually use digging sticks). My nails don't get worn down by simply foraging and subsisting, so there must be a different method. A friend once jokingly proposed that they simply bite off their nails, which might be possible for fingernails but is obviously less practicable for toenails. Does anyone have a reference for how indigenous societies without metal tools do this? | ipyx394 | ipyj5ei | 1,664,199,871 | 1,664,192,523 | 114 | 87 | I don't have any specific answers (and I suspect they vary widely between communities), but I do want to challenge two of your assumptions: 1. Stone knives and flakes, especially those made from glass-like stones like obsidian, can actually be sharper than steel knives. You certainly could used sharp flakes from stone-knapping to trim your nails, and it would be especially easy after soaking your hands and feet in water to soften them. 2. Almost all children under a certain age are flexibile enough to chew their own toenails, and it's likely if you were chewing your toenails once a week from childhood, you'd retain this flexibility. | Fingernails can be trimmed by picking, by biting, or by cutting with a sharp flake of stone. And yes, fingernails will wear / break if they get to a certain length and are not otherwise truncated. Toenails can be trimmed with a stone flake, but can also be picked or will break / wear once they get too long. It's generally not covered in the anthropological literature because it's irrelevant, and frankly, obvious. And I have to confess to surprise whenever I see this question come up (and it's come up numerous times since I've been reading / replying to posts on this sub). I think what it shows, more than anything else, is that there are a surprising number of people who do not bite their nails, who have never used a pocket knife to trim a nail, and who apparently think that the only way to trim nails is with purpose-made "nail trimmers / clippers." Which is, in its own way, informative. (I confess I'm something of a nail biter, but even when I make an effort to trim my nails rather than biting them, I use my pocket knife, not nail clippers.) | 1 | 7,348 | 1.310345 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | null | null | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
11ue41 | askscience_train | 0.88 | What causes the bend in a banana? Why don't they grow straight? | c6pqz3a | c6pq435 | 1,350,843,809 | 1,350,840,443 | 186 | 13 | Everyone please remember the guidelines of AskScience. Please no more posts directing to the film with Ray Comfort, and yes, we know bananas look like penises. We get that. Please stop posting about it. | Could it also be that we only ever see curved cultivated bananas because producers throw away the ones that aren't? It's a very common process to discard of fruit and vegetables that don't conform to the specific look people have in their mind of a specific produce, even when they are in fact completely the same nutritionally. I could be completely wrong here, but nonetheless I would prefer replies to downvotes. | 1 | 3,366 | 14.307692 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | null | null | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
skcw53 | askengineers_train | 0.94 | Senior engineers only, how much do you bake? | hvk3mun | hvk374g | 1,643,981,129 | 1,643,980,911 | 335 | 21 | I really like baking soft pretzels. | Only around the holidays, unfortunately | 1 | 218 | 15.952381 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
eyktc3 | explainlikeimfive_train | 0.89 | Explain like I'm five years old: How does an atomic clock work? How does it start telling extremely precise time? | fgi0558 | fgi3j6n | 1,580,799,696 | 1,580,803,830 | 21 | 49 | OP - you are not asking about the "atomic clocks" that sit on a desktop or a nightstand, are you? If you are, those DO NOT have a cesium atom vibrating inside. Those clocks actually have radio receivers that listen for data transmission by NIST (in the U.S.). Those radio transmissions are linked to the NIST atomic clocks which DO have a cesium atom vibrating inside. Side note - I have 3 different desktop "atomic clocks", no two of which display the same time, and none of which displays the correct time. Admittedly, they are all quite old - 15-20 years. | Real atomic clocks use some gas of a specific element, like caesium or rubidium. The element has a natural resonance frequency, which means it interacts most strongly with microwaves of a specific frequency. You stick the gas in a box and beam microwaves at it. You can then detect how strongly the gas interacts with the microwaves (e.g. by producing more microwaves or absorbing them, depending on the design). So you have a circuit generate the microwaves at an adjustable frequency, and then you have another circuit basically "tune" the first one until it finds the best frequency, much like you would manually tune a radio to a station until you get the best reception. After a while the whole thing slowly becomes very stable when the right frequency is found and narrowed down. To count seconds, you have a third circuit just divide down the microwave signal. Since you know the frequency at which the gas should resonate, you just count up to that number and every time you reach it, a second has passed. The store-bought clocks you find labeled "atomic clocks" are just normal clocks with a radio receiver that picks up time signals sent by a radio station that itself has a real atomic clock. | 0 | 4,134 | 2.333333 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 10 | null | null | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
vrrosn | asksciencefiction_train | 0.7 | [MCU]Why didn't the people snapped by Thanos end up in an afterlife, while they were dead? Considering that various afterlives exist in the Marvel Universe and that they were killed by their bodies turning to dust and not made to never having existed, shouldn't they have memories from being in heaven, hell or wherever they were, when they came back to life? | iex2jwh | iex4fj2 | 1,657,008,046 | 1,657,009,659 | 4 | 13 | Thanos had the soul stone, he probably destroyed their souls too. If he wanted them to go to heaven, they would have. But seems he didn't kill them, just totally destroyed them. | We've seen what the Blip was like from the perspective of someone who Blipped. While the dusting and reformation take a bit of time, to the Blipped person it feels like an uninterrupted process. They turn to dust and then immediately reconstitute into their original form. Thus, there was no time for anyone to travel to any afterlife. | 0 | 1,613 | 3.25 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | null | null | 7 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
rmxgq2 | askphysics_train | 1 | Why do electric field lines go from positive to negative? Positive and negative attract each other, but why do the field lines go away from positive and towards negative, and how did we find out about this? | hppc7yb | hpp2zi2 | 1,640,279,835 | 1,640,275,976 | 13 | 10 | Electric field lines aren't real, physical things. They're diagrams we draw to represent what a "test charge" will do at any point in space. Convention dictates that the test charge is positive. Positive test charges will go away from a positive charge and be attracted to negative charges. Hence the electric field lines (which represent the paths our test charge can take) goes away from positive charges and toward negative charges. Again, the actual lines we draw are not real. They are simply representations of the shape of the electric field. [I hope you can see why a negative test charge would go against the electric field lines.] | Field vectors are tangent to field lines and electric field vectors are defined as the direction of force on a positive charge. So field lines point away from positive charges because another positive charge would be repelled. It could just as easily have been defined the other way around. | 1 | 3,859 | 1.3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | null | null | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
ivi3pm | askphysics_train | 0.94 | How do i start learning physics as a teenager? I'm in 7th grade(I'm 13) but i really want to learn physics. I'm REALLY interested in topics like quantum mechanics, particle physics, e&m, string theory and more. I want to learn physics because its such a beautiful subject, the math looks so perfect and just the thought of being able to understand the universe is just mesmerising. Are there any resources that could help me reach my goal. Thank you! | g5sc005 | g5sabdx | 1,600,492,816 | 1,600,491,466 | 6 | 2 | I really recommend Stephen hawking books i.e brief history of the universe, Cosmos and The divine particle (I think that's the name I'm not English speaker) | im in a similar situation as well. i read "a brief history of time" by stephen hawking, which i found super helpful. i also liked "the elegant universe" by brian greene, brian greene's books are generally great! also, crash course on youtube and free khan academy courses have been pretty useful. hope what ive done helps you too :)) edit: lol sorry i forgot to say: like everyone else said in this thread, before you proceed with anything, having good knowledge of trig and algebra will prove super useful, so it's probably smarter to brush up on that first if you havent already. | 1 | 1,350 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | null | null | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 8 |
n2k3jc | askbaking_train | 0.94 | What can we use in place of sour cream in cheesecakes? ^^ | gwmg9dd | gwjv6j6 | 1,619,928,715 | 1,619,883,791 | 7 | 6 | Creme fraiche? | Yoghurt works well. | 1 | 44,924 | 1.166667 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | null | null | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
j5gggz | asksciencefiction_train | 0.97 | [DC Comics] If Superman is inherently strong, by virtue of Earth's yellow sun, etc. why is he always depicted as being physically muscular? Hypothetically, his actual musculature has nothing to do with it right? He's the man of steel, his body, on earth is really strong, regardless of his physical stature. In Flashpoint he's skinny and malnourished, but is still strong under the yellow sun. More importantly, if nothing on earth is "heavy" or provides any noticeable resistance to Kal's muscles, how would they even grow to be that size? He could never exercise, because nothing on earth *could* exercise his muscles, right? | g7s448k | g7sb6js | 1,601,899,928 | 1,601,904,123 | 29 | 224 | There’s actually a version of Superman from flashpoint who was super scrawny but still had his powers because he was kicked in a dark cell his whole life and only got his powers when he saw the sun for the thrust time. Supes has always lived an active lifestyle and has always had the super body. | Most likely, kryptonians just grows into a perfect shape without exorcise, like how a gorrilla is superjacked without doing much. After all, we have never seen a fat kryptonian | 0 | 4,195 | 7.724138 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | null | null | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
o6x771 | askengineers_train | 0.97 | What makes a good engineer? Greetings, What do you think a decent engineer should have in terms of skills and personality? I have studied Mechatronics, graduated in 2018. I don't consider myself good at all or even close. What does it take to be good? How would you tell if you're on the right path? | h2vl64t | h2vj6am | 1,624,537,109 | 1,624,535,770 | 147 | 29 | Humility. | Knowing what you don’t know can be as important as knowing what you know. | 1 | 1,339 | 5.068966 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 8 | null | null | 7 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
f6hgu0 | askculinary_train | 0.97 | I always thought that wax paper and parchment paper were the same thing but they aren't, and wax paper is not nonstick paper for cooking. Googling what to do with wax paper only seems to yield lifehacks, what on earth are you SUPPOSED to do with wax paper then? All I ever used it for in my life was to slide down the slides at the playground faster as a kid. What on earth is the actual intended use for wax paper? | fi5co14 | fi5la7k | 1,582,160,086 | 1,582,165,534 | 34 | 43 | The only thing I really use it for is to wrap homemade caramels, since they stick to it less than parchment paper. | There was a time when we didn't have cling wrap. We had plastic wrap, but it didn't cling, and often came undone. For somethings, wax paper was worse, because it would eventually get waterlogged and shred (carrot and celery sticks) For some things, it was better, because the food would breathe a little and not get slimy (cheese slices, devilled eggs) All of my school bag lunch sandwiches were wrapped in waxed paper, with neat pleats and tucks. And then you used it to polish the slide to warp-speed potential. | 0 | 5,448 | 1.264706 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | null | null | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
o4s2eo | askacademia_train | 0.97 | If I have 6 hours of Zoom meetings everyday, can I really be expected to get anything else done? Postdoc in STEM completely overburdened with meetings at the moment. I'm (co-)supervising 15 student projects, spanning the bachelor to PhD level with students in 4 different countries, on top of which I have all of my normal collaborations that I should make progress on. On top of that, there's seminars and journal clubs everyday. It's just impossible to get anything done at the moment! /rant | h2j5nte | h2ixd7g | 1,624,280,099 | 1,624,274,159 | 21 | 3 | Solution: You need to start saying no to a lot of things. | No. :) | 1 | 5,940 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | null | null | 8 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
c4490h | askengineers_train | 0.95 | Why are an engine's head and block mated (with a head gasket) right at the point combustion happens? If the engine block and head mated at a point further "down" towards the crankshaft, so the combustion area was entirely in the head and not in the block, wouldn't this negate the need for a head gasket? Or are the benefits of this design outweighed by the effort it would take to hone out the cylinders if they were in a blind hole? | eruu606 | ervwb8q | 1,561,297,449 | 1,561,326,675 | 3 | 4 | I do not understand the other comments. In a typical car engine the piston moves 80 mm. So add some 20mm for the rings we are looking at 100mm deep hole with 80mm diameter. Nothing which cannot be handled with specialized tools. As other said, engines are quite mature today, so no need to take the head of ever. I mean: On my car they only changed the injection valves. The head got never of the engine. If the combustion chamber is more like bomb, solid material tightly fitting the hot area, less noise gets outside. Also less power is lost in elasticity. Less places to hide for uncomplete combustion or knock. | As the others have been said, it's been done. But it's very rare in the automotive world because of machining costs. Regardless of where along the length of the cylinder you put the seam, there is always going to be a seam between crank case and head. Going gasket-less just means far finer tolerances on the machining to get a dependable metal to metal seal. In theory, you could build an entire block where the only seam was at the bottom of the crank case where the oil pan attaches (you'd have to use what are called tunnel cranks, where the bearings are bigger than the throw of the cranks). But trying to machine that would cost FAR more than it would be worth. Not even F1, where is cost is almost no object, has bothered to try this. Remember that for the big OEMs, the usable life span of a given block design is in decades. Improvements are focused on top end stuff, like chamber design, fuel control and so on. The ford small block (Known as the Windsor block) was first produced in 1961 and is still available today with only incremental improvements to the base casting over that time. Heads, cranks etc have all seen a lot of evolution, but the base block is almost identical to the first version. (calm down gear heads, I know that for the enthusiast, there are numerous and important differences between generations of Windsor or other OEM blocks. I'm talking from a laymans design perspective) As a bonus, it support a thriving performance after-market, which for some flagship vehicles like the Mustang or Camaro is not a minor consideration. | 0 | 29,226 | 1.333333 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | null | null | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
9l4k7f | asksocialscience_train | 0.9 | Do animals have ritual, or is ritual a specifically human phenomenon? | e748fmt | e741wkg | 1,538,604,499 | 1,538,598,982 | 15 | 6 | It might not be your go-to definition of 'ritual,' but in terms of "doing something that holds no biological value," the psychologist B.F. Skinner was able to induce superstitions in pigeons. https://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Skinner/Pigeon/ | Bees Dance | 1 | 5,517 | 2.5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 10 | null | null | 8 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
r1pk4b | askculinary_train | 0.96 | The Ninth Annual /r/AskCulinary Thanksgiving talk thread! Is your turkey refusing to defrost? Need to get a pound of lard out of your mother-in-law's stuffing recipe? Trying to cook for a crowd with two burners and a crockpot? Do you smell something burning? r/AskCulinary is here to answer all your Thanksgiving culinary questions and make your holiday a little less stressful! Welcome to the ninth annual r/AskCulinary Thanksgiving help discussion and the ninth anniversary of our weekly discussion posts. As always, our usual rules will be loosened for these posts where, along with the usual questions and expert answers, you are encouraged to trade recipes and personal anecdotes on the topic at hand. Obnoxiousness and food safety, will still be deleted, though. Volunteers from the r/AskCulinary community will be checking in on this post in shifts throughout most of the day, but if you see an unanswered question that you know something about, please feel free to help. | hm23031 | hm25py3 | 1,637,862,415 | 1,637,863,536 | 3 | 7 | How do I peel potatoes without cutting myself? I do it every time! Especially once one end of the potato has been peeled and is slippery to hold without the skin. It inevitably slips. I have a swivel peeler which is probably part of the problem. | Jello Emergency! I’m making Manhattan salad for the first time which is lemon jello with walnuts, celery, and apples. I waited too long before adding the nuts, etc. and the Jello was almost set. I stirred the stuff in anyway and put it back in the fridge. Will it harden back up or do I have to start over? It’s my husband’s childhood favorite and I want to surprise him. | 0 | 1,121 | 2.333333 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | null | null | null | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
50u7b4 | askacademia_train | 0.85 | I'm a Graduate Assistant for the first time. What can I do to make your life as a professor or staff member easier? I want to know how to be the best possible GA. | d77ho4u | d77e1tw | 1,472,863,910 | 1,472,857,446 | 4 | 3 | As as a TA grade the HW as quickly as possible As a researcher, read until your eyes bleed and produce | It really depends on what you will be doing. Are you grading? teaching? Running a lab? There are as many different types of Graduate Assistant jobs as there are Graduate Assistants. | 1 | 6,464 | 1.333333 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | null | null | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
9sjdyb | askengineers_train | 0.93 | Is it feasible to switch from a manufacturing engineering role to a design engineering role? I am a senior mechanical engineer and have been offered a role as a manufacturing engineer at a large aerospace company. I was wondering if it would be possible down the road to switch to a more traditional design role as a mechanical or aerospace engineer. Has anyone had experience making a transition like this? | e8pk4um | e8pk8cc | 1,540,875,542 | 1,540,875,682 | 2 | 7 | Yep, it is definitely possible. I did it and am now a team lead (not manager) for a design project. 100% what others said, time in MFG is great for broadening skill set And was part of why I was encouraged to apply for the design role. | Absolutely. In fact, you’ll probably excel as a design engineer because of the manufacturing experience. However, Manufacturing Engineering (especially in your industry) is fucking cool and you might never want to switch. I’ll tell you why lol: - working for an aerospace company you’re going to make some really bad ass technology purchases. 3D printers, 5 axis machining centers, robots... not only do you get WINED AND DINED while you make your considerations, you get to learn about the most technologically advanced processes in the world. - adding to the point above, you play a MAJOR role in large capital expenditures which means you are now a business person. And you know what looks good on a resume for an executive of a technology company? Engineering and Business experience. - you will still play a part in product design, with the added responsibility of fixture and tooling design. I worked for a large gas turbine manufacturer as a design engineer for a few years, and I happened to straddle two areas of expertise: Support equipment engineering and rotor design. Rotor design sucked man. Change this diameter here, update this dimension there. The real fun was designing the tools they use to assemble the engines and repair and maintain them... always a fresh design. Always challenging. You’ll see more of that in mfg engineering. Yeah idk. To answer your question, yeah, you can make the transition. But in my humble opinion, you have the good job already. | 0 | 140 | 3.5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 6 | null | null | 9 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
s20hgl | askbaking_train | 0.99 | Does anyone else get unreasonably upset when their bakes fail? I think I have perfectionism problems and tie too much of my self worth to my baking. The other day I baked a sponge cake for a friend’s birthday, which I had made countless times before. It was a COMPLETE fail (not rising at all) and I was so devastated and frustrated I literally cried lol. It was doubly embarrassing because I made it at their house and didn’t have the ingredients to redo it. Of course everyone reassured me it was fine but I felt AWFUL and couldn’t stop ruminating over what I did wrong. Is anyone else similar? Especially when baking for others? | hsdpc63 | hscnzpv | 1,642,012,287 | 1,641,997,888 | 3 | 2 | Oh no I never feel bad. I know my baking skills are crap, I just take every success as a penny and every failure a dollar. Both yeild growth, but screwing up only raises your chances at future successes. | If you made it at their house blame it on their oven | 1 | 14,399 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | null | null | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
fgm2vb | askvet_train | 0.9 | Why do I feel like most of these people that post should actually take their animal to the vet. I don’t know, am I taking crazy pills or something? | fk5imku | fk5y71c | 1,583,881,262 | 1,583,890,073 | 14 | 16 | I think the problem is the lack of knowledge about veterinary medicine. People almost view it as a luxury, not a necessity for pet care. People regularly complain about going to the vet for numerous reasons that they would never complain about if it were themselves or loved ones needing medical care. We in the vet industry would definitely benefit from the right information getting out to our clients vs them getting it from google, or worse animal planet and that mountain awful vet guy. Sorry if you're on here dude but you suck and need to go back to school. | The point of posting is to be told, by a professional, that they need to take their pet to a vet. If they knew the pet needed to see a vet they wouldn't be posting to ask now would they? So yeah. Most of the people who post about their pet problems should be, and will be, told to go see a vet. That's the whole point. I am just glad they have a resource like this where they can come ask a question, and hear it from an actual professional and take it seriously, because they know it's not just another opinionated yahoo on the internet, freaking out over nothing. There really isn't any other point to the sub. They can't diagnose on the internet. They can't offer treatment options. They CAN tell you to go to the vet, and you CAN believe them because they are verified pros. Plenty of people just dont know what to do and I am glad they come here to ask questions instead of Googling and ending up somewhere weird. | 0 | 8,811 | 1.142857 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | null | null | 9 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
thttho | askacademia_train | 0.89 | Do you believe academia is worth pursuing for reasons other than getting a job? Sorry, I'm going to rant a bit as to the reasons why I'm asking this question, but I do genuinely want to know your answer. **Start rant:** I want to get a PhD in English, probably concentrating on Comp & Rhet or Critical Theory/Cultural Studies. I want to do this because I find it fulfilling, point blank. I feel like that upsets a lot of people. With the job market like it is, it's like people resent that you might want an advanced degree in something that won't immediately or directly translate to a job, and pursue it for a reason other than getting a job. I have 9 years of experience in editing and writing for the web. I'm not worried about making decent money. I'm hoping that getting a PhD will make me more qualified for other types of work--like editing a scholarly journal, becoming a professor (even an adjunct while I have a second job), doing editing and/or writing for an organization like the UN, or writing for a more academic/scholarly-type website--but at the end of the day, I want to better my scholarly skills. I want to be better at doing research, better at writing, better at thinking, etc., for its own sake and for my fulfillment. And I want to do what I love to do: write and do research. Am I going to get into a lot of debt for this? I don't think I'll pursue it unless I get a tuition waiver and a decent stipend. I'm not going into a humanities degree with rose-colored glasses. But nor am I shunning it because I might not need a PhD for whatever job I end up getting or because the academic job market is bad (right now, not necessarily forever. I'm 26, and hopefully my life will be long). **-end rant** How many of you believe in pursuing academia for reasons other than getting a job? There used to be the idea that the pursuit of knowledge was noble for its own sake, or to advance the mind of the person pursuing the education. Is that sentiment dead? | i1a0ok4 | i1a7yl8 | 1,647,696,456 | 1,647,700,134 | 53 | 67 | > There used to be the idea that the pursuit of knowledge was noble for its own sake, or to advance the mind of the person pursuing the education. Is that sentiment dead? If you look back in history all the people in academia were from the aristocracy. A little later in history and people from upper middle class backgrounds started breaking in. And nowadays there is still a great socio-economic imbalance in terms of the backgrounds of people getting higher degrees and progressing through academia. If you are independently wealthy (or at least financially comfortable) then you can do whatever you want. If you don't have to worry about how to take care of yourself/your family then you can do whatever endeavours you consider noble. Most people do not have that luxury, and that is why we frequently say people shouldn't do PhDs without funding, and without a good reason for doing one (e.g. a desire for a job that requires said PhD). We do also say people should be passionate about what they're doing, given how gruelling a PhD can be, and how gruelling an academic career can be if that is the direction they want to go in after that. But passion alone can't put food on the table, and that is why people suggest you consider your career prospects before following this path. > With the job market like it is, it's like people resent that you might want an advanced degree in something that won't immediately or directly translate to a job, and pursue it for a reason other than getting a job. That isn't resentment, it is practicality and good sense. > I might not need a PhD for whatever job I end up getting or because the academic job market is bad (right now, not necessarily forever. I'm 26, and hopefully my life will be long). There is no way that the market is going to improve, no matter how long you live. And even if it did magically turn around in say 30 years time, there would then be people with more recent and relevant research experience than you, so you'd be in a worse position to apply for an academic role then than you would be in the immediate years after your PhD. | We can't tell you if it's right for you or not. Only you can know. >I feel like that upsets a lot of people. With the job market like it is, it's like people resent that you might want an advanced degree in something that won't immediately or directly translate to a job, and pursue it for a reason other than getting a job. That's not really resentment per se; it's just good sense. Instead, what you're experiencing probably stems from two things; 1) People are anticipating you getting through this and finding it does nothing for you, and then complaining about it. You wouldn't be the first, and you wouldn't be the last. 2) Often a lot of the people who pursue a doctorate for "intellectual" reasons tend to have a wildly romanticized view of how academia is, and when they end up learning how the sausage is made they end up complaining about it. You wouldn't be the first, and you wouldn't be the last. So in both cases; the resentment isn't towards what you want to do, but instead is pointed towards who we anticipate who you'll become. Alternatively; you're asking for advice, disregarding that advice, and then being surprised when people are annoyed at you for wasting their time. >But nor am I shunning it because I might not need a PhD for whatever job I end up getting or because the academic job market is bad (right now, not necessarily forever. I'm 26, and hopefully my life will be long). It's going to remain bad for a **long** time, likely for the remainder of the century given the instability that's likely to occur and the resulting flood of educated individuals into developed/stable nations. | 0 | 3,678 | 1.264151 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | null | null | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
ulv50r | askculinary_train | 0.85 | Does cooking kill all harmful bacteria even if the meat was left out at room temperature for a few hours? I have read the defrosting frozen chicken on the counter overnight is not a good idea because bacteria will grow but if I cook chicken to 165 degrees where theoretically all harmful bacteria die out, does it matter that chicken has more bacteria than a safer method of defrosting (like through the refrigerator) | i7xsjlw | i7ygxvj | 1,652,114,461 | 1,652,124,335 | 13 | 99 | The fridge just slows bacterial growth, it doesn't prevent it | Hello! Your question involves food safety. When it comes to food safety, we can talk about best practices, but not whether something in particular is safe to eat - there are just too many unknown variables for anybody to know for sure. For commenters: That you do something and you've never had a problem for you is not an OK answer for food safety, for the same reason "I never wear a seat belt and I'm still here" is not an OK answer for driving safety. | 0 | 9,874 | 7.615385 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | null | null | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
odoiim | askculinary_train | 0.96 | Why do professional chefs drizzle olive oil on finished plates? I get the concept of "fat-soluble flavors," but a lot of high-end restaurants and cooking shows by professional chefs seem to finish their plates with a drizzle (sometimes a lot more than a drizzle) of olive oil. What is this for? Presentation? | h41wrjd | h425wys | 1,625,426,006 | 1,625,430,646 | 8 | 135 | It's also pretty n shit. | If you’ve ever had high high high quality olive oil, you would also put that shit on everything you eat and have others eat. Still daydream about a bottle my old chef gave me that he would have imported for his Michelin stared restaurant. | 0 | 4,640 | 16.875 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | null | null | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
lp9sfi | askculinary_train | 0.96 | Asking bakeries/restaurants for the recipe? I know stories of people asking bakeries or restaurants/businesses for the recipe for a specific item. Is this considered an appropriate thing to do, and if so, how does one go about doing it? I've always thought it was considered rude or at least a stupid or useless question, because I'd think that a business would never just tell a paying customer how to make their food at home. Has anyone ever successfully asked for a specific recipe? What did you do? | goanzf1 | goaizjw | 1,613,960,536 | 1,613,957,939 | 97 | 39 | I live in Houston, and there is a mom and pop taqueria near my office that I go to all the time. They make the best salsa verde I've ever had. It's an emulsion made with jalapenos and oil, among other things. One day when I'm eating a late lunch, I ask the owner for the recipe. Not only does he gladly give me the recipe, but he also invites me back to the kitchen to show me his technique to make it, as he was about to make a batch. | I'll ask at times, because there's no guarantee a dish/drink stays on a menu forever. But I usually ask in places where I've gone multiple times and a bartender/server/someone else FOH will recognize me. And while some places have their signature items/sauces, enough places might have specialty ingredients or other advantages (e.g. restaurant quality stocks/demi glaces or specially sourced cuts of meat or spices) that are a lot harder for most people to get. Also, asked with the most success in foreign countries - explained I was a tourist, LOVED the food and that I wanted to try and make something like that when I went back home. Got some amazing recipes and marinade ideas like this when I visited Singapore and Bali a few years ago. | 1 | 2,597 | 2.487179 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | null | null | 8 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
84mr5n | askscience_train | 0.72 | If someone is paralyzed from the neck down, how can they still breathe or have a heartbeat? If the spinal cord is damaged to the point where a person cannot use their arms or legs, why can their heart an lungs still function? Are they connected to the brain in a different way? | dvs5trr | dvqom6y | 1,521,176,236 | 1,521,124,037 | 3 | 2 | Hi, friendly doctor here. Lot of incorrect info on this thread. The diaphragm is innervated by the phrenic nerve which come from the 3rd, 4th, and 5th vertebrae (C3-5, mostly 4). If that level of the upper neck or higher is injured your breathing can be severely hampered. If it’s only one side it’s actually not that bad (I take that back, still sucks because you’re paralyzed), cut the whole thing (both sides) though and it can suck. Need a vent for life and/or die. As for the heart, the Vegas nerve innervates it to slow it down, not speed it up. The heart beats on its own at its own pace. If you get stressed and your adrenal glands secrete more adrenaline you’re heart rate goes up. If you splash water on your face (“diving reflex”) the nerve slows your heart rate. In heart transplant patients, all nerves are cut to the heart when the heart is taken from one body to the next and then the natural heart rate after transplant is close to 100-110 because they don’t have the nerve innervating it to slow it down. The Vegas nerve is a cranial nerve, which means it comes from the “brain” and not the spinal cord so if the spinal cord is messed up it doesn’t really affect it. That being said, there are nerves called the “cardiac accelerator fibers” which come from the spinal cord but for purposes of your question, the answer is that the heart continues to beat after spinal cord injuries because of the natural pacemaker of the heart (the “sinoatrial node), which has automaticity, meaning it just goes automatically and doesn’t need a nerve to stimulate it. Even if the SA node goes out the muscle fibers of the heart itself depolarize at their own intrinsic rate which is much slower, but that talk is for another day... | Yes, you have this little bit of brain called "Medulla oblongata" that is attached at a pretty high cervical spine position, so if you break your spine lower than that, you can still breathe and have a heart beat. | 1 | 52,199 | 1.5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | null | null | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
3yjaol | legaladvice_train | 0.96 | [PA] Bought a house 1 year ago. Apparently there are neighborhood covenants. Can these be enforced? I bought a house about 1 year ago that is located in a small plan on a dead-end road. There are about 7 houses that were constructed in the year 2000 time frame. There are about 15 additional open lots that have never sold. Recently someone dropped off in my mailbox about 20 rules titled "[Plan Name] Covenants" that l have never heard about. Most of the rules are related to the size and type of houses to be built on the land, which really don't apply to me since I bought a house that was already constructed. However, there are some other rules such as no fences allowed, no animals besides dogs/cats, no sheds allowed which may impact me in the future. I would like to build a fence around my garden... Funny thing is is that there are multiple people in the neighborhood in violation of the rules, some people have fences and others have built small sheds. I think the person who passed out the rules is the owner of the empty lots who still comes by to cut the grass and maintain them. First off, I have looked back through all the documents I signed during the home-buying process. The disclosure forms specifically state that this home is not part of an HOA or other neighborhood organization. There is no mention of neighborhood rules in any document that i signed. I looked back at the deed that I signed. There is no mention of any rules. There is only a generic statement on the deed "Under and subject to reservations, restrictions, easements and rights of way as the same may appear in prior instruments of record". Okay.. So, I looked in county records for every deed for this property dating back to 1970s before this plan was even developed. There is no mention of neighborhood rules in any of the deeds. Only the generic statement that I quoted above appears. I also looked through the deeds of my neighbors and none of their deeds mention neighborhood rules either... The deed references one other document in the "Plan Book". I looked that up and it is an engineering drawing that shows the lot sizes, rights of way, easements, etc. There is no mention of neighborhood rules on this drawing. I am trying to figure out if I am subject to these rules. They came as a total surprise to me. I cannot find them mentioned or recorded anywhere in the county records. Does anyone know where else I can look? I have standard title insurance. Should I contact them? I believe the title insurance company did the closing and these rules were never mentioned. I think this is something that should have been mentioned. | cydyngt | cydxbym | 1,451,324,275 | 1,451,322,097 | 22 | 20 | If someone put non-mailed material in your mailbox, report their crime to the post office, only the USPS may put things in your mail box. | For my house in NY, there was a similar set of covenants for the development. They were included in the abstract for the property, and had expired (house was built 40 years ago, the covenants applied for 25 years). If you had a lawyer for the purchase, you could try asking him/her. | 1 | 2,178 | 1.1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | null | null | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
klwwc3 | askbaking_train | 0.99 | What are your baking superstitions or good luck charms? In the midst of my holiday baking, I’ve noticed that both my mom and I have little “quirks” or superstitions we use while baking. For example, I always say “have fun” to my bakes as I put them in the oven.. it started as a fun little joke but now I feel like I have to say it each time for good luck lol. My mom tosses salt behind her shoulder, and says you should never praise how a bake looks in the oven..no praise until it is out. Do you have any baking superstitions/quirks/lucky whisks? | ghbu3sb | ghd0wa1 | 1,609,192,103 | 1,609,215,410 | 23 | 32 | I drink a glass of wine before shaping bread and I have brad leone’s voice in my head saying “one shot one kill” if i get nervous before doing something. gotta move fast!! | Don’t tell anyone how excited I am or how great I think it will turn out - as in, don’t have any confidence at all. The less I believe in myself the better it turns out. | 0 | 23,307 | 1.391304 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | null | null | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
df6i2j | changemyview_train | 0.89 | CMV: China is bad and I dislike the country for its government I am a gamer, I truly don't care a whole lot about politics. I do keep up with some breatuberish people because I like watching their content, but my general position is that the U.S. government sucks and it isn't my job to fix it because I want to do other things. Recently, there have been some incidents where gaming/entertainment people have been fired/disciplined for going against the political interest of china. Here are some examples: 1. https://www.npr.org/2019/10/08/768245386/blizzard-entertainment-bans-esports-player-after-pro-hong-kong-comments 2. https://kotaku.com/fired-dota-2-commentator-on-why-valve-let-him-go-1761711816 (this one is from a while back when Valve was hosting a Dota 2 tournament in china and the caster made a joke about being unable to watch porn in china. It is fresh in my mind because there was just another TI in china with some drama. That said, this relates more to the government than the more recent incident with Kuku) 3. https://deadspin.com/internal-memo-espn-forbids-discussion-of-chinese-polit-1838881032 Yeah so I dislike china and its government. No qualms with the people. I feel that they are limit free speech in their own country and combine their political stances with their economy(through propaganda or whatever) to force their view on the rest of the world. At the very least, I prefer governments that can be HEAVILY criticized constantly. Take America! All the europeans I've ever met have strong opinions on all the things we are doing wrong and I would be happy to have them come to America and give a speech about it. It is fine. America does a lot wrong but we are fairly good at politics(ignoring the horrible high profile cases) I honestly think that one human trying to make money and work in a field he/she likes should not have to "watch their mouth" about china, they suck and are bad. Money be damned. Gaming companies have been known to censor something in worldwide releases of their game so China can play it and also have been known to moderate Twitch chat and the like so that Tiannanmen Square is auto-moderated. Absolutely RIDICULOUS All this leads to me thinking China is bad. CMV! | f31pcwo | f31cva3 | 1,570,581,268 | 1,570,572,539 | 831 | 17 | I'm American born Chinese. My father's family fled Communist China to Hong Kong (they lost everything), and he was born in in Hong Kong. He came to the US for high school in the 60s, and my mother was born here in the US. Here's how my father explained / helped me understand the viewpoint of the Chinese government when I was a kid: In America and in the developed, Western world, people view a specific set of human rights as inalienable - among them, the right to free speech, the right to due process, etc. But in these locations, people are generally well-off and society is stable. China’s history over the last two centuries has been filled with conflict, strife, and instability. It was basically two centuries of European powers subjugating Chinese governments and forcing them to sign humiliating treaties and drug Chinese citizens with opium, infighting among warlords, Japanese soldiers raping & killing people – pretty extreme shit that a lot of people blamed on incompetent government and leaders. So in comes the Chinese government today, which has ushered in an era of tremendous growth, prosperity, and probably most importantly, stability for China’s citizens. In exchange for this, they demand that Chinese people give up some of the freedoms that we in the western world take for granted – namely the right to criticize the government. Chinese citizens are mostly ok with this. Let’s quantify the effect of the prosperity ushered under this government – according to Google, China’s GDP per capita grew from $200 to $8,800 from 1980 to 2018 – that’s an increase of 44x! GDP per capita in the US in 1980 was $12,600. In 2018, it was $60,000. A 44x increase over 1980 levels would have meant that the average family in 2018 would be making $550k a year!**\*\*** I think if you went around in the US asking families if they would be willing to give up their right to criticize the government in exchange for a salary of $550k per year, many of them would say yes. I also see a lot of discussion around authoritarian vs. democratic governments, and I wanted to address that as well: The most famous ancient Greek philosophers (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle) actually were super elitist and hated democracy. Socrates’ argument was that democracy is inherently corrupt, since it gives in to the will of people (who are idiots) and mob rule (i.e., we will wind up electing morons, charlatans, and hedonists – remind you of anyone?). Plato, who was Socrates’ student, wrote in *The Republic* that the ideal form of government wasn’t a Republic, but a benevolent dictatorship, where an authoritarian government has control but enacts laws in the best interest of its people. So the Chinese government believes it is the benevolent authoritarian ruler of China. And in general, most of its citizens are pretty happy today. And relative to any of China’s other governments in recent history, it’s actually been the best by far for its citizens. So you with your Western morals gets a little frustrated, and western businesses get annoyed that they can't sell their wares to Chinese people (but remember the Chinese government is extremely wary protecting their citizens from potential damaging impact of foreign-made goods sold to Chinese people after the opium wars)... The Chinese government makes the Chinese people (who you yourself say you like / don't have a problem with) happy, they just don't make you happy. **TL, DR:** Chinese history over the last 200 years was very unstable and lots of people died and/or were miserable. Chinese people blame this on weak leadership. The Chinese government today projects strength, and to their citizens, economic growth and prosperity and societal stability for limited freedom to criticize the government is a worthwhile trade. ​ **\*\***/u/Madness997 did an analysis adjusting for inflation (I didn't because I was lazy) and PPP (didn't know I was supposed to / what it is, but two separate people said I should so I assume I should have) and got to $390k in 2018 dollars instead of $550k. $390k works out to $7,500 a week. | Do you believe that Russians influenced US elections? Up to the point that they might have changed their outcome? Do you think it's wrong? If you answered yes to all the questions, then you should also agree, that even a relatively small-scale public opinion influencing campaigns can be a threat to national security. You might even agree that private companies like the social networks should be responsible for controlling the content somehow, so that Russians can't buy their fake news ads. But how do you distinguish foreign influence from an internal one? What if it's an american person buying the ad campaigns, while secretly receiving finances from russia? I am not saying everything that China bans is foreign-pushed agenda, but If you agreed to most of the things above, you already agree that "some" control of public speech is important for national security, just because it doesn't take a lot of effort to generate dangerous shifts in public opinion (like people eventually electing Trump). Actually, China realised this years ahead of other countries. Media (both mass and social) have an unprecedented ability to generate huge controversies dividing public over largely symbolic issues. To my knowledge, the main point of Chinese censorship is not banning anything that criticises government, but everything calling for collective action. Tianmen square is not something super secret or super important that needs to be hidden, but has a huge symbolic meaning that people could brigade under. | 1 | 8,729 | 48.882353 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | null | null | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
rfjc3k | changemyview_train | 0.62 | CMV: 'Supporting a team' in sports is total nonsense when the make up of the team completely changes every few years I've never been interested in team sports. I'd much rather watch something where you're focused on one person's performance, like gymnastics or tennis, rather than trying to keep track of a lot of stick people running around a field. I guess thats mostly personal preference. But what I really don't understand is when people get attached to a team, because its like the ship, its simply not the same team as it was five, ten years ago because all the team members, manager, coach etc are a totally different set of people! They don't stand for anything, they just play games for our entertainment. Then people get into fights about it (might be a British thing). What on earth is the point? | hoe9b39 | hoedvuq | 1,639,413,316 | 1,639,415,103 | 3 | 5 | Do you root for your country in the Olympics? If yes, why? It’s the same thing you’ve just described. | Do you play video games? If so why; there will be new ones next year? Do you enjoy any television shows? Why? Won't there be a new one next year? Do you own a car? Why? It's gonna break down eventually. Does the fact that something is going to change preclude you from enjoying it today? Also most teams do have a core of players who came up through their system and stay with them for long periods. It's also enjoyable watching young kids come up and dominate with their talent. I'm a cowboys fan and watching Micah Parsons this year has almost made me look forward to watching the defensive side of the ball more then offensive. | 0 | 1,787 | 1.666667 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | null | null | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
ainkol | changemyview_train | 0.76 | CMV: the biggest problem in politics is that nobody negotiates anymore. Everybody has a different view, and nobody is 100% right or wrong. So stop just shutting everybody down and not listening to them. It creates a echo chamber where all you hear is your own opinion, making you more polarized. Instead, people need to be like r/changemyview and start listening to each other’s opinions. Then we can find common ground and negotiate something that everyone is at least ok with, and people won’t have to hate each other because of their OPINION. There are multiple ways of doing politics, not just one. You have Europe, who sacrifices the rights of the few for the benefit of the majority. You have Early US, where it is open borders and everyone competes with each other. Both are flawed, but both worked, even though their ways of going about it were different. Anyways, just stop being so polarized and listen to others. | eep1g9t | eepd4vd | 1,548,169,788 | 1,548,178,003 | 2 | 6 | Maybe you can be a bit more specific what politics you're talking about? You note Europe. Here in the Netherlands, the government is currently formed by 4 different political parties. After the upcoming elections, it's expected that the government will lose its majority in the '1e kamer' (let's say congress?). This means even more cooperation is needed. No rights are sacrificed for the benefit of the majority, and cooperation is flourishing. | >Everybody has a different view, and nobody is 100% right or wrong. So stop just shutting everybody down and not listening to them. That's probably true, but would you really claim that there is no position on any issue which is (on that specific issue) 100% factually incorrect? For a ludicrous example: if a politician demanded that we put hundreds of billions into the space program specifically geared towards lunar landings to mine the moon for cheese (because the moon, in his view, is made of cheese), is he not 100% wrong on that issue? >Then we can find common ground and negotiate something that everyone is at least ok with Except that's not always true. There is no common ground between "we have to build a wall" and "the wall is a wasteful disgrace which should not be funded." There's no common ground between "abortions should remain legal and women have the choice of what to do with their bodies with some restrictions tied to viability of the fetus" and "abortions are murder and cannot be allowed." There's no common ground between "LGBT people should be protected against discrimination the same way we protect other marginalized groups" and "a public-facing business should be able to discriminate against LGBT people." >people won’t have to hate each other because of their OPINION Some opinions will always bring hate. And some opinions *should* result in hate for those who hold that opinion. This idea that "OPINION" is somehow distinct from the person (and thus a "person" should not be hated for an "opinion") is entirely facile. If someone holds the opinion that Jewish people are part of a conspiracy to replace white people with immigrants, and on that basis Jewish people need to be deported, I hate that person until and unless they change that opinion. What you're describing, though, is very similar to the ancient principle of ataraxia, a way of deciding not to come to any conclusions because "everyone has a different view." Which is the **opposite** of the point of CMV. The point of CMV is not "just like start listening and accept all views as equally valid." | 0 | 8,215 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4 | null | null | 8 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
qmq78t | askbaking_train | 0.97 | Looking for help on a gift for wife. AKA, WTF is a piping bag My wife has made two comments now about wanting a piping bag and tips as a gift. I've tried to educate myself online and have comeback with even less answers somehow. She NEVER asks for gifts, so I wanted to get her something nice that is quality. Does anyone have brands or kits or whatnot that they would recommend? | hjbs1q3 | hje93ld | 1,636,057,016 | 1,636,105,106 | 10 | 12 | I don’t know if this will be of interest, but Russian piping tips are fun to use. The tips and couplers are very different from the standard ones, so they would be an option to augment a standard set. | Some people don't like the reusable piping bags, but I've found the Ateco Wunderbag works well. It comes in varying sizes and can be bought from restaurant supply stores, Amazon, etc. Ateco also has tip sets, and boxes of disposable bags if the reusable one isn't an option. | 0 | 48,090 | 1.2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | null | null | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
k97cj1 | askbaking_train | 0.99 | Using creamy yogurt instead of sour cream with cheesecake? So I got a 30$ bonus for the Holidays from my part time job and decided to bake my mom’s favorite dessert which is cheesecake for Christmas. I stupidly bought Creamy Yogurt by Nestle instead of Sour Cream by Nestle because they look too similar and had a brain fart. I ran out of money to buy Sour Cream instead. Is this an acceptable substitute? If so, what should I add to make it taste similar to typical cheesecake? | gf2ypf1 | gf2ulz9 | 1,607,454,303 | 1,607,452,465 | 10 | 2 | I use cream yogurt and add a squeeze of lemon and it comes out lovey every time :) | If you're familiar with the recipe as it's being made you could adjust it on the fly by lowering the amount of sugar required accordingly. | 1 | 1,838 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | null | null | 8 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
z6alpo | asksciencefiction_train | 0.91 | [DC] Why is Superman so beloved by everyone? Question from a long time ago but I just remembered it basically there's this scene in doomsday clock where superheros are banned from operating outside of there home country..Expect Superman he's so popular that even Vladimir putin hands him a podium when he shows up at an event and praises him while doing so why? I know he's to the average DC human being the most powerful justice leaguer and a decent person but what makes him different from every other superhero in terms of popularity? | iy1q0n5 | iy29t22 | 1,669,600,917 | 1,669,610,961 | 2 | 4 | He fights for truth, justice and the American way. Hmm…. | Depends who’s asking. He is the symbol of peace and justice to Americans. Even if he is fictional. John Williams musical score sends chills down your spine. It inspires courage. Christians believe in some way he embodies the Savior, Jesus Christ. Just in a symbolic way. Selfless, charitable, and honest. He has been around since right after WW2 and he has been a symbol of justice ever since he was developed in a comic book. | 0 | 10,044 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 | null | null | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
o3p4p1 | askculinary_train | 0.93 | Real questions being asked here. How to crack open an egg with one hand?? Just want to feel a little cool. Any technique/tips? Just for the record, I normally crack open eggs by hitting them together, it always breaks only one of them, and the last one on a flat surface…duh. Saw it somewhere don’t remember. | h2cylc2 | h2cxbjt | 1,624,135,246 | 1,624,134,567 | 56 | 8 | Wrap your thumb and middle finger round the egg the long way, leaving a gap of about 1-2cm. Pull apart gently with your finger and thumb as you crack the egg on the rim of a bowl or pan in the gap. Voila. | Practice. | 1 | 679 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 2 | null | null | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
m1sx2m | askacademia_train | 0.95 | What recurring academic nightmares do you have? Or am I the only one? | gqfnqy3 | gqgjbll | 1,615,375,094 | 1,615,392,654 | 2 | 3 | Missing an important examination because I woke up late on the day | Instrumentation damaged beyond repair and having like 5 projects depend on it working. | 0 | 17,560 | 1.5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | null | null | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
3xxkp4 | askculinary_train | 0.93 | What "seasoning" is added to "seasoned" French fries that makes them taste so good? We've all had normal French fries, but I'm thinking of things like the curly cut fries at Arby's, Hardee's, and the ones you can buy in the super market. I'm pretty sure there's seasoning salt, but beyond that, I have no idea.... (Context: I bought a bag of curly fries only to find that they're unseasoned and now want to make them tastier.) | cy8phdx | cy8pmvo | 1,450,852,428 | 1,450,852,842 | 46 | 103 | I doubt it's the same thing everywhere but you can't go wrong with Tony Chacheres | We had a seasoning mix at a pub I worked at which was basically salt, msg, celery salt, onion and garlic powder and a bit of paprika. | 0 | 414 | 2.23913 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | null | null | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 |