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booksuggestions_train

Can someone recommend me a good book on masculinity or personal development as a man? I am 18 years old and kinda new to reading books. I just started reading self-help books a couple months ago and I'm absolutely obsessed with them. So far I've read 1. Mark Manson's the subtle art of not giving a fuck. 2. Dr Robert Glovers's 'no more Mr nice guy'. (my top 2 favorites already.) And also 'Cant hurt me', 'ikigai' and a couple others. I really enjoy the books that change my overall mentality to be a more self sufficient, productive, motivated and a happy man just within myself. Currently I'm reading 'how to win friends and influence people' by Dale Carnegie. I'd really love to read a book on masculinity and how to embrace it properly. That's why I loved Dr Glover's book. It gave me a different perspective on masculinity and made me proud to be a man for once instead of me trying to resent it. Unlike social media that glorifies "all men are dogs" kinda trends, which is mainly led by feminists smh, it really gave me a very toxic outlook on everything i was. So this book really saved my life. So anyways, If anybody knows a good book suggestion like this, I'd love to hear your recommendations! Thanks

Take a martial arts class. Become strong & fit & confident. Do some camping & wilderness survival. The physical ain’t everything, but it aids the mental perspective of masculinity.

I don’t think these books are specific to men and on masculinity but they do have the capability of changing your outlook on life and how to strive to be a better person so here goes: Ryan Holiday “The Obstacle is the Way” Donald Robertson “How to think like a Roman Emperor” William B. Irvine “A Guide to the Good life” I would recommend the original authors on Stoicism but sometimes I think they can be a little hard to jump into without a primer on what they were trying to say. If you feel up to it you can’t go wrong with Marcus Aurelius “Meditations” Epictetus “Enchiridion”

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suggestmeabook_train

Something akin to Donna Tart's "The Secret History" It doesn't have to have a campus setting. I'm more interested in something with amazing prose but in a contemporary setting. However, something should also drive the plot forward (like the murder plotline in TSH) because I don't really like super "literary" books like "All the light we cannot see" or "The Book Thief". (These books usually get reccomended when I ask for contemporary books with good prose/enduring characters but I personally found them boring). Thanks!

The Forgers by Bradford Morrow might work. It’s a murder mystery-thriller revolving around rare book collectors. Moody, great prose and a collection of unique characters engaged in some intricate cat and mouse maneuvers.

Perhaps Vicious by V. E. Schwab or They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

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booksuggestions_train

Book where the main character has to hide a secret power? Looking for some sort of fantasy / sci-fi epic where the main character has a powerful magic or ability that they have to hide for the most part. The Longer the book / series is the better.

Kate Daniels Series. Pretty good UF. Kate can't let anyone learn the true extent of her powers. Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb. Fantasy trilogy.

The vampire Tapestry. Not really super power, but kindof...

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catadvice_train

I recently adopted a cat for the first time ever and l think he’s really sad. Please help me I really need Cat Advice. I have to fill you in on some backstory for it to make sense so l apologize for the length. About 3 months ago l adopted a cat- his name is Milo and he’s ~3 years old. Here’s the thing, I’ve never owned a cat and have never spent more than ~10min with any one cat before. We had dogs growing up and l had to say goodbye to my 9 year old Basset Hound, Layla, ~2.5-3 months before l decided to get Milo. I got Layla right after my freshman year of college and it was me and her vs the world until it was her time to go and she passed away. She was my absolute best friend. After spending some time grieving l wanted to bring in another furry friend, in part to help with the totally debilitating depression l have been experiencing over the last year, but it felt like a betrayal to Layla every time l was close to adopting a dog....so one day as l was waiting in the lobby for the front desk lady to return, this man walked in carrying a sealed/taped small cardboard box, he literally tossed from 2/3 feet away onto the front counter and left. The box obviously hit the counter ~hard and then tumbled over onto the floor. I was appalled at his behavior but assumed it was just standard package....and then l heard a meow and soft paw scratch the inside of the box. So now here we are 2mo later with Milo! Here’s where I need all of your help. I love Milo dearly, he’s super cuddly and he purrs constantly when being pet- he doesn’t seem to like to be alone as he follows me everywhere. And l mean everywhere. If I’m at my desk, so is he. If I’m doing dishes then he’s sitting on the bar counter above the sink staring at me. If I’m going to the bathroom then he’s sitting on the edge of the bathtub staring at me. I’m talking consistently within 2-5 feet of me. Is this normal? I feel like he’s trying to tell me something, like maybe he’s out of food, but there’s nothing! I also have NO idea how to play with him. The internet and common sense toys mean nothing to him. He obviously is not a fan of cardboard boxes, but he is disinterested in EVERY cat toy l can think of- the sticks with feathers, laser pointers, motorized mice, crumpled paper...everything. He has a good sized scratching post and every now and then he’ll give it a scratch but it’s mostly untouched. He doesn’t want to play or do cat stuff...it honestly seems like he just wants to stare at me- I’m not sure how else to describe it. Could l be missing something he’s trying to tell me in his cat-way? Is this common for cats? He seems SO SAD because he doesn’t play, but he wants too- l caught him batting around a loose cotton ball once. Can someone PLEASE give me ANY cat advice? I want to make Milo happy and l feel like I’m failing. Everything felt so much easier and more natural with Layla and I’m deeply worried that I’m missing something to make Milo happier. I’m desperate to find/do anything that brings him some fun/joy into his cat-days.

When you try to play, do you let him "win"? Like if it's a feather on a stick, do you let him catch it from time to time? Even cats will give up on a game if they never win It also helps if you make the tots move like prey. Birds/mice/June bugs don't thrash about on the air or on the ground - they usually move on a line, slow down around walls/objects, and "peek" out from behind corners. If it acts like prey, he might chase it like prey! Timing is also important. You want to try to stimulate play before mealtime. Cats in the wild hunt, then eat. Domesticated cats are programmed the same way. Last thing is that different cats have different preferences. One of my cats goes bonkers for strings. Another prefers crinkly-sounding toys. My adventurer prefers to wrestle with stuffed animals (treated with catnip, of course), and our youngest can't contain herself when we bust out the lasers (yes, I have too many cats). Try out toys with different sights, sounds, textures, and scents to see what gets his tiny motor running

The following around is pretty normal. As far as toys go, some cats only get interested if you are persistent. With Da Bird or similar my current cat shows no interest unless I really get into it and make the thing buzz around for a minute and then make it fly by close. This cat also really goes for ball toys, but only ones that make noise during play.

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askacademia_train

Lecturers, Course Leaders and Tutors - What have been the most memorable comments you have received in student feedback forms? I have filled out plenty course feedback forms during my time as an undergrad and this semester was the first time I have been on the receiving end of it as a seminar tutor. Some of it was good and some of it was bad. Overall I was pleasantly surprised as I was expecting it to be all bad because it was my first time. There were some pleasant ones, some neutral, and others that were so intentionally harsh that I just found it funny. What have been some of the most memorable comments you have received?

“Dr Dodger is so mean I can’t believe that he has children. The state should take them away.”

Not on a feedback forum, but on a course\-evaluation I got a "You never smile, lighten up". Definitely most memorable, and also a useful one. It was a way to come to realize some of the symptoms of me being nervous. So when I can, try to remember to smile more.

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sysadmin_train

Managing Linux servers. I have around 90 Linux servers. Mostly RHEL with a fair amount CentOS and some Ubuntu sprinkled in. Has anyone got any good recommendations for management tools. Commercial or Opensource. Specifically patch management and user admin is what I’m after.

Ansible

Curious. What do you run on 90 mixed Linux servers? How do you get there?

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televisionsuggestions_train

TV shows with main characters that are frustrated by the people around them I recently watched Wednesday and it was very fun watching her character interact with everyone else. I also started Home for Christmas which is about a 30 year old woman who isn't married and doesn't have a boyfriend and she goes Home for Christmas. You already know what she's hearing. She also lied about having a boyfriend and now needs to find one. Nothing too real or depressing though, like I don't want someone who is frustrated with capitalism and can't find a job or pay the rent or something in that vein. Something closer to Wednesday if I'm being honest. Fun character that isn't really a people person, but isn't a complete asshole either.

Nick on new girl

Becker!

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running_train

Ran my first marathon today. Took me about 4 1/2 hours. How did you feel for your first? I felt great up until about 17 miles. After that a band in my left foot felt like it caught on fire and I struggled to even finish. I’ve ran longer distances with no issues. What happened? I feel like my training failed me and I stuck to a really good schedule. Definitely won’t be able to walk tomorrow.

Fucking awful. Would not recommend. Will not repeat. Am no longer friends with the people who encouraged me to undertake it.

First time? I cried as they put the medal over my head. I had to lean on my wife for five minutes. I took a shower, she brought me pizza and everything was better. Still couldn't walk right for four days.

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moviesuggestions_train

Smartest Comedy You’ve ever seen Sort of broad, but I want an intelligent comedy where you feel every joke had a purpose to the plot and was layered and well thought; or at least close to it.I’ve seen some comedies that I think dabble in smart jokes (Edgar wright films come to mind, or some dark dramedy films like Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind) but I would love to see more of a whole movie that focuses on making the viewer think to understand its jokes.

Four Lions

Ruthless People. A Fish Called Wanda, Quick Change, There’s Something About Mary, Tropic Thunder are close runner-ups. The scripts are all cleverly written, with laughs coming from more than just jokes and one-liners.

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aviation_train

What is your favourite aircraft?

Concorde, hands down.

My Dad was USAF for 39 years, including Chief Pilot Of MAC & Vice Commander Of Norton Air Force Base, my favorite plane is the C-5A Galaxy, which I have flown while sitting in my Dad's lap, for decades, the world's largest aircraft.

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moviesuggestions_train

Something that will make me feel like nothing will ever be okay, lonely and depressing I want this movie to be the only thing I think about for the next month. Think “Dead Poets Society” or “Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind”. A classic cancer story just won’t do. It’s gotta be more heart wrenching than any other movie on the planet. Truly can be any genre just as long as it’s sad. It’s difficult to look this type of movie up since the internet will just show movies like “Fault in Our Stars” or “Clouds”. Any suggestion helps!

Bad boy bubby

The War Zone.

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booksuggestions_train

Apparently I like books of people surviving frozen landscapes. Help my find another stress filled journey! I recently finished **Into Thin Air** (Jon Krakauer) and it was excellent, and realized I may unknowingly love books about surviving harsh conditions. I've previously read (and really liked): - **The Terror** (Dan Simmons) - **To Build a Fire** (Jack London) - **Left Hand of Darkness** (Ursula K. Le Guin) I am going to add in, after reading **A Song of Ice and Fire** (GRRM) I also most enjoyed the sections beyond the wall, or in the north. So it sounds like I have a genre! Recommend me your favorites! *Icey climes not required. Open to all life threatening tales of surviving the outside: fantasy, horror, sci-fi, historical fiction, you name it!*

So this is stretching it a bit, but maaaybe Andy Weir's *The Martian*? It's about an astronaut on a Mars mission who gets stranded and has to survive. Mars isn't icy, but it's certainly cold.

Not specifically related to frozen landscapes, but a particular favorite survival book of mine is Hatchet and the rest of the series following that! Technically a childrens/ya book, but a very fast read and very interesting.

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ifyoulikeblank_train

what is the most soul-crushing album you’ve ever heard? any genre! preferably something a bit more obscure than the standard mu-core/indiehead answers

Honeymoon by Lana Del Rey. A beautiful mix of Baroque and Dream Pop with an elegant string orchestra and heartbreaking lyrics :)

songs about leaving - carisa’s weird, vol 1 - bedwetter, giles corey - s/t, end serenading - mineral, home like no place is there - the hotelier, a promise - xiu xiu, purple mountains - s/t, uneven compromise - lil ugly mane, quebec - ween

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televisionsuggestions_train

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

SAFE on netflix

You should watch: * Telenovela (2015) * Partners (2012) * Living with yourself (2019) * Huge in France (2019) * Moonbeam City (2015) - Animated * Jeff & Some Aliens (2017) - Animated They all only have one season. And maybe Wonderfalls (2004) but it is probably too good and too popular for you!

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suggestmeabook_train

What fiction book is set in Spain but gives information about it's medieval history?

I'd look for a novelization of El Cid.

closest I can get is Italy with *The Name of the Rose* by Umberto Eco. set in a 1327 abbey and the good Brother must solve some strange deaths...

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suggestmeabook_train

Your favorite coming of age book! I love coming of age kind of books, especially with female protagonists and those which explore a variety of cultures. Some of my favorites are "a tree grows in Brooklyn, " "the girl with the louding voice," and "a woman is no man."

How To Build A Girl/How To Be Famous by Caitlin Moran (it's got two books, hope that still counts! How To Build A Girl is fine on its own but I think How To Be Famous really finishes the story and the character arcs and it's better when you read both)

{{Gabi, A Girl in Pieces}} {{The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian}}

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askhistorians_train

AMA - Central Africa: Colonization, Independence, Genocide and Beyond Welcome to this AMA which today features four panelists willing and eager to answer all your questions on the modern history of Central Africa. **The 20-year rule will be relaxed for this AMA.** Please note that the rules against soapboxing and bigotry still stand. Our panelists are: * /u/gplnd [Modern Central Africa | U.S. Cold War Foreign Policy](#flair-africa): My interests lie mainly in the Great Lakes region during the 20th century, with an emphasis on Rwanda, Burundi and Congo. My current work focuses on political parties in late colonial Rwanda, but I'm also interested in issues of "ethnicity" and conflict more broadly. The Congo Crisis is also of interest to me, particularly with regard to American foreign relations. And I'd be happy to answer questions about the Rwandan genocide and subsequent Congo wars. * /u/seringen [Modern Africa | Genocide](#flair-africa): I'm working on a book on Central African genocide right now which has made me an expert on genocides (but not holocaust focused). Most of my training is in modern political economy with a strong interest in arts and technological history as they pertain to the modern economy. I can definitely speak to modern theories on genocide and statehood, and more largely about historiography of the region. **/u/seringen will be joining us a little later.** * /u/EsotericR [African Colonial Experience](#flair-africa): I've mainly read around the colonial history (including the direct pre-colonial and post-colonial) history of central africa. This includes the modern-day countries of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Mozambique, Tanzania and most countries in between. I also have read extensively on decolonization across the whole continent. * /u/Bernardito [Moderator | Modern Guerrilla | Counterinsurgency](#flair-moderator): Force Publique 1914-1945 in the Belgian Congo as well as the insurgency in Angola 1961-1974 (alongside Portuguese counterinsurgency). Let's have your questions!

* The description of the Second Congo War I have often received is that even though many surrounding states participated, it was essentially without "battles", instead being characterized by raids and large scale depredations. Is this correct? * For Rwanda, I know a (very American) Tutsi who claims that there is another story to Paul Rusesabagina and *Hotel Rwanda*, and that he was not such a hero. Is this accurate, or is this primarily a perception spread by Kagame? * For the Congo crisis, I have heard two stories: one is that the CIA was instrumental in Lumumba's overthrow, and the other is that while the CIA certainly sympathized with the overthrow, they had little to do with it because internal enemies carried it out first. Is there an "accurate" story? This is kind of grim, I'll try to think of a happier question for later.

1. From what I know of Congolese history, Belgium did not intend to release the Congo in 1960. What made them suddenly change their mind in 1960? 2. What role did Mobutu play in bringing some form of stability and unity after the Congo Crisis? 3. Mobutu's regime had survived for 30 years before it began to waver and collapse. What changed that allowed his overthrow to be possible? 4. Why exactly did Mobutu side with the Hutu during the Rwandan Genocide?

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frugal_train

Raising chickens at home: does it really save money? So with the rising cost of food (especially animal protein), I was wondering if someone has actually run the numbers regarding the economic advantages (or lack thereof) of raising poultry as home as opposed to buying at the store. I have the (perhaps unfounded?) impression that there are a lot of hidden and surprise costs that are not factored when many people start keeping hens and roosters at home, but I could be wrong.

We have 21 egg layers, and sell the extras to cover feed costs. Any less than 15 hens and we weren't breaking even. It really depends on how you set everything up. Mainly, if you can repurpose items for your coop, bedding, run.. etc then yes it is cheaper. If you don't do this, then no.

Besides maintenance and cooking your own meals, I’ve often asked myself this same question on many other things.

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gamedev_train

Is there a specific reason why muscles don’t move in character models in games? For example, a shirtless man in a video moves but he his muscles don’t react to the movement. It’s a bad example, I don’t know the correct terminology, perhaps veins move? Is there a specific reason that muscle don’t react, is it too hard to do for videos games or like too taxing.

I actually do these kind of setups for a living, it really depends on a game. As other said proper muscle sim with ligaments and all that is way too expensive to do for games, but we get similar results by faking them manually using "pose space deformers" How it works is you basically create a special bone and program it to move to certain positions according to other bone's position, such as bicep moving according to lower arm. Other way is to sculpt a shape that gets activated/blended in when the arm joint rotates. This way the animator doesn't need to animate the bicep every time arms are lift. However this tech requires support and time to add, and isn't really worth in many instances. You can see these in action in for example in Detroit Become Human. Edit: fixed a typo.

The tendons contract and stiffen causing them to stand out against the skin. A lot of other people have explained the reason: bones and rigging, but I wanted to go into detail about the maths behind it. It's just straight up too taxing. So 90% of AAA 3d animation is done with bones and mesh weights. Bones are the skeleton that the animations run on, often those animations are captured by motion capture. It's standard and has been used pretty much for 25ish years. It's not too far off a human skeleton, but just not as many bones, perhaps 20 rather than 206. The animation is then applied to the skeleton based on the action. There's also highly technical stuff like Inverse Kinematics, but the effect is the same. The skeleton animation determines what pose the model is in. The second part is the mesh skin having a vertex weight. Each triangle that makes up the mesh has vertexes on the corners that determine where the triangle should be. They have an offset from the T-pose, and then a weight of how they are influenced by each bone joint. An easy example, a vertex that's in the middle of your forearm would be 50% elbow joint and 50% wrist joint. That way no matter where your elbow or wrist were, that vertex would be in the right spot, half way between. Almost every 3d game does it this way, and they've become highly efficient at it. The muscle problem, is that's there's no data in regards to HOW those bones are moving. Because the animation moves the bones, there's no data for what the muscles are doing. You would have to add muscle data to the animation data, which would then mean you'd have to add another weight to each vertex based on that muscle data. And no engine would support it natively, so you'd have to program it yourself, and add the extra data that wouldn't be provided by your 3d modelling program. You'd be adding a second calculation on top of the first, which means it would cost twice as much GPU power to position the models. It's not really that much, but it would have an impact. And the results wouldn't be worth it. It might raise immersion a little bit for people who look for that kind of thing, but in the end the manpower cost and engine rebuild you would have to do wouldn't be worth the trade off.

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fishing_train

You only get 1 lure for the rest of your life. What is it? You will have an unlimited supply. What's your choice?

Rapala #11 or #13 silver floating minnow. Lm bass, Sm bass, walleye, pike, and even a muskie or two.

Bandit for me.

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keto_train

What are the overall benefits you’ve noticed being on this diet? Ketoers, like the title says. For example like, healthier skin, hair, Better mental state, more energy, better sleep etc. And question for those who have problem with depression, did that improve as well?

I've been eating keto since November 2017. I've lost 80lbs (I haven't been this this since I graduated high school in 2004). My chronic insomnia and acid reflux are totally gone. I regulated my blood pressure and I've greatly improved and perfected my cholesterol and triglyceride numbers since they were through the roof pre-keto. My menstrual cycle has normalized (it is lighter, less painful, and predictable to the day for the first time in my life). My anxiety has lessened considerably and I am now able to maintain my calm/cool/collected was in situations that previously would’ve sent me spiraling. My libido is always off the charts now, which is amazing. I've seen serious improvement in my overall dental health (my dentist is very pleased!). There have been major improvements in my eyesight: my vision had steadily gotten worse every year since 1992, and it has stayed the same since starting keto in 2017. I've gotten rid of the constant brain fog I was unaware existed...mental clarity is a gift I will never take for granted again. I found a renewed happiness with my life, and self-confidence I never thought I'd get back. I've let go of a serious food/sugar addiction I didn't even realize I had; food was controlling my life and I've taken that control back.

Random aches and pains are gone Appetite massively suppressed. Seasonal Allergies reduced/almost non existent Energy is insane. I can work 10 hours of my laborious construction job, come home and do dad things with my kids and still go handle it in the gym at 8pm

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changemyview_train

Change my view that (USA-specific) Kneeling for the national anthem has nothing to do with disrespecting the military I didn't know where to post this for a long time, but I've finally found the medium (my apologies for the anachronistic post). Colin Kaepernick was made infamous by kneeling for the national anthem, despite his celebrity as starting quarterback in the NFL (his motivations and the repercussions of his actions are beyond the scope of this post). Many made the argument that his actions disrespected the military, or that they disrespected the nation. **The national anthem does not represent the military, the national anthem represents the country.** Though the lyrics of the anthem are about a military engagement, it is meant to stir up patriotism, not to promote the military. If you don't understand the purpose of his kneeling, at least understand that kneeling for the national anthem doesn't disrespect the military.

I feel that people equate respecting your country with agreeing with your country. To me, kneeling is a way of showing that you want change, not that you disrespect your country. I am grateful for the life I have in America, but there are people, policies, and ideologies in this country that I absolutely despise. That’s called being human.

I mean I’m for the National anthem and stand for it no matter what but never saw kneeling as extremely disrespectful. Kneeling is a sign of respect in a lot of cultures and customs like standing is for ours. It’d be a whole different story if “turning the back” or “sitting down” was being used.

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askhistorians_train

I am Dr Michael Somerville, author of 'Bull Run to Boer War', and here to discuss how the American Civil War changed the British Army in the 19th century. AMA!" My name is Dr Michael Somerville and I am a military historian based in London, England. I have long been interested in the American Civil War, and am President of the American Civil War Round Table UK. The American Civil War is often said to have predicted the way in which later wars such as the Boer War and the First World War would be fought. As a result, the British Army has been criticised for not heeding its lessons. My recently published book *Bull Run to Boer War: How the American Civil War Changed the British Army* challenges that long-held view, suggesting that it really derives from British criticism of the Army’s performance in the First World War. I believe that the responses to the lessons of the war in the British Army were more complex, better informed, and of higher quality, than normally depicted. Key to this new interpretation is that it takes a 19th century perspective rather than pre-supposing what the British should have seen based upon hindsight from the South African veldt or the Western Front trenches. There were substantial changes in technology, tactics, and strategy during the Victorian period, all influenced to some extent by study of the American Civil War. I’m available today (27 June 2020) from 13.00 to 18.00 UTC to answer any questions you may have about how the American Civil War influenced military thought in Britain prior to the Boer War. Details of my book can be found at https://www.casematepublishers.com/bull-run-to-boer-war.html#.Xvbw9ChKjMU

After observing the Civil War, would the British Army stay caught up with American military changes? Would they have paid attention to developments during westward expansion and battles with Indigenous nations?

Hi Dr. Somerville, welcome to reddit! What, if anything did Europeans make of say, Paul Quantrill and other irregulars? Thank you.

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asknetsec_train

A couple weeks into my first full time job in info-sec. What resources, websites, and more do you guys use to keep updated on the attack/malware landscape in the field? Hello all, I am working in my first ever full time job straight out of high school in Info-Sec as an Analyst. I have had a great time doing it so far! To help keep me more prepared on the look out for new methods by attackers and malware, what resources do you all use to keep posted and updated on these threats that are coming up everyday! Thanks in advance, all information is use-full!

Off topic, but what certifications or anything do you have? Just curious as we did infosec in HS too but they covered nothing my degree did. Hardly and networking or web application exploits and nothing about IDSor IPSs

Congrats! Get used to constantly absorbing information, you'll be doing it for the rest of your career. Some websites to add that I check regularly are: Bleeping Computer Zero Day Initiative

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travel_train

Should I get Swedish currency for a trip to visit Sweden? I'm talking to a European girl who wants to meet in Sweden. She said don't bring any Swedish money because they only use cards. Is that true?

I was there for a full week and didn't need cash anywhere. There was one cash only hotdog stand I missed ;) I'd recommend only getting it out of the ATM when you really need it (and be mindful of picking one without a fee, not all ATMs are the same) happy travels!

Sounds like you’re getting scammed.

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explainlikeimfive_train

eli5: Why is there a tiny spark sometimes when plugging into an outlet?

If you live in a dry climate, you might see a blue or blue-white spark when you plug a plug into an outlet. That is static electricity that built up on you and your device as you moved around. Electric charge that built up on you (from you rubbing the carpet or whatever) jumps to the grounded (or close-to-grounded) wires in the outlet. As the charge jumps through the tiny air gap into the wire, it heats the air and makes it glow blue. If you slowly plug in a high powered device (like a vacuum cleaner), and the device is switched on, you might see an orange or orange-white spark when you plug it in. That is little bits of the metal of the plug vaporizing from the high current draw through your device. In the moment you plug in the plug, electric current starts to flow. If you plug it in slowly, then for a tiny fraction of a second the electric current goes through a tiny contact patch at the front of the plug. If your device is drawing enough current, it heats or even vaporizes that little tiny bit of metal, making the orange spark.

The main reason are capacitors inside the devices that load immediately after plugging in. Think of them as tiny rechargeable batteries. They load extremely fast and consume a lot of power in a very short time. Think of it as a very very short short-circuit. The short moment before a stable connection is made means that almost-short-circuit can ionize (charge) air and create what's called a spark gap. Plugs and outlets are built to withstand this spark.

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askbaking_train

How to recreate "whipped" frosting? I'm making a cake for someone, and while I normally stick to a mellow swiss meringue buttercream, the word "buttercream" brings some people bad memories of crunchy frosting that's *way* too sweet. The people ordering the cake want "whipped" frosting (like from an American grocery store bakery). I'm having a hard time explaining whipped frosting doesn't really exist in the homemade frosting world 😅 For those of you who are also #TeamWhipped, what recipes have you tried that come close to that grocery store whipped frosting? I'm hoping for something stable I can make and freeze in advance, and am worried the day of the event might be too hot for a softer frosting. Ideas?

How about a whipped ganache? 8oz heavy cream - steaming 8oz chocolate pinch of salt vanilla Combine like a regular ganache. Let cool completely. Whip like you would whipped cream. Makes excellent frosting. Not overly sweet.

Google stabilized whipped cream. It will hold its shape when piped. I would only use it for the outer layer though, it doesn’t hold weight super great.

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suggestmeabook_train

Looking for a sci-fi/fantasy book with Christian or religious themes that isn't super Evangelical or preachy. It doesn't need to be specifically Christian, but just religious themes in general. Some things I'm looking for are: characters trusting in a god/high power, ideals and certain things being right, themes of loyalty and sacrifice. Basically something that isn't cynical and grimdark or anti-religious such as His Dark Materials. On the other hand, I really want to avoid the overtly Evangelical Protestant Christianity based novels such as Left Behind.

*A Canticle for Leibowitz*

Mary Doria Russell’s The Sparrow is really good.

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homeautomation_train

Echo link amp with whole house speakers In a house with existing whole house speakers, are there major downsides to setting up the zones using multiple echo link amps, like this guy did? https://youtu.be/Wp8bV5dMeZg I know there are better options for sound quality but I would value the voice control and ease of operation.

I just bought a $500 6 zone monoprice whole home audio system with keypads and a $50 ip interface to control it from the phone and an old echo input as one of the sources.

I was going to use echo links. In fact I bought one and hooked it up to some speakers I have outside. It powers then well; and is a fine, albeit expensive solution. Then I found the Vanguard Dynamics Vail Amp. Not only is it an In-wall stereo amplifier for integrating 2nd generation Amazon Echo Dot, 30 watts x 2 into in wall speakers; but it provides a subwoofer output and an RCA input. I use them in my living room and bedroom with in ceiling speakers; and they serve as my tv’s speakers and also my Alexa speakers for music. They are super affordable; I got ones for the 2nd gen Alexa dot for 99 a pop. I recommend them highly.

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askengineers_train

Engineers who started their own engineering company and are now successful, did you ever think that you were going to run your own business when you were just starting out in the field? When I was in school, I remember thinking that there’s no way that I could ever start my own company because there’s just so much to learn in order to be successful. So, I could only ever picture being a technical engineer and working for someone else. I’m getting older and learning more, so now I wonder if I could work for myself in some far future. I’m just curious about the mindset and growth of an engineer who started his or her own company.

I had an opportunity to buy into a company I had just started working at a few years ago when the owner decided to sell internally. But I have young kids and just didn’t want the extra hassle. It would have been huge for our future but I didn’t want to be the kind of parent who looked back and regretted not spending more time with the kids. I regret nothing.

Remember if you strike out on your own, you will have to do all the business development yourself, as well as carry the liability insurance (even after you stop owning the company). Also if you are in an industry that needs to stamp drawings, you will have to either wait 4 years to get your license, or hire someone else to stamp your drawings for you

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ifyoulikeblank_train

Am I the only motherfucker who is pissed off and annoyed by folks posting composite pics of album covers and no other info? Seriously, like if we don't recognize those album covers, we aren't going to be able to help you, even if our tastes are similar. We're here to help each other find new awesome media and creators. Why make it so goddamn difficult for us to help? At least give us a list of the artists and albums so we can do some searching or cross-referencing with our own libraries! Sorry, I'm just really angry at this trend that is simultaneously labor-intensive and yet still lazy. Downvote me if you like making recommendations for pictures or whatever. I'm here because I want to help folks find new and cool things! Why make it so hard for me to do that for you?

It should be banned to do this *unless* you also include the names of every album/artist in the image you posted. Like someone else pointed out, these image posts make it impossible to work within the search feature.

If you don't know what I'm talking about then I most likely don't need your recommendation

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running_train

Best European autumn marathon? Hi all! I’m looking to do my first marathon this autumn, somewhere in Europe. Some of the bigger events are sold out so I’m a little more restricted with what’s available. I’ve been taking a look at this list: http://www.marathonrunnersdiary.com/races/europe-marathons-list.php and thought I’d ask the good people of r/running for any input on great marathons to do in Europe. What was it that you liked about the event, course or city? Thanks in advance!

The Frankfurt Marathon on the last Sunday of October is a very well organized and big, but not too big, event, with a nice atmosphere and a very fast (one of the fastest in the world) and pleasant course.

Only one marathon for the entire year in Ireland is a shame! Summer is so good to run here, it’s not too hot and not cold at all for running.

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writing_train

Fear of sharing the manuscript with others that it might get stolen? I fear to share my manuscript with critique partners and beta readers, that they will copy the entire book and pitch/selfpublish it under their name. Once when in high school, I printed my book into A4 pages booklet and shared it with one of my friends to read, but he lost it. 😐 Then, the fear that someone will publish it under his name took over me. Fortunately, I found my manuscript. Big relief. Any way to overcome this fear? People can always self publish now after a proofreading round, gone are the days when we need to wait for publishers. This scares me, someone with steal and self publish the book. Any help?

First draft of any and every text ever written is more or less trash. Your text migt be of value IF it's edit and corrected, probably rewritten and critiqued, and retouched. Most self-published are trash, because they are proofread, but not edited. Your chances of seeing your text stolen are near zero.

Copyright your shit. And if you self pub, you WILL be pirated. You can protect yourself only so much. So the best thing to do is just get over it and realize this is part of every writer's fears.

uw30eb

frugal_train

Will buying an older used car to save money and gas be worth it? I’m so torn. Please help. I’m in a rock and a hard spot it feels like and I don’t know what to do. Any advice would be welcome. I have two kids, my youngest being 1 year old and my oldest school age. I decided to stay home to take care of my baby for his first year of life. Now I will be starting back work 3 days a week. My childcare situation is less than ideal but it’s my only option right now. I don’t have family who can help either. We live exactly 20 miles from town each direction. My school aged child has one more week of school left and then she will go to daycare on the days that I work. She had been riding the school bus which cut my commute time in half. But now that school is almost out, I will have to take her all the way to daycare (her daycare is at her school) because the bus doesn’t run during the summer. The good thing about it is I’m not having to pay for her daycare right now. I have my baby on the waitlist for the same daycare and have been on the waitlist but it’s still going to be another 6 months at least. That goes for all the local daycares. I finally found an in home daycare for my baby but it’s in another town exactly 25 minutes away from my house but about 40 minutes away from my oldest child’s daycare. It’s $85 for 3 days a week. Here is what my commute will look like for 3 days out of the week: take child 1 to daycare (20 minutes), take child 2 to daycare (40 minutes), get to work (15 minutes from daycare), go pick child 2 up first after work (15 minutes), then pick child 1 up (40 minutes from baby’s daycare). I drive an older vehicle that is completely paid off but the gas milage is terrible. It gets about 12 miles per gallon. My husband still has to pay his vehicle off but doesn’t have much longer to pay. The goal is to trade mine and his vehicle in to get one SUV for the family that will be my daily driver. My husband will have a work truck by this point. But for the time being, I am still driving mine until then. My husbands vehicle also gets not great gas milage (diesel truck) and will be going into the shop soon for a repair. We’d like to keep as many miles off his as possible because it’s a lot newer than mine and will be worth more come trade in time. So driving his will not be an option when he gets a work truck. I’m thinking about buying an older but still reliable car for all the traveling I’m having to do for childcare. Budget between $3K-$5K. I personally know a friend who has a used car lot and plan on talking to him about it. I’d have to take out a loan for this, but as of now, we’re not paying off anything except rent and husbands truck. For reference and for math: I make $14 an hour. 3 days a week will be 24 hours total paycheck, so about $260 a week after deductions. Gas is $4.19 a gallon where I live. Then minus $85 a week for my baby’s daycare. Will buying a used car for better gas milage be worth it?

I’d be looking for a better paying job.

Just buy an older Camry, Corolla, civic or accord. I don’t know why I haven’t seen this mentioned

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booksuggestions_train

Guys, I have fucked up in school and life. I need a book recommendation with a character(s) that go through a transition of improvement.

Rob Delany just put out a hilarious book about his recovery from alcoholism and 'rock bottom' - might be a good option.

A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess. An incredible story. I think I would ruin it if I tried to explain or summarize the plot

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suggestmeabook_train

Looking for a really good space Opera series. Only read fantasy up till now and I want to change it up, what are some must reads?

{{The Lost Fleet}} {{A Long Way To A Small Angry Planet}} {{Ancillary Justice}} *edit: apparently goodreads bot thought I meant a different Lost Fleet. I meant the series by Jack Campbell.

The Expanse. Old Man’s War. The Interdependency trilogy.

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suggestmeabook_train

What is a book that was so different and unique that it created its own literary (sub)genre?

100 years of solitude - - had a huge impact on magic realism.

I get that it made a huge difference in our lives, but Lord of the Rings absolutely did not invent fantasy.

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askculinary_train

If an opened jar/package of active dry yeast is removed from the refrigerator for a few hours will I still be able to use it to make bread? I have a partially used jar of active dry yeast in my refrigerator that I would like to take with me to keep at my boyfriend's house. The trip would take about three hours before I can put the yeast in the refrigerator again. If I do this what are the chances that the doughs I make with it will still rise normally?

Yes, they will be 100% fine. Honestly, while refrigeration is generally a good idea, it's really not *required* to keep healthy yeast. They're a good deal hardier than people generally think. Source: Homebrewer with ample experience in what it actually takes to kill off yeast.

The freezer is a great place for active dry yeast because it's nice and dry in there.

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travel_train

Favorite and Least Favorite Cities in the U.S.? Just saw a post asking the same question about Europe, and now I'm curious--so let's hear it! Your favorite and least favorite U.S. cities and why? My favorites: Denver (CO), Seattle (WA), Santa Fe (New Mexico). Unique vibes, friendly people, good food. Least favorites: Atlantic City (NJ), Philadelphia (PA). AC is touristy and makes me feel like I'm living in the 1980s, Philly felt like it had little to offer. Not to say they're not great, just not for me!

Favorites: San Diego (CA), Seattle (WA), Washington DC, New Orleans (LA) I lived in San Diego for four years and want to move back. There is a lot to do as a resident or as a tourist, the food is delicious, and it is a lot more chill than LA. I've been to Seattle a few times now and I would go back again and again. Washington, in particular, is just stunning. DC caught me off guard. I don't generally enjoy museums, but I've been to a couple there I've really liked (and want to go back to visit more of them). The first time I saw the Declaration of Independence, I was moved. I went to New Orleans during French Quarter Fest (unplanned) and all the food tents/daiquiris/art won my heart. Least Favorites: Los Angeles (CA), Salt Lake City (UT), Portland (OR) I believe LA and Portland are two cities that you really appreciate if you live there - I've had enjoyable experiences in both, but in general, I'm just not a fan of either city. SLC was fine, but just kind of bland.

Favorites: Seattle, SF, New Orleans, Boston, Chicago, Santa Fe, San Diego, Des Moines, Minneapolis, Baltimore, Atlanta, Philadelphia, NYC, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Austin, Kona, Lahaina Least Favorites: Portland (was barely there), Charlotte, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Tulsa, Bakersfield, Oakland, Honolulu, Vegas, SLC, Eugene, Hilo Cities I want to visit: Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland, KC, Milwaukee, Dallas, Raleigh, Omaha, Pittsburgh, Boise City I personally like but wouldn’t recommend: Tucson Sorry if your city is listed on the wrong side. Someone listed my city. Nothing personal and I’m sure I could be convinced with better planning — visit destinations that appeal to me, better restaurants, etc. Edit: Added SB, SLO, HI towns. Also, not sure where to put DC so left it off.

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stocks_train

What are some high risk high reward stocks that could explode in the next couple years? I'm pretty young and don't have to pay rent. I feel like I should take some risks and invest in safer stocks like VOO only when I'm older. As nice as 10% gains are every year it wouldn't really be worth much if I'm only putting in a few thousand.

BLACKSTONE $BX LIGHTSPEED $LSPD Rocket lab $RKLB Paysafe $PSFE Sofi $SOFI

If I were you I’d do your own research. The only suggestions you’ll get from people will be self-interested. Unfortunately nobody has a crystal ball and can’t see the future and thus any stock suggestions are pretty much meaningless. Also, 10% returns are absolutely worth it regardless of the amount of money, ESPECIALLY if you’re young as you have plenty of time for compounding to occur over the long run. My advice? I’d say just go with VOO and let it run. You won’t have to worry about watching it to see if your risk has taken off and you’ll sleep like a baby. I’m young too (19) and feel much better knowing that my investments aren’t volatile/risky. Best of luck pal!

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televisionsuggestions_train

Shows about 20-something characters with Male protagonist I'm a 27 yr old guy who is looking for some light hearted show with characters around my age and relatable. Loved Sex Education, Derry Girls, Pen 15, Fleabag but all of them are either high school setting or female protagonists. And yes, I've watched Friends.

Brooklyn 99 - super funny Supernatural - if you're looking for hyper-masculine male leads, swings between silly/light hearted and super dark The Last Ship - again, it's the Navy so it's a lot of traditionally masculine men, not light hearted but not as grave as you might expect, given the premise Sirens - funny, light-hearted with male leads Future Man - laugh out loud hilarious starring Josh Hutcherson The Orville - starring Seth McFarlane, really funny, probably a lot funnier if you're familiar with Star Trek Community - a must see for anyone and everyone

**Ramy** - it’s not entirely lighthearted, but if you liked Fleabag I think you’ll like Ramy. I would also recommend: **Ted Lasso** - about men of all ages, portrays men and male relationships/friendships really well **Silicon Valley** - lighthearted but hopefully it’s not that relatable lol **Atlanta** - not very lighthearted at all, it’s more of a dark comedy. But a great series.

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booksuggestions_train

An audio book for my teen daughter and I? 9 hour car trip with my 15 yr old daughter, we have both read a fair amount. Not a fan of most popular "teen" lit, but looking for something we would both enjoy and also could possibly raise some discussion

My whole family loved {{Project Hail Mary}} on a very long road trip last summer.

You dont want anything too heavy or too many characters for an audiobook. You cannot simply look back a page or two if you get distracted. Go for lighter, less serious books. Terry Pratchett "Diskworld" books are light and fun for both adults and teens. The Janet Evanovitch "Stephanie Plum" series is light, some romance but mainly outrageous characters. This book had my wife and daughters bursting with laughter on a trip a few years ago. {{Why my third husband will be a dog by Lisa Scottline}}

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ultralight_train

What is your meal prep/cook process like? I see a lot of posts and info about the gear, but not the process itself. Being a bit of a novice, I can't quite fill in the blanks. For example: "Use a 900ml pot so that there is water for a hot drink, rehydrating a meal, and a bit left for washing up." I don't see a separate cup/mug listed on many/any lighterpacks, so where is the extra water kept while making the tea/food? Maybe I'm just missing something obvious.

I have a separate pot and mug: pot for boiling water/eating out of, and mug for hot drinks. 1. Boil water 2. Pour some into MH meal or instant oatmeal package, some into mug for tea/coffee, reserve some for cleaning Or: 1. Boil water 2. Pour some into mug for tea/coffee, use rest in pot to cook ramen or rehydrate stuff or whatever I usually eat a hot breakfast and a hot supper, with coffee or tea, and do a no-cook lunch of bars, tortillas, etc. Cleaning I do with hot water, if available, or cold stream/lake water with sand. Sand acts as a really good abrasive cleaner if you get your hand in there and scrub it around. I don't understand why people would tolerate not having a separate mug to facilitate eating and drinking at the same time. What am I going to do, eat first then drinks afterwards out of the same pot!? LIKE AN ANIMAL?!?!

I ration out my meals in ziplocs by day. I use a metal 2 cup pot to heat water for my dinner. I don't use a larger pot to have extra drinking water because my water bottles have water already and I can use them to clean up if I'm too far from a water source. Breakfast is usually eaten cold and I will prep my no cooking lunch at this time also in a ziploc. I rig up a necklace with some bungee so I can hold it against my chest when I walk. If your pants/shorts have cargo pockets, that works too. It cooks over a few hours and is surprisingly warm and tasty, kind of like if you heated it over a fire and let it cool down. For dinner I mix my meal and water in my cup and heat it over the stove. I could do the same thing for dinner that I do for lunch but I'm okay with the extreme weight of my pocket rocket and canister and metal cup.

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catadvice_train

How would a cat feel if you went to the bathroom in their litterbox? Not something I’m planning on doing, just a weird discussion I was having with friends. I need new friends

Several years ago, we had a young kitten who became finicky about the litter boxes. So we moved one into our bedroom closet and gave him special litter so he would use it again. One night, my bf went to bed drunk and I woke up to him peeing in the litter box. Like ALOT. He soaked the litter well. I was livid. The cat was confused. I made him change the litter immediately. Not the first time I’ve seen a guy pee in inappropriate places while drunk either. Why do they do this?

I’ve thought about pissing in the litter box before. I was drunk. Realized I’d be the one cleaning it up, so I didn’t. Also, my bladder is much bigger than those of my kitties.

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gamedev_train

is A-pose better than T-pose while modelling a character for games?Why? Why not? Was wondering whether it would be ideal to model the character in A-pose or T-pose for games. What is more suitable for the rigging and animation to follow.

I prefer T pose so that when I need to make adjustments to the arm, they are axis aligned just like the legs, torso, etc are. Moving left/right is easier than moving on a 45 degree angle.

I have heard a pose is better for modeling shoulders.

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musictheory_train

What's the diffrence between a riff and melody? A thought crossed my mind the other day about the difference between a riff and a melody. I couldn't figure out a clear distinction between the two and I'm wondering if anybody knows the difference between the two here.

I think they both serve what is more or less the same purpose.... establishing a motif.The Difference... one's a voice and one's a guitar(instrument).

I would argue a melody is a single note/voice thing while a riff is more of a broader term for a rhythmic groove that can be melodic and or harmonic. Ie what others are saying for a guitar part. And that a riff tends to pair nicely with a melody seperate from it either on top, or just a riff has a section and a melody takes over another section.

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ifyoulikeblank_train

[If I like] Arctic Monkeys, Fleet Foxes, Alvvays, Father John Misty, Tame Impala Some others include: Pond, The Lemon Twigs, The Strokes, Rex Orange County, Foxygen, Parquet Courts, The Flaming Lips, Beach House, Vampire Weekend, Mellow Fellow, boy pablo, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Childish Gambino and Tyler the Creator. I know its a pretty packed list, any recommendation about any artist is appreciated. Edit: Any good songs I might have not heard from the artists above is fine too.

Roosevelt They're a British funky pop band. I think you'd dig them. Check out the song "Montreal"

Check out the song 1 4 2 by inner wave

u0mc88

musictheory_train

What is the difference between improvising using Cmaj scale or D Dorian? At the moment i’m piano and more specifically learning scale modes. i’m a little confused on what the difference is with improvising using the C major scale and D Dorian since these have the same notes but just start on different keys. Aren’t you just playing the same notes? If someone could explain that’s be great.

What’s the difference between improvising in Cmaj vs. A minor? A minor is a mode of C major — the Aeolian. If you can get your head around how you use those two scales differently, all the other modes work the same way.

See both scales here: https://chord.rocks/piano/scales/c-major https://chord.rocks/piano/scales/d-dorian Kindly check out the "degrees" under "Scale info" in the middle, which is a way to express the sequence of half- and whole-steps related to the Major scale. If you'd transpose D Dorian into C Dorian, it will look like this: https://chord.rocks/piano/scales/c-dorian . Please verify, that in this case the degrees did not change, while two white keys had to become black keys, AND that C Dorian looks much like the C min 7 chord ;-) So though you use the same white keys on piano with C maj and D dorian, because you start at different root notes (C and D) your sequence of half- and whole-steps differs. It's also a good idea to play these 3 scales, to hear differences (C maj vs D dorian AND vs. C dorian) and similarities (D dorian vs. C dorian).

sn8b02

asksciencefiction_train

[SpongeBob SquarePants]How powerful was Sandy's rocket that it was able to get to the moon and back from under the ocean? So in the episode 'Sandy's Rocket', Sandy's rocket was able to take off from underwater (filled with water since Patrick and SpongeBob could breathe), fly around the moon several times, and then crash land back under the ocean. How powerful would the engines have to be to do this? The rocket had to have been carrying a huge amount of weight with all the water in it.

Remember that this rocket is built for a Squirrel. It's much smaller than a normal rocket and would require a lot less power than a normal rocket.

Part of it is filled with water... But not necessarily all that much more powerful. Assuming it's slightly buoyant the engines wouldn't need to be doing any work at all to lift it from the seabed. After that it's just got a slightly heavier crew compartment than normal, and you might not even need as much O2 and scrubbers etc since Patrick and SpongeBob are both inverts with a fairly slow metabolism. (I assume they went along? I haven't seen that one.)

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explainlikeimfive_train

Explain like I'm five years old Do deleted Files still take up space in the hard drive when only the "direction" to the file has been deleted?

Imagine that you started a job in a big facility, on your first day you were given a locker to use. The boss doing your orientation said that any locker missing a nametag and and is not locked is free to use, if there is stuff in there just empty the locker to the table at the end of the locker room and reserve the locker to your use. A common practice in places I been at where end of contract you just leave the company stuff to the locker, our overalls and a fresh towel was put in there every two weeks. Is a locker that isn't in use, but has stuff in it because they haven't gotten around clearing it "taking space"? Because from the perspective of the computer, if the locker is not in use, it is free to use for something else. It doesn't care if there is something in there. You can get a program to look through hard drives for data that is written there but market as open for use. I have managed to recover lost files with those. Since that data hadn't gone anywhere, it was still there. In a locker that a new worker can take for their use.

You can see a hard drive as a piece of ruled paper. The more lines you have, the more you can write (hard drive capacity). If you write 0's on each line, you basically have a new, empty hard drive. The next thing you need is a system to know which line is used or not. You could decide for example that the first lines of your paper will be used for that. A 0 will mean the corresponding line is empty while a 1 mean it's used. When you want to write something, you will go see first which line is available, mark it as unavailable and go write on that line. As you can see know, writing on a piece of paper doesn't take physical space. Your paper doesn't become bigger as you write on it. The paper was always a specific size and that size never change. The same goes for a hard drive. Now you want to delete a file. For mechanical hard drive, it's faster to just go write that this line is available, without going to modify it. That means what you've written on that line is still there, you basically just said that you could write on that line but didn't erase it. For SSD, for technical reasons, it is better to also go erase what is on that line, so in that case, the data won't be there anymore.

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asksciencefiction_train

[Legend of Zelda] So I just slaughtered this giant monster, ripped out its heart, and imbibed it within myself. What exactly makes this work? I mean seriously. Did I just eat its heart and somehow become stronger? Do I keep these on a chain and perform heart replacement when I get hit? What's the deal?

Each piece of the Triforce imparts certain abilities and benefits to those who bear it - most of these are, frankly, intangible and unnoticeable at best. The triforce of Wisdom's abilities are the least obvious, limited to improved reaction speed, judgement, and ability at traditional magical arts - some say it allows transformation, but I don't put much stock in that. Power's effects are, of course, the most obvious - increased strength, endurance and toughness, the ability to seemingly command beasts at will, and - thanks to the corruption of Demise - inevitable and unpleasant corruption and possession by evil. The Triforce of Courage, however, occupies a unique niche in the three. Its abilities run a wide gamut - it improves stamina, allowing a warrior to fight for hours without tiring, and it grants a warrior courage enough to face *any* beast or foe, so long as they are skilled enough to win. But strangest of all is the fact that the Triforce of Courage *grows* from its victories. Via what are called 'pieces of heart', the bearer's physical prowess increases, and they may fight even longer without pause. Only the mightiest of opponents will be enough to cause such a transformation instantly, however. Most normal foes will simply replenish their strength - the 'hearts' that you speak of are simply a convenient metaphor for this. After all, Link gained a heart container from Yeta and Yeto in the war against the Twili - and neither of *them* needed to die for it. What matters is the victory and the conflict, not necessarily the bloodshed. In short... You do not need its real heart. Put that back, that's disgusting.

Heart bottles? They hold the fairy blood that link needs to drink to sustain his fractured soul.

st7wxu

eatcheapandhealthy_train

Go to recipes to eat healthy when you are super busy and hella depressed? Hi everyone. Super busy and hella depressed here. I haven't cooked in over a month and I really can't afford to keep up this lifestyle both financially and physically. What are some of your go to meals when you either don't feel like cooking anything, or don't have time to cook anything that is reasonably cheap and healthy?

My Masters program meal, which I would eat usually two to four days a week for the entire program: Buy (preferably from a store like Costco): giant bag of frozen meatballs. Giant bag of frozen veggies that you like, I used the broccoli carrot blend. Giant bag of frozen cubed potatoes. At home: turn on the oven to 350 degrees F, get an ovenproof pan like a cast iron skillet. Add one third meatballs, one third veggies, one third potatoes, all frozen. Put the pan in the oven, no need to wait for it to preheat. Set a timer for about 30-45 minutes (this part is important so you don’t forget and burn your food!). Go work on homework. When the timer rings, your food is ready! Add ketchup or cheese as desired, eat it out of the skillet for less dishes. It’s not pretty, and it doesn’t always feel the best to eat a meal dumped in a pan like this - but it gives you what you need and fills you up without much work. Hang in there OP, you can get through the tough times!

Vietnamese-style rice. - rice (however much you think you’ll eat, I usually do a half cup dry if it’s for dinner) - one fresh tomato, ends cut off - 2 tbsp fish sauce - 1tsp sugar - frozen edamame (I use around 1/3 cup) Throw all that in a rice cooker and cook it all together. The tomato will break down and form a sauce for the rice. Mix mix mix once it’s cooked. For creaminess and protein, you can plop an egg into the hot rice and mix (as long as the rice is hot, the residual heat will cook the egg to a saucy consistency almost like hollandaise sauce). I top mine with kimchi and soy sauce. A starch, a vegetable, a protein. Salty, sour and a little sweet.

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gamedev_train

If want to work in game development when i’m older, what coding language should i learn? I want to work in game development when I’m older (I’m 16 right now), specifically creative design/direction or writing. Is there a specific coding language that would be best to learn? I’m thinking of c++ because even though it’s hard to learn it looks like it’s one of the more broadly used coding languages in the industry :/ I really don’t know a ton about coding besides a couple classes when I was younger so pls correct me if I’m misunderstanding things! I know it’s kind of late to start learning but I tend to be good at picking up languages :)

Rather than go with c++, c is always an option. It is like a simple version of c++. There is no oop though.

As a developer, you're going to learn multiple languages anyway. Might as well start with C#. It's a lot easier to use and there are very few things you can't do with it. Work your way up to C++ or you're likely to get frustrated by how much more work you have to do.

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eatcheapandhealthy_train

What would you suggest making for a house party (15-25 people)? I have access to free vegetables and cherry tomatoes. I am planning to throw a housewarming in September, and I wanted to know if people had ideas on foods that can feed a crowd. I can get a bunch of free vegetables such as Poblanos and heirloom cherry tomatoes from work. The caveat is that I end up with a bunch of stuff so if you know of recipes that use a lot of one thing that would also be cool! This steamed Shishito recipe looked cool and it can be made beforehand. I was also thinking that I could do a pork shoulder since those are cheap and feed a lot of people. Pork is a bit polarizing for folks, so I'd rather pick something like a chicken dish to satiate my omnivorous friends :). I have access to Sous Vide, Instant Pot, etc so what I lack in creativity, I make up for in tools.

Don't forget the simple pico de gio and tortilla chips, onion dip with carrots, orange and yellow bell peppers, and cucumbers. Hummus with carrots and cucumbers and pitta bread.

You could do bruschetta or some sort of caprese salad/kabobs for apps/finger foods with the cherry tomatoes and peppers. Just the first thing that came to mind but hope you get some other suggestions for the main course!

b7jlfi

askculinary_train

What went wrong with my garlic parmesan sauce for my wings? Please point out everything that I did wrong So I coated the wings with flour and black pepper, didnt add salt because I thought Parmesan would already make it too salty. I dont have an oven so I just fried them (once). Looked good. So for the garlic parm sauce: I melted about a stick of butter in a small pan,then added garlic. Fried for about a min then added around a cup of Parmesan. So i was mixing it while on the stove, because I noticed that the garlic can still have more time frying. Then, the parmesan started to melt and clump together forming into a single mass wtf. Parmesan isnt supposed to clump together when cooked right? BTW, I used a store brand grated parmesan. I guess I shouldnt have bought that. So I redo the sauce, removed the clump of parmesan in the pan. Then, let it cool for a bit. Added half cup of parmesan again, but slowly added it this time while mixing it together. Then I ground black pepper to the sauce. Looked better this time. So what do you think I should change? The sauce tasted a bit bitter, well the parmesan I bought had a slight bitter aftertaste on its own. https://imgur.com/gallery/qUgnFfX

Toss the wings in garlic butter, and then toss with Parmesan. I wouldn’t heat the Parmesan as part of the “sauce”

I would not heat the parm. Just mix it with the butter garlic and spices just before you add the wings and toss.

8k78zb

suggestmeabook_train

A novel where the protagonist has committed an unforgivable crime against someone like murder, rape, emotional trauma and out of deep remorse sets off on a journey of redemption.

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. The protagonist robs a church and then spends most of the book doing penance. Long, but worthwhile.

Disgrace by JM Coetzee is a really interesting novel that covers it. It's not too long a read either!

uos106

suggestmeabook_train

Your favourite book under 500 pages? Any genre, bonus points if not super mainstream that everyone knows but will take those too. Thank you.

Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman A Dark-Adapted Eye by Ruth Rendell

Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham

17hpvn

booksuggestions_train

What are the most addictive, compulsive page-turners you have ever read? The last few books I really couldn't put down were these: 1. The first three WoT books (am taking a break from the series at book 5) 2. Brandon Sanderson's Way of Kings - in fact, I forgot to cook for myself one evening, as I got so tied up in this book! 3. Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon - a brilliant read along the lines of the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 4. The Fault in Our Stars - compelling characters, bittersweet humor - loved every page! 5. Before I Go To Sleep - not my usual cup of tea, and a somewhat predictable story, but this book had some great characterization. What are yours? I can't wait to read them!

**Into The Wild** by Jon Krakauer was well written and gripping all the way through, **Remainder** by Tom McCarthy brilliantly describes all the senses experienced by the main character in this book, **Loard of the Rings Trilogy** by J. R. R. Tolkien, enough said, **The Crying of Lot 49** by Thomas Pynchon was amazingly written and for some reason I connected with the writing style and the characters in this book, and **Blood Meridian** by Cormac McCarthy, also amazing and a horrifically beautiful page turner.

The Hobbit really caught my attention and I lost several hours of sleep for a couple of days while I tore through that book. I ended up finishing it a lot quicker than I would have thought.

pig5on

suggestmeabook_train

Suggest me a book that would literally teach me how to invest or handle money I'm currently 17 years old and I want to be financially educated in order to better manage myself financially in the future. I've read Rich Dad Poor Dad and I hate it. The book wasn't worth it for me. I want a book that would teach me how to invest, how to choose stocks and pretty much anything related. P.S. Any advice is appreciated.

For investing, Money Master the Game by Tony Robbins is the best.

Total money makeover by Dave Ramsey. Followed his principles and it changed my life!

hp7mji

running_train

Does anyone else feel that their running hobby is selfish? Sometimes I feel like it’s pretty selfish of me to be running 7-8+ hours a week on top of work and everything. Maybe it’s just me but I feel like I don’t always have time for anyone else outside of running (including my husband !)? On top of that back when races were still going on I feel like it’s a lot to ask of a spouse to support you, etc. especially when your spouse is not active at all and not into running. How do others juggle life and their hobby ?

1/2 way through the post I thought “ must be written by a woman”. Yes mothers have that sense of guilt, I can relate and hate it. Don’t think that way, my grandma used to say “ if you don’t do something for yourself, nobody will”. Run early Am or when others mind their business. You can do 1/2 hour not a big deal if your not around. Don’t wait 20 years to do it. Speaking from experience

Not at all. Running is one of the only things that helps keep me sane. If anything, I think not running would make me selfish, because then I would be a worse version of myself.

oqvfmr

smallbusiness_train

How long did you think about starting your business before you did? What held you back? Really anxious to start a business with my husband. We have our idea/plans. We just don’t know when to pull the trigger. We need about $30k in start up but don’t want to blow our savings at this point. We’ve only been thinking about it the last few months. When did you jump in?

I’m on the same boat. I was debating for 3 years. It’s not until this pandemic happened that made me realize life is really too short and if you don’t at least try and fail you’ll never grow as a person or a business. If you go ahead and pull the trigger, go hard. I am not taking about giving 110% , I am saying it’s live or die type of try.

Have started digging in the field or business you want to start ?

bpt7lq

ultralight_train

Quilt owners, how often do you attach your quilt to your pad? I like to stick my legs and arms everywhere while I'm sleeping, so it seems like a quilt is the way to go. I currently have a Nemo spoon-shaped bag that lets my legs go anywhere, but not my arms. It seems like strapping the quilt to the sides of the sleeping pad would take away the freedom to stick an arm or a leg out. Is that the case? How often do you attach your quilt to your pad? Under what conditions?

I guess I'll be the outlier here. ALWAYS! I like to have a cozy little burrito to tunnel down in at night. If it's warm out, I might leave the top strap unclipped on one side for ventilation, but otherwise, that bad boy is strapped down.

40 or lower

shy95k

cooking_train

Looking for home made sandwich/salad topping ideas So my roommate and I have all come to the conclusion that we are gonna make our lives easier, and eat more salads and sandwiches. The idea is to have a bunch of produce, meat, and cheese that all vary so it doesn't get boring. I think some home made additions would really help us keep from getting the drabs. I make my own croutons now for salad in the air fryer (highly recommend!) and I want to try making some pickled red onions. Do you folks have any other ideas I could use for some sandwich/salad variety? Thanks in advance!

Seafood/crab sticks are very versatile. They make a great, cheap 'crab' salad when mixed with mayo/avocado etc. They're also great for things like california rolls and generally as a cheaper alternative to shrimp. Dried seaweed (wakame), makes a great salad. Nori sheets (the kind that you use to roll sushi) are great crisped quickly in an oven or air fryer then crumbled on a seafood salad. Master the art of the quick pickle. Great for using up leftover veg and add a nice tang. Don't be afraid of using fruit in a salad. Oranges pair amazingly with carrots; pears and grapes with blue cheese; grapefruit and seafood; etc. And that's before you get into things like stuffed dates. Bacon is your friend.

Good thick cut ham & turkey, or your preferred meat, is best for me. Make your own Mayo or get your fave in a larger jar. Experiment with dressings/sauces/spreads. Step up your bread game or try out different varieties from a bakery (or make your own). I LOVE to toast my bread either in a pan or in the oven with butter then load it up on toppings. Something about toasting it makes it feel like a restaurant meal vs boring mushy lunch. I also experiment with flavors as well as toppings like sprouts, radishes, cucumber, tomato, varying types of lettuces, avocado, fried egg, etc. Edit to add: for salad I like spring mix, romaine, red leaf or spinach. I stick to greek dressing to keep it light as others seem to get meh over time for me. You can always experiment with making your own dressings also. Don’t forget, you don’t alway need dressing either. Try a big salad without and learn the flavors then add dressing. Some veggies are best left alone to their own flavor! You may have gone into this to be easier, but soon you’ll be growing your own veg and making your own bread, haha!

jrku9l

iwanttolearn_train

I want to learn how to play acoustic guitar Are there any resource to help me ? Free if possible

JustinGuitar or Andy guitar are excellent resources as mentioned earlier. I don't know if this will help you, but if you can find anything that explains the theory behind music, specifically notes and cords, from the physical perspective it will go a long way. I have a background in electronics so I understand waveforms quite well. When I came to music I was always wondering why a chord is the root, the 3rd and the 5th. Why such an arbitrary rule? None of my teachers understood the physics of waveforms and I didn't understand music theory. Then I did the math. This works for all guitars, but you can hear it most clearly with an acoustic because it is the purest of mechanical sound generation vs electric. Ex C chord is C, E and G. Why? Because the combination of 1st, 3rd and 5th notes produces an ordered sound. The 1st (root) is 262Hz, the 3rd (E) is 327.5hz and the 5th (G) is 393Hz The 3rd note is 1.25x the root note frequency and the 5th is 1.5x the root note frequency. When you graph these three together you begin to see a pattern where the 3 frequencies converge at regular intervals C Chord wavelengths this is not anything to do with actual playing, i just think it is useful that in addition to "knowing your way around the fretboard" it is important to "know you way around the audible frequency spectrum". Another thing I had to learn myself is that just like (for the most part) you can tell what key a song is in by the 1st note, the 1st note of a chord (the root) is always the 1st note of the chord being played. The reason i say this is that for many chords (for example C) you strum across the 5th string 3rd fret (producing a C note), the 2nd fret 4th string (producing an E), the 3rd string is open (G), then the 1st fret 2nd string (another C) and the 1st string open (E). All the notes are either C, E or G, but of varying frequencies that all converge acoustically at regular intervals. You cannot however strum the 6th string (open E) because the chord them becomes E/C (E over C). The same applies to the A chord, the D chord, etc ,etc. last thing about acoustic. If you don't have strong hands, maybe buy a nylon string guitar to start with. If it's steel and you don't have long fingers, go for a 3/4 size, or make sure you have light (thinner) strings. My hand ached so bad when i started that I could only play for a few minutes before I had to stop. Good luck.

This post was right underneath a r/getmotivated post So, would it be the left or right?

vwrjze

booksuggestions_train

Looking for a book to read along with a friend of mine So basically, I want to start reading a book with a friend who might or might not be into books. There are some things I want you to consider while making your recommendation: 1. As I said, this person might not really be into books, so I prefer the book to be something really gripping from the very first chapter, something that will make the reader engaged from the very first pages. The title would also better be something interesting. 2. I, myself prefer the fantasy genre (it's actually my favourite genre and I usually read nothing but fantasy) but I get it how a newcomer might consider it childish and think lowly of the genre. So if you're gonna pick fantasy, be more conservative. 3. I want the rest of the story to be engaging too, and invoke questions, both about the plot and the ideology of the book. Questions and conversations like "so what will happen next?" "I disagree with what he said, because..." "She souldn't have done that, since..." 4. The duration of reading is probably 2 months, so please pick something that will be wrapped up in two months without becoming a daily chore or boring. 5. My relationship with this person is what you would normally call "informal but not too casual" so please nothing too controversial as to make her question my choice of books and personality. This would be all I guess, but if you want to take other things into consideration please do ask, so I would answer. Sorry if there were any mispellings or any grammatic problems, and thanks for dedicating your precious time to my question and also thanks in prior for answering!

The Martian by Andy Weir! It sucks you in, sets a good pace, and is funny.

How old are you both? You can't go wrong with The Hobbit

o7zs4e

booksuggestions_train

Looking for short to medium length (250-400) page-turners, something that will keep me engaged! Been reading long fiction books recently (lonesome dove, eoe) looking for something unputdownable and not too long. All genres welcome. Thanks 🙏

If into modern fantasy you might pick up Another Fairy Bastard by Ron Randall. It's a great weekend read with a lot of action, interesting plot and funny like a Terry Pratchett/Jim Butcher mix.

If you are looking for a series of books that are around that language you could always try the maze runner

q2jipk

iwanttolearn_train

I want to learn how to fix electronic stuff So basicly I want to learn how to fix any electronic device, from small thinks like cabels and chargers to more difficult ones like computers and laptops. I know that every device is built in a different way, and therefore I don't know where to start. Thanks for your help!

The first step, find the type of electronics that having a problem with or the one you think is interesting. Learn its schematic, manual book, and guides from books or the internet. Equip yourself with some basic repair tools. Then try to fix the problem, if you can fix a simple problem, then you can move to a complex one. When I was in middle school, my printer having a problem. I try to fix it myself (without proper knowledge) by disassembling it into pieces and put it back together. It works and I got my confidence to fix other stuff. Now, I am a Mechanical Engineer and I can easily fix most of the electronic devices, built computers and laptop modifications (hardware and software), and programming. I can even fix some problems in vehicles. So my advice is "Just do it".

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tctt6e

stocks_train

Do you think that an end to elevated oil prices in sight, or do you think oil prices might go up even more? Zelensky is signaling progress in peace talks, yet the war in Ukraine is escalating, with Russia threatening our weapons shipments for Ukraine, Russia slaughtering civilians and Kyiv under increased threat. Where do you think oil might go?

Unlikely an end to war will mean an end to sanctions. E&P capex has been cut for many years and is at all time lows, not likely to see new production come online in the next few years. Prices will probably remain high, but hard to say exactly how high.

up

hgp779

solotravel_train

What are some movies that have inspired your solo travel? So I was watching Under the Tuscan Sun the other day, and it occurred to me the protagonist travels to Italy solo and ends up living there. Similar thing happens with Midnight in Paris, except the main character ends up solo after traveling with his fiancé, again ends up living in France. The common denominator with the main characters is they're both authors and seemingly independently wealthy or at least finances are a non issue for the purposes of their trips. These ideas of uprooting and traveling to a foreign land are romantic and strike a chord, but don't seem practical unless you have the means to pull it off. At least with these movies.

"Wild" a 2014 movie that tells the story of a middle-aged woman in emotional pain. Having an emotional breakdown, instead of dwelling on dark thoughts, like the protagonist, I make the bold decision to travel solo. Like her, I have no prior experience in traveling but determination is key. This movie is really quite inspiring. :)

Before someone else chimes in, here's an answer that appears every time this question gets asked. Hostel Myself I recommend 'The Accidental Tourist', which combines packing light, Paris, and a quirky love story. The book is good if you can't find the film online.

8o7zya

booksuggestions_train

Books like World War Z I’m on my 5th reading of World War Z. I guess I keep coming back to it because one of my favourite genres is ‘apocalyptic’ literature, and also I’m terrified of zombies, but also because I love the writing style, the way it’s separated into individual people’s experiences and stories. So I’m looking for more of the same, both in genre and style. I also really love The Stand which I read last year, I think that’s similar in many ways. Philip K Dick, HG Wells, Lovecraft etc so suggestions definitely don’t need to be zombie-based though that’s a plus. I don’t like graphic novels (kobo user) Tia book friends!

I liked the prose style of Zone One by Colson Whitehead.

Newsflesh trilogy by Mira Grant.

v8y38

askscience_train

How far away are we from commercial sales of driverless cars? How far away are we from commercial sales of driverless cars? I understand there are legal hurdles in addition to technological hurdles. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_driverless_car) What is an estimation of how long it will take for the technology used in driverless cars to become affordable to consumers?

Even once we get driver-less cars, which were feasible 3-5 years ago. The problem is not the cars, it's more that the cars have trouble with human drivers. If all the cars on a stretch were driver less you would see fewer collisions than on current roads. I can't find my sources as they are buried on a different computer, but I ended up giving a 30 minute presentation about feasibility 2 years ago on this exact topic.

It's going to be a while. legal battles are going to take longer than getting the technology ready. People at google are saying that 10 years is being optimistic. If you need a new car, waiting another year will not give you any automated options.

7lh790

changemyview_train

Change my view thatA truly tolerant society is impossible and pursuing one is usually hypocritical. One of the most fundamental principles in our society is that everyone has the right to pursue whatever happiness they envision for themselves. To my understanding, this principle manifests as a “rule of tolerance” that everyone can pursue whatever values they want, so long as they do not impede others from doing the same. My impression is that most people assume that if everyone followed this rule, we would have a utopian society where everyone coexists peacefully while finding meaning and happiness in their own way. My issue with this is that I think it’s impossible. The conflicts do not only begin when people try to impose their views on others and violate this “rule of tolerance.” Frequently, value systems themselves are in conflict. Simply trying to live by certain ideals ourselves inevitably involves imposing them on others whether we like it or not. I guess the best way for me to describe this is with an example. Consider Mike Pence who would not take a private lunch with a woman other than his wife. People claimed that this practice impedes women’s access to equal opportunities. He would probably say that he is simply trying to live by the value that both men and women are better off having boundaries so that marriage is more sacred and secure. He could have no interest at all in imposing his value system on others, yet clearly people feel that he is. To me, this is an impasse because if you support his decision you are not being tolerant of those pursuing gender equality, and if you condemn him you are not being tolerant of his right to pursue traditional values. That is just one example, but the core dilemma comes up every time value systems inevitably clash. I just don’t understand why people assume that there has to be a way for a society to accommodate different value systems. I could be wrong, but I get the impression that people ignore this dilemma by just assuming that certain traditional or religious values are wrong because they are intolerant, and that a liberal system of pluralism is more correct. That seems hypocritical to me because it is just as intolerant towards those who have the right to pursue their own traditional values for themselves. For this sort of thing, I think a delta can take many forms. Perhaps there are rules or compromises that can realistically solve these conflicts. Or maybe my definition of tolerance is too black and white. Either way, the goal of a truly tolerant society still seems like an impossible one to me. _____ > *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!*

TLDR: 'tolerance' does not mean respect for everything, it means freedom from interference. People who break that and interfere with people get ostracized from 'tolerant' society. I strongly suggest you read this: Tolerance is not a moral precept. Basically, tolerance is not a 'good thing' that we are trying to achieve. Tolerance is not the *goal* of a tolerant society. Tolerance is a cease-fire agreement. It's a ways to make sure that we can each lives our lives without too much negative interference; we all agree to ignore the things we hate about each other, in exchange for being ignored ourselves. We all agree to not interfere with other people based on our wacky beliefs, in exchange for not being interfered with ourselves. Tolerance itself has no value. It's just a social contract that we all agree to. That's why there's nothing hypocritical or paradoxical or wrong about being intolerant towards intolerant people. There's nothing saying we have to tolerate intolerance, or tolerate weird beliefs that make you interfere with other people. The whole tolerance thing was never about creating more tolerance, it was about preventing interference. When someone interferes with people based on their weird beliefs, that's a violation of the cease-fire. When someone breaks a cease-fire, you don't say 'well, the cease-fire was about peace, so we'll be peaceful and not do anything to them.' When someone breaks a cease-fire, you immediately destroy them in a punitive fashion, in order to punish their violation and as a warning to others who have signed the cease-fire and may be thinking about violating it.

"Tolerance" does not mean "respect." Calling a bigot a bigot is tolerance, but punching them is not.

bay0kj

sysadmin_train

Multi-Factor Authentication for Local Access to Server Happy Monday! After ordering a Yubico Key this weekend, and discovering the potential security strengths it provides, I anticipate to apply multi-factor authentication to the systems I have at home and work. I have successfully tested multi-auth using RSA keys, password, and OATH-TOT via Google Authenticator for SSH access and I am very impressed. With the combination of Fail2Ban, which blocks a user after 3 failed attempts and sends me an email with an accompanying WHOIS lookup and log details, I really cannot ask for more. Despite having a pretty secure method to access the server remotely,, I feel as though logging in to the physical machine with just a username and password is my weak point. I have read articles that suggest having some sort of fallback (to good 'ol passwords) in the severe case that you lose access to your smartphone, but I am not sure I agree with this. I was wondering if anyone has experience with configuring multi-factor authentication (specifically USB Yubico Keys) for local user accounts (aside from remote access via SSH). Would you recommend multi-factor auth for local access to a server?

I really like Krypton (formally Kryptonite) for local SSH logins. It essentially keeps your private key on your mobile device and only okays connections based an acknowledgement on the app. https://krypt.co/developers/

I’m looking into this as well. I would like to use it for multi factor for o365, servers, and vpn. I’m still researching configs and what would be required to make it work.

y3bedu

legaladvice_train

A home cleaning service is threatening to put a lien on our home. Looking for some advice! Living in Florida. We hired a “professional” cleaning service. They wanted around 800 dollars for a full cleaning and a tile and grout cleaning and sealing service. I’ve never hired a cleaning service so I don’t really know what to expect, other than clean. We told them we wanted a “like new” move-in experience for our new house. They then asked “what specifically should we look for” which I didn’t think of being odd at the time but I guess that was a red flag. Anyway, after they cleaned it, we hadn’t moved in during this time so I was shuttling back and forth. I didn’t really know how to look for their job being done, but the house smelled nice and it didn’t look awful so I felt it was fine. I paid. Anyway, then Hurricane Ian hit. The house was fine but we couldn’t get out there immediately to really work on the house insides, prepping for us moving in , painting, fixing stuff etc. I noticed the window sills were dirty and messaged the company. Not to ask for anything, but just to let them know and maybe let their cleaners know. I sent some pictures and just said I guess the rest of the house looked fine. Anyway when I could finally get into the house after Hurricane Ian, while painting I discovered that all the windows sills weren’t cleaned, dust everywhere, tile wasn’t cleaned, dog hair on the walls. Food stains in the fridge and microwave, dirty floorboards, dirty showier ceiling, garage wasn’t even cleaned with cobwebs everywhere, the tile doesn’t look clean, the list goes on… I started talking to people and they were like “that’s not a professional cleaning service especially for the price” so I figured since it was so past the date I just went through American Express and showed them pictures and disputed the charge. American Express agreed and refunded us the money. Today the cleaning service threatened me with a Lien on my home because we accepted their services and didn’t pay. What should I do? They haven’t done anything yet but I want to be proactive. This is our first time as home owners so we don’t know what to do.

Everyone seems to have missed the fact that they seem to be threatening you with a statutory lien (aka mechanic’s lien or construction lien). Someone that does work on your real property can receive a lien under state law and can often file an affidavit of lien in the real property records without having to sue you and get a judgment (the procedures vary by state and I’m not a FL lawyer). I very much doubt that a house cleaner would qualify, but I haven’t looked into FL’s specific laws on this. This is usually for work that permanently affects the property (like, construction, electrical, plumbing, etc…) Again, I would assume that house cleaning wouldn’t be covered under the statute and probably an idle threat, but keep an eye out for any mailings from them that could be a notification of lien. And probably best to try to work this out since they should be given the opportunity to rectify any alleged breach.

You don’t get the cleaning for free. You need to negotiate an amount for them if you feel it wasn’t a full clean.

y3cfrv

moviesuggestions_train

Movies with a ridiculous premise but all of the characters play it straight? Or an inverse of this. Basically movies where what the characters are expressing isn’t fitting for the situation, and it’s intentional

Local Hero

This Is The End. Brothers Bloom. The Art of Self Defense. Defendor.

5ucn44

askculinary_train

What should I test? Hey /r/askculinary! Kenji here from Serious Eats/Food Lab. I'm looking to have some fun in the kitchen and wanted to get some suggestions for cooking questions to try and test! Are there any culinary capers you've always wondered about? Techniques that make you scratch your head and say "why?"?* I know a lot of you would do this on your own if only you had the time, but fortunately specialization of labor makes it my JOB to test the stuff you don't have time to test! Shoot and I'll make sure and give ya credit if I manage to test and answer your question! *grammar question: if I end a sentence with a question mark in a quotation and the sentence itself is also a question, do I put two question marks with a close quote in between like I did there?

I'd love to see more techniques and articles related to vegetables and non-meat cooking. You're one of the only GOOD vegan/vegetarian chefs putting out this kind of material, but most of your real technique articles seem to focus on meat. What about stuff like maillard reactions and different vegetables? What veggies can benefit from a good sear, which can't, etc. Just in general, types of topics for how non-meat eaters can transition into becoming **technically** good chefs, instead of just recipes. You'll find a million articles for the most perfect way to sear a steak, but you won't find anything on a carrot (even though there are just as many ways). You generally can't even mention vegetarian in here without getting downvoted.

I see people using the same tongs to remove cooked chicken and add new piece of raw chicken to a fry pan and would be good to know if there is any issues or is it that the cooked chicken is still so hot that any bacteria is killed?

nije4g

asksciencefiction_train

[DC] I'm a normal guy who wants to get superpowers. Is there an affordable and safe way to do that? Hello everyone. I'm a normal US citizen and I've dreamed of becoming a superhero ever since I was a kid and read about all the adventures of Superman and the other superheroes on the newspapers (I especially like the Daily Planet's articles... Lois Lane is amazing at writing them! I really prefer her to Clark Kent... he's good but a tad bland). I really want to fulfill this dream of mine, but sadly there is a problem: I have got no powers. I've even been tested for the so called "metagene" and the results were negative. I'm as normal as an old pair of socks. And as for becoming a non-powered superhero... well, apart from the fact that I'm not rich enough to afford to buy crazy technological gadgets, I'm also well in my late 20s and at this point I can't really train into an expert martial artist from scrap (I mean, I'm still quite fit and I'm also a black belt in karate, but that's far from what it takes to make a badass normal superhero). So now I ask you: is there a way for a normal human who is not rich nor well connected to get superpowers? Possibly a way that DOESN'T have 1 in a million chances of succeeding and would basically guarantee I get cancer if I fail?

Yell out math anyone can do it

Eat a devil fruit

w3fu5p

moviesuggestions_train

Movies with excellent cinematography or “aesthetic”? I recently watched A Clockwork Orange and Phantom of the Paradise, and fell in love with both. It doesn’t matter if the plot is great, I’m just a sucker for memorable scenes and “aesthetic.” Are there any movies that are unique in that sense, something that can really stick in your mind for years to come?

The Fountain

mysterious skin has an excellent aesthetic! (tw for extremely heavy subjects to do with SA, perhaps do a Little research on content warnings before going in headfirst)

s8ml1u

askphilosophy_train

Could you please recommend me books, authors and/or YouTube channels on analytical philosophy? I’m introducing myself to the subject. Thank you!

For any germans interested, there is the channel of the german Gesellschaft fuer Analytische Philosopihe

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wr8zn6

moviesuggestions_train

Movies that take place in a bar.🍻 I'm looking for movies that take place in a bar, the entire movie, (in and around it) movies, where most of them take place in a bar, are also fine.

Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets Pseudo documentary about a dive bar’s final day in operation

Barfly

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legaladvice_train

[CA] I keep getting calls (sometimes harassing) from spoofed numbers claiming to be banks, the IRS, the DWP, Lottery, etc. and sometimes 'spam' text messages. Is there a way to stop this other than changing my phone number? It's getting pretty bad now, and now other members of my family are telling me they are getting them too, always fishing for information. Aside from claiming to be government or financial services I'm getting a lot of calls saying I've won something. I thought that by saving the numbers to my phone and naming them something like "SCAM DO NOT PICK UP" would help, but they always call from different numbers, and they almost always have my area code. I usually tell them that they have the wrong number and to stop calling and then hang up, but they just seem to get more and more frequent. Is there anything I can do legally to get this to stop? Or if I make the decision to change my phone number can they still find out what it is since they have my name and address?

Short of changing your number, there's nothing anyone can do to stop it. It will continue so long as people continue to pay enough money to make it a worthwhile venture. It may not be possible to escape even if you did change your number because they just robodial entire blocks of numbers. The scam would find you again eventually. My advice -- fuck with them. Either take up inordinate amounts of their time (because in scamming, time = money), or answer the phone as an authority figure (like a police station). They may take you off of their list at some point.

I am not a lawyer but I know there isn't much you can do besides change your number. The do not call website won't help because these are not telemarketing calls; they are scammers. You can visit www.fcc.gov and file a complaint but really, there's not much that they can do because the scammers can and will just change the numbers they are calling from. Source: I work for a phone company and deal with this kind of shit everyday.

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booksuggestions_train

In my 30s, trying to get into reading more often. Throw me suggestions. I’m looking for must reads as I have a lot of catching up to do. My interests are: sci-fi, fantasy, philosophy, conspiracies, ancient history, technology, or religious theology.

i think {Generation "П"} is right up your alley

Historical fiction: {{The Pillars of the Earth}} {{Shogun}} Fantasy: {{The Way of Kings}} Scifi: {{All Systems Red}} {{A Memory Called Empire}}

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moviesuggestions_train

Scary movies for people who have never been scared by a movie before? Also I find psychological horror to be more effective then grossouts or jumpscares.

Fourth kind. Period

As Above So Below is great if you’re scared of enclosed spaces ;)

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smallbusiness_train

I run a small business and the daily in office environment has DIED post COVID. What do I do? (5 in office employees) I can weirdly feel the anxiety. I know all are completing their respective tasks (commission based and numbers are up), but I know that doesn't take 8 hours of daily work. So they most likely end up on their phones which is understandable to an extent. Employees in the office are needed, but the original reasons as to why, have slowed to an absolute crawl.......No one interacts with the actual companies storefronts like they use to. Almost every interaction has transitioned to emails at this point. I do quarterly events, bonuses, 401k matches etc. but I feel like SOME people don't care about that. They WANT the interactive, social, somewhat up pace environment. Any ideas? (Of note, they are free to work remote.....however, they say they want to be in the office for the reasons listed above)

Its not a direct solution to your issue but I also want to say, don't blame yourself too much. People have changed. Significantly. For us, omicron hit really hard and people were exhausted going in and out of lockdown. People (generally) were so emotional, angry and grieving for lots if different reasons. The majority of the team works directly with clients and the work can be tough, they can only just about muster the energy to do that. They do it really well but I found pushing them to do more social stuff and show up more in other ways was creating frustration and resentment. I felt so demoralized because nothing I did created sustainable engagement and honestly after a while I realized its not me, its not the business, its a serious shift in mental health, work attitude, societal norms, rising cost of living etc. Everyone is just trying to get by. You mention they are free to work remote if they want - but they may feel confused about the expectations being set. What about encouraging 2 days in, 3 days home? Or a 4 day work week? They may feel more excited to see each other on those days.

I think people buying habits have change. ALL the stores have better online ordering and pick up. So now I just compare shop with Google and get what I need. I tell all sales people to text me, I will not answer the phone. So I spend a lot less time in a physical store.

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moviesuggestions_train

Saw "Joker" yesterday. It made me want to watch some more dark, psychological dramas. Any recs? I saw "Joker" in the cinema yesterday. I was blown away by how good it turned out to be. However, it's been some time since I saw a good drama film, so it wasn't enough to satiate my hunger for films like that. Any interesting recommendations you can give me? Something character-centric, featuring a protagonist with a dark past, whose life situation isn't exactly the most fortunate, trying their best to piece it all back together and find their place in the world. Some examples of films that are what I'm after: * The Woodsman * Tyrannosaur Thanks in advance.

subjective list Oldboy(original) Let The Right One In(Original) The Road Maniac Taxi Driver A Boy and His Dog Tetsuo The Iron Man

Ooooo Pi (1998) comes to mind. Also The Game (1997).

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cookingforbeginners_train

Best way to reheat mash potato,? So I’m not the best at rehearing mashed potato if I do it in the oven it comes dry and if I do in a pan it comes out to wet how should I do it?

Just DON’T! Lol 😝

I always add them to a veggie/potato cake you can add whatever you want to make a little patty and fry it up it’s really good. You can make it with chives/cheese/bacon and it gives a loaded mashed potato feel with a crispy edge. I’ve done Indian samosa spiced version which was bomb with onions, carrots, peas, ginger, turmeric, etc. and fried them up and put them over arugula with some yogurt dressing they were so hearty and yummy.

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explainlikeimfive_train

Explain like I'm five years old: Why does music conservatories/academia put so much emphasis on Jazz and Classical music? Been to graduation concerts since Monday, and 19 of 20 have been either pure Jazz/Fusion or a Mix of old and new Classical music. One student did play some more rock-ish instrumental stuff, but that's about it.

Pro drummer, composer, producer w degree in jazz who works in many genres here. Not sure anyone has mentioned this HUGE element of jazz yet - improvisation. It takes a certain level of mastery of an instrument where you can freely improvise and have a VOICE, and have your ears developed and sensibility to a point as to listen and create as a group, in the moment. This is pretty huge and a big distinction from other forms of music. If you can get to a certain level of jazz, both technique and concept, many many other forms of music that's stem from jazz (most American music) come much easier. So to help answer your question - jazz is an incredible foundation to set someone off to be a pro musician of any kind.

Just look at the sheet music. Pop/Rock are usually pretty basic song structures. Classical and Jazz have crazier timings, usually more complex parts.

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vegetarian_train

What’s your favourite meal as a vegan/vegeterian? i love falafel wrap and poke bowls

Roasted sweet potato and blackbean tacos with avocado and cilantro, it's so easy and tastes amazing! I also love making Udon noodle soup with pan fried tofu and bok choy. And I can't leave out how easy taco soup is to make and lasts for multiple days too!

Pho, or any spicy Thai dish with crispy tofu.

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suggestmeabook_train

Your favourite horror novel NOT by Stephen King I want to be terrified! I’ve read a lot of Stephen King and looking for some new authors!

The Winter People

The Willows by Algernon Blackwood -- this one is written in a very Romantic style, but it's all about getting the creeps from nature when you're out on a hike, or on a small craft in the wild down the Danube.

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changemyview_train

Change my view that the term “Karen” is used way too much to describe basic social misbehavior, and should be reserved for extreme cases to protect its purity. #hearmeout I get it. Ever since that first Karen stepped out of the woodwork, haircut and all, asking to immediately speak with the manager over some ridiculously minute issue thing while mistreating the the hardworking, we’ve all been on high alert for this behavior. However, now I’m seeing the word Karen everywhere, and now for just basic conflict “Oh this Karen doesn’t want me to walk my dog on her property” I’m putting my Karen high heel down and being Karen like myself to say Think about it. Karen is a term that should be reserved for the truly deplorable behaviors that make the working public hate their job. Overusing it takes away from its meaning.

Change my view that The name Karen is silly to be associated with what the internet prescribes it means on a specific day.

Good luck trying to control how people use a word OP It would probably be easier to control a tsunami or a hurricane

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televisionsuggestions_train

General British comedy recommendations Stuff I’ve enjoyed: Skins, Peep Show, Father Ted, the inbetweeners, an idiot abroad, the IT crowd, lovesick, fleabag, and sex education.

I loved The IT Crowd and The Inbetweeners. You can check out- * Friday Night Dinner (first 5 seasons) * Black Books * How Not To Live Your Life * The Ricky Gervais Show * Not Going Out * Coupling * Vicious * Red Dwarf * Fawlty Towers * Are You Being Served? (mostly first 7 seasons) * Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister

UK Whose Lines The Thick Of It, UK Veep but truckloads more swearing

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cookingforbeginners_train

Anyone else picky when it comes to veggies? Granted I have gotten a lot better but at 26, I feel like I should like more vegetables. I only like broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, corn, peppers, lettuce, potatoes, onions and cabbage. ( tomatoes and pickles ONLY on subs ) I told myself I would never like asparagus ( thanks Kids Next Door ) I know bacon wrapped onto asparagus is apparently godsend. I made it for my husband 3 times, last night he urged me how good it was and to try it. I finally gave him, omg y'all. It was amazing, I ate 5 of them very quickly lol. Not sure if I'll like it without the bacon and I know wrapping it in bacon defeats the health benefits but man, I felt like I was missing out. What vegetables do you have trouble eating? Maybe we can all help each other out, suggest to cook our least favorite veggie with X recipe? I would love to start liking carrots and mushrooms since they seem to be in every dish lol.

So, I find that many people who don’t like vegetables feel so because they have had them cooked poorly in their childhoods and remember the poor preps and stop trying new ones. The veggies you noted you like are vegetables that are pretty foolproof(other than cabbage and cauliflower, have no idea how those escaped your ire lol), so I’m wondering if you haven’t had experiences with shittily prepared veggies and then written off many that you would like now if prepared right. My recommendation? ROAST. EVERYTHING. Steamed asparagus? Meh. Kind of metallic. Kind of stringy. Asparagus cooked in animal fat till the skin blisters? Phenomenal. The best thing. I guarantee you would also like it if you prepped it with just a tablespoon of bacon fat that it was tossed in, and salt and pepper, then roasted at 425. Same goes for Brussels sprouts, a notable hated veggie. So many people remember them from when their grandmother made them steamed or just baked at low temps and they’re just nasty little fart balls. https://www.aspicyperspective.com/perfect-crispy-brussels-sprouts-restaurant-style/ Brussels sprouts, when grilled, roasted or fried at the right temps, turn into little flowers of crispy goodness! All those leaves peel back and crisp up, and all that nasty sulfur flavor cooks off completely. I like line with honey and balsamic vinegar! Okra, zucchini, eggplant, basically every veggie that isn’t listed above has preparations that are delicious and preparations that are bitter, watery garbage, and the key is preparing them correctly. And don’t worry about “meat negating the health benefits” for now. The big thing is, if you’re not eating the vegetables cuz you don’t like the flavor, you’re also not getting the health benefits lol. The benefits of vegetables are not going to be poofed away because you cook them in oil, the bacon….maybe but if it provides a gateway drug to healthier veggies, then is it actually a problem?

Well done! It is natural, evolution-wise, for us to be wary of vegetables. A lot of plants can kill us and we sensibly are cautious about bitter tastes. Traditionally we depend on our family/community to model what plants are safe and they present them to us repeatedly until our brains can let go of our wariness and not only like them, but come to enjoy them. In modern life, with all the ultra-processed alternatives available, many children miss the socialisation and grow up with an entrenched fear, dislike or disgust of vegetables. Ideas for cooking, and lots of encouragement and persistence are the way to turn this around. All power to you.

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suggestmeabook_train

Romance? PLEASE?? Okay, I'm desperate here! I'm looking for a romance novel where the couple isn't toxic AF. No cheating, no abuse, no miscommunication PLEASE. I just want to read something that doesn't make me want to rip my eyeballs out. Doesn't have to be straight either.

The Song of Achilles. That is all.

You should definitely go for Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell. it's a sweet innocent romance novel that would probably steal your heart. it's super simple and straightforward, and widely innocent. you'll love it, give it a try!

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moviesuggestions_train

Movies dealing with emptiness, loneliness, feeling down, not finding joy in life, being in a rut? Hey I've been feeling very empty lately, spending all my free time in bed, browsing the web, going to sleep, going to work. And I just keep repeating and repeating that routine. I'm looking for movies (or books?) dealing with those kind of emotions... maybe something with which I could relate, or which could make me see some purpose or find motivation.

Falling Down (1993)

Am I really the only one who thought of Requiem for a Dream? Suppose it's lonely, empty and joyless in its own twisted way.

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solotravel_train

Do you think solo travel will help me get over my lack of a “wild” phase? Hear me out, I’m not sure if this will make sense. But, I’m a 23 M, and basically right after high school, I just worked, and worked. Full time jobs 9-5. The career I am going for and am in the process of doesn’t require a 4 year degree, just an associates and some other certifications, and experience, so I never got the American “college experience” of partying, drinking and hooking up. Now at the ripe old age of 23, I feel pretty sad and bitter to myself that I never got that experience. I never got to let loose, go all wild, make memories and stories, have adventures or anything close to that. What’s worse is now I also feel like I should’ve grown out of that, and I need to start taking life more seriously. But I keep hearing about travel checking all those boxes, especially party hostels. I was interested and started to make a list of all the ones I want to visit. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t just want to party, I want the adventure of travel as well and see historic sites. Just want to know if it’s a comparable experience, and any other thoughts you may have.

You're super young dude you have plenty of time to be wild and have fun experiences. Sure i had a fun time in college but also didn't have any money and did a lot of embarrassing stuff. I went to way more interesting parties/places/ had adventures from about your age onwards. I'm almost 30 now and travel a lot and go to the occasional rave and festival. I am meeting a lot of people my age who are working and doing the same thing. Point being, at 23 your life is just beginning

>partying, drinking and hooking up Choose party hostels and party destinations if that’s your thing. A weekend in Bocas del Toro, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, etc. Just please don’t be the guy who makes everyone uncomfortable by ignoring boundaries or intentionally getting a girl too drunk in a sad attempt to get laid.

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asksciencefiction_train

[General] Are there non-psychically capable people who have such natural mental strength and will that they can resist a psychic invasion of their mind? Generally, psychic powers are portrayed with people falling into three general categories: (1) psychically capable; (2) neutrally capable/non-psychic; (3) actively anti-psychic powers. In several universes there are examples of non-psychic people being taught techniques to resist someone invading their minds. However, what I’m wondering about is if there examples of non-psychic people who just have such strong mental will that they could resist a psychic? For instance, when we see Picard being tortured by the Cardassians we see his mental will in resisting them. I’m thinking about a psychic trying to read Picard and his internal voice being able to resist them. Does anything like that exist?

In Marvel, Doctor Doom is able to resist Kilgrave/The Purple Man.

In Futurama, Fry is able to resist the psychic power of the brains, not through strength, but through weakness.

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suggestmeabook_train

Tell me a non fiction book and a fiction one that go hand to hand

NF: The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson Fiction: Change Agent by Daniel Suarez Both about CRISPR gene editing

The Prince by Machiavelli and The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery.

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moviesuggestions_train

Movies that involve therapy or a central character who is a clinical psychologist? Movies that involve therapy or a central character who is a clinical psychologist? I really like The Sopranos as a TV series and I'm curious which movies out there explore this territory (soul searching, confronting your biggest fears, etc)

Ordinary people, good will hunting, girl interrupted, Sybil, the three faces of Eve, the prince of tides, reign over me, 50/50.

Not a film but the series In Treatment with Gabriel Byrne as the lead character, a therapist.

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askengineers_train

Can a device be engineered such that it that can still perform its function after being buried for a thousand years? If so, can you describe that device? The question is an engineering challenge. Describe a device that performs some function such that it could be buried for a thousand years or more and later discovered and still be functional. Even better if the function is still relevant in the time that it is found. The Antikythera device is one example of something that meets this criteria. Is there a modern example?

As an engineer who worked on an archaeological site (2000ish yrs old), we dug up nails, styli, pottery, an anvil, an axe head, etc that would totally still work. Not to mention a drainage system that would have totally worked fine had we fully excavated it. Also stuff like waterproof storage pits dig into the ground. Those still held water when the site flooded 😅

Hammer with a metal handle

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askacademia_train

Defending my dissertation tomorrow! It's been a long and stressful 6 years and I am almost done. I'm a bit scared out of my wits, but my committee seems to be confident I will do well. I've received very little feedback on the dissertation itself, good or bad, but I am hoping no news is good news. Just gotta keep telling myself that they wouldn't let me defend if I wasn't ready. I will tell everyone how it went tomorrow!!

Don't worry about it. They've already decided, mate. I kept getting told that and didn't listen on ounce. I wish I had. Enjoy the shit out of tomorrow, man. It's a *good day*.

Good luck! ☺