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« on: December 07, 2014, 02:22:07 PM »
So why would the kid ensure the safety and utopia?
It's a metaphor for our own society. We live in relative wealth and happiness though that prosperity was built on the backs of slaves and mistreated migrant workers; our technology is made by slaves and child workers; we relegate the worst jobs to the poor and the uneducated, often immigrants with no hope of improvement, then criminalize them for their existence. The fact is that we're happy largely as an indirect result of someone else's suffering. I would try relieve some of that burden somehow, maybe by swapping places with him for a while, make it easier on him so the utopia can live on while the kid finally gets some proper rest and care for his wounds. That's noble, and I actually suggested that as an alternative in the class we studied this in -- implement a system where each citizen takes turns. No, the entire premise is founded on the idea that any mercy to the child, even death, destroys the entire city.
7532
« on: December 07, 2014, 02:03:33 PM »
Fuckin' lol https://fliptomato.wordpress.com/2007/03/19/medical-researcher-discovers-integration-gets-75-citations/The bane of many American physics grad students is teaching introductory physics to premed students. Due to the nature of med school admissions, one ends up with classrooms full of students who cannot afford to get anything less than an A+++ if they hope to make it to (Ivy League) Med School. Further, due to the nature of medicine, these students also approach physics as something that’s meant to be memorized by rote. Note to premeds: every time you ask your TA what the relevant formula is so that you can memorize it, you kill a fraction of that poor grad student’s soul.
Not all premeds are like this. In fact, it may be true that most aren’t. But it sure needles the hell out of grad students when they have to teach those that are. It’s no surprise then, that there’s an uneasy tension between doctors and physicists.
So you’ll have to excuse me when I stuck out my tongue and blew a big raspberry to the medical community after I heard about the following paper:
A mathematical model for the determination of total area under glucose tolerance and other metabolic curves. M.M. Tai. Diabetes Care, Vol 17, Issue 2 152-154
(Try removing the phrase “glucose tolerance and other metabolic” if you find that title daunting.) I encourage you to take a quick look at the abstract, whose stated objective is this:
OBJECTIVE–To develop a mathematical model for the determination of total areas under curves from various metabolic studies. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS–In Tai’s Model, the total area under a curve is computed by dividing the area under the curve between two designated values on the X-axis (abscissas) into small segments (rectangles and triangles) whose areas can be accurately calculated from their respective geometrical formulas.
Hint! If you replace phrases like “curves from metabolic studies” with just “curves,” then you’ll note that Dr. Tai rediscovered the rectangle method of approximating an integral. (Actually, Dr. Tai rediscovered the trapezoidal rule.) To top it all off, Dr. Tai decided to name this “Tai’s Model” and the medical community cited this paper 75 times.
*snip*
What I find really interesting is that the abstract notes that the Tai Model is significantly more accurate than other `widely applied’ methods. What could these other `widely applied’ methods have possibly been? tl;dr Doc discovers fundamental basics of calculus that most high school grads should be aware of, names the technique after himself, and then gets cited over 75 times in other papers using his method.
7533
« on: December 07, 2014, 12:54:48 PM »
 (I just realized this is vaguely racist. Sorry, I just googled 'dick in a watermelon' and picked the funniest one.)
7534
« on: December 06, 2014, 11:54:31 PM »
I've recently been reading a book called "The Catcher and the Rye" and its made me question... 
7535
« on: December 06, 2014, 05:57:22 PM »
Gonna be honest though, this really doesn't seem like a game for you. Too challenging. Yeah, "too challenging," even though my main gripes have nothing to do with the challenge and all to do with the cheap tricks. Being tricked into doing something isn't a challenge. At all.
Look, I'm not insulting you. I'm not on the bandwagon of DS being a benchmark for who's good at video games (who even gives a shit about that?). A 10 year old could master Dark Souls by playing it and learning enough. I'm saying that it seems like the challenges aren't suited to your preferences. If a single trap message bothered you to the point of quitting the game, I can tell that the rest of the game is going to be far worse. The messages aren't even an issue; after the first trap with the boulder it becomes painfully obvious when people are just joking around, and let me tell you that everyone gets hit by the boulder. It's an important part of the tutorial. It's not that you're not "good enough" for the game, it's that the game constantly presents new challenges that take you far out of your comfort zone. At the end of the day, if it's not fun then don't play it. Also, Das Boot, no the combat definitely isn't "roll, stab, repeat". Each individual enemy has its own strategy. Yeah some of them are as simple as rolling and stabbing but the game has a tendency to murder you repeatedly as soon as you get into a comfortable strategy.
7536
« on: December 06, 2014, 12:35:22 PM »
Sounds like the none of the online interactions interest you; I didn't care for much of them either, though invasions are rare unless you're trying to get invaded or purposefully hang out in protected areas. ...Okay. So. What else is apparently so good about the game?
Legitimately challenging combat that forces you to adapt and and get better at the game rather than pick up shiny new weapons that happen to kill stuff better. The plot isn't force-fed down your throat, you have to learn about the world through exploration. Overall it's a really hard and, at times, frustrating game. It's a hell of a lot of fun when you finally overcome a challenge that you've been working at for a while. In my experience, I had trouble killing skeletons in the very beginning of the game (directly after the asylum). At the end of the game, I felt like a badass strolling through the hardest parts of the game and being able to kick the shit out of anything that came at me. And that wasn't because my weapons and armor were better -- the earliest enemies can and will kill you if you get sloppy -- it's because I had learned and improved how I played. Gonna be honest though, this really doesn't seem like a game for you. Too challenging.
7537
« on: December 06, 2014, 12:25:59 AM »
Just play it offline if you don't want any of the online interactions. No 'praise the sun' memes, no invasions, no summon signs. I've been told that it's the online interactions that make the game fun. And if that's true, then the game really does suck, and I have zero interest in it.
Sounds like the none of the online interactions interest you; I didn't care for much of them either, though invasions are rare unless you're trying to get invaded or purposefully hang out in protected areas.
7538
« on: December 06, 2014, 12:18:29 AM »
It spawned a shitty and annoying meme, and it basically encourages fucking your fellow players over for no good reason. Fuck that. Fellow players? It's the law of the jungle, bud. There are canonical story reasons for invading other people, and there are ways to get out of it if you really just don't want to deal with it at the moment.
I don't care. It shouldn't be a thing, and the fact that it is a thing makes me despise the game. Sorry.
Just play it offline if you don't want any of the online interactions. No 'praise the sun' memes, no invasions, no summon signs.
7539
« on: December 05, 2014, 04:09:42 PM »
It spawned a shitty and annoying meme, and it basically encourages fucking your fellow players over for no good reason. Fuck that.
Fellow players? It's the law of the jungle, bud. There are canonical story reasons for invading other people, and there are ways to get out of it if you really just don't want to deal with it at the moment.
7540
« on: December 05, 2014, 03:34:39 PM »
Hook a turkey up.
(I can give you an unShaq'd .jpg if you want)
I'm not sure what that means.
When I originally posted, I had a different avatar.
7541
« on: December 05, 2014, 12:05:35 AM »
Time to snort a line of coke and get crackin'.
7542
« on: December 04, 2014, 11:17:09 PM »
Abraham's son wasn't a child, but the question is still valid. I'd question whether I'm actually being instructed by God, because such a request is inconsistent with His character in Christianity (or any Abrahamic religion).
But a no-shit, irrefutable presence of God telling me to kill a little kid? I'd still say no, I imagine.
7543
« on: December 04, 2014, 10:32:23 PM »
I have never seen it. You said episode 6, so it is a series, not a movie?
It's like a British series in that each episode is an hour long and the series is short (there are only 10 episodes total).
7544
« on: December 04, 2014, 10:27:37 PM »
Am I legitimately terrible person for waiting so long to see this? I'm on Part 6 (all about the medic) and I'm loving it. The episode Tom Hanks directed was incredible.
7545
« on: December 04, 2014, 10:04:26 PM »
Go read The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas.
tl;dr There's a utopian society with literally no strife. No rulers or politicians, police, or soldiers. Everyone is happy and they're free to explore whatever intellectual or creative passion they desire.
When each citizen reaches a certain age, they're shown the city's secret: In a small, dark closet in a cellar, with no windows, there's a child sitting naked and dirty. The child's malnourished, and mentally ill. It gets fed every now and then by being kicked awake and given a bowl of greasy corn meal, and it lives in its own filth and excrement.
Everyone of age knows about the child, and most accept it. If the child were to leave the room or otherwise be treated well, all the prosperity of Omelas would end forever and the city would be destroyed. Eventually, some people choose to leave the city, and never return.
-Would you walk away?
-Is it more cruel to accept the child's sacrifice, or to abandon the city?
-Is it justifiable to rescue the child and destroy the city?
7546
« on: December 04, 2014, 09:50:19 PM »
Terminator: Retcon
7547
« on: December 04, 2014, 09:25:45 PM »
Yeah it's super unprofessional but since when does the media care about treating athletes as people?
7548
« on: December 04, 2014, 09:22:30 PM »
Pat didn't ask him to donate, he told the guy to pray for a job whenever he does donate. Holy shit guys, I know echo chambers are fun but this is a trivial little clip. He's an old guy that thinks it's still possible to get a job raking leaves or mowing lawns, give a little leeway.
7549
« on: December 04, 2014, 06:58:26 PM »
>_>
<_<
I'm not with him :/
Genuine question: how come we don't see/hear about more moderate Christians calling out people like this? I'd be much more supportive of the Christian community if they wanted to oust people like this.
How many moderate Christian news sources do you follow? I've seen 5 of my friends calling this guy out on Facebook, just this afternoon.
7550
« on: December 04, 2014, 01:37:06 PM »
Why do they just keep running into the hallway?
7551
« on: December 04, 2014, 12:29:11 PM »
cockgobblers
As a turkey, I resent this statement.
7552
« on: December 04, 2014, 12:28:21 PM »
Depends on the sauce. A place I frequent has awesome curry-sauce wings that pair well with blue cheese sauce. Ranch is good for buffalo or hot wings, though I'm not crazy about ranch because it's basically mayo with butter and spices.
7553
« on: December 04, 2014, 12:20:23 PM »
Galatians 3:10-13 English Standard Version (ESV)
The Righteous Shall Live by Faith
10 For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.” 11 Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for “The righteous shall live by faith.”[a] 12 But the law is not of faith, rather “The one who does them shall live by them.” 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”— Sucks to suck, pastor. Not only was Lev 20:13 a law specific to Israel, but Based Paul taught that following the law (law = Torah = first 5 books of OT) is cursed and that Christ's sacrifice took care of that.
7554
« on: December 04, 2014, 12:11:47 PM »
It's a form of child abuse, or negligence at the very least. To not know that alcohol is a poison, and that poison is bad for fetuses, is about as unacceptably stupid as not knowing it's bad to leave infants alone in water.
7555
« on: December 04, 2014, 12:42:17 AM »
I don't even think the air in side the container would react all that much. I mean the earth does a pretty great job of holding it what difference would building a container around it and them opening a hatch make? You'd have to physically pump the air out of the container and then you'd have to pump air back in, which requires work
Turkey, am I completely wrong headed here?
No, I didn't even think of this. The pressure required to shoot a column of air, let along a column of water, out of the atmosphere would be insane. The pump itself would nullify any energy generated by the turbines.
If you were able to create enough of a pressure differential to that it would probably just evaporate too.
Yeah, at that point you'd just have a superheated steam turbine. But that's still ignoring all the other flaws in the system.
7556
« on: December 03, 2014, 11:54:08 PM »
I don't even think the air in side the container would react all that much. I mean the earth does a pretty great job of holding it what difference would building a container around it and them opening a hatch make? You'd have to physically pump the air out of the container and then you'd have to pump air back in, which requires work
Turkey, am I completely wrong headed here?
No, I didn't even think of this. The pressure required to shoot a column of air, let along a column of water, out of the atmosphere would be insane. The pump itself would nullify any energy generated by the turbines.
7557
« on: December 03, 2014, 09:48:13 PM »
But if the water is sucked upwards by the vacuum and then the door is closed, wouldn't that be like halfway-starting a siphon and then placing your tongue over the hole? The water would just stay put until you return pressure, or something....
I'm not a physics buff. I just know what I know though practical mechanical work, so I could be entirely wrong about the water even being able to be drawn upwards such a distance.
Yeah, in that case it would still be moving the turbines on one of the sides, but the water would fall back down the same side. It would create a column that would collapse back down when the hatch is shut. The other side would just store the air, though I'm skeptical how much water one atmosphere of air would be able to move.
I don' t think he's trying to use air to push anything, but rather use timed expose to outer space to create some kind of vacuum water pump.
The vacuum creates a pressure differential with the air on one side pushing the water through the other side. Simply opening the hatch isn't going to cause the water to do anything except slosh around when the air blows out.
7558
« on: December 03, 2014, 09:36:03 PM »
But if the water is sucked upwards by the vacuum and then the door is closed, wouldn't that be like halfway-starting a siphon and then placing your tongue over the hole? The water would just stay put until you return pressure, or something....
I'm not a physics buff. I just know what I know though practical mechanical work, so I could be entirely wrong about the water even being able to be drawn upwards such a distance.
Yeah, in that case it would still be moving the turbines on one of the sides, but the water would fall back down the same side. It would create a column that would collapse back down when the hatch is shut. The other side would just store the air, though I'm skeptical how much water one atmosphere of air would be able to move.
7559
« on: December 03, 2014, 09:32:41 PM »
The New Oxford dictionary lists it as "the unlawful killing of a person by another", the legal definition is broader and says it's "the killing of one person by another". One lists it as always illegal, the other lists it as sometimes illegal.
Yeah, so which one do you think is used in courts of law, a general English dictionary or a law dictionary? I don't even know why you're arguing this. The autopsy ruled that Garner's throat and chest didn't suddenly compress themselves. Autopsies don't make accusations, they just present the facts, and the autopsy result said he died because of his preexisting conditions as an indirect result of the officer's [legal, nonlethal, and proportional] actions.
7560
« on: December 03, 2014, 09:26:26 PM »
Will Smith will also star as Deadshot 
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