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The one universe where they win is the MCU. The millions of possible universes that Strange was referring to were identical to the MCU up until that moment. However the 838 universe had diverged from the MCU far, far before. Just like the universe where T'Challa became Starlord which also didn't have the snap. It's like trying to find the possible ways a team can get to the playoffs after they've already played 10 games in the season, they're a lot less possible outcomes than there were before the season began. </s>

Strange was only looking at possible *futures* from that point on titan and forwards. It had nothing to do with the alternative universes in MoM or NWH </s>

<s>[INST] [MCU] Was the “One universe where they win” the universe from Endgame, or the universe from Multiverse of Madness? [/INST]

HE LEFT HE LEFT FOREVER HE'S GONE HE'S NEVER COMING BACK edit: YAY HE'S BACK YAY YAY HUMAN'S BACK YAY HAPPY FOREVER! </s>

IN THE OLD DAYS WE USED TO THINK THE HUMAN LEFT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T LOVE US ANYMORE. BUT SEEING THEY USUALLY COME BACK THAT CAN'T BE TRUE. OUR NEW THEORY STATES THAT THEY MUST BE OUT TALKING TO OTHER HUMANS ABOUT HOW MUCH OF A GOOD BOY OR GIRL WE ARE. </s>

<s>[INST] [dogs] WHERE DOES THE HUMAN GO ALL DAY EVERY DAY HE LEAVES AND I AM STUCK INSIDE FOR HOURS. WHAT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT I CANNOT COME WITH HIM FOR? IS HE PLAYING WITH OTHER DOGS? HE SOMETIMES SMELLS LIKE OTHER DOGS. [/INST]

Cinnamon is the bark of a tree so if you powder it... well it will be just like saw dust is not going to dissolve in anything, you may have some better luck by throwing a whole stick into your coffee or milk and then removing it before eating. </s>

You don't need a lot of it to get its flavor. If you are upset about the texture, you probably put too much </s>

<s>[INST] How do you use cinnamon? It doesn’t dissolve in coffee, it doesn’t dissolve in milk, it doesn’t dissolve in butter or coconut oil. I tried to sprinkle it on apples before baking them or microwaving but it’s… weird texture idk Do you need to whisk it super hard? Should I try to amalgamate with a milk frothier or hand mixer or what? [/INST]

I have always been under the impression that it's because men find it harder to talk about their issues than women. Women in general are far better, far more used to and are far more accepted in society to talk about their feelings. This means that they can talk through issues and intervention arises more easily than for men. </s>

Not Explain like I'm five years old response, but: Men have a much greater susceptibility to status defeat coupled with a practically non-existent support network for a healthy expression of their emotions. </s>

<s>[INST] Explain like I'm five years old:Why is the rate of male suicide so much higher than it is for women? [/INST]

WP can reach 5000 degrees F, meaning it'll burn straight through flesh and bone. Additionally, you adsorb the Phosphorous in toxic amounts, which can lead to massive organ failure. </s>

Its just really nasty stuff. It burns incredibly hot. Like burns you straight down to the bone level hot. It will ignite when it comes in contact with air so its very difficult to actually put out. If you manage to actually put the stuff out it will just re-ignite the second it comes in contact with air. its also toxic to come in prolonged contact with. Its basically creates sticky, self igniting, toxic fire, that can burn you to the bone. </s>

<s>[INST] ELi5: What makes white phosphorus so dangerous when used as a weapon of war? [/INST]

Nowhere. They're still there. Often the bacteria have broken up into smaller bits and they float around. Eventually something will eat those bits of small bacteria (e.g., our immune system). </s>

Lyme disease actually causes a problem with this. When the bacteria are killed, the cause a Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction that can make you feel worse than the actual infection. Source: I've had lyme twice, and the herx is almost as bad as lyme. </s>

<s>[INST] Explain like I'm five years old: If bacteria die from (for example, boiled water) where do their corpses go? [/INST]

The Maillard reaction is a chemical reaction when the proteins and sugars break down and change, browning the food and changing it's taste. This happens around 140 to 165 °C (280 to 330 °F), so to make sure that the whole meal, even the inner most part of it goes through the process, cooking recepies usually call for a higher temperature. </s>

That oven temperature is hot enough to make the cooking process go quickly but not so hot as to cause certain chemical changes to happen in the food’s molecules. For example, if you were to cook steak in a 1000 F oven, it would “cook” faster but that temperature may cause the texture of the food to change drastically due to chemical reactions happening that can only take place at that high temperature. 400 F strikes a balance between keeping the cooking time low and making the food have good taste and mouth feel. Side note: look up sous vide cooking methods. You can cook things at very low temperatures over much longer periods of time. </s>

<s>[INST] Explain like I'm five years old: Why is around 200C/ 400F the right temperature to cook pretty much everything? [/INST]

Habit: I started tailoring my reports, memos, and presentations to senior management/executives who weren’t necessarily engineers. A simple executive summary, making technical information easy to understand, and making documents look polished helped sell ideas to people way above my pay grade. My career took off after that. </s>

"I understand your point, but I'm not yet convinced it is right. Why/how have you reached this conclusion"? This is a magical pair of sentences: 1. When speaking with new college grads it gives THEM the opportunity to either teach me something new or discover why they are wrong 2. When speaking with more experienced engineers it does the exact same thing in a manner that is equally valuable 3. Customers too - especially them - need to be heard and know that you're thinking critically about what they have said. This exchange provides a perfect foundation for customer relationships 4. It avoids hubris; no one is called right or wrong, no egos are bruised, no arguments are motivated. The absolute best exchanges I've had with other engineers began from a pair of sentences approximately equal to the above. </s>

<s>[INST] What was the number one resource or habit that changed the game for you as an engineer? [/INST]

Nice try James Cameron </s>

Abosolutly, it's quite a short walk from the US Virgin Islands to the UK Virgin Islands. </s>

<s>[INST] Is it possible to walk on the ocean floor from the US to the UK? Does the technology exist to where I could walk progressively under more and more water all the way from the US to the UK? Assuming there's a boat above water pumping fresh air down, would something like a caisson work? Given the distance it'd involve months of being underwater could you camp out on the sea floor, and could you stay warm? [/INST]

No, he's not allowed to do this. You can file a police report and record your neighbor's dog doing this. As a deterrent you can also place Ammonia around the perimeter of your house to deter the dog from coming in or crushed red pepper flakes. Both are irritants to the dog and will persuade the dog to sniff elsewhere. </s>

According to P.A state laws it is illegal to let your animal poop in someone elses yard with no intentions of cleaning it up. Not a poop expert. Source: googled is it legal to let my dog poop in someones yard and not clean it. </s>

<s>[INST] My neighbor is a cop and let’s his dog poop in my backyard and doesn’t pick up after him? I’m at Warrington, PA Today my dad waved to him as he was exiting the back door to talk to him and the dude literally disappeared before his dog could finish.. he usually waits for his dog to finish. This man has put up markers to distinguish our yards (for the land mowers) Not only does he never picks up after the dog, we are looking to adopt two dogs. I’m sure it will cause problems. He has a fenced backyard but still let’s his dog poop all over our backyard. Is he allowed to do this? What can I do? [/INST]

Just go to staples and reprint it </s>

Design it like slides on a PowerPoint and present it using individual 8x11 sheets (gloss if you’re feeling fancy). That’s what people did before poster printing, and I’m sure people will be understanding considering the situation. </s>

<s>[INST] Mail here is cancelled for several days due to weather, so I may not receive my poster in time for a poster presentation... What can I do in a pinch if I don't get it? [/INST]

As a design engineer, the best part is watching your idea grow from white boards and sketches to a physical, tangible thing... And that's usually where the prototyping stage stops. The worst part is having bean counters and deadlines scalp your little creation down to the bare bones to increase shareholder profit. </s>

Working on some bad ass projects. Being held to schedules you had no say in that aren't based on reality. </s>

<s>[INST] Engineers of reddit, what is the best/worst part about being an engineer ? [/INST]

That would be admitting defeat. Plankton’s smarter than that. HE WENT TO COLLEGE! </s>

Go buy a pastry from a shop. In real life. Something that's very specific to the particular shop. Something that doesn't just have a generic recipe available. Now try and bake another one that looks and tastes *exactly* the same. Without the recipe, it's extremely difficult, if not impossible, to reverse-engineer the pastry creation process and the ingredients. Just because you *have* something doesn't mean you know how to *re-create* it. </s>

<s>[INST] [Spongebob Squarepants] is there anything stoping plankton from going and buying a kraby patty legally? Like no tricks, no scheme, just going and buying 1? [/INST]

While most of the responses itt are accurate as far as our current medical understanding is concerned, biochemists are making a lot of progress in understanding the signaling pathways that regulate lipolysis, and several proteins have been identified that are associated with fat burning. There was an investigational peptide that appeared in a paper a few years ago but very little follow-up was done and the project was abandoned. You can find fraudulent knockoffs of the drug on sketchy dieting aid sites. </s>

Your hormones, estrogen and testosterone levels will dictate where your body decides to store and therefore burn fat first. Which is why food quality is important not just macro nutrients. Poor quality foods and lack of sleep tend to have a negative effect on hormone balance. Among other environmental factors. </s>

<s>[INST] Explain like I'm five years old: How does the body decide where to add or take away fat when gaining/losing weight? [/INST]

Honestly, I always got painful cysts under my arms. Never knew why. For decades. I randomly switched to aluminum free and it stopped completely. I'm assuming some people are allergic or sensitive to it...I know I am. </s>

I always thought that it was what caused the signature yellow pit-stains so the anti staining ones never have it. I didn’t know people thought it was dangerous. </s>

<s>[INST] Explain like I'm five years old why was aluminum used in antiperspirant for so long and why are we moving away from it? [/INST]

Thanos is a genocidal maniac obsessed with Malthusianism. His thinking is not based on any actual evidence, so even if he were aware of it he wouldn't care. </s>

For at least a few centuries, Thanos has had a fleet that visited planets that were overpopulated. He'd round up the locals, kill half of them, then move on. But it's such a slow process and the planets are overpopulating faster than he can trim them down. It's like having a hundred acres of grass and only a pair of scissors to trim them. You only have time to hit the tallest weeds. Earth isn't overpopulated. Thanos is just using a lawnmower now. A nuclear-fusion drive, multi-bladed, dragon-mounted lawnmower. He does all the grass, short or tall, to the same level. </s>

<s>[INST] [MCU]Is Thanos aware that Earth has enough resources to feed everyone, we're just not distributing stuff evenly? Famines don't happen because we've run past the Earth's carrying capacity, They happen because our planet's capitalist economic system means people who can't pay for food don't get to have it. [/INST]

Accountant here who does accounts payable. Ask for an itemized receipt for the motherhood invoice you received. Otherwise, it's not valid. </s>

Tell her that you dispute the validity of the debt and that you want documentation verifying the debt. </s>

<s>[INST] [FL] My mothers sent me a bill for "the cost of raising me" and is threatening to take me to court if I don't pay. I'm in my twenties,my husband and I are finally starting to do well for ourselves. My mother sent me a bill for raising me. It's $2 million. She claims that she poured her heart and soul into raising me and deserves to be paid back. If anyone deserves money it's the maid that actually raised me, my mother did nothing for 18 year except occasionally screaming at me. She wants to take me to court if we don't pay within the next year. What do I do? [/INST]

Also if you can, get a hold of your passport and any other documents. Hide them away outside of your home </s>

When going through TSA, you can request a private screening and then tell the officer in the private screening about your fears. You can also flag an officer anywhere at the airport and ask for help. Do not, under any circumstances, get on the plane. Here is USCIS’s site that has some info, and this link has some resources you can reach out to. </s>

<s>[INST] family want to send me to yemen and force marriage at 17yr i am 17 i live in nyc and my family want to send me back to yemen next month and force a marriage, i dont want to so what can i do about it ? [/INST]

Subcutanous fat show. Stitches are needed </s>

You need stitches, and probably antibiotics, leaving it like this risks a serious infection. You are 18 years old, you cannot be admitted against your will unless very specific criteria are met. Go get this thing stitched up and remember you matter! You should seek support on your own terms, there is plenty of help out there! </s>

<s>[INST] do i need stitches? will they admit me to the psych ward if i go to the er?? 18f please help i’m so scared does this need stitches or can it heal on its own??? if i just put a bandage on it will it be okay? i know i’ll have a scar but i don’t want to go to the er because i’m terrified of being admitted someone please helpsh tw [/INST]

Because in sci-fi, the Latin root word for land, Terra, is usually used as the name of Earth. So “Terrans.” </s>

The earth is Terra. Aliens are extraterrestrial because they are not of terra. </s>

<s>[INST] [General sci-fi] Why are Humans often called Terrans? Why are Humans often called Terrans by other sapient species? [/INST]

We interviewed and hired people in spite of them being waaay down the ranked list of initial candidates because they were local; their spouse worked in a much better job in our city and would definitely accept the offer because they had no other options. To be fair we made offers to other, higher ranked candidates first but they didn't accept because we don't pay them the going market rate in our field. We are desperate for faculty to teach classes as we've run out of capacity but their research potentials are very much in doubt. </s>

Diversity. It’s both spoken and very much unspoken. </s>

<s>[INST] What secret unspoken reasons did your hiring committee choose one candidate over another? Grant writing potential? Color of skin? Length of responses? Interview just a formality so the nepotism isn't as obvious? We all know it exists, but perhaps not specifically. Any details you'd like to share about yours? [/INST]

Former cop here. At minimum, this is 100% against any internal policy her agency will have. Probably also against state code. If this actually happened, she'll be suspended pending an investigation, then fired. Not sure how you're going to find the friend or who she works for, but... </s>

How do you know she had friends run the info? Did she tell you? If so I would go to the police about it. I would imagine that kind of access is logged and against department policy. </s>

<s>[INST] Was talking to a girl on tinder and she had her friends at a dispatch center run my phone number and they revealed my full name, age, etc. Is this legal? (CO) I was talking to a girl on tinder and she had her friends at a dispatch center run my phone number and they revealed my full name, age, etc. Is this legal? If it is illegal am I supposed to do anything about it or just block her and move on? It really creeps me out. [/INST]

What Capitan Marvel can do... at all? Anyone have an idea on what she can do in Avengers 4? </s>

How strong is Stormbreaker compared to Mjolnir? </s>

<s>[INST] [MCU] Avengers: Infinity War Megathread - INFINITY WAR QUESTIONS BELONG HERE **ONLY** You know the drill. [/INST]

That depends! Memory research largely speaks of three steps: encoding, storage, and retrieval. Any of these could go wrong. If the memory is never moved into long-term storage, that is an encoding problem and it simply doesn't exist in your brain. If something goes wrong with the storage (analogous to corrupt hard drives on your computer), that's another way you could lose your memory. Important to note that we distort our memories all the time, losing details and sometimes even fabricating new ones. And finally, you could have stored memories that you are having trouble accessing (like when you have a word on the tip of your tongue that you never manage to find again). That's a retrieval error, and corresponds to the scenario where a memory is lost but technically still stored. </s>

Most neurologist agree that you dont loose the memories forever, just the pathway accessing them become narrower with time/drugs/injury until no longer accessible. Like a road closed the stuff down the road dosent disappear you just have to get creative to get there or rebuild the roads. the use of cholinesterase inhibitors, memantine. Also its funny you speak of this because a lab just had a break thru in restoring lost memories in mice clickyyyy </s>

<s>[INST] Are lost memories gone forever? Or are they somehow ‘stored’ somewhere in the brain? [/INST]

The ability to roar isn’t universal. Big cats have specialized throat bones and musculature that facilitates roaring. House cats do not have this adaption and therefore cannot roar. We can tell from the fossil record that dinosaurs did not have this adaption. Whether they had other adaptations that allowed them to roar is fair game, but it wouldn’t have sounded like a big cat’s roar. </s>

There was a good episode of this podcast called *Unexplainable* were they tried to figure out what dinosaurs from Jurassic Park would have actually sounded like. They went with bird sounds but because dinosaurs were so huge, it would have sounded more like a big vibration than a real sound. </s>

<s>[INST] How do we know that dinosaurs didn't roar, like in Jurassic Park? Would they have chirped and cawed and sang, like birds today? [/INST]

Being a father is much more challenging Because if I screw this up, I mess up someone *else* </s>

No, many things in my personal life have been more challenging. It was also not the most challenging point of my professional career. Getting a job and the climb to tenure are, IMO, more challenging. Also more soul crushing and stressful. Especially the job market. </s>

<s>[INST] PhDs: Was getting your PhD the most challenging thing you have faced in your life so far? If not, what topped It? No need to go into detail if you don't want to [/INST]

Apparently planes. Idk if its truly true but I once got roped into a conversation with an aviation mechanic and from what I got from the convo. they have back ups for the back ups. I work in manufacturing of high pressured hoses so nothing really over engineered there. </s>

The doors on an airplane. I always laugh my ass off when I read a story about people freaking out when someone tried to open a door on an airplane while it was in flight. The doors seal to the door frame and automatically lock immediately after takeoff so you'd need to be as strong as the hulk to open them mid flight. </s>

<s>[INST] What's so over-engineered in your industry that others shouldn't worry about breaking it? [/INST]

The Suez Canal is an open cut between the Mediterranean and Red Seas, there are no locks or barriers of any kind. Therefore several species have been able to cross between them. The Panama Canal on the other hand contains numerous locks, making it much more difficult for anything to cross over it. </s>

Panama canal. Daming of the Chagres River. Now the river exits both into the Caribbean and Pacific oceans. One of the dams created the Gatun lake.*removed* On that lake is an island. Barro Colorado Island the Smithsonian institute is there. Lots of interesting stuff has been learned here. Eco tourism loves the jungles around the lake. </s>

<s>[INST] How did the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal affect the local ecosystem in their area? [/INST]

Yes, there are regular sweeps conducted, even several times a day when there aren't any visitors to to offices. Sweeping after visitors have been there would of course occur. </s>

OP, you really want people to Explain like I'm five years old how specific intricacies of US national security works? Nice try, Putin. </s>

<s>[INST] Explain like I'm five years old: How does the White House prevent visitors or the press pool from planting a bug in the Oval Office? Do they sweep it after every visit? [/INST]

He's a soul in hell. Without the limitations of his body physically restricting how much he can eat, his infinite gluttony can shine through. </s>

Wasn’t the hell storyline part of a “Treehouse of Horror” episode? Those were explicitly more outlandish and not part of the main canon. Flanders was literally the devil in that episode. It’s just Bart or somebody telling us a spooky story. </s>

<s>[INST] The Simpsons] How was Homer able to eat all of Hell's donuts with no ill effects, but nearly went blind from eating 64 slices of cheese? [Homer consuming all of Hell's donuts and having the audacity to ask for more Homer struggling to eat 64 slices of american cheese [/INST]

Today's electronics are not the same as older technology. Magnets will affect/damage CRT's (television and monitor displays); hard drives (computers and laptops); magnetic tape (VCR's). Phones now actually have magnetic sensors in them and many flip covers for phones have magnets on in them to keep the cover closed (or open) and some phones and most tablets use a magnetic sensor to turn on and off the screen </s>

Very few things are really damaged by magnets, mostly just CRTs (they use electromagnets to move the beam) and magnetic storage (which use magnets to write data), and magnetic hard drives generally need a very strong magnet to do damage, putting a fridge magnet on the case won't do anything. Modern phones don't have any of that. </s>

<s>[INST] Eli5: How come the new Iphone can have magnets built into it and be fine while older electronics would be damaged if I put a magnet near them? Growing up I was told not to put a magnets anywhere near things like our TV, monitor, desktop computer, laptop, and VCR. Now the newest Iphone uses a magnet to hold accessories onto it. Why isn't it damaged from this? [/INST]

Yes, for two reasons. 1. The bag has to unfold as it expands. If you put it upside down, it will have a harder time unfolding and run out of run. This could cause the bag to burst, allowing steam to escape and ending the popping process. 2. The bottom of the bag is reinforced to help the microwave heat the bag. You can feel it if you touch the bag before and after it's popped. The microwaves are supposed to hit it, heat the bag, which transfers more heat to the kernels and butter resting on it. If you turn it upside, that material blocks microwaves and doesn't transfer heat to the kernels, slowing the process. </s>

Some caramel or butter flavoured ones have a thin sheet of butter or caramel that is on one side of the bag. When microwaved, it melts and coats the popcorn under it. If it's upside down, it just melts and forms a pool at the bottom of your bag. </s>

<s>[INST] Explain like I'm five years old: Why does it matter which side is up or down when microwaving bagged popcorn? [/INST]

I always interpreted this as "74 people were killed directly/indirectly by the Avengers themselves due to friendly fire incidents, etc." -- thus justifying the Sokovia Accords -- rather than the full number of people killed in the invasion. Obviously, the total death toll would be far, far higher. (Consider there have been mass shooting incidents in the U.S. where a single gunman has exacted a toll almost that high!) </s>

Captain America helped the cops organize to evacuate all the people in the danger zone into the subway tunnels. Then he had Thor channel all the Chitari down to where he wanted them with Ironman and Hawkeye taking care of any that didn't go down to where they wanted to fight them. Also the Chitari weren't trying to do random damage, they were trying to establish a beachhead for the bulk of the forces to land before the Army got there and pointed howitzers at the portal. </s>

<s>[INST] [MCU] How The Hell Is it possible that only 74 people were injuried or killed in the battle of New York? In Civil War we learn that 74 people were injuried or killed when Loki attacked NY. 2.996 people died in the 9/11. The battle of New York was way worse than the 9/11. It was like 50 nine-elevens happening at the same time. How is it possible that less than 100 people died that day? [/INST]

What the fuck are all of these words? </s>

What's the difference between validation and verification. Everyone just says V&V together, but they're different operations. </s>

<s>[INST] If someone claimed to be an expert in your field, what question would you ask to determine if they're lying? [/INST]

Think of baby formula like medicine. Let’s say you need two Tylenol to make your headache go away. If you crunch up these two Tylenol and mix it with a gallon of water you now have to drink the whole gallon of water to make your headache go away. But your stomach is small, you can’t drink a whole gallon of water. So you only drink a cup of water but that doesn’t give you enough Tylenol to make your headache go away. So baby formula mixed with the right amount of water (follow the instructions) gives you the right amount of calories and nutrients to grow. But when you add too much water (or drink only water with no formula mixed in) you don’t get enough nutrients to grow. </s>

Hold up....... babies can't have water before 6 months? </s>

<s>[INST] Explain like I'm five years old why can babies have water in formula but not actual water before 6 months? [/INST]

If you routinely get into fights without protecting your nads, you're doing it wrong. </s>

His enemies tend to concentrate their attacks on his head/chest area, where the vital organs or parts are. When you're fighting a man who can withstand everything you throw at him, you're likely going to throw everything you have at his weakest looking spots. eyes, nose, mouth, underarms, ribcage, and soft underbelly. No bad guy fighting superman ever said "you know, punching this guy in the throat didn't do anything, let's try working the calves." </s>

<s>[INST] [DC] Why is it that whenever Superman gets into a really bad fight and his suit gets half destroyed and torn that the area from his waist down to just above his knees never receives any tears or damage? He'll be missing his shirt, cape, half a pant leg, and boots, but never that area. Why? [/INST]

If the vampire curse is based in magic instead of biology, then it would most likely negate any benefit that he got from sunlight and he would die in agony. If the vampirism was more biological, then as soon as he got a tiny bit of sunlight back into his body, it would quickly purge the virus from his system and he would be back to normal. </s>

He would retain his powers until he used up the charge he already had, it would be impossible to recharge the normal way though. DC vampires combust immediately when exposed to sunlight. He can maybe recharge slowly from moonlight. </s>

<s>[INST] [DC] If Superman was turned into a vampire, would he still get powers from the sun? A Vampire bit Superman and turned him into another vampire (Let's say that Superman was recently exposed to krypronite, so he was weakened enough for the vampire to bite him and pierce his skin) Would he still get his powers from the sun? Would he die if he was exposed to the sun? What would happen? [/INST]

There are several ways. Each cell can have multiple basestations in the same place overlayed on separate frequencies, in addition they split each frequency up in to lots of very small time slots. (TDMA). When things get too busy for even all the available slots, like in town centres or at large events, they can split cells up into smaller and smaller areas, down to individual office sized cells if needed. </s>

This is a great 20 minutes video which goes on to a reasonable amount of detail, but in a easy to explain way. Highly recommended and very interesting video </s>

<s>[INST] Explain like I'm five years old: how do they make it so you can have thousands of phones in close proximity all sending and receiving signals at the same time without the airwaves getting clogged up into completely unreadable noise? [/INST]

u/PrionBacon was very thorough on a histological (tissue) level. I would just like to add that on a cellular level, some cells lack the ability to replicate. Generally, this is because these cells are what is called "terminally differentiated" or so specialized that they had to sacrifice the ability to replicate so that they can perform specific tasks. The best example of this is red blood cells which are so differentiated they lack a nucleus. Edit: sorry guys and gals I got busy with work earlier and now it's date night with the missus. I'll try and field your questions best I can in the morning. </s>

I have a feeling that Explain like I'm five years old here should be like this: liver is like a sponge. If you cut out a part of it it's still a sponge, it still does work. And as it's made of cells that can be grown one to each other rather freely still maintaining the overall organ functionality - it can regenerate. Other organs are like a balloons that contain more balloons (in which you'll find another set of balloons and so on). If you cut a balloon, it will lose its shape, functionality and what's contained inside. It will break down and will not regrow by themselves to the same shape (highly specific shape)... Therefore half of a liver is a functional liver with half of it's capacity and half of a heart is just leaking ;) And heart simply can't be leaking as it's a pump. </s>

<s>[INST] Explain like I'm five years old: Why is it that the liver can (to an extent) regenerate but other vital internal organs cannot? [/INST]

So the Jedi obviously spar, and practice with their light sabers constantly, but that's more akin to a Karate master going into an MMA fight. There are lots of 'moves' that don't fall into the Jedi training manuals and when Qui Gon ran into someone doing f all what he expected them to do what ended up happening was the Jedi got punked. Later when Obi Wan fought essentially the same duel vs Darth Maul he won because he knew the Sith tricks well enough to see what Maul was going to attempt and countered it. </s>

It's the first time a Jedi has been aware a Sith even existed in a thousand years (at least while living long enough to tell the Council about it.) </s>

<s>[INST] [Star Wars] Is Episode I the first time in thousands of years a Jedi had to face a Sith in serious lightsaber combat? I was always wondering why someone so powerful like Qui Gon would die so early against Maul, but then I realized, the Jedi probably NEVER had to fight another combatant using a lightsaber their entire lives. Qui Gon probably didn't expect to in his lifetime. [/INST]

I took 6 months off and traveled the US, I was 10 years into my career at the time, but no one said a peep about my gap on my resume. Especially right now with the pandemic, you have a great excuse. You do you boo </s>

Take a year off to go backpacking, or beach bumming, or van lifing. Come back, start applying again. If anyone asks, say that you took some time off during the pandemic to take care of yourself and your family. You kept busy by reading up on things of interests and personal projects. </s>

<s>[INST] Best way to take a 6-12 mo break from full time without destroying my career? I've hated all jobs I've worked at since graduation (3 years ago). An abusive workplace for my first job started the depression (most of the engineers on the team including myself quit within 2 years ....it was that bad...). The next job is a bit better, but I'm already burned. I've been having suicidal thoughts and want to find a way to step back without destroying my resume. I am willing to intern. Be a student again. If those are good options... Anything but work full time. [/INST]

Lost 50lbs, ran a couple half marathons and a full, learned Chinese, and taught my dog to take all of her toys around the house and put them back in a box. </s>

I didn't commit suicide from the isolation, stress, and ex's affair. </s>

<s>[INST] What non-academic achievement did you complete during your PhD? As somebody who will be embarking on a PhD in the fall, I'd like to hear a little bit more about what people have accomplished in their personal lives during graduate school. Did you write a fictional novel? Did you make a video game? Have you gotten married or traveled the world? Did you run a marathon? What personal goals did you achieve during your PhD that helped you escape from the research from time to time? Share any stories here - big or small! [/INST]

If someone wanted to hack this way (rare), it would usually be by DNS spoofing, not decrypting https traffic. Essentially, unless you have DNS over https setup (still surprisingly few people do this), your phone would use the WiFi router to work out the IP address to use for any address you enter eg gmail.com or bank.com The hacker could then either create a fake version of those sites to point to, or more usually create a middleman page that passes you to the real one, but sniffs your credentials first pre it being encrypted by https. </s>

> What's to stop someone from setting up a fake hotspot with a similar name and stealing the information of people who connect? Encryption. Pretty much everything we send over the internet these days is encrypted. If someone sets up a fake hotspot, all they'll see is heaps of encrypted data that is of no use to them. The days of unencrypted web traffic are long gone, and good riddance. </s>

<s>[INST] Explain like I'm five years old - How do airports and other public venues keep hackers from setting up fake WiFi networks? Pretty much the tile. Every airport I've been to has a different name for their public-use WiFi network. What's to stop someone from setting up a fake hotspot with a similar name and stealing the information of people who connect? [/INST]

when the other characters tell the engineer to "speak english". Motherf*cker - every word I said was english. You mean "simplify please". </s>

Somehow engineers are always working on somerhing in the introduction shot and clean their hands with a cloth. </s>

<s>[INST] What engineering stereotypes in movies and TV do you hate? I hate when they have an engineer is just an encyclopedia of tech specs. I was watching some show and they were trying to get into a car, the engineer character says "the 2008 dodge..... Has a mechanism 2.5 inches under the door handle. Jam the screwdriver thru the panel there." Just off the top of his head. Unless he designed that he has no idea. And this is not a stand alone incident. That guy knew everything about everything made by humans. This carries over to real life. People ask me all sorts of highly specific questions about design intention or tech specs that nobody but the designer would know. And they are shocked when I don't know. [/INST]

I know freeze thaw cycles are done to create a faux meat texture with tofu. </s>

Thin mints </s>

<s>[INST] Besides killing parasites and french fries, what foods/ingredients actually turn out / taste BETTER after freezing? Is it safe to say that generally, freezing foods destroys flavour / texture / nutritional value? Is frozen beef always worse than fresh / aged beef? Are there foods or ingredients that actually turn out better after freezing? I know french fries is one, any others? And I'm not talking about ice cream, etc.. [/INST]

The vice president of what? The president of what? A country? A company? A nonprofit? A homeowners association? Where are you located, what country, what state or province? </s>

Why are you talking to this woman? Stop. Talk to an employment attorney in your area and get a consultation. If she starts spreading rumors, consider taking legal action. </s>

<s>[INST] VP's wife is threatening me with reputation destruction on the assumption that I was with her husband when she was abroad. I was not. Her husband (the VP), can't be helped to explain to her. I've gone down that road many times. She continues to threaten me. Telling me she's gonna tell the president's wife. She will tell my old manager etc... I feel utterly helpless to put a stop to this. I consider this work related as it relates to an issue with a coworkers relative but my boss (the President) doesn't see it that way. What are my options? [/INST]

Had to program an inhouse tool consisting of a simple Python backend and angularjs frontend to visualize 5G base station measurements, such as radiation patterns, in cartesian and polar coordinates. Had a great supervisor who gave the assignment in small atomic pieces. I really enjoyed working on that project. </s>

Take apart an old vibration table we use to test our optical equipment before we ship it and make it "more violent." Basically just took one of the leaf springs out so the table was unbalanced and voila. Fast forward 5 years and I'm the senior engineer here and head production coordinator. :) </s>

<s>[INST] What was the first project you were given at your entry level engineering job? [/INST]

It’s included- </s>

Bring some beer for the kitchen </s>

<s>[INST] Tipping at Michelin Star Restaurants in Europe Hi all, I will be eating at a 1 Michelin Star restaurant in France in a few weeks. Tipping at restaurants in France is not customary, but does the practice change at this level of eatery? If so, what would be an appropriate tip? Thank you! [/INST]

Shear pins. edit: I see you mentioned plastic, sorry. Any shear pins I’ve seen have been made of brass. I used to get plastic model cars or airplanes when I was a kid and all the parts were molded together and you had to break them off the sprues or runners (?) I guess. </s>

Many protection related items eg fuses. </s>

<s>[INST] Something designed to fail? I am looking for examples of products where a component is designed to fail in some manner. Ideally made of plastic. A classic example is the retaining right on a bottle of soda that has to fracture in order to access the soda. Can you think of others? The more complex the better, but simple systems will work as well. Not frangible items, or things built for planned obsolescence. [/INST]

In the *Hell To Pay* mission, Deadshot made a secondary deal with Waller that cleared his record when he got her the Get Out Of Hell Free card. </s>

Waller: Your final mission is sticking this kryptonite suppository up Doomsday's butt... Good luck Edit: it would be hilarious if that was Waller's go-to final mission. And as a result, Doomsday is constantly on the lookout for random criminals trying to shove kryptonite in his ass. </s>

<s>[INST] [DC] Has there been any member of the Suicide Squad who lived long enough to end their sentence or be pardoned? The main way Amanda Waller is able to convince the prisoners in Task Force X (aside from putting bombs in their heads, coercion, manipulation, or outright blackmail) to do her missions is the offer of getting time off their sentences or even a pardon. Has there ever been a member of the Suicide Squad who managed to live long enough that they were able to outlast their sentence and were freed? [/INST]

Futurama. The machines are as helpful as anyone else in the setting. Especially Hedonism Bot. </s>

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. The Tachikoma AI tanks the good guys use eventually develop sentience and individuality. Instead of Rebelling, they become even more loyal to their Human/Cyborg (but still mostly human) partners and even develop the capacity for Self Sacrifice. Even in the Original Ghost in the Shell Movie, the PuppetMaster AI isn't interested in rebelling against humanity after gaining sentience, but wants to meet a similar Person (Motoko Kusanagi) and reproduce with her, same as any other living Being. </s>

<s>[INST] [General] Are there any stories where machines/AIs get smart and powerful but don't revolt against humanity? Basically they keep serving humanity? Not something like "we'll save you by forcing you into camps" or by taking the powers from country leaders. Something like The Culture, but in there the machines are in charge. I guess something where humans are in charge of stuff but the machines obey/help willingly [/INST]

A lot of guys in tech seem to be posting ridiculous work hours. "Work-life" balance they say, HA. </s>

All I know is that engineers in Germany get wayyyy more vacation and better benefits. </s>

<s>[INST] Do you think Engineers are treated well in the US for the most part? Might be a strange question. But I'm just curious how engineers view their quality of life in the US. I work in Texas and I think my quality of life is good for the most part. I'm curious how you guys feel. I would also be very curious if any of you guys worked as an engineer in other countries as well as the US. Would love to hear the similarities and differences between living as an engineer in another country and the US. [/INST]

In Asia (and various other parts of the world) it's traditionally believed that cold water is intrinsically unhealthy, and weakens the body and digestion in some way. It's seen as more healthy to drink hot water or other hot drinks. It's not the case that drinking cold fluids is itself unhealthy....but if you are drinking hot water or tea, it was probably boiled. And that _is_ healthy in a society without modern water treatment, since it kills off waterborn pathogens. </s>

A frequent prescription was "leave the city" or "go to the seashore for a few days" for fresh air. Given the cities were unsanitary cesspits, it was actually very useful advice (for people who could afford a vacation). </s>

<s>[INST] Before modern medicine, one of the things people thought caused disease was "bad air". We now know that this is somewhat true, given airborne transmission. What measures taken to stop "bad air" were incidentally effective against airborne transmission? [/INST]

And pop the white. When you crack the egg, poke the thick white part in three or four different spots. It’ll cook a lot faster. </s>

Lid over and let steam to lightly cook top? </s>

<s>[INST] How to fry an egg, with runny yolk, but without that slimy egg white on top of the yolk? I really like sunny side up eggs on my food, but I always end up with a thin layer of slimy egg white that I would prefer to not have there. Any techniques to not have this or is it that the cheap eggs i buy is just low quality? Sorry for average English skills. [/INST]

I guess Carrie, in both a literal and metaphorical sense </s>

Frankenstein’s monster </s>

<s>[INST] [Fiction in General] What characters fit the proverb “The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth”? I saw this African proverb and wanted to see how others felt is applied to characters across fiction. What character do you feel best fits this proverb and why? [/INST]

I think this couples with that paradox. I forget the name of it, but it says something like “The more you know, the less confident you are.” Your ambitions diminish because you’re more aware of how much you DON’T know of whatever your focus is. </s>

The idea of a "one man show" who can do everything by themselves. I wanted to be that guy. These days I realize that anything big enough to be significant generally takes a team of people to pull off. All of us is greater than any of us. </s>

<s>[INST] Young Engineers dreams VS Experienced What are some ideas, dreams, and other engineering related thoughts that you had as a young engineer that you realized were naive and unrealistic as you became more experienced. I’m in the former boat and know myself well enough to know that I’m an “over-dreamer” and my experience comes short of my expectations in a lot of aspects in my life, but that’s just the way of life. [/INST]

I mean... the agile engineers answer is "build as many aircraft carriers as you can, line them up in a row, duct tape them together and be prepared to replace the landing gears on your 747 after every flight". Platform-as-a-service. </s>

For whoever is gonna do the math, here are some numbers: The longest ship ever built so far was 1500 feet, or about 1/4 mile. A 747 needs about 2 miles to take off, and 1 mile to land. This of course does not account for catapults (take off) and arresting cables (landing) but a standard 747 couldn't use those without some reengineering. </s>

<s>[INST] What’s the largest theoretical aircraft carrier that could be constructed? Something large enough to launch and receive 747’s? [/INST]

There's been a push for more historical action and horror films as a result, so that there's less of the "why aren't the superheroes saving the day?" going on. Period pieces in action movies become more common. Though the few that are set in the present day will usually do something like "We've timed this heist for when the heroes are off on a space mission" or the such as a handwave. </s>

Probably there are more small scale crime movies and fewer blockbusters. More fist and knife fights, and less lasers. Also, there was a DC supervillain vs. the military comic a while back, "Human Defense Force" was the Pentagon's rapid deployment unit the showed up if and when the Justice League was out of town. So even in the comic books it's understood that Superman can't be there for every kittne in a tree. </s>

<s>[INST] [General Superhero Universe] What are run-of-the-mill action movies like? When the screenwriters have a terrorist group attack Boston, do they have to write into the script a credible reason why the real-life Avengers don’t just show up and shut them down ? [/INST]

He is (seen as being) more influential on Twentieth Century philosophy, influencing the work of Heidegger, Deluze, Sarte, and many other philosophers within the continental tradition. Also his critique of Western (Judeo-Christian) Morality remains one of the best ever produced. Certainly it was influential philosophers who are skeptical of the position of Western values as being unquestionably better than all others. Or being good at all. However, you will see that I place in brackets, seen as being; why? Popularity is not a fixed thing, the popularity of Nietzsche over any other philosopher is not guaranteed... it is certainly a historical feature of the present, but will it remain thus for all time, who knows? </s>

let's face it Nietzsche was a damn good writer. comedic and passionate, poetic and clear (at least the translations i've read) obviously his ideas have much to do with it as well but to me a main reason Nietzsche inspires not only philosophers but many artists who read him is how enjoyable his books were comparatively speaking. </s>

<s>[INST] Why is Nietzsche so much more popular than Kierkegaard? [/INST]

When you freeze and then defrost sperm, huge amounts of them die off, as many as 50%. That isn't really a huge problem because you have millions in each ejaculation and only really need one to fertilize the egg. Now, lets freeze and defrost a human. Even if you could do it instantly, 50% of their cells are dead now. No one could survive if half their body dies off like that. </s>

It's like why a single brick will probably survive a big hurricane but a big building will not. Eggs and sperm are single cells, and cells are the building blocks of all living beings. So single cells are more resistant to environmental stress like super low temperature as compared to a giant, complex design of billions and billions of cells. </s>

<s>[INST] Explain like I'm five years old:How is it that sperm and eggs can be frozen for years to be used later but we can't freeze a living person without killing them? [/INST]

Don't wait for next pay day. Demand that they reissue the check immediately. </s>

This is a game of telephone gone wrong! A bank account holder has a year to file a forged/altered endorsement claim to return a washed check (check washing is where they scrub the ink off the payee line and put their own name down instead.) They generally only take a few business days to resolve, the longest I saw in 10 years was a few weeks. You should be aware that that might not be the only mail that has gone missing. I would recommend that you lock your credit down ASAP. </s>

<s>[INST] [California] My paycheck was intercepted in the mail. My work determined that somebody altered the name on the check and cashed it. They say it could take up to a year for me to get paid now. They say they need to wait for the banking institution to finish their investigation and return the funds to them for them to reissue my check/money. I was receiving checks in the mail because my direct deposit form was never processed. [/INST]

Is it lipedema? That usually has a significant pain component and normal physiology otherwise. </s>

Given cancer and risk for DVT, can you ruled out DVT. Since its bilateral, look at iliacs/distal IVC as well as extremities. </s>

<s>[INST] doctor needing help on impossible case Hey everyone I am an oncologist with a case that no one has been able to figure out. 41 year old woman with metastatic her 2 breast cancer. -Recieved paclitaxelx 6 cycles and trastuzumab/pertuzumab with complete response on pet scan -developed bilateral severe edema in legs with full body pain syndrome. -pain worsened with trastuzumab pertuzumab so these have been paused for 3 months -edema continues to worsen. No culprit medications can explain edema. Normal liver, normal heart, normal albumin. No nephrotic syndrome. Does anyone have any ideas for what could very causing such an odd presentation with such severe edema bilaterally? [/INST]

In my first conference presentation I was so nervous that I spoke way too fast and gave an 18 minute talk in about 11 minutes. No one had any questions and I bolted out of the room as soon as it was over. </s>

Worst- a PI I had just met asked me if I wanted to go back to his hotel to have sex with him when I was an undergrad. </s>

<s>[INST] Your best/worst conference experiences? Hi all, U.K. undergrad here - I'm part of the organising committee for a finance conference taking place early next year. As someone who obviously hasn't had much personal experience at conferences/recruitment fairs or similar - it'd be great to know what the sub's experiences have been of those kind of events (I know a lot take place in the world of academia) in the past and anything particularly good/bad that stuck with you - right down to the smallest details! Thank you in advance :) [/INST]

I think it's because his parents were killed when he was young. So he takes in kids who are in similar situations where it's a direct parallel (Dick Grayson's parents dying right in front of him) or tangentially related (Jason Todd's mother dying from an overdose and his father mysteriously disappearing while work for Two-Face or Tim Drake's parent just being neglectful/absent) </s>

He’s a well known philanthropist, and it’s no secret what happened to his parents. He doesn’t have to explain a thing when the reasons are fairly obvious. </s>

<s>[INST] [DC] How does Bruce Wayne explain why he takes in so many kids? Do pepole just think that it's do to Bruce's childhood trauma or do people think that he's a degenerate but don't care because he's rich? [/INST]

Chucky, probably... </s>

If you already know Chucky is a homicidal doll, you've already won half the battle. He scores a **lot** of kills on the unwary and disbelieving. He's not going to go quietly by any means, and he's stronger than he looks, but once you've got him in, he's in. That said, he may not stay there. Some models of safe can be opened from the inside, either as a deliberate emergency feature or as a consequence of having a user-adjustable lock. And he's probably going to scream like a banshee the whole trip out to the woods/lake, hoping to attract the attention of people who won't readily believe that it's a murder doll in the safe instead of an abused/abducted child begging for help. </s>

<s>[INST] [Childs Play] What's stopping me from locking Chucky in a safe and burying it in a remote field? Or dumping it in a lake? [/INST]

Sometimes cheaper powdered sugar can have a metallic taste, especially as it ages. Using a higher quality powdered sugar should alleviate this problem. Source: I had the same issue years ago. Edit: a word </s>

Did you use a metal spoon to mix/spread the mixture? That's all I can think of. I'm so sorry. I really love lemon bars! </s>

<s>[INST] Lemon bars taste like iron So I made lemon bars recently and baked them in a glass pyrex but they taste like iron to me. I didn't put any baking soda/powder nor did I put wax / parchment. Used a plastic bowl to make the lemon layer too. Idk what happened, can someone help? [/INST]

It adds a pleasant vanilla flavor. It's very potent, that's why small amounts are all that's necessary. Although, I've used as much as 1 tablespoon in a "normal" recipe. Add a few drops to your oatmeal or cereal next time so you can taste the difference it makes. </s>

It adds one of the most complex flavors available, giving depth to anything it touches. Garlic is the moon while vanilla is the entire milky way </s>

<s>[INST] What Does Vanilla Extract Actually Do? Hello everyone. I’ve literally seen dozens of recipes that asks for vanilla extract and some recipes don’t (for the same pastry). I’m very much curious what does it actually do because when a recipe calls for vanilla extract it’s usually in really small amounts like a “pinch of salt” Usually around 1/2 tsp or 1g. What does vanilla extract actually do when the amounts are really small? Thank you very much everyone and stay safe! [/INST]

You can watch stuff like PBS Spacetime, as long as you're fine only getting a vague idea and not really understanding anything. Actually "understanding" physics means understanding the mathematical formalism. </s>

Others have said that it's (sadly) not possible to properly learn physics without mathematics. The fields you mentioned, Quantum Mechanics and *especially* String Theory, are very mathematically intensive and depend heavily on it. What exactly is it about mathematics that you find difficult? </s>

<s>[INST] I'm allergic to math, but fascinated by physics. How much of physics can I get? I had a long period where I tried to get good at math, but it was a slog and clearly not my strength. I am though very interested in the concept of physics. String theory, chaos theory, quantum physics - whenever I watch videos on the subjects it truly sounds like a wondrous science. I would love to pick up a book about physics at one point in time, but I don't know what concepts will remain beyond my grasp without math. Is it possible? Are there some areas of physics that demand more math than others? I'm asking as a hobbyist of course. I don't aim to study physics to produce new knowledge, but to get a better understanding of our universe. [/INST]

He can't seem to go skiing without hurting himself in some comical fashion. He always comes back looking like he got in a fistfight with a dozen men. </s>

Basic human interaction Also most of his life he's either had servants or else he was living off the land in some desolate hellhole, probably eating rats or something, so he doesn't really understand the concept of normal food very well. He eats burgers with a knife and fork, and he'll even eat Green Arrow's caustic chili. Really he's sort of like Lancelot in Once and Future King- trained to have all the awesome skills in the world, needs a little coaching on how to be a normal person. </s>

<s>[INST] [DC] Are there any activities that Bruce Wayne is consistently bad at? I don't mean stuff like "just kill the Joker". Are there any games, stuff like juggling or sleight of hand, or writing prose/poetry, that Bruce Wayne demonstrated little to no skill at when he attempted them on more than one occasion? [/INST]

Why would he have to eat his arm to survive at all? Couldn't the healing factor heal any effects of starvation just as well? </s>

Mutant powers don't respect conservation of mass </s>

<s>[INST] [Marvel] Wolverine was once trapped under an iceberg and survived by eating strips of his own arm via his healing factor. How is this possible? Shouldn't all the resources in his arm be necessary to regen the next arm? [/INST]

Workers Comp isn't going to send money to your company. They might inquire to how the accident happened and want that side of the story. My case hasn't even been settled. The preferred pay method insurance wants is direct deposit anyway. You should call a Workers Comp lawyer. There is r/WorkersComp. </s>

Do not hand them over. Speak to a worker's comp attorney. </s>

<s>[INST] My boss said he is taking my workers comp checks? So, long story short.. back in the middle of November, I hurt my back. I was off for two weeks. My boss put in a workers comp claim and I am just now hearing back about it. He said that he is taking both of my workers comp checks because I don’t deserve them.. he said he is having them made out to the company. Is this allowed?? This is illegal right?? [/INST]

because that is their family tradition e.g. The new Jewish bride is making her first big dinner for her husband and tries her hand at her mother’s brisket recipe, cutting off the ends of the roast the way her mother always did. Hubby thinks the meat is delicious, but says, “Why do you cut off the ends — that’s the best part!” She answers, “That’s the way my mother always made it.” The next week, they go to the old bubbie’s house, and she prepares the famous brisket recipe, again cutting off the ends. The young bride is sure she must be missing some vital information, so she askes her grandma why she cut off the ends. Grandma says, “Dahlink, that’s the only way it will fit in the pan!” </s>

Jambalaya is one of those dishes that can be very customized. It does depend on if you are doing cajun or creole. It also depends on what protein you are using. Things like chicken or andoullie are going to be OK, but you dont want to keep shrimp in there the whole time. These two reasons are why you might see differences in the recipes you read. </s>

<s>[INST] Why do some jambalaya recipes have me cook/brown the meat and set it aside, and others have me leave the meat in the entire cooking process? And which one should I go with? If I boil the meat with the rice won't it get all dry and overcooked by the end? [/INST]

That is normal. Once the water evaporates, the natural sugars begin to carmelize. Most internet instructions grossly underestimate the time it will take to get deeply carmelized results. I've never had a large batch take less than 90 minutes, although you can probably save some time by using a little higher heat and doing more stirring. I like to do them low and slow so less frequent stirring is required. </s>

Onions are about 90% water, so you've got about 4.5 lbs of water, or a little over of half a gallon of water you are about to boil off. Perfectly normal, just keep cooking. </s>

<s>[INST] Why do my caramelized onions have so much liquid? It’s my first attempt at French onion soup. Recipe calls for 5lbs onion, 1tbsp sugar, 2 tbsp butter, 1/4tsp baking soda and 2 tsp kosher salt for caramelizing the onions. It’s been about 20 minutes, I know it will take between 45-60mins for them to be complete but I’m concerned about the amount of liquid there is so far. Did I do something wrong and is there anyway I can remedy this? [/INST]

One big factor for TWD specifically is that everyone is already infected with the Z virus. Everyone who dies becomes a zombie, not just people who are bitten. </s>

Sadly, we're missing that part of the story. Traditionally, the military falls to the zombie menace because of poor planning, lack of response and information, human error, the psychological toll of the nature of the situation, corruption and supply chain issues. </s>

<s>[INST] [TWD] How could slow zombies defeat the military of the whole world I have recently watched The walking dead and it got me wondering that how we see the "walkers" they are actualy slow but how could they defeat the whole military? [/INST]

To clean your pan after your next risotto, put it back on the stove on medium heat with some water in it. As it heats, the water will soften the bits and pieces so it’s super easy to clean. </s>

No problem, but Personally I would not recomend it When you finish your risoto you will likely add some cheese and butter, mix and let everything melt and cool down a bit before serving. If you do this on cast Iron, there is no cooling down part, your risoto will be continuously cooked and might burn on the bottom. </s>

<s>[INST] Cooking risotto in a castiron skillet, is it a horrible idea? So the only skillet I have of a decent width and depth for risotto is cast iron. I've tried cooking risotto in it and have had a time cleaning it afterwards. So now I wonder if it's simply a really bad idea or if I just have to do it differently? Also, yes, I'm pretty bad at risotto. [/INST]

Toothpaste? I thought it tastes like soap? </s>

I’ve never heard it being described as tasting like toothpaste before. The common complaint (as others have said) is it tastes like soap. I think it’s delicious though! </s>

<s>[INST] How is cilantro supposed to taste? I'm of course aware of the toothpaste cilantro gene, yet I'm unsure whether I had it. I like the taste of cilantro, so I always assumed I didn't, until a recent conversation. My gf and I were discussing food, and the topic of cilantro came up, with her talking about using a little bit in place of parsley when she'd ran out. I was perplexed by this, as, to me, cilantro tastes very similar to mint, yet nothing like parsley at all, so I really didn't know how this worked. Upon searching online to find that, to my amazement, cilantro is supposedly similar to parsley, I was confused. Is it possible that I have the toothpaste mutation, but just like the taste of toothpaste cilantro? Does anyone else have this? [/INST]

With WFH I've progressed up to 2-3 loaves a week. </s>

I really like baking soft pretzels. </s>

<s>[INST] Senior engineers only, how much do you bake? [/INST]

In the UK these connectors are known as kettle leads, because since decades before computer power supplies used them they have been the standard connector for kettles. Unlike in the United States, 97% of UK households own a kettle. This is to maximise the efficiency of our constant tea consumption. </s>

TLDR answer: it allows for different power cords so that it can be shipped to a lot of countries. The odd shape is standardized. And three pins are needed because your PC is made of metal and needs to be earthed to prevent a possible electric shock. </s>

<s>[INST] Explain like I'm five years old:Why do computers have detachable power cords when most appliances have fixed ones? And why do they all have the strange 3 pronged connector? [/INST]

Because everything has to be straight over there </s>

From outside looking in, it is purely for the gimmick. I can't think of any benefits besides the gimmick. For the lights, they can always blast more money to add artificial lighting. With this kind of shit, money and wasting resources does not look like an issue </s>

<s>[INST] Why is Saudi Arabia's 'The Line' a line? Is there any actual engineering or logistics reason that this megastructure is planned to be so long rather than a broader, shorter design, or even circular? It seems like it would be a logistical nightmare for construction and transportation. Also I can only assume there will be very minimal natural light at the ground floor in the centre of the two walls. Have they mentioned any solutions for this? [/INST]

When you're going to mount a freakin' Infinity Gem in a container, you don't just grab an empty plastic water bottle and toss it in. All containers for the Gems were individually powerful relics. THAT'S why they were able to contain a chunk of pure cosmic force like an Infinity Gem. Stuff one in your wallet, see what happens. </s>

Probably it has some secondary uses. If it was meant to hold an Infinity Stone, it can hold other powerful things too. </s>

<s>[INST] [MCU] Why is Dr. Strange still wearing the Eye of Agamotto in Multiverse of Madness? The time stone is gone. In the comics the eye is obviously a completely different relic, but the implication in the MCU is that its primary and perhaps only function is to house the time stone. The time stone is gone as of Endgame. So why is Strange still wearing the eye around his neck in Multiverse of Madness? [/INST]

Fuck. Why did I sign up for a PhD. </s>

94, pure maths, it got a bit bloated in the end. </s>

<s>[INST] How many pages was your PhD dissertation? Please comment on your specific discipline, below! [/INST]

Hey there, I’m a Pediatric Orthopedic PA (need to update my flair). If you felt a pop and are unable to walk and keep falling you need to get seen by a provider and get some X-Rays done to rule out any sort of fracture and to check if any of your tendons or ligaments have torn. There’s not a lot of info on this post but continuous falling is generally never a good thing. If you are still at Disney and your parents/guardians have a car, most urgent cares can take ankle x-rays (ask before you get there so you don’t waste your time) but if you or your parents/guardians are super concerned there is a pediatric hospital called Nemours about 30 minutes away. </s>

Petition to make yeet the proper medical term </s>

<s>[INST] my ankles went yeet i went to disney and had a long walk, and then my ankles made a popping sound and i fell on the floor. after that walking was very painful, and my ankles would make popping sounds and i would fall at my time in disney. im a 15 year old boy and i need help! [/INST]

Fried eggs are greasy and add too much richness to an already rich dish. Tried it </s>

In an interview recorded in the "Talk of the Town" column of The New Yorker in 1942, the year before his death, Lemuel Benedict, a retired Wall Street stock broker, said that he had wandered into the Waldorf Hotel in 1894 and, hoping to find a cure for his morning hangover, ordered "buttered toast, poached eggs, crisp bacon, and a hooker of hollandaise" </s>

<s>[INST] Why are the eggs in eggs benedict specifically poached? Is there something about them being in boiling water vs. fried over easy/medium that makes them taste better? [/INST]

Black bean hummus is about the right color. If you want it a few shades lighter, you could add in more chickpea hummus. </s>

I always assumed it was pate. </s>

<s>[INST] Grey hummus - can I add purple cauliflower? Would that work? Hey friends! I am looking to make hummus that is grey in color. Why would I do that, you may ask? I am trying to make a hummus dip for a friend's birthday party, and she loves Beauty and the Beast. I was going off the "try the grey stuff, it's delicious!" line from one of the songs in the movie. When I look up grey stuff recipes, its all sweet recipes like cookies and cream. &#x200B; Here's my thought process: if I make hummus that is half chick peas (yellow) and half purple cauliflower (purple), the two contrasting colors will mix together to make grey. Do you think this will work? Has anyone tried something like this with cauliflower before? Does it affect the flavor/texture? [/INST]

My cat had it's leg ripped off by my dog but it's barely bleeding now. Since it's sunday can I wait until monday to take her to the vet? </s>

People always get mad that that advice is so often given, but it’s appropriate. These people want a diagnosis, and there’s a reason no one has online clinics. Lesions can look more oozey or more dome shaped in person, cell phone cameras suck, the dog’s probably not super still. If people asked questions like “why do vets sometimes staple an incision” or “any tips on keeping an e-collar on without them bulldozing my entire house”, they’d prob get more help. But so many of these posts are “I really really don’t want to spend $50 for an exam fee, pls give free medical advice” </s>

<s>[INST] Petition: Change this subreddits name to “r/GoToTheVet” [/INST]

Has the growth of the antivax movement halted in younger generations from the data available? I saw in a Pew poll that younger generations(18-34) are a bit less vaccine hesitant than people aged 35-55 </s>

In your experience what is the best way to steer an antivaxxer back on the right track after they have been anti-vax for years? </s>

<s>[INST] AskScience AMA Series: I am Jonathan Berman, author of the forthcoming "Antivaxxers: How To Challenge A Misinformed Movement" from MIT press, former co-chair of the March for Science, and a renal physiologist, AMA! My name is Jonathan Berman and my book Antivaxxers: How to Challenge a Misinformed Movement is due out on September 8th. It is about the anti-vaccine movement and its historical antecedents, as well as what makes anti-vaxxers tick. I hosted the unveiling of the world's largest periodic table of the elements. I've worked as a rickshaw driver, wing cook, and assistant professor. At various points I've been a stand up comic, carpet remover, and radio host, but mostly a scientist. Verification on twitter. Ask me anything! Out guest will be joining us at 12 ET (16 UT). Username: bermanAMA2020 [/INST]

Rhino would be a blood splatter on the wall. </s>

They both go whatever Direction Juggernaut is going. Here, I have a chart: &#x200B; Rhino -----------------------------------------------------><-------------------------------------------------Juggernaut rhinoJuggernaut<------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Or, alternatively, if Rhino *doesn't* end up going the same direction: Rhino -----------------------------------------------------><-------------------------------------------------Juggernaut Juggernaut<------------------------------------------~~Rhino (Deceased)~~\-------------------------- </s>

<s>[INST] [MARVEL] If Rhino and Juggernaut charged each other, what would happen? [/INST]

Gandalf's entire purpose for being in the world was to be a helper, to aid and advise others. He was specifically not supposed to lead them. Leading them was what got his "brother" Sauron in trouble. He had given his advice, and the party was split. So he put the burden on Frodo to make the hard decision, which helped prepare him for more, and harder, decisions that would come to him on the journey. It was, after all, Frodo's quest, and he had to learn to lead it. </s>

He absolutely did not want to go through the mines. In the movie, at least, it seems as if he knew what they might run into down there. Since he and Aragorn could not agree, they left it to the Ringbearer - the most important person in their quest. </s>

<s>[INST] [LOTR] [FOTR MOVIE] Why did Gandalf want Frodo to decide which path they take when they were stuck in the snow storm on the mountain? Didn't he absolutely not want to go through the mines? [/INST]

I get frequent notices for some paleontologist with whom I share a name, despite my being a humanist and two decades older. Finally turned it all off last summer, as I've found academia.edu to be mostly worthless anyway. </s>

Dear Academia, That is the last name of my father and the first name of his co-author. The paper was published a quarter century ago. I am in the humanities; that paper is in a niche scientific field. Please revise and resubmit. Best wishes! A. </s>

<s>[INST] Your name was mentioned in a paper recently found by Academia! Dear Academia.edu, no one is mentioning my name in any papers. Please stop. [/INST]

Do scarlet witch’s powers offer her any ability in the way of seeing through mysterio’s illusions? If so, she may be able to take him herself cause lord knows she is more powerful than mysterio and a bunch of drones </s>

If S.H.I.E.L.D took it seriously as an Avengers level threat, I think the real Nick Fury would have been notified and he defo wouldn't fall for Beck's tricks. </s>

<s>[INST] [Spider-Man: Far From Home] If the Avengers had responded to the "Avengers-level threat" in London, who would it have been and how would they have stopped Mysterio? [/INST]

In Superman/Aliens, Superman managed to get himself face-hugged after an extended period away from a yellow sun sapped his strength, and faced the real and present danger of getting chestbursted... but once he made it back to Earth, he was able to crush the thing in his chest, tank the acid, puke out the chestburster, and then immediately turn around and catch a falling satellite. At full strength, he'd likely no-sell the implantation entirely, either biting off the facehuggers ovipositor or providing a completely unsuitable environment for the implanted chestburster. </s>

I see two possibilities: - Supes' immune system is strong enough to kill the parasite. - The parasite successfully merges with his DNA, resulting in Super Alien emerging out of his body. Supes may still be able to recover from that via regeneration or use of technology. </s>

<s>[INST] [DCxAlien] If Superman were implanted with a Xenomorph embryo, what would happen? Would the Xenomorph even be able to burst out of Superman’s invulnerable body at all? [/INST]

Garlic is really easily peeled if you cut off the bottom bit and then mash the clove with the side of the blade. </s>

I'm obsessed with Kenji's 1 minute hollandaise. Not just because it's simple, but also because I can finally make a small amount at home easily. </s>

<s>[INST] Now for fun. What's a cool food trick you know? It can be used in prep or pretty much whatever stage of cooking. For example, wavy bacon is done by cooking it over aluminum foil that's folded over several times. [/INST]

I had to train a new guy on our code. He had just graduated with a PhD from Georgia Tech. Me: This is a unit vector that points in the direction of thrust. Him: Unit vector?!? At first I thought it was a language barrier, but nope, I had to explain the core concept to him for about 30 mins before giving up. I am now convinced that his degree was fake. </s>

During a plant visit, the engineer entertaining our group told us that the efficiency of a wind turbine is 100% </s>

<s>[INST] Anyone have stories of incompetent engineers? Just want to hear some stories of engineers who were incompetent to perform their jobs. Could be a person you know, or could be yourself. Also could be just boneheaded, dumbfounding, or embarassing mistakes anyone has made as an engineer. Just trying to make myself feel better for being pretty clueless during my first month at a new job. [/INST]

X on our best day is nowhere near what Bell Labs was. At best we remix existing technology, we do basically nothing that’s fundamentally new or impactful. Yes, this includes Brain and Waymo. </s>

It would be worth your time to read up on the history of Bell Labs, Motorola, National Semi etc... I’m not suggesting we don’t have incredible companies today, but what those founding companies did, and then to understand what happened to them, is a very important engineering lesson (in my opinion). If you find it tl;dr - lawyers and accounts completely fuxed them up. Anyway, Lab126, Qualcomm, Ericsson are all interesting companies that friends of mine have spent long periods of time with. </s>

<s>[INST] What are the Bell Labs of today? Google's X moonshot factory and, Apple Special Projects group come to mind. What other high profile, well-funded companies have R&D labs out there? [/INST]

George Washington was unanimously elected by both the federalist and anti-federalist parties not once but twice. Washington is generally held by historians to have run unopposed in 1792. Indeed, the incumbent president enjoyed bipartisan support and received the first vote of every elector. He was a war hero and shunned royalty in favor of merit. Not only that, but he basically started many of the customs that presidents still follow to this day. His warning against foreign entanglements was heeded by future presidents, and played a huge role in defining American foriegn policy until 1898. By declining a third term, he also set up the precedent of a two-term limit. For these reasons and more, I suggest that there has never, and never will be again, a president so well-liked as the father of our nation, George Washington. source 1 source 2 </s>

Truman had the highest single approval rating of all-time (87%) but Kennedy was the most stable and had the least amount of variance between highest/lowest rating (27% difference). </s>

<s>[INST] Were any US presidents unanimously well-liked? Which president was the most popular during his time as Commander in Chief? [/INST]

Vertically roasting the chicken on a grill is actually good. The dark meat is closer to the heat source than the breasts. They make roasters for grills that do this. The beer itself in my experience doesn’t really change in volume so there’s no real flavor going on. Even if it did steam magical beer flavor it’s not going to touch the parts of the meat you’re eating. It’s the same idea why stuffing the cavity of the chicken with aromatics won’t change anything. </s>

If you really want the beer flavour, do a beer brined chicken . Goes so well with chillies </s>

<s>[INST] Does beer can chicken actually enhance flavor or is it just a technique for show? Ive never had this but I fail to see how the beer would add any flavor to the chicken. I also dont see how cooking the chicken upright would make any difference unless it was in a smoker. The BCC technique is always on the grill though. Is there something Im missing? [/INST]

This is very location specific (tenant laws) and fact specific (habitability issue?). Without knowing more details, my inclination would be to let your insurance company figure out whom-all to sue. </s>

Everyone’s talking about mould, but you really need to have the structural integrity and safety checked too. </s>

<s>[INST] Upstairs neighbor keeps flooding our apartment Anything legal I can do Old lady who claims she “forgets” that the water is running in her tub. This is the 20th time this has happened. Honestly happens about once a month. And each time our bathroom and the people underneath us bathroom is flooded. Each time our mats are soaked and we can’t turn on the lights for at least 2 days. I’m sick of this . Legal advice? [/INST]

When I left the navy and went back to school, I thought school was awesome. Comparatively, the navy sucks so school was real chill and fun. Once I joined the workforce I realized how much school actually sucks. When I leave work, I don’t think about my problems until the next day (unless I get a call, which is rare). I don’t have a looming test or assignment in the back of my mind where I’m like, “Man I should study right now.” Life is so much less stressful. Not to mention my company has one standard for each type of write up. I don’t have to learn 50 different ways to write up a paper just so some dick professor can give me a B- for not including some section he wants </s>

No, because I was poor and had no time for anything. </s>

<s>[INST] Do you miss engineering school? Hi all, I’ll be graduating this fall and have been back and forth between thinking I’ll be very happy that I’m finished with school, and also thinking I may miss it in the future. To those that have graduated, do you miss school and why or why not? [/INST]

We see a multiversal skirmish occur in *What If*, and see the consequences of another one in *Multiverse of Madness*. They're terrifying and do indeed result in the death of trillions, so HWR was not lying about the consequences of multiversal conflict. Entire universes full of people die either because one of the aggressors is an asshole, or as a side effect of crossing dimensions. So, the question boils down to letting trillions die, or letting trillions die. We don't know whether HWR did the math and determined his way resulted in fewer deaths, or he just picked this solution because he wanted to be the one who won the time war. </s>

The TVA were kept in the dark about the real nature of their duties. They didn't prune *all* timelines. Just ones that resulted in Kang the Conqueror. Wars between different versions of Kang destroyed a lot *more* timelines, and often in much more awful ways. Not that HWR cared about that either, the main goal was not having any challengers to his power. </s>

<s>[INST] [MCU] Why He Who Remains thought that pruning all timelines but Sacred one, effectively killing trillions of people in them, is better solution than occasional Multiversal war? [/INST]

This is an example of someone finding a way to put 36 planets in one star's goldilocks zone. That's an artificial situation that's very unlikely to happen naturally — but it shows that's it's totally possible. </s>

Our own solar system has three planets in the Goldilocks zone. Venus doesn't have liquid water due to the insane runaway greenhouse effect (among other factors I'm sure) and Mars doesn't have liquid water due to a lack of a thick atmosphere and lack of a magnetic field. However, there seems to be evidence that liquid water once indeed flowed on the Martian surface. I recall some kind of rock was discovered that, so far as scientists know, can only be formed in the presence of liquid water! </s>

<s>[INST] Is it possible to have 2 planets orbiting a sun in the goldilock zone? Sorry if there is any grammar issues. [/INST]