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Human: What is the "Bible" for your discipline? I've already collected "the art of electronics" and "shigleys mechanical engineering design". Just wondering what else might be worth picking up for engineering reference purposes. Assistant: Perry’s Handbook, for us weirdo Chem E’s

Human: What is the "Bible" for your discipline? I've already collected "the art of electronics" and "shigleys mechanical engineering design". Just wondering what else might be worth picking up for engineering reference purposes. Assistant: The ASHRAE handbooks.

Human: How do I install this spoiler? So I bought a cheap spoiler on ebay, but it turned out to be hollow on the inside. I was initially planning to use double sided tape and glue, but I’m not sure if that’ll work. There’s maybe a quarter inch of contact on the top and bottom of the spoiler, so a little less than half an inch at any point along its length. Should I just return it? Spoiler Assistant: 3M double side tape

Human: How do I install this spoiler? So I bought a cheap spoiler on ebay, but it turned out to be hollow on the inside. I was initially planning to use double sided tape and glue, but I’m not sure if that’ll work. There’s maybe a quarter inch of contact on the top and bottom of the spoiler, so a little less than half an inch at any point along its length. Should I just return it? Spoiler Assistant: Double sided tape and glue will work wonders !

Human: [AR] Neighbor’s kids rode their bikes through my freshly poured concrete. So I am new to this area, moved in late September. I have not met any of the neighbors, as I am trying to respect their safety with Covid, and honestly, I’m antisocial lol. There’s these kids (3-4 of them depending on the day) around the ages of 10/11 a few houses down who are always out riding bikes and doing kid stuff. They’ve ding dong ditched me a couple times, ride in my yard/driveway daily, and attempt to block my vehicle with their bikes coming to and from my home, I guess as a joke. These aren’t major issues for me, I just smile and wave as I am super easy going. Well, yesterday I had a very expensive plumbing job finished up with new concrete poured. Orange caution cones surrounding the repair and everything. Got home that evening and it looked great, was actually excited with how good they did. Woke up this morning to it not exactly ruined, but looks terrible. There’s bike tire tracks zig zagging all through it, it was done right at the point the concrete was almost finished drying so it’s not deep, just about a quarter inch of the surface is just destroyed. I do not have cameras, but I have a good idea who did it. I also know the parents of the culprits will not care. They enable the behavior by watching and laughing as their kids ride bikes towards moving vehicles. I’m honestly at a loss on this one, I was told not to approach the parent’s home in case they claim I am trespassing. I planned to approach them in a very civil and respectful manner, but it’s hard knowing they very likely will not care and could actually get me in trouble. I’m 22 years old, first time home owner, and grew up on a farm with no neighbors. This is all new to me, I’m considering just fixing it and crossing my fingers they don’t do it again. My fiancé is much less calm about it, she views this as crossing the line, I am also leaning towards this being over the top. My end goal: fix this at my expense but prevent them from doing it again. So...any advice Reddit? Do I call the non emergency line, document it, and hope for the best? Assistant: Get good cameras now. This won't be the last of those kids.

Human: [AR] Neighbor’s kids rode their bikes through my freshly poured concrete. So I am new to this area, moved in late September. I have not met any of the neighbors, as I am trying to respect their safety with Covid, and honestly, I’m antisocial lol. There’s these kids (3-4 of them depending on the day) around the ages of 10/11 a few houses down who are always out riding bikes and doing kid stuff. They’ve ding dong ditched me a couple times, ride in my yard/driveway daily, and attempt to block my vehicle with their bikes coming to and from my home, I guess as a joke. These aren’t major issues for me, I just smile and wave as I am super easy going. Well, yesterday I had a very expensive plumbing job finished up with new concrete poured. Orange caution cones surrounding the repair and everything. Got home that evening and it looked great, was actually excited with how good they did. Woke up this morning to it not exactly ruined, but looks terrible. There’s bike tire tracks zig zagging all through it, it was done right at the point the concrete was almost finished drying so it’s not deep, just about a quarter inch of the surface is just destroyed. I do not have cameras, but I have a good idea who did it. I also know the parents of the culprits will not care. They enable the behavior by watching and laughing as their kids ride bikes towards moving vehicles. I’m honestly at a loss on this one, I was told not to approach the parent’s home in case they claim I am trespassing. I planned to approach them in a very civil and respectful manner, but it’s hard knowing they very likely will not care and could actually get me in trouble. I’m 22 years old, first time home owner, and grew up on a farm with no neighbors. This is all new to me, I’m considering just fixing it and crossing my fingers they don’t do it again. My fiancé is much less calm about it, she views this as crossing the line, I am also leaning towards this being over the top. My end goal: fix this at my expense but prevent them from doing it again. So...any advice Reddit? Do I call the non emergency line, document it, and hope for the best? Assistant: Call the police so you can make a police report.

Human: Good Chili Oil that isn't Lao Gan Ma? I love chili oil. But unpopular opinion- I'm not the biggest fan of Lao Gan Ma. I've been eating it because I haven't found another chili oil that I like in super markets. Sometimes I make my own but these days I would just rather buy a good oil from the store. There's something about the aftertaste/pungency of LGM that I don't love- not sure if it's fermented bean or some other ingredient I can't place. But I love the chili oil used in Shanghainese restaurants- is there a chili oil out there similar to the ones you get at Shanghainese/Cantonese restaurants? Assistant: Chili oil is quite different than chili crisp, chili oil is generally just the red oil (sometimes will have flakes in it) and crisp will have chili flakes, oil, spices, nuts and aromatics. Defining what you’re actually looking for might help your search!

Human: Good Chili Oil that isn't Lao Gan Ma? I love chili oil. But unpopular opinion- I'm not the biggest fan of Lao Gan Ma. I've been eating it because I haven't found another chili oil that I like in super markets. Sometimes I make my own but these days I would just rather buy a good oil from the store. There's something about the aftertaste/pungency of LGM that I don't love- not sure if it's fermented bean or some other ingredient I can't place. But I love the chili oil used in Shanghainese restaurants- is there a chili oil out there similar to the ones you get at Shanghainese/Cantonese restaurants? Assistant: I looove, Fly By Jing. Best I've had

Human: How many hours do you actually work in your full-time 40 hour work week? Curious to see what people have to say! Assistant: I have some days where I get in, work 8 hours, and then go home. Other days I struggle to find the motivation to do any of the tasks that can be done tomorrow.

Human: How many hours do you actually work in your full-time 40 hour work week? Curious to see what people have to say! Assistant: People’s interpretation of *actual* work wildly differs.

Human: What is the word for the process of removing meat from the fridge before cooking it? I know that "resting" is the time period after cooking and before carving/serving. I'm wondering about the time period before cooking, when meat is intentionally removed from the fridge early to allow it to come to room temperature. Is there a more concise way of saying that? Assistant: "pointless"

Human: What is the word for the process of removing meat from the fridge before cooking it? I know that "resting" is the time period after cooking and before carving/serving. I'm wondering about the time period before cooking, when meat is intentionally removed from the fridge early to allow it to come to room temperature. Is there a more concise way of saying that? Assistant: I have heard the word slacking thrown around but I’m too afraid to ask what it means lol

Human: What do you do to manage your mental health, esp. during high levels of academic stress? I feel like people in academics have to deal with challenging workloads, difficult people, bureaucracy, and it must take a toll on you mentally. How do you manage to stay functional? Assistant: Exercise

Human: What do you do to manage your mental health, esp. during high levels of academic stress? I feel like people in academics have to deal with challenging workloads, difficult people, bureaucracy, and it must take a toll on you mentally. How do you manage to stay functional? Assistant: I don't sleep because I can't, I get heart palpitations and drink more coffee and alcohol than I should.

Human: Incident at my son's high school: Boy broke a classmate's wrist. School and police aren't doing anything because the boy has diplomatic immunity (New York) I didn't even know that family members of diplomats have diplomatic immunity as well. Would the girl whose wrist got broken and her parents have any kind of recourse here or is diplomatic immunity absolute? The boy did not get in trouble at school or arrested by the police and he's still attending classes like normal. Assistant: But the immunity does not extend to school rules. Yes, the kid could be expelled without any consequences for the school.

Human: Incident at my son's high school: Boy broke a classmate's wrist. School and police aren't doing anything because the boy has diplomatic immunity (New York) I didn't even know that family members of diplomats have diplomatic immunity as well. Would the girl whose wrist got broken and her parents have any kind of recourse here or is diplomatic immunity absolute? The boy did not get in trouble at school or arrested by the police and he's still attending classes like normal. Assistant: Does diplomatic immunity actually apply to violent crimes?

Human: Boiled shrimp for too long, very difficult to peel -- any way to save them? Maybe use food processor and make dip? I've got about 3 pounds of leftover boiled shrimp that we boiled yesterday. They're very tasty, but I think we cooked them a little too long, because the shells are kinda soft and stick to the meat -- very hard to peel and result in tearing up the shrimp. We ate lots yesterday but eventually got tired of the tedious peeling, and don't feel like doing it again today. Suggestions? Am I crazy to consider throwing them all in a food processor (heads removed, of course) and making a shrimp dip or something similar? The shells are fairly soft, so I was thinking maybe they wouldn't be so bad mixed in with all the shrimp meat? Thanks! Assistant: It's probably not that you overcooked them. You likely have gotten shrimp that is in the process of molting. Their shell is soft but hardening and leathery that sticks firmly to the meat something awful. I don't think you could make a dip. Maybe chopped them up and make some shrimp stock?

Human: Boiled shrimp for too long, very difficult to peel -- any way to save them? Maybe use food processor and make dip? I've got about 3 pounds of leftover boiled shrimp that we boiled yesterday. They're very tasty, but I think we cooked them a little too long, because the shells are kinda soft and stick to the meat -- very hard to peel and result in tearing up the shrimp. We ate lots yesterday but eventually got tired of the tedious peeling, and don't feel like doing it again today. Suggestions? Am I crazy to consider throwing them all in a food processor (heads removed, of course) and making a shrimp dip or something similar? The shells are fairly soft, so I was thinking maybe they wouldn't be so bad mixed in with all the shrimp meat? Thanks! Assistant: Can’t think of anything to do with them that wouldn’t be a huge pain for a mediocre product

Human: What was the hardest lesson you learned in your engineering career? Plain and simple, something you wish you learned much earlier, or that has stuck with you ever since you discovered it? Assistant: The real way to move up is become familiar with the finance, legal and commercial side of things.

Human: What was the hardest lesson you learned in your engineering career? Plain and simple, something you wish you learned much earlier, or that has stuck with you ever since you discovered it? Assistant: When to shut up and when to speak up.

Human: What's the heaviest material that can be bought for the cheapest? If I had (eg) $10,000 to spend on pure weight, what can I buy? Cheapest:heaviest Assistant: OP's mom. Sorry, had to do it.

Human: What's the heaviest material that can be bought for the cheapest? If I had (eg) $10,000 to spend on pure weight, what can I buy? Cheapest:heaviest Assistant: Water is gonna lose to land or toxic waste, but just to run the numbers on it, apparently some California farmers are paying $17 per acre-foot. An acre-foot, google tells me, is 1233 cubic meters, which is 1233 metric tons. So water is about 1.4 cents/ton... delivered.

Human: [Star Wars] If Obi-Wan’s force ghost started following Vader around and criticizing every aspect of his life, how would this affect his work ethic? Assuming Vader and everyone around him can see and hear Obi-wan. Assistant: Oh, Vader absolutely knows all the ways his life sucks. It would at most be an annoyance. As someone else in this thread mentions it would probably be emotionally harder on Obi-Wan than on Vader.

Human: [Star Wars] If Obi-Wan’s force ghost started following Vader around and criticizing every aspect of his life, how would this affect his work ethic? Assuming Vader and everyone around him can see and hear Obi-wan. Assistant: "Vader, eh Anakin? You always were a bit dramatic but *Vader*?"

Human: Is there any way to make chicken look pink/raw but still be cooked? this is absolutely the weirdest and stupidest question ever... but my severely autistic 5 year old cousin never eats much. he has been asking to eat “cold” (raw) chicken, but obviously that’s impossible without giving him salmonella. is there a way to cook the chicken that... still leaves it looking raw?? it doesn’t seem like it’d be possible but i figured i’d ask the internet anyway because now i’m super curious. Assistant: Yep, red beet juice . I took some wings to a Christmas potluck thing at church one year . So I did a plate of wings dyed with beets along with bell peppers and cauliflower for the green and white , It was Christmas you know. Bad news was nobody would touch it because the chicken looked raw .

Human: Is there any way to make chicken look pink/raw but still be cooked? this is absolutely the weirdest and stupidest question ever... but my severely autistic 5 year old cousin never eats much. he has been asking to eat “cold” (raw) chicken, but obviously that’s impossible without giving him salmonella. is there a way to cook the chicken that... still leaves it looking raw?? it doesn’t seem like it’d be possible but i figured i’d ask the internet anyway because now i’m super curious. Assistant: You could try curing it with nitrites before cooking it.

Human: How much oxygen can one tree produce in a day? I was driving through the Redwood Forest and wondered how much oxygen one redwood could provide to society. How many humans could live off the oxygen one tree produces in a day? Assistant: You have to remember though, plants do take oxygen back in.. they don't just photosynthesize 24/7, they have to respire. Lots of people think that plants only photosynthesize, and everything else respires.

Human: How much oxygen can one tree produce in a day? I was driving through the Redwood Forest and wondered how much oxygen one redwood could provide to society. How many humans could live off the oxygen one tree produces in a day? Assistant: There are couple of sources that point that Paulownia tree could produce about 6kg of oxygen daily: http://media.wix.com/ugd/6402b5b7dad31e9773c6444ca09fdd53.ugd?dn=Paulownia%20Hybrid%20for.pdf (6.5kg) http://sa-tree-company.wozaonline.co.za/Paulownia+tree+Introduction (5.9kg) http://www.dragontrees.com/dragonbe.html (13 lbs = 5.9kg) Not really sure about the credibility of these numbers. And of course other tree species would produce different amounts, most likely less than Paulownias.

Human: UPDATE:(Tx) The secretary at my kids school keeps calling CPS on us claiming that we're starving them/not letting them wear sunscreen. https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/3rp23d/tx_the_secretary_at_my_kids_school_keeps_calling/ The investigator just left. She was beyond rude to me. She questioned why our son(6 months old) was born by c-section. And started asking invasive questions about my weight and if I'm anorexic and trying to force the kids to lose weight and asking why their biological mother isn't raising them. (Their biological mom didn't want to be a mother anymore so she divorced my husband and moved a few hours away, she sees them one weekend a month) Assistant: CPS can fuck your life up. I'd lawyer up yesterday.

Human: UPDATE:(Tx) The secretary at my kids school keeps calling CPS on us claiming that we're starving them/not letting them wear sunscreen. https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/3rp23d/tx_the_secretary_at_my_kids_school_keeps_calling/ The investigator just left. She was beyond rude to me. She questioned why our son(6 months old) was born by c-section. And started asking invasive questions about my weight and if I'm anorexic and trying to force the kids to lose weight and asking why their biological mother isn't raising them. (Their biological mom didn't want to be a mother anymore so she divorced my husband and moved a few hours away, she sees them one weekend a month) Assistant: Is switching schools an option?

Human: Is it a career killer to attend the same school as undergrad for a PhD? I've been in my current physics research group at an R1 state school for a year. The problem we're working on is a long-term problem that I find inspiring and important. I've also received really strong mentorship here. I got into another school where they'd like me to work on the same problem, if I choose to go there. They said they'd like to collaborate even if I don't go there. I'm not married to the idea of an academic career, but I would consider it if I felt I was competitive. Logistically, staying at my current school would be easier, and I have momentum. Would staying at my current institution be a bad decision? Or is the important thing that I work with other groups of people and broaden my horizons? Assistant: Go with whoever is funding you

Human: Is it a career killer to attend the same school as undergrad for a PhD? I've been in my current physics research group at an R1 state school for a year. The problem we're working on is a long-term problem that I find inspiring and important. I've also received really strong mentorship here. I got into another school where they'd like me to work on the same problem, if I choose to go there. They said they'd like to collaborate even if I don't go there. I'm not married to the idea of an academic career, but I would consider it if I felt I was competitive. Logistically, staying at my current school would be easier, and I have momentum. Would staying at my current institution be a bad decision? Or is the important thing that I work with other groups of people and broaden my horizons? Assistant: Not a career killer, but I do advise looking elsewhere. If you're young and do a PhD you're basically spending the first ten years of your adult life on college campuses. The best you can do to experience more of the world is to travel a bit or go to a new city or a new school. Seeing how another place does things, meeting new people, and making new friends is a very important experience, and traveling for a PhD helps with that.

Human: So I bought three gallons of half and half... what can I make? So I accidentally bought far too much half and half. Need something else to use it for besides drinking straight. 😅 Assistant: Ice cream!

Human: So I bought three gallons of half and half... what can I make? So I accidentally bought far too much half and half. Need something else to use it for besides drinking straight. 😅 Assistant: Sweet cream and berries/any fruit. Alfredo sauce (jar it and keep in fridge). Creamy chicken soup. Add some to your coffee everyday if you like. Or freeze it!

Human: [Marvel] If a 616 character traveled to the MCU, would they appear as a Roger Rabbit-style cartoon in the live action world? Into The Spider-Verse has the alternate Spider-men being faithful to their home universe artstyles, which got me wondering. Assistant: Yes and no. They'd be made of flesh and bone, but their proportions would be the same as how they were originally drawn. This should be the approach for formally introducing Deadpool and Cable and X-Force to the MCU.

Human: [Marvel] If a 616 character traveled to the MCU, would they appear as a Roger Rabbit-style cartoon in the live action world? Into The Spider-Verse has the alternate Spider-men being faithful to their home universe artstyles, which got me wondering. Assistant: They should ! Lol

Human: [Eternals/Marvel] Can something the size of the Celestials or The Living Tribunal mess with the physics of a planet? Something I’ve been wondering is if beings the size of Celestials and The Living Tribunal would mess with a planet’s physics, like would they have a strong gravitational pull? Would they mess with the tides and all that of a planet? We see in Eternals that one of the Celestials’ fingers is about twice the size of Mt. Everest, and one of them is 200 miles tall. We saw in Loki that there’s a statue of Living Tribunal’s head that’s like the size of a small mountain, and he is much larger than even Galactus. Just something I’ve always wondered about, and with Celestials being popular rn, figured I’d ask Assistant: Space magic

Human: [Eternals/Marvel] Can something the size of the Celestials or The Living Tribunal mess with the physics of a planet? Something I’ve been wondering is if beings the size of Celestials and The Living Tribunal would mess with a planet’s physics, like would they have a strong gravitational pull? Would they mess with the tides and all that of a planet? We see in Eternals that one of the Celestials’ fingers is about twice the size of Mt. Everest, and one of them is 200 miles tall. We saw in Loki that there’s a statue of Living Tribunal’s head that’s like the size of a small mountain, and he is much larger than even Galactus. Just something I’ve always wondered about, and with Celestials being popular rn, figured I’d ask Assistant: I’ve never thought of that.

Human: [PA] Employer refusing to issue pay raise in accordance with union contract. HR and Union are both dragging feet. Next steps? I currently work for an employer in PA and am a member of the local union there. Per our union contract, I was owed an unconditional pay raise more than two months ago and I am owed yet another in just four months. I brought this to the attention of management and was told that HR would be contacted. Waited several weeks before revisiting the subject and was told HR has been uncommunicative about it. So, I approached my local union representative and was told that they would be investigating the issue — that was two weeks ago with no follow-up. At this juncture, it appears neither my employer nor the union I am paying weekly dues to are interested in upholding this contract. There doesn't appear to be any way to go around my local HR rep and the same can be said about my local union rep. Any advice for what my next steps would be? Assistant: By union rep do you mean Steward who is also an employee or your actual business agent? If you spoke with a steward, you need to speak with the actual business agent if you want to get anything accomplished. I'd be calling your union every single day until you're getting updates. If it's a teamsters, unite here, or whatever local I'd be contacting the trustees / board members for the local and making waves until you get an update.

Human: [PA] Employer refusing to issue pay raise in accordance with union contract. HR and Union are both dragging feet. Next steps? I currently work for an employer in PA and am a member of the local union there. Per our union contract, I was owed an unconditional pay raise more than two months ago and I am owed yet another in just four months. I brought this to the attention of management and was told that HR would be contacted. Waited several weeks before revisiting the subject and was told HR has been uncommunicative about it. So, I approached my local union representative and was told that they would be investigating the issue — that was two weeks ago with no follow-up. At this juncture, it appears neither my employer nor the union I am paying weekly dues to are interested in upholding this contract. There doesn't appear to be any way to go around my local HR rep and the same can be said about my local union rep. Any advice for what my next steps would be? Assistant: two weeks is not a long time, especially if the union is planning to file a grievance. follow up with your union rep, and then move up the line of your union's hierarchy (president, business agent, etc) you could also show up to your union's union hall, or your union's meetings (most meet at least quarterly) if they're ignoring your texts/calls

Human: Is it okay to contact authors and politely ask them to forward the source for a citation mentioned in their paper? I have a citation that I am looking to read. However, I have tried various approaches to look up the source but they only show up on the authors' papers (and their PhD dissertation). I cannot find the person (whose work I want to read) anywhere. Its just a last name and listing their school has not pointed me to their work. I don't know what else I can do. For anyone curious, it's this: S. Geurts, “Peripheral Play,” Utrecht School of the Arts, Hilversum, 2012. Assistant: ~~Try contacting Utrecht's library. They say on their website that they've changed their publication system and so student theses might be difficult to find, and on the linked page they give an email address to contact.~~ As u/Sassy_Pumpkin points out, I selected the wrong institution in Utrecht. Unfortunately the publication in question does not exist in the HKU online publications listings, nor do they seem to invite queries quite as openly as UU.

Human: Is it okay to contact authors and politely ask them to forward the source for a citation mentioned in their paper? I have a citation that I am looking to read. However, I have tried various approaches to look up the source but they only show up on the authors' papers (and their PhD dissertation). I cannot find the person (whose work I want to read) anywhere. Its just a last name and listing their school has not pointed me to their work. I don't know what else I can do. For anyone curious, it's this: S. Geurts, “Peripheral Play,” Utrecht School of the Arts, Hilversum, 2012. Assistant: Is it possibly a play or other form of performance art that the author viewed and is referencing? You won’t find it online if so, but it would be fine to email the author and ask for clarification.

Human: Which car has this interior? It's from Anxiety War's video https://i.imgur.com/O7BWqI2.jpg Assistant: I think it’s a 92 olds ninety-eight.

Human: Which car has this interior? It's from Anxiety War's video https://i.imgur.com/O7BWqI2.jpg Assistant: Id agree with olds 98

Human: How should I cook steak and what type of steak for a stir fry? I’m very beginner with cooking meat like steak since I don’t eat it very often. I made a steak stir fry last night and cut the steak into very thin little slices, marinated for 30 min in my sauce, and then stir fried in a wok until it was brown. I then threw it back in once my veggies were cooked just to reheat it. However, it tasted very chewy to me and didn’t look nice and tender like you would see in a recipe picture. I honestly don’t remember what cut of steak it was. Assistant: Sounds like you cut the steak with the grain instead of across.

Human: How should I cook steak and what type of steak for a stir fry? I’m very beginner with cooking meat like steak since I don’t eat it very often. I made a steak stir fry last night and cut the steak into very thin little slices, marinated for 30 min in my sauce, and then stir fried in a wok until it was brown. I then threw it back in once my veggies were cooked just to reheat it. However, it tasted very chewy to me and didn’t look nice and tender like you would see in a recipe picture. I honestly don’t remember what cut of steak it was. Assistant: My grocery store sells pre-sliced top sirloin that works really well for stir fry. It cooks very quickly so I remove the cooked meat, cook veggies and then add it back in at the end.

Human: [MCU Iron Man 2] Why does Black Widow risk blowing her cover by beating up Happy in the boxing ring? Assistant: I think she correctly anticipated that Tony would find it more hot than suspicious.

Human: [MCU Iron Man 2] Why does Black Widow risk blowing her cover by beating up Happy in the boxing ring? Assistant: I always thought she was trying to showcase that she could potentially be a better bodyguard for Tony. I thought the plan was to get closer to Stark by any means [+]

Human: (Friday night shitpost) How many computer monitors do you use and why? Any other minimalists out there rocking the laptop + one external setup? Assistant: Two. One for games and one for work!

Human: (Friday night shitpost) How many computer monitors do you use and why? Any other minimalists out there rocking the laptop + one external setup? Assistant: Two cause it's easier to copy/type information without either clicking back and forth or making small windows

Human: How do I build an intuitive understanding of calculus? I’m doing an undergraduate masters in astrophysics and I know calculus will be an integral part of the rest of my life, so I want to know why the things I’m doing work, and why they’re done, rather than just doing things for the sake of it. Thanks in advance! Assistant: Was that pun unintentional?

Human: How do I build an intuitive understanding of calculus? I’m doing an undergraduate masters in astrophysics and I know calculus will be an integral part of the rest of my life, so I want to know why the things I’m doing work, and why they’re done, rather than just doing things for the sake of it. Thanks in advance! Assistant: > undergraduate masters What's this mean?

Human: If you could go back in time and buy any car new at MSRP when would you travel back to and what would you buy? Assuming money is no object Assistant: 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO

Human: If you could go back in time and buy any car new at MSRP when would you travel back to and what would you buy? Assuming money is no object Assistant: Duesenberg Model SJ.

Human: META] A Theory of Reddit Analysis of 1.5 Million reddit comments reveals that AskHistorians scores highest for "Reading Level" among all subreddits and in the top three for Average Length of Words and Comments. You may view the data [here. Reading Level score was caculated based on the Flesch–Kincaid readability tests. Assistant: Most cromulent!

Human: META] A Theory of Reddit Analysis of 1.5 Million reddit comments reveals that AskHistorians scores highest for "Reading Level" among all subreddits and in the top three for Average Length of Words and Comments. You may view the data [here. Reading Level score was caculated based on the Flesch–Kincaid readability tests. Assistant: Special thanks to the moderators. They are the reason for this really. Otherwise this would be Advice Animals about old stuff. Go mods.

Human: Cream cheese frosting that doesn’t taste like powdered sugar? I LOVE cream cheese frosting. It’s gotten to the point where I refuse to use anything else unless there’s a super compelling reason to do so. I do find, though, that if I make it so that I like the flavor, it’s WAY too soft to pipe. All of the recipes I’ve found usually end up tasting more like powdered sugar and less like cream cheese… well if that’s what I wanted, I would just make buttercream lol. So I usually don’t add nearly as much sugar, and I get the flavor I want - it’s just isn’t nearly as stable as I’d like. What are some solutions? Can I add straight corn starch to give it stability? Or will that make it bitter? Would decreasing the amount of butter help? Or should I try using salted butter? I don’t have the resources to just try all of this on my own (as AWESOME as that would be), so I was wondering if anyone had thoughts on this? Obviously it will still take some experimenting until I get what I want, but as someone who knows very little about the science behind baking, I need a little guidance to get going! Assistant: Make a cream cheese ermine frosting.

Human: Cream cheese frosting that doesn’t taste like powdered sugar? I LOVE cream cheese frosting. It’s gotten to the point where I refuse to use anything else unless there’s a super compelling reason to do so. I do find, though, that if I make it so that I like the flavor, it’s WAY too soft to pipe. All of the recipes I’ve found usually end up tasting more like powdered sugar and less like cream cheese… well if that’s what I wanted, I would just make buttercream lol. So I usually don’t add nearly as much sugar, and I get the flavor I want - it’s just isn’t nearly as stable as I’d like. What are some solutions? Can I add straight corn starch to give it stability? Or will that make it bitter? Would decreasing the amount of butter help? Or should I try using salted butter? I don’t have the resources to just try all of this on my own (as AWESOME as that would be), so I was wondering if anyone had thoughts on this? Obviously it will still take some experimenting until I get what I want, but as someone who knows very little about the science behind baking, I need a little guidance to get going! Assistant: Adding buttermilk powder can increase the cream cheesy flavor.

Human: Why did you choose to be an engineer? Assistant: Dad has his PhD in engineering. I liked science and math in school. I love making things, taking things apart, etc... As a little kid, my top 3 picks were park ranger, artist, post master.... and, well.... engineering seemed like a more stable choice. (Family friend was a local post master, and a cousin was a park ranger.... )

Human: Why did you choose to be an engineer? Assistant: The women.

Human: How long, if at all, can I keep a soy sauce marinade for eggs? Eggs are hard boiled and fully peeled, marinade has been boiled. Is it at all possible to keep my marinade in the fridge if I don’t plan to immediately make another batch? Assistant: I made chashu for ramen (similar to your recipe in the comments) and the author said that the marinade can be used for eggs and is good for up to three months in the fridge. I got through about 10 batches of eggs (I make ~4 at a time) before running out, and never had issues! To clarify: I kept it in a sealed mason jar with a date on it, and I measured out some into a separate container (diluted with a bit of water) to marinate the eggs. I didn’t reuse the same marinade 10 times.

Human: How long, if at all, can I keep a soy sauce marinade for eggs? Eggs are hard boiled and fully peeled, marinade has been boiled. Is it at all possible to keep my marinade in the fridge if I don’t plan to immediately make another batch? Assistant: Freezer is probably better.

Human: What do you like to do with leftover frosting that isn't enough for another cake? I still have some cream cheese frosting leftover from a week or 2 ago and was wondering what other people do as well. I'm probably gonna use it up on some blueberry bagels and mug cake mixes I got for Christmas! :) What are your favorite ways to use up leftover frosting? Assistant: My mom used to take leftover frosting and make graham cracker sandwiches for us. I now make them for my kids once in awhile and they love them.

Human: What do you like to do with leftover frosting that isn't enough for another cake? I still have some cream cheese frosting leftover from a week or 2 ago and was wondering what other people do as well. I'm probably gonna use it up on some blueberry bagels and mug cake mixes I got for Christmas! :) What are your favorite ways to use up leftover frosting? Assistant: Dip graham crackers in it.

Human: I need to know what this condiment was that I had in Germany! I ate at a restaurant at the Glockenspiel in Munich and we were served pretzels and there was a condiment bottle on the table that I used to make the pretzels not so dry. It was a squeeze bottle and it was like mayonnaise but tasted JUST like the filling for a deviled egg. It was so good but for the life of me i can't recall what it was called. Please help! Assistant: I may be off my rocker, but remoulade comes to mind: http://assets.essen-und-trinken.de/uploads/thumbnails/0003/00000000003/1024x1024/Remoulade-3174160381d5b697fd29fd64cd54d209_et2011030381.jpg So it was colored white, you say?

Human: I need to know what this condiment was that I had in Germany! I ate at a restaurant at the Glockenspiel in Munich and we were served pretzels and there was a condiment bottle on the table that I used to make the pretzels not so dry. It was a squeeze bottle and it was like mayonnaise but tasted JUST like the filling for a deviled egg. It was so good but for the life of me i can't recall what it was called. Please help! Assistant: Everyone on this thread is lost in the sauce.

Human: What’s the best alternative to parchment paper for making cookies? We got the wrong parchment paper which is used for diplomas Assistant: Whatever you do, NOT wax paper. It will burn

Human: What’s the best alternative to parchment paper for making cookies? We got the wrong parchment paper which is used for diplomas Assistant: 1. Silpat (silicone mat) 2. foil + butter (easy clean up) 3. Just grease your cookie sheet EDIT: And there's non-stick foil as well.

Human: In undergraduate quantum mechanics. Haven't taken linear algebra and am confused with operations, hermitians, and eigenvalues. Any good places to learn enough linear algebra to get by for QM? operators* not operations. Assistant: Work through the linear algebra chapter of a mathematical methods book (e.g., Boas). Those books are made specifically to prepare physics majors with just enough of the tools and formalism needed for upper division physics. A course based around that book was a prereq at the uni I went to. It’s kind of surprising you’ve never taken or studied LA in any capacity by this point. You should really consider taking a full LA course.

Human: In undergraduate quantum mechanics. Haven't taken linear algebra and am confused with operations, hermitians, and eigenvalues. Any good places to learn enough linear algebra to get by for QM? operators* not operations. Assistant: I have always really liked Gilbert Strang's Linear Algebra textbook.

Human: was making a roux last night and thought to myself… *we need an ice cream machine, except for heat* next thought: *maybe this already exists and i should ask Reddit* so, R/ is there already in existence a stovetop something with a mechanism like an ice cream machine which i could hand crank or turn on to do the scraping on my roux? could be for this purpose or a repurposed something else, doesn’t matter. Assistant: There are many. Google automatic pot stirrer

Human: was making a roux last night and thought to myself… *we need an ice cream machine, except for heat* next thought: *maybe this already exists and i should ask Reddit* so, R/ is there already in existence a stovetop something with a mechanism like an ice cream machine which i could hand crank or turn on to do the scraping on my roux? could be for this purpose or a repurposed something else, doesn’t matter. Assistant: I used to work in a cajun spot. We made four types of roux everyday. Sometimes we would place the roux mix in the oven at 400 degrees to pre “toast” the roux before we cooked it in the pot to finish for gumbo, creole sauce and etoufee. They also have something called a thermomix, very similar to a vitamin blender but, applies heat when used.

Human: [Friday The 13th] What would happen if someone managed to decapitate Jason Voorhees? Would it permanently kill him or not? Could he “survive” without a head? He also doesn’t have a healing factor, meaning he can’t grow a new head. Can he even do what he does without hearing or seeing anything? I know that he’s dead, technically making him a zombie. Zombies are killed permanently when they’re decapitated. Would it work for him too? Also, would the head “survive” while the body “dies”, or vice-versa, or both? (I haven’t seen the movies yet, so don’t be too harsh if I missed something.) Assistant: They would end his Immortal life and absorb his Quickening

Human: [Friday The 13th] What would happen if someone managed to decapitate Jason Voorhees? Would it permanently kill him or not? Could he “survive” without a head? He also doesn’t have a healing factor, meaning he can’t grow a new head. Can he even do what he does without hearing or seeing anything? I know that he’s dead, technically making him a zombie. Zombies are killed permanently when they’re decapitated. Would it work for him too? Also, would the head “survive” while the body “dies”, or vice-versa, or both? (I haven’t seen the movies yet, so don’t be too harsh if I missed something.) Assistant: It's his heart canonically that needs destroying.

Human: Any good YouTube channels which can explain philosophy and sociology extensively? Assistant: Tom Nicholas, he's a PHD student that covers cultural studies and the wider humanities. He's got stuff on psychoanalysis, critical theory, literary criticism, and so on.

Human: Any good YouTube channels which can explain philosophy and sociology extensively? Assistant: PlasticPills

Human: [MCU] Who are the poor Wakandans that live in fake poor Wakanda prior to the events of Black Panther? So the real Wakanda is advanced, wealthy, and tucked away behind a technological disguise, but to the rest of the world, Wakanda is an actual third world country. I'm assuming, full of real Wakandans. Are these people in on the secret? Have they volunteered? Do they have access to the wealth of Wakanda or are they actually living in third world conditions? How many people live in fake Wakanda? What is the deal? Assistant: They're the Border Tribe. The Tribesman that live on the Border. They're the most militaristic of the 5 tribes and act as the first line of defense. They pretend to be impoverished farmers when they likely have every modern convenience available to them in their huts, but just hidden away from the visitors they get.

Human: [MCU] Who are the poor Wakandans that live in fake poor Wakanda prior to the events of Black Panther? So the real Wakanda is advanced, wealthy, and tucked away behind a technological disguise, but to the rest of the world, Wakanda is an actual third world country. I'm assuming, full of real Wakandans. Are these people in on the secret? Have they volunteered? Do they have access to the wealth of Wakanda or are they actually living in third world conditions? How many people live in fake Wakanda? What is the deal? Assistant: Cosplayers

Human: (USA/CA/Modesto) Rented a room for 6 months with no problems until a new roommate moved in and life at home became a NIGHTMARE...ALL my belongings were stolen, damaged, or destroyed...Need legal help!! Hello. So I found a room for rent on Craigslist a little over 6 months ago and the 5 other housemates and I (including the owner/landlord) all got along and for the most part we all minded our own business, until a little over 2 months ago when the master bedroom became available and was taken by a woman who must be about 50-55 and was supposedly working in real estate. Well quickly she was fired, not long after moving all her stuff in and completely packing the garage with her extra junk, and I mean PACKED. She seemed boisterous but nice enough until only a week had passed and she started displaying psychotic behavior, like drinking malt liquor (She drank Mad Dog 20/20's as if they were fruit juice) as soon as she woke up and stayed boozing it up all day and night, every day. She quickly befriended another housemate (a 25 year old drop out with the mind of a 15 year old who was more than happy to get free booze, weed, and later on harder drugs to simply keep this sad alcoholic woman company...) and it became clear to me she enabled this kid for that very reason. She was loud, obnoxious, and very quick to become aggressive over anything, so I imagine she didn't have too many friends and that explained why she never went out to drink, instead opting to live in squalor. Every time I saw her room it was littered with beer cans, liquor bottles, several plates of half eaten food, and tons of miscellaneous garbage. Although this woman lived like a pig, I was able to avoid her at first. Trouble was around the corner though. The 25 year old roommate informed me that she was asking him to find her other drugs besides the pot she constantly smoked despite a cough that sounded near fatal. All day and night this woman coughed with her door wide open while the landlord was gone. I finally buckled and asked her if she would mind shutting her door while she was sick, since I was starting to catch a cold from her never ending coughing fits (my room was next to hers to boot) I worded this nicely, to which she immediately begins shouting aggressively things like "Why should I close my door? I don't have to do what you say. I'm not sick, how dare you call me sick! Who the fuck do you think you are you - blah blah blah and so on." I dropped the subject, texted the landlord what happened verbatim and put earplugs in. I should make it known that I am a recovering addict with over a year and 9 months clean now, and there were clear rules about drugs (besides pot) not being allowed on the premises, and tenants weren't allowed to be active junkies either, but that goes without saying. The landlord was extremely naive though, and as I noticed more and more red flags (loud snorting all through the night in her room, increased hostile confrontations, and drug baggies in the trash) he would brush me off every time I tried to warn him of drug activity in the house. I believe this is because her rent was twice what mine was, and he was a definite miser when it came to money. The situation got much worse. I left the house one day and came back to find it ransacked. My lock-box which held all my meds was gone. the remotes to my flat screen and bluray were gone. A few random things seemed to be missing, so I called my case manager (I receive mental health services as well as support for my recovery) and she came over immediately. When she walked through the door all hell broke loose. The alcoholic roomie called my case manager a stupid whore, a dumb drug addict, we were all a bunch of pathetic drug addicts she said, and her animosity was so intense we decided to video record her insane drug fueled ranting, at times worried she was going to become violent as she kept leaning into us and almost lunging...I tried to keep my mouth shut but I told her sternly to leave me the fuck alone, which didn't help. We packed a couple bags and I was put into a short-term safe house for a couple days. I texted the landlord that I would be gone and that I was worried about my stuff, which he assured me would be safe. Well, two days later I came back to pack my stuff...only to realize all my stuff was either stolen, vandalized, or completely destroyed. EVERY item of clothing I own besides the clothes I was wearing had been cut to pieces with scissors, and I had a LOT of clothes. They (The drunk and the 25 year old I assume) cut the cord to my TV, my bluray, my record player, broke my records, stole my massive DVD collection, stabbed my mattress excessively, cut my PILLOWS in half, and even sunk so low as to take pictures of family and of me performing in bands through the years, and CUT MY FACE OUT OF EACH ONE. They stole my vintage keyboard, a basketball, my newest pair of shoes, and I'm probably forgetting plenty of other things. I made an inventory of everything missing or destroyed I could remember and added the estimated value, which came out to $2,075...And that was a very low estimate. I rounded down...So basically, I'm devastated and have no idea what to do. My case manager helped me get into a 30-day stay transitional house run by the county, so for now I'm avoiding the local homeless shelter, but after my time's up at this house I don't know what will happen to me. I need legal aid. I have no idea where to start, other than making several police calls which didn't prove to be very useful. I have a case number, but I'm not sure what to do with it. The only evidence I have is the video my case manager took of the lady acting psychotic, my case manager's testimony, and pictures I took of my destroyed clothes and electronics. Sorry for the essay, but I want anyone with advice to have all the info. Assistant: Your property was stolen/vandalized. Definitely make police reports, give them copies of your evidence, and follow up with the police.

Human: (USA/CA/Modesto) Rented a room for 6 months with no problems until a new roommate moved in and life at home became a NIGHTMARE...ALL my belongings were stolen, damaged, or destroyed...Need legal help!! Hello. So I found a room for rent on Craigslist a little over 6 months ago and the 5 other housemates and I (including the owner/landlord) all got along and for the most part we all minded our own business, until a little over 2 months ago when the master bedroom became available and was taken by a woman who must be about 50-55 and was supposedly working in real estate. Well quickly she was fired, not long after moving all her stuff in and completely packing the garage with her extra junk, and I mean PACKED. She seemed boisterous but nice enough until only a week had passed and she started displaying psychotic behavior, like drinking malt liquor (She drank Mad Dog 20/20's as if they were fruit juice) as soon as she woke up and stayed boozing it up all day and night, every day. She quickly befriended another housemate (a 25 year old drop out with the mind of a 15 year old who was more than happy to get free booze, weed, and later on harder drugs to simply keep this sad alcoholic woman company...) and it became clear to me she enabled this kid for that very reason. She was loud, obnoxious, and very quick to become aggressive over anything, so I imagine she didn't have too many friends and that explained why she never went out to drink, instead opting to live in squalor. Every time I saw her room it was littered with beer cans, liquor bottles, several plates of half eaten food, and tons of miscellaneous garbage. Although this woman lived like a pig, I was able to avoid her at first. Trouble was around the corner though. The 25 year old roommate informed me that she was asking him to find her other drugs besides the pot she constantly smoked despite a cough that sounded near fatal. All day and night this woman coughed with her door wide open while the landlord was gone. I finally buckled and asked her if she would mind shutting her door while she was sick, since I was starting to catch a cold from her never ending coughing fits (my room was next to hers to boot) I worded this nicely, to which she immediately begins shouting aggressively things like "Why should I close my door? I don't have to do what you say. I'm not sick, how dare you call me sick! Who the fuck do you think you are you - blah blah blah and so on." I dropped the subject, texted the landlord what happened verbatim and put earplugs in. I should make it known that I am a recovering addict with over a year and 9 months clean now, and there were clear rules about drugs (besides pot) not being allowed on the premises, and tenants weren't allowed to be active junkies either, but that goes without saying. The landlord was extremely naive though, and as I noticed more and more red flags (loud snorting all through the night in her room, increased hostile confrontations, and drug baggies in the trash) he would brush me off every time I tried to warn him of drug activity in the house. I believe this is because her rent was twice what mine was, and he was a definite miser when it came to money. The situation got much worse. I left the house one day and came back to find it ransacked. My lock-box which held all my meds was gone. the remotes to my flat screen and bluray were gone. A few random things seemed to be missing, so I called my case manager (I receive mental health services as well as support for my recovery) and she came over immediately. When she walked through the door all hell broke loose. The alcoholic roomie called my case manager a stupid whore, a dumb drug addict, we were all a bunch of pathetic drug addicts she said, and her animosity was so intense we decided to video record her insane drug fueled ranting, at times worried she was going to become violent as she kept leaning into us and almost lunging...I tried to keep my mouth shut but I told her sternly to leave me the fuck alone, which didn't help. We packed a couple bags and I was put into a short-term safe house for a couple days. I texted the landlord that I would be gone and that I was worried about my stuff, which he assured me would be safe. Well, two days later I came back to pack my stuff...only to realize all my stuff was either stolen, vandalized, or completely destroyed. EVERY item of clothing I own besides the clothes I was wearing had been cut to pieces with scissors, and I had a LOT of clothes. They (The drunk and the 25 year old I assume) cut the cord to my TV, my bluray, my record player, broke my records, stole my massive DVD collection, stabbed my mattress excessively, cut my PILLOWS in half, and even sunk so low as to take pictures of family and of me performing in bands through the years, and CUT MY FACE OUT OF EACH ONE. They stole my vintage keyboard, a basketball, my newest pair of shoes, and I'm probably forgetting plenty of other things. I made an inventory of everything missing or destroyed I could remember and added the estimated value, which came out to $2,075...And that was a very low estimate. I rounded down...So basically, I'm devastated and have no idea what to do. My case manager helped me get into a 30-day stay transitional house run by the county, so for now I'm avoiding the local homeless shelter, but after my time's up at this house I don't know what will happen to me. I need legal aid. I have no idea where to start, other than making several police calls which didn't prove to be very useful. I have a case number, but I'm not sure what to do with it. The only evidence I have is the video my case manager took of the lady acting psychotic, my case manager's testimony, and pictures I took of my destroyed clothes and electronics. Sorry for the essay, but I want anyone with advice to have all the info. Assistant: Call the police for theft and vandalism. And if they happen to come across some drugs, all the better. I'd also go back there and lock up your room and remove all valuables from the property and ask a friend if you can store them at their place. Then check your lease terms for rules on subletting and start looking for a subletter so you can move out.

Human: Question: Should I use a 20A fuse instead of the recommended 15A for my cigarette lighter? Hi, I have a 2001 3dr 1.4 Honda civic (UK) and the cigarette lighter has been broken since I got it. I recently went to a popular automotive chain to buy some new fuses and the lady in the shop recommended that I use a 20A fuse instead of the recommended 15A. Her reasoning was that modern devices use more power and therefore a higher rated fuse is needed. However, in my manual Honda specifically state that: "replacing a fuse with one that that has a higher rating greatly increases the chances of damaging the electrical system." Are Honda just covering their backs here? Should I take her advice or stick to the recommended 15A fuse? Thanks! Assistant: Listen to the engineers...

Human: Question: Should I use a 20A fuse instead of the recommended 15A for my cigarette lighter? Hi, I have a 2001 3dr 1.4 Honda civic (UK) and the cigarette lighter has been broken since I got it. I recently went to a popular automotive chain to buy some new fuses and the lady in the shop recommended that I use a 20A fuse instead of the recommended 15A. Her reasoning was that modern devices use more power and therefore a higher rated fuse is needed. However, in my manual Honda specifically state that: "replacing a fuse with one that that has a higher rating greatly increases the chances of damaging the electrical system." Are Honda just covering their backs here? Should I take her advice or stick to the recommended 15A fuse? Thanks! Assistant: You can cause a fire this way, if that's your goal

Human: Looking for an essay by a contemporary male French philosopher about the MeToo movement? Hi, sorry if my question is a bit vague, but I'm looking for a certain paper by a living male French philosopher that has written about Metoo as a cultural trend. It's quite an interesting essay in the sense that he analyses the power dynamic between (heterosexual) males and females, and how, in some cases, because of that power dynamic, the female is more often believed as the *de facto* victim, hence the question of sexual assault can be vague or misleading in those cases. Or something along that line. I don't remember much else about the author, except that he and Zizek had meet and had a debate/talk about queerness/trangenderism, then both got called out by a feminist author in the same debate. As far as I remember, the male author in question is left-leaning but habour some questionable views on such cultural issues. (It should be noted that I don't necessarily agree with his views, the essay is just very eloquent and I want to focus on his misunderstanding of the "believe women" as a normative claim instead of a legislative claim). Assistant: I believe you’re thinking of Bernard-Henri Lévy.

Human: Looking for an essay by a contemporary male French philosopher about the MeToo movement? Hi, sorry if my question is a bit vague, but I'm looking for a certain paper by a living male French philosopher that has written about Metoo as a cultural trend. It's quite an interesting essay in the sense that he analyses the power dynamic between (heterosexual) males and females, and how, in some cases, because of that power dynamic, the female is more often believed as the *de facto* victim, hence the question of sexual assault can be vague or misleading in those cases. Or something along that line. I don't remember much else about the author, except that he and Zizek had meet and had a debate/talk about queerness/trangenderism, then both got called out by a feminist author in the same debate. As far as I remember, the male author in question is left-leaning but habour some questionable views on such cultural issues. (It should be noted that I don't necessarily agree with his views, the essay is just very eloquent and I want to focus on his misunderstanding of the "believe women" as a normative claim instead of a legislative claim). Assistant: Sabine Prokhoris? She's a f though.

Human: Can I use roast chicken carcasses to make a stock? If I buy a whole cooked chicken from the supermarket and use the meat, can I use the carcass/bones/wingtips for a stock? Is there enough flavour and connective tissue to make it flavoursome and gelatinous? Assistant: Yes, I make large batches of stock(I guess technically it is broth, I do not pick the carcass well so it includes much back meat and skin?) With 2-3 rotisserie chicken that I keep in a zip lock in the freezer. I keep onion, shallot, garlic, carrot, celery and herb trimmings/peelsin a separate bag to use for much of veg to flavor it as well. I'll do a good 6 hour simmer and after it cools in the fridge it is almost like jello. Fantastic mouthfeel compared to store bought.

Human: Can I use roast chicken carcasses to make a stock? If I buy a whole cooked chicken from the supermarket and use the meat, can I use the carcass/bones/wingtips for a stock? Is there enough flavour and connective tissue to make it flavoursome and gelatinous? Assistant: Crack the bones a bit, roast it a little first before making it into stock. It really brings out the flavour.

Human: 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! Assistant: I didn't commit suicide from the isolation, stress, and ex's affair.

Human: 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! Assistant: I wrote a novel. I actually did it because the thought of writing an 80,000 word thesis was scaring the hell out of me, so I wrote an 80,000 word novel just to get a feel for it. It wasn't very good and it didn't sell well (self-pub), but I'm planning to finish the trilogy once my I hand my thesis in (in three weeks time D:)

Human: How do you all do figures/illustrations of concepts for your papers? Meaning, not an autocad rendering of some device or a comsol simulation...just the conceptual drawings meant to illustrate the overall idea. Such as, if I wanted to show a stylized image of bacteria like this: http://www.nationalreviewofmedicine.com/images/issue/2007/jul30/4_AntibioticResistantBacteria_13.jpg but obviously not as well done, just trying to give an idea of what I mean. Is there some software you all are using to get nice professional drawings? any recommendations? im just tryna get published u no wut im sayin Assistant: Illustrator or Inkscape

Human: How do you all do figures/illustrations of concepts for your papers? Meaning, not an autocad rendering of some device or a comsol simulation...just the conceptual drawings meant to illustrate the overall idea. Such as, if I wanted to show a stylized image of bacteria like this: http://www.nationalreviewofmedicine.com/images/issue/2007/jul30/4_AntibioticResistantBacteria_13.jpg but obviously not as well done, just trying to give an idea of what I mean. Is there some software you all are using to get nice professional drawings? any recommendations? im just tryna get published u no wut im sayin Assistant: It's not uncommon for people to work with professional artists, especially for high profile journals, review articles, etc, where the figures are critically important and will be widely distributed. Otherwise, I've heard of people using photoshop, google sketchup, or just good old powerpoint.

Human: What kind of electrical engineer jobs don’t require PE license? Looking to obtain my FE within the next month or so, but if I decided not to focus on getting my PE and just work with only my major and possibly an FE certification, what areas would I be good to work in? Assistant: I currently do electronics design at a large company and not a single EE on my team has their PE. My previous job was doing safety certifications and no one had their PE either. It’s never even come up before. There’s no doubt that some EE industries need a PE but in my 5 year experience it’s been a complete non-factor.

Human: What kind of electrical engineer jobs don’t require PE license? Looking to obtain my FE within the next month or so, but if I decided not to focus on getting my PE and just work with only my major and possibly an FE certification, what areas would I be good to work in? Assistant: Might as well not get the FE if you won’t obtain the PE.

Human: Product Engineers of Reddit, what is a good example of a spare part within a consumer product that could easily be printed by 3D-printers. I am currently writing my bachelor thesis about the vision that 3D-printing provides. I really appreciate your help! Other printable consumer items that you can think of are also interesting for my research! Thanks a lot. Assistant: r/functionalprint That sub is full of people printing spare parts to repair their stuff.

Human: Product Engineers of Reddit, what is a good example of a spare part within a consumer product that could easily be printed by 3D-printers. I am currently writing my bachelor thesis about the vision that 3D-printing provides. I really appreciate your help! Other printable consumer items that you can think of are also interesting for my research! Thanks a lot. Assistant: Battery covers for remote controls

Human: What engineering fields are booming right now and will see significant growth in the next 10-30 years in terms of job prospects? Assistant: Semiconductor process engineers

Human: What engineering fields are booming right now and will see significant growth in the next 10-30 years in terms of job prospects? Assistant: I think there will be a lot of opportunities in renewable energy. Specifically, grid scale storage, EV integration and infrastructure, and the usual solar/wind, etc. Most engineering degrees could work in this field in various aspects.

Human: People with Philosophy Degrees! What do you do for a living? Just finished my undergrad in philosophy and wondering what options are out there for me! What have you used your degree for? Assistant: Stay at home dad and hobby gardener.

Human: People with Philosophy Degrees! What do you do for a living? Just finished my undergrad in philosophy and wondering what options are out there for me! What have you used your degree for? Assistant: I teach logic, ethics, and occasionally intro to philosophy at a community college.

Human: Engineers of reddit, where do you go when you look for information? Just curious, where do you go when you have problems (with technical/software/mechanical/etc..) to fix? Do you just google stuff, have a specific online forum, watch some youtube tutorial, ask a colleague/professor, or do you go to other specific online/physical locations to ask engineering questions? Assistant: 1. Wikipedia 2. The other top google result (often engineering toolbox for reference stuff) 3. Colleagues 4. College textbooks/notes.

Human: Engineers of reddit, where do you go when you look for information? Just curious, where do you go when you have problems (with technical/software/mechanical/etc..) to fix? Do you just google stuff, have a specific online forum, watch some youtube tutorial, ask a colleague/professor, or do you go to other specific online/physical locations to ask engineering questions? Assistant: For me it really depends what I am asking: Mechanical, I usually approach the manufacturer/distributor Software, Google followed by StackOverflow usually gets my the answer. Scientific, I will use Google Scholar to find papers related to what I am doing. Design standards, I will look for industry manuals or broader publications. Forums can be helpful but I won't trust a forum answer without a professional colleague to back it up

Human: US-PA I gave my child a debit card for a prom dress and her father drained my bank account? Her father and I were never married. He and I do not share a last name and never lived together. We have a custody agreement. He legally has to pay child support attached to his wages. Our 17 year old wanted a prom dress and dad is just not ok financially to afford one. Since it was his weekend last weekend, he said he would take her but that he needed "help". I gave our child my debit card with our shared last name on it (daughter and I) ONLY because I was Covid positive and not in any shape to go to a bank or drive around shopping. Dad decided to keep her a little longer through the week since I was still feeling pretty awful which I thought was nice. Until I started getting notifications of "large withdrawals" from my bank card. Our child spent $70 on the dress. I gave her the pin. Dad asked her for the pin and used it at multiple ATM's (per the bank) to take out over $200 in additional funds. He is on camera taking out the money. His excuse to me is that "well, you made me keep her because you were sick so I had to feed her". I am thinking about pressing charges. The bank shut down the cards and account. Worst of all, our child is in tears because she said dad "made her" give him the pin and she didn't know he was stealing. She is begging me not to press charges. ANY HELP PLEASE! tl;dr gave my teenage child a bank card because I was too sick with Covid to help her shop for Prom. Dad took the card and went to multiple banks draining the account. We do not share a last name. Child blames herself. Should I press charges? Assistant: I would definitely recommend filing a police report for it and referring it to your bank as fraud. They won’t handle it for you. More importantly I would recommend that you check your child’s credit report to make sure that he has not opened any credit cards in her name. If he’s willing to steal from you this blatantly I would bet that he is willing to steal from your kids. So make sure that it’s not happening. You should also put a freeze on their credit for the meantime.

Human: US-PA I gave my child a debit card for a prom dress and her father drained my bank account? Her father and I were never married. He and I do not share a last name and never lived together. We have a custody agreement. He legally has to pay child support attached to his wages. Our 17 year old wanted a prom dress and dad is just not ok financially to afford one. Since it was his weekend last weekend, he said he would take her but that he needed "help". I gave our child my debit card with our shared last name on it (daughter and I) ONLY because I was Covid positive and not in any shape to go to a bank or drive around shopping. Dad decided to keep her a little longer through the week since I was still feeling pretty awful which I thought was nice. Until I started getting notifications of "large withdrawals" from my bank card. Our child spent $70 on the dress. I gave her the pin. Dad asked her for the pin and used it at multiple ATM's (per the bank) to take out over $200 in additional funds. He is on camera taking out the money. His excuse to me is that "well, you made me keep her because you were sick so I had to feed her". I am thinking about pressing charges. The bank shut down the cards and account. Worst of all, our child is in tears because she said dad "made her" give him the pin and she didn't know he was stealing. She is begging me not to press charges. ANY HELP PLEASE! tl;dr gave my teenage child a bank card because I was too sick with Covid to help her shop for Prom. Dad took the card and went to multiple banks draining the account. We do not share a last name. Child blames herself. Should I press charges? Assistant: Report fraud with the bank and file a police report.

Human: Tow truck driver told me I had 3 seconds to step back or he'd put a gun to my head. This morning at around 3 am, my friend noticed a tow truck lifting my car. I went running outside and he followed behind. When I got up to the truck, he wss sitting inside with the window rolled down ready to back out and was telling me to step back, and I stood my ground and told him to drop my car. Once again he told me to step back and I asked why I was being towed. He then told me I had about 3 seconds to back up or he was going to put a gun to my head. I replied something like "Did you for real just tell me you're gonna put a gun to my head?". He then stepped out and was telling my friend and I were about to get hurt, while holding his hand behind his back. My other friends then came outside to see what was up and he got back in the truck and began threatening them too. Once they backed off and he cooled down, he got out and told me the reason why I was being towed was because I didn't have a permit to park where I was and it would be 62.50 to drop the truck. There was no gates, signs, or labeling anywhere on the spots that said I need a permit to park in the lot. Apparently you needed one anyways. If I was parked illegally, I get it and I'll pay the fine. I just want to know if I can legally do anything about the threats he made with a gun. Thanks Assistant: Where did this happen?

Human: Tow truck driver told me I had 3 seconds to step back or he'd put a gun to my head. This morning at around 3 am, my friend noticed a tow truck lifting my car. I went running outside and he followed behind. When I got up to the truck, he wss sitting inside with the window rolled down ready to back out and was telling me to step back, and I stood my ground and told him to drop my car. Once again he told me to step back and I asked why I was being towed. He then told me I had about 3 seconds to back up or he was going to put a gun to my head. I replied something like "Did you for real just tell me you're gonna put a gun to my head?". He then stepped out and was telling my friend and I were about to get hurt, while holding his hand behind his back. My other friends then came outside to see what was up and he got back in the truck and began threatening them too. Once they backed off and he cooled down, he got out and told me the reason why I was being towed was because I didn't have a permit to park where I was and it would be 62.50 to drop the truck. There was no gates, signs, or labeling anywhere on the spots that said I need a permit to park in the lot. Apparently you needed one anyways. If I was parked illegally, I get it and I'll pay the fine. I just want to know if I can legally do anything about the threats he made with a gun. Thanks Assistant: If this guy has a CCP and was actually carrying a pistol, he did *not* handle that the right way.

Human: Why can’t we measure the one way speed of light? To me it seems simple. Just set 2 atomic clocks on each end of a long structure, set to identical times. Shine a light on one side, and start a timer. Turn off the timer when the light hits a camera on the other side. Why can’t this be done? Is this actually fundamentally impossible for some reason or is it just some engineering problem? Assistant: Synchronizing distant clocks is the fundamental problem that cannot be overcome except by arbitrary convention. Saying “Just synchronize distant clocks and then record the speed of light between them” is akin to saying that it’s an easy problem to solve. “Just measure the speed of light.” It doesn’t actually solve the relevant “how” that is the basic sticking point.

Human: Why can’t we measure the one way speed of light? To me it seems simple. Just set 2 atomic clocks on each end of a long structure, set to identical times. Shine a light on one side, and start a timer. Turn off the timer when the light hits a camera on the other side. Why can’t this be done? Is this actually fundamentally impossible for some reason or is it just some engineering problem? Assistant: How do you set them to identical times?

Human: [Ant-Man] When Hank is explaining the shrinkification to Scott, he says you maintain your mass which is why you can deal heavy blows to enemies. So how is Ant-Man able to ride ants if he still weighs the same as a regular-size adult? Assistant: we need a sticky on pym particles and speed force

Human: [Ant-Man] When Hank is explaining the shrinkification to Scott, he says you maintain your mass which is why you can deal heavy blows to enemies. So how is Ant-Man able to ride ants if he still weighs the same as a regular-size adult? Assistant: Mass and Weight are two different things. There is a basic difference, because mass is the actual amount of material contained in a body and is measured in kg, g, etc. Whereas weight is the force exerted by the gravity on that object. It is possible that Pym particles interact with Gravity which affects his apparent Weight on Earth. End result he can be carried by ant and hit's like a man.

Human: What is the most aerodynamic shape? Assistant: Line

Human: What is the most aerodynamic shape? Assistant: the answer is “it depends,” but here’s a classic to get you started on minimum drag shapes: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19930092299

Human: Dean, my cat, isn’t doing well after surgery and I’m worried! Cat Age: 2 years old Gender: Male,neutered Breed: Domestic medium hair Weight: 5kg Has had chronic ear infection, went under surgery on 7/10 to have total ear canal ablation (TECA) We picked him on the the same day after the surgery. Since being home he is lethargic and doesn’t want to eat, drink, use the litter box, he used the restroom on himself bc he can’t get up. His eyes have been rapidly moving back an forth has become slower over time. He doesn’t seem to be able to sleep much as well. He basically can’t do anything for himself right now. He wants to lay down understandably. My concern is that the vet did not warn me on any of his symptoms after the surgery. Are these types of behaviors normal? Should I be concerned and take him to an emergency vet. I tried calling other vets but they all say they can’t give any advice bc of the type of surgery. I tried calling the establishment but they are closed and not answering the numbers given to us to call for questions. We live in Nebraska,USA. Assistant: Take him to the emerg if your vet isn’t answering. It’s normal and expected for animals to be “not themselves” for ~24 hours following a general anesthetic however more serious complications can also occur. He should be assessed by a vet ASAP to determine if he is in need of any further treatment/care. Good luck with him!

Human: Dean, my cat, isn’t doing well after surgery and I’m worried! Cat Age: 2 years old Gender: Male,neutered Breed: Domestic medium hair Weight: 5kg Has had chronic ear infection, went under surgery on 7/10 to have total ear canal ablation (TECA) We picked him on the the same day after the surgery. Since being home he is lethargic and doesn’t want to eat, drink, use the litter box, he used the restroom on himself bc he can’t get up. His eyes have been rapidly moving back an forth has become slower over time. He doesn’t seem to be able to sleep much as well. He basically can’t do anything for himself right now. He wants to lay down understandably. My concern is that the vet did not warn me on any of his symptoms after the surgery. Are these types of behaviors normal? Should I be concerned and take him to an emergency vet. I tried calling other vets but they all say they can’t give any advice bc of the type of surgery. I tried calling the establishment but they are closed and not answering the numbers given to us to call for questions. We live in Nebraska,USA. Assistant: Any update, OP?

Human: [General Scifi] Who are the villains who lived long enough to see themselves become the hero? Assistant: Yondu baby

Human: [General Scifi] Who are the villains who lived long enough to see themselves become the hero? Assistant: Vegeta from DBZ fits the role pretty well

Human: Which software and tools make your research and writing infinitely easier? I'm a PhD candidate in the humanities returning to my program after taking a leave of absence. I'm curious about software and other technological tools that you just can't imagine working without. I use Scrivener to write, and I like it quite a bit over Word. I used to use Zotero for bibliographic management, but I'm now finding it less intuitive than I remember and the Chrome plug-in doesn't seem to work half of the time. Technology changes and advances so quickly that it feels as though I'm not up-to-date with the most useful tools anymore. I'm particularly interested in hearing from those within the humanities since that's my area of study, but in the hopes that this thread can be helpful for academics of all fields, please still post if you work in the sciences, etc.! Many thanks! Assistant: I use Evernote. I am a grad student in the humanities. I did pay for the premium version though so I could attach/upload unlimited pdfs to it. When I do archival work I turn scans into pdfs, take notes in Evernote/put down some quick thoughts about the documents, and then attach them. If the words in the scans are clear enough sometimes the search feature will pick them up (for docs. that were typed not hand written). It has been really handy

Human: Which software and tools make your research and writing infinitely easier? I'm a PhD candidate in the humanities returning to my program after taking a leave of absence. I'm curious about software and other technological tools that you just can't imagine working without. I use Scrivener to write, and I like it quite a bit over Word. I used to use Zotero for bibliographic management, but I'm now finding it less intuitive than I remember and the Chrome plug-in doesn't seem to work half of the time. Technology changes and advances so quickly that it feels as though I'm not up-to-date with the most useful tools anymore. I'm particularly interested in hearing from those within the humanities since that's my area of study, but in the hopes that this thread can be helpful for academics of all fields, please still post if you work in the sciences, etc.! Many thanks! Assistant: In stem. Zotero + latex + vim + Makefiles

Human: Why does my microwave spark after .5 second of heating cooked salted salmon flakes with skin??? Good thing I was standing there and got it out immediately... It was only a garnish amount of salted salmon... Is highly salted fish electrically dangerous?? Assistant: A video would be immensely helpful. The spark goes from where to where? In the meantime, here is a video of grapes doing something similar.

Human: Why does my microwave spark after .5 second of heating cooked salted salmon flakes with skin??? Good thing I was standing there and got it out immediately... It was only a garnish amount of salted salmon... Is highly salted fish electrically dangerous?? Assistant: Just wondering why you would ever microwave fish?

Human: Problem with neighbor intentionally flashing a strobe light in my bedroom window [IL] Hi all, this may be a little different than what is posted here, but the folks at /r/HomeOwners advised me to post here too. Here is my problem: I have lived in my house for 2.5 years and have a great relationship with my neighbors, no issues until now. Last night at 4:30AM my girlfriend and I awoke to a strobe light pointed at my bedroom windows. Our houses are only 8ft apart, as it is an urban area. The neighbor who was doing this is elderly, in her late 80s, and lives alone. The strobe was pointed directly at my window, and appeared to be one of these "disorientation strobes" based on the frequency, size, and brightness. It made me a little nauseous looking at it when I woke up. At first we thought this was some sort of visual alarm (like they have for fire alarms for people that are hard of hearing), so I called the police to check on her. The light was turned off after the police came, and all was good. This morning, I gave my neighbor a call to make sure everything was OK. She became very wishy-washy with me, and eventually said she has a problem with me. I tried asking her what the problem was, and if there was anything I could do to fix it. She never said what the issue was, except that there was a “bad force” coming from my house and the light was there to help her sleep at night. She then continued to say that she notices whenever I am home, she has problems sleeping, but when I am away (I stay at my girlfriends 2-3 nights a week, and travel often) she doesn't. She said she goes to her sisters house and has no problems sleeping. I was confused how this strobe was going to help. During the conversation, she elaborated that we live in an urban area and there are many things that impact her sleep. I asked if it was my security light on a sensor in the back (it points away from her house, towards my garage, but some light from it does hit her back yard because our lots are only 25ft wide). I could not get a clear answer. She then said the police told her she must discontinue use of the light, but she will continue to take other actions as necessary. This started to bother me. I’m very confused by this, and I got a little short with her at the end; no swearing or anything, just a bit angered that she would do this intentionally. I basically told her I have been nothing but nice to her, and this is not a neighborly thing to do, then hung up. The conversation lasted 5-6 minutes. What should I do? It almost sounds to me like she has dementia. I've had one or two odd interactions with her in the past (not remembering who I was when saying hi, seeing her pick through her garbage cans). I am more worried for her own health than anything. Do I call the police? Call adult protective services? This seems so premeditated which has me puzzled. Just last month I talked to her on the phone, and she was very thankful that I shoveled her snow. She also called 3 weeks ago to inform me that my downspout diverter had been blown off, and no other indication of her being angry with me. Any ideas? Assistant: 1. Security cameras 2. Blackout curtains

Human: Problem with neighbor intentionally flashing a strobe light in my bedroom window [IL] Hi all, this may be a little different than what is posted here, but the folks at /r/HomeOwners advised me to post here too. Here is my problem: I have lived in my house for 2.5 years and have a great relationship with my neighbors, no issues until now. Last night at 4:30AM my girlfriend and I awoke to a strobe light pointed at my bedroom windows. Our houses are only 8ft apart, as it is an urban area. The neighbor who was doing this is elderly, in her late 80s, and lives alone. The strobe was pointed directly at my window, and appeared to be one of these "disorientation strobes" based on the frequency, size, and brightness. It made me a little nauseous looking at it when I woke up. At first we thought this was some sort of visual alarm (like they have for fire alarms for people that are hard of hearing), so I called the police to check on her. The light was turned off after the police came, and all was good. This morning, I gave my neighbor a call to make sure everything was OK. She became very wishy-washy with me, and eventually said she has a problem with me. I tried asking her what the problem was, and if there was anything I could do to fix it. She never said what the issue was, except that there was a “bad force” coming from my house and the light was there to help her sleep at night. She then continued to say that she notices whenever I am home, she has problems sleeping, but when I am away (I stay at my girlfriends 2-3 nights a week, and travel often) she doesn't. She said she goes to her sisters house and has no problems sleeping. I was confused how this strobe was going to help. During the conversation, she elaborated that we live in an urban area and there are many things that impact her sleep. I asked if it was my security light on a sensor in the back (it points away from her house, towards my garage, but some light from it does hit her back yard because our lots are only 25ft wide). I could not get a clear answer. She then said the police told her she must discontinue use of the light, but she will continue to take other actions as necessary. This started to bother me. I’m very confused by this, and I got a little short with her at the end; no swearing or anything, just a bit angered that she would do this intentionally. I basically told her I have been nothing but nice to her, and this is not a neighborly thing to do, then hung up. The conversation lasted 5-6 minutes. What should I do? It almost sounds to me like she has dementia. I've had one or two odd interactions with her in the past (not remembering who I was when saying hi, seeing her pick through her garbage cans). I am more worried for her own health than anything. Do I call the police? Call adult protective services? This seems so premeditated which has me puzzled. Just last month I talked to her on the phone, and she was very thankful that I shoveled her snow. She also called 3 weeks ago to inform me that my downspout diverter had been blown off, and no other indication of her being angry with me. Any ideas? Assistant: > It almost sounds to me like she has dementia. I've had one or two odd interactions with her in the past (not remembering who I was when saying hi, seeing her pick through her garbage cans). I am more worried for her own health than anything. Do I call the police? Call adult protective services? Good on you for recognizing this. And bad on everyone else for calling old people "crazy". You got some solid advice, but keep the paper trail growing (respectfully).

Human: What books are good for absolute beginners? Assistant: The History of Philosophy Without any Gaps podcast is fun.

Human: What books are good for absolute beginners? Assistant: I'm currently reading "Philosophy Gym" by Stephen Law and "The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten" by Julian Baggini. Enjoying both of them. Both have small chapters on specific topics of philosophy.

Human: 22 Year old male, with constant urge to urinate every 5 to 10 minutes, never feel like bladder is empty, when i try to force urine out at the end of urinating a white cloud that looks like pus, comes out instead of urine. I have to pee every 10 minutes, some times a little, sometimes alot, and it never feels like i fully empty my bladder. At the end of urinating ill try to force more urine out, but instead a white cloud will come out instead of urine. It looks like pus, or semen and seems to happen more at night. I have had urine and blood tests and all that, doesnt seem to an STD. I also have lower back pain and abdomen pain, doctors dont think its a kidney stone since its been going on for a long time. Any ideas on what it could be, and what i should do? Assistant: I am male and not a doctor. I had that, after checking for vineral diseases it was a UTI. Had I stopped it quicker would have been better as it got so freaking painful. They gave me something that made my pee turn like orange and cipro and anti-inflammatory. Urologist is the call as I wasted time getting tested at Primary who just sent me to a urologist but it was like 10 days in. Chlamydia also causes these symptoms.

Human: 22 Year old male, with constant urge to urinate every 5 to 10 minutes, never feel like bladder is empty, when i try to force urine out at the end of urinating a white cloud that looks like pus, comes out instead of urine. I have to pee every 10 minutes, some times a little, sometimes alot, and it never feels like i fully empty my bladder. At the end of urinating ill try to force more urine out, but instead a white cloud will come out instead of urine. It looks like pus, or semen and seems to happen more at night. I have had urine and blood tests and all that, doesnt seem to an STD. I also have lower back pain and abdomen pain, doctors dont think its a kidney stone since its been going on for a long time. Any ideas on what it could be, and what i should do? Assistant: Lots of good advice about UTI's, so I'll just say that peeing constantly is the #1 sign of high blood sugar, meaning a case of diabetes that is rampantly out of control and will keep going higher and higher until you get a dr's help or die. Get your blood sugar checked and if's over 250-300 or below 70 go to the ER. Are you also very thirst and feel like your mouth is dry all the time?

Human: Would consistent heat degrade the metal components of a device? For computer or chemical engineers out there. Assistant: There's no way to answer this question without knowing the metal and the temperature.

Human: Would consistent heat degrade the metal components of a device? For computer or chemical engineers out there. Assistant: Why are people always so vague on this sub? Do they think we are going to steal their awesome ideas?

Human: I am absolutely certain a dog food killed my healthy 4 year old dog, after posting it on social media and it being shared I have found out that this is not an isolated case Like the title says, my healthy 4 year old yorkie fell violently ill hours after eating a new kind of dog food last Thursday. I am absolutely devastated as i watched my friend of 4 years rapidly degrade and die. Two hours after eating the dog food she started literally squirting blood out of her butt and vomiting. I took her to the vet immediately and after 3 hours and some test done on her she was diagnosed with sudden onset acute pancreatitis. The atmosphere at the vet seemed hopeful and we were certain she would recover and i was sent home with medication and fluids. My poor Khaleesi never recovered and passed away within an hour of getting home. I was devastated, furious and certain the dog food was he culprit as it was the only changing factor. I posted on Facebook my “rant” along with the details of this food. Within the following day my post got shared over 1000 times. Six different people contacted me through private message and shared similar recent experiences with this dog food with at least one other dog dying. I am not looking to profit off of this as nothing can bring back my sweet Khaleesi, but the emergency vet visit put a huge dent in my already tight finances. I buried my dog the day after she died but I still have the dog food, i have been in contact with the dog company and they are investigating. What can I do to recover my vet bill and ensure noone else has to go through the same experience? Location: Texas,USA Assistant: Class action. Get those folks together and get a lawyer.

Human: I am absolutely certain a dog food killed my healthy 4 year old dog, after posting it on social media and it being shared I have found out that this is not an isolated case Like the title says, my healthy 4 year old yorkie fell violently ill hours after eating a new kind of dog food last Thursday. I am absolutely devastated as i watched my friend of 4 years rapidly degrade and die. Two hours after eating the dog food she started literally squirting blood out of her butt and vomiting. I took her to the vet immediately and after 3 hours and some test done on her she was diagnosed with sudden onset acute pancreatitis. The atmosphere at the vet seemed hopeful and we were certain she would recover and i was sent home with medication and fluids. My poor Khaleesi never recovered and passed away within an hour of getting home. I was devastated, furious and certain the dog food was he culprit as it was the only changing factor. I posted on Facebook my “rant” along with the details of this food. Within the following day my post got shared over 1000 times. Six different people contacted me through private message and shared similar recent experiences with this dog food with at least one other dog dying. I am not looking to profit off of this as nothing can bring back my sweet Khaleesi, but the emergency vet visit put a huge dent in my already tight finances. I buried my dog the day after she died but I still have the dog food, i have been in contact with the dog company and they are investigating. What can I do to recover my vet bill and ensure noone else has to go through the same experience? Location: Texas,USA Assistant: If you go to Amazon and look up that dog food, the 1-star comments tell a very similar story. Possibly, contact those customers too, if you can, if you are considering a class action lawsuit.

Human: Movies/TV series about life in academia What are your recommendations for the above described genre?, I've seen a few but I did not find them realistic so suggestions are welcome Assistant: The chair

Human: Movies/TV series about life in academia What are your recommendations for the above described genre?, I've seen a few but I did not find them realistic so suggestions are welcome Assistant: Hmmm.. No one going to mention Monsters University?

Human: What sauce are the round black dots Hello everyone, I have recently eaten tuna salad and it was damn awesome. https://m.imgur.com/a/HAk1Krg However, out of all things I could not make out what is the sauce they made for these black dots. It was a bit sweet and was not salty at all (no soy sauce). I am banging my head around this for couple of months now, and I just can't figure it out. Assistant: Probably aged balsamic.

Human: What sauce are the round black dots Hello everyone, I have recently eaten tuna salad and it was damn awesome. https://m.imgur.com/a/HAk1Krg However, out of all things I could not make out what is the sauce they made for these black dots. It was a bit sweet and was not salty at all (no soy sauce). I am banging my head around this for couple of months now, and I just can't figure it out. Assistant: You can actually take the lazy route and buy balsamic reductions in the condiment aisle now. It’s a life saver in those impromptu moments

Human: why aren't guns designed with the line of action through the center of mass to eliminate torque from recoil? It seems to me that otherwise the resulting rotation adds to aiming inaccuracy. Assistant: You mean like this?

Human: why aren't guns designed with the line of action through the center of mass to eliminate torque from recoil? It seems to me that otherwise the resulting rotation adds to aiming inaccuracy. Assistant: I think that the bullet is usually clear of the muzzle before there's significant recoil barrel lift. The barrel lift can be minimized with compensators that use the exhaust gasses to push the muzzle down.

Human: Would a human-powered pneumatic tube package delivery system be possible? I write fantasy, and I'm worldbuilding a society that is urban, but before steam, hydro, or electricity. Would it be possible for them to build a functioning pneumatic tube delivery system for payloads similar to the ones used by hospitals/post offices? Maybe handcranked, or pedal-powered? Or would mechanisms to create the pressure required to move along the payloads and the requirements for airtight tubes be too difficult for a society like that? Assistant: Interesting. IANAE but I love me some fantasy and Sci-Fi world building. I say possible? Maybe. Very difficult to get air tight seals, maybe some sort of waxed cord or lead like early water systems. A canal system, carrier pigeons, ravens, or messengers on foot or horses are all based in reality, and a lot easier. I really liked the system in Discworld, of the morse code over large lighted towers. Pretty slick and easy to do if you control the hills.

Human: Would a human-powered pneumatic tube package delivery system be possible? I write fantasy, and I'm worldbuilding a society that is urban, but before steam, hydro, or electricity. Would it be possible for them to build a functioning pneumatic tube delivery system for payloads similar to the ones used by hospitals/post offices? Maybe handcranked, or pedal-powered? Or would mechanisms to create the pressure required to move along the payloads and the requirements for airtight tubes be too difficult for a society like that? Assistant: Maybe smoke/chimney powered?

Human: [Star Wars] Where are all the aliens in the Galactic Empire? All the officers are human, the Stormtroopers are human clones, there's no alien representation in the fleet at all. Is the Empire racist? Assistant: Yes. Very much so.

Human: [Star Wars] Where are all the aliens in the Galactic Empire? All the officers are human, the Stormtroopers are human clones, there's no alien representation in the fleet at all. Is the Empire racist? Assistant: In the galactic empire? No. Aliens were not allowed in the imperial army. They were really racist against non humans. The sith empire in the age of the old republic was the same. Aliens would often be sold as slaves. Which is weird because the sith race were the same with dark council members. Also i believe clones were transitioned out by the time of episode 4. storm troopers were regular human citizens of the empire or those conscripted into service

Human: Every time I try to cook a French omelette with only butter the egg sticks to the bottom of the pan. Any advice? I’m wondering if maybe I’m cooking on too high heat? Or maybe my pan sucks because it is kind of old? Any advice would be appreciated Assistant: Omelette is one of those few occasions where a non stick pan is often preferable over other pans.

Human: Every time I try to cook a French omelette with only butter the egg sticks to the bottom of the pan. Any advice? I’m wondering if maybe I’m cooking on too high heat? Or maybe my pan sucks because it is kind of old? Any advice would be appreciated Assistant: And make sure it's nice and hot before you out the eggs in. Too cool and it sticks.

Human: [Wednesday] Where do the Addams families moralities fall? I just finished the new Wednesday Addams show on Netflix, and I’m a bit confused by what the Addams consider morally right vs wrong. For example Wednesday spends a lot of the show trying to solve the murders and prevent the destruction of the school, yet she attempted to kill a pool full of highscool boys in the first 10 minutes. Or how the family and others view Gomez killing the other student. Even the family members seem as if they don’t want to kill people and that the students murder is wrong, yet the dad seems disappointed that nobody thought he was capable of committing murder in the first place. So I guess my question is, is there a consistent set of morales the Addams family has? Assistant: Wednesday seems to not care about the morality as much as getting to the truth and solving the mystery. If there is misery to be had, she usually wants it to be in retribution for some wrong rather than aimless - and preferably by her hand. It can even be excessive, but it does have its limits (as she explicitly mentions in her conversation with LG in the final).

Human: [Wednesday] Where do the Addams families moralities fall? I just finished the new Wednesday Addams show on Netflix, and I’m a bit confused by what the Addams consider morally right vs wrong. For example Wednesday spends a lot of the show trying to solve the murders and prevent the destruction of the school, yet she attempted to kill a pool full of highscool boys in the first 10 minutes. Or how the family and others view Gomez killing the other student. Even the family members seem as if they don’t want to kill people and that the students murder is wrong, yet the dad seems disappointed that nobody thought he was capable of committing murder in the first place. So I guess my question is, is there a consistent set of morales the Addams family has? Assistant: I would say they're Chaotic Neutral

Human: [Ghostbusters] why would a restless spirit of a long dead person decide to give Ray Stantz a blowjob and why was he ok with that? And yeah yeah i know, *bustin' makes him feel good.* Assistant: Because it was the 80s and that's just what spirits did back then.

Human: [Ghostbusters] why would a restless spirit of a long dead person decide to give Ray Stantz a blowjob and why was he ok with that? And yeah yeah i know, *bustin' makes him feel good.* Assistant: First, I'm not making this up. When I was going through my reading about ghosts/hauntings phase I came across some accounts where people claimed that they had sex with ghosts and it was the most intense sexual experiences they had ever had. I vaguely remember a woman who was followed around by a ghost and it would giver her orgasms at the most inopportune times, like, when she was driving. Maybe that's it. Ray would know this because of his research and would have just rolled with it.

Human: Please help. My cat is pushing me to the edge Every single night between 12 and 1 am my cat starts banging on doors, mostly our bedroom door. It doesn’t matter whether it is open or closed. He will even come in, push the door closed, and continue to bang on it all night long. I literally mean he will do this from midnight until I finally drag myself out of bed, often at 2 or 3 am. He will easily go until 5 or 6 am if we didn’t get up. I’m exhausted. I have chronic illnesses and the lack of sleep is making me worse. My husband and I both work long hours at jobs we need to be able to be alert and focused. I don’t know what to do. We have tried putting him in his cat carrier when he does it, but he started peeing on himself when I did that so I had to bathe him and clean the carrier every morning. I cannot leave him food out overnight because he is diabetic. I love my cat and would never get rid of him but I’m at my wits end here. I cannot continue to go like this because the lack of sleep is making me so ill. He has done this for a long time now but it has increasingly gotten worse to the point that if I let him he would go nonstop for more than 5 hours. I can’t work like this, I can’t function like this. We tried sticky tape on the door, no help. We try getting up and constantly removing him away from the door but that keeps both of us awake and he just turns around and comes right back. We tried a spritz of water, it just made him angry. Please help, I really don’t know what to do. Edit: I should also add he is a 20 pound Mane Coone so you can only imagine what it sounds like with that banging and knocking against a door all night long Assistant: Even more important than getting him to stop this behavior, is giving him something to to *instead*. So, instead of "stop this," it becomes "try [fun thing] instead." Since he is diabetic, food toys are out of the question, like you said. If you were to put some feliway diffusers up, and maybe add a few stimulating toys in a central location, little things like this may add up to reduce this behavior.

Human: Please help. My cat is pushing me to the edge Every single night between 12 and 1 am my cat starts banging on doors, mostly our bedroom door. It doesn’t matter whether it is open or closed. He will even come in, push the door closed, and continue to bang on it all night long. I literally mean he will do this from midnight until I finally drag myself out of bed, often at 2 or 3 am. He will easily go until 5 or 6 am if we didn’t get up. I’m exhausted. I have chronic illnesses and the lack of sleep is making me worse. My husband and I both work long hours at jobs we need to be able to be alert and focused. I don’t know what to do. We have tried putting him in his cat carrier when he does it, but he started peeing on himself when I did that so I had to bathe him and clean the carrier every morning. I cannot leave him food out overnight because he is diabetic. I love my cat and would never get rid of him but I’m at my wits end here. I cannot continue to go like this because the lack of sleep is making me so ill. He has done this for a long time now but it has increasingly gotten worse to the point that if I let him he would go nonstop for more than 5 hours. I can’t work like this, I can’t function like this. We tried sticky tape on the door, no help. We try getting up and constantly removing him away from the door but that keeps both of us awake and he just turns around and comes right back. We tried a spritz of water, it just made him angry. Please help, I really don’t know what to do. Edit: I should also add he is a 20 pound Mane Coone so you can only imagine what it sounds like with that banging and knocking against a door all night long Assistant: Do you think he's begging for food? Obviously with him being diabetic, free feeding isn't an option... but what about getting a timed feeder to give him a small meal around midnight? You would want to talk to your vet first, but it seems like maybe a small meal could fit within his diabetes-friendly diet AND help reduce the amount of harassing he does.

Human: Engineers of Reddit, what's going into your house? Say you are going to build a house. You have a reasonable budget because Engineers live in the real world, but you get to say what that budget is because it's your house. What nonstandard design features will this house have? Assistant: 2500 SF garage, 1800SF living area.

Human: Engineers of Reddit, what's going into your house? Say you are going to build a house. You have a reasonable budget because Engineers live in the real world, but you get to say what that budget is because it's your house. What nonstandard design features will this house have? Assistant: Heat pump water heater, geothermal HVAC, heat pump dryer, solar, and EV chargers for each parking spot. If you want really off the wall they make split HVAC systems for geothermal which would be really good to have. It generally requires 3 phase power though so unless your dedicated you won't have it. *Updated to heat pump dryer, originally states condensing because I was confused on terminology

Human: [META] A great big thank you to the mods and our regular contributors for creating an academic space that covers a wide range of disciplines. I just wanted to express my admiration and thanks for the mods who keep this sub running and all the contributors, both those asking and those answering, who provide content for us to chew on. It is a really difficult job since there is an element of subjectivity in a lot of social science fields in that we can't necessarily create laboratory conditions to test our theories and there are a lot of different fields that can be relevant to a single question. The latter is also, however, a strength as we get to see different perspectives on the same question. This is one of my favorite subs and certainly one of the subs that I learn the most on so thanks to everyone who makes it happen. Happy holidays everyone! Assistant: Merry Christmas everyone! Y'all might be amused to hear that I got Snowden and Vane's "Modern Macro", based on /u/Integralds frequent recommendations. My family may have been a bit weirded out.

Human: [META] A great big thank you to the mods and our regular contributors for creating an academic space that covers a wide range of disciplines. I just wanted to express my admiration and thanks for the mods who keep this sub running and all the contributors, both those asking and those answering, who provide content for us to chew on. It is a really difficult job since there is an element of subjectivity in a lot of social science fields in that we can't necessarily create laboratory conditions to test our theories and there are a lot of different fields that can be relevant to a single question. The latter is also, however, a strength as we get to see different perspectives on the same question. This is one of my favorite subs and certainly one of the subs that I learn the most on so thanks to everyone who makes it happen. Happy holidays everyone! Assistant: Thank you all. Happy Festivus!

Human: [Star Wars] With No sith and one jedi and a whole bunch of force users coming into powers what does the galaxy look like 100 or 1000 years after The Rise of Skywalker. Not a question of if the film was good or bad but accepting it as "historical fact" given we have a Single jedi on one backwoods world and what looks to be a ton of force sensitives and force users coming into powers what does the galaxy look like 100 or 1000 years Rey Can't train them all. Assistant: The Sith all died out in episode 6, Kylo Ren is a Dark Jedi, to be Sith, you would need to be formally trained by a Sith Lord and have basic knowledge of the Sith Code, Kylo Ren didn't meet both qualifications to be Sith. Dark Jedi are Jedi who fell to the Dark Side, but aren't Sith, they're Sith Wannabes, https://youtu.be/YvWGXC8owTU

Human: [Star Wars] With No sith and one jedi and a whole bunch of force users coming into powers what does the galaxy look like 100 or 1000 years after The Rise of Skywalker. Not a question of if the film was good or bad but accepting it as "historical fact" given we have a Single jedi on one backwoods world and what looks to be a ton of force sensitives and force users coming into powers what does the galaxy look like 100 or 1000 years Rey Can't train them all. Assistant: Most likely that some dark side users end up creating little fifedoms for themselves on planets or small systems. Without palpatine levels of power it's hard to see them posing much of a threat to any industrialized sector. The galaxy at large is unlikely to re-centralize and we're probably looking at several smaller empires and then these small boyes. The light side jedi will likely spend their lives doing charitable work helping people. So I guess the Italian city states in space with wizards.

Human: For those of you on search committees, are you receiving more, less, or the same amount of applicants this year? I'm wondering whether COVID has created a large backlog and therefore more applicants per job, or if it has had the opposite effect where more PhDs have turned to industry, gov, k-12, etc. Assistant: Far, far, less applicants. We had a very successful search last year. There were around 25 applicants and, quite frankly, too many good ones. This year we only have eight, and not many that look promising.

Human: For those of you on search committees, are you receiving more, less, or the same amount of applicants this year? I'm wondering whether COVID has created a large backlog and therefore more applicants per job, or if it has had the opposite effect where more PhDs have turned to industry, gov, k-12, etc. Assistant: My department has several more candidates on the market this year since they allowed an additional year of funding due to Covid. So whereas we’d normally have 15-20 people looking for jobs, we have about 25 this year instead. Oddly enough it doesn’t seem like other similar-caliber departments have the same issue, so maybe it won’t be a problem to get everyone a job.

Human: How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? Assistant: This is why I smoke weed.

Human: How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? Assistant: "Healthier" Ways: Exercise, pick up a new hobby, play board games, garden, spend time with people I love "Less Healthy" Ways: Alcohol

Human: [Deadpool 2] Why was Charles Xavier unaware of an orphanage that tortured young mutants? Assistant: Because it's run by Sinister.

Human: [Deadpool 2] Why was Charles Xavier unaware of an orphanage that tortured young mutants? Assistant: The house they were kept in was an "Essex house" which might mean its owned by one Nathaniel Essex aka Mr Sinister. It goes without saying he might have the power to hide them from the X-Men.

Human: Can you kind of fake a pork aspic with unflavored gelatin and a flavorful pork broth? I know, probably heresy in reality, but I kind of want to try to make ~~half-assed~~ beginner soup dumplings. I don't have just time laying around, so I was trying to see if there's a ~~half-assed~~ quicker way to kind of accomplish the same thing? I'm not opposed to making it the right way, someday, but curious if anyone has had any luck or experience with this. Thanks! You can rip on me if you want :) Assistant: You can! I've always had good luck with this recipe which uses gelatin.

Human: Can you kind of fake a pork aspic with unflavored gelatin and a flavorful pork broth? I know, probably heresy in reality, but I kind of want to try to make ~~half-assed~~ beginner soup dumplings. I don't have just time laying around, so I was trying to see if there's a ~~half-assed~~ quicker way to kind of accomplish the same thing? I'm not opposed to making it the right way, someday, but curious if anyone has had any luck or experience with this. Thanks! You can rip on me if you want :) Assistant: I wouldn't call this fake. You're using pig collagen to solidify flavoured pig juice. That meets my criteria.

Human: Women in engineering— would you be willing to be interviewed? Hello!! I’m part of a high school club that promotes women in the stem fields. We run a blog where we interview successful women in stem about their experiences, aspirations, advice, etc. Please PM me if you’d be open to an interview— we can facetime/skype or I can simply email you some questions to answer— whatever’s easiest for you! Thanks in advance!! Assistant: Sent a PM :)

Human: Women in engineering— would you be willing to be interviewed? Hello!! I’m part of a high school club that promotes women in the stem fields. We run a blog where we interview successful women in stem about their experiences, aspirations, advice, etc. Please PM me if you’d be open to an interview— we can facetime/skype or I can simply email you some questions to answer— whatever’s easiest for you! Thanks in advance!! Assistant: My wife works at the Johnson Space Center. Send me a link to the blog and I will pass it on to her. She started working as a flight controller during the shuttle days and is now coordinating a bunch of docking stuff.

Human: Is a round cake pan necessary? Can I instead use a square pan? When baking a cake or some other cake-like recipes like the "burnt cheese cake", would the results be different if I used a different shape pan instead of the round pan that is normally used? Assistant: Depends if you want a round cake or a square cake ;)

Human: Is a round cake pan necessary? Can I instead use a square pan? When baking a cake or some other cake-like recipes like the "burnt cheese cake", would the results be different if I used a different shape pan instead of the round pan that is normally used? Assistant: You absolutely can! Think, sheet cake.

Human: [General sci-fi] aliens have come to earth are invading and seem to have plans to blow up the planet, all the world's governments have been useless in trying to stop them, is there anything i can do apart from accept the fate of the planet? Assistant: You might want to start scanning the news for reports of unusual phenomena that don't seem related to the planet-killers. It's possible there may be another alien group working behind the scenes to try and preserve elements of the Earth biosphere for conservation purposes or even for a retaliatory strike.

Human: [General sci-fi] aliens have come to earth are invading and seem to have plans to blow up the planet, all the world's governments have been useless in trying to stop them, is there anything i can do apart from accept the fate of the planet? Assistant: Nope, we're toast.

Human: What can you do with broken cake? Hey folks, I have a party to attend tonight and was going to bake a cake for it, but it was a bit underdone in places so it's not really suitable. I'm fine with picking up a cake from a store, but looking for ideas on how to use up the properly cooked parts of this cake so it doesn't go to waste. This is an adult party but I'm also dropping by some friends with children, so either ideas for either audience are welcomed! EDIT: it's just a classic white birthday cake, coloured red/green for the holidays! Assistant: Trifle. Just break it up & layer with custard (or pudding), berries (or canned pie filling), and whipped cream (or cool whip). Or cake pops. Just mix with a can of frosting, roll into balls, chill, and dip into melted chocolate and decorate.

Human: What can you do with broken cake? Hey folks, I have a party to attend tonight and was going to bake a cake for it, but it was a bit underdone in places so it's not really suitable. I'm fine with picking up a cake from a store, but looking for ideas on how to use up the properly cooked parts of this cake so it doesn't go to waste. This is an adult party but I'm also dropping by some friends with children, so either ideas for either audience are welcomed! EDIT: it's just a classic white birthday cake, coloured red/green for the holidays! Assistant: Broken cake = Trifle in our home!

Human: [The Simpsons] What is the "old family recipe" for "patented 'Skinner burgers'"? They were served to me recently at an unforgettable luncheon and I'd like to make them at home. Assistant: Even if you had the recipe, you couldn't make it just anywhere - the presence of the Aurora Borealis is a requirement, and usually isn't present in the lower latitudes.

Human: [The Simpsons] What is the "old family recipe" for "patented 'Skinner burgers'"? They were served to me recently at an unforgettable luncheon and I'd like to make them at home. Assistant: Steamed Hams but it's actually a Reddit post

Human: PI's -- How did your perform academically as an undergraduate? Please state your field of study. Assistant: 2.05 First Semester 2.3 going into junior year 3.5+ every semester after graduated with a 2.994 overall and 3.4 in EE. 17 publications, two foreign research stays and a NSF Fellowship during graduate school.

Human: PI's -- How did your perform academically as an undergraduate? Please state your field of study. Assistant: 3.84 - Psychology

Human: [Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now] Freddie Mercury is a rocket ship on a collision course with Mars, traveling at the speed of light. Will the resulting explosion be powerful enough (at Mars perihelion) to send a man or woman on Earth’s surface traveling at a supersonic speed? Assistant: Yes, because he wants to create a supersonic man out of you and there is no stopping him. OP you may want to report, any possible increases in velocity.

Human: [Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now] Freddie Mercury is a rocket ship on a collision course with Mars, traveling at the speed of light. Will the resulting explosion be powerful enough (at Mars perihelion) to send a man or woman on Earth’s surface traveling at a supersonic speed? Assistant: Whatever happens, we will be the champions, my friends.

Human: How Did You Guys Get Over the Fear of Hills in a Manual Car? Assistant: Live somewhere with no hills? 😂

Human: How Did You Guys Get Over the Fear of Hills in a Manual Car? Assistant: I don't fear anything. Problem solved.

Human: [Stranger Things] What does Vecna do in his free time? Like, does he have any hobbies??? Assistant: He works on his fitness and endurance by running up hills.

Human: [Stranger Things] What does Vecna do in his free time? Like, does he have any hobbies??? Assistant: Checkers, because he’s bad at chess

Human: Why do recipes that use coffee call for instant coffee and can I use regular coffee instead? Is it just because of the cost? If I have regular coffee and don't want to go out and buy instant, can I just use that? And if so, does the grind size matter? I'm mostly seeing instant coffee in baking recipes, but have seen it in recipes for coffee-braised ribs too. Assistant: Instant coffee fully dissolves. Regular coffee grounds do not.

Human: Why do recipes that use coffee call for instant coffee and can I use regular coffee instead? Is it just because of the cost? If I have regular coffee and don't want to go out and buy instant, can I just use that? And if so, does the grind size matter? I'm mostly seeing instant coffee in baking recipes, but have seen it in recipes for coffee-braised ribs too. Assistant: Instant coffee dissolves; regular coffee doesn’t dissolve, so there would be coffee grounds in the final product, which wouldn’t be pleasant.

Human: What is the Best Brand of tires? Hello, I live in an city where it’s always 27-37Celsius. So, I’m looking for the best brand of tires that will last longer. Is for a Corolla, so I’m not going to do off-road. Only for driving in the city. Hope you can help me 🙂. Assistant: Pirelli, Michelin, Toyo, Bridgestone

Human: What is the Best Brand of tires? Hello, I live in an city where it’s always 27-37Celsius. So, I’m looking for the best brand of tires that will last longer. Is for a Corolla, so I’m not going to do off-road. Only for driving in the city. Hope you can help me 🙂. Assistant: I'm liking Hankook lately.

Human: My father is a very talented chef, and as you all know - buying for a chef is damn near impossible. I am looking for advice on a gift. My father cooks international cuisine, I now live in maryland (baltimore) and was wondering if anyone knew of a regional cookbook that isn't just diner food. Other gift suggestions are welcomed, budget for a book: under $100. Budget for sometging other than a book that is special: $200. Assistant: Awesome new insoles for his shoes

Human: My father is a very talented chef, and as you all know - buying for a chef is damn near impossible. I am looking for advice on a gift. My father cooks international cuisine, I now live in maryland (baltimore) and was wondering if anyone knew of a regional cookbook that isn't just diner food. Other gift suggestions are welcomed, budget for a book: under $100. Budget for sometging other than a book that is special: $200. Assistant: There are a couple of great immersion heaters for doing sous vide

Human: Period blood is pouring out of me 24F, Caucasian, 116 lbs, 5’8”, non-smoker, quit drinking in July, never been sexually active, went off BC (to control hormones) almost year ago due to clotting concerns (family history of multiple strokes), yes I am anemic. Current medications: Ondanestron, Wixela, iron supplements, Vitamin B,C supplements. Also, just had blood work done and thyroid panel and CBC all came back normal. Yesterday was the worst day I’ve ever experienced having a period. I soaked through 3 tampons in just under four hours. Decided to full stop the tampons and put a pad on, whilst doing that decided I need to use the restroom. To my surprise, instead of urine, blood poured out of me for a good ten seconds. I’m not just talking a little bit, I’m talking if you stood over the toilet with a full glass of water and poured it all out. When that was done, I wiped and was met with a clot the size of almost a golf ball. I’ve never had a period like this before. I have no energy, the blood coming out is not a familiar consistency of periods past, and I’m feeling so nauseous and fatigued. I’m calling on Monday to schedule a gynecologist appointment, but would like to hear opinions on what this sounds like to others. Assistant: If you’re soaking thru a pad in an hour, hit the ED. And honestly you’re probably justified going now even if it’s not a pad an hour. It’s not your job to figure out what’s an emergency, it’s the doctor’s job.

Human: Period blood is pouring out of me 24F, Caucasian, 116 lbs, 5’8”, non-smoker, quit drinking in July, never been sexually active, went off BC (to control hormones) almost year ago due to clotting concerns (family history of multiple strokes), yes I am anemic. Current medications: Ondanestron, Wixela, iron supplements, Vitamin B,C supplements. Also, just had blood work done and thyroid panel and CBC all came back normal. Yesterday was the worst day I’ve ever experienced having a period. I soaked through 3 tampons in just under four hours. Decided to full stop the tampons and put a pad on, whilst doing that decided I need to use the restroom. To my surprise, instead of urine, blood poured out of me for a good ten seconds. I’m not just talking a little bit, I’m talking if you stood over the toilet with a full glass of water and poured it all out. When that was done, I wiped and was met with a clot the size of almost a golf ball. I’ve never had a period like this before. I have no energy, the blood coming out is not a familiar consistency of periods past, and I’m feeling so nauseous and fatigued. I’m calling on Monday to schedule a gynecologist appointment, but would like to hear opinions on what this sounds like to others. Assistant: Fuck Monday, go to the ER. Please!

Human: [Predators/Deadpool] how would a yautja react to someone who literally cannot die, like deadpool? seeing as how yautja like to keep the skulls of their prey as trophies and deadpool can still survive while decapitated...how would that go down? would the yautja hunt down deadpool, take his head and then immedietly toss it away since the head DOESNT STOP TALKING? what if deadpool regenerated his whole body back after the yautja spends a stressful grueling day hunting and fighting him? at what point do the yautja say, "fuck it. i give up!" Assistant: I have a feeling that upon seeing the predator, Deadpool would realize he's in a crossover and might want to have an autograph

Human: [Predators/Deadpool] how would a yautja react to someone who literally cannot die, like deadpool? seeing as how yautja like to keep the skulls of their prey as trophies and deadpool can still survive while decapitated...how would that go down? would the yautja hunt down deadpool, take his head and then immedietly toss it away since the head DOESNT STOP TALKING? what if deadpool regenerated his whole body back after the yautja spends a stressful grueling day hunting and fighting him? at what point do the yautja say, "fuck it. i give up!" Assistant: Definitely annoyed. Imagine travelling deep space with a head that never stops talking shit. "Did I ever tell you about my buddy, Logan?" "Is this the part where the tentacles come out, I'm so ready" "Keep the helmet on you ugly son-of-a-- (Head gets tossed out the airlock.)

Human: [Friday the 13th] Jason is really stronger than these teenagers, and they aren't even armed with anything most of the time. Why does Jason bother with sneaking around, killing one by one, instead of just breaking the front door and killing everyone? Assistant: It's all about cost and reward. Less effort and more time for caudal torture if you pick off the stragglers instead of chasing the herd.

Human: [Friday the 13th] Jason is really stronger than these teenagers, and they aren't even armed with anything most of the time. Why does Jason bother with sneaking around, killing one by one, instead of just breaking the front door and killing everyone? Assistant: They’d run away

Human: [Star Wars] Sith Lords of Reddit, what went through your mind when your apprentice killed you? Were you proud, angry, hateful, afraid, content? Assistant: Her lightsaber

Human: [Star Wars] Sith Lords of Reddit, what went through your mind when your apprentice killed you? Were you proud, angry, hateful, afraid, content? Assistant: "Bet this son of a bitch is going to eat the sandwich I left in the break room fridge, too."

Human: Help! The co-signer of my car took the car and won’t give it back. They keep making late payments which brings down my credit I worked so hard to build! They avoid my calls and I no longer know where they live. Backstory, the car is in my name but the co-signer is my ex. I feel like helpless and I don’t know what to do and I’m trying not to spiral into further depression. I intended to get a new car and apartment by the end of next year but that’s going to be hard to do if they keep bringing down my credit! I don’t know what to do. I’m thinking of trying to find the car if he visits his family’s house for the holidays, slash the tires (so they can’t get away) and then call a tow truck to have it towed to the nearest mechanic to get new keys so it’s finally in my possession. Due to the circumstances, I am mentally prepared to slash the tires and buy new ones all for the sake of having possession of it again. However, is there any of way?! Assistant: You need to pay the payments. You might be able to sue them later over it. If you slash the tires you're committing a crime plus screwing yourself financially. Get a key made and drive it away, if it's parked in public. *(Police roll up, "hey, stop right there." Handcuffs. "But it's my car!" Back of squad car. "But it's my car!" Arraignment. "But it's my car!")*

Human: Help! The co-signer of my car took the car and won’t give it back. They keep making late payments which brings down my credit I worked so hard to build! They avoid my calls and I no longer know where they live. Backstory, the car is in my name but the co-signer is my ex. I feel like helpless and I don’t know what to do and I’m trying not to spiral into further depression. I intended to get a new car and apartment by the end of next year but that’s going to be hard to do if they keep bringing down my credit! I don’t know what to do. I’m thinking of trying to find the car if he visits his family’s house for the holidays, slash the tires (so they can’t get away) and then call a tow truck to have it towed to the nearest mechanic to get new keys so it’s finally in my possession. Due to the circumstances, I am mentally prepared to slash the tires and buy new ones all for the sake of having possession of it again. However, is there any of way?! Assistant: Make the payments yourself on time.

Human: [Star Wars]I am an average citizen of the republic turned empire. What are my views on Palpatine throughout his whole political career up to his death? I'm gonna guess it could be different depending on outer rim, mid rim, and core world, so what would each be? Also, I'm including everything EU before the Disney wipe Assistant: What species are you?

Human: [Star Wars]I am an average citizen of the republic turned empire. What are my views on Palpatine throughout his whole political career up to his death? I'm gonna guess it could be different depending on outer rim, mid rim, and core world, so what would each be? Also, I'm including everything EU before the Disney wipe Assistant: He's a great leader. The republic was corrupted. I mean if the Republic was strong enough why would the separatist even rebel? He saved us in the civil war and then saved us before the Jedi.

Human: Could an astronaut on the moon survive a 200 ft drop off of a cliff? Assistant: Could an astronaut survive a 33' drop on earth?

Human: Could an astronaut on the moon survive a 200 ft drop off of a cliff? Assistant: There’s also no wind resistance on the moon so if you jumped from high enough you could get way past terminal velocity (max speed) for falling on earth

Human: Botulism from dried chilli flakes? I've spent the last few months drying some home-grown chillies with a view to turning them into flakes. They've been hanging in the greenhouse and then in the spare bedroom and appear to be as dry as they're going to get. However, when I googled the best method of turning them into flakes, there were lots of scary stories about botulism. However, this was almost always in reference to chillies and garlic infused in oil. I couldn't find anything anywhere which indicated whether there is still a risk of botulism from dried chilli flakes which aren't being put in oil and will simply be stored in a jar in a cupboard. Can anyone provide a definitive answer? Assistant: If there is oxygen, that is if it's not immersed in oil, I don't see why there would be an increased risk.

Human: Botulism from dried chilli flakes? I've spent the last few months drying some home-grown chillies with a view to turning them into flakes. They've been hanging in the greenhouse and then in the spare bedroom and appear to be as dry as they're going to get. However, when I googled the best method of turning them into flakes, there were lots of scary stories about botulism. However, this was almost always in reference to chillies and garlic infused in oil. I couldn't find anything anywhere which indicated whether there is still a risk of botulism from dried chilli flakes which aren't being put in oil and will simply be stored in a jar in a cupboard. Can anyone provide a definitive answer? Assistant: You're good