ProfessorOwl_PhD [any]

they think there’s a health benefit and that it filters out more than just chlorine.

Depending on where you are they’re not wrong. It’s a carbon filter, and carbon filters remove plenty more than just the chlorine taste, but what they’ll remove from your water depends what’s in your water. Like I wouldn’t ever bother with a filter when I’m in Edinburgh, but in America I’d probably want all my water filtered.

Famously imperialist country, Mongolia.

Also 3 of Switzerland’s official languages are just the language of the closest country, less than 1% of the population speak Romansh.

One of my friends has spent a year in Wandsworth without trial for supporting Palestine so don’t fucking try to tell me about the evils of Russian justice

Only Germany has a stronger stance on Israel, probably due to the large presence of Jews in the country.

Sib, you’re gonna need to sit down before I tell you this…

OK remember like 70 years ago when they started saying we were burning the planet? And then like 50 years ago they were like “no guys we’re really burning the planet”? And then 30 years ago they were like “seriously we’re close to our last chance to not burn the planet”? and then in the past few years they’ve been like “the planet is currently burning, species are going extinct, and we are beginning to experience permanent effects that might not snowball into an extinction event if we act right now?”
But sure, AI is really cool and can trick you, personally into thinking it’s conscious. It’s just using nearly as much power as the whole of Japan, but you’re giggling and clapping along, so how bad can it really be? It’s just poisoning the air and water to serve you nearly accurate information, when you could have had accurate information by googling it for a fraction of the energy cost.

I hate AI because I’m a responsible adult.

The neurological impulse is not part of the frame of reference, just the hand. That’s the point of a frame of reference.

My right shoes wear out slightly faster because I primarily stim with my right foot (especially toes), putting them under a little extra strain most of the time. As a result, the leaks usually hit my toes first. Looking at where on the show the leaks are happening might help track down a cause.

It’s the correct answer. I’m not a particularly big fan of Queen, but it’s the best song for testing a new speaker’s range.

Yeah, definitely. Their interpretations may not completely match, but they’re both involved in it.

My friend used to have a cat called Chevy, which was originally short for Le Chevalier but changed to be short for Chevy Chase because they were both assholes.

The reason stuff gets inflamed and sensitive with soap and water is because it’s healing the damage, rather than just destroying everything in the damaged area and hoping it grows back right. Your body will generally do fine if you’re young and healthy, but as you get older it becomes more of a risk.

It’s not guaranteed to do more harm than good, but because it destroys healthy cells too it creates a risk that just doesn’t need to be taken. It’s not more effective at preventing infection than soap and water, and it’s not as effective as medical super glue for stopping bleeding, so there just isn’t a place for it any more.

New answer for the specific context:

You did your best with the 2 year old. Toddlers are difficult because they just make noises and expect you to work out what’s wrong for them. Small snack and something to drink are always good starting points, followed by a distraction (like the nursery rhymes video) to get their attention off what was upsetting them.

With the 5 year old, you escalated by increasing the punishment to 15 minutes, and now your brother-in-law pushed it back down she knows you can be overruled. Talk to your sister and her husband to make sure you’re both clear on what limits your comfortable with and what specific punishments to give for breaching them, in line with what they’d normally give, so you can both be sure you’re giving out punishments they feel are appropriate, so there’s no room for her to get you overruled - if she goes to her dad you should both be confident he will back you up. She’s of an age where she is going to test what rules and limitations really exist, so you need to make sure she’s not getting mixed messages about it. You’ll have an easier time distracting her with something interesting than telling her not to do stuff.

Make sure to use vocabulary they understand, but don’t be condescending with it. They’d rather you speak to them like they’re older than they are than younger.

Don’t be overly restrictive of their freedom, but be clear about the limits and make sure to enforce them. Explain the reasons for the restrictions rather than just telling them they’re not allowed and they’ll generally listen.

Give them small jobs to make them feel more responsible and patient about other things.

Do your best to answer their questions properly instead of dismissing them, even if the only answer you can give is “I don’t know”. They’ll listen to adults that they feel listen to them.

How many people do you think are working in computer graphics? It’s specialised knowledge, exactly the kind of thing that should be taught at university to the people it’s relevent to.

you can explain the solution in natural language pretty easily

It’s not about how you phrase the solution, it’s about needing the solution at all.

We use plenty of simple geometry everyday, sure, but you don’t need to be able to even understand what OP’s example says to engage with the world. Like you don’t need to provide a mathematical proof to put a shelf up properly.

So Don’t we need more education about the 3D space in highschools really?

How often do you think most people need to know the advanced mathmatical properties of 3d space?

It doesn’t particularly sound like it’s the alcohol you’re craving if you’re only buying it on sale, but there’s definitely some sort of unhealthy mindset going on there with the compulsive purchasing and consumption. When I was an alcoholic I was drinking 3-4 pints on my nights in because I wouldn’t be able to sleep otherwise, not only buying it if it was on sale.
Completely speculating, it sounds like beer on sale became a significant reward mechanism during your homelessness, and you need to find a new reward to shift that focus over to. Some kind of sweet treat, some kind of game or hobby, something you can reach for instead of the sale beer. You need to convince yourself you are worth more than just sale beer, you’re worth the nice things you’d like to have in your life.

You don’t really need to remember conversions within units, because it’s all in base 10. Apart from that, 1 millilitre is 1cm³ of water, which weighs 1 gram, and requires 1 calorie of heat to increase its temperature by 1°C.

As a Brit: the NHS. I can, and have always been able to, just call an ambulance in response to almost any medical emergency. I can walk into a minor injury unit with any minor injury and get it sorted. I can just call my GP to ask about things and book an appointment to get them seen in person. The only upfront cost I’ve ever had to worry about was the fixed price of prescriptions, and I only get charged for them if I earn enough. Earning minimum wage, the taxes that pay for it total about £150 a year.

Even with all of the attacks and defunding over the years it’s so thoroughly ingrained in the public consciousness that the government can’t actually get rid of it.

“what if I burnt down a tree so I could pretend to have a friend”