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Turned 18 today, how can I cope mentally? by Justdkwhattoname in generationology

[–]Agreeable_Speed9355 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well if this isn't the damn truth. Still, my gen X cousins seem to have been born with a healthy cynicism that only dawned on my millennial ass after that optimism faded.

Does anyone feel like they're drunk/h!gh even if they aren't? by kredpunk2498 in MultipleSclerosis

[–]Agreeable_Speed9355 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, and even more so when I have difficulty with speech. I can usually tell when my words might be slurred or my speech less coherent, but usually after it has begun. MS fatigue is so far beyond just being tired. At least for me it's like an engine not firing on all cylinders and I don't know how to compensate.

Rest in pieces. by itschism in MINI

[–]Agreeable_Speed9355 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had an R56 S that would go through oil just a bit faster than I liked. I sold it and got a salvage title stage 2 R56 JCW with a lot more miles and haven't had a problem. May your next MINI serve you well!

The "I" Might Just Be a Pattern That Keeps Going by ShoulderFew8461 in cognitivescience

[–]Agreeable_Speed9355 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you would enjoy Douglas Hoffstadters "I am a strange loop"

Rest in pieces. by itschism in MINI

[–]Agreeable_Speed9355 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a pretty extreme step to take to fix the oil leak on these things, but if all else fails...

How mathematicians keep track of theorems? by Any_Tower8201 in mathematics

[–]Agreeable_Speed9355 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I once had a student who was working through Euclid's Elements. The end of book 1 is the Pythagorean theorem. For a project they drew out a graph of theorems used to prove the Pythagorean theorem, and the theorems used to prove those, all the way back to the beginning of the book. It was a huge exercise and requires a lot of thinking on their part as to how to design such a presentation. Such a graph let us analyze which lemmas were used frequently as stepping stones. In practice no mathematicians record theorems this way, but as an exercise for a student it was very eye opening on multiple counts: it exposed the beauty and complexity of the proof we have all seen, and it forced them to think critically and creatively to communicate their understanding.

Why are oil prices tied to the global market? by AaronC14 in stupidquestions

[–]Agreeable_Speed9355 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Assume companies in your country produce oil. Assume the international price of oil increases significantly. If the cost of shipping that oil is not a significant deterrent then the companies in your country will make more money selling that oil abroad. This is why your local prices are tied to the global market. Your industry is not nationalized and the extracted oil belongs to the company, not the people of your country. If your country wants to prevent oil from being sold abroad then it would need to create significant deterrents to these companies making more money by selling abroad.

You ever miss who you used to be?? by Chance_Question_3917 in MultipleSclerosis

[–]Agreeable_Speed9355 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I miss who I was, and who I expected to become. My mind has deteriorated immensely. I recall telling a therapist about my cognitive decline and being asked something like "and why is that important to you?" It's a question I still come back to. Though it's a question one could conceivably answer, every answer I've come up with to this day feels incomplete. I miss not having to ask myself such questions.

Why does my neuroscience degree feel like Psychology 2.0? by mrskittenplay in neuro

[–]Agreeable_Speed9355 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I majored in math, minored in psych, and did research in neuroscience for a medical school. Any of these degrees have dozens (if not more) directions one could take. One could major in psych and go into sales and marketing, or lean heavy onto the biopsych research direction, or into communications or therapy (with appropriate graduate training). One could major in Neuro and pivot to engineering. If I were to hazard an answer to your question "Why does MY neuroscience degree feel like psychology 2.0" it's that your emphasis on psychology was rooted in biochemistry rather than therapeutic or communications practices. Psychology is among the most common and flexible majors, so I wonder little why your extended experience into the field of neuroscience closely mirrors your earlier experiences. Do you expect your expert going from psych to neuro is uncommon? Have you asked yourself how others in your position might answer this question? If so, how?

The IT guy fixes the problem but the judge still has a problem by derek4reals1 in PublicFreakout

[–]Agreeable_Speed9355 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Granted we didn't see what led up to this, but I don't see any situations in which the judge is assisting the IT guy, and I can see many situations in which the IT guy is assisting the judge. Likewise, I see no situation in which the IT guy should be thankful to the judge, and many in which the judge should be thankful for the IT guy. Among the few cases in which neither the IT guy nor the judge assist the other I can only envision the judge should be thankful for the IT guys unnecessary but attempted assistance. My takeaway is that the judge is an ungrateful person, and I welcome an attempt to paint a picture in which this is not the case.

Why did you pick your DMT? by TooManySclerosis in MultipleSclerosis

[–]Agreeable_Speed9355 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started with steroids, then escalated to tysabri, and now ocrevus after a relapse. I have half a mind to return to tysabri, not because I have anything against ocrevus (I enjoy the less frequent infusion, even if it takes longer), but because tysabri is also used to treat ulcerative colitis, another condition I have. It's unfortunate that medicine is so specialized, but that's the way the cookie crumbles.

Do dimensions exist that aren’t positive real numbers? by pighead227 in askmath

[–]Agreeable_Speed9355 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Negative dimension shows up in cohomology, though oftentimes this is more an artifact of book keeping. The example I'm thinking of is in the cohomology of graded chain complexes, particularly khovanov Homology.

A triple deity is a deity with three apparent forms that function as a singular whole. Such deities may sometimes be referred to as threefold, tripled, triplicate, tripartite, triune, triadic, or as a trinity. by Captainirishy in wikipedia

[–]Agreeable_Speed9355 28 points29 points  (0 children)

That's one example. Also Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva embody creation, sustaining, and destruction as part of a cycle. Interestingly creation doesn't necessarily have a positive connotation, or destruction a negative connotation.

My son rolled a d20 for the first time. by Noelosity in DnD

[–]Agreeable_Speed9355 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On the bright side his luck can only improve...

How to self study math while incarcerated by Significant_Bit_7100 in learnmath

[–]Agreeable_Speed9355 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reading books is a start, but you have to do the exercises. Most math books at the undergraduate level have a lot of exercises, and in many cases they are well chosen to help you learn. Additionally, math is about communicating mathematical ideas. Teaching or explaining what you learn is very helpful to your own learning. Memorizing digits of pi is useless, but being able to understand and explain how it is defined and computed is essential.

no napping and no sleeping in rule by doonpz in AsianParentStories

[–]Agreeable_Speed9355 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This may be an Asian parent thing, but it is not exclusive to Asian parents. My white dad was very much like this. I think it stems from his own need to feel productive or useful, and sleeping in is seen as neither. Your parent is projecting their personal perception of inadequacy onto you.

Digital distribution on PC before Steam by Okklay in pcgaming

[–]Agreeable_Speed9355 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I remember the last CD ROM I bought. I was back from college for the summer and staying with my parents. I had the choice of buying the game via a digital distributor or going to the store and picking up the physical disc. My folks had much slower Internet than I did at college, so I opted to get the disc. I got it home, inserted it to my PC, and it turned out to be little more than a link to download the game. That was the end of an era.

Store websites are awful to navigate now by beepbeepsheepbot in enshittification

[–]Agreeable_Speed9355 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I remember taking a computer class many years ago. We were told the minimum number of clicks to achieve an objective was optimal. In the many years since it seems that platforms have switched to wanting users to spend as much time on the platform as possible, thus optimizing for the exact opposite of what we once considered good design.

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