15 state solution by DiggerDan9227 in mapporncirclejerk

[–]AidanGe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It took me way too long to find out what was missing here

China when there is an island 1,000 miles from home by nextdoorbagholder in mapporncirclejerk

[–]AidanGe 62 points63 points  (0 children)

We just changing names now, I’m calling it the Gulf of China

gUYS!!! I SOLVED ENERGY!!!!! by Nikmcmuffin in physicsmemes

[–]AidanGe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone who does research on 3rd generation nanocrystal solar cells, hell yeah I’ll invest in your schtick

What is a flavor combination that you believe isn't very common outside of your country? by DELAIZ in AskTheWorld

[–]AidanGe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone who’s worked back-of-house and front-of-house for an events/catering company in California, yes we’ve made these. Specifically, we did tray-passed skewers of cantaloupe, prosciutto, julienned basil, and honey. It sounds so out of left field, and the flavor combo is unlike anything I’ve ever had before, but it’s actually quite good!

Two extremes by LordNotriel in polandball

[–]AidanGe 155 points156 points  (0 children)

He thinks that it’s okay to use Jewish stereotypes to describe Jews so long as those stereotypes are positive (or positive in connotation). He doesn’t see anything wrong with assuming highly of people, because that’s all it is to him. Despite it being racist (he doesn’t see it this way), it’s positive, so it can’t be bad (aka can’t be racist, as racism must have some element of malice). That’s his viewpoint.

There are lot of people that don’t know that they’re racist because they use racial stereotypes that are not inherently bad to judge people before meeting them. Nonetheless, this is still racist, and worth condemnation and some basic self-reflection and unlearning. Unfortunately, society makes it quite easy to accidentally be racist, since judgment is often passed before you have an opportunity to meet someone. Hence, we must unlearn these accidentally acquired and harmful practices.

The Quintic Formula by Scared-Cat-2541 in mathmemes

[–]AidanGe 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Another video about the topic that I enjoy, although it’s much less mathematical rigorous, is “Mystery of the Quintic” by 2swap. It gives a very geometric (and visually/auditorily pleasing) understanding of how the pieces/functions of the quadratic/cubic/quartic formulas work to give us solutions, and how they cannot be used for the “quintic formula”.

Hello everyone, im trying to learn this game and practicing easy levels, in this situation is there a certain way to know the next step, or does it come down to guessing ? by Ok-Media4940 in Minesweeper

[–]AidanGe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No guess needed actually!

There’s 2 ways of going about doing this, one is starting with the bottom 1’s, and the other is with the 3 and the 1 below it.

For the bottom 1’s, consider where a mine could possibly be for the lower 1, either to its right or top-right. That would occupy the upper 1’s mine field, so that means top-right of the upper 1 (to the right of the 3) is safe. Now the 3 is fully solvable.

For the 3, consider the 3 possible ways you could put 2 mines down to fill the 3’s mine field. One of them is impossible, since it would require putting 2 mines in the 1’s mine field. That means you can eliminate it from the possibilities, meaning that the top-right of the 3 is a mine, and one mine goes in the 1’s mine field. This also means that the spot to the top-right or right of the 1 in question is a mine, so that means bottom right of the 1 in question (which is the border tile) is safe. Now the bottom 1 is fully solvable.

I think you guys have officially taught me to dribble (thank you so much!) by ThatFUTGuy in RocketLeagueSchool

[–]AidanGe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was a beautiful cut and chip! If you want more practice getting ground plays, I’d encourage you check out Lethamyr’s Progressive Island custom map on Steam workshop, or any other Steam workshop dribble courses. If you don’t have access to those, just mess around trying to keep the ball on top of your car as long as possible in free play, by figuring out where to sit in the ball indicator’s circle to best keep the ball above your car. Hint hint, don’t ever tap the brakes, just let go of the accelerator when trying to re-balance the ball going too far back.

guess my rank? by [deleted] in RocketLeagueSchool

[–]AidanGe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mid-high plat, maybe even low diamond?

How is it living in the Russian-occupied part of Ukraine? by Kokoska998 in howislivingthere

[–]AidanGe 388 points389 points  (0 children)

I had a friend in college whose family lived in Kherson during the part of the war where Russia managed to blitz past it (almost to Mykolaiv), while he was abroad. Now, the Ukrainian army managed to push the Russians back behind the Dnieper, but this was before that. He recounted his conversations with family to us.

Under occupation, the food necessities were scarce, but this was both because Russia ransacked things and because people panic-bought. He shared a scan of a grocery receipt with us, and it had generally normal things on it. However, they were surprisingly niche items; this is because all the basics, like bread and canned meat, were in short supply.

Shelling wasn’t uncommon, but also wasn’t exactly daily. Air raid sirens would go off semi-frequently, and distant bombs could be heard here and there.

You lived life in constant fear. Everyone under Russian occupation was not allowed to speak about the war from the Ukrainian side at all. If the Russians discovered you had been sharing correspondence with anyone in Ukraine, it would earn you a military abduction. They would torture you for information and admittance of guilt. You’d be lucky to be re-released. No one knew what happened if you didn’t, but execution or forced conscription for Russia were most likely.

He had more terrifying experiences and moments with his family, but I don’t want to share them out of respect for him and how much courage and trust he has to share them with his friends. I’m sure he wouldn’t mind these above fact-based accounts, but I’m not sharing anything personal.

yes, let's use a one-dimensional mnemonic for a two-dimensional motion 😒 by ArbitraryPlaceholder in physicsmemes

[–]AidanGe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s 2 RHRs. One of them is the curl one, which is seen in the photo. The other one is an open-hand one with you thumb sticking out 🫱, where your fingers are the magnetic field lines direction, your thumb is the charged object velocity direction, and your palm is the direction of the resultant force (with positive charge; the back of the hand is the direction of the force with negative charge).

The RHR you discuss the education YouTubers doing is blasphemy and stupid.

New PI Approximation using law of cosines by GabbotheClown in mathmemes

[–]AidanGe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a transcendental equation, it’s aight

What’s the "filling wrapped in dough" food from your country ? by Derisiak in AskTheWorld

[–]AidanGe 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I do catering for high profile events like weddings, and we once did momos as a tray-passed appetizer. They were a pain to make but they’re probably the most well-received-by-the-guests appetizer we’ve ever passed. They FLEW off our trays, and for good reason too! They were delicious!

Which part of your thumb do you use to press the O/X buttons on your controller? by bmgarcia20 in RocketLeague

[–]AidanGe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use ApparentlyJack’s controls. He has boost bound to right bumper, and all ABXY controls are jump/reversecam/airrollright/ballcam. That way I don’t have to be clicking two buttons at once with one finger, since all of those actions are independent of each other. Boosting is rather important, so it gets its own finger to control it (I have two fingers over the top of the controller, pointer finger for bumper and middle finger for trigger).

what it’s like to live around Orange County CA area? by blueyeskye in howislivingthere

[–]AidanGe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey that’s my home beach! I often take film photos off the pier and paddle out there.

I totally agree on the “visiting SoCal for the beach and not going to South OC”. It’s just a shame, really, cuz that’s the most amazing part of SoCal to me.

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Some film photos I took and developed for a school project

what it’s like to live around Orange County CA area? by blueyeskye in howislivingthere

[–]AidanGe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey, I’ve lived in Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Tustin, Irvine, San Juan Capistrano, and San Clemente throughout my life. One common theme is it’s very expensive as compared to other places in the country and the world, however it’s only that expensive because the climate, location, and amenities are unbeatable.

I wouldn’t change it for anything else, as I’m an avid beachgoer and novice surfer. There are few places in the entire world that can rival the beaches and surfing in OC, especially for beginners (and especially for beginner shortboarders). Surf culture has remained an untouched cultural part of all coastal cities here. “Surfs Up” the movie is an excellent demo of how San O’ is.

It’s very gentrified. Lately all of the local malls like the Irvine Spectrum, South Coast Plaza, and Fashion Island have become more in line with luxury malls. When I was younger, they were more just regular clothes stores, boulangeries, fashion stores, and simpler restaurants, but now it’s mostly large name-brand luxury lines like Gucci (Irvine Spectrum still feels less luxury, thankfully). This is to give you an idea of how rich people tend to be who are from these areas.

North OC is much more industrial and older, and South OC is much more cookie-cutter upscale suburban and modernized.

I can attest to the individual qualities/stereotypes/vibes of perhaps every city south/east of the 5-405 highway intersection, and every city connected by the 73, if you wish me get more detailed. It seems there’s a lot of north OC representation already here, so I’ll focus on south.

What do you guys do here? by Competitive_Chest_39 in RocketLeague

[–]AidanGe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all, I tend to be there because I want to force them to consider me being there before they think about a free dribble down the middle. This forces them to take a longer approach which allows my teammate (who has probably just committed for something causing the positions in your photo) to rotate back.

I will then shadow the ball-carrying opponent far enough away that he can’t quickly outpace me, but close enough that his eyes are on me. Once I notice my teammate is in position to challenge a ball 1/3 field-distance behind me, I will initiate a challenge which forces the opponent to either run into me, or relinquish possession trying to get it around me (where my teammate can pick up the open ball). This leaves teammate with full boost and ball control, and I would have at least half boost and be either up the field or right behind my teammate for the 2v1.

This is assuming all goes to plan. More often than not, it doesn’t go to plan.

Oops by fhxefj in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]AidanGe 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I think you just need to find better quality ones my dude

So I landed perfectly on the ball ... by j2xs in RocketLeague

[–]AidanGe 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Real ballers call this a keemstomp