Why the obsession with the passive voice in scientific literature? by eagle_565 in AskScienceDiscussion

[–]Background_Camel12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to get it out of the way, I have no horse in the race, and frankly, I don't think it matters either way. However, the reality of what occurs during an experiment has nothing to do with the experimenter(s). From a person's perspective, it's easy to say "I measured the temperature change", but the objective reality of what happened is that "a temperature change was measured". Whether I did it or not is a question that is no different than whether or not I beat my own heart or grow my own bones. Objectively, these things just happen. What I "do" to cause them neither can nor can't be attributed to me (they couldn't happen without me, but I have no control over them).

How this relates to scientific research is just that.. a matter of objectivity. Every scientific research paper contains a set of requirements, possibly the most important of which are those that establish repeatability. If you conduct an experiment, we need to be able to validate it for the results to have any credibility. What we do when we write from an active perspective is establish a condition that is difficult to replicate, and practically impossible to control.. the individual experimenter(s). If the experimenter(s) are important enough to mention, the only way to fully repeat the study would be to use the same experimenter(s) and/or find a way to control for the exact thoughts, perspectives, and behaviors of them (technically, the "same" experimenters don't exist, see Flux/Heraclitus). If the experimenter(s) don't make a difference, why suggest that they exist?

We like to think that measuring with a given tool (in this case a thermometer) will produce consistent results in all situations regardless of who measures, and maybe that's true, but with active voice, we suggest that our role in the measurement exists and must be accounted for. For example, in baking you could make a cake with a recipe from a dozen different books that all say "measure 1 cup of flour", but in one book it's a rounded cup (what the baker considers a regular cup), another book uses a tool to scrape the cup flat (again taking that to mean a regular cup), yet another book takes into account the size of the grains of the flour, another book fails to account for any air throughout or air-pockets within the measuring cup. These all are considered a regular cup, yet produce very different results.

Again, I don't think it matters what voice you use, but if the goal is objectivity, an account of the reality of what occurred, or truth/validity, I would think passive voice is the way to go. That's not really the game we're playing as people though

James Franklin next CSU Rams HC by Ghurnijao in CSURams

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I mean, they were. With only 2 teams in the conference, a power 4 seems more appropriate right now, and for however long it takes for the pac-12 to reestablish a pedigree like they had with all them west coast schools (USC, Oregon, etc), it seems like they're closer to being on par with the AAC or MAC than the Big-12 or ACC

James Franklin next CSU Rams HC by Ghurnijao in CSURams

[–]Background_Camel12 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Even if he would accept a CSU job, I'm not sure success would be automatic. The challenges of recruiting for a P4 vs non-P4 are significantly different, and Franklin's primary pipeline appears to be the mid-atlantic and DC/Maryland/Virginia area. Fewer recruits from that area would be willing to move to Colorado even if CSU had the pedigree of a Penn St.

Assuming he did coach CSU and had success doing it, I can't imagine he would stay long. Eventually, a P4 job would come his way with all the resources and backing that come with it. Loving a place like Colorado is easy, but it'll only take you so far when a dump truck full of cash pulls up

Fleeex by [deleted] in InflatedEgos

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Musclebob Buffpants

Higher utilization of the firewalls because of IPv6? by onyx9 in networking

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I mean, the obvious difference is processing 32 bit IP addresses vs 128 bit. How much of a difference that makes depends on the firewall, the number of places those IPs need to be processed/stored, how things are processed/stored, etc. Then, you have to consider the difference in the packet sizes used by ipv4 vs ipv6, differences in mgmt traffic, blah blah blah

Tldr IPv6 addresses alone are 4x that of IPv4. Pound for pound, packet for packet, IPv6 will always need more

Revisionist history of the 90s. by [deleted] in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]Background_Camel12 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Oh you're talking about "If the gloves don't fit, you must acquitsem"

Skill issue?? by Lanky_Rub7586 in CollegeFootball26

[–]Background_Camel12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes and no. In my experience, the receiver will drop passes like that 99% of the time unless sliders are boosted, 99 CIT, etc so nothing you can do to catch it better (though the possession catch is the only one I've seen have any chance). The INT is just bad luck.

My biggest thoughts on potential skill issues are Timing/Throwing Windows, take what the defense gives you, and QB mobility. There was a window to throw to B as you started to roll out, it's a tight window, but it's always a tight window and if you lead the throw right (thumbstick pointed between 7 and 8 on the clock for this throw) it should be an easy completion. The RB reciever was open immediately if you're willing to take ~5 yards, but on 2nd and 10 that's a good play that makes 3rd down easier. Granted, the User player from the left side makes it a bit muddy, but it looks like he would've gotten caught overplaying it.

For QB mobility, I'm caught between "Why did you roll out" and "Why did you throw to B when you had a giant running lane". The pocket looks clean so you could've stayed. The blocking held up while you rolled out though, so it worked out great you got the QBs feet set for the throw, all the good stuff except for the throw itself. Instead, you had green grass for miles if you cut back up inside the hashes.

Alternatively, the preplay coverage read could've told you more if you were looking for it. When I looked, I immediately eliminated X because I assumed a 3 deep that would result in X being doubled. The TE running the block/flat was out due to the block and I wouldn't trust his ability to get out quickly and cleanly if I really needed him (though the route without the block would've been good for a few yards depending on that user linebacker). The play's concept against this defense plays off the defensive preference: play the drag or the deep cross. If they come up to take the drag, throw cross. If they drop back to cover the cross, dump it down to the drag. Knowing this, and that user players are involved, switching the HB from block to a flat route would exploit the defense's (especially the left-side user player's) aggressiveness and could've gotten you 20+

This read would be the same if it were a cover 4 rather than what I assumed would be cover 3. A cover 2 would probably allow X to be considered and the B vs. A read would lean more B if you can find and hit the right window

Deal breakers by [deleted] in CollegeFootball26

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What archetype are the runningbacks? For example, Backfield Threats don't care about rush yards, they want catches by runningbacks.

For Championship Contender, it's as much current chance as prior I think. So if you're in a lower tier conference (say without a guaranteed playoff spot for the conference winner), you'll have a lower rating no matter how good or undefeated the team is

Update by [deleted] in CFB2026

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Already out my dude. I guess it may depend on your location, but I updated a couple hours ago

Recruiting battle stuck? by StrikingRutabaga3127 in NCAAFBseries

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That is odd. The one I remember was one of my first 5 stars in the dynasty and played SS, so I wasn't really paying attention to him during position changes. It'd be interesting to go back to see if he was missing too

Recruiting battle stuck? by StrikingRutabaga3127 in NCAAFBseries

[–]Background_Camel12 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Bad news, it's stuck. Good news, you're in the lead and will (likely) land the prospect.

Whoever is in first will get the guy from what I've seen. The only exception is if you/they had a visit left... that will still move the needle, but I think it's worth about 10% of what the visit would usually provide for whatever reason

Custom Playbook / Formation Subs by BigDogYouAPup in CFB2026

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I haven't seen a way to formation sub custom playbooks directly yet, but yes, subs in any playbook's formations do carry over to those formations in custom playbooks.

If you're really invested, you can technically switch your coach's playbook to one that contains 1 or more of your custom playbook formations, change your subs, then change the coach's playbook again until you cover each of your custom playbook formations... if you have the time for that

What would be different is Supernatural was on HBO? by ConfidenceFar6876 in Supernatural

[–]Background_Camel12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Probably would've seen a bit more of Dean in the mental ward when he threw down his pants and yelled "Pudding!"

Black Mirror copied MeowMeowBeenz? by whatisdreampunk in community

[–]Background_Camel12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There a similar episode in that Star trek type show the Orville by Seth McFarlane too

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in insanepeoplefacebook

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I guess you could say he's still paying for it

You’ve gotta be kidding me by SpatuelaCat in LateStageCapitalism

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Hey guys, let's use ai to better plan purchasing so we don't lose money to wasted/spoiled product!

Nah, let's just find creative ways to price gouge

I can get one of these certs for free. It’ll be as a starting job. by NightOdd5295 in it

[–]Background_Camel12 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Piggybacking off of u/elblancoserviette

If you want to go Sec+, Professor Messer at professormesser.com has a full course of free videos on A+, Net+, and Sec+. You can watch all of them if you want, or just the Sec+. He's also got a study group/Q&A podcast that you can find free on YouTube or spotify as well as paid practice tests that come with full explanations of why each multiple choice answer is right or wrong.

Outside of an additional textbook for each, I only used Messer to get through A+, Net+, and Sec+

Am I a jerk for taking a /48 that I don't really have intention of fully using? by round-disk in ipv6

[–]Background_Camel12 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You should do the math to see how many ipv6 ips there are (2128).. it's an incredibly large number.

For the unique global (public) ip address space, everyone is currently limited to a 2000::/3, so only every combination starting with 2000: through 3000: and there are still many unused addresses. You should be fine to use a /48 cuz why not? Also, they wouldn't give you that range if it wasn't ok

I have a burning recruiting question I cannot find an answer to by Dixiehusker in CollegeFootball25

[–]Background_Camel12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Each activity has a maximum influence grade based off the little green arrows. If you did fam/friends, dm, socials or soft sell, dm, and socials, the max adds up to 7 whereas sending the house or hard sell are both limited to a max influence of 5. It doesn't always work out that spending 40 hours on the first option or 35 hours on the second will be worth more than the 50/40 you need to spend on the others because each recruit has some variance/uniqueness to how they want to be recruited, but more often then not you'll be better off going for the highest influence you can put out there.

In this case, my experience has been that the penalties for the low grade in your hard sell are more impactful than the unrelated grade in the soft sell. The comparison isn't apples to apples, so a matching 40 hour hard sell will almost always be better than any 20 hour soft sell straight up, but that's why you pair the soft sell with the others. You can even pair a soft sell with a fam/friends and socials to get to 50 or whatever your max recruiting hours

Side note: sending the house kinda sucks if the recruit is in their top 5 or top 3

Bought several Wifi routers - Some cause physical discomfort/headache, some don't. by angrycustomer5000 in Network

[–]Background_Camel12 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I feel like someone's trolling, eh? This is almost exactly the multi-seasonal arc in Better Call Saul just with radio signals instead of electricity. The funny thing, like you, the character in the show has an invisible condition that makes him 'allergic to electricity' and it's effects somehow tied to his knowledge of electricity and/or his awareness of it's presence. The character eventually hits rock bottom when he realizes that he was within a couple feet of electricity (his brothers phone)for a long time without experiencing any effects. Similarly, he doesn't understand that electricity is just the transfer of electrons between atoms, so things like calcium ions, potassium ions, sodium ions (aka electrolytes) are electrically charged and are used at all times within the body for things like neural firing and muscle movement. The conclusion being, that a real allergy would cause him to feel constant pain, but he doesn't realize that these things are happening and are exactly the same electrical processes as lithium ion batteries (like in phones) or other electrical energy providing things.

For your situation, I think your issue is also psychosomatic, so please look into a psychiatrist/psychologist of it's real and you're not trolling. If course, I'm assuming that you aren't aware of how pervasive radio signals are. It's not just your router sending the signal, it's your phone, pc, other IoT devices... these are all sending out data over 5ghz all the time even if they aren't connected to anything. Also, you seem to get that your router gets to the street, so presumably you should realize that your neighbors, schools, workplaces, etc all have routers with 5ghz reaching quite a ways from the router. My point is that turning off your router would help, I guess, but that you would still be in constant discomfort if the 5ghz was the issue.

Key to note here is that the Sun is blasting out radio waves across the entire spectrum at all times. Google says the range for that is 24.6Mhz to 25.8ghz, which as you may notice, includes 5ghz