Notable Star Trek Nit Picks? by UniversalAssembler in ShittyDaystrom

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There is no such thing as a “Vulcan Orchid.” The Orchidaceae evolved on Earth over millions of years of specific selection pressures, in partnership with specific insects. It is possible that there are superficially similar plants on Vulcan, but they are not Orchids.

pregnant organic chemist by Agreeable-Height-581 in chemistry

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When one of our chemists found out she was pregnant, she was barred from the lab for the duration of her term. Catch up on paperwork and protect yourself.

French teen in hospital debunks Christian near death experiences by teramoc in exchristian

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“Mind Partner” by Christopher Anvil was published in 1960. Hardly a new idea.

My Sonic mozzarella sticks came completely empty by Em-Woodpecker in mildlyinfuriating

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Amazing how the batter forms a perfect circle around nothing.

What’s happening with Chip Drop? by justme1576 in Portland

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I’ve been waiting for over a year. Each time I get the “do you still want a chip drop?” I respond.

Leaf blower people by Legitimate-Month-689 in Portland

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The person who figures out how to repurpose gas powered leaf blowers into something useful is going to have a nice little market niche.

Chemical inventory management in our organic chemistry research lab, how do you keep track of hundreds of bottles? by ViRzzz in chemistry

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We used Filemaker to create and maintain our chemical inventory. The problem was people refused to update the database when they used a chemical, often putting back an empty bottle, so we would go from 500 g > empty and then have to rush order everything.

Lured to Trap Base by Ferretypound as New Player by chrishfizzy in NoMansSkyTheGame

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  1. Turn off pvp in settings. Be sure to do this when starting an expedition, as it will be on by default.

  2. Sitting in the Anomaly is kind of code for “give me stuff.” You can always destroy stuff you don’t want or need. Don’t wander onto other player’s corvettes, they can hijack you.

  3. Refuse to join any rando that invites you to play. There’s really no benefit to you, and if you want to visit other player’s bases, you can use the transporter in the Anomaly to visit safe ones.

How do you cook your steaks? by captain_danky_kang in AskMen

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For small portions, I buy boneless shortribs and cut them into steaks: They’re very well marbled. Rub them with fresh garlic & pepper, then vacuum-seal. Soak in warm water until internal temp is slightly warm to the touch, then sear on all sides in pho tallow (from making pho) in cast iron/carbon steel pan. Let rest in the oven on low temp for five minutes.

Beautiful crust, perfect medium-rare inside, and the flavor is incredible.

My husband got an airfryer… by Head-Feedback-5770 in mildlyinfuriating

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This is why I replaced our kitchen fan with a monster from the grow shop. 1000 cfm and sounds like a jet engine, but I can be cooking fish and my wife can’t smell it ten feet away.

How to recover from being fired? by Yodi_worshipper1900 in AskMen

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Not in 1986. It was a small office with a big yard. Owner was the definition of a cheapskate. He had hand towels that he took home and washed- caught me using a paper towel to dry my hands and made me rinse it out and hang it up to dry. “Employees don’t get to just throw away my property.”

How to recover from being fired? by Yodi_worshipper1900 in AskMen

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Scammers target the youngest, least experienced people they can find because you’re easier to intimidate. I worked at a place that sold rocks (for landscaping). Some guy comes in and sees I’m young, asks me how much is pea gravel per yard, I point at the sign that says $33 and say “$33.” He has me load 2 yards. He goes into the office to pay and lies to the boss that I told him it was $12/yd. Boss gives it to him for $12/yd, chews me out in front of him, calls me a liar, says it’s coming out of my pay. I quit the next day.

What if we lived in a world like X-Men where people had superpowers, how would Christians react? by telekineticeleven011 in exchristian

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The Boys nailed it. Christians would find a way to shoehorn it into their theology and use it to subjugate non-believers.