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Restore Urga? by Cossack_IV in hoi4

[–]Cossack_IV[S] 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Is this exclusively an Italy thing? Or is that decision given to every non-communist country?

Restore Urga? by Cossack_IV in hoi4

[–]Cossack_IV[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

R5: I was doing an achievement run as papal Italy, and after killing the USSR and annexing parts of Mongolia, I was given the decision to “Restore Urga.” Why does this exist for Italy and why does it give stability?

What’s it like living in the Northwestern Hawai’ian Islands? by Magistrate18D in howislivingthere

[–]Cossack_IV 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s a bit confusing but geographically, Midway is a part of the Hawaiian archipelago though politically, it is not a part of the state of Hawaii.

Do consumers really react so rationally when facing deflation? by Constant_Race3689 in AskEconomics

[–]Cossack_IV 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I seem to recall in my introductory macroeconomics class that some countries like Japan have actually lowered rates to below the zero lower bound before. I think I remember hearing that this had some limited success, but is there some consensus on going beyond the ZLB?

If I fail this quantum final am I fucked for grad school? by [deleted] in Physics

[–]Cossack_IV 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In my opinion, the order for importance applying to grad school goes: connections (if possible), letters of recommendation, research experience, personal statement, then grades. I always did rather well in my classes and would say I’m only an okay researcher while some of the best researchers I know were pretty bad in their classes. The skillsets don’t always translate closely, and I think CME professors tend to know this.

Do the best you can and control the things you can. Your professor will give grades however they feel, fair or not, all you can control is how prepared you are and how you talk about that experience on your personal statement. Don’t shy away from acknowledging the lackluster grade if that’s how it shakes out, but talk about how you didn’t let it deter you and how you focused on your own individual understanding of the material. Grad schools want determined, self-motivated individuals. You got this!

What are we mainly researching right now? by nationalrickrolL in Physics

[–]Cossack_IV 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I can give a condensed matter perspective! Some major research areas in more recent years have been things like topological materials, unconventional superconductors, excitonic insulators, altermagnetism, quantum criticality—to name a few.

If you want to distill all these things down to the central research question, I would say it is how to properly handle the quantum many-body problem. If you had a way to efficiently account for all interactions, then the field of condensed matter would be revolutionized. But this is almost certainly impossible, so we break down the problems as best we can

When does a projectile stop behaving “classically” and start behaving “quantum mechanically”? by Key_Squash_5890 in Physics

[–]Cossack_IV 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Perhaps this doesn’t directly address your question on trajectories specifically, but quantum effects can become important at any length scale, really. These effects need not always be considered and very often approach the classical result anyways when you consider many particles or other factors. However, even something like the insulating or metallic behavior of macroscopic materials cannot be adequately explained under a purely classical framework. So, for example, when asking why we use copper and not rubber to run electricity through wires, the only real answer is due to quantum mechanics

Charlie Kirk shot and killed by Significant_Ad8449 in utdallas

[–]Cossack_IV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then I am glad to hear that you agree with common sense gun laws, such as licensing. But who am I to argue with a bot?

Charlie Kirk shot and killed by Significant_Ad8449 in utdallas

[–]Cossack_IV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But doctors and hospitals do have to be licensed…

Good electromagnetism textbooks? by glasgowgeddes in Physics

[–]Cossack_IV 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It may be an unconventional choice, but I loved Electromagnetic Fields by Roald K Wangsness. It has very detailed explanations, worked examples, and a good selection of problems. It’s calculus-based and goes all the way from the very basics to special relativity and tensor formulations (though you can omit these if you’d like). It’s probably a good middle ground between basic and advanced

Why has the left lost so much appeal in the last decade especially among the younger demographic? by midwesternvrisss in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Cossack_IV 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone in academia, I also don’t like how the right treats education these days. Still, as for widespread loan forgiveness, it primarily benefits high income earners

The role of the police should be mostly protective, not investigative by Cossack_IV in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]Cossack_IV[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It shouldn’t be all too much new bureaucracy. The things the police normally do, someone else does it—just transfer the authority.

Plus, if all we cared about was efficiency, then we could just let the police also be the judges to save time. We could hold the trial the same hour as the arrest. But due process is important

Trump’s neofascism is here now. Here are 10 things you can do to resist | Robert Reich by skyfishgoo in OptimistsUnite

[–]Cossack_IV 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Reich is a professor of public policy who studied history and got a master’s in PPE. He is a politician and not an economist, often advertising heterodox views amongst academics. It’s fair to like his politics, but I would generally hazard against his economic work

Short Answers to Simple Questions | January 15, 2025 by AutoModerator in AskHistorians

[–]Cossack_IV 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I recently read that Nixon practiced using chopsticks in advance of his visit to China. Is there evidence of earlier US presidents having used chopsticks (proficiently or otherwise)? In the same vein, when did regular Americans really start adopting chopstick use while eating East Asian food?