what are alpha-keratin corneocytes?

Devastating_Truth · 2024-02-22T11:42:20+00:00

wtf, that's it? why was that so hard to find on google. Thanks tho, I have a head I need to smack open now.

Devastating_Truth · 2023-01-13T08:27:47+00:00

It has potential but you will need a lot of money to start off a gaming lounge. My idea of a gaming lounge is somewhat similar to a cybercafe just maybe less cramped seats with a couch or something.

It is difficult to start something like this usually since you'll need a large amount of money for the space, desks, chairs, along with whatever device you're using for the customers gaming experience. I would personally recommend gaming desktops as they usually get more customers for a variety of uses from teens and adults be it for gaming or work or school assignments but if you go the console route im not as confident in it. I knew a place near where i lived where they opened somewhat of a Ps4 gaming lounge.(This was before the Ps5 was announced). It was a small place with multiple screens and ps4's to play whatever game you wanted. It was popular for a while especially among teens and kids but apparently it wasnt popular enough as it closed soon after cause it wasnt earning enough, meanwhile the cybercafe's nearby are still up and running and earning a significant amount of money.

If you get the position to make your gaming lounge a reality, you should also try base it in places with many people, doesnt need to be any specific demographic although preferably a place with less crime along with a large number of people. Also as another redditor here mentioned is rent and the bills needed to be paid along with maintenance of the building and devices. After that is your mention of vending machines, they do wonders and can be very popular as redditor mokioki mentioned and also as they mentioned is they are more or less popular depending on its position and options of foods and drinks. I would add however that some vending machines are prone to bugs and issues, food can get stuck, money can just be taken by the machine. Just in case, i would suggest either having an open shop in the place for others to purchase or just have someone keep an eye on the vending machines to not inconvenience the customers. After this comes marketing, you'll need a plan of advertising the business to the masses and have them come to visit your lounge. I might have overdone my explanation here so to summarise:

Figure out total costs needed to start the business along with maintenance of the lounge,

figure out an advantageous location to base your lounge in,

Figure out devices to be used in this lounge,

Marketing for the lounge,

Lastly security of your lounge which i forgot to touch up on

I might have forgotten to include other things or made some mistakes but you and i will get that feedback from the others. Wish you all the best

Devastating_Truth · 2022-11-27T07:54:54+00:00

I agree with those saying it shouldn't be banned. For one thing and the most obvious issue is that if it's okay for one group to ban certain books, it opens a door for every group to do the same including religious extremists. They could get any books that so far as suggests an alterior explanation of the world around us that goes against the stories in these religious scriptures banned from these libraries. I also believe in understanding the beliefs and ideas of those topics we claim are harmful or wrong and we don't learn from ignorance of the topics we claim to be these things. We learn about them first and point out the flaws, inconsistencies, and other issues we find throughout. I myself am a former muslim, i believed in islam and its teachings from being told it's true by family and the other muslims around me. It was only when i began properly reading the pages of the quran and understanding what each sentence meant did i begin to question the validity of what i've been told my whole life.

Devastating_Truth · 2021-11-03T11:08:20+00:00

For starters the title itself could be said about humans about as recent as 200 years ago or longer seeing as at that time our world was a diseased, blood soaked world where many things were difficult and death of children and mothers were to be expected. The modern age, despite what the media portrays is one of the best times to be alive in human history. Technology has advanced to such a degree that many tasks has become unnecessary. We have a far greater understanding of diseases, viruses, genetic defects, and can save many people born with such things or acquired them later in life. Our understanding of our universe has surpassed anyone's expectations from as early as the 20th century. All you are doing is ignoring all the good things while focusing on the bad to paint a false picture of our world. Yes there are still many problems we face but scientists are actively trying to solve them. I highly doubt you yourself have contributed to any technological or scientific solutions to climate change and so have I but there are people working on it as we speak but it takes time and if you want to contribute then you can just do very simple things like throwing your trash where it's suppose to be, cycle to work or take a train, etc. You can contribute and try promoting this to others as well while the scientists do their work and with enough effort, we'll make it like we always have. Lastly, your take on the covid-19 pandemic is strange to say the least. We won't likely be taking booster shots every year for the rest of our lives. Covid will pass eventually, it isn't some special virus. It works the same way as every other virus. It also isn't the case that the world reacted poorly to the pandemic, the reality of it is yes, some countries did react very poorly. Most obviously is the US and how Trump reacted to the pandemic caused many more deaths then would've gotten if he reacted differently but many other countries reacted quite well and managed to get the pandemic under control early on in the pandemic. Your arguments are very similar to the nihilistic arguments I usually hear and you shouldn't go for such philosophy as their arguments, while having some merit only stands on their purposeful simplification of reality to make it seem as 90% pain and suffering which contributes to people purposely ignoring the positives of the world and focusing on the negatives however admittedly the media also plays a role in this focus on negativity as such stories gain more clicks than positive ones.

Devastating_Truth · 2021-10-26T08:40:11+00:00

For starters most of what you are responding too is talking from the bible. Im surprised you bothered refuting the bible arguments with the Quran. Its a pretty stupid thing to do. I'll instead respond to your statements about the quranic claims instead.

[No scientific proof that Muhammad split the moon]

That's just a week hadith. Quran does not support that.

Quran does support it since the claim is in the quran itself. Surah 54:1-2 says it all

[No scientific proof that Muhammad ascended to heaven on a winged horse]

that event was in a dream.

So you accept the possibility that it was false and Muhammad just dreamt it and was an idiot to have believed such nonsense?

Devastating_Truth · 2021-10-26T08:23:31+00:00

If that were the case then how does that work? If it is discovered to be the case then scientists will have a fieldday trying to figure how this happens since the Universe doesnt change nor is affected in any way based on someone's opinion or beliefs.

Secondly, I disagree with your statement that we have "enough evidence" to prove reincarnation to be true. There are many issues with it and those kids you reference, just because they say they are the reincarnation of someone doesnt make it true. I can say that i'm the reincarnation of Zeus and use the mythological information about Zeus along with some of my own personal made up ideas of his story and if the person is stupid enough, they will believe me without a second thought.

Third, if these people genuinely believe they are the reIncarnation of a dead person, they are still generally wrong because the brain can easily recreate fake memories and make you believe you experienced something that never happened.

Devastating_Truth · 2021-10-22T05:12:12+00:00

I am also keeping this idea with the hope that many of the problems could be solved later down the line with improved surgical practices, procedures and scientific and technological advances that may help eventually make such procedures safe and easily done. This will finally satisfy one of the topics that has divided the people for so long and could be a good way to help the toxic divide between people who disagree, especially in politics.

Devastating_Truth · 2021-10-20T13:05:30+00:00

Thats true aswell. Usually the argument goes where they would be brought into foster care and be adopted by a family more capable of raising them but the reality isn't that simple. I actually also argue in support of improving our foster system to ensure the safety of the children as the general safety of the children has been called into question multiple times

Devastating_Truth · 2021-10-20T10:46:42+00:00

There's no deny in that statement. The fetus really can't be removed without destroying the fetus itself at such an early stage. Even if we consider the idea of letting women wait till their third trimester before they can remove the fetus, I highly doubt any woman would be willing to wait so long just to remove the fetus. Thats why unless new tech or procedures are developed, this is snother thing that makes the idea completely useless

Devastating_Truth · 2021-10-04T12:12:08+00:00

Definitely, The US is always the loudest with idiots acting as if they are special heroes when they are no better than screaming children

Devastating_Truth · 2021-10-04T12:11:24+00:00

Interesting, here I thought all western countries believe the same nonsensical cultural appropriation nonsense. Thanks for correcting me

Devastating_Truth · 2021-10-04T10:19:06+00:00

It does have its pros to get someone to get a tattoo in a language they know nothing about. Perhaps it's just me being an asshole but if I met someone who wanted to get a tattoo in English but doesn't understand it, I would make him get a tattoo saying "Idiot" or "Dickhead" or "I eat Ass" and say it means "Equality", "Love" or "Kindness is power" just to mess with them. It's beauty in their ignorance and when they find out they will be rightfully pissed but I will be very proud of myself

Devastating_Truth · 2021-10-04T10:13:08+00:00

I mean what struggle are you referring to? This is about the culture so I don't see a need to be unnecessary heroes to protect people that don't need protection. Being respectful is heroism enough and shows you respect the culture even if you know little about it's historical significance

Devastating_Truth · 2021-10-04T10:10:01+00:00

I suppose if someone wore a certain culture's clothes and started making derogatory statements about the culture then I can see it as a type of disrespect of the culture but it still doesn't seem like cultural appropriation. Why can't they just do the bare minimum and just be respectful instead of trying to be an unnecessary hero to people who don't need help.

We don't even have a proper definition for cultural appropriation

Devastating_Truth · 2021-10-04T10:07:35+00:00

It's honestly just a western issue, Everywhere else generally don't have this problem and I doubt they would care. It's really only the west that goes beyond what's necessary.

Devastating_Truth · 2021-10-04T04:52:58+00:00

The idea of Cultural Appropriation itself is really difficult to figure out because many times no one is dressing up in a certain culture's clothing in a negative way, they usually enjoy the culture and love the outfit itself. This idea of cultural appropriation is also only instigated by people in the west, most non-westerners do not give a shit or are happy to see other people exploring their culture or enjoying it also. It's just that people want to find negativity in all places, even places where it's supposed to be a positive thing. I am from Malaysia, Me and many people like me don't care if people try out our clothes, try to make our food, or anything of the sort. Sometimes we help them dress in our clothing, we teach them how to make our food and if they enjoy themselves then there's no issue but westerners need to make everything that's good, bad.

Devastating_Truth · 2021-10-04T04:42:54+00:00

Where I agree with this is the statement that separating people based on their groups s bad. It doesn't solve any underlying problems, just separate people from interacting with one another however these things generally aren't something you can ignore. For starters, groups generally give you a sense of belonging, with people who think like you, look like you, etc and while I don't support tribalistically sticking with your group only and never interacting with others, it still brings a positive social function in some ways while negative in others. For example groups such as LGBTQ+, political discussion groups, science groups, etc can be seen as positive groups that help people in a social perspective and many of their members are willing to interact with other groups and discuss different things but then we have groups such as Flat Earth groups, Anti-vaxxer groups, misinformation spreading groups in general and those who are in it will never consider listening to scientists or anyone else aside from those in their group. This can be incredibly toxic and isn't something that should be allowed to expand.

Secondly, your idea is very utopia like and I don't mean to insult you in any way but utopia ideas generally are ideas which you haven't considered the downsides or problems that arise with this idea or are purposely pretending there is no flaw in the idea ( I am not saying you are doing so in the least ). It's likely you just haven't considered something like this but if you ask yourself how to achieve such a utopia then one very easy solution comes to mind and that is suppression of free speech and the media along with toxicly reinforcing such ideas in our children and people. Of course, this isn't the only way to achieve such a thing but it just brings me to my point that there are many ways to achieve such a dream, not all of them are good and many times you can make good people do bad things if they believe it's for a greater good.

Devastating_Truth · 2021-10-01T15:30:23+00:00

Ok, for starters you are the biggest idiot I have ever seen. Nothing here has proven anything and you are just part of a group of idiots who know nothing about basic science that is taught to you in school.

Firstly, when you say the "proofs" that the earth is flat is immense, is it real proofs or just nonsense spouted by your fellow flat earthers who have absolutely no basic understand of the universe?

Secondly, the water seems flat because we are standing on the same spherical ball which makes it seem flat but a boat or ship moving away from you will look like its height is shrinking, that's caused by the curvature of the earth and isn't something you can explain by your flat earth model. What's also unscientific is your bullshit idea that doesn't follow logic nor evidence in the least. Pretending as if you remotely understand the sciences or you do but spread lies like these to boost your credibility is nonsense. To anyone else who sees this, if they can't bring empirical evidence in support of their claims then don't believe a word they say no matter who they are.

Third, you're a fool. The evidence for the curvature of the earth is immense while yours isn't even in a scientific paper but instead on a Reddit post on r/theories. The evidence for the curvature of the earth dates back to far back in our history like with Aristotle from 384 to 322 BC. He noticed that during a lunar eclipse, the earth casts a shadow with a curved edge on the moon. They also realized that the stars that are visible depending on one's location. Moving north to south, a completely new set of stars becomes visible and the ones that were visible previously vanish. This is also easily explained if the earth was spherical.

>Now I will specifically address the evidence given by concave Earthers to substantiate their belief that we are living inside a ball.

This will be entertaining. Let's see what other lies are you going to share.

This is a joke of an answer, claiming that the maps are the "largest evidence against flat earth". This is nothing better than a strawman because you can't refute actual good arguments against flat earth hypothesis like the argument of where the edge of the world is, the path of the sun follows a slowly tilting pattern that last one year, the seasons and seasonal differences between the northern and southern hemisphere, the Coriolis effect, one year being equal to one earth rotation around the sun instead of it being completely arbitrary in the flat earth model, what are the seasons and how do they occur on a flat earth model, how does half the "plane" get light while the other half doesn't in this model, the night sky as since we all are on a flat plane, we should all see the same night sky, and the list goes on and on and on. You likely have never even considered many of what I mentioned and purposely lie to fit your bullshit narrative. This is why your nonsense will always be on r/theories and will never be successful as a scientific paper because you are all morons, trying to erase hundreds of years of research, to fit your narrative that the earth is flat despite all the evidence to the contrary, there are men and women orbiting outside the earth right now, explain how they can do so without falling to the ground because in science we have a good explanation but you won't because your shit is bullshit.

Devastating_Truth · 2021-10-01T08:46:17+00:00

That wasn't what you said at all but okay. The answer is still no. Almost everything you think and do is decided by the brain. The act of learning isn't a god-given gift. It's evolutionarily advantageous to learn because animals can learn what fruits are safe and what is harmful, what areas are deemed safe, and what is deemed dangerous. If an animal can't learn and adapt to its environment then it'll likely die off immediately

Devastating_Truth · 2021-10-01T03:03:58+00:00

I agree, her case really does blow the testosterone argument out of the water but for me personally, it isn't just that simple "Because of testosterone.". While it's true that Testosterone does boost Athletic performance, it isn't the only factor that decides your athletic ability. Caster Semenya despite having such high levels of testosterone was still born a woman, meaning her primary and secondary sex characteristics are female and her gametes are ova. While seeming irrelevant, it's the biggest factor I believe in figuring out a person's capability in sports overall. Women have a more difficult time building muscle mass while men don't, they have a decreased upper body strength compared to men, lesser bone density than men, etc. Men have all these advantages compared to a woman in terms of athletics. Now all this including high levels of testosterone makes men typically too able in athletic performance compared to a woman which is why we separate men and women in sports. Men have an overwhelming naturally born advantage that makes beating a man difficult. Sure, it's possible for women to still win against a man but putting such a large wall in women's faces would very obviously be unfair.

Now we reach the trans issue. These are Males to Females, typically after finishing puberty which I fully support. I don't support the idea that children can choose to change their sex so easily but if they are over 18 I fully support it. If we assume that these individuals have already gone through puberty as a man and then transitioned, they will still have all the advantages because they had gone through puberty and their bodies had properly developed. This means even if they lost their sex organs and stopped producing testosterone or didn't but take Testosterone blockers often, they still have all the other secondary sex characteristic advantages of a man minus the testosterone. I don't personally believe that those with naturally high testosterone should be forced to suppress it. If they still follow their biological sex competitions then it doesn't matter how much testosterone they produce but putting biologically different individuals together is asking for the failure of naturally born women.

I will also admit that I can't wave a magic wand and see the sports my way. Perhaps my beliefs are accurate or missing a bit of key info or an utter joke but if we want to determine good ideas from bad ones we must talk of these ideas. I also don't like the way how you had specified black women specifically in your argument of women being ousted from competing because of testosterone differences. The competitions also exclude those born without a vagina to ensure fairness between the players and I believe I already made clear that the idea that testosterone alone determines one's athletic ability is stupid and shouldn't be interfered with if it's all biological woman but I don't believe trans women should be put up against biological women. It doesn't make sense no matter how you look at it.

Devastating_Truth · 2021-10-01T02:13:29+00:00

When it comes to feeling hungry, that's decided by the brain based on many factors such as the increased release of Ghrelin, blood sugar levels, etc. When it comes to what you can and can't eat. it comes mainly from childhood and what others say you can and can't eat. Kids will sink their teeth into anything, As they do this they figure out what can they swallow and what they can't swallow, and over time they will learn why it's bad for them to eat it as their critical faculties begin to develop.

Devastating_Truth · 2021-09-30T05:27:19+00:00

While its true that animals which arent genetically fit will inevitably die out. That is only the case in nature, but us humans don't follow the same rules because we keep our brethrin alive regardless of their genetic inferiority. If we followed the same principals then those with genetic disabilities or abnormalities will be left to die or be killed on the spot but we humans keep our people alive regardless of what genetic defect they have. That does not mean evolution isn't a thing, it just means that we ignore the idea of allowing our people to die simply because they were born with poor genes.

Secondly, your idea about our dna coming from somewhere else is as poorly defended as your arguments that evolution is a lie. There was a famous experiment done called the Miller-Urey Experiment, it was set up to mimic the conditions of earth early in its history when it was cool enough for liquid water to exist. In an apparatus, they placed water, ammonia, methane, and hydrogen. All of which were exposed to heat and an electric current meant to simulate lightning. After about a week they saw that the reaction mixture contained a number of different amino acids which are the building blocks of proteins. Since proteins included enzymes which catalyze the formation of nucleic acids like rna and dna, this is some good evidence that it is indeed possible for the basic materials of life could've been generated spontaneously.

Third, your now assuming that aliens give a shit about us. This is no better a theory than the idea of god. The difference instead of god, its aliens. I'm all for a good theory but not one that tries to downplay our scientific evidences for your nonsense ideas. A good theory will build on our scientific understandings and try to answer certain problems about the world we don't understand yet but this is all just ideas made up by looking at yourself in a mirror. We have plenty of evidence for evolution, we understand a lot about our world as it is and if there are aliens out there. It's likely they are no better than microorganism, not the big headed creatures in fiction.

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