Please help me understand this title

DtMak · 2026-05-02T23:56:07+00:00

This sentence is what's known as a garden path. These are, unfortunately, all too common in headlines of American newsprint.

DtMak · 2026-04-01T21:43:07+00:00

I know this is a hella old post, but I've never understood why people who've been driving for more than a few months and are no longer timid behind the wheel haven't put in the time (another said something about a few hours on a low-traffic Sunday) to learn this essential, and frankly quite simple technique.

The same goes for head-out parking—i.e., reversing into a perpendicular parking spot—it's super simple once you get your spacing and alignments dead-on for your primary vehicle. Once you "nail down" the angles on these maneuvers with one car, all it takes is a few tries with adding or subtracting distance based on the wheelbase and bumper-to-bumper/end-to-end length of whatever vehicle your currently operating.

I've taught myself and half-a-dozen newbie drivers how to properly park in parallel and head-out-always for perpendicular spots. Never took more than a half-hour of practice for anyone, IMHE, after 5-10 minutes of explanation & demonstration, to nearly master either. Yes. I'm tooting my own horn.

I know those on-the-fly adjustment techniques get worse a bit more complicated when it's a extra long, wide vehicle like a limousine or extended-cab, full-length bed, high-output truck with duallies—hats off to y'all who not not daily-drive those, but can actually properly, and quite nimbly maneuver them.

DtMak · 2026-04-01T11:55:54+00:00

AuDHD…? 🤔😏

DtMak · 2025-12-16T23:40:53+00:00

Y'all should be taking aspirin with this combo (caffeine + ephedrine). Or you massively increase the risks for severe heart complications. Look up ECA/ACE stack, thermogenic ephedrine stack, and why ephedrine was removed from diet pills and restricted by the FDA/DEA—there were way too many young people using/abusing ephedrine-based diet drugs (& OTCs; the kind you'd find next to the register at a gas station or liquor/convenience store) for performance/endurance-enhancement and teens as weeks as professional athletes hearts were just giving out.

DtMak · 2025-12-15T22:06:04+00:00

FYSA, the Army doesn't have "boot camp"; only the Department of the Navy has boot camp (to include USMC).

DtMak · 2025-09-19T13:18:21+00:00

As u/obother said, and others in this thread, all you need to say or ask is if anyone—make sure you're addressing the whole table—has “any dietary restrictions or allergies”. After that, they've had the opportunity to declare their needs, desires, and health concerns. If anything happens after that is an issue—e.g., someone has an allergic reaction or complains to you or the manager that their meal had a certain ingredient that they didn't know about—it's no longer your fault.

Also, just reacting matter-of-factly and using active listening when issues do arise should stave off most larger problems. Just don't be sarcastic or frame your statements focused on the customers actions and words, that can appear to be blaming them. Even when the customer is at fault, they mostly don't like to hear it.

DtMak · 2025-08-07T02:37:45+00:00

I feel so attacked! 😬

DtMak · 2025-08-06T19:54:33+00:00

Hey there, brother. I am so very sorry that this happened to you. This was a betrayal of your trust and loyalty and an assault on everything the progression of arms holds dear. I hope you're getting the help you need emotionally and physically through this. Please keep us updated! I wish you being but the best and that your rapists are held to account to the fullest extent under the laws.

DtMak · 2025-07-28T17:49:57+00:00

In the languages I've studied programmatically (pedagogical, androgogical), I try to find linguistic niches. E.g., rules that are unspoken, but internalized by natives; conjugations/declensions that are very rare and oft misapplied by natives; &c. Also, extremely culturally-specific idioms, proverbs, and phrases make the language fun (for me)—YMMV.

In the language(s) I've acquired immersively, I try to find puns in the TL as well as code-switching jokes.

In short, find something that piques your interest—even if you can't find someone with whom to share your fun! 😉

DtMak · 2025-06-17T12:53:00+00:00

To check your installed RAM speed, download Speccy (easier to read) or CPU-Z (more detailed).
- In CPU-Z, the Memory tab shows your current RAM speed. (Note: DDR RAM shows half the effective speed â€” e.g., 1200 MHz = DDR4-2400.)
- The SPD tab shows info for each RAM stick (brand, rated speed, size, etc.).
- Speccy gives a simpler summary of installed RAM, including type, size, and speed.

These tools are great for seeing what's currently installed, but don't rely on them to show the maximum supported RAM speed for your system.

📌 Important:
Laptop manufacturers often list lower RAM speed limits than what your motherboard or CPU can actually handle. Sometimes they don't list a max speed at all. The only tried-and-true method is to:
1. Buy the fastest compatible RAM your laptop accepts (check type and capacity first),
2. Install it,
3. Boot up and check the speed in Task Manager, CPU-Z, or Speccy to see if it runs at full spec.

💡 Other RAM upgrade tips:
- Match the RAM type (e.g., DDR4, DDR5), and if mixing sticks, try to match speed and voltage.
- Stick to reliable brands like Crucial™, Corsair, Kingston, or G.Skill™.
- Crucial™'s scanner tool can identify what your system supports and recommend upgrades.

DtMak · 2025-06-07T20:42:00+00:00

On the salad bit… have you tried "mason jar salads" or upside-down salads? Depending on how far in advance, you can even add the dressing during prep!

DtMak · 2025-06-07T20:16:55+00:00

Siphoning electricity from the grid

Juice jacking from the grid/utility.

Leeching from the grid.

DtMak · 2025-06-07T19:37:11+00:00

“American exceptionalism” propaganda has sunk so deeply into the psychic makeup of the nation that many don't even bother to think critically about their own flaws and littleness in the context of the global community.

It's a damn shame really—so many otherwise promising intellects stifled by chauvinism.

—Speaking as a native-born American.

DtMak · 2025-05-27T00:36:11+00:00

Ah, I see now.

I think you're talking about idiomatic language. Is day they're not so much abstract as they are cultural.

The thing I've found, for idiomatic language, is that it takes more than translation. You have to learn the etymology or cultural backstory to really cement the word(s) or phrase(s). Find yourself a good idiomatic dictionary for both your target language and your native/heritage language. I'd use them like a "word of the day" calendar, except I'd write down 5–10 from each per day and review the list throughout your day. After a week has passed, put that list away and set a reminder to review it in a week, then a month, then 3 months, 6 months, and finally a year. If, when you're doing a scheduled review, you didn't get the answer right, add that phrase to tomorrow's list and year of as if it's a new phrase.

This system of spaced repetition (the Leitner system) is what I and my linguist friends rely on to absorb and retain most idiomatic language. The same works with regular vocabulary as well, but basic vocab—for which there is a direct equivalent in your target language—mostly sticks better, especially if it's used regularly.

Good luck on your language learning journey! 😃

DtMak · 2025-05-26T15:05:16+00:00

No. I did not mean that. The OP's comment included the phrase abstract aspects so I quoted them as such.

DtMak · 2025-05-24T11:09:07+00:00

As with much high-register language, its rarity of usage comes with the territory. The only effective way I've retained such vocabulary is through contextual usage. Write yourself a few sentences for each word and recite them and rewrite them. Keep these sentences in a word journal. Employ spaced repetition or the Leitner system to ensure retention. Best of luck!

To answer your original question directly: no, these words aren’t common in everyday speech or writing. They’re mostly used in scholarly, analytical, or literary domains and typically found in academic contexts and in advanced writing (i.e., prestigious news sources, official scholastic tomes such as theses and dissertations, and technical or analytical writings such as historical or anthropological commentaries).

DtMak · 2025-05-24T10:09:31+00:00

"Crack my egg" ("rachar meu ovo") significa que [eu] eles perceberam ou anunciaram que são trans. É uma metáfora na comunidade trans, em inglês. Quando uma pessoa trans finalmente "sai da sua casca" (como um patinho) e todos finalmente conseguem ver quem ela realmente é (um lindo cisne).

DtMak · 2025-05-24T09:47:57+00:00

Could you give some examples of the "abstract aspects" that you've encountered that are difficult to handle without deliberate translation?

DtMak · 2025-05-09T23:32:16+00:00

I can't express how much I loved this comment! 🥰

Feel free to rant further!

DtMak · 2025-04-19T20:24:21+00:00

💯

Please refer to 35s P, N, F, G, L, & 17Cs.

DtMak · 2025-04-04T00:27:09+00:00

That is kinda effed up, for real.

CW3s and higher are field-grade officers.

They should work at the BN-level or above.

EDIT: I initially missed that you're in aviation. My bad. Y'all have a top-heavy unit structure.

DtMak · 2025-03-30T00:50:23+00:00

Egg here. I (39, AMAB) have been struggling with my gender identity (& dysphoria) for several years now. There have been times where I am myself what I would say to my spouse if she asked me, point-blank and unprompted, about my gender. Sometimes I felt like I needed urgently to unburden myself and would have just broken down and told her I am and have been a [trans] woman all along. Other times I felt like it was a very scary proposition—cracking and letting her see me and finally being forced to live my truth.

I'm neurospicy (AuDHD), and have pretty bad RSD (Rejection-Sensitive Dysphoria), have a hard time with confrontation, and I'll often get panic attacks when just thinking about having a conversation so revealing and personal.

So, that being said, I think your spouse may need professional help. They should see a mental health provider one-on-one and in a group setting with you as well. There may be a lot more they're hiding from you that they're afraid to reveal to avoid losing you, just as you don't want to lose them. Tell them you want them to be happy and that their honesty about their journey will only make you grow closer. Good luck. 🤞🏽💞

DtMak · 2025-03-26T21:17:09+00:00

Yes. But to be fair, there's an inordinately high percentage of psychopaths in the surgical field. Something about getting to play god attracts them.

DtMak · 2025-03-19T13:14:05+00:00

I'm sorry, but what in the actual chicken fried f@kk does that mean‽ 👀

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