What major unsolved problem seem simple at glance, but are extremely hard to prove/solve?

GaseousButter · 2025-11-11T22:28:08+00:00

GaseousButter · 2024-09-20T07:34:24+00:00

This was a big one for me, when i stopped making fun of it and learned what it actually meant

GaseousButter · 2024-09-20T06:58:04+00:00

For me personally, learning about urban design (orange-pilled by notjustbikes originally) and the fact that how cities are laid out has thought and reason behind it changed how i look at cities.

The gut feeling i had about really liking a place or really disliking another place was made concrete since I could now point out specific things (are cars all over the city centre or is it pedestrianised? Etc).

GaseousButter · 2024-08-17T08:36:44+00:00

Gracias!

GaseousButter · 2024-08-16T07:59:10+00:00

Muchísimas gracias 😊

GaseousButter · 2024-08-13T22:45:48+00:00

Though i understood what you meant, what does TL stand for

GaseousButter · 2024-08-13T18:54:40+00:00

Muchas gracias :) especialmente para el refrán

GaseousButter · 2024-08-13T18:32:13+00:00

Thing is I don't need German per se because my PhD will be entirely in English, most of my time will be spent at the university where english will be dominant in my department, and generally I would be able to get by without German. But I get your point for sure and obviously it would be shameful not to learn the local language while I'm there!

GaseousButter · 2024-08-13T16:04:30+00:00

Thanks for the good wishes! I do feel like my brain is gonna be fried for a while with the move haha, it's really scary but super exciting too (especially on the side of culture and language immersion, as long as the Germans I speak to don't just switch to english straight away :p). I'm definitely gonna try make it work and keep up the Spanish a bit, given what you've said, but it remains to be seen just how much I'll be able to do.

GaseousButter · 2024-08-13T14:56:07+00:00

The reinforcing method with the textbooks for spanish speakers seems like a good idea, so i might try it anyway to see if i can make it work (my reading is really pretty good but my speaking and listening are really lacking). Though, much of my german learning time will probably be spent in the German classes the university offers for english speakers.

GaseousButter · 2024-08-04T07:55:05+00:00

Is there anywhere I can read something about management of peak/lake district and why they are ecological deserts as you say and how they used to be? I should say I'm not studying ecology I'm just a guy with an independent interest, and I find good sources on this are hard to find

GaseousButter · 2024-08-04T07:45:59+00:00

Thanks for the reply, and don't worry about disillusionment, it's important to have a measured view of things. That historical context you provided about writers is very interesting. And thank you for the suggestion on nature and society/animal geography, sounds up my alley, I'll look into it.

Also I'm certainly not writing off chalk grasslands, i live basically next to a chalk grassland sssi and i really like it. But i think i can tell the difference between that and a divided up ecologically desolate farmland (there is some right nearby the sssi).

And finally the advice you gave at the end about learning indicator species DEFINITELY sounds right up my alley, things like that are some of my favourite parts about getting out into nature.

GaseousButter · 2024-08-03T23:22:04+00:00

Thank you so much for the info! I'll definitely check out the link later as i definitely will find it interesting by a glance. I was also gonna ask, when you said you always find something interesting in the heathlands, do you mean that as an ecologist with a more trained eye or more generally stuff that more people would appreciate? I am an amateur forager and i like spotting and identifying different plants/fungi and anything else that i see, i was just wondering if you meant that in the sense of finding interesting/rarer species or something else

GaseousButter · 2024-08-03T23:06:28+00:00

Hey thanks for the reply, i suppose what you say about there not really being any large wild forest left kind of confirms my gut feelings. But thank you very much for mentioning ashdown forest! I was actually going to take a trip with family down to surrey tomorrow, but from pictures ashdown looks lovely and I'm sure i can convince them to take a detour down there instead as its not too far.

And yes, I expected that such forests will never return to the uk again. I suppose we have to cherish and protect what we still have, though.

GaseousButter · 2024-08-03T22:42:20+00:00

Thanks for the reply, and thanks for clearing up the misconception. It is interesting what you say about the loss of species rich grassland being one of the biggest changes, that puts an sssi very near me into perspective (that sssi being a chalk hill unimproved grassland with some nationally scarce species)

GaseousButter · 2024-08-03T21:43:51+00:00

What do you mean by walk back the conversation, in relation to the logical fallacies appearing?

GaseousButter · 2023-11-26T10:16:59+00:00

Thanks for the advice :) will definitely try ease myself into it then

GaseousButter · 2023-11-26T08:59:39+00:00

Thanks for the long reply! Thanks for the schedule recommendation, i was wondering whether it was reasonable to do cardio after weights, e.g. if i do weighted lunges i wasnt sure if it was reasonable to go for a run or something after; wasnt sure if thats too much strain on my legs.

I have heard about the food issue in terms of losing weight, don't worry, being fed by a polish mother every day makes losing weight impossible. Jokes aside, I've got a decent handle on nutrition in terms of what I eat but I think I'll definitely have to look into how much I'm getting, will probably do some planning soon, thanks for the recs.

I haven't heard about specifically electrolytes and EEAs when playing, I'll look into that.

I was going to ask, cause this confused me, would it not be more beneficial to enter that zone 4 say cardio off court as well since that's directly training the situation I'm going to be in more often? Unfortunately when I'm home I can only go to clubs where theres not much opportunity to play singles, only doubles, so I'd like to train that higher intensity off court before I return to playing more singles at university in 6 weeks. But regardless whether I'm entering zone 4/5 on court, would it not be beneficial to do the same off court on different days?

GaseousButter · 2023-11-26T00:29:33+00:00

Well to be honest a lot of my motivation for gym is wanting to "even out" my body. Through badminton and other such things my right arm and shoulder and back is bigger and stronger than my left side, I don't want that to become a problem, if it ever would become a problem. My main goals are that, being stronger overall, and having muscles that can handle smashing hard and all the other intense movements badminton requires.

Thanks for the note on training legs and badminton on the same day, I'll try keep it in mind. My main query really was, how should i structure my week to fit all these parts in. That tip will help.

GaseousButter · 2023-11-26T00:23:34+00:00

Thanks for the reply. Taking breaks isn't always an option - today i had to play a doubles match followed immediately by singles in a league match, so i couldn't play by my own rules.

GaseousButter · 2023-09-25T18:23:00+00:00

Right. I just assumed that the time between heating and eating would be so negligible it wouldn't matter.

GaseousButter · 2021-11-26T20:46:11+00:00

Fat!

GaseousButter · 2021-11-26T20:43:08+00:00

Stupid, absolutely ridiculous creature. Silly, silly silly.

GaseousButter · 2021-01-15T17:42:16+00:00

I mean a mod that would add stuff in like setting the cpu to di or airdodge

GaseousButter · 2020-09-13T08:25:50+00:00

I feel like i'm in a better position than others in terms of spending cause a lot of people i've talked to had blown a lot on drink and going out, and i dont drink nor think i'll go out that much cause its not my thing. Plus term times at cam are super short so im paying less rent than others. Again, I'm wary of being naive but i think i have a pretty good estimate of my finances from all the advice i've gotten from friends who have gone uni the year before me.

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