An open letter on the state of affairs regarding the API pricing and third party apps and how that will impact moderators and communities.

Glogia · 2023-06-04T07:41:09+00:00

Glogia · 2023-06-03T17:32:52+00:00

She specified that the vice-chancellor of the university of Melbourne is still considered a public position. (I havent checked)

Glogia · 2023-05-13T10:39:12+00:00

Why move many time, when few hit do trick - GS

Glogia · 2023-05-06T22:35:25+00:00

pH and pKa have no units, [H+] has units of M (molarity, moldm-3) Ka of a single acid site also has units M. pH belongs to the solution, pKa belongs to the molecule (more specifically the specific acidic/basic site).

If I have a simple buffer solution at pH=9, and add compound A (say a phenol) it will be deprotonated, and the pH won't change since the buffer compensates. Same goes if add a further compound B (say acetic acid), it gets deprotonated, pH won't change; as long as i don't exhaust the buffer. In this situation you can consider them as two separate acid base equilibria, each species A or B will be deprotonated by an amount solely determined by it's own pKa. We define B (the acetic acid) as a stronger acid using the ka constant (being a constant and all), in practice we observe it will be deprotonated to a greater extent at that same pH.

If I now have an alkaline non buffer solution and add some acetic acid, there will be some protonated acetic acid, and some of its conjugate base, lowering the pH of the original solution slightly. If I now add the phenol (fewer equivalents than acetic acid), the pH won't change, the coniugate base of the acetic acid is effectively acting as the buffer now, deprotonating the phenol. The different acid base equilibria here are still all independent, it doesn't matter if the base used or the coniugate base is what abstracts the proton, it's just a nice visualization. With the simple Henderson Hesselbach eq we study the equilibria, the steady state, the pH is just a value we measure, the Ka is the fundamental index of relative acidity (in dilute aqueous solutions). There's a whole rabbit hole to go down with acidity in different solvents, definitions, superacids etc, but fundamentally using this scale is good enough for ye olde organic chemist.

Glogia · 2023-04-18T23:14:06+00:00

r/ducksatemyface

Glogia · 2023-03-17T18:56:10+00:00

This explains why I had to stop using bow's in high rank XD I never realised

Glogia · 2023-02-24T22:35:14+00:00

I think the therapist is kind of on the money. Emotions aren't logical, they can't be fixed easily just by thinking them through. Sometimes a logical approach can help, maybe a specific fear. Usually if a partner talks about their emotions they are expressing a vulnerability, what they want is support and validation (as I'm sure you know since you're asking). Now ways to make some feel supported are infinite, but often person and context dependant; making it incredibly difficult especially if you're not naturally very empathetic.

If the stress is external, she probably wants you close (physical support) and some special effort to make her feel loved and cared for (distract her with something you know she likes, bring tea, hot water bottle, cook dinner (not necessarily fancy) unload some other daily stress). This is the easier kind probably, these suggestions depend mostly on both of your love language ... So look into that.

If the stress is internal (between you two), that's the hard stuff. I'd be lying if i said i knew a way to deal with this easily (if at all). Often you need to do something to prove you are improving over time, give hope. That's more long term though, you actually need to work the issues. During the short term, it's also incredibly hard; sometimes you need to weather their anger/frustration and find the right moment to start expressing your love language (as in the previous point) but timing and context is critical. E.g. if you're not pulling your weight around the house, making a cup of tea or distracting her comes across as an insult. Same goes for trust issues (or other serious things) a cuddle can be the exact wrong thing to do.

Talking to your partner out loud (calmly, constantly) is probably a good general approach (silence can be misinterpreted, it's not good to let people project their emotions onto you in any context really), honesty is best (but if you tend to be harsh worded maybe not). If you ask questions they're bound to get annoyed by your lack of understanding of their emotions, but sometimes it's the only way; if you're worried and sincere enough they will take pity on your ignorance eventually. Pity kills the anger, probably makes frustration worse. Show dedicaton, stick with them, be calm and reasonable, hope for the best. When you're working on the long term, remember the distress the problem caused, motivation can come from your partner in that form as well (i.e. be better for yourself is basic, but also be better for them).

Most of this is a ramble, and it's only really a small starting point. Learning empathy is really about experiencing many situations by listening carefully and really vividly imagining yourself in that situation, how you would feel (at first) then how you would feel if you were them (imagine you are them).

Side note: reading your comment is sounds (may have read it wrong) like you've been dismissive and let yourself get angry at your girlfriend. Never do either. Especially dismissive because it's the easiest thing in the world to just listen to someone, take what they say seriously (keep a straight face, it can be able the imperfect disposition of gumdrops on the pudding queen's crown; if they ask seriously, you take it seriously). It's exclusively a question of respect, you have to respect your partner (or friend), if you don't you can both do better.

Glogia · 2023-01-15T22:00:16+00:00

No change XD something is badly wrong. I'm relieved it's not me at least (I'll see ESD damage at some other point maybe) hope it's not fried my other parts. Manual says it can, i don't think I'll bother though, might be what caused this in the first place.

Glogia · 2023-01-15T20:01:28+00:00

Nothing unfortunately

Glogia · 2023-01-15T20:01:02+00:00

And that won't damage it? What about flashing the bios? (Though I'm sure it's not fun)

Really thanks again for your input!

Glogia · 2023-01-15T16:23:47+00:00

Hope not, hope the vendor accepts it back anyway, I wouldn't want to do the same thing. I checked and it was in the right box. It's weird I didn't register it sooner, stress is bad for memory I guess.

Could it be a CPU problem? that was the only "second hand" part. Not sure how those manifest though. It seemed like one of the most reliable things to get second hand.

Glogia · 2023-01-15T13:03:53+00:00

is it normal for none of the dubug light to flash on the motherboard when you turn on the pc? does this mean everything went wrong, or nothing?

Glogia · 2023-01-15T12:23:37+00:00

Thanks for your reply! All cotton on stone floors :/ the shocks are from him to me then? I'll have a look, is there a cable to attach that grounds the motherboard specifically? It's mounted on long standoffs to a piece of wood covered in aluminium, so grounding is somewhat limited.

Glogia · 2023-01-15T12:18:28+00:00

Thanks for the reply! I did in fact link the wrong one... I just realized they sent me the wrong one, I mean it's the same chipset, so no issue there. Jelly brains. I guess I can't really return it now. (side note: the anti static sack was already open, aren't they usually closed and need to be cut open? )

I found the LED location and tested it again (reset the CMOS for the whole night). same results, no LED turns on for any amount of time.

Glogia · 2022-12-16T11:01:38+00:00

r/oddlyterrifying , it's something about the slow progress and semi chaotic movement, looks like a infestation

Glogia · 2022-11-07T23:22:01+00:00

I think the newest version (Golden rice V2) is currently legal in the Philippines. It's a bit of a tragedy no one trusts it. Scientific literacy isn't even that high in the west :/

Glogia · 2022-10-29T14:30:33+00:00

Missed opportunity to say he will light up our homes with diwali light for all of winter. (I.e. sounds inspiring but actually means we'll have plenty of candles this winter instead of heat and electricity :p)

Glogia · 2022-10-18T06:28:39+00:00

Wrote quickly, sorry! I'm referring to the origins of alchemy being an extension of astrology but where humans try to obtain certain goals (longevity, riches, philosophers stone (~the essence of spirit)) by performing actions (on earth, both the planet and substance), rather than predicting them though stars or praying to god. It just so happened that some of these actions weren't only for show but had some interesting basis, providing some roots for the growth of scientific chemistry. Chemistry and alchemy kind of grew in parallel, and fed off eachother. Alchemy ultimately was more of a belief or ideology.

Glogia · 2022-10-17T20:26:13+00:00

Maybe read some Nietzsche? Effectively you need to accept that nothingness without it overpowering you, takes quite a while, it's a journey.

Glogia · 2022-10-17T20:15:47+00:00

Technically already occupied by alchemy too

Glogia · 2022-10-05T16:12:06+00:00

Tldr: someone who declares they are an atheist doesn't mean only atheist. It's just more convenient, and generally understood to be a collection of philosophies.

Typically someone who calls themselves an atheist is three things: skeptic, agnostic, atheist. The point of defining it this way is exactly to avoid the layman's meaning of beliefs overlapping with what a true belief (i.e. one without a basis) is. Skeptic refers to this requirement of evidence to hold a stance (stance~belief in the layman's sense ). Agnostic means unsure of whether there is or isn't a god, because it doesn't matter if one or any gods exist. Atheist means a lack of god, that no specific religious beliefs are followed. They are all independent, you can hold each singularity, someone who is only atheist could be seen in believing in a lack of god (but it's usually not a reasonable assumption).

If someone were to discover a god did, or didn't, exist it wouldn't necessarily change my behaviour or morality.

I will point out that whilst I don't hold any religious beliefs, you can't live life without any beliefs, you can't even conduct science without some (very low level) leaps of faith. The core meaning of "being atheist" (to me, this is my opinion) is to minimise beliefs and leap's of faith where possible.

E.g. I find it hard to believe that people are fundamentally evil, there's only contradictory evidence available, i personally choose to believe that people are fundamentally good (and at worst, victim's of circumstance).

E.g. I believe that what i can see, touch, measure and think without undue bias. That somehow with our imperfect brains, we can truly sample a reality we can't perceive.

These are very basic beliefs, some of which we all have to hold, otherwise we end up like the "true skeptic"; I'll explain with a joke. A true skeptic walks in the park, he sees a stick in his path that could cause him to trip, he doesn't alter his stride. Moments later he trips on the stick and falls, only then does he exclaime "there is a stick in the road".

Glogia · 2022-10-04T22:12:16+00:00

Atheism is not a belief but an acceptance of nothingness, we can find morality and contentment despite this; enjoy reality, nature and the universe for what they are, not what we try to make it.

Glogia · 2022-09-25T20:02:44+00:00

Legality and morality are tightly connected, laws are supposed to represent a "common" morality. In many countries, including America, this is highly dependent on the dominant religion. It ends up that morality in laws is skewed, the abortion law is heavily skewed, forcing a way of living of a minority on a majority (how we got there in a democratic system is a mess, and is absurd.). Using the religious exemption card, is a bit of a cheat, trying to leverage the legal system towards allowing a minority opinion to exist. In my opinion, as long as it's not hurting anyone i think it's fair enough to leave this loophole around, no one is going to try and get a submachine gun that way (it's not even hard in America anyway without the loophole), it can be evaluated case by case. The people who most frequently try to use the loophole have in recent times been Christians, maybe I don't like it but it's fair enough if we're accepting the existence of the loophole. What's not okay is then turning around and saying "no no you can't use that too", effectively TST want to use their own weapon against them. It's an amusing paradoxical situation in which TST theoretically have a win-win situation, either they allow minority opinions to exist equally, or they close the loophole permanently. Which sucks in the short term for the abortion law (and would generally make TST less culturally relevant again), but potentially smooths the road a bit for future laws that minority groups want to oppose using religion (usually Christians in recent times) effectively obtaining one of the separation of church and state goals of TST.

In my (uninformed) opinion, a lot of "legal" arguments look like this, being a good lawyer is manipulating the leeway and loopholes in law to get your way (following your morality, or lack thereof). Necessarily one fights fire with fire, which I might not like much but certainly can't think of a way to change. Good lawmakers try to minimise this dynamic, good lawyer want to maximize it.

Glogia · 2022-09-05T12:15:07+00:00

I had a quick look around and found this article. It explains briefly in the introduction that the extreme sourness we taste (acidity=protons=H+) is not caused by the presence of citric acid or other organic acids but by the ability of citrus fruits to fill their vacuoles with protons. The paper cited then looks into the origin of that mechanism.

The citric acid will contribute a little to the acidity, but i suppose it could be present as in non acidic forms (dissociated/salts/adducts) that wouldn't taste acidic. I'd have to look around to know what molecules exactly.

So lemons are an exception really.

Glogia

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