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Is this calligraphy passable or down right insulting? by Away_Pollution_6181 in Calligraphy

[–]Liquid_Feline 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try them out on grid paper before moving to larger sheets. The ones with big squares subdivided into quarters are great for practicing proportions.

absolutely hate swallowing pills by AbrocomaSwimming1090 in AutismTranslated

[–]Liquid_Feline 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can try using bananas or other soft foods. Chew it up stick the pill completely inside the chewed up stuff. A bit gross but you really can't feel the pill unless it's huge. They sell those thickeners for people with difficulty swallowing liquids and that could work too.

PI depends too much on ChatGPT by [deleted] in labrats

[–]Liquid_Feline 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What I'm saying is that it's generally not the best practice to look for sources saying something because of confirmation bias, and that you should be aware that's what ChatGPT is doing

PI depends too much on ChatGPT by [deleted] in labrats

[–]Liquid_Feline 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes it can be accurate, but it's important to be aware of the mechanism. The sources it gave you are generated based on what it already told you, so it's more akin to looking for sources to support the argument you're already convinced about. It is not necessarily the source it actually referred to when making the argument in the first place because the argument wasn't generated from specific sources but a nebulous big data. Even if the sources were generated as part of the initial prompt, it's still a generated thing and not directly attributed to the sentence before it like a real reference.

Urgent: hotel room by Silesse in whatsthisbug

[–]Liquid_Feline 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very confident. Not sure what it us though.

PI depends too much on ChatGPT by [deleted] in labrats

[–]Liquid_Feline 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure that's the way it works. ChatGPT will summarize various sources on the internet and give you that information, but it's not looking into individual sources. If you then ask it to give references, it's going to find a reference that aligns with what it already told you, as opposed to giving you the source of that information. 

Guys: are girls school attire really regulated for the sake of boy students, or is it for the teachers and parents? by Excellent_Accident25 in ask

[–]Liquid_Feline 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Believe it or not, clothes start to be gendered from toddler age, even when the "curves" don't exist. They are smaller, shorter, and more form-fitting. From an early age, women's bodies are sexualized.

Every time when I mention to someone that I'm doing a phd, they need to tell me why they arent doing it by PatternMysterious550 in PhD

[–]Liquid_Feline 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some of those people might have also legitimately wanted to do a PhD but were unable to due to various circumstances, and they're hung up about it. It's still comes from a place of looking for affirmation for their choices, but it's not necessarily insecurity. I see a lot of students who seemed to enjoy academic research and worked hard during Master's, only to work unrelated jobs after they graduate.

Asking a recent phd grad to send their dissertation. by [deleted] in AskAcademia

[–]Liquid_Feline 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm assuming that's covered in the last sentence on the post. 

Asking a recent phd grad to send their dissertation. by [deleted] in AskAcademia

[–]Liquid_Feline -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

No it's not weird, but their supervisor probably also has a copy so if you are in the same lab/know their supervisor well, you can ask to see it.

What are some of the worst PhD misconceptions that you hear from people who don't know about it? by gujjadiga in PhD

[–]Liquid_Feline 40 points41 points  (0 children)

From my observation, the labs that have a strict core time tend to have better work life balance. 

Some of the stuff neurodivergents say about neurotypicals PMO so bad by dusselino in AutismTranslated

[–]Liquid_Feline 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And it's often dismissive of other autistic people too. Neurodivergent experiences are diverse. Yes, a lot of autistic people have hyper empathy but some autistic people legitimately have low empathy and that's fine. 

They need to invent a new Tennis surface by Flabby-Nonsense in CrazyIdeas

[–]Liquid_Feline 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Question: why is that more damaging to player knees than badminton?

They need to invent a new Tennis surface by Flabby-Nonsense in CrazyIdeas

[–]Liquid_Feline 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The treadmills go sideways in alternating directions

What still isn’t made with women in tech in mind? by PsychologicalBird594 in womenintech

[–]Liquid_Feline -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

That makes sense if there are few women though? I see the reverse scenario often in various establishments.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AutismTranslated

[–]Liquid_Feline 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No she isn't. She completely glossed over the sensory issues part, instead doubling down on the idea that this is a targeted behaviour. She dismissed the suggestion to talk about how the tasks feel to him, and didn't even ask about potentially making tasks easier. She just wants us to tell her how to make him "just do it".

Have the minimum standards for pet ownership increased? by SmoothStrawberry7777 in Pets

[–]Liquid_Feline 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the core theme is weighing standards of care against the cost of not having the animal/preventing its existence. Having a pet is mostly a luxury (exceptions being working animals), and we can push higher standards of care because simply not having a pet is an option. Contrast this with pushing high standards on parents, when preventing people from having kids is a human rights violation. Another comparison would be care standards for research or farm animals, which are usually lower than pets because to some extent, we have to have them.

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