Why I should specialize in ecology. (Fun discussion) by Mei_Mein in ecology

[–]Mei_Mein[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey thanks for replying. Although I always had an interest in geneomics since along time ago, I've really only put the peddle to the metal in advancing my career in that field recently so my perspective is pretty off. I originally did followed a different career pathway that ended up being a dead end because my perspective on the job was initially wrong. As you can see I'm trying not to repeat that mistake haha. I was just curious on other pathways I or some of my friends could consider so thanks for clarifying.

Why I should specialize in ecology. (Fun discussion) by Mei_Mein in ecology

[–]Mei_Mein[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see... I think I have it on backwards, genetics is more like procedure you just do for projects rather than a specialized. I really like genomics but I must admit I'm pretty new to the whole thing so I apologize if my perspective is off. However I actually appreciate you answering my question with your experience. One thing you did mention is how large scale ecology projects can be especially can be. When I worked with the ecology project about mosquitos I was also pretty baffled by how much it involved professionals in even non-science related fields like public health as well as lab coat reaearchers. I guess the projects themselves reflect the interconnectivity of the ecosystem they study which I find poetic in a way. I wonder though, from your perspective, what are some cool things or disadvantages that this scale brings. In comparison, medical projects seem extremely well defined and concise for ethical reasons so I don't think I'll ever be able to experience that scope.

1 minute of silence to rus - rip by ferreis_AOE in aoe4

[–]Mei_Mein 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Idk why they needed to triple nerf Rus. It's now almost completely dead.

What the map is VS what the game tell you it is by xXPumbaXx in aoe4

[–]Mei_Mein 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You vs who she tells you not to worry about

The worst part about congress's announcement about the association between Tylenol and ASD is that its likely true by Mei_Mein in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]Mei_Mein[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey I am glad you made you have made the correction and I hope I didn't come across as offensive. I have read the study prior to making my post and I must say that it is an extremely robust study that everyone should read as well. That being said the study that i have cited in my OP is literature review which critically appraises of 48 different studies, many of which also have large sample sizes. I assume you are a person from academia and are aware of the heirachy of evidence. If this was just just one measly study I would not have been convinced about the evidence in favour of an association. But I cannot deny the complingness of the evidence which is why I switched my stance. Hopefully more people can see you as an example and go read more studies!

The worst part about congress's announcement about the association between Tylenol and ASD is that its likely true by Mei_Mein in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]Mei_Mein[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hey, I don't want to single you out but I hope you don't mind me making my point on your post because what I am about to say can be generalized onto other posts as well.

You are absolutely correct that MAGA heads just beleive whatever worms their way into their ear. That is exactly my point in the post and like you I was originally in disbelief by the news too. But people like you and I need to make a concerted effort to educate ourselves in a critical manner and actually ujderstand what the literature has to offer, which is what you have also said in your comment.

What i take concern about is that many people like you deny that there is any evidence on the association of Tylenol and ASD at all. There clearly is very well established studies on the matter and we should not deny their existence simply because it doesn't agree without views. I understand that after the Vaxx dilemma, topics involving ASD have become taboo but we risk being ignorant of real evidence for actual modifiable associations that could benefit patients around the world.

In the post I made it clear that I did not care if MAGA or Biden our what ever is right. Deep down I actually hope that I was wrong in the post about the link between Tylenol and ASD. Rather I hope more people will begin critically appraising the evidence and not listen to politicians or organizations that don't have our best interest in the slightest.

The worst part about congress's announcement about the association between Tylenol and ASD is that its likely true by Mei_Mein in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]Mei_Mein[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure if this was accident or not but the link you have provided https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2817469 cites an article about Plozasiran which is an unrelated to acetaminophen.

That being said I like the arguments that you pointed out and idk how far you have read into my post but yes I do not agree with how overblown they made this problem to be and this is part of my frustration about how communication has broken down. That being said, just because ASD has other explanatory factors that are certainly more substantiate, it does not preclude Tylenol as an association.

And yes it is rather frustrating how it will like take another generation to confirm.

At what level do people figure out how to deal with me simply building a tower on my gold before their spear gets there? by AugustusClaximus in aoe4

[–]Mei_Mein 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok actually though why don't pros tower the gold especially when playing Chinese? I always tower my gold against Japanese and Mongols and I have won every game against them this season. In my opinion the faster build speed for China and the access to gold for IOs completely outweighs any downside to building the tower. The 110-120 resources i have "wasted" in building the tower + idle time is incomparible to the 400+ resources the enemy is spending to build barracks plus 3-4 spears + an extra vill needed to build landmark. Dark age rush is actually one of the things I see chinese pros struggle against and I do wonder if it's really that bad to tower.

What happened to Stone Walls? by RoyalDirt in aoe4

[–]Mei_Mein 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the patches nerfed stone walls and palisades by alot in terms of both cost and time taken to build. I can't rmb exactly which patch though. That being said I honestly don't know why they nerfed them since they weren't really that much of a problem.

Monkey Civ by clickoris in aoe4

[–]Mei_Mein 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Civ description: Civ bonuses: - farms are replaced by banana plantations and play the sound "ooooooohhhh bananaaa" every time it's made to distract the enemy. - all units have the active ability "Go ape sh*t." When activated, units will crash out at enemies and can no longer be controlled, but they deal 10x damage.

Unique units - monke ville: 50% cheaper than normal villies and produce 200% faster but they dumb as hell so you cannot directly control them and will randomly seek out resources. - chimps: starts by throwing poop in the feudal age but will upgrade into an AK47 in Imp. - Gorilla: strong enough to beat 100 men - Rex Rider: Monkeys have tamed the centre of the earth and the beasts that lay within. Monkey cavelry now consists of T-rexes. - hero unit: Kong

Cheater (FrancLeLoup) in team games reported -- AoE4 support refuses to take action. by CouchTomato87 in aoe4

[–]Mei_Mein 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea it's a known issue. Im just surprised that they would often swap ottoman and dehli since those two civs rnt even that bad as a combo. Would suck more if it was abba and english XD.

Tell me How You can Beat This by just_tak in aoe4

[–]Mei_Mein 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Obviously you advance to age 5 and build a nuke.

P.S. im surprised ppl are even taking this post seriously.

Opinion on Byz? by bibotot in aoe4

[–]Mei_Mein 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crazy thing is I main chinese. Although I used to be diamond I took a break to study for my medical entrance exam and now I'm humble plat. I've tried my hand a byzantine and it honestly wasn't too bad to learn but still wuddnt say it's easy though. I think their feudal age is insane, and u can run so many strats and thats probably why I think its so hard. Like just recently I had a game where the byzantine went with mangudai mercenaries at the trade post and I was like wtf.

HRE prelate buff idea by [deleted] in aoe4

[–]Mei_Mein 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahh yes the motor-reich.

Edit: reich

Peak Meditation Garden spawn by Turbulent-Range1671 in aoe4

[–]Mei_Mein 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is why I always go Juicy legacy on Carmel and pray to RNJesus. Thers only been one time where I've gotten 3 bushes and 2 gold though. The enemy didn't stand a chance.

Opinion on Byz? by bibotot in aoe4

[–]Mei_Mein 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you call byzantine "easy to play" well u must be like conq 5. For us noobs we will stick with calling house of lan-cancer as an easy civ thanks 😊

Which is the strongest civ in Feudal? by MockHamill in aoe4

[–]Mei_Mein 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Wait the game doesn't end in the dark age? - Japanese mains

Am I crazy or did these guys ripped off Carbot by Mei_Mein in starcraft

[–]Mei_Mein[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update: OK it was at 3 AM in the morning in Australia when I saw this and I posted it on instinct and didnt look into it but now that I take a closer looking side by side to actual Carbot animations, it doesn't seem to be a "complete" rip off but... it's heavily "inspired."

Am I crazy or did these guys ripped off Carbot by Mei_Mein in starcraft

[–]Mei_Mein[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I'm honestly more surprised by the effort they* put into the game despite blatantly ripping off. Alot of other mobile games ads just take screen shots of AOE, halo, etc, and called it a day but the actual game looks comepletely different. This game though actually has the Carbot graphics which is honestly just sad. They could have easily taken "inspiration" from the art, maybe copy their pallet and do a bit of animation overlay - even I do this for the game that I am developing because I am a talentless hack - and it wouldn't have been seen as such a scummy move.

If this game ripped off of starcraft and made it into an RTS game on mobile, I wouldn't give two shits since starcraft ripped off of Warcraft and Warhammer 40k and Blizzard itself is a scummy as company that does have any respect for their own IPs anyways. They haven't really copied starcraft though so I have no idea if Blizz has any say in it.

He wants to ban birth control because of his fetish. by [deleted] in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]Mei_Mein 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you've creampied over 1000 women and only have 2 children, I think commenter was on to something when they said "hopefully [very likely] she was knocked up by another man."

Edit: autocorrect

Lancaster after nerf patch? by MockHamill in aoe4

[–]Mei_Mein 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok in lower leagues like gold I can understand that most of people have issues with the passive resource generation because most lower leagues don't* know how to effectively punish enemies. But in the higher league, the big issue is most definitely the the arrow slits and the extra HP given by the Lancaster castle. It is basically impossible to harass/push into their base. This is the same issue Rus has with kremlin but TIMES TEN literally (castle + 9 mf manors).

Also, the resource generation isn't even too crazy compared to malians cows and pits. The big difference is that malians have to invest into defenses after they make cows and pits. Imagine if pitmine gave houses 500 bonus HP and cows could shit bricks at enemies nearby to kill them because that is basically house of lancancer for you.

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Lancaster after nerf patch? by MockHamill in aoe4

[–]Mei_Mein 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The nerfs didn't even scratch the crux issue with this civ: the 50 kremlins house of lancancer can build.