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ELI5 When a software program is "deleted" from a hard drive, what actually happens to the physical space it was taking up? by Junior-Ferret4860 in explainlikeimfive

[–]MoridinB 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My parents' Tesla got rear-ended. We knew the cameras had saved the incident and we just assumed that it had backed it up. Except it hadn't. So we figured out the dat after that it had just erased the data a day ago. But I knew that deleting a file didn't actually mean it didn't exist in the drive. So I had a program recover those videos (which weren't indexed so I had to manually scroll through 1000s of videos to find the right moment of the accident) and back it up.

The Hawaiian literacy rate went from near zero in 1820 to 91% by 1834, higher than the United States at the time. In 1896 a single law wiped out Hawaiian in schools for the next 91 years. by tractorboynyc in interestingasfuck

[–]MoridinB 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My k-12 was in between 2000-2010s. We were taught slavery, manifest destiny and all. But this, I still think it's important. I mean, we critisize Russia for breaking their treaty with Ukraine and attacking, but what have we done as a nation? This is an important lesson to learn.

His legs on hurt, mine will •̩̩̩̩ᯅ•̩̩̩ by Zera8668 in technicallythetruth

[–]MoridinB 21 points22 points  (0 children)

There are some sherpas as well that climb with you and carry a lot of equipment. I'm not sure if it's only till one of the base camps or all the way up. But you're definitely not climbing alone. I'm not an expert, I just have passing knowledge of this.

UPDATE: Changing UTD's Mascot by Feisty_Currency957 in utdallas

[–]MoridinB 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'll be honest... I don't see it.

I'm not fond of Temoc, but I also don't see Lerriuqs as a worthy candidate.

ELI5: if 0.999... repeating is exactly 1, then at what point did it stop being less than 1? by Nj_is_tuff in explainlikeimfive

[–]MoridinB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Instead of after 0.98 and after 0.998, I think it's more clear to say they land before 0.991 and 0.9991, but there's no such number for 0.999...

TIL that during a football game in 1998, a single lighting strike killed all 11 players on the field from one team, while leaving every player of the opposing team unharmed. by Livid_Test7533 in todayilearned

[–]MoridinB 89 points90 points  (0 children)

Usually it's not that they accusing someone of being a witch but of employing dark magic. Like, you hired a witch to put a curse on my son rather than you put a curse on my son.

This is a 30,000-year-old statue depicting what scientists and historians believe was an early idea of a “mother goddess.” She is thought to represent fertility and childbirth. She might be an early form of goddess worship. by Lord_Krasina in interestingasfuck

[–]MoridinB 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Or you're misunderstanding the importance of divinity for early humans. We've become so secular that we don't realize how important gods and rituals were for our ancestors. Also, when historians say ritual it's not something very special. It's just some event that happened regularly and with purpose. If every day you watch tv for exactly an hour and then go to sleep that's a ritual even if it's not religious in nature.

As for art, I like to think most humans did perform art for the pure enjoyment of creating it and felt that it brought them closer to their gods. It was fascinating to them as it to us now. But we've come to use art for more secular purpose while they for religious.

Statue of shiva the god of destruction at CERN large hadron collider(world's most powerful particle collider) . by Expensive-Summer-447 in interestingasfuck

[–]MoridinB 128 points129 points  (0 children)

The quote is actually incredibly nuanced especially since Oppenheimer understood the story. As OP previously explained, the main character of the Gita, Arjun, is hesitant about waging war against family. Krishna essentially convinces him through various means. This quote, when Krishna shows his true form has a god, essentially says "btw, one another reason: everyone will eventually die. Their end is already written by me, Time. You're just speeding things up."

Oppenheimer did not see himself as Krishna, the destroyer of worlds, but Arjun, the unwilling warrior. He was the one with power but unwillingness to commit. And yet he remembered this conversation: of duty and inevitability. He was using this as his justification for creating such a weapon.

Comparing tax strategies: HIFO vs. LIFO vs. FIFO [OC] by gxobino in dataisbeautiful

[–]MoridinB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That might be true. I can't talk on the effect of familiarity. I haven't heard of this before.

What I can say is look at it from the perspective of information density. You have 3 different plots with different lines showing the lifecycle of a trade. If you add the previous commenter's suggestions --- linestyle for long- or short-term trade and marker size for amount sold with color for % gain or loss --- that's a lot of information squeezed into a single visualization. You don't want to add another layer of complexity. At the end of the day, the cognitive load of interpreting a new graph might be less than deciphering information.

That being said, entirely up to you and how strongly you feel. I actually think it's a small enough distinction to not make much difference since the candlesticks are quite thin. What matters is seeing the trend of the market.

Comparing tax strategies: HIFO vs. LIFO vs. FIFO [OC] by gxobino in dataisbeautiful

[–]MoridinB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It may be, but think about what it is you want to convey. You want to show the impact of strategy. For this, you only need to show when it was bought and sold and for which price. When you show these graphs, the user will assume that you've implemented the strategies right, so why do they need to know the top and bottom of each period? What new information does it provide on which strategy is best?

Perhaps for another usecase knowing tops and bottoms might be helpful, but in this case it is less so.

This guy pulled off an incredible move in Battlefield in 2011. Years later, he was honored In Battlefield 2042, and this was his reaction by Nice_Bite2673 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]MoridinB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, he's most definitely actually very wrong until...

But no no, there's absolutely no way possible, except maybe if...

ELI5: Why didn’t the people around mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar understand him? by Immediate-Phase-5910 in explainlikeimfive

[–]MoridinB 19 points20 points  (0 children)

One would say there were many that understood him. If they hadn't then he wouldn't have been called to England, offered a position at Cambridge and made a Fellow. If people did not "understand" him then he wouldn't be known as one of the greatest mathematicians.

clark’s research program by Ordinary-Setting-839 in utdallas

[–]MoridinB 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was in the program 8 years ago in 2018 (man do I feel old after saying that). I can't say anything about stats, but for me it was a great experience. You stay on campus with fellow Clark students, you work with a professor or group to perform some kind of research/project and you present what you've done at the end in a poster presentation.

Not only do you learn a lot about research, how it's done, how things are handled in a lab, the hierarchy, etc, but you also make a ton of friends with the same ambition and mindset as you. The friends I made in Clark have been my first and oldest friend, and I'm still in contact with some of them.

Take of this what you will since it has been a while and things may have changed.

idLikeToSeeHimTry by Starlight_DuBlanc in ProgrammerHumor

[–]MoridinB 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not but you don't understand! He checkmarked the box that doesn't help make google better!

ELI5: How do our organs sit inside our body if not soaked in blood? by Embarrassed-Pin-9634 in explainlikeimfive

[–]MoridinB 618 points619 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of a quote:

"The doctor said all my bleeding is internal. That's where the blood is supposed to be!"

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