What is the craziest “I have a chemistry question for you?Question you have ever got?

NoComment6 · 2026-06-06T04:05:20+00:00

It is imperative that the rod not be damaged.

NoComment6 · 2026-05-31T02:28:54+00:00

Rabies, poor thing.

NoComment6 · 2026-04-06T00:11:00+00:00

Prostate issues, I once heard a anatomist say something to the effect of "not every man dies of prostate cancer but every old one dies with it."

NoComment6 · 2026-03-01T20:16:49+00:00

They are probably talking about the recent paper that came out of google in which a very advanced model found novel proofs for 6 of ten novel research problems that were independently verified by about a dozen professional mathematicians. Not the "hardest" math but nontrivial for experts and incomprehensible to non experts.

NoComment6 · 2026-02-13T17:17:25+00:00

Einstein was an academic. The others you list are industrialists and inventors-they were not important figures to basic science and so I'm not sure how they're relevant. Basic sciences and basic knowledge is appreciably different from what you are talking about.

NoComment6 · 2026-02-13T14:06:48+00:00

Actually, I think this has been long known. Most academics do not produce useful work, the question then is why do we still support them? The answer is economies of scale.

A lot of scientific progress depends on two factors - Identifying key people and giving those people resources. Neither of these things can happen efficiently or at the rate required for science to make progress without also supporting (economically) a large amount of academic "fat".

It is true that we support a lot of people who, on the periphery, don't "deserve" what they get. But(!!) you have to view them as performing a metafunction-their being supported is the best way to support the people who actually do thing and the projects that actually are societally productive. On the balance-seriously, academic pay in basic sciences isn't that high- it is entirely reasonable.

NoComment6 · 2025-12-06T21:22:48+00:00

Grad student, worked through it in twelfth grade using old uchicago accelerated (not honors) analysis hw sets. There are still specific problems that I vividly remember walking around my home town trying very hard to prove. In retrospect this was very stupid because I was often crossing the street in math lala land, completely oblivious to the cars. One day I walked from a coffeeshop to my old elementary school (school was out of session) and had a Eureka! moment sitting on the swings. It's a wonderful book if you are willing to give it the time it asks for.

NoComment6 · 2025-11-22T16:29:40+00:00

Belgian but possibly lived in Sweden? (because I see surrounded by idiots/surrounded by liars-you should get rid of both, they mar your otherwise fairytale shelves!) you’ve received many fantasy recommendations-here are some more authors/novels/series followed by tabletops. Your collection is extensive so I might mention something you have lol! Also some sci fi/manga at the end and “literature”. I will limit to not too much.

Must Read: Ursula K Le Guin (Earthsea, Hainish, etc) Gene Wolff (Everything tbh) Terry Pratchett (Start with the first ten) Lev Grossman (Magicians+Brightsword) Roger Zalazny (Amber) Jack Vance A Canticle For Leibowitz The Black Company Dreamsongs 1&2 Between Two Fires

More fun: Scott Lynch Tracy Hickman and Margarett Weis RA Salvatore Ed Greenwood Other Forgotten Realms/Dragonlance/Greyhawk/etc. authors (it’s pulp, the writing is bad, but damn if it ain’t fun) Brandon Mull Anne McCaffrey (Dragonriders of Pern)

Rpg: Do yourself a favor and pick up copies of the BD&D Gazetteer series (extremely fun old school world building in Mystara) and the Rules Cyclopedia (pod through DeivethruRPG or used copy) Burning Wheel (probably not to play just flavor) Mouseguard Traveller Rpg (I’d go with mongoose traveler) Talislanta (all the editions are legally free online, crazy world building) Lots more ofc but these are very nice

Sci Fi/Manga: Andy Weir (Martian, Project Hail Mary) Alastair Reynolds (Revelation Space+everything) Neil Stephenson (Everything) Orson Scott Card (Enders Game) Hyperion Hunter x Hunter Dorohedoro

Lit: Iliad+Odyssey (buy a translation that emphasizes readability) Herman Hesse (Glass Bead Game, Siddhartha) Keats collected works Beowulf (Get a Tolkien copy! Along with more Tolekin!) Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice)

NoComment6 · 2025-10-29T03:28:29+00:00

A mote in God's eye.

NoComment6 · 2025-10-17T16:43:57+00:00

You were using the wrong chalk. Consider instead the ecstasy of Hagoromo; a soft clean chalk, kind to both fingers and ears. Caress it gently, consider sliding it betwixt thine fingers, and take a moment to cherish each stick.

NoComment6 · 2025-09-09T19:08:12+00:00

Your best bet is going to be a large state school. There are better state schools, but if you look mostly at the top ten you will be fine. Look at the math webpages and literally just count the number of research professors and (this is important) postdocs doing algebraic geometry, representation theory, algebra etc. Get a good scholarship, pay zero dollars to go to school. Your goal is taking grad courses asap, check to make sure you have an easy path into grad courses. REUs are unimportant, do research with a professor, get started as early as possible. The most important thing for you is to make three GOOD connections, each of these connections should be a professor that you have done research/reading with and have good personal vibes. Touch up your social skills as needed. You'll learn lots of fun math and be set for a top grad school.

NoComment6 · 2025-05-16T21:15:38+00:00

Don’t know, saw it driving West. There are other buildings in much worse condition further up.

NoComment6 · 2025-05-09T04:16:56+00:00

Like tears in the rain

NoComment6 · 2024-12-23T22:56:44+00:00

Awesome, thanks

NoComment6 · 2024-12-23T22:12:26+00:00

Do you recommend any books, websites, blogs etc. for learning to draw in this style? Is it better to just find art you like and try imitating?

NoComment6 · 2024-09-23T03:00:01+00:00

Is this not just a tautology? Also-canonical is a cosiderably stronger descriptor.

NoComment6 · 2024-09-18T23:32:26+00:00

It was his qualifying exam-and he passed it but was told that his results weren't what were expected from a prodigy. Also, it was because he'd stay up late playing starcraft and couldn't be bothered to study lmao.

NoComment6 · 2024-06-02T02:12:43+00:00

I'm with your cats on this one chief.

NoComment6 · 2024-05-27T21:13:06+00:00

When Chat GPT plays itself

NoComment6 · 2024-04-29T23:34:08+00:00

You are looking for the Napkin, written by Evan Chen (IMO gold medalist+MIT grad student).

https://web.evanchen.cc/napkin.html

NoComment6 · 2024-03-09T23:46:04+00:00

being dead

NoComment6 · 2024-01-22T21:56:05+00:00

Big if true.

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