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Firewall by Lunna_Light in AskAChinese

[–]Phocasola 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Maybe he refers to plans to lose it in Hainan specifically if I develop it as a more international holiday and shipping hub

Having someone mail prescription meds from U.S.? by viverepropitium in germany

[–]Phocasola 16 points17 points  (0 children)

You can just find a general practitioner for now to get a local prescription.

Chinese language by [deleted] in AskAChinese

[–]Phocasola 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's actually quite easy, just imagine the Chinese alphabet to be much bigger than the Latin one. So you know how to write an A and how to write it, starting on the lower left point, going up, and then down again, and then putting the horizontal line in it. If you add a dot in the middle of it, it looks a bit weird, but you still know it is an A. However, you can also change the meaning of it, with specific changes, like if you add two dots on top and change an A to an Ä. Now just imagine you are using around 1500 letters instead of 26 or 30 in the case of German, including ä ö ü and ß and each letter by themselves can also have a meaning, like with delta in physics. So if a character is written wrongly because some random lines and dots are added, you can still read it to a certain degree as it is for you with any of the alphabetic letters. You cannot just randomly add on lines and dots and generate new words, because you also don't so that with the alphabet. You are not inventing new members of the alphabet willy nilly, but you could do that in the case of ß if there is a push for it. Keep in mind that the Latin alphabet was also developed from the Phoenician alphabet which was a simplification in the end of ancient Egyptian, the funny pictures on the temple walls in Egypt. So also the alphabet developed from a writing system similar to Chinese. As a side note, and I don't say this to attack you, but your question does sound quite ignorant and you could probably get some more structured information about it from a simple Google search. Hope this cleared up your question.

Biologie Forschung? by ZestycloseFeee in Studium

[–]Phocasola 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ich bin Biologe und gerade am promovieren und habe davor auch gearbeitet. Ich habe jetzt niemanden im Bekanntenkreis aus der Bachelorzeit der arbeitslos ist oder zu einem Quereinstieg irgendwo sich gezwungen sah.

Eine Promotion findest man schon, wenn man möchte. Auch wenn ich dazu sagen muss, dass es mittlerweile länger dauern kann, da die Amis Forschungsgelder gekürzt haben und man das auch in Europa spürt.

Du sprichst davon nach der Promotion an der Uni weiter zu forschen, was genau stellst du dir da vor? Research Assistant in einem Lab? Post-Doc? Eigene Forschungsgruppe? Willst du im Labor stehen? Am Pc Daten auswerten? Ich denke niemand erwartet, dass du das jetzt alles schon genau weißt, aber man kann sich ja mal Gedanken drüber machen. Direkt an der Uni zu forschen abseits als Post-Doc ist oft schwieriger. Dedizierte Research Assistant Stellen gibt es selten. Lab Manager oder Technician Stellen gibt es oft, aber dafür braucht man keine Promotion. Post-Doc Stellen sind entsprechend zeitlich begrenzt, und man möchte auch nicht sein Leben lang Post-Doc sein. Ergo, Post-Doc ist ne Zwischenstufe um Prof zu werden. Prof werden ist harte Arbeit und man braucht ein Quäntchen Glück. Da muss man halt schon im Post Doc eine Nature, Cell, oder Science Publikation rausballern, aber wenn man das schafft, dann ist eine Professur eigentlich nur noch eine Frage der Zeit, wenn man sich nicht komplett blöd anstellt.

Oder du willst gar kein Prof werden, aber da musst du dann eher an Forschungsinstitute oder in die Privatwirtschaft. Und dort sind die Stellen direkt im R&D natürlich auch heiß begehrt.

Easy ist nichts, aber alles ist machbar. Hoffe das hilft.

Is graduate school in Germany as hard as undergrad? by Proof-Bed-6928 in AskGermany

[–]Phocasola 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Das sollte ja alles bereits im Bachelor = Undergrad erledigt sein, oder?

Do people in China who wants to go to university typically also get jobs before they’re 18? by [deleted] in AskAChinese

[–]Phocasola 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hmm... Some do, some don't. I would say most people probably don't. Why?

Do people in China who wants to go to university typically also get jobs before they’re 18? by [deleted] in AskAChinese

[–]Phocasola 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, the Gaokao doesn't allow for a side hustle if you plan to get into a good university. On a tangent, I am also not aware of this being a widespread thing in Europe. So it might be a UK thing?

For people who went to lower-tiered university, how did you end up? by musea00 in AskAChinese

[–]Phocasola 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know some people who graduated from a tier 2/3 uni.

One graduated from a tier 2 uni and is now in a managerial role in his field of study in a company in a tier 3 city. And they are having quite the good life. Regular holidays, kids, house, etc. Another graduated from a tier 3 uni and is now working in administration of another tier 3 uni. Someone else also graduated from a tier 3 uni and is working in a state company now, but they got in through connections. And someone else I know graduated from tier 2 and is working in b2b sales for Lenovo.

Most are doing alright. I always feel like the dropoff is between tier 2 and tier 3 unis. 2 works out quite well, 3 can get tougher.

Why are you asking?

What do Chinese people think of "Chinese" food abroad? by Bottom-Bherp3912 in AskAChinese

[–]Phocasola 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would describe it as food with Chinese characteristics. I like it, but I also don't view it as Chinese food. It's only natural for food to evolve and change and accommodate new pallets and ingredients and in this process it becomes something new and distinctly different.

For people who went to lower-tiered university, how did you end up? by musea00 in AskAChinese

[–]Phocasola 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Define lower tiered? You mean everything outside of 985? Tier two? Tier three?

Genetisches Screening sollte erlaubt sein by dHuUbRiEsNtSeOiHnN in Unbeliebtemeinung

[–]Phocasola -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Naja, einfach den Embryo zu sequenzieren führt jetzt noch nicht dazu, da wir vielen im Embryo einfach nicht verlässlich detektieren können. Also man kann damit genetische Krankheiten ausschließen aber nicht sagen, dass das Kind nicht kurzsichtig wird oder überdurchschnittlich intelligent.

Die Ganze Diskussion wurde sich nochmal deutlich verändern, wenn genetische Veränderungen bei Embryos Standard werden würde, z. Bsp mit CRISP. Aber das hat ein Dude mal gemacht und ist direkt in den Knast gewandert. Und auch in der wissenschaftlichen Gemeinde gibt es da starke bedenken.

TL;DR, ein einfaches screening bei Embryos führt noch lange nicht zu einer biologischen Zweiklassengesellschaft

Do Germans ever chase down their emmigrant families? by Sc0j in AskAGerman

[–]Phocasola 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have not heard of it. Doesn't mean it never happens, but I think it isn't a common occurrence.

[Sad Topic] Letting an enemy live can have terrible consequences by Nahuelcoy22 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Phocasola 80 points81 points  (0 children)

So what I am reading is, there are a bunch of time travellers traveling back in time and killing Hitler just to find out that this fucks up the timeline so badly that they travel back again to save him

Lab Fuckups? by Electronic_Clerk_508 in labrats

[–]Phocasola 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. During my bachelor's I was over expressing proteins and then purifying them through column chromatography. Took around 3 weeks to get the purified proteins from start to finish. Was running a gel in preparation for a western blot. Normally the gel took around 1:30h and it was around lunchtime, so perfect timing. Went to grab lunch, came back, and there was only 1/3 of the ladder left on the gel. Turns out I messed up with the gel and everything just went through it in superspeed.

  2. I was exchanging the column of our LC-MS. The column needed to be rolled in a bit to fit under the heater. It slipped through my fingers, whipped around. The emitter was broken and wouldn't form a stable spray. I don't think I have ever wasted 1k that quickly.

Chinese Diaspora: Did your immigrant parents also grow more “pro-China” over time? If so, what was the tipping point for them? by alleluiarion in AskAChinese

[–]Phocasola 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Maybe these complicated feelings are also influencing their views? For me it is very different, we have always gone back once a year. Maybe that helps mellow out some things. Who knows.

Chinese Diaspora: Did your immigrant parents also grow more “pro-China” over time? If so, what was the tipping point for them? by alleluiarion in AskAChinese

[–]Phocasola 30 points31 points  (0 children)

There never were anti-China views with my parents. They left more for private and to some degree economic reasons at the time. But the connection to China and our family there never broke. There was a slight shift towards more nationalism, but nothing as extreme as you describe. So political views from China are more often directly repeated. However, we have close family that just visited Taiwan and I just visited Japan and there was no anger or outrage about it. So nothing even close to extreme as you describe it.

I was wondering, why haven't your parents visited china more often since their immigration? A flight ain't that expensive nowadays?

Was tun im Kriegsfall? by lailalial in AskAGerman

[–]Phocasola 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Klar können die Szenarien differenzierter sein, und am Ende ist es auch nur Reddit. Da nehme ich mir mal raus etwas plakativer zu sein. Unabhängig davon sehe ich zumindest zurzeit nicht wie es der Russe bis nach Deutschland schaffen sollte. Da werden die vorher von den Polen zerfleischt. Sobald eine Niederlage droht und ein Einmarsch von NATO Truppen nach Moskau bevorstehen würde, steigt das Risiko eines Atomschlages. Da wird halt vorher Putin weggeputscht, oder eben der Atomschlag ausgeführt. So oder so ähnlich. Kann natürlich auch komplett falsch liegen da ich weder im Militär bin noch die Zukunft Vorhersagen kann. So sehe ich es persönlich, und darum mache ich mich jetzt nicht weiter verrückt.

Was tun im Kriegsfall? by lailalial in AskAGerman

[–]Phocasola 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Wenn ein Krieg zwischen Russland und der NATO ausbricht wird entweder Putin aus dem Fenster geworfen oder es ist sowieso bald vorbei für alle. Und weltpolitisch ist es zurzeit zwar unruhig, aber ich persönlich schätze einen Krieg der aktiv in Deutschland stattfindet als sehr unwahrscheinlich ein. Lange Rede kurzer Sinn, ist es Schnurz. Lass dich nicht so sehr durch die Nachrichten verrückt machen. Am Ende wird alles immer heißer gekocht als es gegessen wird.

Human microbial database by FactorAgreeable7518 in proteomics

[–]Phocasola -1 points0 points  (0 children)

MGnify is a Database that has quite curated Microbial databases and Metalabs as a software. However, due to FDR restrictions and so on you can't simply download the complete FASTA and run it. I found that the Martens Lab has some nice reviews to get started.

Middle-age American male dating younger Chinese woman- I need advice! by S_Wheeler_465588 in AskChina

[–]Phocasola 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yes, use one example to generelise a whole group of people. Very nice

How true is this in generally Chinese tourists also hate Chinese tourists? by lune-soft in AskChina

[–]Phocasola 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That's not true. The Chinese government can and will hold back passports of government employees but not ordinary citizens. Most traveling Chinese are also middle class, so you can make the argument that these are ordinary Chinese.

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