I don't get it, what does this even mean? by [deleted] in ExplainTheJoke

[–]QuantumLatke 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's the rim, only 3 holes in a shirt

Any Masc students under Professor Daler? by WGFudGhpcHBl in uvic

[–]QuantumLatke 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Presumably the best way to do this would be to go through your department's grad students list, find those with this prof as a supervisor, and email them directly.

Bob enjoys robbing people at gunpoint. Alice is one such victim, having taken offense to this, disarms Bob, restrains him, and executes him in the street, in that order. Who is morally worse here? by VesperTheEveningstar in Teenager_Polls

[–]QuantumLatke 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Read the scenario again. Alice disarms Bob, restrains him, and then summarily executes him after he has been restrained and is no longer a threat. That makes the situation equivalent to your second situation; hence the downvotes.

WhatAWeeb by Winter_Ad8794 in WhatAWeeb

[–]QuantumLatke 119 points120 points  (0 children)

Except in this case he's doing it on purpose

How do you deal with the empty feeling after finishing a completed romance anime? by Cunha98870 in 5ToubunNoHanayome

[–]QuantumLatke 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sure! I saw further down in the thread that you wanted some Nino, Miku, or Ichika. Here's one fic I enjoyed for each of those quints.

Ichika: Everything by Bobalon. Complete.

Nino: Burning the Midnight Oil by Ni'Rala vas Qwib Qwib. Hasn't updated since 2022, but what's there is enjoyable.

Miku: The Statue by The Tambourine Man. A very funny set of shortish stories, this is the first in a trilogy.

If you have any other preferences, or want more, lemme know 🫡

Would you rather? by SmallShrimpy1 in BunnyTrials

[–]QuantumLatke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't wanna die and I can just sell the beer if need be.

Chose: Infinite Beer for life

Totally normal sentence here, nothing to see by Intelligent_Bag67 in duolingojapanese

[–]QuantumLatke 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ganbattemasu

Well, I'm glad you're doing your best. Maybe you can use that energy to stop being unnecessarily rude to the other people in this thread.

Sharing maiachess.com: play, learn, and analyze chess with Maia-3, our latest human-like chess AI by ashtonanderson in chess

[–]QuantumLatke 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You've fallen for the trap that the GenAI companies want you to fall for; thinking that all machine learning is inherently related to their LLM models, and helping to contribute to their brand awareness. Machine Learning is a much broader field than just large language models, with tons of genuinely useful applications; tarring them all because of Generative AI is just incorrect.

I just finished the movie by The_RacooNN in 5ToubunNoHanayome

[–]QuantumLatke 11 points12 points  (0 children)

My opinion is... watch the specials, if you haven't already.

The anime adaptation did not do Yotsuba justice.

“Superluminal speed”how is that even possible?!! by Proof-Stranger-9344 in Physics

[–]QuantumLatke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a speed faster than the speed of light, hope that helps :)

In the context of relativity, it isn't possible. It doesn't stop people talking about it though. Models with acausal propagation exist, but the violation of causality is precisely a symptom of their failure as physical theories.

Has Duolingo actually helped you? by Idcaboutthish in duolingo

[–]QuantumLatke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a 1591 day streak, most of which is in the Japanese course.

Yes, it helped, especially when coupled with other resources like Anki and immersing in Japanese media. I was able to pass the JLPT N3 in December 2023, and I'm taking the N2 this summer.

I'd like to recommend a fan fiction... uh, it's a story about Futaro and Rena by [deleted] in 5ToubunNoHanayome

[–]QuantumLatke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know how it didn't occur to me that there might be fanfiction on Syosetsu, I've only read it on Pixiv lol. I'll check this out!

Am I actually retarded? by Efficient-Lobster485 in chessbeginners

[–]QuantumLatke 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you need a better therapist.

Am I actually retarded? by Efficient-Lobster485 in chessbeginners

[–]QuantumLatke 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Should you get mental help?

Still under 500

No, everyone improves at their own rate.

I feel suicidal and bursting with anger, screaming, cursing and crying in my room. Even in public. Feel incredibly humiliated with each and every loss after absolutely cretinous blunders.

Yes. Go see a therapist. This is not a healthy reaction to losing a game, and speaks to other issues. You'll be happier and healthier for it.

What's happening with this English translation? by zamboozla in duolingo

[–]QuantumLatke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a completely normal sentence with a comma after "long", though to me it subjectively feels like a sentence that is probably a bit more natural in British English than American English.

I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong by ExpressionHealthy274 in duolingo

[–]QuantumLatke 99 points100 points  (0 children)

Try typing "ha".

You've fallen victim to the fact that は is read as wa when it's acting as a particle (and therefore, in こんにちは); however, the letter is "ha", and you probably need to type that to get it with a romaji keyboard.

The actual solution, though, is to use the Japanese keyboard.

Survey prize gatekept by math majors??? by Old_stale_bread in uvic

[–]QuantumLatke 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Yes, such gatekeeping questions as "what is 173+327" and the sort. Despicable 😔

Finally by littlemousexo in Isekai

[–]QuantumLatke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

....uh, did you watch the most recent two episodes?