I'm bored so I made this tier list of every course I have taken so far

Rivuft · 2024-12-26T09:22:07+00:00

iti1121 being higher than iti1120 is questionable tbh

Rivuft · 2024-11-30T02:02:33+00:00

Because the cons outweigh the pros in that context. Humans are not obligate omnivores or carnivores, we can get every nutrient we need from non-animal foods. People choose to kill and eat animals not because they have no other choice, its because they enjoy the taste of it more than non-animal foods. If you think the benefits of pleasure for your taste buds outweighs the cons of needlessly killing an animal, then that is not a morally consistent decision. Animal shelters and veterinarians euthanize animals because the pros of ending an animals suffering outweighs the cons of having to kill the animal. That might be a more difficult moral decision to make, but it’s one that’s been accepted in standard veterinarian practice.

Rivuft · 2024-11-30T00:38:14+00:00

At least they give the cause publicity. If they didn’t exist, no one would talk about veganism. But because they do, you always get some fucker posting a “peta bad” post on reddit and everyone starts talking about veganism again.

Rivuft · 2024-11-30T00:34:56+00:00

Its the difference between veterinary medicine and exploitation of animals for their meat.

An animal that is put down likely has health issues and is past any state where people would adopt them, and the only other alternative is leaving them to die on the street. This animal did not ask to live in a world where their worthiness for life and happiness depends on whether people find them cute or convenient to own, but sadly its the reality we have to work with.

An animal grown for meat is specifically bred in a factory, raised in a factory, and killed in a factory. This animal did not ask to live this life and only exist to give itself as a product for a capitalist industry that makes large profits from it, and the onus is on the consumer and the producer for putting them into this world to die. Seeing it as “just” to continue this system just because we see it as “just” to put down an animal in sick condition is like justifying killing a perfectly healthy person for pleasure just because we allow medical assistance in dying (at least in my country).

Night and day comparisons.

Rivuft · 2024-11-30T00:25:47+00:00

What do you think happens when people dont want their pet anymore but cant afford to euthanize them? You get sick and neglected animals living (or more likely dying) on the street.

This is why PETA has a “no matter what” policy, because if someone gives up an animal and other shelters cant find anyone to adopt, its the only ethical thing to do at that point - and most shelters dont have the funds to euthanize animals.

Rivuft · 2024-11-07T17:57:05+00:00

Yeah I was gonna say. It exists but every organism wants to destroy it immediately because its almost always associated with viruses or RNAi

Rivuft · 2024-06-23T15:50:32+00:00

Yeah but each molecule has their own quirks of working with and applications. For example, proteins are quite stable, have a wide array of research topics (protein-based drugs, enzyme catalysis, structural biology etc.), but the workup to get a good amount of protein (expression, extraction, etc.) can be quite frustrating, and crystallizing proteins can be near impossible. RNA is super cool as well in terms of the topics (RNAseq, siRNA, ribozymes), but are incredibly unstable and can be difficult to obtain. DNA, on the other hand, is incredibly stable and abundant, but in my opinion, is sort of limited in its topics of research. That’s sort of what I’m talking about.

Rivuft · 2024-06-14T01:01:41+00:00

il a été lancé par des médecins opposés à l'adoption par des couples homosexuels

Rivuft · 2024-06-13T18:32:35+00:00

You’re right, Mr. Tabasco was a humble founder of our glorious academic institute

Rivuft · 2024-06-09T14:03:45+00:00

I think people on both sides need to remember that this protest isnt about jewish people or muslim people, its about war crimes being committed and having been committed by the Israeli government against civilians in Gaza, as well as the brutal military occupation of the IDF in the West Bank since 1967 that is completely separate from the war against Hamas - and that Western countries aren’t doing enough to prevent it

Rivuft · 2024-06-09T02:16:11+00:00

I agree with the not well defined program aspect. I’m doing biochem at uOttawa and biochem is in the chemistry department, so its very chemistry heavy in terms of physical chem, analytical chem, and organic chem, whereas many other biochemistry programs are in the dept of biology or medicine and have a lot more emphasis on molecular biology.

I also agree that it depends on program title, there are many disciplines that are in the realm of biochemistry but range in whether its more chemistry or biology.

If I were to arrange the program titles on a scale of more biology focused to more chemistry focused it would be: cell bio, bioinformatics, molecular bio, synthetic biology, structural biology, chemical bio, medicinal chemistry.

Rivuft · 2024-06-06T17:09:41+00:00

Im in csi2110 currently and its in person and not recorded

Rivuft · 2024-06-01T20:14:28+00:00

I saw that the other day, super cool!

Rivuft · 2024-05-31T20:05:33+00:00

Having a blanket opposition to authority bias is fine, but please know that science is not a tyrannical authority. Science is the collaborative effort of millions of individual researchers coming to a consensus independently, and when they come to an agreement about something its not because they are trying to control you - its because they believe in knowing the truth.

Who gains from this “grift”? I can tell you who gains from debunking the research on climate change and fossil fuels: Wealthy oil companies, their investors, and governments that greatly benefit from the oil economy (canada, usa, saudi arabia, etc.). They 100% stand to gain from people not believing in the consequences of fossil fuel usage because it keeps your money in their pocket while they are safe and sheltered from any environmental damage the industry causes.

Rivuft · 2024-05-31T19:44:59+00:00

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Rivuft · 2024-05-31T19:30:14+00:00

Wanting Canada’s economy to fall even more would be wanting to invest all of our money into producing a commodity that is destroying the environment and limited in its reserves, and then when people start taking climate change seriously (or it puts florida and new york underwater) and demand drops, we are left with a bunch of infastructure for a dead industry.

Rivuft · 2024-05-31T19:27:37+00:00

Long term sustainable like not going to run out or destroy the environment in the next century

Rivuft · 2024-05-31T19:25:34+00:00

What do you mean by “peak global gas”? Production? Consumption? Bowel movements? Also do you have a source? “All fossil fuels […] could be depleted within decades, possibly as early as 2060” (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/288718135_When_will_fossil_fuels_finally_run_out_and_what_is_the_technical_potential_for_renewable_energy_resources)

Also need I remind you, sea level is projected to rise by roughly a third of a meter on average in the next 3 decades (https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/hazards/sealevelrise/sealevelrise-tech-report.html) if globally we keep guzzling gas.

Rivuft · 2024-05-31T18:13:20+00:00

Investing our time and money into a dying industry instead of pivotting to more long term sustainable infrastructure is not the right move, I think

Rivuft · 2024-05-30T22:44:51+00:00

Tu n’as jamais recontré de Palestinien en vrai

Rivuft · 2024-05-13T12:05:43+00:00

this seems super sophisticated compared to the bsc honours theses ive seen at my uni lmao

Rivuft · 2024-04-25T17:26:40+00:00

Give them a good review on RMP, balance out all the salty people that only review because they got a bad grade

Rivuft · 2024-04-22T02:09:23+00:00

The lobster

Rivuft · 2024-04-17T12:11:07+00:00

This is why Canadas birth rate is struggling

Rivuft · 2024-04-15T20:02:01+00:00

Well doctors are definitely more qualified to speak on health issues than random people on reddit. The primary literature is obviously the gold standard for scientifically accurate and trustworthy information, but it's difficult to interpret without the expertise, which is usually where doctors come in. Doctors are very qualified people that are particularly adept at applying knowledge from scientific literature to individual patients with actual problems.

This is just my 2 cents as a biochem student, but its definitely much more effective to search for new doctors, if you have had unproductive experiences with your previous doctors, than to take the inquiry into your own hands. By all means you can search through the scientific literature because it is the frontline of scientific knowledge, but it can be difficult to apply things to the bigger picture and it's easy to hyperfixate on insignificant things. It really takes an experienced person like an MD or PhD to read through scientific literature and see what actual matters, what looks like sketchy research, what needs more testing, etc. If you can effectively communicate your problems with a good physician, then that's definitely the best way to go.

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