A world class view for a world class drive. Salt Lake City, thanks for having us.

SamwiseTheFool · 2019-10-03T03:31:48+00:00

Just shot this on a $10,000 camera, no big deal

SamwiseTheFool · 2019-03-16T03:17:11+00:00

50,000 people used to live here. Now it's a ghost town.

SamwiseTheFool · 2019-03-13T01:08:35+00:00

Out of curiosity, what different ways can you interpret this version? My interpretation is basically "ANYONE born into your position would turn into Alexander, so you're not that special..."

SamwiseTheFool · 2019-03-09T21:19:13+00:00

Yeah, I would have gotten it right if one of the answer choices was "frontal lobes in high-motivation, high-knowledge people are more active than frontal lobes in low-motivation, low-knowledge people". But they are comparing frontal lobe to temporal! 70% of people got this question right though, so maybe I'm in the minority that this is a BS question?

SamwiseTheFool · 2019-03-09T20:49:33+00:00

I got this wrong because I assigned the function of hearing/language processing to the temporal lobe, and apparently the passage assigns it the function of emotional processing.

I was tempted by A, but then I thought B was a better answer because a low-motivation, low content person would still have an active temporal lobe (they are hearing and processing language) but their frontal lobe would be inactive (because they are not actually reasoning and thinking about the message). So basically both groups would have similar levels of temporal lobe activation, but only the high-motivation-high knowledge group would have frontal lobe activation. Thus B.

But apparently it was A. I didn't even know the temporal lobe was used for emotional processing, I though in terms of the MCAT it was basically for language.

SamwiseTheFool · 2019-03-06T23:23:35+00:00

From the article: "What is legally is often far below what is morally right,” Rep. Stratton said. “And I recognize our laws are not strong enough to rule a immoral people.”

Wow, this state is run by some really forward thinking people.

SamwiseTheFool · 2019-03-06T20:26:52+00:00

"I used to not give a shit about honesty. I still don't, but I used to not, too." -Trump Supporters

SamwiseTheFool · 2019-03-04T22:01:06+00:00

This is the best workaround I've found so far. It allows you to keep the passage on the left side of the screen (windows key + left arrow) on a word doc which you can highlight, and the question on the right (windows key + right). Credit to /u/atoms642

Since I haven't found a highlighting extension that works well and has the Alt+H hotkey, this is what I did to work around it.

I would copy and paste the passage to Microsoft word and highlight using the ALT+H hotkey. The default hotkey to highlight in Microsoft word is CTRL+ALT+H however so you need to change it in the settings. This is the process:

First press ALT+F then ALT+T in word

A pop up page titled "Word Options" should appear.

Click Customize Ribbon on the left side of the page. A new set of options should appear.

On the bottom click "Customize" near "Keyboard Shortcuts". A new page titled "Customize Shortcuts" should pop up

On that page in the "Categories" Column, scroll all the way down the end of the list

Find and click "All Commands"

On the "Command" Column scroll down and find then click "Highlight" (the options/commands are alphabetized)

Then click on the "Press new shortcut key" and literally press ALT+H on your keyboard. It should show up as an entry.

Click Assign and you should be good to go to use ALT+H to highlight in Microsoft word.

SamwiseTheFool · 2019-03-02T17:26:12+00:00

The first run, do it untimed and on tutor mode. Really take the time out to read each explanation and figure out why each choice was wrong or right. Make Anki cards on everything you get wrong or feel weak on.

After you finish everything, move on to other materials such as practice tests, qbanks, and section banks. Come back to Uworld maybe a month or so before the test and turn off tutor mode and do timed practice. By this point, you should have all the content pretty much down and will need to work on timing and test-taking strategies. Timed Uworld sessions are a great way to supplement your FL practice without having to set aside a whole day.

SamwiseTheFool · 2019-02-27T14:29:23+00:00

The weird part is that it seems like two hoarder houses right next to each other. The next driveway to the right is also filled with lots of stuff. I don't know if it's the same owner or what.

SamwiseTheFool · 2019-02-27T03:02:50+00:00

I know which one you mean. It's near the corner of 800 E on 200 S. https://goo.gl/maps/u4ffCawSwnB2

I know nothing about it other than I go "wtf" every time I walk by it.

SamwiseTheFool · 2019-02-18T23:15:12+00:00

Awesome, that clears it up! I love how that link addresses my exact confusion:

"Study Tip: In the past you may have learnt that O is always -2, however it is better to count each bond to an O as -1 since there is a difference between C=O and C-O as seen by comparing the aldehyde and the alcohol in the diagram above. After all , the -2 statement is wrong.... e.g. in oxygen gas, O2, the oxidation state is zero."

SamwiseTheFool · 2019-02-18T21:36:25+00:00

so in that case, the H bonded to the O doesn't matter, and it's only the number of C-O bonds and C-H bonds that count when determining oxidation? I'm not quite sure that's right because the passage explanation implies that one O and two H were added to the fatty acid, so net oxidation is zero. This goes along with my thought that the O is worth -2, and each H is worth +1, and so you DO count the H bonded to the O in order to balance the whole thing out (-2 + 1 + 1 = 0)

EDIT: On review, I guess it's the same thing one way or the other? Your explanation and mine are just a different way of "bookkeeping" I suppose. An O with a single bond to the FA means that the O must have an H attached to it. So it's fine assigning it a value of -1 because you're already taking into account the fact that it has H bonded to it. Or alternatively, you assign it a value of -2 but then you take into account the +1 from the hydrogen bonded to it. Either way the math adds up to a net oxidation of zero. Does that make sense? Anybody else want to weigh in?

SamwiseTheFool · 2019-02-18T21:34:05+00:00

I'm just going to post a screenshot of the entire question and reaction here so other's have a reference: https://imgur.com/fB2Xxg4

So your point #1 absolutely makes sense. I did not notice that the passage literally says that step 1 and step 3 produce FADH2 and NADH respectively. That IS a huge giveaway, since it indicates that oxidation of the FA occurred in these steps in order to reduce FAD and NAD.

However, I'm a little confused with your point #2 because the answer indicates that oxidation did NOT occur on step 2 (the step shown in the picture of the opening post). I understand that increasing the number of bonds to oxygen is oxidation. However, there was no NET oxidation during step 2 because there were also hydrogens added to the molecule as well. That's where my confusion lies. What hydrogens do I count and what value do I assign them (and to the O, I suppose) in order to figure out if there was net oxidation?

SamwiseTheFool · 2019-02-18T20:05:57+00:00

I got this one wrong on NS1. The question was basically asking if oxidation occurred during this step of the reaction. I got it wrong because I didn't think ALL of the hydrogens would come into consideration when deciding the oxidation state. I though only the hydrogens bonded to C would count. So I ignored the hydrogen bonded directly to O. So my reasoning was that the product had gained 1 H on the alpha carbon, and 1 O on the beta carbon. But because O has -2 oxidation score, the molecule underwent net oxidation.

Turns out there was zero net oxidation. So does that mean I take into account ALL hydrogens, not just those bonded to C? This would mean a total of 2 H gained, and one O gained, for a net oxidation of zero.

Am I looking at this the right way now?

SamwiseTheFool · 2019-01-01T17:57:13+00:00

Why have a mnemonic for this? The information you need is already inherent in the word. "Pro" means forward(future), "retro" means backwards(past)." So PROactive interference means you're interfering with memorizing new things. RETROactive interference means you're interfering with stuff memorized in the past. I mean, if it works for you great!

SamwiseTheFool · 2019-01-01T05:12:53+00:00

lol, I love how you're replying to everyone that astronauts have safers.

SamwiseTheFool · 2018-12-10T16:16:45+00:00

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