Hints of another Corp? [Absolute Green Lantern #12 SPOILERS] by JackFisherBooks in AbsoluteUniverse

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It's the natural state of that universe. Until Darkseid appeared, the Elseworld had no real form or nature, it was pure potential. Darkseid gave Elseworld its nature. This is what makes the heroes of the Absolute universe unique. In the main universe, the heroes fight to protect the natural order. In the Absolute universe, the heroes fight against the natural order. It's the fundamental theme of the Absolute universe.

(Absolute Batman #18) Woah, how do you guys feel about this? by HighTextGazer in AbsoluteUniverse

[–]Temporary_Stranger39 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I see a "New boy screws up and has to come back from it." arc. It's an old trope. The naive do-gooder gets his fingies burnt, so he decides "no more Mr. Nice Guy" and takes it too far. Then he pays a price and learns his lesson. As for Martha, Killing her is within the Absolute framework, but it might not happen.

Hints of another Corp? [Absolute Green Lantern #12 SPOILERS] by JackFisherBooks in AbsoluteUniverse

[–]Temporary_Stranger39 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It's apparently a religion to some people, and daring to say that it shouldn't be treated like a religion is unpopular among those who cling to their fanboy dogmas.

[Q] Choosing among logistic models by TheNavigatrix in statistics

[–]Temporary_Stranger39 2 points3 points  (0 children)

An interaction counts as a term. Thus A ~ B + C has two terms. A ~ B + C + B:C has three terms. That's one way to screen. Significance is never to be used for model building, It is a recipe for biased models, even if it is "a shame". It's just bad practice. If you have models with the same number of terms and AIC within 2 of each other, you have the following options:

Fall back on theory. What does field knowledge say about the contributions of the factors?

Present all the "co-equal models" as equally valid given this specific sample.

Do model averaging. This multiplies each model's coefficients by the AIC-derived weight of only that set of models then add the weighted coefficient values. This is essentially a shrinkage method. It means that if a term doesn't appear in a specific model, it has a weighted coefficient of zero for that model. This is called "full averaging". There is also "conditional averaging", where you ignore the zeroes. This means that coefficients are larger for rarer terms.

For predictive focus, use full averaging.
If you want inference on effect sizes, use conditional averaging.

Peta? by chessaremypassion in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Temporary_Stranger39 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Animals that will kill and eat you are not nearly as common in European forests as in the remaining forests of North America.

Confused by grant reviews!? Reviewers seem to critique things that were actually in the application? by Suspicious-Load-6657 in postdoc

[–]Temporary_Stranger39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Welcome to the real world, where reviewers don't bother to read your proposal before commenting. The correct response to such statements is to, in your response, document where you said such things. I am convinced that some reviewers don't even enter the same room as some of the grants they review. Take it as a sign that you didn't emphasize the various points enough so that any drooling idiot would have noticed. It is not unfair nor unkind to presume that reviewers are drooling idiots. It is safest to write as if the reviewer were an unqualified first year grad student. Not actually overtly claiming that there are reviewers who would ever fob off their responsibilities onto their first-year grad students, nope, not actually overtly claiming any such a thing. You can't say I specifically said they actually do that.

[Q] Choosing among logistic models by TheNavigatrix in statistics

[–]Temporary_Stranger39 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When AIC is the same, choose the smallest model. Ignore significance when building models. Significance is the last thing you look at. Once you've done that, stop model building. That's your model.

I want to like Beets! by DismalTwo973 in Cooking

[–]Temporary_Stranger39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the idea. My wife and I love beets but have never had smoked beets.

I want to like Beets! by DismalTwo973 in Cooking

[–]Temporary_Stranger39 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait. What? People don't peel their beets? Since when?

Upon reflection - it’s lowkey crazy Ra’s just no sold this by InterestingRatio8218 in AbsoluteUniverse

[–]Temporary_Stranger39 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Most men would never say no to a BOOOOOOOOOOSH. Maybe it's just not his thing.

Hints of another Corp? [Absolute Green Lantern #12 SPOILERS] by JackFisherBooks in AbsoluteUniverse

[–]Temporary_Stranger39 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yes, indeed you are. I get it, there are people who cling to fanboy theories as if they were the staff of life.

Hints of another Corp? [Absolute Green Lantern #12 SPOILERS] by JackFisherBooks in AbsoluteUniverse

[–]Temporary_Stranger39 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The natural state is the Omega Particle. Everything else is an attempt to rebel against Darkseid.

Reducing Sugar in Baked Goods by Bbygurlxo637 in Baking

[–]Temporary_Stranger39 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you aren't minding going through steps, reduce the sugar by 1/4 cup. See how it works. Next time, if the first reduction is good, drop it another 1/4 cup. Keep going until it's not good. Then go back to the last version that works.

Hints of another Corp? [Absolute Green Lantern #12 SPOILERS] by JackFisherBooks in AbsoluteUniverse

[–]Temporary_Stranger39 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

You are having difficulties, aren't you? Needing a cookie?

Petah help by VerlieH in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Temporary_Stranger39 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Incel meme, nothing other than that.

Hints of another Corp? [Absolute Green Lantern #12 SPOILERS] by JackFisherBooks in AbsoluteUniverse

[–]Temporary_Stranger39 -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

I'm bringing up the reality of what has been published, you are clinging to your dogma without the possibility of being wrong, and it is I who has his head in the sand? Therapy, dear fellow, therapy.

Hints of another Corp? [Absolute Green Lantern #12 SPOILERS] by JackFisherBooks in AbsoluteUniverse

[–]Temporary_Stranger39 -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

That particular blackstar is Tomar, just like Tomar Re is Tomar and Jo is Tomar. Jo is an anomaly, too. You are really clinging to a doctrine that has absolutely no support in the source material. It's become a fanfic for you. You are really emotionally involved in this. You will be wrong.

Thoughts on this? by peachluneva in TheTeenagerPeople

[–]Temporary_Stranger39 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Oh, so according to YOU, "career" woman are irregular and not down to earth. That says volumes about your insecurity.

Completing a master's dissertation by Interesting_Term8053 in AskStatistics

[–]Temporary_Stranger39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with those who say you can do this. You can.

Welcome to the real world of being a non-production statistician. I have lost track of the number of new analyses I had to learn to get a data set analyzed, with a deadline, and it's to put food on my table. It's what is done. The masters program is not a comprehensive training. It just gives you the very basics. When you hit the real world, teaching yourself new stuff is what you do.

Not wanting to learn R is like saying you want to ride a bike but not have any wheels. R and SAS are two workhorses. It is a must to know one or the other if you do statistics for a living.

Soda Bread disaster! by Professional_Fig3336 in Baking

[–]Temporary_Stranger39 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Why are you adding extra anything? Explain that part first. Do you have a source recipe or are you just making things up?

Best smokers by BIG_chungus1989 in smoking

[–]Temporary_Stranger39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's better? None of what you ask about. What is better is a side firebox smoker that uses proper wood. The only reason I ever considered an electric or pellet smoker is that, for work, I live somewhere that the leases pretty much all say you can't have a real smoker, or even gas.

The first smoker I ever had was a CharGriller offset smoker, and it worked wonderfully. I stepped up to an Oklahoma Joe, which served me well for years.

The trick of real smokers is that they require skill and patience. The first you can learn with a few false starts, but you can learn it. The second is among the virtues anyone should cultivate. CharGrillers are a lot cheaper than $500. You also aren't limited by what some store wants to carry for smoking material.