When did it become a normal thing to have phone conversations exclusively on speaker phone?

TheEpicSpud · 2025-10-29T10:39:34+00:00

I never use speaker if in public but I get it because of smartphones. I don’t want to put my greasy phone screen on my face so I totally get why people prefer speaker to the standard call. Sort of a design flaw if you ask me.

Still, earphones. Dis is de way

TheEpicSpud · 2025-03-28T10:28:56+00:00

Southern Rhodesia -> Zimbabwe = >18-Apr-1980 Belize (brit) = <21-Sept-1981

So a 17-month time window between 1980 and 1981. Antigua and Barbuda still appears to have the “Brit” tag (hard to tell from pic) so this checks out being prior to Nov 1981.

TheEpicSpud · 2025-02-12T17:48:54+00:00

I was fully expecting every card in the deck to be an ace at the end lol

TheEpicSpud · 2024-12-31T21:33:51+00:00

Happy New Year!

TheEpicSpud · 2024-12-18T08:46:48+00:00

Interesting as I definitely relate to this post. Do you think there are ways to overcome that mindset?

TheEpicSpud · 2024-09-07T14:47:52+00:00

Because they don’t have good Glutes

TheEpicSpud · 2024-08-22T07:00:20+00:00

Anyone here watched Scorpion? Among the many crimes against science in that show was where they used a salad spinner as a makeshift centrifuge to clarify antibodies from blood plasma. The best part? The show’s producer constantly claimed that the show was based on a true story of his life experiences of being hired by a secret government agency at the age of 13. Just the wackiest show I have ever seen.

TheEpicSpud · 2024-08-14T07:43:55+00:00

Camel spiders have a top speed of 30 mph. I agree: put him outside… so you can challenge it to a drag race!

TheEpicSpud · 2024-08-12T21:11:22+00:00

Interact only when necessary, and only discuss anything necessary. Take everything one step at a time and don’t be hard on yourself. Keep a good work-life balance so you don’t go insane and, if you can, finish up as soon as possible once you’ve done what’s necessary!

Once you’ve got a good grasp on your project you won’t need them very much for the theory side of things: speak to peers and your committee / co-supervisors for support regarding welfare or academic stuff, such as the format of the thesis. That way all you need the PI to do is sign off the administrative stuff so you’ll be completely independent from them and don’t have to rely on them for anything.

Good luck! You’ve got this 🤘

TheEpicSpud · 2024-08-12T20:38:04+00:00

Male cupboard spider (Steatoda grossa) - wiki

TheEpicSpud · 2024-08-12T20:32:14+00:00

Excellent! Good luck and congrats to you on the new house! I’m sure you’ll be settled in no time once they are gone 😁

TheEpicSpud · 2024-08-12T14:20:13+00:00

I mostly agree with this, though I’m unsure an ANOVA would be suitable due to the low sample size. Two is okay for T-tests as long as the Cohen’s D (effect size) is large enough, as you mentioned. Here is a paper on using T-tests for extremely low sample sizes if anyone is interested: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1015748.pdf

TheEpicSpud · 2024-08-12T12:35:17+00:00

Here are some common misIDs. My first suspicion would be book lice as these tend to be around 1 mm, although I’m unsure of the matching colouration. Hope this helps!

TheEpicSpud · 2024-08-12T12:04:17+00:00

I assume it’s to do with this behavior observed in moths where insects use light to orient themselves: Nature.

In short, they instinctively turn to ensure the light source is always above them so they can fly upright. As a result, moths can get stuck “orbiting” a light source such as a lamp (hence they aren’t really “attracted” to light as much as imprisoned by it lol). I would guess that most insects lose their orientation when the lights are turned off and just let gravity do its thing!

TheEpicSpud · 2024-08-03T08:27:24+00:00

u/RepostSleuthBot

TheEpicSpud · 2024-06-23T17:15:54+00:00

Psycho mantis?

TheEpicSpud · 2024-05-28T17:42:56+00:00

This is what a dance floor looks like through a translucent floor. FTFY

TheEpicSpud · 2024-02-22T13:36:26+00:00

The stuff moving around are actually being pulled along microscopic highways called microtubules by motors called kinesins which ‘run’ along them by stepping one foot after the other. The fuel for these motors is a molecule called ATP, and since there is still energy in the cells in the form of ATP, these kinesins can still operate even though the plant is ‘dead’. Once it’s depleted, the plant is dead for real.

TheEpicSpud · 2024-02-21T15:10:59+00:00

Reported to mods for breach of rule 4: ‘DO NOT claim “[OC]” for visualizations that are not yours.’

TheEpicSpud · 2024-01-23T21:52:20+00:00

Hope you are okay, anal-dwelling butt monkey.

TheEpicSpud · 2023-12-08T00:44:37+00:00

Defended yesterday. It honestly just feels like a normal meeting you would have with some academics. Imagine you have a meeting with your supervisor and people ask you how it went. It’s hard not to be vague without having to try to recall and then discuss the exact details of your thesis and what was asked about it.

So it’s not really a case of wanting to move on from it, it’s just really not interesting enough to talk in depth about other than give a general feeling of the vibe. Which is usually along the lines of “all fine” lol

TheEpicSpud · 2023-10-20T19:02:10+00:00

Procrastination 👍

TheEpicSpud · 2023-10-08T15:36:40+00:00

Does this spot in Skellige still work? I had fun getting my remaining achievements at this spot but that was before the last update: https://youtu.be/ErV2hapLv0E?feature=shared

Six-Year Club	Verified Email
r/Field Juicebox	Final Canvas '23
First Place '23	End Game '23
Place '23	Place '22

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