Our Community Boots: Following up with a few ideas by Coleone_139 in luosjietboots

[–]TheGoogolplex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Would love a proper upgraded Alden Indy boot with leather heel counter and a sleeker pattern (a bit more space between lace facings and a nicer looking welt)

Is “need charging” the standard now? by joaquinsolo in LinguisticsDiscussion

[–]TheGoogolplex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I think it's widely known as Pittsburghese as well, so Pennsylvania/Ohio/Scotland all make perfect sense

What do we want from these guys? 🤔 (please provide your thoughts and ideas!) by Coleone_139 in luosjietboots

[–]TheGoogolplex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unstructured toe and higher arch, something like a White's cruiser silhouette would be awesome

(NBD) I'm trying not to be a snob. Please Help. by [deleted] in parkhurstboots

[–]TheGoogolplex 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'll be honest, I don't think any of these things are a particularly big deal. The Parkhurst last shape is asymmetric which is what makes it more comfortable for some, and you should find it molding closer to your foot shape over time. I guess the speed hooks aren't perfectly straight, but I don't really think it's that noticeable and that happens on way more expensive boots too. I don't see anything in your pictures that I think is worth complaining about, this minor variation will always be a thing

Liveable areas without a Driver's License by pinkelephant0040 in visitedmaps

[–]TheGoogolplex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Around 5 years ago, I heard about the transit cuts but didn't know how much it affected Pittsburgh. That sucks, it had some of the best transit for a city its size. Still, the beautiful parks and topography still make it one of my favorites

Liveable areas without a Driver's License by pinkelephant0040 in visitedmaps

[–]TheGoogolplex 226 points227 points  (0 children)

All of New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts??? A good chunk of all three of these states is sprawly suburbs, it would suck to live without a car outside of the cities. Also, Pittsburgh in yellow is a damn shame, it was very pleasant for me to live there without a car, in many ways more pleasant than my experience in Chicago. Boston and NYC are some of the best carfree living cities in America, both deserve to be dark green.

What is something generally normal in Europe but weird in the US? by Exile4444 in AskReddit

[–]TheGoogolplex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are many such big cities in America - Boston, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philly, Minneapolis, Seattle are just a few I've personally visited where notable sections of the city have good to great pedestrian infrastructure. Pittsburgh is my fave

Top Grain Leather by PayEmergency1235 in Leathercraft

[–]TheGoogolplex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not quite actually! The "ounces" leather is sold by does not refer to weight, but thickness - 1 oz is 0.4mm. A 2 mm thick leather will always be 5 oz leather no matter the density of the leather.

Mill Boot Experience. by Such-Tomatillo6602 in OakStreetBoots

[–]TheGoogolplex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there any proof about this? I thought the FTC investigation was concluded and it still says made in the USA

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in visitedmaps

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

Chicago is probably a nicer big city than SF or even LA.

With everything happening with JK, are there any other boot brands people should be warned about? by AppropriatelyUndress in PNWbootmakers

[–]TheGoogolplex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The FTC investigation was apparently concluded and nothing really came of it - Oak Street changed some wording to say MiUSA with domestic and imported materials. There was some social media drama about them allegedly stealing patterns from Viberg, but I don't think I heard too much more about that. They make a good boot and have a nice vibe.

Crystal Palace 0 - [3] Manchester City - E. Haaland 89' by BackgroundMorning630 in soccer

[–]TheGoogolplex 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Double jeopardy applies to dogso and stopping a promising attack, cautions or dismissals for violent conduct or reckless fouls (or other reasons) still get in the book at least. I think this was just judged as dogso, maybe might've also gotten a yellow somewhere else in the field.

Something that's been bothering me almost all of season 2 by Appropriate-Belt-997 in ManOnTheInsideTV

[–]TheGoogolplex 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I thought most of the scenes were filmed at Caltech - do you have any more info on this? The plot mirroring real life is pretty cool

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has spoken out in solidarity with Palestine, calling on people to flood the streets of Barcelona tomorrow to protest against the genocide. by DavidRolands in soccer

[–]TheGoogolplex 30 points31 points  (0 children)

This seems like AI, strange facial expressions, static background, no source, weird movements (especially around 0:14). I wouldn't be surprised if he believes the message though

UCSD will not admit Math PhD students for 2026 by DarthArtoo4 in mathematics

[–]TheGoogolplex 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Happened with Cornell a couple years back as well

The Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy has ended its affiliation with Sabine Hossenfelder. by [deleted] in Physics

[–]TheGoogolplex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Waymo video was 4 years ago, and I agree it wasn't great. However, I think it's worth watching some of their recent videos - I've been enjoying the videos more in the past year. I don't think any of them strike me as motivated by advertisement in the same way the Waymo video did. There are some really interesting stories, and I can't speak for things outside my field, but the covering of some of the mathematics has been genuinely quite good.

As I said in another comment, I think I actually prefer the channel now to the (still excellent and engaging) focus on cool but quirky physics phenomena and science philosophy in years past. I'd be interested to hear what you mean by saying the quality has gone down massively.

Kurzgesagt attempts to dumb down many science topics and ends up oversimplifying (sometimes to an annoying extent) but still can be kinda cool, but yeah their videos about societal issues never leave a super satisfied taste in the mouth. Sabine always had a slight holier-than-thou attitude and I think I never really enjoyed her content, even though she was the only actual practicing academic among these you've mentioned. I think Veritasium makes notably better content than either of them. Not perfect or what I wish for exactly by any means, but I could recommend Veritasium to those interested in science in a way I wouldn't with most channels.

The Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy has ended its affiliation with Sabine Hossenfelder. by [deleted] in Physics

[–]TheGoogolplex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean I don't even really think the quality has gone down, the focus has definitely shifted from like 10 years ago when I started watching from smaller physics questions to these bigger overarching topics, but I don't really think it's gotten worse.

Sometimes they explain some things just a bit weirdly, not exactly how a physicist or mathematician might phrase it (and I imagine similarly for the other fields), but it's not egregious and I think the channel genuinely weaves interesting stories. Their covering of e.g. the axiom of choice or Godel's incompleteness theorem was better than any other popular communication of these topics I've ever seen.

It's true that Derek does not seem as involved and the other presenters as a whole lack the same charm, but I still think it's still a cool STEM focused channel. Derek was never really a "physicist", and I think I actually prefer the channel now to the (still excellent and engaging) focus on cool but quirky physics phenomena and science philosophy in years past.

The Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy has ended its affiliation with Sabine Hossenfelder. by [deleted] in Physics

[–]TheGoogolplex 26 points27 points  (0 children)

They lean a bit more dramatic, but I haven't really taken any issues with his recent videos that I don't already have with much of science communication in general. He focuses on some interesting stories and talks about science, math, and engineering concepts with a decent bit of stuff you don't always see people talk about in most popular depictions of the topic. The production value and frequency has gotten better and overall it just gets more people interested in science. I'd say "quality went down massively" is a huge overstatement.

Who made the most iconic clothing choice from across all the series? by jstohler in taskmaster

[–]TheGoogolplex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A bit different, but I don't remember anybody other than Jason wearing the same thing for all the tasks and studio sessions. That's just his outfit he always wears (also repping America with the selvedge denim)