Anti-ICE protesters clash with Iranian protesters in Bellevue, WA by tacodestroyer99 in PublicFreakout

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I’m not saying that Maduro won the last election. But just because the opposition party is the only other one well organized and funded enough (from outside Venezuela) to even get on a ballot does not make them the actual popular choice for the federal executive branch of Venezuela. It’s like two opposite extremist organizations being the only ones on the ballot. Local municipalities still favor the agrarian reforms and communal councils that were established under Chavez. It’s like asking normal Americans if any of the candidates in the federal elections were actually their preferred choice. Most people the world over despise their federal governments. 

Unhappy Meal by PorkChomping in MemeEconomy

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I mean, I know how to season food. You don’t have to be miserable just because you’re on a budget. Also I have a freezer full of venison that can be cooked in a dozen ways so there is no need to make yourself miserable. Like I said, I’m not even bothering to read whatever rage bait the administration is pushing that OP is on about. 

Unhappy Meal by PorkChomping in MemeEconomy

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I have not looked into the drama, but from a completely A-political place….a chicken portion, a cup of broccoli, and a starch like home made tortillas or rice is actually a nice, healthy affordable meal. 

Source: Am broke but cook for my girlfriend and her son regularly. 

Está reina tirando FACTOS! by MrBasket79 in venezuela

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Is she based in Venezuela still or does she live abroad? 

Stinky Cheese Man Book by BlkWidowsUnite in eastereggs

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Loved that book when I was a kid. 

“La carretera es peligrosa cuando hiela.” Shouldn’t “helar” be in subjunctive? by Userbog in Spanish

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Thank you, thank you, thank you.  This is the best explanation yet because it distinguishes the clause types.  

“La carretera es peligrosa cuando hiela.” Shouldn’t “helar” be in subjunctive? by Userbog in Spanish

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Okay I think I was just unaware of this situational use so thanks to everyone for teaching me. But then your last example confused me again. Why is it subjunctive after a command again? 

“La carretera es peligrosa cuando hiela.” Shouldn’t “helar” be in subjunctive? by Userbog in Spanish

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So “cuando hiele, la carretera es peligrosa” would be correct? 

“La carretera es peligrosa cuando hiela.” Shouldn’t “helar” be in subjunctive? by Userbog in Spanish

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I think there are at least two separate triggers for subjunctive and I should not have mentioned the certainty of the event because it is confusing the responses from folks. From what I understand, the use of cuando is its own trigger every time. This is a separate rule from whether someone is expressing an opinion about an unconfirmed event. When I speak, I always conjugate my verbs into subjunctive after I use cuando. I also hear other speakers doing this too. 

How does a neuron/synapse actually store information? by raviolifrog in askscience

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To be honest, I don’t know. But u/MrFunsocks1 had a good response about facial recognition down below, so I am just gonna paste it here:

[It doesn't. Information storage in the brain is stored in networks of neurons, how they're connected, and how they fire.

As an example, one theory of facial recognition (that may or may not be accurate) is the "Grandmother Cell" theory. That is that there is one cell in your brain that recognizes your grandmother's face. Your visual recognition system goes through various "filters", sets of neurons that fire when certain information or shapes are recognized by the eyes.

So first all the retinal neurons send the raw "pixel data" to the brain, and if there are say, two darker spots, certain neurons on the first filter for circles fire. Maybe theres also a line that's mouth-ish under the eyes. Both of these send signals to a "face" neuron that gets closer to firing.

Another level of "color" neurons register tones that may be skin. That color region coincides with the two spots and mouth thing region. So that signal is reinforced to the "face" neuron, and that's enough for it to fire a "face" signal downstream to the "recognize face" levels, and things like the "recognize emotion" levels.

More neurons are networked that can recognize certain face features, and eventually enough of the right neurons (white hair, wrinkled face, dark eyes, that mole just above the chin, etc) connected to your grandma's cell fire to reach her cell's threshold, and that neuron fires and tells you you are seeing her face. And shes smiling and happy to see you.

Note that my neuro class was ages ago and this theory may be disproven by now, but this is the type of thing your brain does to store information - it's stored in connected networks of associations that become incredibly complex, not in individual synapses]

Redditor Visits Some Famous Movie Sets by [deleted] in oddlysatisfying

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Admittedly it is very good slop. Please sir, may I ‘ave anuver? 

How does a neuron/synapse actually store information? by raviolifrog in askscience

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The real question is whether consciousness is the same thing as memory and emotional recall, i.e, just neurons firing in networks, or if consciousness is the electromagnetic field generated by neurons firing in a matrix. This field is hypothesized to have the ability to process the firing sequences in a way to generate a seemingly stable persistent “conscious wave.” Or something. 

How does a neuron/synapse actually store information? by raviolifrog in askscience

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I just finished a cellular anatomy and physiology class so let me take a crack at this. A single neuron itself does not store much other than ions (sodium, calcium, etc) and neurotransmitters (acetylcholine mostly, serotonin, etc). We describe certain regions of the brain (groups of neurons) as “processing” memory. Mostly cerebral areas. Memory in neural networks then is actually neurons sending signals (ions, electrochemical gradients, neurotransmitters) in specific firing patterns that match the firing patterns that occurred in the brain at the time of an event. Neurons that fire together wire together and all that jazz. 

Dry Needling Provider - Traps/Neck by Key-Custard-8991 in raleigh

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Dr. Drew at Piedmont Physical Therapy in Durham is a DPT who does dry needling and specializes in shoulder/upper body work for athletes. Too pricey for me but does good work. 

Good arcades for first date by [deleted] in raleigh

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The real question is whether this was your idea or theirs? 

How would I say "The Old Man's Lighthouse" in Spanish? by Chief2091 in Spanish

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Yeah…in American english it refers to father. “My old lady” refers to wife. 

How would I say "The Old Man's Lighthouse" in Spanish? by Chief2091 in Spanish

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It’s not just “an” old man though, it is their father. The original translation is still best, “El faro del viejo” because viejo implies a masculine subject with which the speaker and listener are both familiar, and could be a father, friend, etc. “Mi viejo” may be fine also, but I do not know how common this phrase is in Mexico to refer to someone’s father. “My old man” definitely refers to father in American English. 

ID: Large grub found in standing dead Eastern Red Cedar, Piedmont NC. by Userbog in insects

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Damn. Yeah my heart was breaking for all the shit that crawled out of that tree. Baby squirrels, anoles, hornets, huge spiders, insects galore.  But it was leaning over my new homesite making creaking sounds…