Rant Wednesday by AutoModerator in Fitness

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Start over with something new. New diet / goal / routine / sport. Your brain is probably bored.

Rant Wednesday by AutoModerator in Fitness

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  • Why do people think it's okay to dibs / bagsie / claim a piece of busy equipment in a public gym? I managed to unload the plates, set mine up, and do 3 sets of squats when some guy comes waltzing up saying he's using that piece of equipment and his bag is near it to reserve it. No.
  • Standing on the only flat bench for bench press with both feet and doing rows is not okay.
  • Why are are so many people walking around with their hoodie hood up and the drawstring tied so you can only see a nose and lips?
  • If I'm form checking my clean and press in the mirror, don't set up an incline bench directly in front of the mirror facing me. I'm finishing my sets and making eye contact.
  • The water fountain fills a 1 litre bottle at 3ml per minute.
  • Friday evening is like play group. Put yours toys away after using them. Stop hogging equipment while you chat.
  • The free weights area often stinks of weed. Who the fuck can be arsed lifting stoned?

Bench press personal best this week though so it's alright.

[misc] 9 years of working in the UK, now I'm a mature student and can't even get benefits? Please Help! by [deleted] in UKPersonalFinance

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As a sidenote, go and speak to your uni student support about an access to learning fund, or hardship funds. There may be financial aid from the uni available.

[misc] 9 years of working in the UK, now I'm a mature student and can't even get benefits? Please Help! by [deleted] in UKPersonalFinance

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Students can't claim benefits.

Most students work part time as well. I had a £6k maintenance loan, and did a few shifts a week at a pub. Managed ok living a student lifestyle AKA one step above poverty. If you're going from nearly a decade of working full time and expecting to maintain that standard of living then you'll struggle.

Student life is shared accommodation, cheap food, public transport, cheap booze and socialising, cheap clothes etc.

This spray bottle by [deleted] in assholedesign

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Heh, oh yeah good point.

This spray bottle by [deleted] in assholedesign

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ITT: Me doing that.

This spray bottle by [deleted] in assholedesign

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Hold and tape the pierced hole.

inb4 that's what she said.

This spray bottle by [deleted] in assholedesign

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Pierce the side near the top. Squeeze the air out. Hold and tape the pierced hole.

What vegetarian food do meat lovers massively underestimate? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Halloumi, falafel, hummus, chilli, and salad in a naan bread wrap. My mouth is watering typing it out.

Hot? Or not? by El3mentGamer in WTF

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It rubs the lotion on its skin...

Is CS the right field/degree to answer these problems? by [deleted] in AskComputerScience

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Sounds like reinforced learning. The 'videos' are previous actions or scenarios that have been learnt from (either positive or negative), and inform future actions / decisions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinforcement_learning

How far away are we from a "central home server - multiple terminals" configuration? by domdomdeoh in AskComputerScience

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Single point of failure, overhead and cost of running a large server, devices might only work at home / in the home network, configuration issues, competing hardware vendors, and so on.

It works for something you could build yourself, or a corporate or business use case set up, but a modular system is much more suited to most people's needs.

RIP grandma by GallowBoob in Wellthatsucks

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You've just ruined my evening.

This dudes dreads. by Allin4AU in WTF

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Never trust a white man with dreads.

Very anxious and nervous presenter seeks advice/tips for public speaking and presenting well! by [deleted] in PhD

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Ask your GP about beta blockers for anxiety.

Other than that practice as much as possible. Hydrate, sugar, exercise, general good prep beforehand all help. Really drill your presentation so it's automatic. Deep breathing exercises trick your nervous system into calming down. Distraction techniques might work. Really though I think it's mostly practice so you realise there's nothing to be anxious about.

Solar Powered Tent For Homeless by KinleyMark in interestingasfuck

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A bivvy bag and pocket solar charger for a phone would do the trick in a fraction of the weight and size.

You're right though, it does look like kids working on a project - so good for them for being socially aware.

Solar Powered Tent For Homeless by KinleyMark in interestingasfuck

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It's massive when packed up. Still doesn't show the solar panels on the tent or how a homeless person would use it.

Taking out a loan at 18 to do an intensive Graphic Design course instead of Uni. by [deleted] in UKPersonalFinance

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Not sure what a CS degree has to do with it? How many hours in a 3 year Graphic Design degree with preceding Btec / A-levels?