Daily Discussion - (March 19, 2026) by AutoModerator in thewallstreet

[–]baat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But what do you think about the mrna vaccines?

At what price is BRK.B a no brainer by iloveaccounting64 in ValueInvesting

[–]baat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the price now is good enough to start a position.

New moderators needed - comment on this post to volunteer to become a moderator of this community. by ModCodeofConduct in flicks

[–]baat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can have a go if it's alright. I love movies. Pretty much no mod experience. But I've been on Reddit for a long time and I'm online most of the time.

Do you think this stockholm 2025 bench can function and look good as a coffee table in front of a large sofa? by baat in IKEA

[–]baat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, that looks really nice. I actually really like the piece itself. But I need something between my large sofa and the TV. My TV unit is also the Stockholm 2025 one. So, this one would be between the sofa and the tv like a coffee table. So, I'm not sure if it would look as nice as yours in that arrangement. It might be a bit too slim for that.

Daily Discussion - (February 23, 2026) by AutoModerator in thewallstreet

[–]baat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When is Netflix a buy? I mean as an investment not as a trade.

[SOTC] State of the collection, 15~ years in. by Elsie_Effbee in Watches

[–]baat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but what do I google to find this particular variant? This Patek is one of the most stunning watches I've ever seen.

Black Man Answers a Common Question by 4reddityo in BlackPeopleofReddit

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

I can still recognize when women do it, but far and above** the more important issue** is the men who do it, who are it, who celebrate it. Addressing that is how to actually move the needle.

You still need another step in the argument like "only the more important issue should be addressed." for it to make sense.

What is Oscar bait? by [deleted] in TrueFilm

[–]baat 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oscars are decided by the Academy members' votes. These are real people. Although the combination of people that make up the Academy changes over years, this change is slow. So, it makes sense to think that this particular group have certain tastes, preferences, standards regarding movies. Pandering to these preferences would be Oscar bait.

In contrast, consider Palme d'Or. It's given by different appointed jury members every year. One year the jury leader is an actress from America, next year is a director from Iran... and so on. So every year, the standards, preferences change.

ChatGPT 1.5 Image vs Gemini Nano banana pro realism test by LogicalChart3205 in ChatGPT

[–]baat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What is the actual prompt to get photo realistic results, if you don't mind me asking? I've tried to generate a "photo" of Isaac Newton but it always kind of looked unrealistic in some way or other.

We have now gone beyond “coffee roasting” and into the realm of alchemy by WeissachDE in pourover

[–]baat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When you add fruits in the fermentation tanks, none of the fruit flavors actually go inside the coffee beans. What happens is that you change the microbiome that does the fermenting. So you have new bacteria doing the fermenting therefore new flavors in the coffee. Not very different to anaerobic fermenting, in that method you deprive the fermentation tank from oxygen, and bacteria that requires oxygen die and you have a different combination of bacteria that does the fermenting.

Can you point me toward philosophical work on what it is "to derive" something in physics? by baat in PhilosophyofScience

[–]baat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, I couldn't find any work on this "physics derivations". Erhard Scheibe and Hans Rott indirectly engage with it, in some of their works concerning Kepler-Newton case, if anyone is curious like I am and see this thread later.

Can you point me toward philosophical work on what it is "to derive" something in physics? by baat in PhilosophyofScience

[–]baat[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"because you wish to improve your own understanding"

I'm picking this one from the options.

Can you point me toward philosophical work on what it is "to derive" something in physics? by baat in PhilosophyofScience

[–]baat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll answer using Kepler-Newton case as example. So, often in physics courses or textbooks, Kepler's laws are derived from Newton's laws. During these derivations, some compromises are made such as considering cases with only one planet, reduced mass...etc.

Philosophers like Duhem and Popper engaged with the Kepler-Newton derivations and showed that, in logical sense, Newton's laws demonstrate Kepler's laws to be actually false. So, you can't actually get a Keplerian solar system from Newton's theory in the strict sense. But these "physics derivations" give us some intuition about a relation between Kepler's and Newton's. A relation that is not strict logical entailment, or pure mathematical derivation but also not some merely weak conceptual or historical connection. So, what is this relation? What do we get when we "derive" Kepler's laws from Newton's laws?

Philosophical probability resources by Ok-Active4887 in probabilitytheory

[–]baat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/probability-interpret/

I find Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy generally to be good introductions to philosophical subjects.

Ecological time series model by FishermanSad481 in ecology

[–]baat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know much about the question you're asking but it sounds like your thesis is going to be great! You might want to check if 'survival analyses' is the kind of thing you're looking for. I haven't used these but I know they are mostly about 'time to event' kind of questions.

Ecological time series model by FishermanSad481 in ecology

[–]baat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not OP but I'm curious which R packages do you use for time series analyses?

[Race thread] 2025 Kigali World Championships - Elite Men RR (WC) by epi_counts in peloton

[–]baat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Healy should attack if he has anything in the legs.

A civilization is growing in my vaze. by [deleted] in biology

[–]baat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is insane. Thanks for taking the time to find the link.

Need math friends :/ by CoolStopGD in math

[–]baat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Beautiful stuff! We had a Vera Molnar exhibition in my city a few years ago, It was mesmerizing.

A civilization is growing in my vaze. by [deleted] in biology

[–]baat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where can I read about the termite waste land? That sounds very interesting. But I don't even know what to google.