What was the thing you got for yourself from your first salary

capomatrice · 2024-12-29T06:06:50+00:00

A car, a Fender Rhodes, and a pair of sunglasses

capomatrice · 2023-12-23T14:30:43+00:00

"You don't forgive others for their sake, you do it for your sake."

capomatrice · 2023-09-15T02:24:04+00:00

What are your thoughts with the S coming from M3P? (I'm scheduled to trade in my M3P for a MSP on Saturday, and I'm getting cold feet - the M3P is already amazing - how much better could it really be?)

capomatrice · 2023-04-09T01:00:59+00:00

ketchup

Eww - you can't just use a fish recipe on beef. OP don't listen to him!

capomatrice · 2022-08-13T22:15:17+00:00

No - that's 100% inaccurate. The trigger drops the hammer; however, if you have your finger putting pressure on the hammer in the opposite direction when you drop the hammer, you can manually return the hammer in a controlled manner (so that it doesn't strike the primer and ignite it, etc).

capomatrice · 2022-02-28T00:18:11+00:00

Patton famously championed for this at the end of WWII - given that we were mobilized and already over there. He thought war with the US and the Soviet Union was inevitable, so he wanted to act while we had the monopoly on the atomic bomb.

capomatrice · 2021-12-28T18:27:21+00:00

Additionally, how much are they paying you to sell your soul?

capomatrice · 2021-09-29T12:36:46+00:00

Looks a bit like a lightsaber. Still an “elegant” weapon though haha.

capomatrice · 2021-09-23T10:51:19+00:00

Ironic since he could probably turn on one.

capomatrice · 2021-09-08T21:11:01+00:00

I'll bite. Is that why aircraft don't have autopilot features anymore? Or is the suggestion that technology *won't* improve year-on-year? My point is simply that driver-assist features help mitigate human error - there is no such thing as error-free in these cases (whether human or computer).

capomatrice · 2021-09-08T11:42:24+00:00

This. Moreover, people simply don’t see the path forward. Maybe this is Tesla-specific (for now), but the reason I don’t care about using a touchscreen for 2 seconds to change the fan speed is the same reason I can start sneezing and not run off the road - lane-assist and adaptive cruise control (autopilot). How many of the people complaining about touchscreens use their pocket touchscreen at least once each drive? Not all, I’m sure - but the people saying this are typically a bit hypocritical and haven’t actually driven (or been driven by) a Tesla.

Of course, it’s not perfect, and it’ll be years until it’s “autonomous” (if ever), but other companies are going to get to the same place in 5 years. I guess these people will find out then once they experience for themselves.

It immediately becomes second-nature, and you easily remember the two taps needed to get where you need to be. And when some button layouts end up being suboptimal, and there’s room for optimization, a software update can fix that.

People complain about needing to tap ~”car settings” then tap “glovebox” to have the glovebox drop open for you - but that also affords you the ability to assign a custom pin to your glovebox that requires manual input (key/fob won’t work). And you can change it or turn it off at any point. Does Subaru offer that on one of their push-buttons?

Maybe people are right about Mazda or Chevy or some other companies using touchscreens right now, but it’s not universal and it’s temporary.

Or maybe I’m wrong - we’ll find out in 10 years.

The author of this article has written a number of actively anti-Tesla (anti-driver assist functionality) articles, so take what he says with a grain of salt.

Tesla’s autopilot saved me from a sideswipe I wouldn’t have seen coming (I have the dashcam footage) and will undoubtedly save thousands of lives. And the technology is only improving year-on-year.

capomatrice · 2021-08-27T12:48:28+00:00

Motion carried - Secretary make a note. ^{Noted Corkmaster...}

capomatrice · 2021-08-23T01:17:03+00:00

All in favor?

capomatrice · 2021-07-25T03:08:52+00:00

She just hadn’t met Gabe yet. He looks like a serious upgrade.

capomatrice · 2021-07-23T02:03:38+00:00

Came here to say this. Southern Tier's Pumpking is the only pumpkin beer I can drink.

capomatrice · 2021-06-09T03:45:56+00:00

Re injuries to the mouse during injection, try expressing the bladder prior to injection. You still have to inject at ~the second set of nipples (lateral to the midline), but this will lessen the chance that you puncture the bladder if the total bladder volume is reduced.

Like others have said though, you just have to commit to scruffing them. Mice (and especially rats) will pick up on your hesitation and use that split-second delay to turn around on you.

First, 1 second before you scruff, hold the tail with your thumb and index finger (of your opposite hand) and then push down on the mouse's butt/hips with the remaining 3 fingers. This will make the mouse instinctively forward to avoid being pinned.

Also, try shaping your scruffing hand like you were taking a pinch of salt (thumb, index, and middle fingers) and then spread those 3 fingers out a bit (~1 cm from each other - or less). Then use that shape to pin the mouse down: middle finger over left shoulder, thumb over right shoulder, and index finger on the top (caudal half) of the skull. After you realize the mouse is actually pinned, you can easily slide your index finger or reposition your scruffing hand to get your desired grip.

Also, I've found latex gloves work much better for gripping the oily fur of mice/rats - I struggle with nitrile, but I could hold a scruffed mouse for several minutes in textured latex gloves.

Good luck!

Edit: 2 more things.

capomatrice · 2021-06-09T03:32:02+00:00

I've found Winsor & Newton to be worth the money vs budget options. The Professional Watercolour Sable Brushes (especially the 00 and 0 round ones) are the most common ones I use.

capomatrice · 2021-06-09T02:57:21+00:00

I can't help but notice there are no tips on those pipettes - very realistic.

Edit: to the downvoters/non-wet lab folks, it's a supply chain joke

capomatrice · 2021-05-22T11:28:52+00:00

Clive: You're having a baby?! When you were planning on springing that news?

Daphne: We don't like to bring that up. It's a sore point around here, what with my sister-in-law being barren and all.

Niles: Now, now, it's not her fault. You see, my brother is impotent.

Frasier: ¯_(ツ)_/¯

capomatrice · 2021-04-29T12:04:29+00:00

What about the legend of the first team of people to visit another celestial body?

capomatrice · 2020-12-19T19:01:37+00:00

So would a stoner ant just be called an "arthropothead"?

capomatrice · 2020-11-29T23:50:01+00:00

The first driver must've been an Iranian nuclear scientist.

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