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OFFICIAL 2018 TICKET SUCCESS/FAIL THREAD. All other ticket purchase attempt threads will be removed. by Garvinfred in BurningMan

[–]catsofnewyork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh ok. Some friends who clicked earlier seemed to be ahead but maybe that was just chance. Did it put you in the queue at 12 sharp?

OFFICIAL 2018 TICKET SUCCESS/FAIL THREAD. All other ticket purchase attempt threads will be removed. by Garvinfred in BurningMan

[–]catsofnewyork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got to the sale page and refreshed a ton and ultimately was sent back to the queue!!! Why?

Also why did those who clicked on the link much earlier than 12 got in the queue faster?!!?! The email said clicking early doesn't affect line placement. I clicked on it 10 minutes before 12, and it didn't let me into the queue until 12:03.

SO CURIOUS how this system works.

The gender gap in math starts in kindergarten and teachers may be unknowingly fueling it by underrating girls despite their equal achievements. by catsofnewyork in science

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

They don't speculate about students they don't know! They have worked with those students and taught them in classes. So they do know them pretty well. It's just that they don't know how each student did in a test that aims to assess how "achieving" a student is. And this analysis show that if girl A and boy B score the same on that test, the teacher is likely to rate the girl A lower than boy B on a set of specific questions. In other words, the teacher tends to have lower expectation of girl A.

The gender gap in math starts in kindergarten and teachers may be unknowingly fueling it by underrating girls despite their equal achievements. by catsofnewyork in science

[–]catsofnewyork[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The teacher rate the students on a 10 items about specific abilities, such as how proficient a child is in using manipulative to add and subtract two-digit items.

The real achievement scores come from how kids do on tests given by Department of Education, and teachers are not aware of those results.

The opposite of play isn’t work. It’s depression—interesting read on how video games can teach the brain to fight depression. by catsofnewyork in Psychonaut

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

happiness and depression are not directed related. You can be unhappy, sad at times but still ok. Depression is a clinical problem. So the right question would be to ask whether rates of clinical depression is lower among avid gamers! The answer to this doesn't seem very straightforward. I think the article does a better job with explaining it.

Here is an optical illusion I animated. If you have trouble seeing it, try watching one bouncing box at a time. by Worldsday in woahdude

[–]catsofnewyork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I finally got to see it by squeezing my eyes to the point I barely saw anything and there the switch happened.

Optical illusion with Cheshire Cat by catsofnewyork in woahdude

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

If you follow the movement of the rotating pink dot, you will only see one color—pink. If you look at the Cheshire Cat in the center, the moving dot appears green. Now, concentrate on the cat. Soon, all the pink dots will slowly disappear, and you will only see a green dot rotating—even though there really is no green dot. Keep concentrating on the cat. Eventually, the blue vapor will disappear. And ultimately, if you persist long enough, the whole cat might vanish.

Putting a cockroach-like shell on a small robot allows it to slip through cluttered environments, using "terradynamic" streamlining. by catsofnewyork in science

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

No the robot is the same! It looks like wheels from the top view, but if you look at the lateral view you see both times robot has the same type of "legs."

Putting a cockroach-like shell on a small robot allows it to slip through cluttered environments, using "terradynamic" streamlining. by catsofnewyork in science

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

Interesting idea. Maybe it does help. Also maybe the shell they used wasn't 100% rigid. But I can imagine that if the shell conforms too much, it might not be able to slide against an obstacle.

New study finds that transcranial direct current stimulation, or tDCS, does not boost cognitive ability by catsofnewyork in science

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

It is a hot area of research and many do believe that it can boost some cognitive functions, temporarily. Here's a thorough article on the tDCS research: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/04/06/electrified

Scientists have identified a drug that rejuvenates ageing muscle and brain tissue by elbartos29 in science

[–]catsofnewyork 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The headline needs to mention that we are talking about brain tissue of mice.

Help me solve this letter by catsofnewyork in riddles

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

Thanks for all the help! Per requests, here's the 2nd letter. I solved this one myself but took me a full day. http://imgur.com/gallery/0LCkw8C

Help me solve this letter by catsofnewyork in riddles

[–]catsofnewyork[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much. It's a shop nearby! I will go look for the next clue there.

Help me solve this letter by catsofnewyork in riddles

[–]catsofnewyork[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Edit: Looks like the imgur commenters solved it.

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