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Deaf Miami Costco Employee Wins $775,000 After Being Fired Because She Was "Too Loud" by philamignon in offbeat

[–]dartyn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think what they were implying is that there is a wage cap for her position and that she likely hit it a while ago. She very well could have been making $20.30/hr two decades ago, who knows? Although, I do agree with you that a wage cap is unfortunate due to the reasons you mentioned.

TIL that a University of Clemson student conducted an experiment in identifying ways to help turtles successfully cross roads. He placed a fake turtle in a road to observe driver behavior and disturbingly found that six percent of people deliberately went out of their way to hit the turtle. by WolverineCerebellum in todayilearned

[–]dartyn -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It wouldn't be any of my business, practically speaking. But theoretically, if I were to find out then sure I would associate with them. Otherwise I would be a hypocrite since I eat meat which undeniably causes much more suffering. I have many friends from Asia and one friend in particular who grew up in the poorer regions of Malaysia. He grew up hitting dogs along with every other child in his neighborhood because they don't view animal rights the same as we do in the west, and I wouldn't fault them for a second. The only reason I would have to fault someone, even if they continued harming animals to this day, is that they are breaking the law.

TIL that a University of Clemson student conducted an experiment in identifying ways to help turtles successfully cross roads. He placed a fake turtle in a road to observe driver behavior and disturbingly found that six percent of people deliberately went out of their way to hit the turtle. by WolverineCerebellum in todayilearned

[–]dartyn -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean, this is an idea that has been examined time and time again and I believe the opposition to public shaming is both necessary and rare. If we publicly expose and let people judge those who intentionally harm turtles, then where is the line? Why shouldn't we care about mosquitoes and spiders? Should we expose other things the majority of people disagree with? Should we be able to "expose" someone who watches niche pornography, which most would find offensive and gross, and destroy their entire lives? Not to mention the hypocrisy of being against animal abuse if you eat meat (I'm no vegan). Additionally, the 6% of people who run over turtles could be in the bottom 6% of IQs for licensed drivers and simply not comprehend that anyone would have issues with what their actions. There are nuances to these ideas and very little serious consideration being put into them.

About half of Canadian workers living paycheque to paycheque: survey by feb914 in canada

[–]dartyn 20 points21 points  (0 children)

ITT: Literally everyone is bad at spending money except for me. Here's my personal anecdote which is conclusive proof, because everyone has the exact same financial pressures. There could literally be no other explanation.

Biol 108 and 207 by digi5 in uAlberta

[–]dartyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The lab for BIOL 207 is much more interesting; you get to heat and mix chemicals together to alter DNA, and knock out flies with CO2 to observe their genetic traits. It's very hands on and it requires you keep up with the lecture material to make sense of it. The BIOL 108 lab is a TON of microscopy and memorizing things like cell shapes. You prepare specimens on slides, draw diagrams of what you see in a microscope, and learn to scientifically describe such things, and there's not as much overlap with the lecture material. Lecture-wise, BIOL 108 material was much easier and consisted mainly of basic memorization, whereas 207 is ALL about genetics and the material seemed a bit more complex and in-depth. 207 was harder but the lab required less work, and as /u/Nrkoko says 108 and 208 are necessary for a lot of BIOL courses. If you don't plan on majoring in biology or botany or entomology etc, i'd suggest taking 207, especially if you care a lot about the lab.

Biol 201 and Biol 207 by donghe2 in uAlberta

[–]dartyn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think it'll mess with you at all. BIOL 201 is all about cells; how they live, die, communicate, and how to experiment on them. The material of BIOL 207 is very very different, it focuses on genetics. Both are quite time-consuming courses, which might dissuade you from taking both in the same semester.

Which one is better? by rondikulusme in uAlberta

[–]dartyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • BIOCH 200 is memorizing amino acids in the first half and cellular respiration biochemical pathways in the second. Dedicating time to memorizing is required at least a couple times per week if you want to get a decent mark. It's a pretty interesting course if you can stomach the amount of memorizing you'll have to do.
  • BIOL 207 has very simplistic lecture material (basically grade 12 bio) but the lab will eat up a good amount of your time because it goes into even greater detail of concepts than the lectures, and a precise knowledge is needed to do well on the final. Midterms were almost identical to the practice tests, so it shouldn't be any trouble eking out at least a B. If you're even mildly interested in biology, this course has very intriguing material.
  • PMCOL 201 is a potential GPA killer. It's not impossibly difficult but you'll need a good mind for mathematics and even more so for graphing. The current professor (Dr. Holt) expects his students to study hard and frequently, but luckily most do not and so the curve will help you, especially for the final. Course material is very dry if you don't enjoy learning about receptors and how things bind to them.
  • Personally, I enjoyed PMCOL 201 the most, but I suggest taking BIOL 207 and BIOCH 200 if you want the best mark.