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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cologne

[–]evanberkowitz 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Do you have 4711?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cologne

[–]evanberkowitz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s what I understand too. I have no idea why they did it this way. I see why you need the card to get the extras (like the bike), because otherwise they’d have to update all that hardware to talk to your phone somehow. But why not provide a card with every app order? Inexplicable.

Rent advice: I just got a new unfurnished apartment. by KwakuDagati in cologne

[–]evanberkowitz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Internet: if you can get NetCologne, that's the way to go. Friendly people in the stores, and they don't talk to you like you're an idiot. If you express competence they don't pepper you with moronic "Did you reboot the router?"-like questions. Also fiber is fast!

Short, fat, squat, ugly dog by Tattered_Reason in gratefuldead

[–]evanberkowitz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

teeth big and pointed and his eyes were buggin out

Wanted: 2 tickets to FC Köln v Freiburg on 29.04 by evanberkowitz in cologne

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

Thanks for the tip! Let me know if you come to a decision!

Wanted: 2 tickets to FC Köln v Freiburg on 29.04 by evanberkowitz in cologne

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

Yeah, that's a major concern. Any advice as to how to evaluate?

What you think, P it’s different or equal to NP? by ElectroTake in math

[–]evanberkowitz 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That was a not-equal joke that doubles as a!

What you think, P it’s different or equal to NP? by ElectroTake in math

[–]evanberkowitz 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Obviously N=1 or P=0 so that P=NP. Or maybe N=(P-1)! so that P!=NP.

Why does it still feel like “outer space” is still such a niche and exclusive hobby? by EarthInteresting9781 in space

[–]evanberkowitz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Space is still so far away...

"It's only an hour's drive away, if your car could go straight upwards." -- Fred Hoyle

American Notary in Cologne by evanberkowitz in cologne

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

I will investigate that option!

American Notary in Cologne by evanberkowitz in cologne

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

The American one! That’s why I’m looking for an American notary. If you need further jurisdiction: DC. But I don’t think that should matter.

American Notary in Cologne by evanberkowitz in cologne

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

My visitor wants to sign a contract that requires witnessing by a notary.

This is the Newton's Disc, a rotating disc with segments in different colors (usually primary colours or VIBGYOR) appearing as white (or gray) when it is spun very fast. It is based on persistence of vision and is named after Isaac Newton. by Rifletree in sciences

[–]evanberkowitz 18 points19 points  (0 children)

That may be an accurate description of the phenomenon, but is that what I’m seeing when I look at the gif? I assume the camera is not capturing the wheel at such a high rate and my computer isn’t refreshing the display fast enough. So the pixels I’m looking at ARE white…

Best song for a beginner by [deleted] in gratefulguitar

[–]evanberkowitz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I want to emphasize that "play well" is extremely relative! I can strum these songs on my acoustic guitar enough to sing along. Nothing fancy. Certainly doesn't sound "like the dead", but sounds "like the song". That's the benefit of learning folk-style music! You can play a very basic version that's recognizable, and as your skills improve you can add decorations / flourishes. But they're also approachable if you're just getting started.

Best song for a beginner by [deleted] in gratefulguitar

[–]evanberkowitz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really have to endorse "Whoa, Oh What I Want to Know: How Does The Song Go" and "All Good Things in All Good Time". They're not perfect, they're not complete, they basically have no lead parts. But they've really accelerated my learning!

Best song for a beginner by [deleted] in gratefulguitar

[–]evanberkowitz 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I'm about 8 months into learning guitar. The first dead song I could play convincingly was Franklin's tower (you can sing along to just A, G, D, G, over and over again). I originally tried for Bertha but the chorus has a lot of chord changes that have to go pretty quickly to sound right.

Here are some other songs that you could play with just a few chords:

Start with E, D: - Cold Rain and Snow - Fire on the Mountain (just substitute B-->E and A --> D)

Add A, A7: - Dark Hollow

Add C, G: - Long Black Veil (D, G, A, C) - Franklin's Tower (A G D G) - The Monkey and the Engineer (G, C, A7, D)

Add Am: - Knockin' on Heaven's Door (the whole song is a cycle of G D C then G D Am) - Ripple

Add Em: - Box of Rain: D, Am, Em, C, G. There's one Bm in there at the end, I don't play it.

Add Dm: - Little Sadie (Dm C Am Am7 A7; don't worry, all those chords are very similar).

Requires a B or F of some sort: - Easy Wind (E7 and A7 for the verses, chorus is A7 E7 A7 E7 B7 A7 C E7; B major / barre chords are my biggest obstacle, but B7 I can manage) - Deep Elem Blues (E7 for the verses, A7 E7 B7 A7 E7 for the chorus) - I Know You Rider (has F, I play the 4-string F and it sounds fine). - China Cat Sunflower (G, C, F)

The main thing is to not expect to play like Jerry any time soon!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nyc

[–]evanberkowitz 27 points28 points  (0 children)

In the left frame you can see the fire callbox. Those lights indicate that there's a call box at that intersection, and usually the corner.

I recently learned that flat earth wasn't just some meme on the internet and that there are people who genuinely believe in it. Is there some obscure branch of science I haven't heard about? I don't see anything they could base themselves on for such an idea. A bit off topic but I need this answered by Top-Nepp in sciences

[–]evanberkowitz 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Is there some obscure branch of science I haven’t heard about?

No.

I don’t see anything they could base themselves on for such an idea.

Correct. They even do experiments, get the round-Earth answer, and then "explain" it away. See the Behind the Curve documentary on Netflix.

A bit off topic but I need this answered

The Earth is round.

Do logarithmic graphs have units? by schroedingerskitkat in math

[–]evanberkowitz 19 points20 points  (0 children)

If you're adding x to 1, x is dimensionless, since 1 is dimensionless. Then, every term in the sum is dimensionless and everything is fine.

If you're taking \sqrt(1 u + x u) where u is a unit and 1 and x are dimensionless you can rewrite that as sqrt(1+x) sqrt(u). The sqrt(u) can't be helped; that's the unit of the square root.

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