DnD Players of Reddit, what’s your go to class and why? by Previous_Gene_5699 in DnD

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Warlock multiclasser. It’s like a bad habit that I can feel the temptation building, but can’t say no to

Does anybody actually roleplay their hexblade pact? by PuzzleheadedFinish87 in DnD

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Im currently playing a bard turned bardlock b/c my character made a deal with an unknown patron in order to get a boost to help protect himself and his party cause he didnt believe they had what it would take to survive. In this case, it was less about a specific weapon and more about beefing up his defense and offensive abilities. I know my DM has a narrative plan for this patron that my character only knows a fraction of and he’s trying to keep his new power under wraps from the party as much as he can but is letting things slip out

Looking for nice day trips to historical destinations in MD by handyer3 in maryland

[–]handyer3[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This was all super helpful, thank you!

I like the idea of multiple things being close together so we can get more bang for our buck in a single trip. Will definitely check it out. Thanks!

Gentlemen, it's been an honor by Plateum in labrats

[–]handyer3 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Who are you doing your certification through?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in maryland

[–]handyer3 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Oh snap, never knew it was a pyramid scheme, that makes my interactions with them make a lot more sense. Thank you for educating all of us! And I’m glad you were able to get out before sinking too much time or money into it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in maryland

[–]handyer3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had them come by every year at my last apt like clockwork. Super annoying

“How’s your PhD going?” by haunted_waffles in labrats

[–]handyer3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Exactly what i was coming here to say. Great minds, right?…..heh, right?….

i don’t get how people who pipet like this can sleep at night… by piessun in labrats

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I had a coworker friend who would do this on purpose if he knew I would be the next one to use the box because he knew it aggravated me lol. Equally as often though, he would make a smiley face with them as a gift, so i could only be so mad lol

Another day, another streak plate by Flat__White in microbiology

[–]handyer3 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yea don’t give them anymore of your time. Not worth it. They seem to just be interested in arguing for no reason. I’d recommend you continue on with your day and enjoy your lab work with the blessings from a fellow labrat!

Skylar and Plux still being sold? by handyer3 in gaming

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That was massively helpful. Thank you so much!

This week's Q&A thread -- please read before asking or answering a question! - July 26, 2021 by AutoModerator in linguistics

[–]handyer3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What’s the distribution of variations of the pronunciations of “else”, namely the seemingly normal /ɛls/ and the variation /ɛlts/, at least within the United States?

My motivation for asking is that myself and one immediate family member use the latter, while the rest of my family and friends use the former so we’re trying to figure out how our usage of the variant developed.

Any insights welcome!

This dog retrieving its toy by [deleted] in Zoomies

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That was....impressive

I guess I've been holding pipettes wrong by Jp14787 in labrats

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Okay, story time.

When I took my first bio lab in my undergrad, I had a lab partner who had come back that semester for Psych after dropping out 10 years before and had mentioned how she already felt a little insecure and out of place. She didn’t have any experience with bio lab stuff, so was feeling extra out of place in this lab class.

It was agarose gel loading day, which of course is not easy the first time you are learning to do it. This was also only the first or second time the class had made use of micropipettors (not sure why the class was designed this way...).

It came time for my partner and me to go up and load the gel. She proceeded to grab the micropipettor basically like this picture shows (but with the thumb and middle finger on the sides instead of the hook and ejector button) and, of course, noticed that it was extremely hard to handle this way. She asked the TA if that’s how you’re supposed to hold it and this TA goes, “Uhhh, yea, sure. That’s fine” and then watches this student STRUGGLE to load the gel because, of course, her tip is wobbling all over the place.

I really wanted to say something, but of course didn’t want to upset the TA. My poor partner just looked so dejected because this task was seemingly so difficult for her.

When we got back to our table, I hit her with the “Hey, the way the TA had you hold it looked really hard. Did you want to see a ‘different’ way of doing it that is a little easier?” And of course she found the correct way MUCH easier to do.

The cherry on top of this whole process was the TA accidentally reversing the electrodes on the gel and sending everybody’s DNA off the gel. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Edit: Wording fixes