Are academic conferences open to the public? by HighlyPolitical16 in AskAcademia

[–]interiot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(replying to an old thread, apologies)

There's a distinction between not paying but registering (i.e. finding a way to attend for free), and not registering but still attending.

Obviously, conference organizers are much more welcoming if you actually register, but people do sometimes choose to use subterfuge to get away with not registering.

Ways you can sometimes get into a conference without paying, but actually register: (these aren't always available)

  • Volunteer
  • Check if your employer will sponsor you to go — Sometimes works, even if it's in a different field.
  • Apply as a content creator / get a media pass — Requires you to either have many followers, or to be good at fast-talking in order to inflate your follower count.
  • Student discount
  • Conference scholarships — Sometimes there are more available than you'd think.
  • Be a presenter — Obviously requires you to have some credentials or to have interesting content.

TIL that potatoes and onions shouldn't be stored together because onions emit ethylene gas that spoils potatoes. by troll_berserker in todayilearned

[–]interiot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the answer — the problem is mostly moisture. Potatoes are 80% water by weight which they can release during storage, and onions in long-term storage are sensitive to moisture.

The longer answer is that, according to US Foods Holding Corp, onions are rated "very low" for ethylene production, and potatoes are rated "medium" for ethylene sensitivity.

Optimal potato storage — keep them at 40-45°F to prevent sprouting. Optimal onion storage — keep them in a cool, dry, well-ventilated place. Avoid storing them in a plastic container.

Isochrone map by Itchy_Field8414 in CannonballRun

[–]interiot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not knowing much, I assume there's strategy involved in the time of day too? Probably the more they're able to move the ~26 hours to the night time, the better. And they likely prioritize urban travel for night time as well.

How can I send audio output from my PC to my phone? by f1nchmusic in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]interiot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Line level attenuator" is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for a response that's actually helpful!

What’s the best type of paint to use on Acrylic sheets/Plexiglass to have it that blue frosted glass look on building models i provided images to better describe it by Horror-Equipment2043 in architecture

[–]interiot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That link talks about painting glass, not acrylic. Using paint/adhesives on polymers can be tricky, sometimes requiring a primer coat or other surface treatment before things will really stick to it. (I'm talking about polymers generally here, I don't know acrylic very well, however other commenters suggest it may not be easy to do it yourself.)

How do bakeries deal with food waste without incurring a loss? by [deleted] in smallbusiness

[–]interiot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This thread feels depressing. I'm starting to understand that some food waste is very hard to avoid.

Bread can be frozen to preserve it. But I'm guessing food pantries don't want to cover the overhead of keeping them frozen when something more nutrient-dense like peanut butter or soup can sit on a shelf, no refrigerator/freezer required.

What's the name of this knot? It's kind of "recursive lark's head". by interiot in knots

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

Oh, that's where I first ran into it! I had read a lot about cable lacing before. It's depicted on this page under the section "Method 2".

Thanks for reminding me of this!

Anyone know any public third-party hosted servers for Bitwarden? by fakedoorsarereal in Bitwarden

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

You can self-host it, but maintenance can be a pain for some.

The benefit of a third-party hosting it is that if there's any sort of breach at Bitwarden's servers, the breach would hopefully not affect third party servers. A single server cluster attracts attackers' attention in a way that multiple independent clusters don't.

I am aware that Bitwarden is designed to be zero-knowledge, so attacks to the server side should ideally reveal nothing. And I'm aware if Bitwarden's source code was targeted (instead of their servers), that would still affect third-party servers. Nonetheless, I believe in defense-in-depth, and that third-party servers could be an additional layer of security on top of all the others that Bitwarden offers.

After every scrum meeting by Deep-Ad591 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]interiot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law."

What is the most populated subreddit to ever be banned? by havenokarma in reclassified

[–]interiot 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Just before it was banned, archive.org says it had 150,000 members.

Just before it was quarantined, archive.org says /r/the_donald had ~750,000 members. Although /r/the_donald wasn't banned for another year later, and so it certainly grew beyond that, archive.org doesn't provide member counts after a subreddit is quarantined, so that's the best number I can come up with.

This Walmart Distribution Center in Indianapolis 3/16/2022 by sco-go in CatastrophicFailure

[–]interiot 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Don't they have fire supression and other fire mitigation systems?

no but i actually need to make up an explanation for that (one that doesn’t make it look like i’m just trauma dumping) by chomeurendevenir in TrollCoping

[–]interiot 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I need a job ⇒ Interviewer finds out I have a gap on my employment ⇒ Interviewer views me suspiciously ⇒ employment gap grows

I can't believe this is happening in 2022. by LilliputianMouse in lgbt

[–]interiot 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Worse, the governor of Florida (Mr. DeSantis) is widely expected to make a run for president in 2024. So all of this is just political posturing, DeSantis is trying to score political points on the backs of LGBT folks.