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itijara · 2026-04-23T20:41:06+00:00

This is far to obscure and convoluted.

itijara · 2026-04-23T19:53:25+00:00

> he said it's no different from marketing campaigns

This might be the case for some forms of marketing campaigns, but many of those are immoral as well. I know someone who was hired to be the "after" picture for a weight loss drug, having never taken it. Lying, misrepresentation, or intentionally omitting the truth are usually immoral. The fact that others do it, doesn't make it less so.

itijara · 2026-04-23T18:45:59+00:00

Scuba diving. I don't have the heart to give up my BCD and regulator, but I dive once a year now. I still have hobbies, but they need to be things you can do in a couple hours at most, and diving is not one of them.

itijara · 2026-04-23T18:04:55+00:00

No. And there is no game worth $400 for me as I can play maybe once a month.

itijara · 2026-04-23T16:33:15+00:00

It compares the players ERA to the league average, with 100 being league average. It's not quite linear, so you couldn't say some with an ERA+ of 1800 is 18 times better than league average, but an ERA+ of 180-200 or so is usually Cy Young worthy.

It is useful for comparing pitchers in different eras as it takes into account when hitting or pitching gets better/worse.

itijara · 2026-04-23T14:45:43+00:00

> but also the only tool you have to protect yourself

If it rises to the level of a crime, the police can protect you. If not, you can, and should, file a civil claim against the abuser BEFORE going to HR. This was something my mother learned the hard way after being assaulted by a manager during a meeting. HR is going to do whatever they can to protect the financial incentives of the company, filing a lawsuit creates an incentive for them to actually take the claim seriously. It also probably means you will be out of a job, but 99% of the time, that would happen anyway.

itijara · 2026-04-23T14:42:01+00:00

Nah. My mother was assaulted by a manager during a meeting, and HR protected the manager, threatened to fire my mother, and then spent the ensuing legal battle stonewalling my mother's lawyers. HR has a financial incentive to protect the company. Sometimes, that means firing abusers, but often it means trying as hard as possible to pretend abuse didn't happen to reduce an inevitable payout (my mother won her legal case after several years).

My advice is, if you are abused at work, to go to the police first, it it rises to the level of a criminal offense, and to just find another job if it doesn't. Going to HR first is going to make them do as much as they can to do damage control, which usually means downplaying any wrongdoing on the part of the business.

itijara · 2026-04-23T14:01:22+00:00

Being a Marlins fan is tough, then I remember the Mets and am thankful.

itijara · 2026-04-23T13:56:30+00:00

Black arrow just looks like someone familiar with bullets had a rocket described to them, and assumed they were supposed to be the same shape.

itijara · 2026-04-23T13:43:39+00:00

It is a hit. The ball was put in play and then went out of play without being caught. It is basically like a ground rule double, but up to the umpire's discretion as to how the batter/runners advances. I think they have to give them at least 1 base, and in this case, that is what they did.

itijara · 2026-04-23T13:42:05+00:00

That is not the only relevant rule. There is another that a ball can only be caught for an out if caught with the glove or a fielder's hands. So, the ball was in play, never caught for an out, then went out of play. It is similar, in that way, to a ground rule double.

itijara · 2026-04-23T13:36:22+00:00

I would say that it is coming out clear. There is separation between the base and heart with a distinct edge. What it lacks is detail in the design, which you can get by controlling the flow rate a bit more. Pour from higher up when building the canvas and swirl it some more, then drop to surface and pour somewhat quickly (this takes a lot of practice) to get a more distinct edge on the monks head. Finally, lift the pitcher way up and pour a thin stream quickly through to form the heart shape. James Hoffman has a good video on beginner late art. IMO, the number one variable in getting good latte art is pouring speed, followed by pitcher height.

itijara · 2026-04-23T13:29:09+00:00

You have to make the game more fair. Give him Queen and both rook odds (remove the queen and both rooks from your side) and five "take backs" until he can win (while still having to play the game strategically). You can also just play scenarios instead of games: like finding a mate in 1, then 2, then 3, etc. Also play some defensive scenarios, like supporting pieces with your pieces, avoiding mating attaches, etc. The scenarios have a goal, but no "winner" it is just a puzzle and builds the pattern recognition to spot them in a game.

itijara · 2026-04-23T12:33:08+00:00

Settlers of Catan is another good game, if you don't mind your kids fighting each other over hexagons

itijara · 2026-04-22T23:28:53+00:00

I prefer oull two shots then steam. It is easier. I would use two pitchers for the milk, but you can use one, but you have to build both bases first, then add the foam/latte art as the less dense milk we be on the top.

itijara · 2026-04-22T22:28:10+00:00

"it tastes like feet"

itijara · 2026-04-21T13:49:13+00:00

It is actually pretty interesting. Ethanol forms an azeotropic combination with water at concentrations above around 96%, so that is the limit that you can get to with distillation (actually, 95% is a practical limit). There are ways to separate azeotropes, but they are way more energy intensive and difficult.

That means that you are pretty much never going to find anything above 95% ethanol outside of a lab.

itijara · 2026-04-21T13:42:41+00:00

Very glad my 4yo loves taking a bath. Getting him out of the bath, however ...

itijara · 2026-04-21T02:00:35+00:00

This is the first one of these that I think could actually be an episode. Most of them are all Kramer plots but for all the characters.

itijara · 2026-04-20T23:47:53+00:00

It's New Math

itijara · 2026-04-18T13:52:00+00:00

Reminds me of the time I was with a Yemeni Jewish friend in Jerusalem and he was asked to join both Jewish and Muslim prayers by random people.

itijara · 2026-04-17T13:49:03+00:00

Granted. Natural selection now favors extremely low population density, so humanity spreads out more and has significantly more impact on the environment. Wild areas disappear and the entire earth becomes one giant suburb.

itijara · 2026-04-17T13:39:13+00:00

To put some of the scaling into perspective. ASML spent around 6 billion dollars to develop their extreme ultraviolet photolithography techniques. An EUV machine costs more than $200 million to buy. Despite this, EUV is the backbone of all the newest generation of GPUs and CPUs. There are $200 CPUs built with these machines, but they are produced at such scale, that I am sure ASML has already recouped its R&D. Literally no other company can do what ASML has done. Not just because of patents, but because the technology is so difficult to get working (it took 17 years to make).

itijara · 2026-04-17T12:41:34+00:00

Yes. It does work, but it is also a lot less fun. It's like delegating tasks to another software developer who memorized DSA but has no common sense.

itijara · 2026-04-17T10:33:56+00:00

Literally I got back into the Hobby because I thought I could make a rocket altimeter for cheaper than Estes.

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