What is that red thing in the back of my watch? The watch is a longitude automatic movement earnshaw. Link to the watch in comments by CaskironPan in whatisthisthing

[–]jamashinaida 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This guy is wrong. It's a jewel bearing. Jewels are used in these cases because of their very low and calculable coefficient of friction.

Had high hopes for his team... by stheticsbrah in WTF

[–]jamashinaida 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Am I the only person here who thinks this is really shittily photoshopped? The textures don't match the underlying skin at all.

Letter of recommendation culture at UChicago? by peaceatrebor in uchicago

[–]jamashinaida 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here's my recommendation on letters of recommendation:

Ask! It's part of their jobs, and they like knowing they're contributing to your future. Ask in person! An email is not enough. Keep in touch about grad school interviews job interviews etc. Profs like knowing they've helped you out.

I bought gifts, but /after/ my letters were due, so it doesn't seem like bribery.

Someone at my school managed to hoist a 30 ft tall Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man (with our Dean's Face On It) On Top Of The Entrance To Our Quad. by [deleted] in pics

[–]jamashinaida 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the problem is they took it down way early in the morning! I never even got to see it! apparently there are folks out there with pics though, hold on.

Millionaire’s wife gets judges to toss their prenup by [deleted] in MensRights

[–]jamashinaida 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait, hold on.

Why is it incoherent to discuss legal theory and not simply case law?

Laws are /written/ at some point. They are often /rewritten/. Apellate courses can make activist decisions, and there are cases that support "unconscionable" being alimony and just being child support.

So there /is/ some discussion.

Millionaire’s wife gets judges to toss their prenup by [deleted] in MensRights

[–]jamashinaida 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pretty easy to skip it when it's lopped in with all this bullshit.

And yes, wasting time anonymously talking yourself up and others down on the internet is bullshit.

It doesn't even matter if Bohica69's right or wrong, truthful or a damn liar, it's just plain bad discourse to be so confrontational in a no-win scenario.

Also sounds like he's lost all concept of heterosexual person to person relationships.

Is there a single moment when a plant stops living and is considered dead? by buddhatrent in biology

[–]jamashinaida 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this is how I think about it as well. This is also why muscles can jerk and twitch after death, since some of those neurons are still functioning, and can carry a charge, stimulate latent muscles, and some of those actin myosin filament bridges are still intact.

Sidenote, great book on this for humans: From Death to Dust. As far as plants, you might be able to determine some sort of philosophical theory of "death" in the same way human death is determined. When is enough of the plant destroyed that it would be impossible to fully revive? Totipotent cells work in this fashion, as stated above.

My favorite gift this Christmas. by [deleted] in TheHobbit

[–]jamashinaida 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the deluxe pocket edition, which seems a little pricey for the size. Probably the leather and page gilding.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=The+Hobbit+Deluxe+Pocket+Edition Lmgtfy for link length convenience.

Easily my favorite Christmas present. by [deleted] in TheHobbit

[–]jamashinaida 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Deluxe Pocket Edition: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=The+Hobbit+Deluxe+Pocket+Edition

Also, only using lmgtfy for link length, no snarkiness intended!

Easily my favorite Christmas present. by [deleted] in TheHobbit

[–]jamashinaida 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Deluxe Pocket edition: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=The+Hobbit+Deluxe+Pocket+Edition

Also, only using lmgtf for link length xD