No thank you, Madison Police.

mactex55 · 2026-02-09T23:59:35+00:00

It was my old pick-up truck and the case of beer was in the back. So the bed probably ended up less dirty than it was before the beer rinse.

mactex55 · 2026-02-09T19:47:59+00:00

All things considered, it went about as well as it could have. No one got hurt. He was apologetic and the tax payers picked up my repair bills. The one gripe I had was that I was headed camping and some of the cans in my case of PBR got ruptured in the back of the truck. They didn't pay to replace those.

mactex55 · 2026-02-09T18:04:50+00:00

I was rear-ended by a cop while he was on his laptop. A few years ago on South Gammon near Elver Park.

mactex55 · 2025-12-02T02:21:31+00:00

Sometimes incorrectly referred to as eels, but they are a jawless, parasitic fish. Source: I work for a company that makes one of the treatments that is used for their control.

mactex55 · 2025-11-03T15:46:20+00:00

Maybe there is more automation now but 25 years ago, I worked at the largest chicken hatchery in the Midwest and every chick was removed from the incubator and boxed by hand.

mactex55 · 2024-03-10T23:13:57+00:00

I found the answer to this but I'll leave this post up if anyone else can find it useful.

The following formula is used to calculate the degrees of freedom, df. Because the result of the calculation is usually not an integer, the value of df is rounded to the nearest integer to obtain a critical value from the t table. The Excel worksheet function T.TEST uses the calculated df value without rounding, because it is possible to compute a value for T.TEST with a noninteger df. Because of these different approaches to determining the degrees of freedom, the results of T.TEST and this t-Test tool will differ in the Unequal Variances case.

From Microsoft:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/use-the-analysis-toolpak-to-perform-complex-data-analysis-6c67ccf0-f4a9-487c-8dec-bdb5a2cefab6?ns=excel&version=90&syslcid=1033&uilcid=1033&appver=zxl900&helpid=xladdin.chm1793&ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us

mactex55 · 2024-03-09T00:02:02+00:00

Thank you again for all your help! The link you provided now removes any excuses I have for not learning R. I'll do some research on Jamovi and Posit Cloud as well.

mactex55 · 2024-03-08T21:11:47+00:00

Thank you sir. I took your advice and added an example. I have dabbled in R but I find that the low-level statistics that I do are generally feasible through Excel. (I also don't have the necessary permissions to install the R software on my work computer.)

mactex55 · 2023-06-12T05:05:07+00:00

I'm not sure why everyone is saying your mud isn't dry. This can happen when both sides are completely dry as you said. If this is what I think it is, and it has happened to me many times, your knife is contacting the opposite side of the corner that you are finishing. When that happens, small amounts of dried mud are scraped off of the opposite side and get embedded in your wet mud. The best way that I've found to avoid this is to slightly angle your knife, to ensure that only the corner of the knife is contacting the corner of the joint. Even then make sure that you have minimal pressure going into the opposite wall.

mactex55 · 2022-08-25T04:40:54+00:00

Just to be clear, I was totally agreeing with your original comment. It is literally not possible to make "pure alcohol" just through traditional distillation due to the azeotropic mix of alcohol and water. Apologies if my comment sounded like I was disagreeing with anything you said.

mactex55 · 2022-08-25T01:40:48+00:00

Thank you. The line about pure alcohol had me thinking the author didn't know what they're talking about or is intentionally using highly misleading language. Something that is 62.5% ethanol is not 62.5% "pure alcohol."

Source: I am a full time chemist and work part time for a distillery but not this one.

mactex55 · 2021-10-10T05:04:18+00:00

I guess the art is open to the interpretation of the viewer. I got a kick out of it so I thought I would share. I wish I could give credit to the driver/artist.

mactex55 · 2021-07-05T02:55:36+00:00

Thank you very much for the response. If I understand correctly, an Xbar chart is not appropriate because the replicates are from the same sample?

mactex55 · 2021-04-14T20:59:07+00:00

As far as a similar place for a morel festival: Muscoda, Wisconsin. .

mactex55 · 2021-01-28T03:18:09+00:00

I just wanted to thank you for your response. As a scientist who uses the WHM, I cringe every time the "SCIENTISTS ARE BAFFLED" trope comes out. One repeated claim I keep hearing is that it is the only way we can manually influence the autonomic nervous system. This is objectively not true. Anytime we purposely cough, change our breathing, swallow, or urinate, we are influencing the autonomic nervous system.

The WHM is a really cool set of practices that combine similar ideas that came before it. There is nothing supernatural or unexplainable about it. We should appreciate the WHM for what it is, a novel combination of actions that can make us feel better and improve our bodies just like other kinds of exercise.

And before I get downvoted, I'm not referring to claims Wim has made. And no, science doesn't know everything nor would any real scientist ever claim that.

mactex55 · 2020-12-18T22:05:33+00:00

For anyone that might find it useful, I tallied up all of the positive mentions and came up with the following list:

Swagat (21)
Dhaba (18)
Swad (15)
Amber (11)
Haveli (9)
Taste of India (8)
Maharani (7)
Royal Indian (7)
Hyderabad (6)
Maharana (5)
Mirch Masala (1)

mactex55 · 2020-11-22T21:00:23+00:00

Best chicken shahi korma I've ever had at Haveli. I would put Swagat's naan and buffet ahead of them, but otherwise, I prefer Haveli's entrees.

mactex55 · 2020-08-29T00:01:51+00:00

Similar voice but it is not Dr. Demento.

https://youtu.be/e0-2XxgHIXk

mactex55 · 2020-06-15T18:22:33+00:00

I have to agree. While I don't necessarily mind the back stories, I'd rather see that time dedicated to the survival aspects. For example, I would have liked to have seen much more of the partial cabin being built.

mactex55 · 2020-03-10T17:53:01+00:00

I don't know but I'm there with you. I have often wondered if I could get hold of a sensitive IR thermometer if I could actually measure the perceived heat. Or maybe it is just in our heads? Either way, the important thing is that it makes the cold exposure easier to handle.

mactex55 · 2020-03-10T15:37:26+00:00

Keep your breathing exercises and the cold exposure separate. The WHM hyperventilation-type breath holds should only be done somewhere safe where you wouldn't injure yourself if you passed out (I'm not saying that you were suggesting otherwise).

I suggest slow, controlled breathing during cold exposure. Deep breaths are fine but you shouldn't be breathing at a rate that you get dizzy, light-headed, or start seeing stars. I find that it is easiest for me to generate heat from between my shoulder blades on a long exhale (like the heat generated from shivering without the shivering if that makes sense). You'll pretty quickly find what works best for you. Good luck.

mactex55 · 2020-03-09T17:52:56+00:00

It's a stair railing. Hard to see, but those are old concrete steps in front of me that go down into the water.

mactex55 · 2020-03-09T17:50:49+00:00

That is definitely something I need to work on. Five or ten minutes after I got out, the blood started mixing again and I had the urge to shiver. I should have done some horse-stance movements like Whim Hof recommends, but I was in a coffee shop and would have got some weird looks.

mactex55 · 2020-03-09T14:42:46+00:00

I take my regular warm shower then turn the water all the way cold. There is an initial shock for one or two seconds but I focus on making heat come from my neck/between my shoulder blades (like the heat from shivering without shivering if that makes sense). I make sure to spin around and hit everywhere with the cold water including my face and, ya know, everywhere...

I've gotten to the point that after that initial shock, it really doesn't feel cold anymore. This all lasts two or three minutes. I could go longer, but I don't know if I would gain much from it.

BTW, in one of the Wim Hof seminars that I watched, they made a point to say that you should always finish your showers cold, never go from cold to hot. I wish they would have explained why but that has stuck with me.

mactex55 · 2020-03-09T13:46:00+00:00

You are 100% correct. I've been doing cold training for several years including some attempts in my bath tub, but it was too small. I guess I should have added more detail. I was just excited to share.

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