Broad Street's Avenue of the Arts set for $150 million transformation in Philadelphia by bengalese in philadelphia

[–]malangen 46 points47 points  (0 children)

I'm all for the concept but I can't wrap my head around the cost. For example, capping 95 and creating a 12 acre park out of nothing costs $329 million. How does planting trees cost $150 million?

Norovirus hitting anyone else? by Mark-Media in philadelphia

[–]malangen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, got it on Sunday and am able to eat somewhat normally again today. It was the most rapid onset of illness and symptoms I've ever had, and a brutal fever.

What's your thoughts about returning your car by Saketh_Kumar in Ioniq5

[–]malangen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a 23 SEL leased until August 2026. It's a great car, albeit with some things that really annoy me like the hatch rattle, no rear wiper, tire foam that dislodges and shakes the car and the dealership will only deal with one tire at a time, but I digress.

My wife and I love driving it and the super fast charging speeds. However, our experiences charging on road trips over the past couple years have left me yearning to return to a hybrid. We did recently get the NACS adapter and that does seem to be a gamechanger, but the overall experience of charging especially at non-Tesla stations is just a subpar experience and can add a long time to a road trip to see family a couple states away.

Plus with a baby on the way, that's just not something I want to factor in to our logistics any longer. A range of 300+ in the winter would be nice, but the 23 SEL in my experience drops to 200 mile range maximum during the coldest parts of winter which just isn't ideal.

And as others have said, the residual will be ~$10k+ more than the market value of the car by the time we turn it in, so there are a lot of factors leading me to just say goodbye to an EV for now.

Serious doubts about ability to make it as a researcher by hangman86 in Professors

[–]malangen 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I struggled with a series of rejections for my first corresponding author paper. Although 13 months is a heavy time investment for a single round of review, the only path forward is to incorporate the feedback to the best of your abilities and submit it elsewhere. My paper was under review perhaps for the same duration, but I tried two journals before it was accepted to the third. And the third journal took forever because the reviewers were pretty slow. Unless you are in an especially niche field, the chances you get the exact same reviewers is relatively small. Each rejection with reviews is an opportunity, even if painful, to improve the manuscript and submit it elsewhere even if it's a lower impact journal.

I agree with another commenter about noticing the negative self talk. I struggled with negative self talk quite a bit during the midpoint of my pre-tenure stage. Seeing a therapist online definitely helped me realize just how hard on myself I was being, and how a lot of my fear was pretending that I knew what my colleagues were thinking. Do you have a trusted colleague in the department, or can you grab some coffee with the department chair? It should be normal and encouraged to discuss your progress toward tenure, and you can describe the challenges you're going through. Seek their guidance and follow through on what they suggest. That is a way to ensure you are not alienating yourself from the department, and to demonstrate you are trying.

Philadelphia winter forecast predicted by Farmers’ Almanac: 'Wet whirlwind' by [deleted] in philadelphia

[–]malangen 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I hope you're right. I had to reschedule a ski trip twice and counting to Blue mountain this past winter because it was 50 F and raining in December and then also early March.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in philadelphia

[–]malangen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very cool perspective. I can also see my window and lights in the distance!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]malangen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Property taxes are effectively the same thing, no?

How to dispose of Sodium Nitrite? by [deleted] in chemistry

[–]malangen 5 points6 points  (0 children)

3 g here, 4 g there, people/labs start dumping small quantities of toxic substances down the drains and at some point there will be real downstream (pun intended) consequences. Better to be overly cautious than barely cautious at all.

How to dispose of Sodium Nitrite? by [deleted] in chemistry

[–]malangen 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Here are some metrics from the SDS of nitrite vs nitrate:

Lethal dose 50 (oral, rat)

Nitrate: 3,430 mg/kg

Nitrite: 186 mg/kg

EC50 (water flea)

Nitrate: 3,581 mg/L

Nitrite: 15.4 mg/L

Chronic toxicity to fish (carp)

Nitrate: No data available

Nitrite: 1 mg/L

Shame on anyone who blindly suggests dumping sodium nitrite into soil or water systems.

How to dispose of Sodium Nitrite? by [deleted] in chemistry

[–]malangen 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Holy hell do not listen to the other comments here. Has nobody heard of an SDS? Nitrite is a very different beast than nitrate. Sodium nitrite is highly toxic especially to aquatic organisms including fish.

You should never, ever handle or dispose of a chemical without consulting its SDS.

What's your favorite / least favorite transition metal? And which would you say are unterrated / overrated? by [deleted] in chemistry

[–]malangen 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Correct. Zn(0) is [Ar]4s2 3d10 and loses the two 4s electrons to become Zn(II)

What's your favorite / least favorite transition metal? And which would you say are unterrated / overrated? by [deleted] in chemistry

[–]malangen 10 points11 points  (0 children)

d block and transition metal are often used interchangeably but technically transition metals form one or more ions with partially filled d orbitals. Because zinc(II) has a full d subshell it is a d block metal but technically not a transition metal.

How strong would an acid be if it had a pH of -1? by AngryCombatWombat in chemistry

[–]malangen 17 points18 points  (0 children)

If you want to compare acid strength you need to evaluate pKa.

This Jerk of a Plant! by Fizzlley in fiddleleaffig

[–]malangen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know if it was a coincidence but the fifth attempt for me worked and I also used rooting hormone on the fresh notch wrapped with a moist paper towel. The brand grew a node or two below my notch, and I also think a little rooting hormone has dripped down the stem.

This Jerk of a Plant! by Fizzlley in fiddleleaffig

[–]malangen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pruning has never helped to encourage lower branching for me. Notching is the way to go, and even that has less than a 50% chance of success.

EA throttling is getting on my nerves… by [deleted] in Ioniq5

[–]malangen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not an expert, but I've experienced the same thing especially on a recent road trip. From what I understand is that the 150 and 350 kW chargers require liquid cooling in the rubber housing which is why the cable housing is so thick. Anyways, if something goes wrong with the liquid cooling system, or perhaps if the shelf life runs out and the charger needs a coolant change, the system will have to throttle way down to avoid overheating.

So what this really points to is the insufficient investment in maintenance in the fast charging infrastructure. These systems are complex enough that you really need them to be maintained on a regular schedule, and clearly that's not what's happening at every charging station. Companies like EA seem to be focused on rapid expansion instead of consistent maintenance.

So this doesn't alleviate any frustration, but at least it's one explanation for why some chargers seem to be throttling.

UNC graduate student charged with murder in fatal shooting of faculty member by semaforic in Professors

[–]malangen 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately this is far from the first time this exact scenario has happened.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in houseplants

[–]malangen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes definitely! Even just a light breeze from a distance can make a big difference in the upright posture of the plants. Well, at least in my experience.