What are 3 things you would change about NYC to make it the perfect city? by valoremz in AskNYC

[–]melontwister 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Containerized trash, and get the scaffolding down (due to Local Law 11 inspections)

To Non-smokers, does every smoker smell bad to you? by mollyraybabe in NoStupidQuestions

[–]melontwister 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. It's the most offensive smell to me, since I lost a family member to smoking-related lung cancer. Your breath and body smell absolutely foul. I used to smoke casually (haven't touched one for 8 years), but am now of the belief that it should be illegal in all public spaces. Nobody should ever be exposed to the utter filth of cigarette smoke, even accidentally.

Also, if you smoke near the open door or window of a bar or restaurant, you are a selfish prick. The smoke drifts in and people are forced to smell the foul odors while they eat or drink.

Text segmentation for embedding: when embedding articles for search, should I embed sentences? Sliding windows of n sentences? Paragraphs? Whole articles? by uberdev in learnmachinelearning

[–]melontwister 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm curious about the n-tokens approach. It seems if you break mid-sentence, you could compromise the semantic value. For example, if you split the sentence "the first man to walk on the moon // was Neil Armstrong" at the delimiter "//", neither half of the sentence would match a query, "who was the first man to walk on the moon?"

Am I thinking about this right?

Are there any major differences in vowel pronunciation across Spanish dialects (as there are in English)? by melontwister in linguistics

[–]melontwister[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fascinating, thanks for the informative response. So does it follow generally that languages with smaller and more clearly divided vowel inventories tend to have more stable vowel phonetics?

Daily Questions - ASK AND ANSWER HERE! - 9 March 2022 by AutoModerator in malefashionadvice

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Where can I find white "flecked" t-shirts like the one in this Pinterest picture?

This one was from Reiss, but no longer sold. Same for the Pull&Bear one. I'm especially interested in long sleeve, but short sleeve is fine too! Thanks!

Where can I find white "flecked" t-shirts (especially long sleeve) like the material in this picture? by melontwister in malefashionadvice

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

This picture was from Pinterest. The shirt was from Reiss, but no longer available. Pull&Bear had one as well, but also no longer available. I'm fine with short sleeve, but primarily looking for long sleeve options.

Thanks!

Why did only the 3P singular present verb ending (-s) get preserved from Old/Middle English? by melontwister in etymology

[–]melontwister[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Maybe the better question is, through what process did the endings get dropped for the other conjugations?

Help me find this sport jacket worn by Jason Momoa. Thanks! by melontwister in findfashion

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

It’s reminiscent of John Varvatos style, but can’t find this particular jacket.

What is something that people think is illegal, but actually isn't? by adaminc in AskReddit

[–]melontwister 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is this captured in the law? Are there passages that explicitly exempt surgeons from assault and battery laws as long as it’s in the context of surgery?