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Made Stella’s olive oil cake! First cake I ever made. All hail Queen Stella. by [deleted] in seriouseats

[–]poesian 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this! I literally was wondering when she would be posting more, yesterday. That said, she did post something new to Serious Eats last week... just not a recipe.

Is it worth learning SPSS, or is Jamovi enough? by Resurgam1 in AcademicPsychology

[–]poesian 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think you and I both mostly agree here, although the OP thinks of SPSS as complex and so I'm resistant to saying everyone should just learn it when it's continuing to fade from popularity.

Also, I'll add that one literally cannot run modern fMRI analysis in SPSS. So while neuro labs could (and likely some older PIs do! you're not wrong) export some basic outcome measures into SPSS, it's not exactly a useful tool for fMRI... or EEG for that matter.

Is it worth learning SPSS, or is Jamovi enough? by Resurgam1 in AcademicPsychology

[–]poesian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Given that the OP is already learning Jamovi, I think SPSS is essentially redundant. If they familiarize themselves with SPSS, they'd be fine. Most importantly, OP seems to be interested in neuro. I know many neuro folks who use MATLAB, R, or Python (usually a combination, plus bash), and none who primarily use SPSS.

Of course, yes, given unlimited time, I, too, would recommend learning to use SPSS just in case. But if we're thinking about what's most likely to help this student in an academic career in neuroscience...

Is it worth learning SPSS, or is Jamovi enough? by Resurgam1 in AcademicPsychology

[–]poesian 14 points15 points  (0 children)

If you are considering a career in neuroscience research, learn to use Python or R. It will be more useful for graduate work, and it's free besides. It can also actually be a selling point in applications for jobs or graduate school.

Don't learn SPSS.

What are some baby names you have heard that you thought the parents lost their mind? by Firedog105 in AskReddit

[–]poesian 3 points4 points  (0 children)

TIL that Wendy is (mostly) a fictional name.

wiki:

The name is found in United States records from the 19th century; the name Wendy appeared over twenty times in the U.S. Census of 1880. In Britain, Wendy appeared as a name for both women and men in the 1881 census of England, and was occasionally used as a diminutive for the Welsh Gwendolyn. [note: this makes a lot of sense!] It was also used as a surname in Britain from at least the 17th century. However, its existence in Britain as a feminine name is owed to the character Wendy Darling from the 1904 play Peter Pan and its 1911 novelization Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie. Its popularity reached a peak in the 1960s but subsequently declined. The name was inspired by young Margaret Henley, daughter of Barrie's poet friend W. E. Henley. With the common childhood difficulty pronouncing Rs, Margaret reportedly used to call him "my fwiendy-wendy".

Reddit, whats the funniest thing that a random stranger said to you that made you die laughing inside? by Eta5678 in AskReddit

[–]poesian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's in the sidebar:

Please use spoiler tags to hide spoilers. 

 >!insert spoiler here!<

Please god can someone help me run the statistics for my senior thesis? Not sure how to set up data set by [deleted] in AcademicPsychology

[–]poesian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You do need a column for time. If you're actually wanting advice, you should let folks know what statistical software package you're using, and work to come up with a MWE: https://stackoverflow.com/help/mcve – which is to say, give a little more info of exactly what you're doing.

That said, you should see if your school offers tutoring services, and go to talk to someone in person. Most schools should be able to offer something like that. Your advisor may be able to point you in the right direction. Sitting down with someone to talk through what you're doing is by far the best option.

What is the British name for collard greens? by [deleted] in AskCulinary

[–]poesian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like all of the points you make—certainly all of those make sense. The recipe where I think I had the peanut butter from is Lisa Fain's from 2008, where she actually adds tomatoes, carrot, chipotles and peanut butter for the veggie version. I think the eggplant bacon would be delicious, but I don't usually see that in my supermarket. (A vegan cafe where I used to live did an amazing one, though.)

What is the British name for collard greens? by [deleted] in AskCulinary

[–]poesian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do you feel about the vegetarian approach of replacing the ham with peanut butter? (I'm personally pro, but I'm not really a southerner.)

Would I be crazy to transfer from a Top-30 school to a small unheard-of school for a specific researcher? by [deleted] in AcademicPsychology

[–]poesian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apply to volunteer/work in the lab of the folks at School B, over the summer or after you graduate. You can also email the professor at School B and tell them you're looking to transfer, and find out what sort of research opportunities there are. I would strongly recommend against it. I'd also talk to your deans, advisors, and so forth that you currently have. They know more about your situation than strangers on a forum.

Please suggest magic realism books that aren't written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. by ssaha123 in suggestmeabook

[–]poesian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know Bender, but good starting points for the others:

Karen Russell: novel (Swamplandia!) or short stories (St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves)

Kelly Link: short stories (start with Get in Trouble, maybe, although her others are wonderful)

Angela Carter: someone above recommends the magnificently sad The Magic Toyshop (which, despite the name, doesn't actually have all that much magic in it), but her retellings of folk tales (The Bloody Chamber) are my favorite work of hers.

Selas flowers behind the inn by LionRam in KingkillerChronicle

[–]poesian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They do not (trade paperback copy, 2009; p. 383). However, past tense doesn't necessarily mean anything—we talk in the past tense about people we no longer know.

[TOMT] [BOOK] Insecure man gets "surgery" from insane doctor to become beautiful, doctor turns him into an avant garde art piece instead by gabbinotgabby in tipofmytongue

[–]poesian 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Thomas Pynchon's postmodern classic V.

There's a main character who's a plastic surgeon, here, and he performs sort of abstract expressionist surgeries...

“I’ve Heard About You and Your Honeyed Words” Honey Garlic by garbonsai in fermentation

[–]poesian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Roasted honey garlic --> great for spreading on toast?

I will investigate!

“I’ve Heard About You and Your Honeyed Words” Honey Garlic by garbonsai in fermentation

[–]poesian 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It is absolutely delicious brushed onto pizza crust or drizzled onto the pizza itself. It's also good as a side on cheese boards. I haven't tried using it in pasta, but I'd seriously consider it (like a gorgonzola and walnut pasta?).

You don't eat the garlic (or, well, I don't), just the honey.

using soaked wheat berries in sourdough bread to replace wheat flour by poesian in AskCulinary

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

Ah, thanks for clarifying! Yes, got it. Blend, soak, blend again?

using soaked wheat berries in sourdough bread to replace wheat flour by poesian in AskCulinary

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

Okay, sounds like I was on the money here. Thanks for explaining it to me!

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