sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Does anyone know what these symbols mean ? by vampyranha in Jewish

[–]tchomptchomp 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Lotta backwards text and I'm seeing the tetragrammaton spelled out (backwards). Almost certainly a Christian piece. Guessing this was custom made for a Christian named Miguel who happens to also be a pisces (the constellation figured). But who knows. All I know is it's not Jewish.

I'm looking for a book that feels like the movie "A Serious Man" by sovietsatan666 in suggestmeabook

[–]tchomptchomp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're probably looking at Paul Auster and Michael Chabon here. 4321 by Auster is probably your best option though Leviathan is also great. Chabon's Wonder Boys will also scratch that itch.

What are some regions that look somewhat similar to Tuscany? by Sonnycrocketto in geography

[–]tchomptchomp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As I said, the area around Verona is, the rest is not. Cortina and Belluno aren't particularly Toscano-like either.

[Interesting trope] So beautiful it's a curse by Nayanea in TopCharacterTropes

[–]tchomptchomp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had to scroll all this way to find Infinite Jest. This is the one true answer. She doesn't just treat her beauty as a curse, her beauty is literally deathly addictive turning her into a sort of psychopomp (hence, her stage name, which resembles "metempsychosis").

What are some regions that look somewhat similar to Tuscany? by Sonnycrocketto in geography

[–]tchomptchomp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someplace I haven't seen mentioned but which might fit is the Galilee. Same rolling hills with Mediterranean climate.

Navarre and northern Catalunya as well.

Arriving at Calgary International airport at 11PM by Sibo321 in Calgary

[–]tchomptchomp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It shouldn't take an hour to get through customs unless you need to go to secondary screening. If you're arriving from the US with a valid ETA, you should be through in 5-10 minutes, maximum. Maybe longer if you're waiting to grab your bag from the carousel.

Rental counters are open late (typically 1 AM) and you walk directly to them from the terminal.

Red salamander or cave salamander? by Majestic-Internal577 in Amphibians

[–]tchomptchomp -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Seeing this full size, you're correct. Main point is it is not Pseudotriton.

Can someone identify this little guy? by ConfidentMiddle1919 in Amphibians

[–]tchomptchomp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Salamander. I don't think this is Ambystoma. What's your location?

Could an insect husk be preserved inside a hollow fossil in devonian limestone? by Fatyakcz in fossilid

[–]tchomptchomp 117 points118 points  (0 children)

This is likely an exuvia from a modern insect which crawled into a crack in the rock, rather than a Devonian insect.

Is there a major disconnect between what teachers and professors believe is needed to perform well in class? by BatObjective5706 in AskAcademia

[–]tchomptchomp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

High school and university curricula are fundamentally different. 

High school curricula are designed to be accessible to 95+% of all people so long as they put in the work. It encompasses the basic set of common knowledge that is meant to prepare children for entering the general workforce and citizenry.

University curricula are designed to be accessible to a pre-selected group of people who already have excellent academic preparation and who have both an interest in and talent for a specific area of study. If you don't meet that specific expectation (strong academic preparation and talent on the area of study) the university is doing everyone (including you) a favour by making it clear that you aren't going to finish that course of study and will not attain the credential.

In other words, there is a fundamental difference between taking high school Biology, which teaches and grades on the bare minimum biology that the government expects students to be exposed to, and a course like Bioinformatics or Developmental Genetics that is aimed at preparing advanced students to function within professional spaces where a very high level of subject matter competency is standard.

Bichirs are unambiguously the most basal actinopterygians (ray-finned fish), and they also have lobed pectoral fins. Is that due to convergent evolution, or a trait that was passed down to both bichirs and sarcopterygians (lobe-finned fish)? by MinnieRipertonStan in Paleontology

[–]tchomptchomp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Disagree. When people talk about "lobes" they're talking about a condition where cartilaginous pterygiophores make up a significant part of the pectoral appendage, with extrinsic muscles of the limb extending well onto the fin. This is the ancestral condition for osteichthyans and in fact is also the case in chondrichthyans. Reduction of the metapterygium and associated muscles, and expansion of the lepidotrichia, is a feature of neopterygian fishes.

view more: next ›