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So I finally found a quasi sci fi shirt story that I’ve been trying to find for years (The Law, by Robert Coates), but I have no idea what the ending means. Any ideas?
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Professor Shark posted:So I finally found a quasi sci fi shirt story that I’ve been trying to find for years (The Law, by Robert Coates), but I have no idea what the ending means. Any ideas? Oh man, I remember that story! I think the ending is mostly just a joke that doesn't make sense if you read into it too closely though. The law of diminishing returns states that the more effort (or investment) you make at something, the less additional return you get on that effort. For example, if you're an untrained runner, you might need, say, a hundred hours of running to get your mile time from 10 minutes down to to 7 minutes. And then you might need another thousand hours of running to get it down from 7 minutes to 6 minutes, and another thousand to get it down to 5:45. The story is saying that people who, stereotypically, make very little effort, are getting huge returns. It's kind of adjacent, but isn't what most people would imagine if you said that the Law of Diminishing Returns had stopped working. I expect that they'd imagine instead a world in which you got more or less constant returns on investment, no matter your priors. Kind of like how in martial arts anime shows, there's no upper bound to how strong you can get from training.
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Mar 5, 2024 14:33
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Okay, that clears things up, no idea why I was having issues with it. Thanks!
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Mar 5, 2024 14:53
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I wouldn't necessarily say it's that the people on the margins are making little effort, it's that they're practicing a way of life that is meant by the logics of capitalist economic development to be fully developed and invested in to the point at which it is no longer supposed to be able to produce any kind of wealth for the people doing the labor, and hence they should not be making any kind of actual economic success out of their life. I think he's trying to use the law of diminishing returns as it relates to it's economic purpose rather than the abstraction that people use for small-scale personal development. I don't imagine Robert Coates was a marxist who was making a joke about capitalist productivity and exploitation though, the story reads more like a joke about how mathematical and economic laws are different from legal laws and don't really get enforced so much as they materialize from physical reality and what a pain in the rear end it'd be to try to repair them through legislation if they stopped working.
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Mar 5, 2024 17:08
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This is some super paranoid poo poo but I feel like either some angry former co-workers or some spam account keeps trying to post jobs with my portfolio email at care.com. But Care.com is a faceless app company so how do I even contact them to say that isn't me just block the email.
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Mar 5, 2024 21:24
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I was looking for a shake blender bottle thing for protein powder that has a flat lid without a spout, since those are annoying to clean etc. Also I prefer a short one that's easier to get your hand into since I do sponge instead of brush etc. I guess any closed container you put a blender ball in might work, but I'm just not finding it.
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Mar 5, 2024 23:26
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Why does putting metal in the microwave make it go cuckoo bananas and dangerous?
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Mar 6, 2024 00:26
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Microwaves shoot radiation at molecular bonds to make them vibrate and metal isn't even made of molecules (it's a lattice of atoms). Metal can either reflect the radiation away from the food, concentrate it in different spots to scorch parts of your microwave, or create a concentrated field of radiation around it to create ionized air/plasma, which is different from fire but not different enough that you want it floating around uncontrolled in your home appliances. Flournival Dixon fucked around with this message at 00:40 on Mar 6, 2024 |
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Mar 6, 2024 00:31
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Black Noise posted:This is some super paranoid poo poo but I feel like either some angry former co-workers or some spam account keeps trying to post jobs with my portfolio email at care.com. But Care.com is a faceless app company so how do I even contact them to say that isn't me just block the email. Even if you do contact them, good luck getting them to even understand what the issue is much less do anything about it.
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Mar 6, 2024 06:20
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I just want them to block the email from ever making a posting. I managed to accidentally do this with constant contact.
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Mar 6, 2024 07:18
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Flournival Dixon posted:Microwaves shoot radiation at molecular bonds to make them vibrate and metal isn't even made of molecules (it's a lattice of atoms). That also kind of helps me understand why my microwave has a metal grille in it with no issues: it doesn't concentrate the radiation so it's harmless, but tinfoil would. Anyway, followup question: does it heat all molecules or is it specifically water molecules? I seem to remember that, but I would like to know if it's just bullshit.
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Mar 6, 2024 07:18
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BonHair posted:That also kind of helps me understand why my microwave has a metal grille in it with no issues: it doesn't concentrate the radiation so it's harmless, but tinfoil would. Like ammonia is polar, a microwave would heat that up just fine. Probably don't though, really hot ammonia doesn't seem like a good idea. Trapick fucked around with this message at 08:08 on Mar 6, 2024 |
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Mar 6, 2024 08:05
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When I was at university, I remember my biology professor talking about someone a hundred or so years ago (quite possibly a nurse) using circles or big dots to visually represent a data set. Possibly the data set had something to do with the spread of disease or something healthcare related, but it was the way they used the graphics to show the data that really got people's attention at the time. Basically it was a story about how you can get people to take data seriously if you present it in a particular way. Does anyone know who or what I am talking about? Sorry this is so vague but it's really annoying me that I can't remember the details 
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Mar 6, 2024 09:12
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bee posted:When I was at university, I remember my biology professor talking about someone a hundred or so years ago (quite possibly a nurse) using circles or big dots to visually represent a data set. Possibly the data set had something to do with the spread of disease or something healthcare related, but it was the way they used the graphics to show the data that really got people's attention at the time. Basically it was a story about how you can get people to take data seriously if you present it in a particular way. Doesn't quite match the details but does match the vibe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYSojo
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Mar 6, 2024 09:26
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bee posted:When I was at university, I remember my biology professor talking about someone a hundred or so years ago (quite possibly a nurse) using circles or big dots to visually represent a data set. Possibly the data set had something to do with the spread of disease or something healthcare related, but it was the way they used the graphics to show the data that really got people's attention at the time. Basically it was a story about how you can get people to take data seriously if you present it in a particular way.
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Mar 6, 2024 10:21
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bee posted:When I was at university, I remember my biology professor talking about someone a hundred or so years ago (quite possibly a nurse) using circles or big dots to visually represent a data set. Possibly the data set had something to do with the spread of disease or something healthcare related, but it was the way they used the graphics to show the data that really got people's attention at the time. Basically it was a story about how you can get people to take data seriously if you present it in a particular way. It's probably Florence Nightingale, who some people say "invented infographics" to show that the health outcomes of the Crimean war were even worse than the battlefields 
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Mar 6, 2024 10:35
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EricBauman posted:It's probably Florence Nightingale, who some people say "invented infographics" to show that the health outcomes of the Crimean war were even worse than the battlefields It's this one! Thanks heaps 
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Mar 6, 2024 12:19
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EricBauman posted:It's probably Florence Nightingale, who some people say "invented infographics" to show that the health outcomes of the Crimean war were even worse than the battlefields That's extremely cool
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Mar 7, 2024 02:48
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How do you pronounce Villejeune? It's the name of a town in a book I'm reading, takes place in the bayou, and in my head, it's said "Villa-June". I'm curious if I'm right, or way off.
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Mar 7, 2024 13:56
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Leave posted:How do you pronounce Villejeune? It's the name of a town in a book I'm reading, takes place in the bayou, and in my head, it's said "Villa-June". I'm curious if I'm right, or way off. https://www.howtopronounce.com/villejeune
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Mar 7, 2024 14:07
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Leave posted:How do you pronounce Villejeune? It's the name of a town in a book I'm reading, takes place in the bayou, and in my head, it's said "Villa-June". I'm curious if I'm right, or way off. I would assume it's French?
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Mar 7, 2024 14:08
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Neat! I was way off! I'm currently looking up Welsh words
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Mar 7, 2024 14:32
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I have one of these on my desk: I don't need my name on my desk, but it measures out to 2x8". It might be cool to cool to find some sort of artwork I could buy and cut up to fit inside, but I don't know what. edit: maybe some nes game level layout might be cool edit2: I whipped this up, I would obviously use a real printer next time but its kinda cute? Maybe need a better map 
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Mar 8, 2024 15:57
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At an old job we had those things at our desks and a coworker MS Painted us all these deeply cringe name tags with boomer minions memes poorly pasted on them. I don't know why work tolerated that guy because he mostly did that poo poo instead of working. I don't think this helps I just wanted to share
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Mar 8, 2024 17:37
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I think you've got the makings of a fine Photoshop thread right there
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Mar 8, 2024 17:53
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Killingyouguy! posted:At an old job we had those things at our desks and a coworker MS Painted us all these deeply cringe name tags with boomer minions memes poorly pasted on them. I don't know why work tolerated that guy because he mostly did that poo poo instead of working. Fun fact: having fun at work is actually really good for both mental health and productivity.
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Mar 8, 2024 18:42
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BonHair posted:Fun fact: having fun at work is actually really good for both mental health and productivity. Not his lol
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Mar 8, 2024 19:18
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honestly corporations deserve that sort of worker. that said, it sucks if/when their work ends up on your plate.
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Mar 8, 2024 19:27
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Killingyouguy! posted:Not his lol If he improves the productivity of 10 coworkers by 10% each, that's his entire justification. Same deal as companies hiring baristas, but actually good when it works. Plus he probably does like 20% actual work on top æ
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Mar 8, 2024 19:31
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If he could do no work but have fun while not losing his job and you busted yourself but didn't enjoy it then it is pretty easy to see who was winning at that job.
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Mar 8, 2024 19:36
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BonHair posted:Fun fact: having fun at work is actually really good for both mental health and productivity. That doesn’t sound like fun to me
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Mar 8, 2024 20:10
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tuyop posted:That doesn’t sound like fun to me No, not if you're involved I would imagine.
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Mar 8, 2024 22:19
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Crankit posted:In star trek when spaceships meet how come one isn't upside down or at some angle, why are they all the same way up? In space, everything is nearly always orbiting something. Moons go around planets, planets go around stars, stars go around the centre of their galaxy. They also all go around in the same direction, and roughly the same plane. Solar systems and galaxies are both sort of disc shaped. Because you've nearly always got a disc, that establishes an up-and-down axis. It doesn't determine whic one is up and which one is down, but you'd at least expect spacecraft to be all aligned relative to that. And then maybe there's an intergalactic convention on which way is up, relative to the direction of orbit (eg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-hand_rule#A_rotating_body). But the simple answer is: because it's a TV show.
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Mar 8, 2024 23:21
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What could cause wifi to not actually serve internet? I'm at a hotel that has wifi for guests, but after I connect my Android phone, nothing works. My brother-in-law reported the same thing on his iPhone. I didn't bring any kind of computer to check. I tried all the things I had access to on this page but nothing fixed it.
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Mar 8, 2024 23:22
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hooah posted:What could cause wifi to not actually serve internet? I'm at a hotel that has wifi for guests, but after I connect my Android phone, nothing works. My brother-in-law reported the same thing on his iPhone. I didn't bring any kind of computer to check. I tried all the things I had access to on this page but nothing fixed it. Probably a captive portal. Go to a website (any website) and see if you get redirected to an entry page from the hotel. Or ask the hotel reception.
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Mar 8, 2024 23:26
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It could simply be that their Internet connection is down.
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Mar 9, 2024 00:07
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Hyperlynx posted:Probably a captive portal. Go to a website (any website) and see if you get redirected to an entry page from the hotel. It kinda is a captive portal, but not the usual kind - it doesn't redirect or anything. Just doesn't connect. I had to go to a specific site and sell my email first.
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Mar 9, 2024 02:25
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hooah posted:What could cause wifi to not actually serve internet? I'm at a hotel that has wifi for guests, but after I connect my Android phone, nothing works. My brother-in-law reported the same thing on his iPhone. I didn't bring any kind of computer to check. I tried all the things I had access to on this page but nothing fixed it. Possibly a dns problem. Are you using a vpn or custom dns at all? Nextdns?
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Mar 9, 2024 02:48
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hooah posted:It kinda is a captive portal, but not the usual kind - it doesn't redirect or anything. Just doesn't connect. I had to go to a specific site and sell my email first. i dont know what you mean by "sell" your email but usually those kind of sign in things will accept anything that looks like an email address, it doesnt have to be a real one
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What does "real ____ hours" mean? Sometimes I'll see things like "real schizo hours" or "real Greg hours" and I have no idea what it means.
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