Wolf314159

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[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 4 points 2 weeks ago

The "E" (and similarly the "IE") at the end is a very different pronunciation indicator than an "E" in the middle of the word.

There's no need for the weird hate in your spoiler tag just because you don't understand something.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Dog-eared means that a corner got folded down (making a diagonal) on a page as a bookmark. A dog-eared book isn't necessarily beat-up beyond the damage to the corners of pages. Catty-cornered or kitty-cornered is adjacent to something on the diagonal, i.e. not orthogonally next to it like up, down, left, or right. So there is an argument to be made for a loose (coincidental) connection between those ideas, but I don't think they come from the same roots.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 6 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, dividing a circle into 360 parts, then subdividing those by 60, and further subdividing those by 60 makes so much more sense than just using ratio of a number fundamental to circles themselves.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 6 points 3 weeks ago

Because it's a unit circle.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (6 children)

Sine of theta is the ratio of the lengths of the Opposite side over the Hypotenuse (SOH). Cosine of theta is Adjacent over Hypotenuse (CAH). Tangent of theta is Opposite over Adjacent (TOA).

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 6 points 3 weeks ago

EVERYONE that claims to appreciate only fine art is already pretending to be sophisticated.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 9 points 3 weeks ago (10 children)
[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 2 points 3 weeks ago

God I wish people would stop trying to gift me cookware because they heard I liked to cook. They never have any idea what I need or what I would use and I never have enough room for all the junk.

I just had to throw out a bunch of pots and pans because they weren't compatible with my new range. Good fucking riddance! They were without exception cheap pieces that should have been tossed years ago, especially the non-stick varieties. I don't miss any of them and I'm glad of the excuse to recycle them.

Been shopping for a few replacement pans that are induction ready and several of them do have copper or aluminum cores to spread heat more evenly and quickly. All of them are wrapped in a layer of steel. Copper and aluminum shouldn't really be coming into direct contact with many foods anyway.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 3 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

How do you pronounce the U? Do you pronounce mould like should, would, or could? Is your pronunciation of mould then closer to mud than old with an M in front?

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 5 points 3 weeks ago

Expensive certifications that your employer will reimburse you for that potentially increase your earnings potential and value in the job market if you do change employers? Are those worth getting? Yes. Employer not paying you for them? Still, maybe yes. Do you really need to ask? Or are you looking for an excuse to not do the thing recommended by your mentors and that's not giving you instant gratification and a dopamine hit (like this place does)?

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