Just another Dallen topic that doesn't fit anywhere (unless it does)

[Ibrahim90]

For those of you that aren't students, and aren't in professional fields, I've discovered a new resource at www.jstor.org which lets you read academic papers for free. You can only check out 3 at a time, and you have to keep the paper for 15 days, but given the costs otherwise; I thought some of you might find it of use.

they only recently did that IIRC (I could be wrong). At least, I was never able to get in when I was in the University, and it was never recommended as a place to go (though it was known).

[dallen68]

I'd like to do a little experiment, and I think 10 participants will suffice.

As you know, lists of top ten states that (whatever) are kinda ubiquitous on the internet now, and sometimes people compare one list to another and imply (or infer, whichever it is) causation.

I hypothesize that there will be ~20% match between any two lists of 10 states.

I'm going to PM Shane a list of 10 states.

If you want to participate, put your list here.

If there is sufficient participation, Shane can post the average of matches to my list. Then, we can call that percentage "matches that are attributable to co-incidence", a point at or below which no causation can be inferred.

[dallen68]

You know, over my time here, I've seen a lot of complaining about statist saying Libertarianism=Somalia (or some such rot).

I think a better example of how a Libertarian society would work is the internet. Yes, there are those that are motivated by profit, but there are also lots of organizations/people that offer some services for a fee, and some level of service for asking.

So, like for fire service, in a Libertarian society, perhaps a paid subscriber would have priority, but those who had subscribed to the free service would not be refused.

[evensgrey]

You know, over my time here, I've seen a lot of complaining about statist saying Libertarianism=Somalia (or some such rot).

I think a better example of how a Libertarian society would work is the internet. Yes, there are those that are motivated by profit, but there are also lots of organizations/people that offer some services for a fee, and some level of service for asking.

So, like for fire service, in a Libertarian society, perhaps a paid subscriber would have priority, but those who had subscribed to the free service would not be refused.

Actually, the likely model for how fire fighting services would work in a Libertarian society is the existing private fire departments. Private fire departments (both for profit and not for profit ones exist) generally manage at about half the cost of public fire departments (largely by going with the default equipment, rather than pricy extras like enlarged cabs and extra comfy seats in vehicles that are normally only driven for short periods of time and everyone in them is normally wearing not particularly comfortable equipment). If you subscribe to their service, you don't get billed for use, if you don't, you do get billed for use (and it typically costs a fortune). Subscription is quite reasonable (fires are rare events, so it works just like insurance). Many insurance companies give a discount for subscribing to these services that exceeds the cost of the subscription.

[dallen68]

Does anyone know how much salt you would need to add to a cup of water for it to make a difference to the boiling point?

The claim is that adding salt increases the boiling point, but I suspect that the amount that someone that's cooking is going to put in won't make a difference.

[MrBogosity]

Does anyone know how much salt you would need to add to a cup of water for it to make a difference to the boiling point?

The claim is that adding salt increases the boiling point, but I suspect that the amount that someone that's cooking is going to put in won't make a difference.

According to this link, fully-saturated water boils at 110°C: http://www.nzifst.org.nz/unitoperations/evaporation4.htm

Standard saline (5% salt) seems to boil at around 101°C. In Fahrenheit, that means you'd have to get the water up to 213.8° instead of 212°.

The cook probably wouldn't notice.

[evensgrey]

According to this link, fully-saturated water boils at 110°C: http://www.nzifst.org.nz/unitoperations/evaporation4.htm

Standard saline (5% salt) seems to boil at around 101°C. In Fahrenheit, that means you'd have to get the water up to 213.8° instead of 212°.

The cook probably wouldn't notice.

Isn't that on a par with the change in boiling point due to normal variations in atmospheric pressure, which also don't get noticed by anyone who isn't into serious mountaineering?

[MrBogosity]

Isn't that on a par with the change in boiling point due to normal variations in atmospheric pressure, which also don't get noticed by anyone who isn't into serious mountaineering?

If you live at high altitudes, you have to change the cooking time on some recipes. So it can be significant in certain cases.

[dallen68]

So I stopped smoking like a week ago (yeah, me, I guess)... So now, instead of smelling like the tobacco farm, I smell like the apples...even though I haven't had the ability (due to lack of teeth) to eat apple for like 20 yrs. WTF?

[Ibrahim90]

So I stopped smoking like a week ago (yeah, me, I guess)... So now, instead of smelling like the tobacco farm, I smell like the apples...even though I haven't had the ability (due to lack of teeth) to eat apple for like 20 yrs. WTF?

if you smell like an apple (or any fruity smell), you might need to see a doctor.

[Travis Retriever]

even though I haven't had the ability (due to lack of teeth) to eat apple for like 20 yrs. WTF?

Lack of teeth for 20 years? Damn.  Major condolences.

[Dallas Wildman]

Not sure what to file this under:
http://tylervigen.com/
So this dallen thread seemed the best

[dallen68]

What's your take on the "check your privilege" fad of late? Personally, I think SOMETIMES it has a point BUT (and it's a huge but -a but so big that it cancels out any point the person using the phrase may have had) a) it pre-supposes that the person with the privilege is at fault for having said privilege and b) 8 out of 10 times, it makes the conversation more confrontational than it needs to be. I've never had it said to me, personally, but I can't really imagine saying "check your privilege" WITHOUT angry voice and Z snap. I understand that SOMETIMES it needs to be "jump down mutherfuckers throat confrontational", but there are other times (like most of the time) when something more inviting of conversation and consideration would be more productive. 

[evensgrey]

What's your take on the "check your privilege" fad of late? Personally, I think SOMETIMES it has a point BUT (and it's a huge but -a but so big that it cancels out any point the person using the phrase may have had) a) it pre-supposes that the person with the privilege is at fault for having said privilege and b) 8 out of 10 times, it makes the conversation more confrontational than it needs to be. I've never had it said to me, personally, but I can't really imagine saying "check your privilege" WITHOUT angry voice and Z snap. I understand that SOMETIMES it needs to be "jump down mutherfuckers throat confrontational", but there are other times (like most of the time) when something more inviting of conversation and consideration would be more productive.

My usual response is a lengthy period of laughter, followed by treating the person who used the phrase like a small child for the indefinite future. down to the phrase "Please don't interrupt, the adults are talking."

[MrBogosity]

My usual response is a lengthy period of laughter, followed by treating the person who used the phrase like a small child for the indefinite future. down to the phrase "Please don't interrupt, the adults are talking."

Or just this:

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