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Seems to me like he just wanted to advertise that song.


Do you really believe the latest season of Stranger Things is « great tv »?

It tastes like bland mashed potatoes to me.


This person gets it.


When I took the GRE in 2017, I got a really bad bloody nose right when the test started and I couldn't pause the test.

The person monitoring wouldn't let me have a bunch of tissues at the computer (Perhaps due to cheating concerns), so each time I needed a new tissue I had to raise my hand and she gave me one.

I didn't end up scoring very well.


Sounds like you should have bled all over the computer and let them deal with it. The lack of empathy they showed is abhorrent. Ugh. I’m sorry to hear that.


This happened to me during a written final exam, and yes I bled on the test a bit. Was using one hand to control the bleeding, but sometimes I had to turn pages, plus it was dripping all down my arm. Even the digital scan showed my bloody fingerprints on every page plus some large drop stains.


That's like suggesting you trash a hotel room because of some grievance with corporate policy. What actually happens is some innocent housekeeper gets stuck cleaning up the mess you made. The local test proctors are tasked with following very strict procedures and not given any room for discretion, especially if the testee isn't voluntarily withdrawing. It has nothing to do with an individual lack of empathy.


No it isn't, nothing is being trashed. The proctors should be better trained instead of required to behave like unsympathetic robots.


The fact that the proctor refused to break protocol while the test was in-session demonstrates proper training.


Do you think they have a written tissue protocol?


Absolutely.


I find that kind of hilarious. Especially as they are the ones providing the tissues.


> What actually happens is some innocent housekeeper gets stuck cleaning up the mess you made.

Thus costing the company money which, was the ultimate goal.

One person doing this can be thought of as an asshole, when a meaningful percent of people behave this way you get actual change and or lawsuits.


ironic. they demonstrate the exact lack of empathy they think they are deriding


The way some people have zero empathy hurts me a lot....


Sometimes you may need one when putting in those wooden rod things? Not sure what they are called.

I typically just use the butt end of the screwdriver when I have to put them in

Edit: didn’t see the other reply mentioning the same thing :(


> those wooden rod things

Dowels.


I like my name for them better!


One thing I dislike about using Reddit (At least when accessing the main page from a browser) is that I have to be logged into an account in order to sort comments.

Was this always a thing? I cannot remember if this was in the case in the past, and I don't really have a Reddit account that I actually log into ever.


I think potentially they cannot view the article due to region blocking?


Same here, where probably less than 0.001% of the population know who he was. I can't imagine what's the logic behind blocking something that doesn't consume measurable bandwidth.


How did you make those comics? Is there something that just generates the html for you?


Is there something that just generates the html for you?

Exactly. I rolled my own CMS just for this. No images, just html and superfast svg built from database parameters. I'll be launching a full webcomic only site by the end of the year. I hope to include source at some point. I'll keep you posted.


I did some googling since I was also curious and found this stellar article: https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Hydraulic_head

TL:DR: "Head differences of 100 meters or higher are considered high head. In this type of plant, water travelling through the turbine comes from a significantly higher elevation, meaning that the system needs a smaller volume of water to produce an equivalent amount of energy.[1] These systems generally also require smaller turbines since there is less water flowing through the turbine."


The ideal place for a hydroelectric dam is what's called a slot or "gunsight" canyon. Narrow and high, to create the best conditions with the smallest dam. Dams in wide, relatively flat places like along the Columbia River exist, but they are multi-purpose, built for flood control, irrigation, navigation (with channels and locks), and recreation benefits in addition to hydroelectric.


Props for finding a simple yet thorough article explaining many of the terminology used in other responses in this thread. Thank you.


There is also a file format called DICOS which is based off of DICOM which is used by the TSA and various inspection systems:

https://www.nema.org/directory/nema-councils/imaging-and-com...

If you've gone through security at a U.S. airport, the scanners use DICOS format to save scans of your baggage. Someone correct me if I am wrong though - it's possible only a subset of these machines use DICOS, I am not 100% sure.


Yes, I remember stumbling upon DICOS when I researched DICOM. Quite interesting application of the standard!


I recently went through the hiring process for a few companies and while most of them required several technical interviews, one of them never once had me do a coding test. I essentially kept going through the process just to see if they would make me an offer after three conversations (They eventually did make an offer).


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