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Comment on RNA motifs coming into focus in ~science
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RNA motifs coming into focus
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Comment on An engineer says he’s found a way to overcome Earth’s gravity in ~space
C-Cab Link ParentI certainly felt a little silly at first seeing a lot of the dismissive comments towards the article. But, I shared it because I was curious about a topic I knew little about and wanted to hear...I certainly felt a little silly at first seeing a lot of the dismissive comments towards the article. But, I shared it because I was curious about a topic I knew little about and wanted to hear some other opinions, so as long as no one was calling me directly a dumb ass I felt OK about it and didn't take it as a personal attack.
I have certainly read pop articles in my field that I was scoffing at, and I will sometimes be dismissive when talking about them with colleagues. Although I do admit when I'm discussing those with people I don't know I try to avoid being dismissive and critique it in a light-hearted tone to minimize the chance I elicit those feelings you mentioned. I don't want to quash anyone's curiosity and excitement.
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Comment on An engineer says he’s found a way to overcome Earth’s gravity in ~space
C-Cab Link ParentI'm not well-qualified to evaluate this - what makes this pseudoscience? Just the fact that there hasn't been any formalized evidence presented? I know electrostatic fields can move objects so it...I'm not well-qualified to evaluate this - what makes this pseudoscience? Just the fact that there hasn't been any formalized evidence presented? I know electrostatic fields can move objects so it seems like it could be possible, albeit maybe not practical to move something as massive as a craft.
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Comment on An engineer says he’s found a way to overcome Earth’s gravity in ~space
C-Cab Link ParentAm not too familiar with this magazine, but I guess I should have been keyed in on the "popular" part that it's a very basic layman's perspective on a a subject.Am not too familiar with this magazine, but I guess I should have been keyed in on the "popular" part that it's a very basic layman's perspective on a a subject.
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Comment on An engineer says he’s found a way to overcome Earth’s gravity in ~space
C-Cab LinkPretty short read so I'm not going to post a summary. Instead some food for thought: My education in physics is very limited, so I can't really evaluate the likelihood of any of this technology....Pretty short read so I'm not going to post a summary. Instead some food for thought: My education in physics is very limited, so I can't really evaluate the likelihood of any of this technology. One thing I wonder is that the focus is primarily about escaping Earth's gravity well - but how would electrostatic forces work in space? Would it be easier to generate the proper force or would it be more difficult?
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An engineer says he’s found a way to overcome Earth’s gravity
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Comment on Introductions | March 2025 in ~talk
C-Cab (edited )Link ParentIt was actually more common when I was in undergrad pursuing the bachelor's. My dissertation was on sensory ecology so I'm much more on the neuroscience and cognition side of things, which I'm...It was actually more common when I was in undergrad pursuing the bachelor's. My dissertation was on sensory ecology so I'm much more on the neuroscience and cognition side of things, which I'm pretty forthright about.
And yeah, ants are arguably one of the most successful animals on the planet, and as a result many opportunities for other animals to work with them!
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Comment on Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Nintendo Direct 3.27.2025 in ~games
C-Cab Link ParentI'm not saying that I want to keep all of the powerups from Metroid Prime 3. My main gripe is if they're going to depower Samus, make it something more than just a bonk on the head. Regardless, I...I'm not saying that I want to keep all of the powerups from Metroid Prime 3. My main gripe is if they're going to depower Samus, make it something more than just a bonk on the head.
Regardless, I am guessing that the powerups may come in the form of these psychic abilities or perhaps just new technology from a wholly new alien species - not unlike what we saw in Metroid Prime 2.
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Comment on Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Nintendo Direct 3.27.2025 in ~games
C-Cab Link ParentWell, in many Metroidvania games we are meeting a character for the first time at the start of their story. It makes sense that they start off weak and slowly accumulate powers. But in the Metroid...Well, in many Metroidvania games we are meeting a character for the first time at the start of their story. It makes sense that they start off weak and slowly accumulate powers. But in the Metroid games we are following the same character, and in some circumstances the writers invent ways for her to lose all of the previous upgrades that feel way too contrived.
I think they did a good job of it in Metroid Fusion, where her suit was physically infected by the X-virus and they had to remove it to save her life, but in the first Metroid Prime she's knocked against a wall and all of sudden all of her upgrades are gone. So is she potentially prone to losing her powers from any well-placed hit? It just didn't make sense to me in the story.
I get it from a game mechanic point of view. Part of the draw of this genre is getting new abilities, but for the sake of the story I would rather it be whole new abilities as opposed to just redoing the same ones we've seen.
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Comment on Introductions | March 2025 in ~talk
C-Cab (edited )LinkHow long have you been on Tildes? How did you find out about us? I have been on Tildes for nearly two years now. I first heard about it during the Reddit API Blackout in 2023. I was already kinda...How long have you been on Tildes? How did you find out about us?
I have been on Tildes for nearly two years now. I first heard about it during the Reddit API Blackout in 2023. I was already kinda getting tired of the atmosphere on Reddit and had been looking for a new forum for some time.How did you choose your username?
C-cab is a pseudo-nickname based off my initials.What are your interests? (This could be music, tech, art, video games, board games, books, anything!)
Pretty broad range of interests, but I would say my primary ones at the moment are music, film, science (particularly neuroscience, biology ,and entomology), video games, cycling, and education.A/S/L (the standard old school intro for an old school kind of forum, but not required!, we value our pseudonymity around here!)
37/M/New Jersey, USWhat do you do? This could be in your spare time, for work, your passions.
This is my first year as a psychology teaching professor. Once my summer break rolls around and I have less prep work to worry about I plan on starting some creative projects. I want to create some music and start working on writing out some book ideas I have.Do you want other users to PM you from this thread?
Sure if you want to, I'm happy to chat.Give us a fun fact or link, if there is anything to know about tilderinos, we value knowledge sharing!
We have so many instances of ant social groups that have interspecies integration, whether through exploitation or mutualism, that we have dubbed it myrmecophily. There can be whole tiny microecosystems that revolve around single ant nests, and it's quite striking how interdependent these relationships can be. -
Comment on Resilience - Animated short film in ~movies
C-Cab LinkI wasn't too sure which group to list this under, so I apologize if it's better suited somewhere else. I'm generally a sucker for media that looks at post-civilization life, in particular...I wasn't too sure which group to list this under, so I apologize if it's better suited somewhere else.
I'm generally a sucker for media that looks at post-civilization life, in particular non-human life. I found this short animated film very moving in terms of its overall optimism and beauty built from something so devastating as war.
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Resilience - Animated short film
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Comment on Ambient Techno To Zen Out To (2025) in ~music
C-Cab LinkSome downtempo electronica that has been lots of fun to do chores to.Some downtempo electronica that has been lots of fun to do chores to.
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Ambient Techno To Zen Out To (2025)
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Comment on Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Nintendo Direct 3.27.2025 in ~games
C-Cab LinkExciting! I like the idea of the psychic abilities going beyond just puzzle-solving but having a role in combat. I wonder if they'll have those be the only upgrades that are gotten in the game to...Exciting! I like the idea of the psychic abilities going beyond just puzzle-solving but having a role in combat. I wonder if they'll have those be the only upgrades that are gotten in the game to avoid the "Let's depower Samus so she starts from square one" device they've used.
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Comment on What quotes inspire you? in ~talk
C-Cab Link ParentMan, Pratchett wrote so many good lines. And I like that other quote. It definitely resonates with my general outlook of the world, and seems very well matched with Miyazaki one. Thanks for...Man, Pratchett wrote so many good lines.
And I like that other quote. It definitely resonates with my general outlook of the world, and seems very well matched with Miyazaki one. Thanks for sharing them with me.
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Comment on What quotes inspire you? in ~talk
C-Cab LinkThis is a dialogue, but I think about this frequently. In particular, I like this film adaptation that illuminates the point a little more clearly with Death's last line. "YOU NEED TO BELIEVE...The world is cursed. But still, you find reasons to keep living.
-Hayoa Miyazaki, Princess MononokeThis is a dialogue, but I think about this frequently.
“All right," said Susan. "I'm not stupid. You're saying humans need... fantasies to make life bearable."
REALLY? AS IF IT WAS SOME KIND OF PINK PILL? NO. HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE.
"Tooth fairies? Hogfathers? Little—"
YES. AS PRACTICE. YOU HAVE TO START OUT LEARNING TO BELIEVE THE LITTLE LIES.
"So we can believe the big ones?"
YES. JUSTICE. MERCY. DUTY. THAT SORT OF THING.
"They're not the same at all!"
YOU THINK SO? THEN TAKE THE UNIVERSE AND GRIND IT DOWN TO THE FINEST POWDER AND SIEVE IT THROUGH THE FINEST SIEVE AND THEN SHOW ME ONE ATOM OF JUSTICE, ONE MOLECULE OF MERCY. AND YET—Death waved a hand. AND YET YOU ACT AS IF THERE IS SOME IDEAL ORDER IN THE WORLD, AS IF THERE IS SOME...SOME RIGHTNESS IN THE UNIVERSE BY WHICH IT MAY BE JUDGED.
"Yes, but people have got to believe that, or what's the point—"
MY POINT EXACTLY.”
-Terry Pratchett, HogfatherIn particular, I like this film adaptation that illuminates the point a little more clearly with Death's last line. "YOU NEED TO BELIEVE THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME?" It's really changed my perspective on looking at things that might feel impossible with our current systems.
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Comment on What do you do with your diplomas? in ~life
C-Cab Link ParentI have it displayed like the left example in that image, where the university logo is on front and it's in a tent position. I would like to have it showing the actual diploma, but I feel like I...I have it displayed like the left example in that image, where the university logo is on front and it's in a tent position. I would like to have it showing the actual diploma, but I feel like I need to prop it on the wall for that to happen and so I feel like I should maybe get a frame at some point.
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Comment on Post something from your notes app in ~talk
C-Cab LinkI don't always jot down my dreams, but this one struck me in some way that I wrote it down in my book ideas folder. I honestly don't remember any of it now, so I guess I' glad to have written it...I don't always jot down my dreams, but this one struck me in some way that I wrote it down in my book ideas folder.
Weird dream I had: a competition for princesses where they have to do increasingly weird things to marry this rich dude. There is also this weird edible paste that let's you go in autopilot mode to get things done but you are in a bored zone of no stimulation, so you lose interest in things. You also aren't great at what you do. For some reason though you are addicted to it. The guy who makes it is very pale, naked, and incredibly bored.
I honestly don't remember any of it now, so I guess I' glad to have written it down. Not sure yet how I would turn it into a compelling story.
Food for thought: We're getting into better resolution breakthroughs in molecular biology which could provide insight into biochemical reactions. I remember about a year and a half ago reading an interesting paper on stress granules and how this could be a major target for disease therapeutics. I'm curious now how ribozymes might be interacting with these.