Dr_Nik

@Dr_Nik@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It strongly depends on the book but in general a book will focus on just giving you enough of a description that matters for the story. Some will describe a wall by just saying, “there was a wall”. Others will describe the features of the wall that may be relevant to the story, “it was made of brick that you could tell was repaired often due to the changes in color”. Some books describe a wall with a whole history of where the bricks came from, how they were made with the ground up bones of local pets, and the fact that its curvy playful design was meant to invoke joy in order to hide the evil origin. In a movie, such a wall would only look a certain way based on how the designer wanted it to look, but you don’t get the additional context unless they have the actors specifically say something about it (which usually comes off unnatural). In a book, only the things the author describes actually matter, and the rest can be up to you. What is a curvy playful wall? One that wiggles back and forth? One that has circular holes in it? Is it colorful? In full honesty, in this example none of that matters because as long as you imagine something “curvy” and “playful” then any wall will work.

  When talking about historical information or documentation, you are absolutely right. Lots of words are needed to describe what one photo will give, and lots of photos are needed to show what one video will give. I argue we are at the point where VR models should be considered for documentation since a video can capture everything so long as you look at it at every angle, but what about with different lighting? Why stop there? What about X-ray videos as well? In the end it goes back to how much is needed to share the important information. Is it a wall, or 3 terabytes of digital information with full spectral 3D imaging?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That literally seems like a you problem… If you don’t understand math, it’s not math’s responsibility to change because plenty of people do understand math.

  If I understand, I think your question can be rephrased as, “Should all concepts be presented so anyone can understand it?” To that version I would say yes, but it requires the person attempting understanding to have sufficient background.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Transitioning in STEM⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I also am glad you got the support. I’m constantly reminded of a friend in college who was going through an electrical engineering undergrad with me. She got all the material so easily and literally dragged me through the classes. I wouldn’t have passed some key topics without her help. Fast forward a few years and I’m getting my PhD and I decide to see what she is up to: she ended up quitting her PhD program because of the insane abuse and misogyny she experienced in the department and instead changed to a masters in music. This was a woman who could easily have made field changing discoveries but was shut down because of close minded individuals. It still makes me rage and is the reason I work so much harder now to ensure my female colleagues and employees have an equal voice at the table.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Transitioning in STEM⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Unfortunately I’ve seen men tend to dominate the conversation in women dominated fields as well, but only if they are misogynistic. I work a lot in the fiber arts industry and more often than not it is assumed I don’t know anything because I am a man and humble, but I quickly prove my worth with my 20 years experience and it’s wonderfully collaborative. Then I see so many men come in and say, “Look I knit a sweater! This is easy! Give me praise!” and weirdly enough there are enough people out there that just feed those egos. I completely blame the men in this case, but this problem wouldn’t be so prevalent if everyone was just willing to shut these idiots down.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HELP! Im looking for a game like CIV 6 where the point is to go to war⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There is another comment that says this, but for clarity there is a franchise called “Total War” that has multiple editions which is exactly what you are looking for. They also have the ability to control the specific battles on the field like an RTS or you can play it with the battles operating like Civ. I personally really like the Total War Warhammer 3 edition (but I’m a Warhammer fan).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨After 8 years, I'm finally releasing my first video game today: Game Over - A Musical RPG??⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m intrigued but I’m super intimidated by the rhythm game sections you show. I don’t want to go full Nigel but can you tell me something that will make me not have a panic attack looking at the huge filled fret board in the trailer?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Today's Survey. One point for everything that you have NEVER DONE⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m with you there! So surprised at people being proud of having any points.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you eat shrimp shells when eating shrimp?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I have only tried eating the tails of fried shrimp but I have never had any stomach issues for years caused by this. It does have the bonus of grossing out my kids when I do it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨if you've had or have anger issues, how did you become a better human?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You may have read that backwards. I’m on Stratera and about the other ADHD medications which are all versions of stimulants.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨if you've had or have anger issues, how did you become a better human?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Stratera, also known as Atomoxetine, is a norepinephrine re-uptake inhibitor. What does that mean? Ever have that clarity of mind and focus (and calm) when there is a crisis? That’s norepinephrine. It seems ADHD brains tend to absorb it quickly so while most people can stay calm and focused normally, it takes a huge crisis (and huge release of norepinephrine) for ADHDers to have that feeling. If we slow down the re-uptake then it helps us feel calm and focused.

  Dosage was a bitch for a bit though: they started me on the “normal” adult dose (40mg), which left me feeling like an emotionless robot and very productive. The typical advice is to go up in dose but I asked to go down to a child’s dose (10mg) which has me feeling productive, calm, and frankly great. I’m still me now, but things that would normally set me off just don’t anymore. I can provide compassion and be the voice of reason, or be the firm without being mean.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨if you've had or have anger issues, how did you become a better human?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Drop caffeine. Seriously, that took me from reacting like the hulk to just getting flushed in the face (in most cases…I still flew off the handle sometimes, but like less than 20% compared to before). Next step that helped then was getting a non stimulant medication for ADHD, but that may not be needed for you.