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- Comment on haha wow u got me 11 hours ago:
Now I want a shirt with that pattern to really screw with people. Then again, where I live (the US) that’s probably not a good idea.
- Comment on Wikipeter was the founder of the site in 1993 when he wanted to know more about model trains without having to visit the library 1 day ago:
Agreed, and a good literature review will dig up that chain. Although it won’t ever be perfectly accurate since the point is paraphrasing the literature to build a structure around what you’re doing, that doesn’t mean your secondary source understood the original (and their reviewers, who can very much be hit or miss).
And don’t get me started on authors misunderstanding quantitative data, haha. I haven’t been doing much academic research since my kids were born, but the number of “they made that shit up” cases were wild in education research. Like arbitrary spline models, misused propensity score matching, a SEM model with cherry picked factors, you name it.
… And this comment chain is way next level for this community. Hahaha
- Comment on Wikipeter was the founder of the site in 1993 when he wanted to know more about model trains without having to visit the library 2 days ago:
Actually, are you sure a meta analysis isn’t a primary source? Having worked on one in the past, you’re often having to reanalyze data and the finished product is quite unique.
Even “structured literature reviews” I think count as primary sources, since the author adds to the literature their own perspective and they are generally peer reviewed.
That said, when you cite things professionally, you will often have hundreds of sources. Most researchers, legal scholars, etc., just keep a database of their citations for easy callback. It’s important because at the upper levels, different authors might speak of the same objective findings in two different ways and with two different frameworks, so the aggregate loses that.
It’s not something non-professionals necessarily need to care about, but you do want to train undergraduates on that proper methods so they’re ready if and when they go to graduate school.
- Comment on Wikipeter was the founder of the site in 1993 when he wanted to know more about model trains without having to visit the library 2 days ago:
Honestly I think it comes from a misunderstanding regarding secondary sources vs primary ones. Wikipedia, as well as encyclopedias and textbooks, are secondary sources. It’s not good practice to cite secondary sources without primary ones, but a lot of people (namely, teachers) don’t grasp why which leads these sources to get classified as bad.
That, plus Wikipedia is accessible without the usual gatekeeping and money behind what textbooks and encyclopedias have, which adds to the sources “credibility.” Money means marketing, including constant email campaigns targeting people like me trying to validate whatever textbook they’re peddling. (And in case you wonder if they’re evil, they sometimes offer kickbacks to adopt their expensive textbooks for my university classes).
Fedi users already get that, though, as that’s a common problem FOSS usually has. Point is, wiki lives in a weird place because no, you shouldn’t cite it just like you shouldn’t cite textbooks, but yes, it’s perfectly valid so long as you check those sources. And, speaking from experience, some students really don’t understand as I see citations for so much worse.
- Comment on The Best-Selling Video Games Since 2020 4 days ago:
I guess we just need more global pandemics. It’s a great boom to the video game industry, literally everyone was playing games when AC:NH released.
- Comment on Add a third, larger bar for "knowing the right people" skills 5 days ago:
Would take me a while to dig up, it was from a few years ago. If you want, try searching something like “interview and job performance” into a research search database (Google scholar is usually an easy one to use). Trying it myself, first hit is a meta analysis with a good amount of citations. (But I’m not going to read anything right now, my kids are waking up lol).
That said, it’ll favor papers with statistically significant findings, so non findings get lost to the file cabinet problem.
- Comment on That's ok, I don't want to see the shop anymore anyway. 6 days ago:
I can confirm this Christmas season that extended family members do in fact click on recommendations and so on, reaffirming that awful approach.
The amount of random crap we got… sigh. The thought counts, I guess.
- Comment on Add a third, larger bar for "knowing the right people" skills 6 days ago:
There’s actually research on how little correlation there is between interview performance and job performance in most cases. This includes cases with “objective” tests during the process, if I remember right.
- Comment on How come laptops or pc's don't have a "webcam" facing both ways instead of just the user? 6 days ago:
In my case, it’s because people don’t like all my pictures of the wall behind my computer screen.
- Comment on I need to vent about plastic milk jugs 1 week ago:
I can confirm they do actually break quite easily… uh, from experience. They don’t shatter, at least, you just end up with very leaky milk and a grocery store worker disappointed in you.
- Comment on Speedy Delivery 1 week ago:
It’s not a coincidence they start playing Xmas music in October now… Only a matter of time until it’s year round. Blasted climate change!
- Comment on Speedy Delivery 1 week ago:
Y’all don’t get it. Santa is a hive mind parasite that embeds itself in people and takes over at the later months of the year. It tends to hibernate the rest of the year although much like pollen, it seems to be waking earlier and earlier.
- Comment on Who's on the market for...? 1 week ago:
I used to take my friends wax and make cool pen toppers during class because I was bored.
- Comment on Do you preorder games? 1 week ago:
There’s isn’t anything particularly wrong about preordering something you’re most certainly going to get day-one, although those are few and far between these days. After all, even fan favorites often come with bugs and glitches day one and you can still encourage producers (and raise kpis) by wishlisting a game instead so they know demand exists. Same for downloading a pre-release demo - they track that.
Early access is usually indie with a few exceptions, so supporting them is good too except when you’re a big fan and would rather see the finished work without spoilers. None the less, support can still exist in other forms.
I personally do neither, but this is more because of financial reasons and my already stupidly huge backlog. The only game I might have preordered this year would have been Silksong and only didn’t because they didn’t permit it. I knew it wouldn’t be released with… ahem, bugs… and that I would certainly play and enjoy it.
Every other 2025 gem was a surprise after release, though.
- Comment on actual version! 1 week ago:
It’s true what they say: a picture is worth a (couple) thousand
wordsbytes. When indexed properly, anyway. - Comment on DIY 1 week ago:
I figured out one that won’t offend!
IKEA Jesus. You even get an extra nail just in case.
- Comment on DIY 1 week ago:
That’s where I am right now, lol. Instead of not posting I’ll simply nod in solidarity with you.
- Comment on This AI summary is certainly shit 2 weeks ago:
Aside from getting the vibe wrong, that’s some of the lamest clickbaity copy writing I’ve seen. AI must have that fed on some of the worst marketing has to offer.
- Comment on Indie Game Awards Disqualifies Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Due To Gen AI Usage 2 weeks ago:
Just a note, seems to just be in production. Possibly placeholders?
Reminds me of the old days, developers all the time put in copyrighted assets as placeholders. Rarely they get into the final release and cause trouble but it was fairly common practice.
- Comment on Indie Game Awards Disqualifies Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Due To Gen AI Usage 2 weeks ago:
Just production assets from what I understand. None of it is in the game proper.
- Comment on Someone has a LOT of dusty computers 2 weeks ago:
I used to do that to doorknobs as a kid. Getting high never occurred to me but it’s good I didn’t know were flammable because… 🔥
- Comment on Do what one must! 2 weeks ago:
Humans actually created gators; they’re a crossbreed of citron and crocodile. So in a way, we already made Gatorade.
- Comment on If you are a guy living with a woman you know THIS 2 weeks ago:
Fun article, except I think there’s a lot of other factors like the type of seat, hi vs low flow, and which surfaces you’re talking about.
If it mitigates getting shit on the sink counter / toothbrushes, but not the floor, that sounds like a win. And yes, always use proper cleaners… what madman cleans a toilet with just water?
- Comment on If you are a guy living with a woman you know THIS 2 weeks ago:
The people commenting that we made me sad, lol.
Also. Lid down when flushing is mandatory flushing imo. Poop aerosol isn’t exactly something I like all over my bathroom.
- Comment on I'm definitely 1 lol. 2 weeks ago:
I was 1 most of the time, but my advisor was 4 so it worked.
No way I could pull off 3 with my build, I’d look like a super villain.
- Comment on What's the longest, hardest fantasy rpg out there? 3 weeks ago:
You could get into Dragon Quest games, if you want old school JRPGs. Complexity might be a bit lacking given the era, but doing the old NES ones without a guide is excruciatingly difficult and you can lump on RetroAchevements to add more pain. RA generally adds additional challenges to any older game so you have to play a little min maxing to accomplish them.
I mostly thought of it since RA is beta testing multi sets with DQ9 and getting every accolade might be one of the most insane things I could ever suggest.
- Comment on Never tried it but it sounds like fun 3 weeks ago:
Great, we’re halfway to publishing this thesis! Let’s send your analysis to a Tier 1 research journal ASAP!
/s :)
- Comment on THIS is an inventive idea 3 weeks ago:
Bizarrely it’s probably more eco friendly than not having the tradition since those tree farms probably wouldn’t exist otherwise. It’s not like the meat industry, it’s probably net positive on emissions.
Though, it would be better if we just reduced urban sprawl and deforestation of natural forests, etc., but that’s how it goes I guess.
- Comment on How I imagine mathematicians... 3 weeks ago:
The irony is that this meme works in reverse for that. At least, in order of mind blowing as I refreshed my memory, it goes multiplication (very easy), dot (scalars easy), cross (vectors medium) and convolution (integrals hard).
In fact, I never did the later two but convolution looks fun.
- Comment on Anon's vibing with the boys 3 weeks ago:
Ah, my frame of reference is more MMO, so discords and stuff tend to be at least 30% women if not more. MMO guys can sometimes be creeps but it’s never the whole channel, usually there’s already a woman in the group when you join.
Although I’m maybe a little biased, the discord I run calls out bullshit real fast, and we’ve been at it for years, lol. Still, I’m sure there are some really cringe groups out there. That, and there is a type of harassment that’s mostly through direct messages. That trend isn’t too strong lately, I think, because of how many guys play female characters it’s a game of minesweeper most lonely guys aren’t willing to play.