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The States: North Dakota is Still the Worst
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Kepler
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Re: The States: North Dakota is Still the Worst
I think that's true going from bottom to middle shelf, where the difference is whatever godawful carcinogenic minerals are in it. I don't think it's true going from middle to top but I've never been a fan of liquor at all. Beer is all I need.
That would have been a cool experiment with my Wondergirl, though.
I think that's true going from bottom to middle shelf, where the difference is whatever godawful carcinogenic minerals are in it. I don't think it's true going from middle to top but I've never been a fan of liquor at all. Beer is all I need.
That would have been a cool experiment with my Wondergirl, though.
Kepler
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Re: The States: North Dakota is Still the Worst
Penn and Tell did something similar with food on Bullsh-t to demonstrate the power of presentation. I don't know if the taster was a professional but they used food like Kraft Mac & Cheese and MacDonalds but did a gorgeous haute cuisine presentation of it with tiny portions and fancypants garnishes. It worked -- you taste what you think you're tasting. Your brain is awesome.
IIRC, Mythbusters ran this experiment years ago, and while the professional vodka taster they brought in correctly ranked all 10 filtrations, Kari Byron thought the least filtered shot was the best one.
Penn and Tell did something similar with food on Bullsh-t to demonstrate the power of presentation. I don't know if the taster was a professional but they used food like Kraft Mac & Cheese and MacDonalds but did a gorgeous haute cuisine presentation of it with tiny portions and fancypants garnishes. It worked -- you taste what you think you're tasting. Your brain is awesome.
Re: The States: North Dakota is Still the Worst
A wonderful way to avoid more serious problems in your mouth.
A wonderful way to avoid more serious problems in your mouth.
Handyman
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Re: The States: North Dakota is Still the Worst
I dont get them but they dont bug me much. I usually nod and smile if their story goes on too long. I dont care enough either way to want to know details beyond the basics...is the food good? Is the restaurant nice? What is the price point? Is there lots of menu options.
I dont get them but they dont bug me much. I usually nod and smile if their story goes on too long. I dont care enough either way to want to know details beyond the basics...is the food good? Is the restaurant nice? What is the price point? Is there lots of menu options.
mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
Kepler
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Re: The States: North Dakota is Still the Worst
She was hired by Nabisco out of grad school for $200k a year. In 1988.
Still laughing?
Like I said, she knows more chemistry than 90% of chemical engineers. She just likes making cookies.
Student loans??
She was hired by Nabisco out of grad school for $200k a year. In 1988.
Still laughing?
Like I said, she knows more chemistry than 90% of chemical engineers. She just likes making cookies.
mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
Kepler
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Re: The States: North Dakota is Still the Worst
But that's a bore, not a foody. They aren't identical. Several of my hockey friends are foodies (it's an Ivy hazard) but they don't inflict their discussions of the finer comparisons of legumes on me. But they could go at it for hours and enjoy it. The world needs more pleasure; I'm all for it (as long as I don''t have to be there.)
As people who spend all day on a college hockey message board, we should talk.
But that's a bore, not a foody. They aren't identical. Several of my hockey friends are foodies (it's an Ivy hazard) but they don't inflict their discussions of the finer comparisons of legumes on me. But they could go at it for hours and enjoy it. The world needs more pleasure; I'm all for it (as long as I don''t have to be there.)
As people who spend all day on a college hockey message board, we should talk.
Kepler
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Re: The States: North Dakota is Still the Worst
Nobody made more or better jokes about it than she.
The dissertation was not "on" Twinkies mouthfeel, by the way. It was on how the body sends texture and consistency signals to the brain. And then she got a job in how to monetize it.
Yes.
Doctoral thesis on twinkle mouthfeel?
Mookie will be giggling for a month
Nobody made more or better jokes about it than she.
The dissertation was not "on" Twinkies mouthfeel, by the way. It was on how the body sends texture and consistency signals to the brain. And then she got a job in how to monetize it.
Yes.
Doctoral thesis on twinkle mouthfeel?
Mookie will be giggling for a month
Costco is selling Twinkies and Cupcakes in a single package/box. 20 of each all for $6.99. Close to a best seller.
Kepler
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Re: The States: North Dakota is Still the Worst
That should be by prescription only.
Honestly I could eat Hostess Cupcakes until I pop. There's no off swtich for that. Take Twinkies as the counter-example: the first Twinkie is heaven, the second is a chore, the third is inedible. But the 19th Hostess Cupcake is as delicious as the first. And don't get me started on their Fruit Pies.
That should be by prescription only.
Honestly I could eat Hostess Cupcakes until I pop. There's no off swtich for that. Take Twinkies as the counter-example: the first Twinkie is heaven, the second is a chore, the third is inedible. But the 19th Hostess Cupcake is as delicious as the first. And don't get me started on their Fruit Pies.
dxmnkd316
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That’s not hard. Chemical engineers aren’t chemists. Chemists are.
That’s not hard. Chemical engineers aren’t chemists. Chemists are.
Kepler
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Re: The States: North Dakota is Still the Worst
What about the as-sholes that figure out how to make breast milk with petroleum? The ones at Cornell seemed to study a ton of chemistry. They, the physicists, and the pure math people were truly impressive; everybody else in the Eng school seemed to be a glorified plumber.
What about the as-sholes that figure out how to make breast milk with petroleum? The ones at Cornell seemed to study a ton of chemistry. They, the physicists, and the pure math people were truly impressive; everybody else in the Eng school seemed to be a glorified plumber.
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dxmnkd316
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Re: The States: North Dakota is Still the Worst
Chemists. The engineers are the ones who made it profitable. But then again, we wouldn’t have penicillin without a chemical engineer scaling it up. So let’s call it a wash.
Chemists. The engineers are the ones who made it profitable. But then again, we wouldn’t have penicillin without a chemical engineer scaling it up. So let’s call it a wash.
Kepler
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Re: The States: North Dakota is Still the Worst
So it's theoretical vs applied? OK, I get you.
Hey, the world needs engineers too. There are two disciplines without engineering: philosophy and theology. They both have a lot of problems.
So it's theoretical vs applied? OK, I get you.
Hey, the world needs engineers too. There are two disciplines without engineering: philosophy and theology. They both have a lot of problems.
Twitch Boy
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Re: The States: North Dakota is Still the Worst
Chemists invent the neat stuff, ChemEngs figure out the means of production for said neat stuff. Kinda like Henry Ford and the assembly line for the automobile.
When I worked at Rotten Ronnie's in high school I got yelled at for putting the cheese under the meat patty instead of on top. Some executive chef somewhere in the McD's organization actually sat down and determined the exact order the condiments should go in for optimum taste/mouthfeel and means of production.
Chemists invent the neat stuff, ChemEngs figure out the means of production for said neat stuff. Kinda like Henry Ford and the assembly line for the automobile.
When I worked at Rotten Ronnie's in high school I got yelled at for putting the cheese under the meat patty instead of on top. Some executive chef somewhere in the McD's organization actually sat down and determined the exact order the condiments should go in for optimum taste/mouthfeel and means of production.
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Re: The States: North Dakota is Still the Worst
That's how I generally distinguish the two.
1. Someone sees a problem or need
2. That someone brings it to a scientist or engineer and asks, "How can we fill this need?"
3. Scientists determine if it's possible
4. Scientists (sometimes different, sometimes the same as in step 3) synthesize the chemical
5. Engineers determine if that synthesis is possible at large scale or create equipment to make it possible
6. Financial team (though usually it seems to be the engineer ) determines if it would make money
7. Management says yes or no
8. Engineers (working with team of scientists) scale from lab to pilot
9. Repeat: Feasible? Profitable?
10. Engineers (working with fewer scientists) scale from pilot to production
11. Management downsizes company, fires important people, and goes for a nice dip in the money bin
Scientists come up with the idea
Engineers make it profitable
Management and finance wander around in the flower fields
I'll give you one guess on who gets paid the most and the least
That's how I generally distinguish the two.
1. Someone sees a problem or need
2. That someone brings it to a scientist or engineer and asks, "How can we fill this need?"
3. Scientists determine if it's possible
4. Scientists (sometimes different, sometimes the same as in step 3) synthesize the chemical
5. Engineers determine if that synthesis is possible at large scale or create equipment to make it possible
6. Financial team (though usually it seems to be the engineer
) determines if it would make money7. Management says yes or no
8. Engineers (working with team of scientists) scale from lab to pilot
9. Repeat: Feasible? Profitable?
10. Engineers (working with fewer scientists) scale from pilot to production
11. Management downsizes company, fires important people, and goes for a nice dip in the money bin
Scientists come up with the idea
Engineers make it profitable
Management and finance wander around in the flower fields
I'll give you one guess on who gets paid the most and the least
Re: The States: North Dakota is Still the Worst
My guess is it'll be the ones to come up with the cash to pay for the designs gone wrong, the scaling of the designs that are finally right, and finally, the selling of the product to someone who doesn't really need it.
My guess is it'll be the ones to come up with the cash to pay for the designs gone wrong, the scaling of the designs that are finally right, and finally, the selling of the product to someone who doesn't really need it.
Kepler
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Re: The States: North Dakota is Still the Worst
That's simple. The owner, who did nothing.
That's simple. The owner, who did nothing.
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