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Cake day: June 30th, 2023

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  • I’m currently learning to drive but I think, unfortunately, my first car will be ICE.

    1. I live in a rented flat, so no way I can install a charging point.
    2. The prices of the paid charging points near me mean that it’s close to parity with petrol here (UK).
    3. The insurance on EVs is much higher than ICE at the moment, this is doubly important because as a new driver I’ll be paying a lot for the next 2 to 3 years.

    I’ll be looking into various different vehicles when I’ve passed my practical test so I’m not ruling EVs or PHEVs yet, but it’s looking unlikely.











  • I don’t think it’s a deal-breaker for the government employees running the hiring process. Trust me, I know some UK civil servants and after the initial drugs test, most of them were very happy to resume their various indulgences.

    The trouble is that you can’t be seen to employ someone to work for the federal government when they are technically committing a federal felony.

    I reckon the vast majority from the lower level employees to the higher ups would LOVE to have weed, LSD, and other recreational drugs at least de-scheduled if not legalised, regulated, and taxed.

    It’s politically difficult, especially in a country as socially right-wing as the US (on average, I’m aware attitudes vary from state to state).




  • The reason why they’re abstract and difficult to relate to is because we’re all being taught maths backwards.

    In science, a phenomenon is observed and then maths is used to create a set of equations describe it’s behaviour. Then using the equations, other experiments can be designed to prove other hypothesises. This is known as the experimentalist approach to science.

    Engineering is the same but less research and more application focused. For example, I need to design a wooden shelf that is A inches/meters long and supports B lb/kg of weight. How do I do that? Using trigonometry and Newtonian physics to work out the dimensions.

    Finance is often used for basic algebra and calculus.

    However, it is not always helpful to work in the material when using mathematics and the abstract is preferred. This is usually only useful for the theoretical approach in science, in theoretical mathematics, or at the cutting edge of engineering disciplines.

    If we were taught by being presented with a problem first, I think it would make it easier to make the leap into the abstract when required for other applications. And on top of this, it would make it much easier for the majority who only ever need to use mathematics as a tool.