Recent content by Pinch_sl

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    MMA Thread

    Wow, that broken skull is one of the few injuries I've seen that actually disturbs me. How do you put that back together? It even looks like the eye socket bone is crumbled.
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    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    When I interviewed for my current job, I ended up declining to eat lunch, partially because of nerves and partially because I didn't want to be answering questions while scarfing pizza. Then in the middle of my presentation that afternoon I could feel my brain short circuiting from lack of...
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    Science!! Fucking magnets, how do they work?

    Not my field so I can't comment on the science of it, but it doesn't bode well when the sources are Popular Science and an Omics journal.
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    DOTA 2

    Apparently one of the players from VB didn't show up for their game vs DC, so DC wins by forfeit.
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    DOTA 2

    Word is that Universe has left team secret and is returning to EG. So both teams will have to go through open qualifiers for TI. Edit: and Bulba is joining Secret
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    DOTA 2

    I know it's early, but liquids Riki pocket strat seems like a failure so far. Sentries and dust just turns him into a melee creep that Newbee can farm. Edit: Hahaha, what do I know? What a vicious finish. Lycan lineups can end a game so fast once you win a fight or two.
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    DOTA 2

    Pretty ugly from Secret. I wish they had stuck with the previous roster that won them a major. Hopefully they get on the same page by TI (not holding my breath that they will do well at the upcoming major)
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    DOTA 2

    What a garbage lineup from Secret with elimination on the line.
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    DOTA 2

    New Secret definitely still has some timing / positioning / communication issues to work out. When it's available, check out the stolen black hole and ravages in game 2 of their empire series today. Such a game changing hero when you can get those good steals.
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    Science!! Fucking magnets, how do they work?

    I know that some companies do that, but most don't. However, a more recent trend has Scientist I / II / III tiers for experienced bachelor's or master's holders as a way of advancing beyond the RA level. In those cases, Senior / Principal Scientist are typically PhD-level. Again, I'm not...
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    Science!! Fucking magnets, how do they work?

    Coming from the pharma and medical device industries, most companies draw the following lines as requirements for different positions: Scientist: PhD in scientific discipline Research Associate: bachelor's or masters in scientific discipline, reports to scientist. Engineer: bachelor's or...
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    The Back to School Thread

    I'm a little confused, and maybe this stems from the differences between the US and Finland. You're currently a lawyer, performing academic research on information systems (with a doctorate? As a professor?), but your true passion is theory of criminal law? But you are considering med school...
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    Whats rustling your jimmies?

    The maple syrup I buy says to refrigerate after opening.
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    Univ. of California to be First College to Give Scholarships For Video Game Players

    The ongoing joke at UCI was that the school could afford a science library or a football team. They still don't have a football team. Too bad they didn't pick dota.
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    Vanguard - I don't give a fuck if it's dead, It's still brown as fuck (Download link in 1st post)

    Vanguard had some fantastic bugs. I remember, as a bard, that I could solo almost anything because with the right combination of levitate and speed you can get yourself stuck inside a rock where you couldn't target anything and nothing could target you, but pbaoe dot songs that you started...