phario

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Vaseline is just a petrolatum jelly and a lot of creams and moisturisers have this as a component. The problem with Vaseline is that it’s basically pure petrolatum and so blocks the skin completely.

You rarely want to block the skin completely. The uses some other people noted, like stopping bleeding, is one of those uses.

The truth is that I rarely recommend Vaseline because of how limited it is on skin use.

I recommend people look into Aquaphor by Eucerin, which is only about 40% petrolatum and moisturises a bit better. I always travel with a very small container (just a tiny bit) of the stuff. It’s useful if you have any skin conditions (flaked skin, rashes, etc) that you might want to deal with pronto.

Aveeno (a very good brand for skincare) also make very similar heavy creams.

Long story short, no, Vaseline is pretty bad choice for skincare because it just blocks all air exchange. There are better choices. You often do want petrolatum…just not 100%.

Source: lifelong eczema issues

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (11 children)

This is surprising advice. I would have assumed it would make people break out.

Vaseline is a poor choice of moisturiser because it does not moisturise. It blocks air from entering your pores and I would have assumed this leads to clogged pores and hence acne.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I can scratch it with my fingernail which made me think it wasn’t oak.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I also just discovered the reverse side has a very faint inscription: Bruce. Which is actually a floor manufacturer.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

My only input is to remember that most people will then search for “name + Lemmy” or whatever.

Memmy is a bit of an awkward name, I agree.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

What is “obvious” is a fine point and university students still struggle with knowing what is appropriate.

For a simple distance, speed, time calculation I would expect a good student to write the units so that it’s obvious by dimensional arguments. Moreover I’d argue it takes little more effort to write eg v = d/t = …

People really underestimate the importance of clear communication and scientific clarity. A student who understands the subject deep enough to clearly communicate it is likely a top student. It’s one thing to cite that formula. It’s a whole other thing to explain its derivation or to understand that for large values of ‘c’, the formula approaches the classical limit. In these jokes, there is never a well-written response because of there were, it would diminish the shock.

Of course the whole thing is a joke, but behind the scenes, the fact that the normal person lacks an understanding of what is actually important here (the ability to communicate) leads to the mess of abilities at the university level.

It’s a perpetuation of the idea that there are these little child geniuses that outsmart their teachers. Then these little geniuses graduate high school, and realise they never actually understood the subject at anything more than a superficial level.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I know it’s largely made up for parody but the teacher’s point is true. The “student” showed no work, but rather used an unexplained and underived formula.

But yeah “ha ha—teacher so stupid”

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

God does Draymond love the sound of his own voice.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Kind of a random comment.

I listen to Podcast P on Spotify. He’s probably become one of my favourite basketball podcasters behind Zach Lowe and Bill Simmons.

He’s just a really chill dude. Unlike other podcasters like Draymond and Reddick, PG doesn’t have the same ego. With Draymond and Reddick, they love to show off how smart they are.

On the linked podcast, he asks Haliburton who on the USA squad didn’t make the NBA and then gives a shout out. It’s just an unusual thing to ask and shows that he’s a nice dude.

I also have to say the cohosts are really good. They’re also chill, and they complement PG pretty well.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Wait this image I’ve seen before…when I was a kid? Where is it from?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That’s true. I understand.

I’m also not a fan of the DLC and change to video game design based on such payouts.

But even then, even with fake reviews, young gamers are completely spoiled with information compared to the black hole that existed in the 80s and 90s. I’m not sure how people argue otherwise.

The fact that I can go on my phone, jump on YouTube, and watch a play through is incredible. When I was young, I had to make decisions based on what the box art looked like ffs.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Eh.

On the flip side, back in the day, a lot of people bought a lot of crappy games based on nothing more than what the cover art on the box showed. The only source of info was video game magazines, and that applied only to new releases and only certain games.

Now upon release you can look up dozens of detailed reviews, even video reviews. You can watch full play through a on YouTube. You can ask for opinions in social media.

The amount of information you have to figure out if this game is for you is insane compared to before.

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