Do you know the difference between an atom and a molecule? I can't tell if you're just trolling at this point.
Vanth
joined 1 year ago
That's not alchemy. Alchemy was changing elements, specifically not-gold metals into gold, not just molecules.
You can turn copper + zinc into brass, but the atoms of copper and zinc still exist within brass. You can't turn a copper atom into a zinc atom.
You can mix gold atoms with something else to make a gold alloy, you can't change gold atoms into something else or vice versa.
Nope, I work in STEM but not IT nor software.
I'm a serial hobbyist and actively pursue projects outside the scope of my job and education background.
We don't inhale a single element and exhale another. We inhale air, a mixture of gas compounds and exhale another mixture after our bodies use and rearrange some of it. By mole fraction (i.e., by quantity of molecules), dry air contains 78.08% nitrogen (N2), 20.95% oxygen (O2), 0.93% argon (Ar), 0.03% carbon dioxide (CO2), and small amounts of other trace gases.
We do not inhale pure oxygen atoms, O, and turn them into carbon dioxide molecules, CO2.
The base element, O, is highly reactive and isn't even in the mix we breathe. The air we breathe contains O2, two oxygen atoms bonded together. O2 is used by our bodies to break down ATP for energy, recombining and resulting in CO2 and other byproducts. Those O atoms that made up O2 are still there, now just bonded into CO2 molecules.
Biology and chemistry, not alchemy. Compounds changing, not elements.
Unless you want to define alchemy erroneously and way more broadly. In which case every time I take a shit, I'm an alchemist because I'm taking food molecules, pulling some things out of them, and discarding the changed output.
I've seen VA support of CBT in several avenues. I wonder if it's just the visibility I happen to have to it or if they really do use it as their preferred treatment type.
I have daily, weekly, biweekly, monthly, and quarterly tasks, including both home and car maintenance. I put them on my calendar so I don't lose track. Especially when I'm traveling a lot for work, "when was the last time I washed my bedsheets?!?"
Cleaning the kitchen is the thing I keep on top of best because I want my food to be clean and safe and for cooking to be enjoyable.
Compared to some I have dated, I have some personal standards that are higher. I think I'm pretty good at recognizing that though and dialing back to a compromise when appropriate. But I also draw lines where I have to. Someone bringing their cat into the equation; they must be 100% responsible for their cat and they must take good care of it. Someone who lets litter age, or lets cat vomit sit for any period of time after discovery, or doesn't vacuum hair and litter dust up at a high frequency I find acceptable is a no. Just no. We're not compatible and that sort of mismatch does not get better with time. Even if we haven't moved in together and I'm just visiting their place, that's something that will strongly sway me towards breaking up.
I have broken up with one person due to mismatch in our cleaning expectations. It happened well before there were conversations about moving in together. Conversations leading up to it were cordial, open, and without blame. As far as breakups go, not a bad one from my perspective.
FlightAware shows their departures looking pretty typical for on-time 🤷
I didn't eat breakfast today, so same. I skip breakfast more often than not.
So will people pay to have Nicolas Cage in their dreams, or will they pay to not have him in their dreams?
Never directly. I have bought merch, but I have low acceptance for stuff that just makes me a walking billboard. It has to be something I like separate from any association from the content creator.
I recently bought a shirt from Caitlin Dougherty, YouTuber on death traditions. If you know her content, you would recognize the shirt as one of hers. If you don't know her, it's just a cool shirt that tickles my happy goth vibes.
I suppose a patreon subscription is probably their best bang for buck, but buying their merch is still better than a YouTube subscription from what I understand. I've heard that from many creators. Buy their merch, use their affiliate links, that nets them more than YT does.
Edit: oh, you're asking if I pay for porn. Nah, there's plenty of free shit.
... You know women aren't spontaneously creating gold atoms, right? That's trace gold that gets into our systems from food, water, meds.