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Extension not working in Chrome Version 42.0.2311.90
Main Post: Tried to run some tests in Chrome this morning and it didn't work. The extension seems to be blocked regardless of the fact that it is enabled in the extension listing. Did some research and it appears that Chrome, as of 4/14/2015, has stopped natively supporting some plugins that use NPAPI. Is the TestComplete plugin in this listing? Here's the article I found regarding the subject. It includes a temporary fix.http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/04/chrome-starts-pushing-java-off-the-web-by-disabling-plugins/
Top Comment: Tried to run some tests in Chrome this morning and it didn't work. The extension seems to be blocked regardless of the fact that it is enabled in the...
I am 100% going to fail my exam tomorrow morning, should I even bother to attempt it, or just study for my coming exams?
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Someone be an adult and help me make my decisions for me.
I have an Engineering exam tomorrow morning (Mechanics and motion), but I already know I am not studied enough to pass it (due to some personal problems I couldn't get exemptions for.) I did this subject last semester but withdrew due to other reasons, so I'm pretty confident in my failure of the subject this time around.
Should I even bother going? I have another exam Wednesday, one I know I can do well in. Should I just ditch my exam tomorrow and study up for the Wednesday one? Is there any point to attempting an exam I am assuredly going to fail?
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Any chance of a quick nap then cramming for it all night? You could spend a few hours doing problem sets and practise hoping to score some marks.
Does a 0 fail vs a 30s fail differ in terms of affecting anything else? I mean its better to have less of a fail marring you than an absolute fail, if it matters past the current semester. Might as well give it a try and pick up some marks.
You could presumably pull three full study days from now til Wednesday which is plenty of time to pass that one, if its not too hard. You have knowledge from the previous semester so I'm sure there's enough you can put together to give it a try and hope for a pass.
Because of my courses, I've never been really close to the fail/pass grade, sorry. But I wish you good luck anyway :D
I eat bacon and eggs every morning without fail. Is this bad for me?
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I keep reading conflicting things about whether or not the cholesterol in eggs is good or bad for you, and then there's the saturated fat thing with bacon. So I'm just wondering what you guys' opinions are. Typically I'll have two slices of bacon and two brown eggs every morning. On the side, I rotate either having a cup of whole wheat oats, one cup of Greek yogurt, or a couple slices of wheat bread.
The rest of my diet is pretty clean, and I count my calories and all of that......but I guess the things I'm concerned about is the fact that most nutrition things I read recommend turkey bacon and egg whites, but I always eat whole eggs and regular pork bacon.
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Clearly there are lots of people in this subreddit that will confidently offer their advice, but I think the only honest answer is that we don't really know. As you mentioned (and as is evidenced in this thread), there's a lot of conflicting information out there.
Recent studies have questioned the prevailing wisdom that saturated fats are pure, unadulterated evil. It seems that they do raise LDL ("bad") cholesterol, but they can also raise HDL ("good") cholesterol, and perhaps the ratio is much more important than the quantities.
On a side note, it's also been suggested that while the widely-prescribed statin medications are effective at reducing cholesterol, they may not be effective at preventing heart disease. So apparently I'm getting increased risk of diabetes for questionable benefit.
Personally, I find the recent research on saturated fats and cholesterol to be convincing, and I've added eggs and whole milk back into my diet. I'm still on the fence about statins, but I'm still taking the statin that my doctor has prescribed. I think that even a minor benefit and reduction of LDL cholesterol is probably worth the slightly increased risk of diabetes (which I can hopefully counter through diet and exercise).
I joined r/nutrition in the hopes of finding more of this type of information, but have been largely disappointed in the subreddit so far. I'm hoping that it will improve over time.
Meanwhile, I won't offer any advice, but I suspect that you're doing leagues better than the folks eating various processed foods, or kids eating pop-tarts for breakfast. Good luck!
Edit: Including a snippet from one of the links above regarding cholesterol and saturated fats, specifically with regard to whole eggs (vs. egg whites):
On any given day, we have between 1,100 and 1,700 milligrams of cholesterol in our body. 25% of that comes from our diet, and 75% is produced inside of our bodies by the liver. Much of the cholesterol that’s found in food can’t be absorbed by our bodies, and most of the cholesterol in our gut was first synthesized in body cells and ended up in the gut via the liver and gall bladder. The body tightly regulates the amount of cholesterol in the blood by controlling internal production; when cholesterol intake in the diet goes down, the body makes more. When cholesterol intake in the diet goes up, the body makes less.
This explains why well-designed cholesterol feeding studies (where they feed volunteers 2-4 eggs a day and measure their cholesterol) show that dietary cholesterol has very little impact on blood cholesterol levels in about 75% of the population. The remaining 25% of the population are referred to as “hyper-responders”. In this group, dietary cholesterol does modestly increase both LDL (“bad cholesterol” and HDL (“good cholesterol”), but it does not affect the ratio of LDL to HDL or increase the risk of heart disease. (2)
In other words, eating cholesterol isn’t going to give you a heart attack. You can ditch the egg-white omelettes and start eating yolks again. That’s a good thing, since all of the 13 essential nutrients eggs contain are found in the yolk. Egg yolks are an especially good source of choline, a B-vitamin that plays important roles in everything from neurotransmitter production to detoxification to maintenance of healthy cells. (3) Studies show that up to 90% of Americans don’t get enough choline, which can lead to fatigue, insomnia, poor kidney function, memory problems and nerve-muscle imbalances. (4)
What about saturated fat? It’s true that some studies show that saturated fat intake raises blood cholesterol levels. But these studies are almost always short-term, lasting only a few weeks. (5) Longer-term studies have not shown an association between saturated fat intake and blood cholesterol levels. In fact, of all of the long-term studies examining this issue, only one of them showed a clear association between saturated fat intake and cholesterol levels, and even that association was weak. (6)
Massive pancake FAIL this morning. In need of tips.
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Hi folks, British chap here,
So made American style buttermilk pancakes for the first time this morning using this recipe http://allrecipes.com/recipe/buttermilk-pancakes-ii/
They were pretty much a failure every time. At first we tried frying them in butter which ended up burning. So we switched to oil.
Then I think the heat was too high and they just ended up burning.
Then we turned it down and cooked them more slowly. But they basically just went crispy on the outside and stayed gooey in the middle.
How do I make pancakes that are cooked all the way through? We tried making them thinner and it still didn't work =(
TL;DR Pancakes fucked up, stayed gooey in middle. Any top tips?
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I have never made pancakes IN anything. You just pour it in the hot pan and go!
Failed my Ascp boc exam this morning
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Hey guys need some motivation, I failed my exam for the 1st time and just wanna cry. Im nervous of taking it the 2nd time and having to wait so long and forget things. I mainly used Labce, but this time im planning on using bottom line approach, and Quick review cards too. Please give me some advice for passing the 2nd time
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Hey there!
Don’t be to hard on yourself! You should still be able to work as an unregistered tech in many places until you retake the exam. You already had one look at it and you will do better next time. I’ll leave it to the younger techs to tell you specifically how to prepare, I went through my training 30 years ago, we had paper tests and had to wait 6 weeks to see if we passed, no anxiety there!
You are smart enough to complete your training and courses, you are smart enough to pass the registry! These two simply did not align this time. You can do it!
A few quotes I’ve collected.
Doubt kills dreams more than failure ever will.
You have to stop thinking you will be stuck in your situation forever. We feel like our heart will never heal or get out of this impossible struggle. Don’t confuse a season for a lifetime. Even your trials have an expiration date. You will grow, life will change, things will work out.
Don’t forget that you are human. It’s ok to have a melt down. Just don’t unpack and live there. Cry it out and then refocus on where you are headed.
When thinking about life, always remember this, no amount of of guilt can change the past and no amount of anxiety can change the future.
People don’t realize how much strength it takes to pull your own self out of a dark place mentally. So, if you’ve done that today, I’m proud of you.
Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, only this time more wisely.
Never be a prisoner of your past. It was just a lesson, not a life sentence.
Sometimes the setbacks that happen in our lives put us directly on the path to the best things that will ever happen to us.
Motivation is what gets you started, habit is what keeps you going.
Hang in there! This too shall pass!
My pup spoons me every morning without fail
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Freddy Mercury, is it you?
Failed my candidacy exam this morning, not sure how to proceed
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In a way, I'm glad its over. I'm not as upset as I thought I'd be. I had severe anxiety issues and I barely scraped by every year. I managed to publish a first author paper and a short review paper, but to be honest I wasn't very interested in my research. I'm quite disappointed in myself, because I thought I could do enough to eventually graduate with a PhD anyway (in 6 years?), but I guess it wasn't meant to be. I'm 27, I have 4 degrees (BS-Biochem & Bioinformatics & MS-Genetics & Pharm/Tox) and I have no idea what I'm doing with my life anymore.
I guess I have no choice but to be a grown ass adult about this shit. I'm hoping you guys can take some time and help me put things into perspective.
Questions:
- What are my job prospects? (seriously). I have very little work experience, but an okay network. I'm optimistic, but I was pretty optimistic about the PhD program too.
- Am I doomed to work as a glorified lab tech for the rest of my life?
- How much can I actually earn?
- Will I always be outranked by a someone with a PhD in my field?
- Is my academic career over? should I consider reapplying in a year or two?
Edit: Its 1:15 am and I've had a pretty rough day, so I'm going to call it a night. Thanks for all your help.
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Can you not take it again? I failed mine the first time, as did many of my classmates. It's not uncommon for people to take a couple tries to figure it out.