An ichnofossil is the fossil of activity of a living thing.
But specimen seems like it might work as long as you’re not using wet / embalmed with it.
Vitrification maybe almost works, but doesn’t seem to really work for a snowflake.
Aquastasis ? (Joking)
Apologies. After reading this I’m now wracking my brain trying to figure out what would be the correct word to apply to creating a /mold/ model / sample of a snowflake.
I’ve done something similar - usually buying tools only when I need them, or when I find something I’ve been thinking about at a great deal used.
I do periodically however take time to straighten, arrange, and fix workflow / storage issues.
(This became important when I purchased at auction from a hardware store closing down 30+ 3 foot tall of bins of hardware - the exact ones used for display in the store - still filled ).
With gift cards you end up creating a liabilities account and tracking the outstanding value of your issued gift cards.
This is almost easier if you have a gift card processor who holds the funds for you, but most I’ve worked with either just facilitate transferring money (as in franchises ) or simply processing the initial payment.
This means you then have to track your outstanding. Depending on the state, if you cease operations you may need to escheat the value of the liability account or pay the purchasers of the gift cards if you know who they are. (Newer POS systems make this possible at times ).
Gift cards on a financial statement are nearly always a negative or neutral, as while the money is in a liability account, I’ve seen companies in trouble not actually have the funds to cover the liability.
Yeah, having to track (and under certain circumstances resolve) the liability is what I meant by financially worse on the accounting statements. An entirely real downside that’s valid to choose to avoid, but which is also not the kind of jeopardy that compares to operating a bank or selling securities without the proper regulatory approvals. That was my main point to the other commenter.
> while the money is in a liability account, I’ve seen companies in trouble not actually have the funds to cover the liability.
That's a weird edge case. As long as the company is operating, it isn't even possible for it to be unable to cover the liability of outstanding gift cards no matter how many there are. It has to honor the cards, but it has total freedom to set its own prices!
Given that the company is free to pay off the cards in kind while it's operating, it's not obvious why it should have to pay them off in cash as it ceases operating.
One of the hardest things about teaching others in my opinion is that to really teach effectively you have to be able to meet them where they are.
As in, you have to be able to have some understanding still of what being fresh and new to the subject is like, coupled with the ability to change how you teach something.
I wouldn’t say I’m exceptionally good at changing how I teach unless someone can give me a hint of how they learn best. (Unfortunately, this is one of those things people don’t always know well about themselves and can sometimes change based on context. ).
I try to always stay humble in that 1. I know I’m not the best at anything I’m teaching. 2. Usually if someone isn’t understanding, it’s 100% on how I’m communicating, and 3. Really it’s both of us learning - many insights can come from those new to material at times.
Those are abbreviated and perhaps not communicated in the best way.
But 100% a plurality of instructors, and techniques, is incredibly helpful.
I once heard, that a masters degree qualifies one to teach the subject matter. To do so, you had to organize the material in a way to accommodate students with different backgrounds, learning, and thinking process. In the process of doing so, you come to explore the limitations of your own understanding of the subject.
I’ve found this to work for me incredibly well. Even just “club soda” fulfills 90% of the “cravings” I might have for a beer or soft drink. The other 10% I am probably actually hungry and just not realizing it.
I fenced 4-5 times a week for about 10 years, even teaching and was at one point ranked.
Our policy was to start people on foil with a strong focus on form for usually about a year before moving to Sabre or epee.
Of course, we also usually started people with a French grip, and wrist up vs sideways.
One goal for example would be in lunge practice to have a penny or dime a few inches in front of your shoe, and have that go flying without your shoe hitting the floor.
I agree with you though that epee is the most fun, and also the most realistic.
The right of way in foil is not realistic. Furthermore, I always disliked Sabre as it is very showy but not nearly as enjoyable.
In short, foil to learn initial form and practice, and then move to epee. (I realize the arm position difference can create a challenge for some there )
I think my bias comes from starting out with japanese sword styles and then moving to european. Instead of huge wide swings, it was all about jabbing someone on the wrist, or intercepting and controlling the blade.
I think because I tried Epee first, foil just seemed slow.
That makes complete sense. If you’ve tried epee, moving to foil I believe would be hard and not as enjoyable. I know I myself while continuing to fence with foil for years, much preferred epee. Even when teaching, as soon as class was over and I had free time I would put down the foil and switch to epee. One thing I will say is that foil is more enjoyable in my opinion without electronic scoring. Either for fun acknowledging when you’ve been hit, or, with a four judge system.
Japanese sword styles have always been fascinating to me, though I lack any formal education in them.
The way it was explained to me, foil evolved from training for duels to the death (body strikes only), epee evolved from training for duels to first blood (hit anywhere works), and sabre from cavalry training (edge is legal, but only waist up as you're often on a horse).
Then they took on their individual quirks like right-of-way.
On the contrary, when your blade is in their foot it’s not delivering a lethal strike nor is it defending you. Driving a blade through bone doesn’t always come out easily. A trained opponent could probably kill you before they even felt any shock.
Modafinil and armodafinil I find to be excellent at getting rid of tiredness. I find for me if I take too much, I’ll get nausea that’s only curable by a sleep cycle. Armodafinil tends to last much longer.
The downside I’ve noticed is that one side effect many people don’t realize is how it affects the body for some people. It can cause increased blood pressure among others - which can lead some people to feel anxious.
Body follows mind, mind follows body.
(As in my body feels anxious, so I must be anxious ).
I personally find the effects from Modafinil to be kind of like caffeine but with less side effects / longer lasting / more effective.
I’m not a plate collector really but in the most passive sense perhaps.
However, I have gotten a few from any country I’ve spent significant time in. (India, Peru, USA…)
I now want a Canadian plate. I did almost buy one when I was there last but the flea market I was at they felt very expensive. ($40-$60 US)
An ichnofossil is the fossil of activity of a living thing.
But specimen seems like it might work as long as you’re not using wet / embalmed with it.
Vitrification maybe almost works, but doesn’t seem to really work for a snowflake.
Aquastasis ? (Joking)
Apologies. After reading this I’m now wracking my brain trying to figure out what would be the correct word to apply to creating a /mold/ model / sample of a snowflake.
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