Bren McKinley

I predict, theorize, ask questions, converse, place wagers, share quotes, and experiment with my thoughts

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…There is a trope that says if you find two ants in your kitchen the best estimate of the total number of ants in your kitken is not two.

#NVIDIA

[Bren McKinley @KD_thoughts_999]

…There is a trope that says if you find two ants in your kitchen the best estimate of the total number of ants in your kitken is not two.

#NVIDIA

[Bren McKinley @KD_thoughts_999]

…There is a trope that says if you find two ants in your kitchen the best estimate of the total number of ants in your kitken is not two.

#NVIDIA

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Neutrinos travel just under the speed of light and almost never interact with matter. Light gets blocked by gas and dust, but neutrinos pass through almost anything, even entire planets, making them an incredible way to view parts of the universe light can’t reach.

#uwmadison #icecube #neutrinos

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The cosmic web is what makes up our universe. Long strands of dark matter called filaments are all intertwined, and where they intersect are called nodes. The huge and vast spaces in between are called voids. Billions of years ago, clumps of dark matter pulled in gas and dust, and along these filaments, the first galaxies formed. Clusters of galaxies (100s or 1000s) are positioned on the nodes.

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"Only mediocre people can be at their best all the time."

I hate Ben Johnson, but damn that shi hard.

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post about the black prince coming soon.

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i was working in a resume workshop today and the woman evaluating my resume (PHD in English btw) said that she often will read resumes and her papers from the end (bottom) to the top. i thought this was so interesting. wanted to jot it down so i don't forget

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claude’s orders

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With reference to Henry V and at least one other movie you have watched for this class, argue whether its [mankind seeking glory, honor, and fame in the arena of combat] demise was on the whole good or bad for humanity.

I think the decline of this ideal was extremely good for humanity. The idea that an honorable death in battle could be one of the greatest ways for an officer or commander to go out dominated humanity for far too long. Benjamin West’s The Death of General Wolfe, which we discussed in lecture, reflects this idea by presenting a commander’s death at the moment of victory as something worthy of admiration. We also see this in Henry V, where Henry’s speech before Agincourt presents fighting together as a source of honor that the men will carry for the rest of their lives. I think this shows how powerful the promise of glory could be in convincing men that risking their lives was something to take pride in.

I think it is clear in almost all of the war movies we watched that love, especially young love, and family gave men strong reasons to stay home. The Cranes Are Flying is an example that comes to mind, as Boris volunteers to leave his "fiancee", Veronika, in the name of service. His decision does not mean he values their relationship any less, but it shows how the expectation to serve could outweigh even the desire to build a life with someone he loved.

It is interesting, too, that while Rauffenstein mourns the decline of the aristocratic military world in Grand Illusion, which takes place during World War I, the pressure to put military service ahead of personal happiness remains in The Cranes Are Flying, set during World War II. I think this commitment to “national duty” can be understood as a watered-down version of fighting for the honor and glory we saw in earlier centuries. The justification changes, but the expectation that men should sacrifice their futures remains.

To connect this back to my point about relationships and family values, I think it is a positive for humanity that this desire to gain honor through warfare has diminished. These men clearly valued love and family, but societal structures and expectations could lead them to give those things up in pursuit of glory or out of a sense of obligation. To me, the tragedy is that they had lives they wanted to live, yet were taught that giving them up could be their greatest achievement. A man should not have to die to prove that his life had value.

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Thesis flopped 😂😂. on to the next. #BlueWave

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i feel like in the not so far future people will be able to scroll / type / use phones and electronics without even using their hands. either apple or some third party company will create glasses (or maybe even elon's brain chips) that will allow people to control their screens via their mind. humans will always be focused on revolutionizing efficiency and I do not think we are too far from that reality.

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#lljw

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Yaxel +10% market adjustment and the season hasn't even started yet 🤣🤣