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[methylatedspirit]

If you're trying to find the Maclaurin series of e^(-x^2), you'll have to find the latter's derivatives manually.

I could, but I already know the Maclaurin series of another closely related function, e^x. What's stopping me from just substituting x with -x² in the Maclaurin series to get e^-x2, then working from there? Are there instances where this dirty trick fails?

[Rolan7]

Stoneface Chairman Kaga bites a bell pepper
I think we spend less than half of our DND sessions actually playing DND, but I'm okay with that.

Edit: I guess to clarify, this lead to a long talk about bell peppers and other vegetables.
Bizarrely, our GM (who makes amazing curry and is likely the best chef among us) insisted bell peppers taste bitter and horrible.  None of us agreed, and I think they make a nice snack...  Supposedly that's extreme of me, but I think they're no harder to eat than an apple 

[Egan_BW]

They're way easier to eat than an apple, surely?

[Lord Shonus]

I think it is like cilantro. Some people are genetically capable of eating them, others are not.

[Levi]

I've met others that hate bell peppers, so its probably not that uncommon.

I can't eat Mangos, they just taste nasty chemicals to me. 

[overseer05-15]

bell peppers burn the shit out of my mouth.

[scourge728]

I've just never had one

[methylatedspirit]

bell peppers burn the shit out of my mouth.

Pfft, bell peppers are nothing compared to bird's eye chilies. Those, those make you shit flames!

I live in a hot country (temperature ranges from 24°C (75.2°F) to 35°C (95°F), humidity from ~60% to 99%) and it seems that people in hotter countries tend to eat spicier food, for some reason. Like, the weather is hell here, why am I eating stuff that reminds me that I live in hell?! Why do I love this stuff?!

[JoshuaFH]

So I started watching Breaking Bad, and thought it was pretty good, and then around the middle of Season 2 (of 5 seasons total) I think "Jesus this is boring and stupid." and just drop it. Considering that each episode is almost an hour long, that's a pretty big time investment to just conclude that the series isn't that entertaining.

Just a combination of "What is this character thinking? Why are they behaving like this?" and "Why aren't they killing Jesse? Just kill Jesse, he's the instigator of every problem and he contributes to nothing." that eroded my patience with the series pretty damn fast.

I felt like the show stood a chance if they simplified the theme of the show to be how the sins of impatience and greed can be a person's downfall. Impatience especially, as the main character's life is shown to be ticking down, he feels he's on the clock and so starts rushing; and he winds up making rash decisions over and over, without thinking them through, taking only enough time to make bad plans, and then executing on those plans badly. Jesse doesn't make as good an allegory for falling from grace, he's already fallen, and when the story starts he's already at the bottom, and its clear he's going to stay there, he's just too stupid and directionless to accomplish anything.

[Yoink]

bell peppers burn the shit out of my mouth.

Why'd you have shit in there to begin with?



Fakeedit: I seem to recall reading somewhere that Jesse was originally intended to be a minor character, with his arc being fairly brief and ending in his unpleasant demise. In actuality, though, the character proved so popular with viewers (presumably weak-willed, spineless types who found him relatable) that AMC decided to keep him around.

He certainly annoyed me, too, though I still greatly enjoyed the show - it's clear that Walt develops a soft spot for him, which is one of his biggest weaknesses.

[Tack]

 Just dropped exorbitant bank on a MacBook yesterday. Brought it home, booted it up, did the install and then realised I have absolutely no clue as to the functioning of an Apple product larger than my hand. I’m kind of wishing I bought a surface... this is the lowest ratio of cash dropped to joy gained I have ever had before

[George_Chickens]

bell peppers burn the shit out of my mouth.

Pfft, bell peppers are nothing compared to bird's eye chilies. Those, those make you shit flames!

I live in a hot country (temperature ranges from 24°C (75.2°F) to 35°C (95°F), humidity from ~60% to 99%) and it seems that people in hotter countries tend to eat spicier food, for some reason. Like, the weather is hell here, why am I eating stuff that reminds me that I live in hell?! Why do I love this stuff?!

I eat birds eye chillis whole as a snack. To me, they're mild and moderate. The weak must fear the strong.

[Castlecliff]

Fucking nazis

[Mathel]

bell peppers burn the shit out of my mouth.

I just ate a piece of a yellow bell pepper. If 100% is unbearable value, I would rate it's taste.
Sour: 30%
Bitter: 10%
It was not at all spicy.

[Castlecliff]

Nazi: 60%