laurelinae

laurelinae , 1 year ago to nostupidquestions in If intelligent life is found in the universe will it change religion(s)?

Thank you for this brief history lesson! I had never heard of St. Augustine and his treatise.

How do you think his argument fares now that the concept of purgatory exists?

laurelinae , 1 year ago to nostupidquestions in Why would anyone want to be a moderator?

“Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.” 🫡

laurelinae OP , 1 year ago to workreform in [Germany] Former Employers can make you lose a month of unemployment benefits

Yes, it is.

It’s just that things like the Zuflussprinzip don’t seem to work as they are intended to and because you are dealing with a bureaucratic institution. It feels that these rule-made principles are prone to misuse or abuse.

laurelinae OP , 1 year ago to workreform in [Germany] Former Employers can make you lose a month of unemployment benefits

ALG1 is based on your income over the past 12 months. It’s 60% of the monthly average.

ALG2 is based on your living expenses. It covers your rent plus ~450€ depending on number of dependants.

There are a some other benefits that one can apply for regardless of employment status, e.g. Household benefits (Wohngeld), which aims to help with covering rent with ~200€. Being eligible for these obv. requires being below a certain income threshold.

My expenses (rent, utilities and food) were pretty much covered. Obviously it wouldn’t cover a certain lifestyle, but I’m generally frugal, so I didn’t notice a difference.

laurelinae OP , 1 year ago to nostupidquestions in Can solid food be isotonic?

the concentrations of salt and sugar aren’t just relative to each other but also relative to the water content

Thank you! I didn’t think about this.

laurelinae OP , 1 year ago to nostupidquestions in Can solid food be isotonic?

I didn’t think about this, but it makes perfect sense. Somebody else also posted that solid food by definition would require too many carbs and amino acids so that the relation to water and electrolytes can by definition not be isotonic to the human body.

laurelinae OP , 1 year ago to nostupidquestions in Can solid food be isotonic?

I don’t think being isotonic had any relation to how refreshing a drink is

Having the same proportions of electrolytes and water as the human body means that no electrolytes are passing through the cell barriers to establish such an equilibrium. Isotonic drinks tasting refreshing is probably just an evolutionary development to make us choose drinks that are easier on the body.

So I guess in a way, a low salt diet would be considered more “isotonic.” But solid food will inherently not be isotonic due to containing more carbs and amino acids than water.

Thank you! This is a good answer.